August 31, 1957

Jika jauh dari mataku, negaraku sentiasa di hatiku. Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!









Serenity Prayer

In His name, most Merciful, most Loving and most Forgiving.

During times of hardships and a test on my patient as well as my strength, I surrender myself to God. No matter how hard things get, I know that He will never place obstacles in my life that I cannot bear. This is His mercy and love.

"Who have believed and whose heart have Rest in the remembrance of God. Verify in the remembrance of God, do hearts find rest." (Al-Quran 13:28)


I came across this prayer that was written by Reinhold Niebuhr, a theologian. This prayer was written on July 1, 1943. During the early period of WWII, this prayer was printed on cards and distributed to troops.


The Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all the things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

-- Reinhold Niebuhr

Summer2009 Picture Diary

In the name of God, most Merciful, most Beneficent.

There is a certain beauty to me about capturing the little things in life that may not matter to at the moment, even a messy bedroom or a study table. It is these pictures that will one day become MY completed magical storybook.

I do hope that those who follows my blog enjoy looking at the pictures just as much as I enjoyed capturing them. xxx



My baby brothers' graduation lunch with the family. Yummmmyyyliciousss.



I am a 19-year old who absolutely still loooove going to the zoo :)



By far one of the best family camping trip (Mammoth Cave was the other one).



One day I will go back there. It is SUCH a beautiful place - peaceful and serene.



If it didn't cost $120 one-way trip for the six of us, we would have hopped on the train for the Chicago's 4th of July firework.



Instead, we decided to go up Mount Baldy and spent the rest of the day barefooted on the soft sand.



Minus the big, ugly factory, it was an ABSOLUTELY beautiful scene. The wind was so calming and smelled to pure... I have never felt soat peace. Clearly, I am not a city girl.



This is a result a little something called "procrastination" which resulted into studying for seven straight hours for my A215: Basic Human Anatomy summer class. The seven straight hours paid of, alhamdulilah.



A combination of straight up boredom, tired of studying histology, and not liking the feeling of distant.



Ahlan wa sahlan ya Ramadan :)



awe-inspiring summer days

In the name of God, most Merciful, most Beneficent.

Summer of 2009 was one of the liveliest summer on this beautiful, small campus -- filled with little future basketball players, honorary boy scouts, international business scholars, and students with big aspirations.

Summer of 2009 was one filled of road trips and mission trips for many with the hope of exploring and spreading love.

Summer of 2009 was not like any other summer days in Bloomington, Indiana.

It was a summer filled with adventures and learning. I have big aspirations -- to travel the world, to capture people's life through my lens, to show my gratefulness of my life by paying it forward, and to fall in love.

Despite taking two summer classes (both of which I thoroughly enjoyed) ,

--> I got to travel the world...

But through the eyes of other people and their pictures.

--> I got to capture people's life through my lens...

The memories that will one day become a part of a magical storybook.

--> I got to pay it forward...

Here in my very own town.

--> I fell in love...

With everything that life has granted me because no matter how hard you try to plan for your life, something, someone will change everything.

distance

bulan puasa sudah dekat.

air mata sudah menitik.

dan hati ini bertambah kerinduan.

hanya tuhan sahaja paham.