the anticipated camp of the week had passed in its full glory. insya Allah. more than 400 young people joined the RYC camp spread around the island of temasek.

i got the opportunity to ‘visit’ three of the participating mosques, alistiqamah, annahdhah and alfalah. and i was thinking, why don’t they have these camps when i was younger???! or maybe they did, maybe it was just me being an ignorant teen student who thought being a mosque youth doesn’t sound exciting, or plain too ‘alim’ and i was so wrong. well, for one thing, i was a very shy person during my school years and gatherings with unknown people doesn’t appeal to me. IIU changed that part of me.

but anyway, back to the camps. i managed to drop by al-istiqamah, just in time for their community service, which was to distribute the signature bubur masjid to the residents of nearby blocks. joining them were some Girl Guides and NPCC mates from Serangoon Garden Secondary, which i think was a brilliant move. they also had support form the Serangoon RC. which made things easier because the RC had records of their neighbours who are low-incomed and in need.

and then drove to annahdhah, which was a small group but close nevertheless, with the edu manager’s amazing experiences and sharing sessions. i thought i would be in time to deliver one short workshop, but i was late.

and a short meet with alfalah’s youth for a Qur’an Workshop.. Lord, i do not think i was the right person to deliver them. i just hope they might learn something from that one and half hour sessions.

but i have to say, the best part of the whole camp was on sunday where all the participating young muslims gathered at Assyakirin Mosque. while i was waiting outside the hall (was late and didn’t want to disturb the momentum, with the dimmed lights) i could hear ustaz sofyan’s doas and renderings of a child towards parents, as a young muslim, and most important, as His Servant. it was heartbreaking. when this reflective session, i managed to join in, and saw that ALL the young ones were teary eyed and some were still sobbing hard. bless them. hopefully the impact will last and they went back home refreshed re-lived remorsed but ready to start a better life. insya Allah.

same goes for me.

distraught detached and could just feel how much the soul needs. but what’s stopping?!

it’s been a week since ryc launch last week at Sultan Mosque, and for someone who’s been in the know on ryc, it definitely looks exciting! still, it has been a whirlwind of trying to ‘put voice’ into it through online. troopers!! are you guys doing your job??!

fortunately there’s Facebook and believe, it does wonders! create a group, invite some friends and there you have it, 300 and growing number of members. Thank yous to the support given. at least, at facebook, i know people know.

this weekend, some mosques are having a Youth Camp, serentak, and it’s almost like the weekend nights are going to be alive with young people at mosques, reading the Qur’an and reciting zikir. oh my Lord, please bless these young people, for their noble efforts to bring meaning to their Ramadan.

and there are still more activities during this Ramadan. For those into multimedia and photography, visit these links;

http://ramadhanthroughyoureyes.blogspot.com
http://kunzonevidz.com

there’s still time to join the photography and video competitions!

and there’s also going to be Night of Power on the 20th September.

wahh, serious full schedule for this month!
insya Allah.

come on young people, join in the challenge!

waah, the saturday which was full of happiness and excitement and gatherings of great people.

first of in the morning, rushed to SIES TEACHERS DAY, in appreciation to the asatizahs of mosque madrasahs. around 400 teachers from 27 mosques came to gather at the Orchid Country Club. I was helping with the registration and met some familiar faces and friends….and some ehem ehem ustazs (sempat….;)). two of my students were the ushers, good job guys! amidst the happiness, i have to say, i was a bit disappointed that there’s only me represneting an-nahdhah mosque, the other asatizahs were not able to attend, out of circumstances or out of plain temperament. wallahu a’lam.

with me busy taking pictures, i forgot to take pictures of myself! haha.

right after registration closed, i had to rush to Sentuhan Ramadan -RYC launch at Sultan Mosque! here again, met some friends and aili was there, fana and fiza was there! so i didn’t feel left out..somehow..

i honestly felt i was glad to be in this circle. because i didn’t start out having an eagerness to mix with mosque people, you know what i mean? i dreamt i would be among the academics in some uni, like pursuing a masters degree in some university, or would be among colleagues of various races if i were to work in other government sectors or organizations. but i find myself here and doing what i’m doing now. and i never regret it.
it doesn’t pay much and tonnes of work, but being in these gatherings, and meeting friends and accomplices, it’s a nice feeling la! there’s always a hikmah.

i’ve uploaded many pics at other places, and at the moment, i don’t really have much patience to upload pics here, hehe. but please, do visit alivesg.multiply or invokesg.multiply to peek at some pics, ok!

but some pics i must post…just because i think they look nice~~

and also…this pic..:)

didicazli, whoever he is, not that i’m much of a fan but he sings good.

most importantly, RAMADHAN MUBARAK.
i’m taking this as a chance to turn a new leaf. to be a better person. and only He Knows how much i wanted this.