#anyways alhamdulillah for my blessings

[v-a-t-i-o]

immediately after accepting the academia research job i get a call from a recruiter for a pharma job that pays $20k more... life is so funny

[rilinda]

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[mrsq8geek]

Ramadan Challenge 2024, Day 3

Day 3: What is your favorite act of worship? Has it always been your favorite?

Fasting tatawu' and sadaqa, hands down.

I love the personal quality of volunteering to fast extra days.  Fasting Ramadan is already plenty blessed, but from a young age I especially liked the various hadiths about fasting additional days, be it Mondays & Thursdays or the three white days.  Fast three days a month and you've fasted the whole year?  Yes please!?

A lot of worship is symbolic and not really about what you're doing, but about everything else around it, and to me, volunteering to fast is like that.  It's not going through the motions, it's the intention, which is really what counts anyway.  Alhamdulillah I'm grateful I got to fast a lot when I was younger, because things have gotten a lot harder post-covid.  I'm hopeful we'll swing back around and I'll get to do it again.

As for sadaqa… again this is personal to me, I grew up very aware that people are in different socioeconomic classes.  Some of my cousins were kids of actual millionaires, with diamond-encrusted watches as teenagers, while others were living six people in a backyard trailer, and everything in between.  I grew up as something I came to call "fake poor"-- we weren't really poor, but my foundational years were during a rough few years, for a bunch of legitimate reasons, so I lived "poor" for the main part of my childhood.  Our situation got better when I was in high school, but when you grow up poor (or thinking you're poor because you don’t know any better), that gets ingrained in you.

These two ayas are the reason I started giving sadaqa as soon as I had my own salary.  Because I was very aware of what it was like to have or not have the money you need to do things for yourself, and I'd seen a range of examples in my family.  Whatever I saved was precious to me, which is exactly why it's meaningful for me to give from that.

We have a local saying that goes "money is the filth of dunya" and that's even more reason to take out that trash!

Similarly since covid, things have become quite tight financially, so now that's how we've been living.  I'm used to tightening the belt, but the difference between now and my childhood is now I'm the one making the financial decisions.  And when things are this hard, you find out who you can really trust.  People who I thought I could rely on turned out to be, well, allahuma inni saima.  Others surprised me with their kindness and generosity.

When I was giving sadaqa when I was younger, I didn't have in mind some kind of karmic quid pro quo.  But being on the receiving end now, I believe even more that the system works.  Every little bit really does help.

Even clicks.

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 4

[rueyam]

Salam girls<3

Yes, I have definitely learned from this, and as rueyam said, I am also closer to myself, alhamdulillah.

Bless him though, he tried very hard. He is a good guy, and I hope he finds someone who can give him what he is looking for. I appreciated what he has done, and I told him that. Not gonna lie, from the outside, we looked good together lol. Like a random uncle who would send his blessing when we were walking, and another uncle from the last meeting gave us free drinks and blessed us. I could feel the people around us.

Anyways, unfortunately, I just couldn't vibe with him. I never felt a true attraction towards him. Thinking about our future as a married couple was hard for me to imagine: like living in the same house, our conversations still lacking a vibe, things feeling very formal, and even simple intimate gestures like a hug would put me off. I know myself, I can be talkative and laugh easily if I feel like I'm on the same wavelength as another guy, and everything comes naturally. I'm not saying a guy needs to be perfect, I'm definitely not perfect either and have my own personal problems. Everything happens for a reason. Alhamdulillah.

No, thank you both<3<3 Thank you for giving me this space to write with you here and for encouraging and supporting me. It makes me so happy. May Allah bless you both. BarakAllahu feek for both of yours beautiful duas, and a BIG ameen to them. May Allah ease all your hardships and make your affairs clear for you. May He grant both of you happiness and success in this world and the hereafter, with your loved ones. Ameen.

If we still use Tumblr in the future and I get married, inshaAllah I will let you know haha and maybe reveal myself too lol. But for now, I'm gonna focus on myself and pray, pray, and pray and let's see what Allah has planned for me. Khair inshaAllah.

