la petite france February 10, 2010

Holiday in Quebec City. more photographs in my FB album.

FROZEN IN TIME January 12, 2010

~no pun intended.

3 Weeks On January 7, 2010

Peace. Before continuing with the actual post, I’d like to apologise for the lack of updates since I got here. There were so many things going on that blogging seems like a distant memory. Heh. MashaAllah, after years of prayers (you do not know how badly I wanna come back here), finally (and safely) I [...]

T.R.A.N.S.I.T December 22, 2009

Peace. MashaAllah! Traveling alone, thus far, has been an exhilarating experience. The first thing I  did when I touched down in Abu Dhabi was to look for the musollah and alhamdulillah, signs (literally) were clear and my path to the what they call a mosque (tho’ it is really just a musollah) was easy. Alhamdulillah. [...]

i say a lil’ prayer. December 17, 2009

these invocations were taken from Fortress of  the Muslim [mine is in a book form but you can see it online as well] THE TRAVELLER’S INVOCATION FOR THE ONE HE/SHE LEAVES BEHIND ‘Astawdi’ukumul-laahal-lathee laa tadhee’u wadaa’i’uhu. I leave you in the care of Allah , as nothing is lost that is in His care. Reference: [...]

FOURTEEN. December 7, 2009

peace. so far… tickets… check! exams… check! course registration…check! vaccination… check! [becoz i am a good singaporean who conforms to what the health minister said] insurance…check! eczema medications… check! [this burnt a hole in my already hole-y pocket.. even after subsidies] finances… check! return hall keys… check! tuition fees to NTU… check! packing… uncheck packing… [...]

of skinny jeans and fat luggages December 4, 2009

peace. when the travel agent said 46kg, 23 kg max for each bag I was like, WHATT??!! SERIOUSLY?! you see, i’m never known for travelling light. i think i got it from my mum who kept saying that i must have extra clothes with me *just in case* something happens. so usually when I travel [...]

Airplane Tickets… Check! November 14, 2009

Confirmed… 21st December 2009 inshaAllah

I wanna do these things when I get there… November 13, 2009

1. Go to RIS 2. SKI 3. CURLING (see photo below) 4. See the Aurora or Northern Lights 5. Shop during Boxing Week 6. Eat at TIM HORTONS 7. ICE SKATE 8. play with HAAJAR (my sister just called a few minutes back and haajar said ” Haajar nak maksu datang Ottawa SKARANG” translation: Haajar [...]

AND the List goes on November 12, 2009

Peace In ONE MONTH I have to -> get my plane tickets -> get my medical/travel insurance ->PREPARE FOR EXAMS ->TAKE EXAMS -> freeze my gym membership -> find $$$$$ -> buy a backpackers’ backpack -> get an apartment -> get tickets for RIS -> get transport from Ottawa to New Brunswick ->medical checkup; get [...]