&& so October was a slow start for my reading. who am i kidding, i only managed to read one book that whole month. BLAH. only good thing is, i brought some books online on Book Depository & i just can’t wait for them to arrive. :))

i just finished reading Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Does My Head Look Big In This?. & i only wish i could have read it a few years back, preferably when i was in high school. it would have helped in a lot of things. hahah. so basically, its about this sixteen year old Muslim girl named Amal (how awesome it is that, that’s a part of my real name. hahah :P) in Australia who decides to wear the hijab full time. & you know with the common misconceptions a few people have with the religion Islam, it aint easy at these times.. without trying to sound too religious, the book really helped shed some light on a few serious matters. i would love for my younger sisters to read this but i know they wont be interested as reading is far from what they mostly enjoy, surfing online all day. hahah. so yeah, a few line that stuck..

“i know that whats even more special to me is being true to what i believe in. i want to be with one person in my life. i want to know that the guy i spend the rest of my life with is the first person i share something so intimate and exciting with.”

silly as it is, i broke down at this part because really which girl doesnt want that noh. for a long time, i had that same belief instilled in me but that of course did not work out so even if i am sad for it, its passed & lets just file it under lesson learnt. so yeah another line that stuck.. it was when Amal was making the choice between getting close to the guy she liked or sticking with her faith..

“i would have been betraying my own faith too, because belief means nothing without action..”

i strongly agree with the line, belief means nothing without action. you can turn over a new leaf & say you want to start praying & all but there’s a difference between wanting and actually doing it so yeah not preaching, but really its how you choose to believe in yourself. your religion, your choices, your beliefs, your faith. /end

now that truly was a book i enjoyed, eyy i had a lot to say on the matter but if i dont end it as it is, this would have turned into an essay. hahahah.

sooo. im onto book number 21 now for my 50 Book Challenge for this year. i know i’m so far behind but i am determined to read 15 books each on these last two months of the year to make it to 50. i know i can. i know i will. i know i must. hahaha. hustle. hustle. hustle.