Question of the week October 1, 2007
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Question of the week:
Here I will post a question each week, which I will be focusing on the whole week. Asking myself this question again and again to make goals and other things clear and mostly become more conscious of my doings.
This weeks Question:
Ok, so may be questions :
- What do I want to accomplish today?
- What do I want to accomplish this week ?
Time….. September 26, 2007
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Peace be upon you,
So what am I doing with all the extra time I am getting by sleeping less. Well not much really, because since I am still in the mode of adaption so I feel kind of lagged in the late night hours. I have been reading much and trying to do most of the work during the day. The set back during the day time is that there are too many people who wants to indulge into talking stuff which has no importance what so ever, nor to them nor to me.
People love complaining and I can’t just say no but I am trying to give people the idea that I am not really interested but its hard. May God make their affairs easy for them and save me from saying anything to anyone which might not be beneficial for them.
At night although I am alone, well for more than half of the time anyways, I can start doing things without distractions. Which I will soon but as of now i feel little fatigue so I can’t really start or work on any of my projects. For now I am just letting my body sort of adapt to the changes and get use to this new schedule and not sleep in after my naps.
Getting Comfortable September 23, 2007
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Peace be with you,
I am getting really comfortable with this whole watching the sunrise deal, its pretty sweet, energizing and, relaxing. Nothing like a nice cool breeze in the morning, Thank God for that.
Yesterday, I only took an hour nap with about 5 hours of sleep and it was fantastic, expect the fact that the nap was too long I need to keep my naps under 30 minutes. This is because after about half an hour you start getting into the rem sleep (deep sleep) and, if you wake in middle of the rem sleep it messes up you sleeping cycle. So I am going to be more careful about my naps and, I think I am going to take 2 half hour naps with about 4 hours of sleep at night. I can complete one sleeping cycle in the four hours and hopefully my body will soon adapt to getting to rem sleep faster in my naps. This will help me make smooth transition into polyphasic sleep, God willing.
Other than this the day was very good, I thing i found yesterday was that it helps a lot if I go for a little bit of walking after eating in the morning just before FAJAR (morning prayer), it helps me concentrate better in the mornings and also this balcony thing really boosts my energy in the morning, I think it has something to do with being out, in the light. I had read an article a while ago which said that the sunshine helps us sleep better, soon I will find the article and post it here so if anyone is interested they can benefit from it as well, God willing.
So i’m going to go ahead and clean up a little bit and than may be read for a bit, take my 8:30 nap and than at 9 im going to head out. I can’t understand how I have been sleeping in all this time for 23 years. I don’t think I am ever going to go back to my old sleeping habits, ofcourse its another story when im still in the bed and thats where one has to be a little serious, I have written about how i built this waking up early habit in my previous post so if you want to look through please do so.
day 17 August 19, 2007
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Assalam-o-alekum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
being home is great alhamdulillah, as long as you dont get too comfortable and dont get too lazy. I have been sticking to my rules for the last 2 days that I have been here and inshallah plan to follow along. I have picked up some projects to do at home like fixing stuff around the house helping a bit more with my dad. and inshallah spend some more time with my younger sister and get her to read some of the stuff from the hadith book i got her and also I have to take her back to school shopping which is probebly gona take a whole day by it self but inshallah will get to it soon.
waQas
Day 16 August 18, 2007
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I got home last night and the comfort of being home is great Alhamdulillah. Still I have to stick to my rules and stick to my shecdual this is going to be a little bit hard but not impossible.
I did wake up at 6 this morning and all the salats are going accordingly, also the quran in the morning and evening before going to sleep.
I will not have much time to write while I am home but inshallah I will do put some time into writting the review for this week and give more detail about the week than.
Day 14 August 16, 2007
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Assalam-o-Alekum warhamatullahi wa barakatuhu.
Today, slept in until 9 O’clock, reason ? kept waking up last night i don’t really know why? i guess the fan wasn’t good enuf for me and it was really hot and humid. Other than that woke up at 9 took shower and prayed fajar and quran before I knew it was 10. So I kinda looked over some interview questions on the net, and then looked over the company’s website to find some information about the company. 11am, now I had to pick out a the dress for the interview, Alhamdulillah it was already ironed got ready and got my things made a phone call and than left at 12 O’clock to reach at the interview at least half hour before so I dont just rush in. I got there an hour early, they had a nice lounge so I put in about 20 mins of reading so that went well.
