10 Years of Tying the Knot

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...(I have to earnestly say this as a reminder not turn this curhat writing into a membawang session). 29 May 2025 marked my first full decade of wedding anniversary. Allahuakbar. I can't believe I get to say it, never mind go through it. I can't believe I'm actua…

Hearing is A Gift - A message from my colleague, Ruth

This, I need to record in here to remind myself to have shukr to Allah for lending me senses and not to take my ability to hear and listen for granted. Lest I forget. 

Her cries and laughter are music to my ears
Dear Colleagues,

Many of you will be aware that Ruth suffered a sudden, dramatic and perm…

Processed, Shipped and Dropped from Heaven - 2nd July 2021

Assalamualaikum Baby No.3, 

Welcome to the world - Alam Dunia. Mama just recently had an interesting session with my girlfriends who initiated to invite Ustaz Faris Zulkarnane to do a virtual Kembara Mahsyar via Zoom. It was an interactive and immersive experience and I felt so lucky to have had a …

This Brave Little Girl

Looking at your photos from today’s full day activities made me feel like writing about you. Maashallah, your bravery and kind-heartedness are commendable. Not to mention, deep too. I love your approach of always saying YES to life. Yes, Mama is talking about you, Betty my little one. I guess you’r…

Where We Actually End Up Being (Updated, 24th July 2020)

To my dearest Kak Mira,

I might have sounded fake when I said 'dearest' because I only had just appeared in your life as a colleague for the last one year and a month but you have no idea how much you've influenced me and touched the lives of others and I regret only able to say that af…

The Next Right Thing

Sometimes life can feel like this. When you live your life as a routine it can feel like you're going round and round in a circle with little to no progress. You feel like you've lost your sense of self and identity...but when you look back, everything is different.

The future won't be …