do not snooze your alarm.

(before i start, i thank my brother who drew my attention to this issue. Jazakallahu Khayran. pardon my ignorance since how long ago this has been going on :S)

dear brothers and sisters,

our muslim fellows in Palestine are suffering. so much so at this point the Israelis denied them water. to the extent that they're not allowed to collect rainwater. they're stealing their water because they don't have enough. wow big stomp on weak and inferior much? do you feel that cruelty? astaghfirullah. they are denied of natural resources.. what is left?

Here are some significant facts we need to know about this situation:

1. Israel often sells the water it steals from the West Bank back to the Palestinians at inflated prices.

2. Three million West Bank Palestinians use only 250 million cubic meters per year (83 cubic meters per Palestinian per year) while six million Israelis enjoy the use of 1,954 million cubic meters (333 cubic meters per Israeli per year), which means that each Israeli consumes as much water as four Palestinians. Israeli settlers are allocated 1,450 cubic meters of water per person per year.

3. Israel does not allow new wells to be drilled by Palestinians and has confiscated many wells for Israeli use. Israel sets quotas on how much water can be drawn by Palestinians from existing wells.

4. The Gaza strip relies predominately on wells that are being increasingly infiltrated by salty sea water because Israel is over-pumping the groundwater. UN scientists estimate that Gaza will have no drinkable water within fifteen years.

5. Many of the most important underground wellsprings in the West Bank are located just to the east of the Green Line dividing Israel from Palestine. Israel has built the Wall not only to annex land but also to annex many of these wells in order to divert water to Israel and illegal West Bank settlements.

(and there are many more, so if you are interested, just look it up on the internet.)

“There is no reason for Palestinians to claim that just because they sit on lands, they have the rights to that water.” Mr. Katz-Oz, Israel’s negotiator on water issues. JOKE! ya Allah, mudahan Engkau memberi keterangan dihati orang ani!

it's incomprehensible to imagine such audacity can actually exist in today's world, especially on our end. we've never had to struggle for food. for shelter. for education. for clothing. for cars. for WATER. but fact is. there are unfortunate parts in this world that suffer from the resources that we are blessed with that often come to us on a silver platter. we live in this civilized world, how can people do this? how can people have so much darkness in their hearts to create their convenience in the expense of taking away the essentials of the weak and inferior? but i guess. it's not difficult to come up with an answer.

i feel so helpless. which makes me feel sadder about this situation. but more than anything. i pray that those who are wronged are able to smile. don't underestimate the simplest of gestures. a smile is charity right. but more so, a smile in the midst of a calamity implies that your contentedness lies with Allah. it means that you are able to believe, trust and love Him even though the going gets tough. and Insyallah Allah has bigger plans for the people of taqwa. The hardships that He grants you in this world does not mean that He does not love you or He does not hear you or He does not pay attention to you. He blesses you with hardships to get you through tests of faith and if we "pass", don't doubt, don't worry, don't falter.. He has promised you heaven. the rewards of heaven that will be forever. the rewards of heaven that cannot be measured by the greatest things in dunia. and believe. BELIEVE. that Allah fulfills His promises in the best way. if you disobey Him, He promised you hellfire and surely that day you are welcomed to the worst of punishments will come if He does not grant you His mercy. and if you are amongst the taqwa and iman... He promised you syurga. be it horrible or beautiful promises, He will grant them when the time calls.

can you imagine how the people are running their lives? how do they get by? the kids. the mothers. the elderly. ya Allah... mudahan Engkau memberikan mereka kekuatan. Allah has said in surah Insyirah. "so verily with every difficulty there is relief." Insyallah. if they are not given ease soon, Allah knows more what is best for them. and Insyallah their hardships are atonement for their sins. Insyallah.

i hope this gives birth to our awakening. we cannot afford to sleep. we have to wake up. we just have to hope and pray that the alarm rings sooner than later because who knows if we'll get later? and when it does ring.. don't snooze it. don't delay it. because we can't afford Your anger, Your disapproval, Your disliking. we can't afford them... we simply cannot. nobody can. our words may value to nothing, which is why we pray that You allow our actions to speak for us.

Please lend your 31 minutes.

Masyallah. everything that came from this man's mouth came from Allah S.W.T. All praise be to Allah Azza Wajalla.

Not really a recap but this will do.