Salam <3

aw inshAllah that’s really cute of you haha, khayr!! @sseol the way she started to mention us both 🥹💗

imagine marrying someone you don’t vibe with, who will you laugh with till your stomach hurts? who will understand you in all ways? who will look at you and know how to act right? who will know your love language? ofc nobody is perfect, we all have our flaws but we have to find someone to complement these flaws with. everything happens for a reason and behind every obstacle there lies a deep wisdom we will find out later, if Allah wills!

i would love to hear from you and find out who is hidden behind the wonderfully worded texts, but only if you want to. big big ameen to your duas and thank you my dear! i also pray for the kind-hearted man you talked about, i hope he will find a spouse who brings him happiness. take care 💕

[coldintherain]

Anyway, I fucking LOVE my husband. Alhamdulillah. <3 blessed fr

[raamitsu-personal]

hahah i dunno why i was planning to wish a “happy fasting” with a photo of mine while i don’t even have the mood to take my own photo 😂 this is an inevitable silliness of mine that needs to be studied 💀

anyways, happy fasting to my muslim mutuals 🤍 Alhamdulillah, this blessing month has finally arrived to us - to be forgiven and to be rewarded in so many ways. i know we can lose our focus sometimes but let’s not give in and continue to improve ourselves.

[tasmiq]

Jumu'ah Sohbet: 8 November 2024

This past week, we were blessed to connect with your Aunty Nushin and family from Australia. Having initially met years ago, but blessed to reconnect instantly as kindred souls, beautified by the additional presence of her sweet parents. Your Nushin Aunty's mum is your Nanu's college friend too, was the sweet serendipity of our connection. We are now even connected by Shaykh Taner and team's Qur'an translation, Alhamdulillah!

Above: Intercultural and intergenerational unity reigned despite coming from different walks of life.

#1. Our heartsmith, Shaykh Nishaat, reflected on some real truths in how we choose to live our lives. Our perspective of the world is defined through our subjective lenses. Be it defined by our narrow, selfish perceptions, family, or tribal ones in what we consider right and wrong. This often entrenches in us a sense of self-righteousness and a 'right' to judge others. However, we often fail to ask whether our actions are what Allah wants, says, or is pleased with ..?

We may think that an outer act shown by us is "fi sabilillah" (in the cause of Allah), but then nobody actually needs to know about it! We should be comfortable not to announce it. I truly wish to reach this level of consciousness because my life adage has always been "If I were any more open-minded, my brains would fall out!" Unfortunately, that also included my mouth 😅 I definitely need a page from Allah's book of subtlety:

Ya Latif

Subtlety is a concept that has perennially fascinated me, even before Sufism. We must take a serious look at how we live our lives, with an outer awareness of the Zahir (apparent / exterior) and inner awareness of the Batin (inner / hidden). Both perceptions are needed for Allah to show and enable us to live life. It is actually not our life, but we perceive it as ours because of our nafs (ego / lower-self). This life that we're living is simply a dance with our nafs, is how the heartsmith poetically struck our conscience!

#2. Shaykh Nishaat is the Pied Piper of our spiritual hearts, and I call him that because we willingly seek Allah through him to Insha'Allah realise Fanafillah (annihilation in the consciousness of Allah's love). Anyway, he continued that the concept of Sufism is applied for a specific reason. It gives us inner insight.

The reason that we look at the Zahir is that we are living with Allah's outer manifestation and attributes. It is how we're learning and having a relationship with Allah in everything that we see around us, including ourselves. However, the path going inner is to the spiritual heart. The characteristic of the Batin is that we have to learn to recognise its voice. We have to silence and purify the nafs before we get to connect with what is hidden and within our spiritual hearts. When that's happening, we must see the Manifestor in the manifestation, and only once that is achieved we hear the inner voice of our spiritual hearts.

#3. He intriguingly continued by saying that simply being Muslim is the bare minimum where we surrender and accept Allah's terms. However, we still have to work on purifying ourselves so that we can assume the privilege of being khalifatullah (representatives of Allah). It highlights the value of being a Sufi Muslim ... Shukran Ya Allah (Divine gratitude), that we are geared towards the greatest Jihad (struggle / war) against our lower-selves or egos beyond warring against other nations.

In addition, he jarringly and undeniably added that we cannot disassociate with what is happening in the world from ourselves, as if there is no hatred and animosity within us. What we see is a reflection of ourselves, including the wars, and what is manifesting in the world is coming from us! It is because we are doing the very same thing in our own lives, at a micro scale! We are manifesting anger, hatred, and violence in our everyday lives amongst each other. These are the signs that Allah is showing, in that something is wrong within us! That's what we have to work on and fix whilst we are alive and in this world.

He reminded us of another key to unlocking our spiritual sustenance in being Sufis. It means that we live with reverence (deep respect) because we only see Allah in everything! When we're observing nature, we are automatically that way. I think because my life as an accident survivor feels like I am living out miracles every other moment, such are the minute mechanics of my existence sometimes, I am often left in reverence of Allah within myself! That is possibly why I have acclimatised to my arrested condition that is actually very internally dynamic 😅

In conclusion, just as Sufism reshaped our individual relationships to Allah as a lover with their Beloved. Insha'Allah, it does the same for your Aunty Nushin. A relationship borne in, from, and with the love of Allah intrinsically makes more sense than fear mongering. More so, for global adventurers that are made to encounter their reverence for Allah frequently, Al Wadud (the Source of divine love) corrects our collective perception of Allah.

