#syadhilwedding happened in January. And now, we're almost done with the semester. How time flies, right?

We all know that I will be posting about the wedding, soon, insyaAllah. The preparations. The feelings. The photos. The videos. Everything. When I'm free, I will start, okay? Before that, I have to concentrate on finals coming up.

What to start off the whole mini-series of #syadhilwedding ? 

Any ideas?

As of right now, I have none.

Here's one photo from my Official Photographer:

xoxo,

sya.

xoxo,

sya.

Cornetto Malaysia is a sponsor for Taylor Swift's Red Tour in KL. And I am a big fan of hers. And if you eat enough ice creams and get the codes, you can win meet & greet passes.

But how do you eat over a thousand ice creams yourself?

I'm not so sure, and please, correct me if I'm wrong, perhaps those girls that reached 800 in two weeks, didn't eat the ice cream.

After a week of forcing ice creams down my friends' throats, my friends gave me an idea, which is to donate these ice creams to children who are not as lucky as us. They would love to have those ice creams that some people are just throwing away.

That's basically where the project started.

So I started with the Agathian Shelter. It's a foster home that houses 40 boys. We were supposed to join the Tutoring Thursdays by the Helping Angels but the classes ended early. We passed the box of ice creams to the caretaker and the boys had them for lunch the next day.

Unfortunately, as it was dark, the photos taken were barely visible.

On Saturday, Mai & Zaa (my fellow bridesmaids) joined me to visit Rumah Kasih Harmoni, Keramat. (Pertubuhan Kebajikan Kasih Murni) It's a foster home for 25 children under 12 years old that are orphans or from broken families.

When we came in, they were so excited to see us with ice creams! But we couldn't just give them free ice creams. They had to work for it! That was Zaa's idea. We had a pop quiz and whoever answered the questions or completed the tasks would get an ice cream. One of the boys, Harris, managed to get himself two ice creams!

We learnt a lot about the children from their caretaker. It was heartbreaking when we heard about it. Some of them were abandoned by parents who never came back for them. Some of them have no parents. And some...you can't even imagine. I can't even bring myself to write about it because that's how much it saddens me.

A lot of us are so lucky to be blessed with so much. I am one of the lucky ones and I want to share my happiness with these children. I will be going around to other foster homes and children clinics as long as I can.

Please help me. Here are some ways:

1. Donations. Of anything. That I can pass to them.

2. Energy. Join me in this quest. It's not about free ice creams. It's about spending time with the kids. And giving them a time of fun and joy!

3. Suggestions. Tell me, where to next? I would love to reach out to as many children as I can.

xoxo,

sya.

On Friday, 4 April 2014 (#4414), the fourth year's of Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Laws IIUM (AIKOL) hosted a Grand Dinner at the CAC Hall. It was officiated by YB Khairy Jamaluddin and attended by judges from the Appeal Court, the Rector of IIUM, the Dean of AIKOL and many lecturers as well as a few firms like ZICO. The dinner was very much a graduation dinner aimed for the final year's to celebrate their last days in AIKOL.

I was part of the decoration team, so I went to the event with The Husband and our friends, Adlin & Mutt and Ebby & Sha. Yupppp. Couples. Haha.

The theme of the dinner was The Great Gatsby so everyone suited up & dressed up. I love to play dress up!

The best part of the night for me was getting ready with Adlin in her room. She called me up in the morning in panic, "I have nothing to wear!" So I packed a whole luggage of everything for her! That's what soul sisters are for. #sanggupbuatapasaja

There has been so much going on in all our lives. College life, you know? But last night, in her room, it was just us. An amazing time of talking, and sharing. And that's the best.

We sat at the table with our friends, Haziq Ishak, Ainaa Delaila, Adi and Zuckba. It was fun hanging out with them. They're an exciting bunch that can make any party alive! They can really make a laugh!

xoxo,

sya.

It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) observed:
"He who believes in Allah and the Last Day should either utter good words or better keep silence;"
[Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah]

"O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers."

 [Al-Quran 49:11] (Translation from Sahih International)

xoxo,

sya.