Water, I need Water!

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Hey again! Boy, what a hot day today, is it? And to think we have no rain for several days already, well I began to worry. The blistering heat is pretty much the reason I kept sweating like bullets now, even at home! Then comes the water rationing news. In my neighborhood and pretty much the whole country have to survive two days of water and two days without it. Mom and Dad are pretty worried since we have to buy a few buckets to fill up the stock of water at home. But whaddya know, a bucket already costs a fortune nowadays, due to drought and high demand for these buckets.

So, Mom and Dad thought of using the only buckets we have here and we hope it might lasts  for two days without water later. I, on the other hand, worried about our health now. With little amount of water to survive and the beating of the Sun's heat, precautions need to be taken.

Then, I found this piece of information that might be useful for us to survive the heat. First things first, we need to know the right important time to drink water. So, here it is:

Drinking Water at the Right Time: Maximizes Effectiveness of the Human Body

1. Glass of water after waking up- helps to activate internal organs
2. Glass of water 30 minutes before a meal- helps the digestion
3. Glass of water before taking a bath- helps to lower your blood pressure
4. Glass of water before going to bed- avoids stroke or heart attack

  Studies show 90% of heart attacks occur early in the morning and it can be reduced if one takes a glass or two of water before going to bed at night. Still, with this precaution in mind, we have to drink 8 glasses of water per day so remember that!

Plus, as the saying goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, fruits are also important in our daily meal. So, other than grimacing when finding one, I advise you to think of the benefits when one makes fruits as a favorite meal of a lifetime. So, what are you waiting  for? Grab an apple and sink your teeth in it!

To wrap it up, please take care of your health. Fi Hifzillah. Let us all pray for rain to wash away all these mishaps. In Shaa Allah :)

Allah SWT says...❤

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Hello again! So now I wanna show you this conversation between men and our Creator, Allah SWT. It touches me to the bottom and the core of my heart. I hope it makes you realize that Allah SWT is always and forever stay with us, through our laughter of joy and happiness and through our tears and cries of sadness and grief. Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah :)

I said: My sins are too many.

Allah said: "And who can forgive sins except Allah?" [3:135]

I said: Do not leave me.

Allah said: "So remember Me; I will remember you." [2:152]

I said: I'm facing a lot of difficulties in life.

Allah said: "And whoever fears Allah? He will make for him a way out." [65:2]

I said: I have many dreams that I want to come true.

Allah said: Call upon Me; I will respond to you." [40:60]

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins!

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Hey again! Yesterday, I got this feeling to make or create something, you know. So, an idea struck. How about I bake something? Yeah, since I'm kinda bored eating homemade tuna sandwich everyday during evenings and slurping Nestum for that matter. So, as usual, I plucked out Mom's recipe book from a huge pile of dust-covered books underneath the drawer and skimmed for a particular recipe in mind.

There! Chocolate chocolate chip muffins! Aidan, my little brother will love this! So, exactly, 5:30 pm I arranged all the ingredients to bake these muffins on the kitchen counter, all the while with the recipe book lay ready beside them.

So, if you wanna try it out yourself, here's the recipe! It's kinda easy, you know. ;)

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins

Ingredients:

13/4 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup castor sugar (brown sugar for me)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh milk
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3/4 cup of chocolate chips ( or make your own measurements!)

Method:

Preheat oven to 180 degree Celcius and grease up eight muffin cups.

In a large bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder, sugars, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. In another bowl, stir together milk, egg, cooking oil and vanilla essence until blended. Make a well in center of dry ingredients; add milk mixture and stir just to combine. Stir in chocolate chips ( and nuts like crushed almonds or macademia nuts if you like ;) )

Spoon batter into the already-greased muffin cups. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean. Remove the muffins to cool for 5 minutes.

Serve warm.

By the time it was done, I jumped when the bell rang. Diiinnnggg Dooonngg! Scurrying out from the kitchen to the front, it was Aidan! Imagine that, by the time I told him I've made chocolate chocolate chip muffins, his tired droopy eyes sparkled immediately as he threw his bag to the corner and streaked past me towards the kitchen.

I was deeply amazed when he ate 3 of these muffins for less than 10 minutes! Boy, I just love to see him eating so painstakingly. He must have loved and coveted these muffins. LOL xD

So, here are the pics!

 Goodluck baking!

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❤Beautiful Reminder ❤

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Today I come to you with a very simple act…… an action which we do every day……

I noticed many of us go to Rukuu or Sujoud and raise up so fast, some don’t even take the time to say "Subhana Rabi Al Adheem" 3 times…and say it only once!!!!

Well, I have good news for you today…… I have news that will make you from today onwards go to Rukuu or Sujoud with a different feeling and different timing.

The Prophet PBUH said: When a slave stands and prays, all his sins are brought and placed on his head and shoulders. Every time he bows or prostrates, some of them fall from him.” (Bayhaqi, Saheeh al-Jami’)

So from now on when you stand up to pray, imagine all your sins being placed on your head and shoulders and when you go on Rukuu and Sujoud, stay longer to lose as many as you can and picture them falling down and away from you. Understand the purpose of praying… this will help you concentrate …..
When you go to the position of Rukuu, feel and tell Allah with your heart that you will never kneel to anyone but him and picture those sins falling down.

