I wish I could have Life slow down a bit on me.
I yearn to lay in bed reading a book, with no one disturbing me.
No housework to do. No phone calls or sms to entertain. No shopping(I am serious!)
No meetings to attend. No presentation slides to worry about. No measurements to work on.

Now, that is what I would call a self-retreat.


Yesterday was an avalanche of guests coming over to my house.
It started from 2pm and didn't stop all the way till 10.30pm
By the time I finish cleaning up everything spotlessly, it was past midnight.
Then I sat by reading my mails for work today.


It was exhausting yet a fulfilling day.
There were massive amounts of guests. Many yang tak terlayan
Apologise for being the bad host.
I can't possibly be talking to all the guests and leaving my sister behind in the kitchen washing the plates and cups.

Of course there were the lucky few who managed to catch up with me & have a little chat.


The first group of guests came exactly at 2pm.
I just finished mopping the house and have not showered.

My lil cousin came up from my back and hugged me.
I was like,"Oh my God Nasrah.. Don't hug me. I have not showered"

She giggled and said,"I don't care"
Now THAT melted my heart BIG TIME

I managed to have my room cleaned up before the guests start pouring in.
God am I so proud of this.
















Me and lil' sister practically did not seat for a whole good 10 hours.
We indeed worked so hard that so many kain buruk is wet.
A result of us washing our hands n wiping them to salam the guests


Full house.














Both halls were full!
And the cousins had to rest their cute butts along the stairway.


This year, I under-budgeted the Hari Raya money.
Few hundred bucks flew off my pocket just yesterday itself
But daddy kept telling me that giving is gift from God
Alhamdulillah.

No regrets.
I'm glad I made the children, mothers and elderly smile.
I'm glad I extended help to the needy.

Dad's right. It is a gift.

Lucky pay day is in a few days time
*smiles*


As much as I wasn't spared from my pocket, I was not spared from the question that I was going to get married.
*smack forehead*
See!!! I told you I dont know they got hold of this blog address.


Still I am sincerely thankful that they didn't go up to my mom and ask
Looking at the situation now, I don't want mom to be upset having to answer that question.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you.


I'm not pulling another blog stunt now
But looking at how things have not finalised up to this point, I am saddened to say that the whole event might just be postponed.
So if you don't see the engagement pics, pls don't bug me for it.


Say what you want to say.
There is nothing that I have not heard about me.
So nothing is really a big deal.


So many relatives said that it is about time to get married looking at my age and looking at how many of my cousins have or are scheduled to be married.
But the right time is up to God to decide.
Fisabilillah
That is how much faith I have in Him.
Whether good or bad, He is by my side without fail, Insya Allah.


Ok I am not trying to sound like a good muslim but I will redha
And whatever stunts people try to pull to prevent me & Lovie's union, I will just watch cos I do not want to be emotionally affected.
Despite that, I am not going to be stirred from my objectives.

I'm not pressured to meet timelines cos I have so many other things to think of.
Career is a bulk of it already and I enjoyed every bit of it.



Bro is off to Oman/Abu Dhabi.
A career move that honestly I wasn't keen on him pursuing.
But with the blessings of my parents, off he went leaving us again after almost a year.


Due to the super short notice, we managed to catch up a bit of time before he left by celebrating his and Ayie's birthday at the karaoke lounge
Haiz... kita ni dah macam takder modal lain.
But I am glad the birthday boys has had their fun.


The birthday boys













Grow up boys!



I still have loads of work to do.
My training slides are not even up yet!
And training is at 2pm tmr!