A Quickie Post

Assalamu'alaikum.

For the sake of updating this blog, I'll write something about the quarter system in OSU. I am taking four courses in this quarter. For those who are unfamiliar with quarter system,  it consists 10 weeks of classes. 


You'll have four quarters in a year (Autumn/Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer quarters), but you can opt to be off from one quarter in a year.  I don't know if it only applies to international students or not.

Those four classes I'm taking are Japanese, English, Human Ecology and Molecular Biology. Total credit hours, 16. As an international student, a minimum of 12 credit hours is required from you in order to maintain your F-1 status.


Alhamdulillah, I AM very grateful to ALLAH for the classes arrangement because it suits me perfectly. Breaks between classes, good lecturers....and having the opportunity to take Japanese..... :D

And, if you're worrying about the size of the class in OSU....worry not. Because most of the classes are small in numbers. Now, I typed most because I only have 24-30 students in my Japanese and English classes, but it can be as many as 200++ to 600 students in a class. So..........yeah.

Anyways, you'll be most probably enrolled in small classes. Just don't forget to check your schedule before enrolling into a class.


I think that's all you need to know about the system here. If you have questions about OSU(hint: juniors), just ask me. I'll try my best to help you. :)

Back to the class-thingy, I'm gonna put my utmost efforts to gain as much Allah's knowledge as I can and use it in the right way....inshallah. 


For the sake of reminding myself again, I am studying because of ALLAH. Lillahi ta'ala, yes!


*back to writing essays*

......NOT! :P

Of Columbus

Assalamu'alaikum.

Here we go. An update from Columbus, OH.

I think I should start with the people here. Seniors are nice and kind. And, the owners of the house(the parents and their kids) that I'm staying now, are SUPERBLY and INCREDIBLY nice and VERY helpful.
Alhamdulillah.

The weather is suitable for most of us(you know, those people who come here with me). Not too cold and not too hot.

It's already Fall here, so it gets windy all the time. You know what, the cold air here feels the same as the air coming off from an air-conditioner.Sejuk, tapi best.

The Raya/ Eid celebration here......is okay. My friends and I had some Raya dishes before going to the Ohio Union early in the morning.
Alhamdulillah.

Later that day, we went to The Orchard for Raya gathering. Had the chance to meet families and their kids, staying around Columbus area. Banyak sangat makanan sampai tak termakan.

But still, alhamdulillah. Dapat jugak makan sedapsedap on Hari Raya.

The place that I'm living at(that'd be Buckeye Village) is near to lots of supermarkets and halal stores, has free bus service to go to places around here(including the areas around OSU), and most importantly is very very safe to live in.

BV is heavily populated with families, so you'll get to see lots of kids playing around here. Especially, at the playgrounds.

And, there's also a Community Center which provides great services i.e. laundry, gym, TV room.

I still have a lot of things to settle here.  Sitting for placement test, buying prepaid cards for the phone, and setting up a bank account.

So there. Habis dah. No worries, I am very fine here.

No back pain yet. Makanan semua sedap dan halal. Don't worry lah Mak and Abah.

P/S: OSU post comin' up....insyaAllah. So stay tuned. ;D

So Until Then

I wish you well. Goodbye, Brielle.


Just telling, I'll be out of my hometown in.......2 hours. I'll be going to Kuantan, then to Puchong, and
off to you-know-where.


Please make du'a for all of us, to safely arrive in Columbus. Inshallah, once I get there(and have internet connection!), I'll update this slimyfroggy blog.
















I think I'm gonna cry. I mean, at airport okay? Not here. 


Definitely NOT.


Maybe.


P/S: To those whom have yet to know, the flight's on this Wednesday. Aaaaa....why am I telling this anyway? Takdak sapa dah nak hantar pun. BOOHOO.

What Matters Most

is why you're doing it.

"Actions are but by intention and every man shall have but that which he intended. Thus he whose migration was for Allah and His messenger, his migration was for Allah and His messenger, and he whose migration was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman in marriage, his migration was for that for which he migrated."


related by Bukhari and Muslim


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I am trying my best in reminding myself to do everything for the sake of ALLAH. It's very very easy to lose track and forget the intention altogether. For me, that is. 


You know, the word steadfast and me can't be put together in one line/sentence for I'm hardly a disciplined person. So, I really really need to remember why I'm doing this and that.Perbaharui niat, is what I call it in Malay.


And alhamdulillah, ALLAH always show me the way to Him in lots of ways. Be it the words of friends, the blog updates and the daily reminders I get from FB and Twitter. Alhamdulillah, all praises due to Allah. THANK YOU, ALLAH. :D


Inshallah, I'll make sure of myself to keep the niat(or intention) only for ALLAH, and nothing but Him alone because that's what a Muslim should be striving for. To do everything for ALLAH.


p.s. If you remember, this very thing I'm trying to convey, has been already conveyed in a nasheed by Yusuf Islam. I Look I See. Remember the lines, 
'And everything I do, I dedicate to You'?


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Random picture of the day: RETAINERS! *pfft*