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Back in the land of calorie-laden food! 

Sure, fun to see my family and all that, but let's focus on the main point here...

Is it just me, or boutiques are crazy popping up in Bangi? I'm not a jubah person (as you would already know...) but man, these places have the nicest jubahs in the world. 

We went to several stores with Aunty M to choose her birthday present (fail). Our efforts weren't in vain though, because I did learn something that day - well, more like, pondered something.

WHY DO BOUTIQUES ASK US TO TAKE OFF OUR SHOES?!

I assume the logic behind shoe removal is for hygiene reasons, or they're worried we'll get their wooden floors pierced by stiletto heels?

But what if some people feel exposed or vulnerable upon removing their shoes? And how would you guarantee that we'll see them again when we leave the store? You never know if a cat would nick those shoes outside, do you...

Some don't even give salaam! Please, go ahead and coldly look at me in the eye and then ignore me, so nice to shop here.

Bahahah forgive me, clearly something horrible has gotten into me.

how do you skirt

Ignore those pictures. That's just Amalin blocking what would have been some beautiful view. Bahah.

How do people wear maxi skirts? Do they have a superpower that I know nothing about? 

I could pull skirts off with baju kurung, but other than that, I truly, truly, fail.

I know Amalin puts on skirts for everyday use, and I thought, what would it hurt right? I was wrong.

It keeps touching the floor oh my God. Plus it's soooo flowy and smooth it's weird. I have no idea what I did, but the skirt managed to get a tiny smudge of mud on it and I. just. wanted. my. pants. back. OK??? I don't deserve this kind of pure torture. Whoever invented pants (and high heels), I love you.

Needless to say, I only wore the skirt once. It's been in the closet ever since. 

And then, there are girls whose skirts are their travel staples - be it a trip to the zoo, beach picnic with all the wet sand in the world, climbing up the Eiffel tower - let's face it, they might even go the Amazonian jungles in a skirt.

I'm pretty sure this is sorcery, guys. 

piling up

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Assalammualaikum.

(this post may seem to be a rant on shopping, but trust me, it's not... haha.)

For the past few days, I have been drooling over Swatch online. Those straps are heart-breaking.

Oh, my latest Swatch purchase went lost in the post. I got over it real quick though.

To rub salt into the wound, I was mesmerised by these Converse platform sneakers.

Much to my dismay, most websites don't provide delivery/shipping to Malaysia. And I was too shy to get it delivered to Auntie Zainab.

It surprised me. How girly had I become? Bhahaha. Shopping is not usually my thing, unless it's something that I really love.

A few months ago, I organised my bookmarks. I have this bookmark folder for "Shoppings", to which I saved websites to buy gifts or anything I have the urge to.

After paying a good visit to a number of websites, I decided that to be fair, I shall open other folders as well.

I chose the 'Islam' folder and clicked on one of the articles that I had saved.

I went through the selected one and boy, was I stunned.

The article was on Surah At-Takathur, The Mutual Rivalry.

1. The words alhakum at-takathur of the original are too vast in meaning to be fully explained in a passage. Alhakum is from lahv which originally means heedlessness, but in Arabic this word is used for every occupation which engrosses man so completely that he becomes heedless of the more important things in life.

-My craze for more and more worldly gains (aka Swatch) has made me heedless.

2. That is, you spend your whole life in the same craze and endeavor, until the time comes when you must die and leave the world.

-I spent a lot of time browsing watches online.

3. That is, you are under the delusion that the abundance of the worldly goods and surpassing others in it is real progress and success, whereas the opposite is the case. Soon you will know its evil end and you will realize that it was a stupendous error in which you remained involved throughout your life. Soon may mean the Hereafter.

-I wanted more Swatch even when I had enough... wasting my parent's money.

Right. I stumbled upon this article juuuuust when I was crazy to shop.