If you tell the 15-year old me that in her 30s, she'd be living her dreams, her mind would be blown.
Like, who would have thought?
Alhamdulillah for everything --- my faith in Allah, my family, my friends and for my job.
All is well, in shaa Allah.
2020, you were once a dream, now I am so ready for you. 🧡🥳
December 15, 2019
October 19, 2019
Semi-Zero-Social-Media Challenge
I challenged myself out-of-the-blue to disable my Instagram account and uninstall my Facebook account. I've always been like that, uninstall-reinstall. My Twitter accout is still there though, I think I need it.
Why?
My in-service exam is fast approaching and my research proposal is still hanging. Social media is ruining my life and I am constantly conscious about it. Also, I want to go back to writing and expressing myself without limitations. Here in my blog, I am not afraid to be judged because nobody comes here to purposely read me. Nobody. Errr, perhaps one or two people. Thank YOU. But Instagram? People judge everything. That has always been my issue --- fear of being judged. Although I always say I don't care about what people think, honestly I am still a tad bit affected.
Oh well, let's see how long this lasts. Maybe 24 hours? A week? Or a month?
Support me, yeah?
Changes
Hello, my dear reader(s).
It has been a terrible year dealing with so many circumstances occurring all at the same time in my life.
I dealt with a lot of emotions.
I was consumed.
There were days when I wake up feeling not knowing what to do with the things that needed to be done.
I procrastinated a lot.
I can no longer justify my bad habits.
Hopefully I can talk and write about it.
My struggles.
Yes I will, when I stop using instagram and twitter.
Perhaps, I can go back to writing again.
It has been a terrible year dealing with so many circumstances occurring all at the same time in my life.
I dealt with a lot of emotions.
I was consumed.
There were days when I wake up feeling not knowing what to do with the things that needed to be done.
I procrastinated a lot.
I can no longer justify my bad habits.
Hopefully I can talk and write about it.
My struggles.
Yes I will, when I stop using instagram and twitter.
Perhaps, I can go back to writing again.
October 13, 2019
October 2, 2019
Too early for #throwbackThursday. Photo taken during our Wildlife Ecocamp in college, many (many, many) years ago 😆 Would you believe this was within the MSU Campus? We camped out and listened to the different sounds of the different species of birds at night and then at the break of dawn, we headed to a certain part of the campus where there were bats! Nope, we didn't get inside a cave, the bats were just there in plain sight. With the developments occurring in the campus, I doubt if the same flora and fauna that I grew up with still exist. I hope our generation know how to preserve our planet because certainly, we would want to raise our kids in a cool planet where they can chase butterflies and dragonflies in a vast, green land. 🦋🌏 . #preservetheearth #stopclimatechange #biology
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September 29, 2019
September 25, 2019
September 24, 2019
September 22, 2019
Two rotations down. Good luck on your succeeding rotations! 👌🏻 . #resAidency2019 #clerksmonitor
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Clerks' Exit Exam. I can hear different sounds: sound of frustration, postnasal drip, etc. #resAidency2019 #clerksmonitor
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September 21, 2019
September 20, 2019
Because adulting starts after the boards. 😁 Also, pwede na lumovelife!
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September 18, 2019
September 13, 2019
Of course I remember, @nihayamacaradi. It's on my Book of Firsts. During this trip, we went to see William Shakespeare's As You Like It, the first ever legit stageplay I saw LIVE at no less than the Sydney Opera House. We also splurged on a dinner buffet on top of Sydney Tower with a 360-degree view of the city. Remember the ferry ride to Taronga Zoo just to have a close encounter with a koala? How about smelling the sea breeze at Bondi? Oh, memories. Beautiful memories. I'm glad we did all those things because now that we have kids, I doubt if we'll ever do those with tiny little creatures tugging our skirts. 🤣 I wish we can go back again because we fell deeply in love with the city. ♥️ Alhamdulillah. I'll see you soon, @nihayamacaradi, in shaa Allah 😚😚😚 . For reference, you may click on the following hashtags: #jaigutravels2015 #jaiguinOz
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September 10, 2019
Look at those glazed eyes, she definitely got it from her Ina 😁 Allahuma baarik laha . #AmalSaliha #9montholdtoday . 📸 @photographybylianne
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September 5, 2019
Our friendship is deeply anchored on blood ties many times over, that our children are already siblings. MashaaAllah. You know how happy I am now that your heart can settle with your The One. Oh, fate must be tricky, it is but full of twists and turns but there's only one courageous person waiting for you at the end of line. I can't be there on your big day, but my entire family will be there! Hahaha. ♥️😂 Labyu inairan! . #bestfriends #jaigufriends
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August 28, 2019
August 21, 2019
MashaaAllah tabarakallah. My sweet baby girl is 4 years old today! ❤ Ina is always praying for you, my love, and will always be grateful for the beautiful gift that is you. May Allah guide you and may the love for Islam grow in your heart. 🤲🏻 We love you always, my #AminaMariam.
