Ajer Insya'Allah.

I didn't turn up for my Childcare Attachment nor did I turn up for my MUIS internship today. Why?
Because I came home at 11pm yesterday and went to bed at 1 and I was so shagged and tired that I knew that if I were to get up and go to work today, I'll either end up fainting in the office or sleeping instead teaching the kids. Woke up with a horrible hell of a headache and nausea.

I actuallly had a lot to blog about yesterday but my brain was malfunctioning.

After work, I dropped by to Bugis (If you know where that is; erm central of Singapore) to meet up with two coursemates for a group project thingy. Was sitting at Coffee Bean in a discussion when suddenly an elderly pakistani-indian man approached us for alms. I didn't have small change so I just gave whatever I had. And this was what happened when I told Ummi about it ( I had to tell her because I was asking for pocket money for today and tmr since I used it up)

Me: I gave him the 5 bucks I had in my wallet because I didn't have change.

Ummi: But why did you have to give him, for heaven's sake do you know he's prolly rich and just trying to find money the easy way.

Me: He looked like grandad.

Ummi: Every Indian guy that's old and asking for money on the streets looks like your granddad because they are all skinny and Indian looking just like your granddad.

Me: No, he really looked like granddad, the loose cloth around his waist and the black stripped white shirt and his little walking stick and his scruffy look. Everything about him was like granddad.

Ummi: So?

Me: You know what, if we were to be thinking and saying that everyone that's asking for alms on the streets might be rich and just asking for money the easy way out then WHY would anyone give charity? I'd prolly think of the same thing before but seriously, Islam teaches us to always have a positive impression of everyone and if we were to start malign every beggar on the street as rich but pretending to be poor then the ones that are really in need will prolly all die of starvation. Seriously.

Ummi: I really shouldn't even have tried debating with you.

(Lol, ignore the last sentence.)

Sigh...
Oh and another interesting encounter.
I went to the Sultan Mosque which was about a 5 mins walk away from where I was to rush my maghrib and stay for Isyk... I was sitting down after salah when a sister started talking to me. I knew she was a convert by the way she talked and she was Chinese too. Masha'Allah, she truly is a beautiful muslimah. Honestly, that was the first time I talked to a convert personally. (NO actually my own uncle is a convert but erm... lol nvm)
She has been a convert for 13 years. Subhana'Allah and she said just one simple sentence that was enough to make me knock my head on the wall and go "What was I thinking before this?!"

Sister: I wished I was Muslim since birth, truly I want to worship Allah from the time I entered this world and till I leave for the hereafter.

:/

Allah be with her always Insya'Allah. Ameen.

My soul is brightened by a light in my heart,
As I praised the God of Mankind.
My soul is cheered up and tears starts falling,
Oh God! Guide My heart to reason...



A'qilah Saiere