YASMIN SYAZWINA

Here are my 5 favorite verses in the Quran:- 1)"... And it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows, you don't know it." (2:216) I really really love this verse. It's true that sometimes He gives you something that you don't like but it's actually something that is good for you. I knew this verse when I was 18 year-old. I remember that it was the moment where I felt really sad for not getting into Law school. I got Masscomm instead. I really hated Masscomm back then. I even quetioned God's decision for putting me in this course. But now I slowly accept my fate. Maybe He puts me in this course for some reasons. But I don't know what the reasons are because He, al-Alim (the all-knowing one) knows what's best. He is the best planner. I never know what will happen if I got accepted into Law school. So, don't ever question Him for not getting what you want because He knows ...

"Letting go has never been easy but holding on can be difficult. Yet strength is measured not by holding on, but by letting go."  Today, I was at my favorite coffee shop doing my work (working on my casefiles and stuff) while enjoying a cup of caramel frappe. I was listening to my current favorite song, Thru These Tears by Lany.  "This hurts like hell. But i keep telling myself, It's gonna get better, But it's taking forever..."   Next to my table, there were two women; one was crying and another one was comforting her.  "I didn't know whether my decision of leaving him is a good thing or not". The girl in black hijab tried to hold her tears so no one could hear them. "It's a right choice of leaving a person who thinks relationship is a competition", said her friend. "You're not competing with anyone. What is the point of being with a person who constantly feel insecure with other couples and force you to...