Okay another filler post. I'm in my new home already and last weekend we had our house warming slash hari raya open house. and to be honest, i wasn't really looking forward to it because well, i was aware that it would be a bigger gathering than what we're used to here but alhamdulillah, Allah graced us with His blessings for things to go well and even fun :D So really it was lovely, tiring yes, but it was just so lovely. a day full of hilarity and wonderfun and success so thanks especially to fiisah, fahah, wiwi, wuzzy, wen yen, naj, jase :) but ofcourse thanks to all who came.

anyway yday marked the start of week 2. who's counting? =p but um. yea. it's so early, things seem to appear pre-determined. but i already really feel the surge of work coming my way. and judging by the way i worked last year, this time around would need about around 600% more effort. Seriously. 2-3 hours per module per day, sounds really ideal. but what is real. 30 mins for one module out of 4? that's joke. i procrastinate so much it's insane and ridik.

i'm not feeling too homesick. but i do miss home so incredibly much. and it hurts quite a bit to think that i will be missing home for about 9 months. but i dont know what will happen over the course of time so we shall just see. i do miss everyone though.. sigh sigh sigh! sometimes wish i wasn't so puah. heh. speaking of which, we have been trying to inject some bruneian words into fiisah. because the other day she was on the phone with someone trying to get to our house and i said "napa inda ya tetulus kah?" and then she put on this bangang face and said "huh? apakan tu? bukan macam tulus setulus ikhlas kah." Dui malai ku. (and to those of you who don't know what it means, don't bother googling! you'll never find it bahaha).

okay okay. i have a free day today but free does not mean free anymore. because free day means a permit to go to shopping. HUHIHUHI. no. free day unfortunately means free time to catch up with work and a week's worth of lectures. think i'll actually do this? Insyallah.

and i need to drag meself to leeds sometime soon. and somebody needs to be in brizzle tooooooo. *whistles*

Oh yarz. this weekend. not really excited about raya celebrations etc etc. but i look forward to seeing my jizaiyaz(yea we'll work out another name later). also i'm really sorry to be missing a what will be a bath madness heh heh. really want to be there but apparently can't be in two places at once? so count me in some other time, hanisah ab :)

Toodles Poodles x

(astaghfirullahalazim. cematu tia pulang =p Assalamualaikum bros and sis :))

get ready set nay.

I wish I wouldn't be another student who's going to complain about coming back to Uni. We're lucky enough to come back for Uni, aren't we? But you know what, I am! I am going to complain! Okay maybe rant is a nicer term. TERM. that word reminds me of Uni. First TERM. October 5th. *WAILS*

the past few days i've been seeing people groan about coming back to lectures and everything, so I guess that reminded me where i'll be next monday and i just can't really be joyful at the thought of leaving this comfortable place and return to early mornings, quickie breakfast and frantic walks to lecture rooms and wait for the hour to roll and wait for the next lecture to come round. don't i paint a lovely picture. but i guess, it'll get easier. i mean yea it will. starting might just be a bit rough. and especially my brilliant and stubborn self going back at the last date possible, so i'll most likely be in cold turkey. like no time to transition from lazy to basically ready.

and what sets me *more* off is my new timetable. i would change it. here's why. i finish slightly late on friday (yes, i even have fridays :( ) and then i have a 9AM MONDAY. i mean come on right? oh and you guys know what. i only have TWO econs modules this year and i geeeetttttt aboouuuuuuut SEVEN hours weekly(excluding politics). wow i know, it's completely brilliant. like entirely my heartbeats are thumping in happiness.

But then again. On the other side of the coin. there's this voice that keeps telling me to shut it. and accept things readily and open heartedly. because this all came from Allah. even when it's just about timetable! haha. so when you complain, you are complaining the doings of Allah. and that is not right. i guess i'm just having a hard time thinking about leaving my family. still can't bear the thoughts of not being home until the next 9 months. it's like somewhere in this world just as fertilization occurs to impregnate a woman and only when her baby comes into this world, i'll be home. Insyallah, anyway.

so yes my summer is about to be a closed book. and i'm pretty happy with its content. and to conclude it with hari raya is just icing on the cake. it's been so super lovely; first two days were blissful. and btw i realized that i haven't been going to that many houses as i previously thought. i haven't even gone to my uncles and aunts' on my real mom's side. and well my dad's side, doesn't really count, cos ive seen them tonnes (hehe i feberitism with my bapa's side).

and as i have a few more days left. i naturally have mixed feelings about leaving. it doesn't really matter what date i'm due to leave, this heavy feeling will never subside. but hopefully it won't take me long to resettle. Insyallah it will be fine. wow second year eh? well here's to reinventing my purpose.