nisfu shaaban...

during my secondary school years (i went to a boarding school)...

every year, i've learnt that in nisfu shaaban (in the middle of Shaaban's month), there is a night where we recite surah Yaasiin thrice.

after each recitation, we read a du'a...and we 'hope'

after the first recitation we hope for a long life of goodness

after the second recitation we hope for 'halal' earnings

after the third recitation we hope for a complete faith (iman) when we die

(this...i literally translated from a booklet of Yaasiin and Du'a with malay translation)

dis year...coincidently on 14th Shaaban, me and another 10 of my friends headed to Dumyat...for a short vacation...guided by Fida n her husband...:)

thnx!

the journey was supposed to start at 6.a.m...hehe (i got out of my house at 6.20 due to the oversleep...huhu (panic giler packing)...we boarded the train at 7.30 (naseb baek sempat)

as we reached dumyat, we took a microbus to an apartment by the beach

a view from one of the windows...can u imagine how many people are down there! and dis isn't even 1/10th of the beach...i can say at least a 'number' of Egypt's population are here

rest for a while after the long journey wit this cute mind-calming girl...

though she looked annoyed i guess...hehe

then we went to see the end of nile river...honestly, i was really amazed by the view...after months living in cairo...it's a relieve to feel mother nature-

need to repeat dis pic...cause, usually when i use my own camera it's either am alone in it or am not in it...the latter is most...~

they tried to taste if there's a difference in the water...but when i look down, i was reminded of my mom...

she'll definitely say..."don't!...you might fall into the sea!"...hehe

hehe...jz can't resist...iman and her aunty erin...she sure does love her...:)

then we walk back home accompanied by the beautiful sunset~

carrying as much water as i can...~summer~

*itu topi pinjam...thnx azlin..:)

the best sunset picture i ever captured!

okay...enough with the pics...

that night...i felt really grateful to have my friends with me...

we recited surah Yaasiin together...a very memorable moment...if i weren't there...i might be alone at home...and might not be able to finish reciting surah Yaasiin up to three times...or even at all...but, alhamdulillah...wut r friends for right?...:D

*urm...pray for ust alang...

then, they had barbecue...i missed it...huhu...seriously can't open my eyes after that...so sad~

anyway...i thought, that was a blessing already...getting many companies at the night of nisfu shaaban...

but the nex day, after a long journey back home (approximately 6 hrs)...thinking am too exhausted to even open the fridge...suddenly, out of the blue...my landlord climbed up my fourth floor apartment, knocked on my door after maghrib with a complete set of Egyptian dinner...:D

(which i finished eating the next day though i was so hungry - signifying how plenty it was)

owh, how touching!...thank you so much ustazah Maha!...may Allah bless her eternally...

this month, Egypt seems more beautiful...:)

Allahumma ballighna Ramadhan!