Interview was ok, Alhamdulillah I was very confident and kind of laid back answered all of the questions expect a couple. The ladies that interview me were really nice, so that kind of made me feel comfortable. After the interview did a little test and than went to a friends work place, there were about good 45 mins until he was done so read for another 45 min and than prayed duhr and went for dinner & lunch. After that was done with I got home prayed asar. and than did some browsing nothing important, now I am going to pray isha, look over my notes for a bit and than sleep with the intention to wake up 6:00 sharp no matter what inshallah. Oh and not to forget to recite the 3 verses that I read this morning 
inshallah.
Inshallah I will write a review for this week tomorrow after my exam, make dua for me inshallah
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL TOMORROW and I think i am going to be heading home tomorrow aswell, to KINGSTON inshallah
That is going to be a challenge too, keeping all the commitments and this blog while being home with the family but inshallah I think I will manage this time with the help of Allah Tallah.
I HAVE TO DISCIPLINE MY SELF
Day 13 August 15, 2007
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Assalam-o-Alekum warhmatullahi wabarakatuhu
After writing 2 exams today I was completly burnt out. Alhamdulillah I was glad they went well and got to get ready for a job interview tomorrow inshallah. Salaat and Quran is going really well and since yesterday I have started to read before going to sleep too, so Alhamdulillah as much as Allah Tallah guides.
One thing I have been slaking on is reading, i guess it is because of my exams, but really that is not a good enough reason, so what is the truth really, laziness; i mean i rather sit in the subway and look here and there and think about all the useless things in the world but not read. Inshallah i have to make a plan and start setting time each day for making time to read and even review, I will get this sorted out by this weekend inshallah.
Day 12 August 14, 2007
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Assalam-o-Alekum warhamatullahi wabarakatuhu.
Alhamdulillah today was very productive day. Got up a little later than six, The alarm is not working out too good because I am usually up like 5 mins before the alarm so I turn it off before it even goes on so I can sleep in the extra five mins. Not a good habit inshallah will be improving this. Today is day 12 and the things I feel really good is that I have not missed one prayer and since I started reading the quran in the morning I have not missed one day, inshallah I will keep this up with the help of Allah Tallah.
The new thing that I am adding to my schedual today is that the 3 verses that i read from the quran in to morning I will recite before going to sleep as well inshallah. Starting today right now
Have already prayed Isha now I am going to read the 3 verses and than I am off to bed
best wishes,
waQas
Day 11 August 13, 2007
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Assalam-o-Alekum warhamatullahi wabarakatuhu
Wow, today was a good day Alhmadulillah, got some stuff done, got a bit lazy and did not bother making a plan so i guess consciously i did not have much to do. When I don’t make the list it is at that time realize that how important the list is and how much it helps. So inshallah no more skipping that.
I did wake up on time but kinda wasted a lot of time this morning, sorta laying around here and there, i guess because I did not have any goals I was kind of bored so the ego needed to do something so it was like oh lets play tetris :S. But alhamdulilah comes the afternoon and I started feeling the guilt so prayed Duhr and went to help this friend install the door and prayed Asar and had dinner with a friend and this uncle chatted for a bit. Came home prayed maghrib and started working on a report its almost done. Only a bit left, but I am too sleepy to type so with this being written, I am off to Isha and then off to bed.
Assalam-o-Alekum Warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.
best wishes,
waQas
Day 10 August 12, 2007
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Assalam-o-Alekum Warhmatullahi wabarakatuhu
So why am I posting this a day late?
The internet was not working probably and also I was really sleepy when I got home around 10:30 so prayed Isha and went to sleep. What would have I wrote yesterday?
Things are very good Alhmadulillah. The whole waking up thing is working out pretty good, sticking to the schedual with the school work is keep a lot of stress off of my head so I am able to do things with fullest of my attention. Inshallah Once the exams are over I am going to make a list of things that I did not do very well this smester, the things that put me behind the class and also everything else that is kind of like a road block between me and my success.
What else is happening these days?, well I am reading quite a bit Alhamdulillah it’s been about 10 days and I have not missed a single prayer so Alhamdulillah that is a blessing. The way I am doing this is that when it is the time for prayer, there is not negotiating of any sort when it is time it is time. Without thinking about anything or saying that oh 5 min or 10 min or so jsut get up make wudu and make the prayer, And ask Allah Tallah to help you.
