Here… finally

September 24, 2010

Okay, so finally here I am, back to the Cardiff; back to the routine life of studies. I reached London Heathrow airport by 1 pm local time on 21^st but reached Cardiff at 1 am on 22^nd. Well, I actually waited for my dear friend, Veda. She was coming to the London airport by 6 pm on 21. So I waited for her at the airport till the time. Well, it was worth it! J

She’s got engaged and will be getting married by December this year. The problem is that she’s come only to pack all her stuff and take back to her home in India. She’s not going to continue her MBA. L So I wanted to spend time with her as much as possible. Anyway, when she arrived, we took our bus to Cardiff.

And today, I paid a visit to our new college building. It’s awesome! The classes will resume by next Monday. Let’s see how things go.

Farewell Shopping!

September 17, 2010

Yeah, shopping! Me? Yes again! However, I’m wondering how I did that!? Yet I did it today. As my time of flying back to Cardiff is drawing nearer by the second, today I went to do some shopping with my mom and sister [I usually take my sister’s advice on buying clothes ;)]. We started at 4’30 pm from home but by the time we returned it was 10 pm!! No, it was not because of shopping only. The reason was the terrible traffic of Hyderabad. It was too much tonight probably because it being the start of a weekend. Anyway, I bought some shirts, a jeans and a pair of formal shoes. It did cost me more than I usually shop for. And why wouldn’t it cost that much? I had gone to Levi’s showroom. I had gone there to just buy a pair of jeans but when I entered the showroom I ended up buying to shirts too! I couldn’t believe that I was not able to resist from buying those shirts too. Hmmm, perhaps it’s because they looked so good. :-P

Finally, we came back to our home after an arduous and painstaking drive through the frantic traffic of this ‘city’.

My Eid this Year

September 12, 2010

Eid Sa’eed!! Eid Mubaarak!!

That’s how it all starts and that’s how the whole day of Eid goes, and has gone for me this year too; nothing unusual this year as well. The day started with me and my dad getting ready early and taking off for the special Eid prayer. After the prayer I called up my friend, as usual, and wished her Eid. Back at home, we all exchanged the Eid greetings; nothing unusual again!

The only thing that kept coming to my mind is that I’ve got less than 10 days to go back. I don’t know why I feel like not going back. I was eagerly waiting to get back, but now I am sort of unhappy, hmmm. God knows why it happens. When I stayed in Cardiff for just 5 months, I wasn’t feeling like coming back to Hyderabad. Now I don’t feel like going back to Cardiff. Strange!

Have got nothing else to write tonight….

The Emotional Mind

September 7, 2010

Well, yes, I was busy from a past few days. That’s why I couldn't write anything. But, I’ve more to write tonight, I think. I just want things to be natural. You know, let them come to me as they come. I actually, got the time, but I didn’t want to force myself to write anything. So I just left it only for a few days. I’m back again.

So, I was busy because of the Iftar party that was hosted at our home for my paternal uncles and aunts and their kids. It’s a big family, but not as big as my maternal side. And yes, tomorrow there is another Iftar party for them as well. It’s the last week of this blessed month of Ramadan. Oh I’m going to miss the tranquility one gets in the month, the peace that I cherish! Alas! Only 2-3 days are left. One big reason for such peace and tranquility is that television is switched off, for the whole month! No prime time soaps, no music, and no mindless advertisements! Ah! It’s so quiet that I can actually think clearly and write well. I’m able to stay calm and think on my own self: my mind, my thoughts, my feelings, and my spirit! I think a person’s emotional or spiritual mind is more important than his/her intellectual one. Its progress and development is as important as the intellectual mind, and in some cases is more important. This is the conclusion what I’ve come to.

Anyway, I’ve left a status on my FB profile saying that it’s hard to bid farewell. People are thinking that it’s because I’m going to leave Hyderabad soon for Cardiff. Well that’s not completely wrong, but it’s actually for Ramadan. I only pray to Allah that He accepts my fasting, all my prayers, and that He forgives my sins, both big and small, and make me enter His mercy and His Jannah! Aameen! :-)

homecoming...

September 4, 2010

Hmm! Again a usual day today was but with a little twist at the end of the evening. I, with my family, went to the airport to receive my dad. :-) He came with his usual luggage – a suitcase, a briefcase, a carton and a laptop. My sister’s very happy. And why wouldn’t she be? Dad got her a new cell phone! It’s a Nokia X6. Argh! Recently she misplaced a high end Nokia phone and now, she gets another one!? Anyway, dad got a perfume and a deodorant of Pierre Cardin. Hmmm, I wonder how they would smell. Ah! Well! I get this odd feeling, this strange sentiment, whenever I think of the day when I would have to fly back to Cardiff.

Oh yeah! I live in Cardiff. Actually, I’m doing my MBA over there. For those who do not know, Cardiff is in UK. It’s the capital of Wales basically. It’s a wonderful place for me, I must say. Few don’t like that calmness, that tranquility, that peace which comes with less population. But, I love it! :-) It’s so liberating for me, to be away from all the noise and horns blaring from every other vehicle on the road, and from all those traffic jams and headaches, and to be in this peaceful, student friendly place.

Okay. I think I’ve written a lot for the day. Have to take a leave now. Bye! Good Night! :-)

A blessed night

September 1, 2010

Today was the Taaq raat, one of the alternate nights in which we Muslims search for the lailat-ul-Qadr (The Night of Power). It is believed by millions of Muslims that the Holy Book, Qur’an was revealed or was started being revealed by Allah on Prophet Muhammad (May peace be upon him). I had a blessed night filled with sound of Qur’an being recited in the mosque. It was a grand feeling and also a feeling of bowing down to your Lord. The prayer led by the Imam was soulful and soothing. The verses were all filled with reminder of our duties and of the Day of Judgment. The supplication that the Imam made brought tears to my eyes. I felt like falling down in prostration and ask for forgiveness again and again. I felt close to my God. I loved that feeling. May God guide me unto the right path and keep me close to Him. Aameen!

a bit tired....

August 31, 2010

I had to write a bit about the day today, but it’s almost 1’30 AM in the morning here (India). I’ve to sleep and have to get up early for my Sahr. Well, yeah, it’s Ramadan time here, and I’m, thank God (Alhamdulillah) fasting for the whole month as usual. The month is about to end in 10 day and it seems as if it was only a few days back that this Holy month had started. Time flies! Sigh! Have to loot all the blessings I can from this blessed month. So, I’ve to take leave for now. Will come back soon to write about my life, day by day. :-)