[nayaafis]

Best Shot

I'm watching this behind the scene of Mark & Jisung's dance performance, since practice until their recording. During the recording, of course it's like the show time, right? Right there and then, they've got to give their best shot.

To give their everything.

During watching the recording process, I caught myself feeling excited. I remember those times I've ever had (Alhamdulillah!) to practice prior performances. Since I was a kid, I have participated in several performances: singing, dancing, orchestra, band, musical drama. They were all so very fun if I think back now. In some of the practices, I also involved in the making of the concept or choreography, etc etc. How blessed I am to ever have such amazing opportunities, masyaAllah :" All the practices and finally the performances are really treasures.

Anyway, things are different after college. For sure. There's no more curriculums nor peers of students in navigating this life. And it's not surprising that most of the things in my life after college is everything about: work. Now I'm thinking, when is it then the moment where I give my best, just like when giving a performance?

Alhamdulillah, I came up with this one moment I remember the most during work this year. Since I'm working in a company and a team which is project-based, the working flow is similar to a performance: practice (preparation) and performance (project execution). During one of the executions happened this year, I remember the day that I think was the time when I gave my best shot on.

My team and I were working on several equipments in that project. There was this one equipment that was a little bit challenging. We called our Engineer to help us. When the Engineer came to the location, a solution came up and we got to try it to fix the problem. A material was needed for implementing that solution, and someone must get it from a workshop with a car-ride distance. I couldn't think any other quickest way, so I immediately decided to take the material myself. I walked to the gate which required around 10-15 minutes walk, took a car and went to the workshop, searched and asked the person who likely had the material, took the material and did everything on reverse. Long story short, the solution was implemented and the problem solved.

Although it was simple as it might seem, going back and forth from that equipment location to the workshop actually was actually not an very easy peasy thing to do. I know there might be some better ideas, but taking the short time we had into consideration, and without much thinking I just chose to do it myself, I think that was really the moment I gave my best. I was just focusing so hard to make the material available for the team ASAP.

Alhamdulillah.

Bonus:

This is the dance performance of Mark & Jisung.

[dunyatraveler]

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

Hi stranger 🖐🏼 we talked aaaaages ago, when you were about to start your new job. How's it going for you? Do you still work at that place? Do you even remember what I'm talking about lol (I hope you do...)

If you don't it's okay, I'll say hi anyway and wish you a good day and great health and iman and love and barakah in rizq

Take care

مع السلامة

وَعَلَيْكُمُ ٱلسَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

Salam! Yessss I remember youuuu MasyaAllah! Alhamdulillah I'm doing better than before at my current job. My bosses and colleagues are cooperative and helpful Alhamdulillah I'm sooo thankful. Though my job is kinda challenging but I'm glad it wayyyyy better. Thank you for your du'a too. I hope things have been going well for you as well insyaAllah 🌻

I pray the same for you anon. Probably your sincere du'a for me has given me a better life now. And I shall make the same du'a for you as well. May Allah SWT keep you safe and bless you with good things in life and hereafter insyaAllah ♥️

Stay safe and keep in touch 🥰

[tempsite]

"Knock knock.

Who's there?

Pa...."

Okay okay play no jokes. Sheera said must give salam first thing first.

Assalamualaikum Sheera. It's me again, the same stranger that falls for you, every time. How have you been doing these days? Have you been eating well and getting enough sleep? How's your heart?

I think I've lost count of the days (you know I'm so bad when it comes to number). But I believe your period is coming next week? It's funny when she said "it's alright it's not like we're expecting a baby", yet she was the one who would apply every tricks possible and claimed herself as being strict in monitoring the cycle. Totally cute and funny. Anyway I understand her points. 1-3 days is fine. 10 days or more, is worrying. I hope it comes at the right time this month as well.

Well I'm certain that many of the posts here contained redundancy. Abundance of repetition. Same feelings to be written out in different words could be challenging and it's been 45min this morning since I started drafting here.

Wallahi everything was easy throughout these 86 days because

I didn't have to be good at spelling and typing. I can send her texts full of typos and she could still understand me, successfully.

I didn't have to be good at expressing my feelings through written forms. I can stay silent for 5min by not replying and she could describe what's been on my mind and in my heart, meticulously.

