Tuesday, May 09, 2006


Looking at the dunia for a moment.

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

Last weekend at Werribee Islamic College was interesting (Nadwah 2). It definitely cleared up a LOT of my questions, alhamdulillah. Indeed, Allah does award those who are patient. Only I wouldn't call what I was patient; more like helpless/desperate.

But alhamdulillah, now I know what our responsibility is, and how to go about doing it. It's quite simple: We are the youth, setting out to fix ourselves before we even attempt to fix others.

Kak Ulfa was right. What I did not have to know, would not be revealed to me before its time came. Patience is a virtue.

Book says that the Syaz he knew and the Syaz he sees now do not seem to collide and coincide.

Quite frankly, it shows how my paradigm have shifted. In a way, it also shows how far I have yet to go.

Ilmu belum cukup di dada, Awin, jangan nak mengada-ngada.

Last Friday night's talk with Mama was also eye-opening. Tear-inducing (not for the reasons you would expect). It's just... amazing, how much your perspective opens up once you're away from where you're comfortable and warm. The cold shocks your senses into seeing reality as it really is.

And trust me, I've had a LOT of cold thrown in front of me.

Alhamdulillah for woolen quilts and sweatshirts (syukran Chik!)

This is my version of a quick survey, just to give you a look at what I'm up to:

Current emotion(s): Full and highly satisfied and anxious for many small eventful occasions coming up...

Current read(s): Al-Quran (tarbiyyah selalu), Diana Wynne Jones' Castle in the Air and Ernesto 'Che' Guevara's The Motorcycle Diaries [he looks so much like someone I know, it scares me somewhat], Zumdahl's Chemical Principles, KLES's Biology, Hill's Global Business Today.

Current assignment(s): Part of the paper discussing the next target country for the Wiggle's own international entry. Kudos to Jeremy, Hailey and Rhea.

Current craziness: Banana yoghurt + banana/mango nectar. Dark chocolate. Eating beyond capacity. Blogging when I am not done with Chem reading. Methodologically cooking and cleaning up in the kitchen.

Current reason for syukur: Everything. But especially the ukhuwah, the rain, the cold, and the prac-less week. Such a blessing.

Current song(s): Dawud Wharnsby's Silent Sunlight, Mirwana's Janji Kita, Khalifah and Permataku, Sami Yusuf's Make a Prayer and Love from Palestine, Zain Bhika's Our World and You're Very Special

Itu saja.

And for those who went to the nadwah, I present to you, from the people we know (ehem-ehem saja la...) : A blog

Wassalamualaik.

this has been a rant by Syazwina Saw at 11:09 pm

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