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August 18, 2019
I vividly remember my first day of school. I was four-and-half y/o giddily waiting outside the gate of ILS, with both of my parents standing beside me. My mom dressed me in a ruffled dress matched with black mary janes and a pristine white socks. My short hair was tied in a side-pony. . Today, I brought my (almost) four-year-old firstborn to her first day of school, far from where my parents sent me. I saw the excitement in her eyes, she was talking relentlessly for weeks now about going to big school. She's been preparing for this day. . My two-and-half year old cried when we left her kaka in school. She was expecting that she'd be in the same room as her older sister, like their daycare days. Thank God for ice creams, she stopped whining when I gave her a scoop and quickly forgot her kaka. 🤣 . #AminaMariam #AmreenNurlailah #firstdayofschool #kindergarten1 #jaiguinjeddah2019 3
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August 11, 2019
July 27, 2019
Six years later, we still find it awkward taking mushy photos. 😆😂 . #jaigulove
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"You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. . . . Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even are the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. . . . And stand together, yet not too near together; For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow." -Khalil Gibran on Marriage . 📷 @photographybylianne . #jaigulove
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July 25, 2019
"Yet the timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness, And know that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream. And that which sings and contemplates in you is still dwelling within the bounds of that first moment which scattered the stars into space. Who among you does not feel that his power to love is boundless? And yet who does not feel that very love, yet boundless, encompassed within the center of his being, and moving not from love thought to love thought, nor from love deeds to other love deeds? And is not time even as love is, undivided and spaceless?" -Khalil Gibran #jaigulove #AminaMariam #AmreenNurlailah #AmalSaliha 📷 @photographybylianne
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July 24, 2019
"You create everything that happens to you." Jabar and I have neither a prenup nor a postnup photoshoot so I have been wanting to do an official family portrait session before Jabar leaves for his new Post but our unpredictable crazy sked prevents us from making it into a reality. And then @mamacademy_ph writing workshop happened where I won a FREE one-hour photoshoot with @photographybylianne! Thank you @mamacademy_ph for continuously supporting moms from different backgrounds and of course, our heartfelt gratitude to @photographybylianne for her enduring patience and for squeezing us into equally busy schedule (she's also a lawyer 😉). 20 minutes into the session, the kids got bored and starting to roam around while the youngest was already irritable and sleepy. 😆 Thank you again, Ma'am Lianne, for making the magic happen! ❤ #jaigulove #AminaMariam #AmreenNurlailah #AmalSaliha
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July 16, 2019
I heard them say "i love you" to each other. My heart melted. ❤ Sana ganito sila all the time. 😂 . #AminaMariam #AmreenNurlailah
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July 14, 2019
July 9, 2019
Who will take us to our next destination? 😁 #resAidency2019 #backtobkk2019 #jaigutravels2019
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Who can resist a huge, red door? #resAidency2019 #backtobkk2019 #jaigutravels2019
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Live and laugh, laugh to live. #resAidency2019 #jaigutravels2019 #backtobkk2019
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📷 @mon_sabroso #resAidency2019 #jaigutravels2019 #backtobkk2019
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Thanks to our human drone @mon_sabroso for the shot. So much effort right there, brother. 😂 #resAidency2019 #jaigutravels2019 #backtobkk2019
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Attention to details. #resAidency2019 #jaigutravels2019 #backtobkk2019
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Bloom where you're planted. #bougainvillea #memalang #resAidency2019 #backtobkk2019 #jaigutravels2019 #thankGodHeplantedmehere
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June 26, 2019
June 24, 2019
Rajah Mura Sulayman III (1558-1575) was the last King of Manila. He was one of three Rajahs who fought the Spanish empire during the colonization of the Philippines in the 16th century. (www.bayaniart.com) Today, as we commemorate Manila's 448th founding anniversary, may we not forget the heroes who fought and died for our freedom. #ArawNgMaynila #ManilaDay #448thManilaDay
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June 23, 2019
Not everyone likes you, but it's okay, you don't like everyone either. 😐
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June 22, 2019
June 19, 2019
June 16, 2019
June 14, 2019
Last night at the dinner kandori of Atty. Mohammad Ben-Usman, Jabar's cousin from all sides of both of their parents (daa nggogodan non) and my nephew from our Taraka side. Because of our intricate family ties, Ben was our emcee during our wedding six years ago. He's also one of my brother's best friends. With all the academic achievements under his belt, passing the bar exam didn't come as a surprise at all. MashaaAllah alhamdulillah! Mabrouk attorney! 👏🏻 . #jaigufamily
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June 12, 2019
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