I didn't even have to be good with words. I can randomly talk about some groundless things and she could right away relate and explain them, eloquently.

See how good was I at taking advantage of her kindness and brilliance. May Allah bless her.

Isn't that comforting enough to be able to show your fragile side without being condemned and judged upon? Alhamdulillah alhamdulillah. Though on the other side it clearly showed how selfish this coward man here. I've never seen Sheera being weak. She still hiding it well, or Imran unworthy of that kind? Wallahi I'm so sorry that you always have to appear stronger than me. I'm sorry if I failed to make you feel that you're 100% loved and cared for.

...

It's another Friday. Another day to be added up of my disappearance. Am I still happily alive?

Have a blessed day Sheera.

[mrs-allsunday]

How do I stop myself from checking my social media accounts?

This has been my issue the past days - I always find myself just checking newsfeed/watching stories.

I swear, I could've done so many other things like continue watching one piece.

I'm seriously contemplating to deactivate my accounts again.

But social media has its merits now. Like most of my accounts in Shopee per se, is connected via my Facebook. So there's that.

It boils down to my self control of not scrolling and checking stories!

Anyway today is Sunday - fitting for my username. lol

Weekend went by so fast starting with Yanah calling out for me last Friday cos I went home later than usual. Lol 30mins is quite a long time for someone who's waiting on the other end, eh?

On Friday night, I was in the same spot as now - on our sofa drinking tea! it's very very cozy. This really makes me realise how I am so blessed in so many ways.

Granted I don't have million dollar savings/investment, our flat is small, we are a "low-income" earner in Singapore - I feel happy.

Yes I know happiness is a choice or state of mind.

But at this moment, it takes no effort to be happy.

Last Saturday, we had a "slow" day. We brought Yanah to bolo tree and I'm really happy on the progress she's making there! Before, she's just touching touching the table and anyhow play.

But yesterday, she got the concept of moulding a banana.

We also ate really good food yesterday for lunch and dinner!

Ahhh the beef bbq (?) I don't even know what it's called lol but it's like samgyupsal!

And then we ate at Gelare for dinner. It's so yummy!! I think it's actually my first time eating a good waffle?

And then today, I brought yanah to the library while Adi cooked.

That sentence alone is my definition of DREAM LIFE.

I don't know why I was so focused on chasing other type of dream/success before.

But right now, for instance, being able to write this while yanah and adi are asleep is such a blessing on its own. it's a successful life.

Of course, life is a marathon and it doesn't end here and I know things will continue changing. But I hope I get to hold on to what I really value in life.

I also got a new set of bra today and home shorts without worrying about money.

This is really a blessing.

Bonus of it all, Adi and I found the time to spend quality time together.

We watched the new holiday episode of my hero academia and bond like before.

Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah there's really a lot to be thankful for.

Tomorrow, I have a session with Justin. Hopefully he can help me clear my mind to focus on what I really value in life and not waste effort on other things.

Alhamdulillah.

[thriday]

A reply to my 22 years old self from the 23 years old me

Yes, I know it was meant to be replied in another 4 years but I just want to let you know that, thank God, our life gets better in a year.

The letter that we wrote last year is dated May 2022. I just wanted to update you that many things have happened since then. After completing Umrah, we focused on our final project and I am proud to say that we accomplished it on our own (with Allah's guidance, of course). I still can't believe that we were able to overcome it. Finally, we graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Statistics. Life after graduation, I still wonder what the next stages will be for the next level of my life. We did some traveling and refreshing while preparing for the plan that I decided for my life. But yeah, Allah's plan is working. At the end of 2022, your boyfriend proposed to you. Life is unpredictable, isn't it? In less than a month, you hold two titles in 2022 - a scholar and a wife. Jump into 2023, we are slowly adapting to married life. New family, new activities, new direction - everything feels so fast-paced. Burnout and changing the closest plans. But alhamdulillah, we surrounding the best supporter. The puzzle that I questioned slowly shows the pattern. Mid-year, our mother-in-law suggested that you take a pregnancy test and was surprised to see two lines. It was another shocking moment for us, and we were left wondering if we were ready for this. There were so many questions, and our lives were moving at such a fast pace. But alhamdulillah for this blessed journey. This pregnancy journey is not easy, but alhamdulillah, you have a wonderful husband, parents, and parents-in-law who treat you so that you can walk this journey easily (with Allah's guidance, of course).

Anyway, to answer your questions

1. Have you married your boyfriend? Yes, we got married as I mentioned before, with little preparation, but I'm glad it happened to us.

