It’s a Saturday morning and I can’t believe I’m actually up and sitting here in the ITD, playing the net!! It’s a rare chance!!

I had a Halaqah class just now. The first class and my leader or naqibah as we call it, is one of the seniors that went together to the Down To Earth programme in Johor. Although I was not that close to her because we had different foster family and under different sub-programmes but at least she’s someone I’m familiar and able to joke around with. The other members were quiet and I tried to make some conversations but hey…I’m a natural quiet person, I need some back-up or response!!!

As this was the first class, there’s nothing much, only a brief ta’aruf (orientation)…I guess,the naqibah and the assistant naqibah should start the session more lively…I mean it’s early in the morning!! Can’t expect us to do the talking….well it’s a first time and I hope the coming sessions will be a bit more fun. Even though I’m a quiet person, I do enjoy noise and moreover when we are in a group, it’s terribly weird to be in silence.

And I have to be the first to do a presentation. That’ll be 20% for the record, another 20% for memorising some surahs, only 20%for final examinations and 40%(!!!!!) for attendance!! That’s a lot! And it’s on Saturday…how am I going to go home for some of the weekend?? And someone had been asking…twice..when I’ll be back…aaarrrrgggghhhhhh 😦 But I did ask the naqibah if we can change the day. She said we are not supposed to but she’ll try and I hope we get to change!!! I don’t care which day as long as it’s not on weekends!!! So let’s pray for it….