Aug 23, 2011

First Week

Alhamdulillah, life has been pretty good
I don't think I've got any jet lag, I wake up and sleep according to GMT +8 times
I receive visitors almost everyday and many people call me budak amerika lol
I bake biskut raya everyday - so much tiring
My sisters are very delighted to play my ipod touch - not too bad
I met my fabulous and terrific friends on my second day at home - it was indeed a bless

Anyway rasa rindu jugak pada Columbus, no doubt
Pre-raya OSU 2011. My favorite one, so nak buat gedabak.

Aug 2, 2011

Ramadan Mubarak

Assalamualaykum

Hari ni hari ke 2 berpuasa.
Alhamdulillah Allah bagi kekuatan untuk bertahan hampir 16 jam. :)

As you know, this is my first Ramadan here in USA.
Sebenarnya dari sebelum start Ramadan lagi aku dah terasa the excitement.
Sebab ada pak cik arab ni cerita keadaan Columbus time Ramadan.
Dan hari tu bila pergi masjid nak taraweeh on the first day.
Aku terkesima bila masuk je masjid kena peluk dengan sisters MSA sambil wish Ramadan.
Semua orang dekat masjid tu pun macamtu
Wishing each other semoga dapat Ramadan yang terbaik.

"Ramadan Mubarak Inshaallah!"
"Ramadan Kareem sister!"
"Alhamdulillah Ramadan is here!"

I was amazed.
Sini takde bazaar Ramadan.
Takde jugak lagu raya bekumandang di radio tempatan.
Tapi ada 'all the best wishes' for Ramadan.
Itu pun cukup buat aku rasa takde kurangnya puasa dekat negara minoriti Islam ni.
Bahkan lebih besar maknanya bila difikirkan balik.
Cita-cita dan usaha mencapai Ramadan terbaik itu yang penting, Inshaallah.

Ramadhan Mubarak everyone!