Islam is a Way of Life

Assalamualaikum and Hey There.

     Sometimes people don't have time for complete explanations, so this might come as handy. IDK... Or maybe the people are among your age so you don't want to confuse them. Either way... 

1. "Why do you cover your head?" 

     "Because God asks me to do so."

     "But why aren't your friend wearing a veil?" 

     "Insya-Allah, she will, soon."

      "What did you say? Insy--" 

       "Insya-Allah?"

       "Yes. That one."

       "Insya-Allah means If Allah wills in Arabic. We need to say that everytime we want to make promises 'cause we won't know what will happen in the future. Plus, words are prayers. The more I hope for her to change, the more likely she will change."

   2.     "And why does she now not covering head when it's a must?"

        "Okay, let's take it this way. As a child, who do you love the most?"

        "My parents..?" 

        "Indeed, but then, when they ask us to do chores like do the dishes and clean your room, we don't always listen, right? It's a lie if you say you never said no."

        "Yeah..." 

         "Same goes to everyone, including Muslims. As a human being, we sometimes are too weak and reluctant to obey our own Creator." 

         

 3.   (another version) "Why do you cover your head?" 

       "You know, they say that even in fashion, showing less skin is more classy."

     "Yeah, but they never say about showing less hair or no hair at all." 

     "Oh that, I leave that all to your imagination. You need to work and enhance your imagination, before you're getting too old." 

4. "Why do you pray?"

     "To be closer to God."

      "What did you get for being closer to God?"

      "A lot. Like my smartness and pimple-free face. Okay maybe not that flawless."

      "Ohh, don't self-hate yourself. You're beautiful."

       "I'm sorry. Didn't you hear that I literally just bragging about my beauty and brain?"

       "Yeah right."

5.    "Don't you think you're wasting time by having to pray 5 times a day?"

        "No, I don't. 'Cause roughly a prayer would take about 5 minutes so that'd be 25 minutes a day. Only 25 minutes out of 1400 minutes for your God everyday? That's barely a long time. I mean, we take a way longer time for eating and sleeping."

6.    "Why can't you touch a guy?"

       "I do can. As long as I'm wearing my gloves."

       "What's the deal with skin-to-skin?"

       "Umm, let's just say I'm a germaphobes."

       "You are a germaphobes?"

       "Only with boys' germs."

       "Now you're acting immature."

       "Hey! I'm just trying to make it easy for you."

       "Seriously, Ayu, can't you be serious for like, 5 seconds?"

       "Right, I actually leave my bare skin totally touch-free from elligible guys so that my future husband can enjoy it. Jealous much?"

        "I might be your future husband."

         "Oh please, no, you won't."

7. "Are you still a virgin?"

      "Proudly yes."

      "OMG, how lame!""

       "Excuse me, which part of me being a virgin is lame?"

        "The part that you never had a sexual experience before?"

        "You know why I'm doing this? 'Cause I believe that a husband should   have the best from his wife and not something second-hand. And vice versa."

 8. "You're such a bragger. You think that you're holier and better than us and we're sick of you."

      "I'm sorry, in Islam, we're not saying that we're better than you guys, but we actually wanna show you a better way of life."

  9. "Why can't you eat pork?"

      "Ok, why some people don't eat seafood?"

      "Because... they are allergic to it?"

       "Yes. And the same goes to me."

        "Nobody's allergic to pork, you liar."

        "No, the same goes to me- it makes me sick."  



Ikhlas Daripada,
 

5 Sappy Songs That I Love

Assalamualaikum and hey there.

Music will always be my biggest guilty pleasure. And when all the songs on the radio match your feelings, you'd know that you're actually experiencing one common thing - heartbreak. So here's my playlist when I was heartbroken back then. Hahah.

1. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry

    One of the first Katy's songs that I heard, probably after Firework. The beat is simple. But her voice is the winning factor. I appreciate storytelling songs so I love the story behind the lyrics. And also, this song is an awesome go-to karaoke choice. ;P
Fav lyrics: It's time to face the music, I'm no longer your muse...
Fav musical moment: The stretched part of "the ooonnnneee.... the oooonnnneeee...."

2. One Last Time - Ariana Grande 

    I don't like the music video. It's so misleading that it totally destroys the loveliness of the song. I love this song after I watched the lyric video. After realising the beauty of the song's lyrics, I replayed the song again and again. And of course, Ariana's voice is the cherry on top.
Fav lyrics: I should've done you better, 'cause you don't want a liar...
Fav musical moments: The whole chorus, especially that one last time (pun intended) she sings the chorus. "One last time, I need to be,, the one,, who takes you home,, ohh." 