2. Do you have a job or are you building a clothing and stationery business? Or are you building another business? We have a job, but yeah, you're married and building a clothing business with your husband. Hihi.

3. Are you still managing the Thriday account and are you serious about discussing the book and design? Unfortunately, no. After getting married and becoming pregnant, there have been some changes in my priorities and I cannot commit to managing the account or engaging in further discussions about the book and design at this time. I have decided to stop volunteering at the book club.

4. Are you still keeping in touch with your high school, university, and pesantren buddies? Yes, we still do. So many things have changed for the better. I hope they are always healthy and happy.

5. How's life after signing out from Alfalah? Is it good? It's good, Alhamdulillah. I'm glad that I made that decision.

And here is an update from 2023

1. October 2023, In Gaza, the nightmare has returned, and they are still doing even more cursed things now. I hope this ends soon and doesn't happen again next year.

2. Rasyad went to the boarding house and he looked so happy. Finally, Mom and Dad are living together just the two of them. They are traveling to Jogja by train. It's a new experience for them.

And so many things happened this year, I can't write it down here. But I'm so proud of you this year even honestly I wasn't really satisfied but I'm proud. I love you, Puth.

Today is the last day of 2023 and you will become a mother, is a big step for us. I will talk it on another pages. See ya!

:¨ ·.· ¨:⠀��� ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀

`· . ꔫ

[bbiya131]

after few months studying for TOPIK (korean proficiency test) . not hardly. but few times just to realize the exam is gonna be hard, finally the exam day came. I think ive studied 2 days before exam more than I studied for a month combined. Last minute at its best. But ngl, i did study gradually everyday. if its not through textbook, i’ll study just by listening, and reading novels. or tweets.

anyway. today was the day.

I woke up early, studied a lil bit more, hoping the last minute vocabs i found helps. At 11, made dua, asked for my parent’ dua, my dad drop me off to the venue. I brought along my books thinking i can revise before the exam then I saw the long queue for exam registration. “ah theres no way i can read more, gotta find a good place”, went through the long queue handled badly by the committee, suddenly im already at my designated desk. lil did i know my study stopped at 11.

so many people than i thought

“폰을 꺼서 앞으로 보내줍니다” (Turn off your phone and leave it infront)

-Turned off my phone, and gave.

“아이패드도 있으시면 보내줍니다” (if you have ipad too, please leave it here too)

“Oh my ipad” turned it off and gave it to them.

My desk was quite strategic, it was beside the window, not having anyone beside is a blessing. and, I have “goodluck :)” written besides my name pasted on the table. weird. i look at others’, there was nothing. Oh, so sweet of whoever you are, thank you. with Bismillah, i started the first question.

the exam was quite smooth than I thought. I think, for the little effort I put into the exam, honestly, its not bad. Its not hard but its not easy. The time is very limited. I think it was carefully set juuuust nice with the amount of questions. i dont have a second to rest!

the vocabs were okay, its quite, readable? understandable?

the questions were okay, i guess?

the time, was my enemy.

“십본 남았습니다!“ (10 minutes left!)

and I was at question 36 out of 50???????????

I honestly just used my ingenious instinct skill and colored the OMR in. no more comprehensive reading happened.

But its okay.

the pen that they gave and we got to bring back!

I’ve tawakal!! Allah made it easy. I have to always remind myself that its not me, its Allah who made it easy (not that easy but just ok). ALHAMDULILLAH IM DONE.

I now have one less problem to think. i can proudly close my eyes to the topik related youtube notifications now. even, i can turn it off now. i dont have to think i suck for not studying and scrolling tiktok anymore. yuhuuuuu

ALHAMDULILLAH ALHAMDULILLAH. im so relieved.

Also, I met a lot of great people there. everyone was so friendly. a lot of familiar faces. 용기 빌려 다가오고 말 걸고..braved myself to say hi. I was so happy to meet them. everyone’s face was so different before and after the exam, everyone looked so happy.

no matter the result, ive tried my best. and I will accept whatever Allah give me In Shaa’ Allah 🩷

Alhamdulillah. it was a great great experience. im glad i took it.

