The Ramadhan Diaries: Week 1
Today marks the 9th day of Ramadhan. Alhamdulilah, this time I was able to fast at the beginning of the month. Its always sad when you don’t get to celebrate the first few… Continue reading
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Book Review: You can be the happiest woman in the world. (Dr A’id Al-Qarni)
When I first saw this book in a book store in Mecca for umrah, I immediately took and purchased it. You know how some books just call out to you, you may not… Continue reading
Thanks for the feature Gaya!
My dear readers, I am excited to tell you that my story on Switzerland is being featured in the May issue of Gaya Magazine! Actually I submitted it quite close to deadline because… Continue reading
Definition of modern
About 2 weeks ago, I was presented with this beautiful glittery white scarf as a gift from my chinese friends. I was surprised because this was my first time receiving a scarf as… Continue reading
Safely Home
I have never been a fan of long flights. I do not even bother to dress up whenever I fly so can you imagine how crappy I looked when we finally arrived in… Continue reading
Umrah Day 10: Floating Mosque of Jeddah
Without realising, today is our 10th day here. I really wish we can stay longer but I have no more leave to use. I need to come back here during school holidays in… Continue reading
Umrah Day 9: Stepping into history around Madinah
We are leaving tomorrow and as much as we hate it, we are also excited to go around the city of Madinah today. While waiting for the bus to arrive. With the kids…… Continue reading
Umrah Day 8: Blissful Friday Prayers
After last night’s exhausting session, we had some free time today. We had nothing much except to go for Friday prayers. This is my first time ever going for Friday prayers because in… Continue reading
Umrah Day 7: Hello Madinah
The time has finally come for us to say goodbye to Mekah. My heart felt heavy to leave because the time spent here was really too short. I really hope I will have… Continue reading
Umrah Day 6: Goodbye Mecca
Today is our last day in Mekah so we wanted to make use of the free schedule to take more photos of this blissful place. We wanted to take photos near the Kaabah… Continue reading