And when you say "Sami'Allahu liman hamidah" (Allah hears who thanks Him) and you say "Rabbana walakal Hamd" (Thanks to you my Lord) you are thanking Him for honoring you and making you stand straight not like the other creatures who walk on four with their back bent. Thank Him for making you able to move and pray.

When you go to the first Sajdah (you put your head down on the floor) you are representing the earth which you came from and when you get up after the first Sajdah you are representing the first time He created you from the earth.

When you go on the second Sajdah again on the ground, you are representing when you die and you go back to the ground and when you get up the second time you are representing the second time when Allah brings you back from the dead on the Day of Judgment, therefore, concentrate with every movement and feel it.

Make a lot of du'aa in Sujoud and remember du'aa is ibadah and Allah loves those who ask Him…ask Him and beg Him… complain to Him… you are better off complaining to Him than to humans….He will never betray you, He will never let you down, He will never look down on you and He is the only one who can answer your needs with your head held high.

Do you know the reason you say "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is greater) every time you move in a prayer?
It’s a reminder that Allah is greater than anything you might be thinking about from this world. So be honest when you say "Allahu Akbar" and remember He is greater than anything that is occupying your mind while you pray.

Do you know when you stand up to pray and say "Allahu Akbar", Allah stands before you and the minute your mind goes wondering on silly things in this life, Allah turns His face away from you and says (Is there something better than me taking you away from me?)

How lucky are we to have Allah meet us and stand before us 5 times a day, to listen to us and to our problems and to grant us our wishes and forgives us for our sins every day. You say "Allahu Akbar and He is there, you don’t need to stand in front of His door for hours or take an appointment or meet a mediator or a secretary, how generous is He?

Hopefully we will all from today pray differently and enjoy our prayers like never before In shaa Allah. Yaa Allah taqabbal salaatana... Ameen.

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Do we really love our prophet, Rasulullah SAW?

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These videos make me cry...ask yourself.

Who is your idol?

I hope these videos will give you the answer. In Shaa Allah :)

Ustaz Don ❤

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Help me, will ya? Spare another 2 minutes hearing this. In Shaa Allah, you might learn something from here. :)

High Class Love

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Got this video from a good friend of mine. It opened up my eyes to the world we call Love and how this video changes my perspective.

I hope it will cause us all to glance back and repent for the sins we have done.

Astaghfirullah Al-Azim.

In Shaa Allah :)

Comeback! ;)

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Wow! Look how time flies by. Whaddya know, I'm 18 already! Well, not officially 18 but still ;) -giggles- Look out guys, Deena's back! Babbling and yammering about how life is (well, to be honest, it's all boredom, boredom and BOREDOM!) but rest assured, I will try my best to keep posted this time.

So, what do I miss? Well, mostly what do my bloggies miss! So, questions, questions and questions! Let's start with this:

1. What am I currently doing now?

Well, to be honest, I'm actually waiting. Yes, waiting for the dread -drum rolls, cymbals clang- SPM result! Wow, gives me the shivers just by thinking of it! It's been four months already I've stayed in this lovely and beautiful place called home. Well, there's no other place like home after all (quoted by Dorothy in Wizard of Oz) but I could not deny the feeling of anxiousness (gag gag puke puke) of the looming  and dreadful deadline. Well, pray for me please and also for my lovely '96 friends! Amiin~

     2.   Errmm...that's it?

-laughs- NO, of course! I'm certainly NOT an old lady, waiting for death to come along (pardon the death pun). I also did all sorts of stuff like reading novels (MAJOR!), playing piano (procrastination is my dreadful enemy now), cooking ( struggling here), baking (chocolate muffins all the way! :) and now, blogging! I also tried to cleanse myself from sins -laughs- literally speaking, correcting my solat readings like Surah Al-Fatihah, Tahiyyatul Akhir and Surah Iftitah with the help of my partner. ;)

      3.  What motivates my comeback?

Well, mostly got to do with a friend of mine. Her name is Iman Syafiqah, one of the students in MRSM Taiping and one of my good friends. She starts blogging now and seeing her posts starts to bloom some inspiration which I begin to grasp and hold till I started to edit my blog and write a post! So, seriously thanks to her and a few other bloggies. My parents are among the motivators, insisting me to continue my writing. Well, I will try my best!

       4.   What novel am I currently reading now?

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. It is more to adventure, a little horror and fantasy. My kind of book. But, boy, look at the amount of pages! 722! I don't even reach half of the book! Well, I hope a friend of mine would patiently wait. I borrowed it from him, trading his with a book of mine. We're bookworms, see. Never fail to devour a book ;)

        5.   Latest  achievement?

Well, recently I passed the jpj driving test with flying colors! -laughs- I thought I couldn't make it on the first try. I've been pressured by the fact that all my girlfriends had to repeat the test, failing mostly at the hill and some on the road. Alhamdulillah, Allah has answered my prayers :) With the help of family, friends and my partner, of course! Without them, I don't think I'll taste the victory like I do now. But still, driving a manual car is (well, I don't think you believe it but) AWESOME!! The idea of gears and clutch is making me feel exhilarated with excitement! The clutch had been my best friend ever since, even the gears. Boy, have you ever feel the thrill when you're on the road, hearing the engines revved up and changing gears to a slow and sexy purr of the car? God, I love it!

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       Hmm...I think that's all from me. Will keep you posted for more. In Shaa Allah :)

       Toodles! XOXO~