[lemedstudent2021]

my late grandfather out of pure love and devotion for his daughters essentially forbade them from studying majors that required late night shifts (like medicine) and at a certain university which at the time was in the middle of nowhere (30 years on its a resedential area and by extension significantly safer. my bsf goes there now lol)

anyway, cue me graduating highschool (eldest grandchild) 3 years ago, ill never forget how he gently nudged me into considering applying to medical school after staunchly opposing considering the idea just a few months before. love and pride shining in his eyes.

the day he passed away was the day i had an exam with everyone in the country in the top percentile so we could compete for university seats across majors like medicine, engineering etc. one of the last things he said was to ask my grandmother if i had finished yet.

my parents have never been anything less than supportive, which is the biggest blessing in my life alhamdulillah after islam. i always joked that their unconditional love for me and my brother (equally if not more in my favour lol) and them not forcing me into med school disqualified us as arabs XD

finding good people these days is a rarity. many like to preach islam and want nothing to do with it, and not only is it a shame, it brings down the rest of the ummah. but as with everything else there is hope and goodness still and i have iman.

i hope one day i can give back what the many dedicated medical professionals were able to provide, with Gods grace, my grandfather during his illness & beyond that inshallah and make him proud.

Like many Arab families, the older men in my family tend to have some sexist ideas about women's roles and duties (nothing serious enough to ruin anyone's life, thankfully).

But I'll give them this: they were always incredibly supportive of the aspirations and goals of every talented and passionate girl in the family.

If a girl in the family has a talent and is serious about pursuing it, the men in the family will go above and beyond to support her.

My grandfather - despite being a very old school traditional bedouin man - acknowledged how smart his daughters are and encouraged them to pursue a higher education, even back when it wasn't common in Kuwaiti society. He encouraged my love for writing and told my husband to support me in every way I need when I finally decide to publish a book.

My younger sister is a fantastic gamer, and she's now competing in an e-sport championship. My dad doesn't give a damn about video games, but he paid off my sister's travelling expenses and sent my brother to accompany her and support her. He kept sending her advice and encouraging messages. He watched every single match online and was beside myself with excitement. He cheered for her more than anyone else. Even though my sister only won the semi-finals and the final match is due today, my dad still bought her a ridiculously expensive gift already because he was that proud of her. Even one of my cousins - who watched the match online - sent her a lovely gift too, even though he hasn't seen my sister in a decade.

I complain about Arab men a lot, but when they're good men? They're REALLY good. It's near impossible for me to find any other men who can compare to their goodness. And I'm beyond thankful.

[julsdsweet]

2017 Testimonials

Siti Nursyakila & Muhammad Syafiq wedding Date of Event: 30 & 31 Dec 2017 via Email

Salam Kak Juls ❤❤❤❤❤

Hi Kak! First of all, i would like to apologies for th delay on this testimonial. I was kinda busy lately. Jangan marah yewww  

To be honest, i swear i really fall in love with your touch. It was OVER what i expected!! Your touch is just like a fairy with a magical wand! SUMPAH! hehee.  Those who came for my majlis really puji your makeup.Sho shantek lah! I am sooooo happy and so satisfied with your work you've done to my face. And also your assistant, MummyWati, who made my makeover a fun one throughout th makeover. YOU ARE TOTALLY HGHLY RECOMMENDED KAK!  In Sha Allah see you around ya!   *CUMI CUMI*  

Norain & Muhammad Faris wedding Date of Event: 17 Dec 2017 via Email

Dear Kak Ju

My sincere tesimonial jus for U.

To My MUA Kak Ju from JULdSWEET,Just wanted to thank you for being amazing on my big day 17/12/17. I could never of achieved what you did, I felt beautiful.Thank you so much for making me look so lovely on my wedding day!!! (You really can work miracles) My photos look amazing and to the fabulous skills of yours.I just can't thank you enuf for the great job you did. Most importantly I appreciate your commitment and professionalism throughout. I had a fantastic day and have received a lot of comments on how beautiful I looked, thanks to your efforts! I would recommend you to everyone!

Best Regards Norain

Siti Aisyah & Mohamed Hasan solemnization Date of Event: 03 Dec 2017 via Email

Salaam Sis,

I just want to extend my heartiest gratitude for the make-up that you did on me. Although the make-up wasn't as neutral as my initial idea, the make-up looked natural and I love it! I received numerous compliments and have recommended your services to potential brides. hehe. And oh thank you for being so generous with your time to ensure my majlis went well. For calming me down and for making me comfortable.

The makeup actually stayed on through the outdoor shoot :) It wasnt cakey and required no touching up at all. (Thank you for providing the touch-up sponge up anyway).

I wish you best in your business Kak ;). Have a great new year!

Noorshahira & Khairil Nazir wedding Date of Event: 07 & 08 Oct 2017 via Email

Dear Kak Juls, 

I'd just like to say my husband & i have no regrets in choosing you to be the MUA for #khaiairara You're sucha fun person to be around with!

Kak Juls is crazy talented..she's literally like a fairygodmother who turns you into a beautiful princess on your big day. 

