Leaving the comfort Zone

Last week, I read a post written by my favourite Youtubers, Anwar Hadi. It was about Zayn Malik (former One Direction) of not staying in the comfort zone. Well, perhaps because I have already passed the teenage time (when all the hormonal upside down take charge of your life) and I am so over this teenage obsession, Zayn Malik wasn't part of the long list that I googled and stalk into. I heard his name before from my  sister but that just  it. 

However, Anwar was right about his new song, Pillowtalk (Okay, please forgive me it is not the song that really matters). I have to admit it that Zayn has what it takes to be a seriously good singer. His popularity is not depending only on his look but it is his voice as well. He was famous enough when he was with One Direction (I only know him, I dont even know the name of the other members, so I guess he is famous enough because he is known to someone that dont even care like me, :P).

Anwar pointed it out that Zayn had taken a big step in his life when he decided to leave One Direction and came out with his first single. I don't know about his world (celebrity's world), but I can imagine it that he still had to work his self out to make things really working, at least for himself. Going out of your comfort zone to a new and strange zone will require a lot out of yourself. You will need to break some habits that may not be relevant to your new life and you may as well need to adopt new habit and make it part of you. And when I called it a habit, it means something that perhaps has been embedded in yourself for so long and it has become part of yourself. And the worst part of it, it may as well defines you before.

Its painful though, but giving up your comfort zone and embark into new adventures are the route mostly taken by the successful people. They didn't allow their life to be in a stagnant condition cause a stagnant water is always awful compared to the  waterfall. Like the clogged drain. That's why we enjoy waterfall a lot. The waterfall is always refreshing and we got our adrenaline rush and tranquillity both at the same time.   

I am taking the challenge as well. Instead of keeping myself to the same old environment for years, Allah has allowed me to learn and do something else that I have never imagined in my life. And it is a good thing. Yes, it is tough, considering my age now. OMG! I need to ensure that both my mind and my body can handle whatever surprises that are coming in my way. May Allah guide me to the right path. Amin. 

Best Feeling In The World

I have this habit of taking everything that I love to bed. Most of them are books. So my bed is usually full with books, and cat (sometimes). Since that I am a teacher, so the kind of books that currently occupy my beds are school books. There is one self help book that I took from my boss's bookshelves (I think she wouldn't mind since the book has been there since forever). Another one that I keep close to myself is the Quran (Tafsir). I know I should have keep it in some proper place, but I figure it out if I put the Mushaf  on a  book shelf, chances of it to be taken and read by me will drop tremendously and I don't want to take that risk. So next to my pillow is the best place in the world for the Mushaf to be. The Mushaf is the permanent resident of my bed, while the rest are just temporary and could be replaced according to the circumstances and my mood as well. LOLSS.

So as usual (not so usual for me to bring my students' workbook to bed, honestly), I went to sleep with piles of my students' exercise books and papers. They were all there since I thought of having a quick look at it before I fall asleep.That is part of my current strategy to optimise the usage of my time. Having 2 jobs at at time is really no joke especially when you can't manage your time well. OK, I dont have any intention to write anything related to time management cause I myself is still struggling to cope with my daily routine.

The next day, as I woke up from sleep, the first thing I saw was that pile of books and it made me feels really good. For few minutes, I just stare at it before I moved myself from the bed. And I was smiling and euphoric. Ain't that crazy?

That was when I realised that I actually in love with what I am doing right now. I love my job. I love teaching and I love to be surrounded with kids. No matter how small or big they are, they will always be my baby.