hello people! my mind is just filled with alot of information this sunday afternoon. i slept late the night bfore, actually i slept at 2.30am talking to MS PHYLLIS! and i totally forgot i had to attend for some talk in the morning at 10am. eouch. had a hard time waking up. hehe.
went to mosque (yes mosque! first time in afew months. haha) to listen to this 'imam'(similiar to a preacher). the tittle was (translated to english): "Oh Father, Oh Mother, Understand Me". this guy rattled on for about 1&half hour about teenage problems. u noe, the usual; teenage sex, abortion, gangs and stuff like that. i was prepared to sleep when i arrived. however, i found the way he conveyed his msg very captivating as he combined humour wif facts that really opened my eyes. he mentioned about names given to us which are really special and that people should address us by our name, nt by nicknames' because they have totally different meanings especially those arabic ones like mine (but i would like to defer here, nicknames are just a more informal and friendly way of addressing others, no harm i believe?) anw! for those of you who don't know, asyraf means very honourable or noble. and its pronounced as ash-raf (HAHAHA).
lately, i have been really confused about my religion. what with the western media potraying Islam in a very negative way due to terrorism and all. me being so naive got influenced very easily. so i sort of strayed away frm Islam and tried finding out about other religions too. anw, this 'imam' frm malaysia opened the door abit as to how Islam views the current situation. i think i am closer to finding myself spiritually but i am still afew more years away before i can be sure of my faith.
ok i should stop "preaching" HAHA. i need to go and finish off the tons of homework given by my teachers AGAIN. not complaining though. more practise hopefully equates to better grades. must FOCUS & CONCENTRATE. understanding what is being taught!
love,
prosaist kid.