3. Stitches - Shawn Mendes 

Yahh... that magazine-model face of Mendes is ruined ;P I love the metaphors in this song. I mean it's on the Swift level okay, in my opinion. :P But it's a bummer that he's not the writer of the song. Some guys named Daniel and Teddy and Daniel wrote it. Go check Wikipedia if you don't believe me. The melody of this song is so depressing and gloomy and of course,  he sounded heartbroken. And the radio way overplayed this song that by the end of 2015, I've had it enough of this song that I wanted to throw up. Don't take me wrong. I love this song, but too many sadness can affect our mood :P
Fav Lyrics: Needle and the thread, gotta get you out of my head. Needle and the thread, gonna wind up dead. 
Fav musical moment: The whole pre-hook ("gotta feeling that I'm going under...") 

4. Half a Heart - One Direction 

  I love the sad melody of this song. And the lyrics are just breathtaking and charming. The metaphor of being incomplete without someone is very sweetly romantic, if you think about it again. And I love the arrangement of who-sings-which-part. Liam in the first verse, Zayn killing it in the 1st chorus, then Louis continues, and then Harry singing the 2nd chorus and then Niall sounding innocently heartbroken in the bridge. I love it. I just love it.
Fav lyrics: Though I tryna get you out of my head, the truth is I got lost without you...
Fav musical moments: The whole chorus ("only half a blue sky, kinda there but not quite...")

5. Amnesia - 5 Seconds of Summer

Okay, I lied.   :P  I must say, actually my biggest guilty pleasure is spending my time watching these people on YouTube until late at night. I know I suck. I don't even like this band. :P I mean, I was just about to fangirl this band but when I saw the She Looks So Perfect video, I just... hated it. Lucky them, they have Amnesia and I was hooked. They should thank those people who gave them this song 'cause if not, I'd still hate to love this band.  ;P IDK, this song just tugged my heartstring. And it's relatable to me. And I felt like, if  I were Taylor Swift, I'd wish that I was the one who wrote this song, 'cause the lyrics are very heartfelt. The melody arrangement is also wonderful. From its acoustic start to its loud heartfelt 2nd chorus. And this is my favourite song of them.
Fav lyrics: It's like WE never happened, was it just a lie? If what we had was real, how could you be fine? 'Cause I'm not fine at all...
Fav musical moments: The 2nd time of chorus when the melody starts to grow louder. 

You know what they said, sometimes you love a certain song 'cause it catches exactly how you feel right now/ then.  So that's it.



Ikhlas Daripada,
 

Favourite Taylor Swift's Song(s)

Assalamualaikum and hey there.

Actually, every time when people asked me my favourite T-Swizzy’s song, I just couldn’t state only one. ‘Cause all of them have different reasons why it tugs my heartstring. So, here’s my 13 favourite Taylor Swift’s songs (‘cause she likes number 13 :P ) .

1.       1..Mean

Usually, if they ask like, only one, one favourite song, I’d say Mean. ‘Cause the lyrics are motivational, the music video is very inspirational and wonderful (and is also my all-time favourite music video) and also because she won TWO Grammys for this song! I mean, this is definitely an award-winning song. Even the art cover is gorgeous and on point! ;P I belt out this song whenever I’m feeling down as the kids at my school make me feel invisible and stuff.

Album: Speak Now

Favourite lyric: Someday I’ll be big enough so you can’t hit me.

Favourite musical moment: The bridge (“And a liar, and pathetic”)

2.       2. If This Was A Movie

It’s not really a popular song but I really love it!!! It was one of the bonus tracks but trust me, most of the times, bonus tracks are very good songs!  First time I heard it was on the radio and immediately fell in love with this song. When I looked up for the lyrics art, I just couldn’t look at the lyrics ‘cause it made me so sad! And the music really complements the lyrics, so it’s a beautiful song. And for this song, I could actually imagine the music video, if they ever decided to make one. I listen to this song when I just want to sing dramatically and pretend that I’m acting in the music video, and/or I’m living in a movie. Hahah.

Album: Speak Now (Deluxe)

Favourite Lyric: When time stood still and I had you.

Favourite musical moment: After the last chorus (“it’s that the kind of ending you wanna see now? Baby what about the ending? Oh ohhh…”)

3.       3.Girl at Home

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 I love the concept of this song. Taylor has always been in the point of view of “the girl who has been cheated by her boyfriend”. And it is intriguingly different in this song as she becomes “the nice girl who a guy wants to cheat on his girlfriend with her but Taylor firmly refuses.” That’s why I love this song. And I know this song is like a “lesson learned” for Taylor from all of her love experiences as she grows wiser.

Album: Red (Deluxe)

Fav lyric: It would be a fine preposition, if I hadn’t once been just like her…

Fav musical moment: the bridge (“call a cab, lose my number, you’re about to lose your girl”)

4.       4.I Knew You Were Trouble

Ohhh boy. I know people were shocked listening to this song as it’s wildly different from what Taylor used to sing but I loooved this song from the very first time I heard it!! It’s a T-Swizzy’s song that I love the most, musically. I love the dubstep and the mix of a little bit of country and pop in this song. The melody is just too awesome! I was hoping 1989’s songs would be way better than this but unfortunately no, 1989’s hits can’t beat this killer song. ;P

Album: Red

Fav lyric: A new notch in your belt, is all I ever be.

