Random Rambles of Lotfi

More than 24 hours after a half marathon...I had visions of writing this blog post as I ran yesterday. Figuring out exactly how I was going to write this. And now, I can hardly recall the stuff that I wanted to say. I totally enjoyed the run...Keseronokan total! I thought I wouldn't. Ever since my friend TSB passed on last year, my running pattern has suffered...not that I am putting the blame on what has happened. I got busy and the mileage somehow got tapered along with the rut of life. This Japanese guy ran a full marathon playing that horn...Amahzinggg!! (pic by Teh EngTiong)  My RunningKaki and I try as much as possible to run regularly and in May, we even managed to travel to Sabah for the Borneo Run, albeit just a 10k for me. We stayed in a hotel near the starting line just to avoid the early morning rush. Wise decision, indeed. Citin Hotel at Jalan Masjid India is a nice, comfy inn. We came down for the 6am gun off at 5:45 am and s...

28 days since the start of the new year...Why was it that I struggled to recall 2011, what is the significance of 2011, or the lack of it... I suddenly feel so sorry for 2011. It doesn't deserve this..My mentor told me that with the start of the new year, the first thing I should do is to declutter my life..declutter the spaces around me. Get rid of old, unneeded stuff, donate them, throw them away...just clear the space. Clear the area so that you will have the space for all the abundance and blessings that's coming your way in this new year. This does not only apply to physical space but also mental space. Be rid of all the negative, old programs in your brain so that they can be replaced with new vision, better, upgraded programs that will propel you to excel! So she actually asked us to write all our mental baggage, the things that we regretted in pieces of paper, crumpled up the lil notes and throw them away in the bin..Somehow that felt good! 2011, was a year of tough ...

Salam....and hello! To you who's reading...hope you're having a great day! Miss me or not?? I miss blogging...I've been super busy! Super, like Idon'thavetimetoorganisemyhair busy! Which is a great thing, coz now I don't have to! No hair organising needed, coz I have recently started wearing the hijab!!!! Yeay!!! I super like!! Alhamdulillah! 26th Nov 2011, a day before my husband's 43rd birthday, a day before the new Muslim calendar year. I've been planning..planning for the longest time..after I came back from Umrah in 2010 but they say "we can plan, but HE decides". I have more than a big drawerful of shawls and scarfs to prove that I have been planning long for this hijrah, not that it matters. What matters to me, was when I finally did it, my head clear, my heart was calm and it has continued to feel so...for the last one plus months. Happiness much.. Till this day, I still wonder why I waited so long to do this? I should've ...