Very experienced MUA. Very passionate about her work. She preps you with things that you really didn't think of that you might need but u do actually need! 

Very nice, humble, sincere person to talk to..made me feel at ease..especially with some of those gila-gila-LOL moments. 

Kak Juls came highly recommended by my cousin who has previously engaged her. I don't usually wear much makeup, and was cautious about choosing the right MUA especially because i have tanned skin & was afraid of experiencing 'makeup disasters' some tanned-skin brides have had.

Alhamdulillah..i received lots of compliments about how on point my makeup was & how beautiful i looked on both days. I don't know how she does it, transforming my face like that yet everything felt light and my face could amazingly breathe! 

Oh! And even my dad went up to thank her saying this - "Terima kasih eh kasi anak pakcik cantik..dier tak pernah pakai makeup makeup semue" hahhahaha My mom gave me two thumbs up and I've never seen her look that excited & happy looking at me all dolled up in a bollywood themed outfit (her favourite) 

All that thanks to you Kak Juls!!!  From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!!  Please don't stop doing what you're doing!!!  May Allah shower countless blessing upon you your family and your business. 

Regards,  Noorshahira & Khairil

Nuraisha's engagement Date of Event: 13 Sep 2017 via Email

Testimonial:

“From her portfolio, it’s clear that Kak Juls is a talented make-up artist. I was impressed with the look that she created for my engagement in September. Throughout the hair and make-up process, Kak Juls was efficient and meticulous in her efforts; always ensuring that everything was applied exactly right with not a smudge or strand out of place. The outcome was just transformative!

Besides her talent, Kak Juls also impressed me with her dedication and enthusiasm for the job. For a nervous bride-to-be, her calm professionalism and perky personality was reassuring to have in the days before and during the event. Kak Juls always went the extra mile to offer her help and honest advice when I needed it (e.g. explaining through the sequence of events, on choosing outfit, accessories, how to pose, etc.). Also, during the hair and make-up process, Kak Juls filled the time with diverting conversation to distract me from my nervousness.

Overall, I’m very grateful to Kak Juls for her help throughout the engagement event.

She will definitely be my make-up artist of choice for my wedding next year!”

Hairianna's solemnization Date of Event: 02 Sep 2017 via IG Posting

2/9/17 20:00 marks my most favourite part of the wedding, the solemnization. Hence, here is a legit appreciation post to the one who made me the prettiest yet most comfortable I've ever felt, Kak @julsdsweet :heart:

She wasn't on time, instead she was super early! Very well prepared, knowledgeable, calm and collected, chitty chatty, kindest and thoughtful, gave very good spontaneous advices and last but not least.. her touch is out of the world, I promise you.

With make up, there goes a saying "A little goes a long way" and she implemented that, despite the many products that was used, my make up didn't feel the slightest cakey and I felt that my skin was still able to breathe throughout. Flawed yet flawless! All these photos you're seeing are raw and unedited, just under different lightings. Beautiful isn't it? :heart_eyes: (Video quality may suck a little because I'm using an old phone to upload)

She was meant to touch and go, but she went the extra mile to ensure I was seated on the dais in worries that I'll get pushed around without the presence of a Mak Andam. She gave me tips, dos and don'ts, and a positive mindset before she left.

Thanks to you, I now have set a standard and expectations of a Mak Andam/MUA. They don't only doll you up but they're meant to prep you in many different perspectives, as a Muslim bride I was touched by how she naturally said dua for me and somehow guided me even for that brief moment.

I have 0.00% regrets engaging her and I 1001% recommend her to BTBs or anyone at all looking to be dolled up. She will not disappoint, I promise. I even received tons of positive feedback on how beautiful the look was :heart_eyes:

Thank you Kak @julsdsweet for your hard work! May you be blessed with health and wealth to pursue your passion. You're on speed dial for my future events :heart:

#julsdsweet #shajim #bridalmakeup

Nur Alyssa & Shazwan wedding Date of Event: 12 & 13 Aug 2017 via Email

Assalamualaikum Kak Juls!

Hope you are doing well kak :)

First and foremost i would like to sincerely thank you for your wonderful service throughout my nikah and sanding event. Alhamdulillah everything was perfect. You made me feel comfortable and calm with your guidance and funny jokes. Me and Shazwan had fun with your company :) And your makeup and hijab styling is definitely on point. We all loved it very much!

We would definitely recommend your service to future bride to be and friends! Tip top service provided. A very professional, humble and easy going person to work with. Two thumbs up

Once again thank you so much Kak!!! 