Fav musical moment: The beat of “Now I’m lying on a cold hard ground, OH! ,, OH! Trouble, trouble, trouble”

5.       5.Blank Space

This song is full of Insta-caption#winning-worthy lyrics!  (hey, you can’t deny this ;P) And I love the music video, especially the fashion and the sassiness. What can I say more? This song is definitely a winner.

Album: 1989

Fav lyric: Darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream. (C’mon, as cliche as this may sound, everyone loves these lyrics! Including me!)

Fav musical moment: The bridge (“boys only want love if it’s torture”)

6.       6.Should’ve Said No

This song is very emotional. I love the pop version of it more. I always feel like this song is actually the prequel of Girl at Home. I don’t have words for this song, simply breathtaking.

Album: Taylor Swift (country version) and Fearless (pop version)

Fav lyric: It was a moment of weakness and you said yes.

Fav. Musical moment: The melodies of “Do you honestly expect me to believe, we could ever be the same?”

7.       7.Brought Up That Way

This is a very heartfelt song! Only a heartless person would feel nothing! It will touch your heart deeply. Oh BTW, this is an unreleased song and I never really heard the original version of it. The only one that I could find on Youtube is a slightly pitched one, but it’s still amazing. Go listen to it!

Album: NO ALBUM. UNRELEASED.

Fav. Lyric: I didn’t bring her up, so they cut her down. I didn’t bring her here, so they can shut her out.

Fav. Musical moment: The part when “and through the tears she said, I couldn’t that to you… and he said..”

8.       8.The Other Side of The Door

Ain’t the art cover beautiful? Also, I like the title of this song. It’s one of country songs that I love. And it’s classic Taylor. And it’s also a perfect song to show how complicated girls are for always having a double meaning in everything we say. So relatable.

Album: Fearless (Platinum Edition)

Fav lyric: Baby you know everything, tell me why you couldn’t see, that when I left I wanted you to chase after me.

Fav musical moment: After final chorus (The whole damn of “With your face and your beautiful eyes, and the conversation with the little white lies” Yep, that one, which makes me asthma by the end of it)

9.       9.Ours

I just cannot not include this song. This song is enchanting. I was amused by this song, especially this one special lyric, which always be my go-to T-Swizzy’s love lyric.

Album: Speak Now (Deluxe) – see? The deluxe album tracks are always captivating!

Fav lyrics: Life makes love look hard…

Fav musical moment: The last chorus of “People throw rocks at things that shine but they can’t take what’s ours….. they can’t take what’s ours”

10.   I Almost Do

As I said before, I love sappy songs, and this is another one. This song is so sad, you can feel how heartbroken Taylor was when writing this song. And of course, a song would never be that meaningful to you if it’s not relatable with your life….

Album: Red

Fav lyric: I can’t say hello to you and risk another goodbye.

Fav musical moment: The exact same part when she sings that. It’s just too devastating.

111.Red

I love the metaphors in this song. When I first heard this song, I was diligently trying to figure out the meaning of the chorus – blue (sad, melancholic), dark grey (dull boring life), trying to know somebody you never met (difficult, near to impossible), red. But I have troubles deciding the one true meaning of red because they were so many that I found. But then I realised, it was all of them- passion, jealousy, anger, danger, infatuation, love. And due to all those smart lyrics, it became my favourite.

Album: Red

Fav. Lyrics: Remembering him comes in flashbacks, and echoes. Tell myself it’s time now, gotta let go.

Fav. Musical moment: The whole bridge

1    12. New Romantics

The lyrics are so inspiring! And motivational! And my favourites are “I could build a castle, out of all the bricks they threw at me”. I think the lyrics are just downright genius! With double meaning. First, it shows how positive Taylor is as she could take negative things (bricks) and turn it into positive things (castle). Second, it just shows how many critics she received over the years. I mean, there’re so many ‘bricks’ that she could actually make a ‘castle’ from it! Get it? It’s just genius. One of my all-time fav lyrics of her songs.

Album: 1989 (Deluxe)

Fav. lyric: I could build a castle, out of all the bricks they threw at me.

Fav. Musical moment: The chorus

1      13. Style

Okay, I admit it, One of the reasons why I love this song is because of the fact that it’s (presumably) for Harry Styles! This is the first 1989 song that when I first heard it, I immediately loved it. (I heard it from the Target commercial) (and BTW, Shake It Off and Out Of The Woods and Welcome to New York failed to do that to me ;P) So, it’s wonderful :D And not even a diss song, so yeah ;P

Album: 1989

Fav lyric: When we go crashing down, we come back every time.

Fav musical moment: The 2^nd time she sings the 2^nd chorus (“you got that long hair slicked back…”)

Actually, all of T-Swizzy’s songs are amazing. I also love Sparks Fly, Enchanted, Mine, I Know Places, Wonderland, Haunted, You Belong With Me, Love Story, I HEART ?, Picture To Burn and more. Yes. All of them.

Ikhlas Daripada,