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Iowa Spring Retreat 2010

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

السلام عليكم

through bzness, i learn the value of time. MashaAllah! :) Now, i'm staying up coz life is too short to be sleeping! pagi dah busy nk buat keje, kan.

my spring break wasn't an ideal break...apart from the first 2 days (weekend when technically, spring break hadnt even started yet). ade ISR (Iowa Spring Retreat). bro imran, jazmina n amirah from purdue came to pick me up. hakim, azza, mat n aimi dropped by...sempat la sambut bday hakim :) lol. surprise! kebetulan, bdk2 carbondale dtg..jumpa blk long lost friend dari UK dulu; kak ei dan zhoriff (yeh). depa mai dgn kak dayana, syahmie dan kuzac.

bertolak at 9, got lost and arrived at o'hare airport at 10 pm to pick up this bro, Najmi from Rutgers Uni, NY. semangat betul. huhu. demi nak pegi ISR, tambah ilmu..Allah bless you bro!

jadi, mula lah perjalanan kami berlima...the boys ckp dgn the boys..min, amirah and i, talked to each other. seronok :) pastu mentekedarah sket kat blakang. hehehehe. byk makanan tapau, cek oi! kek batik, kek bday, sandwich dan mcm2 lah. alhamdulillah :)

arrived at 3 am. hanisah and fathonah (ajk ISR) were there by the hotel's lobby, ready to check us in. saye pay high respek lah to these sisters. cekal sgguh! btw, hanisah ni girl yg accident time ski kat wisconsin tu..then di terbangkan ke iowa and ayah n anty ita yg bergegas taking care of her..in january. now, alhamdulillah she has recovered...cuma loss of memory skitt je..tak beberapa igt a few things la. n this sem, she's on break! :)

i was in thee same room as her..5 orang. me, hanisah, fathonah, jazmina, reb. tapi, saye takleh tido laa. sbb...entah la. 5 jam dalam kete tu pon tak leh tido. tak mengerti mengapa~

so, tak tido tapi berpura2 tidur...lepas 3 jam tu, bangun..dan makan nasi goreng. sedap pnya! alhamdulillah..then, event start...tengah hari stop jap..makan, solat. time tu, jumpa la kawan2 dari segala tempat :) seronok! kwn dari wisconsin, purdue, milwaukee, indiana...dll. buat ramai jugak kawan ;) start program at 8..aku dtg at 8 sharp dgn organisers. smangat nih! igtkan lambat la jugak..tp tgk takde org. huhu. kesian kat speaker kene tunggu. T.T cammaneee laah. haihh..

at 12, lunchh...kene kelua campus sket. berjalan kat satu shopping mall ni utk makan. makanan dah ready:) sedap2..alhamdulillah. cukup dgn appetizer n dessert.

on the way...


sempat amek gamba lepas makan :)

at night, lepak bilik 318 sat. blk 5 of sisters purdue. ber pillow talk sat :) kebetulan mlm tu, depa buat open forum abt the L word. "LOVE". hmm. asek2 tu, kan. itu lah word yg paaling byk di associate kan dgn golongan umur yg semacam kami. haih.

Hadits Rasulullah SAW,yang diriwayatkan oleh Hakim, Khatib,Ibnu Asakir,dan Dailami : “Barang siapa yang jatuh cinta (kepada lawan jenis), kemudian dia tetap menjaga kesucian dirinya dan menyembunyikan rasa cintanya, lalu mati, maka dia mati syahid,”

dulu kwn saye ade bg maksud hadith yg berbunyi camni lah. time tu heads up laa utk kite especially when it came down to about lovey dovey ni kan. how i see it, ade option utk kite pilih nk cintakan manusia or cintakan mati syahid...mashaAllah. how SO VERY rewarding it is for us! subhanallah...technically, kite berperang dgn godaan syaitan, nafsu diri kite sendiri dan dapat pula ganjaran seorang martyr! mati sebagai para syuhada'...wow. imagine org yg kat front line, berperang dlm medan peperangan! dgn pedang, pistol, bom dll..dengan getaran hati, berani dan gigihnya nk berhadapan dgn musuh, dgn hatinya yg ikhlas berperang kerana Allah sampai tglkan terpaksa isteri dan anak2 kat rumah..pastu nyawanya terkorban plak dlm peperangan tu. dan kite, KITE akn dapat ganjaran yg SEBIJIK mcm tu. itulah yg Allah janji. wow, kan?! ini kira bonus habis lah!.....jadi, amek lah kesempatan ini. kalo tak, rugi seumur hidup dunia dannn akhirat..huhu. wallahualam.
so, pagi tu, program start at 8...tapi melayu biase la kann. aku dengan bangganya jd org yg first sampai dlm theater room tu. bkn dtg awal pon..sharp at 8 je pon. but yeahh, ayah taught me a lot about being punctual and the value of time. nk jadi org islam yg berjaya pon, kite kene tepati masa dan hargai masa. it's soo hard. i'm still working on it! helpp..


pagi tu, dpt powerful speaker dari sudan. alhamdulillah...ade mase, aku tgk balik notes n cite blk pengisiannye ye. after that, ade ucapan dari pengerusi misg, bro imran tuan yacoob tu la yg bersengkang mate drive kitorang. huhu. may Allah bless you. then, ustaz plak ckp a few words on behalf of MSDC and sampaikan salam ayah kat semua students2. since ustaz baru lagi, n ramai tak kenal, beliau buat la intro sket....btw, ustaz mai dgn family..bilik hote kan bertentangan je :) dpn theater aku lepak dgn kak chiaq, bang chit, angah n kak teh laa ape lg..:) bawak depa p toilet pa suma. haih.

at 12pm, check oudd. amek group pictures pastu...and, bertolak balik. geng2 purdue aje 9 buah kereta! fuhh. 45 org dtg. im one of them. rase cool jugak :) this time, aku terpaksa berpindah kereta lain...balik dgn mat, hakim, aimi dan azza. sonok je. but first, kami ke Ali Baba restaurant. sedap..makan kebab. then smayang situ gak. kat luar. sejuk. huhu. after makan, (3 jam jugak la kt kedai tu) semua kereta singgah ke Iowa Outlet...shopping2 sat. satt sangat 4.30 sampai, kul 5 bro imran kate blk kereta. lol..but ended up sumeorg kumpul kat keta kul 6.

pastu, start la journey blk...seronok jugak. kelaka. share2 cite hantu, cite psl family, personality, lagu2 dan sebagainye lah. ended up, sorang pon tak tido! then, bila dah sampai, depa singgah rumah...berlima je lah. kete lain tak singgah chicago. kelakar la depa. :) mate dah kuyu, dah laloq tapi still bleh buat lawak. so, that was my experience!

dgn kak Hanna (purdue) naqibah saye yg official..

Birthday boy yg ke 24th! :)

Comments

  1. salam nasha..

    the last picture ni gamba sape?

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  2. Salaam kk! :)

    oh itu student dari purdue university, bro Hakim..
    kenai eh?

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  3. huhu.. kenal kot?

    kat mesia dia study kat uthm ek?
    if so, then i know him..
    he used to do dakwah around here..

    apa2 pon just make urself confortable with wat u r doing k? am proud of u =)

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