Life in Russia

I never wrote this before... but after a few friends asking how's Russia bla bla bla and I kept on telling the same stroy... why don't I just relate it here...and stop bothering about telling it to the world. Sounds nice??

Yup!

Russia was last month's story.. huhu, took a while to actually absorb what happened there. Stayed there for 10 days, sponsored by the government (Thanx!). The main point is... is happiness and satisfaction is 100%, I think I'll give my 10 days there a 70%. A 'B' for the trip... sounds pretty good ain't it? Well, if you compare to Korea which I gave 150%... does it still sound good??

Nah, I'm not condemning anyone... just a few cents...

But, one lesson I learned in Russia is the treacherous overseas life (oooppsss.. exaggerating!). Few challenges:
1. Language : Please practice on your sign language coz in a country where most people speak only native language, or refuse to speak other language... sign language is a treasure!!

2. Food : Where ever you go, don't forget to bring some local food. Be it the famous serunding Klate, rendang tok perak (not advisable since it's moist...) and lots of instant noodles. Their taste will be different and the status of us being Muslims makes it more meaningful. Huhu, gotta be really careful what you eat. SEAFOOD ONLY!!
oh, there was one time I was really x15 hungry... and they stopped by the hotdog kiosk letting everyone buy something... I can just smell, hoping the smell would at least calm me... The smell was exactly the same as in Malaysia. But I wonder what the ingredients are...

3. Yourself : Well, this is kinda subjective. You see... other people have the tendency to hold people or stand very closely to take photos... wah!!!! I am so scared when I relate this... But the moral is... stand up to your principle and in this case... don't just simply go with the flow... coz trust me, you'll be regretful.. BIG time!

Hmm... I met a few people from other countries and as I get to know them better, I get to know that they are Muslims... they were so surprised as I had my hijab on, and that I'm practicing my religion as my way of life. They say that religion, or Islam, is only like a tradition in their country. Not many people practice it anymore... I felt like crying when I heard this. How can a Muslim utter such words?? It broke my heart knowing that. And my heart shattered thinking again that I didn't work as hard to convince her that practicing Islam is really beautiful.

Huhu... I hope that that will not happen to me, my family, my friends, or Malaysia. I still believe that Islam will be strong here, like it was in the 15th century...

Ya Rabbi, please guide us as You are our Guide, only You we worship, and only You we ask fro help..... amin ya rabbal alamin.

Uhuks... I think I'm going down with a fever...