Struggle

Boy, today's Physics test was so hard. I was confused for the first part of the time period. Fiqh was a bit less tougher... just a bit. Had Maths class where we, the class, revised how to distinguish a similar or congruent shape, and to find the areas of similar shapes. During Mustolah Hadith, I listened to Ustzh Faridah mentioning what we needed to study. It seemed like a whole lot. During Lunch, I drank Peach Tea and then went back up and had a short chat with Hafizuddeen Khalis. Ustd Ruzi allowed the class to do revisions during Hadith class. Did my Zuhr prayers. Abdur Rahman Yassin became the Imam, Hanafiah became the Bilal and Adam read the du'a. I was really happy for them. Ustd Mahzan wanted me to read the du'a but I said I didnt know any... After Zuhr prayers, I had 1 and a half hour of Lughah classes. Ustd Salehin wanted everyone to write a poem with our names in it... I was so miserable during that lesson because:
1- I was denied by Ustd Salehin for more than 5 times
2- I frustrated Ustd Saelhin
3- I finished last, after struggling for almost an hour...
Ustd Salehin showed us some more episodes of 'The Arrivals' which was awesome. At the end of the class, showed Ustd Salehin accepted my last one and then, I helped clean up the class with Taufiq, Bukhari and the others. Got green again... haha! Went home with Taufiq and Luqman Nur. Walked to Junction 8 with Luqman Nur and then took Bus No. 52 home.
Wassalam...
P.S. Got 41 messages in my e-mail inbox. Woah!!!

Secondary 3 Party

Today was a good day. Had half an hour free during the start of the day. Memorised some Malay proverbs and then went for recess. Drank Lemon Tea and went back to class. I had my Malay test later on and it was pretty good. Finished in around 10min and slept for the next 30min. I checked my paper, dont worry. Ustd Mahzan didnt enter for Fiqh-Faraidh class so we just talked and chatted. Mr Roslan entered an hour later and we revised 'Congruency and Similarity'. During Contact Time, all of Secondary 3 went to the canteen for the party. Secondary 3 Andalus [Thats my class...=)] brought the drinks. Each guy carried a bottle on their shoulder. We looked like we were going to war...
Well anyway, when we did arrive, I didnt feel like eating. Abdul Rahman Abd Aziz and Zulfaqar sat beside me. Zulfaqar wasnt being festive for that occasson. I coaxed him to loosen up but he was being... you know... uncooperative. Well, I didnt wanna argue so I just went to take pictures. I felt a whole deal greater. Drank Lemon Tea and Nur gave me some awesomely sweet apple-flavoured sweets which I loved SOOO much!!! But I only had three. When it did finish, I asked Nur for more but she said it had finished. I pulled a sour face and, I guess... seeing me sad, she checked her pockets and gave me 2 more of those heavenly delights. I was happy and at the same time, I felt bad, Helped clean up, not to mention having some of Danish's birthday cake... which Muhammad fed to me! Haha... today's Friday sermon was about 'Being Grateful to Allah s.w.t.' and how to be grateful and thankful about everything. After the Friday prayers, I cleaned up the class and then hanged-out after school in class with the others. Met Nur again and gave her one of the sweets she gave me. That easened my conscience...=)
Well, below are some photos from today's party. For more, go to my Multiply and check them out...
Wassalam...

"Awesomeness"

Today, I started off with revisions for Maths. Then recess and afterwards was the Maths test itself. I was a bit confused on one question so I just tried. No looking back... then, I had my Tafsir which was easier than Maths. However, there was a lot of writing involved so I wasnt that enthusiastic. After that had ended, I had a fun lesson of Chemistry with Mr Muneer. Lunch came and went, followed by an awesome Lughah class. Ustd Salehin showed us about 4 chapters of 'The Arrivals' which I enjoyed greatly. Zuhr prayer commenced an hour later after which started Fiqh classes. Short and quick before another free session during Tauhid class. A number of my classmates along with myself cleaned up the class and got a spiffing green grade. Awesome!!!
Promised myself to bring drinks for tomorrow's Secondary 3 party after I saw a pissed off Nur. Gave a brotherly hug to Abdur Rahman Yassin and went downstairs with Taufiq and Bukhari, walking according to the music Taufiq played on his phone. We walked like three weirdos to the canteen. Separated myself from them and went home with Luqman Nur. Rode Bus No. 59 to Junction 8 and then took Bus No. 410 whereas Luqman Nur took Bus No. 55... and so, the day continued. Watched 'Kingdom of Heaven' and 'Lord of the Rings' just now. Hmm... I think Im gonna memorise for tomorrow's Malay test...
Wassalam...

