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[	Current Music	|	The Perishers - Sway	]

I've always been a dreamer
I've had my head among the clouds
But now that I’m coming down
Won’t you be my solid ground?

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May the holy month of Ramadhan be a blessed one for all of us, muslims. InsyaAllah.

[	Current Mood	|	sad	]
[	Current Music	|	Michael Jackson - Heal the World	]

I am still in total shock that Michael Jackson is gone. I was just listening to "The Way You Make Me Feel" last night and when my mom woke me up this morning to tell me he's dead, I totally thought she was kidding. :( Thank you for the awesome music, Michael. You'll be sorely missed. Rest in peace. 
 

I chanced upon this BBC documentary last night on youtube about four Muslim women living in the UK. They spoke about the hijab, terrorism, stereotypes and the Five Pillars of Islam amongst other things, as well as the everyday challenges and blessings while practising their faith there. I love how different the women are. For example, while I don't necessarily agree with certain things Haleh feels about Islam, I thought it was quite an interesting perspective to hear about. I'm full of admiration for all the women but personally, I'm inspired by Asia and Maryam. :)

[	Current Mood	|	sleepy	]
[	Current Music	|	Lady Gaga - Lovegame	]

Too often, the thing you want most is the thing you cant have. Desire leaves us heartbroken. It leaves us out. Desire can wreck your life. But as tough as wanting something can be, the people who suffer the most are those who dont know what they want.
-Grey's Anatomy
 

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“Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you’re really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I’ve got a few missing. It’s ok though, because I’ve got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet the 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation.. so when I meet someone who’s an 8-color type.. I’m like, hey girl, magenta! and she’s like, oh, you mean purple! and she goes off on her purple thing, and I’m like, no - I want magenta!” 

- John Mayer

"Why is it so hard to see the rainbow after the rain? Why does all the pictures I take turn out blurry and washed out? Why do I not see a smiling face on the train or on the roads? Why do I not feel I've lived my life?

We have all been so consumed in this rat race. We want to emerge on top, and pride ourselves as being the best there is. When we have a store, we want a franchaise. When we own a franchaise, we want to move out of the country and open more in other parts of the world. Yet, we DO NOT want to spend an extra dime on the people that helped us through it all. We do not even want to spend time with those that gave us a hand to pull us through. We just want it all for ourselves.

It's because when you look out of the window after the rain, you see high-rise buildings that case a shadow on the rainbow. It's because the skies are dark and polluted, and our eyes have been blinded by the shadows cast. It's because people are moulded into the same person, one that neglects what matters in life and just focus on a common goal. It's because... I am becoming one of them. And I don't want to."

She articulated my thoughts and I just couldn't agree more. Random or not, I'm gonna buy myself a bicycle this weekend.