books books and books

this time around, i'll be writing about books! oh yes, so calling all the book worms, read ahead!

last monday, adyla and me, despite all odds, with a lot of last minute decision being made in our plan, traveled all the way to petaling jaya just in order to attend the books sale organized by big bad wolf. we wanted to travel on public transportation initially, but after some rocket science maths calculation, i found out that renting car will be a lot less burden on our pocket (and feet). thus start our journey!

being highly reliable on the google maps to find our way (and forks) to the destination, we manage to reach within 30 minutes. after arriving, we decided to fuel our energy first with some sandwiches (yeah, tips number 1 at books sale, make sure you are full, or else you will end up spending more on books and drained your bank account[s]) and next was Zuhr prayer. duty to Allah first people. always.

and this was when the thrill began. upon the arrival at the sales, the first insane thing i wanted to do is scream omg out loud, but of course, that would be insane so instead, adyla and i just drift towards the stacks (and stacks and stacks and stacks and stacks) of books calling for us since the day before. most of the books were sold for a dangerously low rm8, and i'm talking about new books, (some with slight deform, and you noticed the word 'some' right, so this was confined only to a number of books) and some are still selling in the major bookstores at retail price. the largest selections available was fiction title. sadly, there are not much choices to non-fiction, the titles available at the time we went were mostly about american politics. (not my cup of coffee) i guess all the great ones were taken.

back to the fictions, most books look boring from the surface (of the stacks), but you really have to invest your time and energy to look thoroughly, underneath, above and everywhere to find great books which was (purposely?) hidden. so after 2 hours plus plus of browsing and selecting books, the finalized purchase made by me was as follows:

• the gathering by anne enright
• the apple by michael faber
• freak of nature by phil whitaker
• the princess diaries sixsational by meg cabot (don't lol, but yeah, lol)
• only revolutions by mark z danielski
• pilgrims upon the earth by brad land
• crossword puzzle collection from the sun

(let me know if you want to read any of it) seven title, for rm50!

so next time the wolf is back, make yourself a hunter! (and make sure you hunt it down)

i'll end with something i read in 'the 48 laws of power' by robert greene, i think this will be a life time favorite for me:

law 10

infection: avoid the unhappy and unlucky

p/s for kak ain: books review? insha Allah soon :)

just a quick (abs exercise) updates!

a few very very hilarious (and educational too!) websites on my list now:

maniac muslim: brother hamza definitely knows how to tell it in a very unique way!

• http://maniacmuslim.com/

keeping it halal:

• http://www.keepingithalal.com/

the oatmeal: freaking hilarious!!

• http://theoatmeal.com/

let me know your feedback! enjoy.

love,

adibah.

dear friends

yesterday, all my troubles seems so far away, now it looks though they are here to stay....john lennon in "yesterday"

dear friends, have you come across this verse in the Quran:

"Allah burdens not any soul beyond its capacity. It shall have the reward it earns, and it shall get the punishment it incurs. Our Lord, do not punish us, if we forget or fall into error; and our Lord, lay not on us a responsibility as Thou didst lay upon those before us. Our Lord, burden us not with what we have not the strength to bear; and efface our sins, and grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us; Thou art our Master; so help us Thou against the disbelieving people."

(Al Baqarah, Chapter 2 verse 287)

perhaps you have read this before. perhaps not.

we live among people. and people are troublesome. and eventually, we get mad, annoyed, angry and even grow hateful.

especially to the one who don't put much thought into their actions, words and attitude towards other. and they didn't realize their actions affects those around them in many ways.

but reflect back on the verse, for Allah promise us not to burden his slaves with something He knew we will not endure. and isn't He the All-Knower? never ever doubt this.

take it as a test on you. and maybe, it is time to stop asking 'why me?' or 'why always me?' and 'why not he/she?'

but instead ask 'why not me? i'm strong enough. i can take this. and i can do this'

we are tested in many ways from time to time. oxford dictionary define test as:

• a procedure intended to establish the quality, performance, or reliability of something.
• a means of testing something.
• a difficult situation that reveals the strength or quality of someone or something

it is obvious that the purpose of tests and challenges are to give us strength and define us as who we are today, tomorrow and so on.

trust me, we need strength to survive in this cruel world. be it physical or emotional.

all the best.

this is an idle post

when i have ;

assignments report to write,

novels to read,

a room to clean,

laundry to wash,

papers to organize,

i wasted the whole night customizing this abandoned blog. what a waste. sigh.

something to ponder upon

Have you heard about the famous research study done on a clique of young goldfish? They were raised in a luxuriously long aquarium with a pesky glass wall smack down its middle. Every time these goldfish tried to swim to the far side of the aquarium—ouch—they'd hit their little fish noses on the glass wall's hard surface. Eventually, the goldfish were resigned to their limited swimming options and stayed swooshing around in the half-size aquarium, which they now recognized as home.

After a few months, the researchers removed the glass wall, allowing the goldfish full reign to swim wherever their little gills could gather speed to take them. Guess what? The goldfish never tried to swim to the other side of the long aquarium. Although the goldfish were no longer stopped by that glass wall, they were stopped by their limiting beliefs. They became prisoners of their past life conditioning!

Are we humans any better?

seachange 2009

if you are in for change click on the link below :

http://youthsays.com/seachange/go/mvq

the finale

i'm trying to stuff tissues into my nose right now. seriously, the last thing you need a couple of days before exam is bad health condition. currently experiencing runny nose and allergies. you just can't concentrate. i always boast on my strong immune system but it's not doing me any good since yesterday. just took my medicine and pretty sure i'll be out in half an hour. damn the side effect.

yesterday, fathin and i walked to cyberia to buy dinner. lesson learned. bad foods with sky high price. damn the restaurant owner.

done for today. i will probably blog a lot during exams to channel my negative thoughts. read, probably.