A Cup of Shai

Hello people! The time has finally arrived now, and the Big Sister will officially be tying the knot in just three weeks time. It feels surreal that she’s actually getting married and no longer just a giggly fantasy two sisters had cooked up over lunch! Below are ten tips I've been using to help me stay on top of my game :)  1.      Have a box for each area. I used plain white cardboard boxes to organise my decorations for the different days. Label the box’s use e.g. ‘Wedding Day’, and also list every item that is inside that box: ‘Pearls’, ‘Clips’, ‘Flowers.’ You can split this further down into areas. So have a ‘Guest book table’ box, a ‘Head Table’ box and so on. It means multiple people can get on with prepping these areas without getting in each other’s way. 2.      Split your stationery. Collect all the stationery you have in the house and then split them out between the different boxes so everything’s at hand. This m...

Hello people! How have you been? I decided to try this blog post as I wanted to attempt something fresh. It's basically like a Gratitude List, and I'm already feeling delighted! :P  “Alhamdulillah” means a declaration of gratitude to Allah. It literally means being thankful for any tiny thing, to major things. It literally means “All Praise be to Allah.” So, without further ado, below is a list of the 20 things I said Alhamdulillah for in the past month!  1.   The different people who supported me. 2.   The hot weather followed by the refreshing rain. 3.   Signing up to the Snowdon Sunrise Challenge for August. 4.   Saying goodbye to my friend as she leaves for Hajj. 5.   My class children chatting and giggling on the school trip. 6.   Ice cold water trickling down my throat in the heatwave. 7.   Having a massive declutter in my bedroom. 8.   The end of the school year. 9.   Friends checking up o...

Let me share this whole new world with you. After having watched Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin , all I can say is that I would indeed flock to the cinemas again to watch it, and I’m sure the anticipation would be tenfold because of the excitement of what I know is about to come. Ritchie doesn’t reinvent the wheel; rather he stays true to the original Disney film with a few tweaks here and there, which only enhances the production. The film is far from perfect. But let’s talk about the flying carpet moments first. This Jasmine (Naomi Scott) has got spunk. Not only does she stand firm against the patriarchy (Baba, Jaffar and Hakim), and have those kohl-lined eyes set on the lovable Aladdin, but she also wants to be Sultan. Chuck in the solo ‘Speechless’ whenever Jasmine’s feeling passionate, and we have transformed the 1992 Jasmine into a modern woman because her life broadens beyond romance.  Of course I admire her autonomy and her self-actualisation, but then it also begs...