Rule #36: the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

To say that I don't regret anything is a little unrealistic and even slightly cocky in my opinion. But it’s true when I say that I’m not the type of person who regrets and go around saying “I shouldn’t have..” this or that. I don’t dwell on the bad decisions I made because I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. Whether it is good or bad, there are always lessons learned and experience gained so that later on down the road I can be better prepared to face a different situation.

Look- It's my decision, I'm the one who made it and I need to live with it no matter what happens next. Sometimes the decisions may not go in my direction, sometimes they do. They aren't always the right ones, but that doesn't mean that they’re always a wrong one either. It all depends on how you work with it. To regret a decision only has you moving backwards in life. A decision is meant to move you forwards... There's no backtracking. And It is human nature - we all wonder about what if something had gone differently in the past or all the other ‘what ifs’ questions. In a world of many possibilities, you can't find yourself obsessing over which way to go.

Friends have been asking about me quitting RP. You all might think that I have wasted a year in this school where I could have gone somewhere else. To me, I did not. I learned things and gained a lot of experience along the way. The only thing I’m sad about is the expensive school fees that my dad has paid but, money can be earned. (I am planning to repay him back the whole semester’s fees, that is why I’m desperately looking for a part-time job now.) Of course, I could stay and persevere for the next 2.5 years. But why should I, when I am not happy with what I’m doing in school now? My heart is just not there every time I’m in class and it’s not about my classmates; just the modules that I’m doing. Furthermore, if I hadn’t come to RP, I would not have discovered my potential to do fashion design and my strong interest to work in the fashion industry.

Like I mentioned earlier on, mistakes are just learning experiences set to teach us about ourselves and help shape the way we view life. Just as long as you learn from it, take responsibility for our own "screw-ups" and figure out what to do next instead of looking backwards. It is fine to look back at the ‘what ifs’, but don't remain there. That's the hallmark of a life truly lived. After all, in Islam, our fate & destiny is already written by Allah s.w.t.. Good day, everybody! xo






Random pictures taken last friday :)