Life was like a box of chocolates.

Last Friday was the day many of us Malaysians are eagerly waiting for each year without fail. It's budget day! When I was young, I never really understood what is so important about this day; I never got it why people were so excited sitting in front of the television watching our Prime Minister presenting next year's budget. He's just allocating money, big deal. Now is a different story altogether. Allow me to begin with my take on the proposed budget. Below are the so-called thrusts for next year's budget. These are the key areas/focus of the budget. Lets go through it one by one shall we? Because this is just a blog, I will simply breeze through it, stopping only to pick up things of which I find rather interesting. 1.      Invigorating Economic Activity Aviation industry finally got the limelight it deserves after all these years. Quoting the text, " the industry will have a multiplier effect on the economy in line with grow...

Dear Allah, Hear my prayer. I am grateful for Your blessings of life & good health, for letting me live another day to keep doing good deed while repenting my sins. Forgive me should my actions are wrong, remind me when I am forgetful. On this holy day of Aidiladha, I pray for my fellow brother & sisters who were humbly invited to perform the Hajj. Bless them, o Allah. Provide them with strength to perform the required ibadah, give them courage to withstand any trials of which You have put in their way so that they would come out stronger and more devoted to You. Hear their prayers and fulfill their wishes, o Allah. Accept their Hajj, and I pray may all of my brothers and sisters will obtain mabruk. Ya Rabbul Alamin, I humbly stand before Your great might today, so that You my Rabb will someday extend me the invitation to perform the Hajj as the brothers before my time had. Until the moment comes, I pray that You guide me to Your righteous path, o Allah. Bl...