God's Work

Had Tilawah for starters... I borrowed the mosque's Quran and later returned it. Had my English test. Had to do one composition from 3 topics. I did one which wanted me to explain the importance of good manners. And so I did. Did ok. Halfway into the test, I finished checking the composition and corrected some errors. Ustd Mahzan saw me and asked if I wanted to study for Tauhid, in exchange for handing in my paper. I thanked him and sat outside. Soon, lots of people were going outside cause they finished their paper. When I did do my Tauhid paper, I was so grateful that I remembered all the facts. Finished it with a smile on my face.
I had English classes after the tests where we went to the library to read books. Managed to finish a book about Martin Luther King and also Nelson. Afterwards, I had an hour of Geography. Mr Ismail let us do revision for tomorrow. Had Lunch and I searched for my missing nail-clipper. Used the whole period to retrace my steps. So, I turned my sets on S3 Bukhara. I thought one of them would have taken it.
Then, came along Hafizuddeen. I asked if he had seen my nail-clipper and he said he saw it with Fadzil. Renewed hope filled my heart. When Fadzil did arrive to class, I asked him for my nail-clipper and he gave it to me. Woohoo! I was so happy to have gotten back one of my possession. Started Lughah lessons. There, Ustd Salehin taught us to write Arabic poems. Everyone laughed when Ustd Salehin played a Malay song on his computer which included my name in a very funny lyric. I made a good poem and Ustd Salehin liked it. Then, Tafsir classes. Revision again. Did my Zuhr prayers and then went to the Auditorium. All the Secondary students went there to watch a video by Harun Yahya on the Miracles of the Quran. It was cool. Cleaned up the class after school and after Bukhari, Danish, Asyraf, Taufiq and I had done cleaning it, it was so clean I didnt even recognise it. Abdul Rahman Abd Aziz wanted to pray at the mosque first. I almost went berserk. A lump welled in my throat. I wanted to hit someone. 10min passed by like an hour. When I did do my prayers, I shed a tear cause I couldnt take it. Went home alone and alone I am now...
Wassalam...

Late Updates

Its been some time since I last updated this blog. Today, Im writing about last Friday, Saturday and today... which is Tuesday. Firstly, Friday.

Im not gonna tell you too much about school hours. Ok, after school, I packed my bag and went downstairs. I expected Abdul Aziz to be there but to my shock, he laready left. Went back upstairs to find Luqman Nur but he had also left. Wow... such good friends, I have. That day, we, and I think you know who I am referring to, decided to play basketball. Luqman Hakim, Haziq and Abdul Rahman would be late cause they had an Additional Maths test after school. So, when I did arrive at Abdul Aziz's house, I met both him and Luqman Nur. When we reached the court, I found some other secular studenst playing too. 3 Chinese teens invited us to play a match with them. So it was 3-vs-3. They were pretty good. I got a lot of possession during the match. There was this really tall guy who shot from very far and almost always scored. There was another guy who was a bit taller than me who ran around the hoop area and would score if the other guy didnt. The third one stayed around the outer hoop area. He was my height but his shots were awesome. Well, Luqman Nur was like our main scorer maintaining the ball wherever he could. Abdul Aziz was the receiver, always getting the ball and navigating through the opponent. I just tried to steal the ball, dodging and weaving, mostly having fun.

When the others arrived, we played 3-vs-3... the 'Mans' against the 'Non-Mans'. I was a bit cranky cause I was tired. After that, went to Abdul Aziz's house and did our Asar prayers and checked out SA videos. And that was Friday.

On Saturday, my mother and I visited my sick grandmother. Talked for about an hour and a half before leaving for the Sudden Attack Competition at Ang Mo Kio. My mother stayed behind. The competition started at 1pm but our match was like... all the way at 3pm!!! So, Haziq, his brothers Hazim and Harraz, along with Abdul Aziz and I played SA for about an hour just to warm up. When we did play, there was no competition. The opponent was so good and they were all silver-coloured grades... so, I guess it was a bit of a downturn. Did our prayers at Al-Muttaqin mosque and then played another hour at another Cyber Cafe. I played extremely well... maybe cause I was in the mood. Went home with Abdul Aziz, riding Bus No. 162, and returned to my abode... only to continue with playing SA. A day of SA.So what happened today on Tuesday? I'll tell you... Had my Arabic and Nahu tests today. It was ok. After the tests, continued the day with Physics. Had a good time then cause I got to answer some questions correctly, with Mdm Surianah watching over me. Lunch was brilliant and to add to that was our short trip to Multi-Purpose Room 3 during English classes. Zuhr prayers ended with the start of Quran class. We memorised some surahs together as a class. With that, we finished the lesson and Ustd Azhari entered the class. He didnt teach us today cause he wanted us to get ready for tomorrow's test. During the last 15min of school hours, I took the initiative to clean up the class. Bukhari followed suit and some others helped. I tried my best in maintaining cleanliness in my class. Praise be to Allah, my class got a green grade again. I was like shocked to see a red grade for S3 Bukhara. I laughed and so did the others around. Namely, Abdur Rahman Yassin, Adam, Sofiah and Nur. Nur giggled when I took a photo of the proof and set it as my phone's wallpaper. Had an awesome time during PT classes. Did my Asar prayers afterwards and went back home, happy and with a smile on my face...