Sincerely, Alyssa & Shazwan

Siti Nur 'Alaniah & Jufri wedding Date of Event: 22 Apr 2017 via Email

Salaam Sis,

Hope you and your family are in the best of health and always be in His care and Protection inshaAllah.

Anyway Jufri and I can't thank you enough for the awesome andaman service during our big day! We truly appreciate your time and assistance throughout our sanding by taking care of my makeup, making sure our baju are perfectly in place, reminding us to smile and even assisting our cameraman for our wedding poses. I can't imagine how to go thru the day without you around that day.  MashaAllah. You're like a big sis whom I could really trust and rely on, and am so glad that you followed us around that day. 

Also, our deepest apologies for any shortcomings on our part and may we cross path again in future. We wish you the best and May Allah reward your kindness and patience with abundant blessings and goodness. :)

Wassalam.

Sincerely, Alaniah & Jufri 220417

Siti Nazreen & Muhammad Zul Hairi wedding Date of Event: 10 & 12 Mar 2017 via Email

Assalammualaikum Kak Juli,

Sincerely, I would like to thank you for your fabulous & excellent services. My husband and I have no doubt to hire you from day 1 as we both know that you will definitely did an extra mile for us. We love the outfits and definitely the make up. Many compliments received from our guests and family. Definitely we will recommend you to our bride/groom to be friends for your services, some are already asking about you. (:

We really appreciate effort you have put in to work within our budget. Thank you once again for your services, time and patience throughout our event. May you succeed in your business and may Allah shower you with His blessings. Amin!

Lots of Love,

Reen & Zul

Nur Zahidah & Syed Husaini wedding Date of Event: 14 Jan 2017 via Email

Salam Kak Juls,

May you be in the best health and iman.

Sorry for the long awaited testimonial. 

The humble and down to earth make up artist for my graduation photoshoot, my engagement and now my wedding.

Since I know you I have already know that you will be my make up artist for my wedding day. Alhamdulillah thank you for making me look amazing and always be there for me. Not only did you do a superb job but you were so lovely to have around, and you went far beyond your 'remit' as makeup artist by even to keep me calm. Not  forgetting abang Im, for the advise and entertaining us asyik gelak je.

We will highly recommend your service to any of the future bride and groom. May your business success. 

Jazakallah Khair

Amin.

Yours sincerely Zahidah and Husaini  #nzshweds

Suhainah & Muhammad Fitri wedding Date of Event: 30 & 31 Dec 2016 via Email

Assalamualaikum Kak Juls!

Sue & hubby want to say a big THANK YOU for your wonderful service.. From the 1st time we met till our wedding day..

Your magic hands had turned me into a beautiful princess.. Many people complimented on the makeup.. Loving the eyes makeup especially when I got to wear niqab.. It's a dream came true.. ^_^

Thank you to Abg Im for the advice and entertaining our nonsense (more to Fitri's).. Gonna miss all the usik2 and inside jokes..

Semoga business Kak JulsDsweet maju selalu.. Till we meet again.. 

Best wishes,  Suhainah & Fitri #sxfstory

Nur Hafizah & Abdul Khalid wedding Date of Event: 6 & 7 Jan 2017 via Email

Dear Kak Juls,

We would like to give a million thanks for being the most fantastic mak andam we could ever deserve on our big day. Right from liaising with you in the beginning, to addressing our concerns via Whatsapp and to the selection of outfits towards our big day, I can safely say that we were in good hands through and through.

Honestly, I rarely wear makeup. So when the time came for me to look for a mak andam or makeup artist, I was actually quite nervous coz I did not know what to look for. Through my friend’s (Azlin) recommendation, I decided to browse through your past work and with tawakkal, we chose you.

On the actual nikah and sanding days, you were very professional and prompt in delivering your service towards me, as well as to Khalid too. We were blessed to receive compliments from many who commended on your skills.

I am grateful for those moments where you were there to calm, advise and guide me, Kak. I will miss our conversations and gurau senda especially.

Kak Juls, to say you are talented is an understatement. You did an amazing job and I can’t thank you enough. May you always be blessed with His abundance, Insya Allah.

Hafizah & Khalid

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2023/03/30 - (being at home makes my brain soo flat haha i don't have the motivation to do any reflection or writing, which isn't good but alhamdulillah for a place of comfort ey?)

anyway.. this ramadhan, i'm trying soooo hard not to delve into live video performances/snippets of hippo on tour T_T (i just came across a Twitter account that reposts fan videos and ughh so tempting) will i ever let go of them i don't know.. may Allah grant me strength to fight the desires of the dunya, especially in the blessed month of ramadhan and may Allah always allow me to prioritize my akhirah over dunya matters