Cheery

Today was topsy-turvy. What should have been a session of tilawah was replaced by a kind of talk at the mosque about Nisfu Syaa'ban (Halfway through the month of Syaa'ban) by Ustd Mahzan. He taught us to do good things during this day and that Allah s.w.t is very forgiving for this day. After the talk, we did Dzikir, led by Ustd Dzarif and Ustd Idgham. Very good. Unfortunately, our recess was held back for 1 and a half hour. So, we went to class and had Fiqh lessons with Ustd Mahzan. We studied 'Wakaalah' which wasnt so bad. Then, we went for recess. I had one packet of Lemon Tea before going back up. Had half and hour of English class. I already finished my work so I pretty much enjoyed the class. Before lunch, I had Geography lesson. Mr Ismail only wanted to do revision and write our corrections in our exercise books. I got only a few mistakes so again, had a good time.
During lunch, I made the mistake of drinking two packets of Lemon Tea. I almost puked but I held my nerves. Umar offered to help me. We took the opportunity to ride the lift cause I was seriously holding back whatever was in my stomach. I loosened up when I reached class. There, the Secondary 3 Bukhara guys joined our Dikir Barat group. I was like... shocked!!! We were going through with the Dikir Barat performance??? I quickly got in my position and we revised our moves. Ustd Salehin entered class and he gave us half an hour to practise. Half an hour later, Ustd Salehin returned to class and did some work. Afterwards, half an hour of Tafsir. Did nothing much. Then, I did my Zuhr prayers.
During 'White Space' period, our group comprising of Secondary 3 Andalusians and Bukharans did our performance. I was too serious but haha... It felt great finally doing it. The Secondary 5 Andalusians' performance was much more creative but with easier moves. I liked their starting intro. Great time, that was. The female groups are on next week.
Went back to class and cleaned up the class. Saw Nur looking in my direction and smiled, giving her a thumbs-up, signifying how happy I felt after the performance. I also congratulated Ilyas for finishing all this fiasco. Muhammad sent me the video of our performance and saw my seriousness... haha!!!
Do good deeds and umm... smile always!
Wassalam...

Weak

I woke up feeling so tired. Went to school with an aching body. Hmm... I think I can last the day, hopefully I can stand the feeling of weakness. Started the day with Nahu where we wrote the I'rab for one long sentence. It was ok. Had recess and then continued the day with Malay. Had some groupwork where we stated the good things living in Singapore and in other countries. Did good on it. After Malay, Maths class started. Revised 'Congruency & Similarity'. Was a bit tired but I struggled to stay up and finally succeeded. Afterwards, I had Physics classes with Mdm Surianah. I was a bit confused and to add to that was a somewhat disappointed Mdm Surianah looking at my work during class. Sigh...
Had lunch and then, English class. Ms Amnah was absent again. I hope she's well cause she hasnt been around lately. The usual relief teacher, Ms Farhana (If Im not wrong), entered the class. Since I already did my composition and my comprehension work, I talked with Luqman Nur. Next, I did my Zuhr prayers and later, started with Quran. Memorised the last page of Surah As-Sajdah. Hooray!!!
Last lesson of the day was an hour of Nahu. Read a text, each person reading a line with the use of correct I'rab. I did very well. Lucky, I guess... Alhamdulillah. After ending the assembly, I went to the canteen with Muhammad, Luqman Nur and Luqman Hakim. I drank two umm... packets of Lemon Tea and went back upstairs to help out with the PT class. There, the Secondary 2's were studying Pythagoras Theorem which I am glad I was good at. Did my Asar prayers after the class and went back home.
At home, during Maghrib prayers, I saw the true journey of life and saw everything in a new light. May Allah s.w.t the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful forgive me if I was ever sinful. Forfeited the Dikir Barat competition cause I found out its tomorrow. Sigh... I had never been in a Dikir Barat performance and now, well... sigh. Alas, maybe some other time.
Wassalam...

Below is a picture of the Rohirrim. Someday I wanna be like them...