Assalamu'alaikum! I'm usually a very practical person. I look at the practicalities of things before anything else. However, I also have some very big dreams. Most of them are very unrealistic and impractical. I've given up on some of them and will most probably give up the rest of them. Lol~ So I thought of just listing some of them down so that I could look back and laugh at myself when I'm older (Insya'Allah).
1. This is a dream I've had since I was about 12 years old. It is to be a magazine journalist. I've always wanted to see my name at the end of an article of a fashion magazine. I gave up that dream when I realised that a Muslim girl has no place in the fashion industry. I guess it's different now with Muslimah fashion becoming quite popular these days but I'm already in the education line and I've no intentions of switching. So good bye to that dream~
2. I've always wanted to migrate to Europe. Ever since I went to Germany and Czech Republic, I fell in love with the environment there, the people, the atmosphere, the WEATHER, etc. It'd be amazing to live there. However, there are a lot of things to consider before migrating and knowing myself, I don't think I'd be able to manage.
3. I knew from a long a time ago that my dream to migrate to Europe will never happen. So instead of migrating, I'd love to travel to Europe again! I want to spend like 2-3 months there with someone close to me and just travel around the continent. It would be awesome! It would also be really costly so I guess this dream might take a while to accomplish, most probably never.
4. Another Europe dream of mine would be to study there. Specifically, Oxford University in England. I really want to study either English Literature or Child Psychology. Again, this will cost a lot and I don't think I can come up with that much money before I finish my Diploma.
5. Here's another travelling dream. I once found out about this thing called the Round The World ticket. I googled and watched YouTube videos all about it and I really would love to get my hands on one of these RTW tickets! That would be AWESOME! Just like the rest of my overseas dreams, money is a problem.
6. I would love to design and decorate my own apartment! I grew up watching a local mandarin show on tv where 2 hosts would compete against each other in decorating a family's apartment. I loved that show so much that I was even considering studying interior designing to become a designer. Too bad, I suck at art. I'll just stick to watching DIY and room decor videos on YouTube.
7. I've always wanted to design and sew my own clothes. Like I said, I loved fashion. I wish someone would have taught me how to sew when I was a little younger! Then maybe I'd be able to sew a few little things for myself by now. Oh well, I'm too lazy to learn at this point of my life. If given the chance though, I would try to design clothes. Maybe I could describe what I want to a person who can draw well because like I said, I suck at art.
8. This would be the funniest dream of all... I've always wanted to start a business. Either a cafe, a cat cafe, or even a small shop that involves clothing or accessories (like Minikin at JEM). It was my dream to open the first cat cafe in Singapore. Well, obviously that will never happen because there are already 4 cat cafés in Singapore that I know of. A cafe like the one in the local drama, 96°C Cafe would be nice... or one like the one in the Korean drama, Panda and Hedgehog!! That would be so cute!
I even had planned out the roles of my family members in my cafe. My mum would be the assistant pastry chef and the barista because she's the coffee expert. My brother would be the head pastry chef (duh!), my sister the (highly paid) waitress and my dad the cashier and assistant accountant because he's good with money.
The idea of having a family business is really nice but guess what? I suck at accounting! I took up Principles of Accounts in secondary school and I was so bad at it! I failed almost every test and I didn't even bother studying it for O levels because I knew there was no point. (At least I just passed, lol) So there goes my dream of owning a business.
9) Another dream of mine would be to open my own Muslim child care centre. This is quite a recent dream. Maybe it might happen a few years down the road, if I had the drive and means, that is. If not, I'll just stick to being a teacher at a Muslim child care centre. That is my current (more practical) goal. Heh :)
That's the end of my list of unrealistic dreams. Before I end though, I just wanted to add some Islamic thoughts/advice for my future self (if I do read this again). Everything that has happened, is happening and will happen in your life has been planned out by Allah. He knows what is best for you. Just make lots of dua if you really want something and if its meant to be, you'll get it. If not, be grateful as Allah has blessed you in many other ways. Take care and Allah Hafiz!
1. This is a dream I've had since I was about 12 years old. It is to be a magazine journalist. I've always wanted to see my name at the end of an article of a fashion magazine. I gave up that dream when I realised that a Muslim girl has no place in the fashion industry. I guess it's different now with Muslimah fashion becoming quite popular these days but I'm already in the education line and I've no intentions of switching. So good bye to that dream~
2. I've always wanted to migrate to Europe. Ever since I went to Germany and Czech Republic, I fell in love with the environment there, the people, the atmosphere, the WEATHER, etc. It'd be amazing to live there. However, there are a lot of things to consider before migrating and knowing myself, I don't think I'd be able to manage.
3. I knew from a long a time ago that my dream to migrate to Europe will never happen. So instead of migrating, I'd love to travel to Europe again! I want to spend like 2-3 months there with someone close to me and just travel around the continent. It would be awesome! It would also be really costly so I guess this dream might take a while to accomplish, most probably never.
4. Another Europe dream of mine would be to study there. Specifically, Oxford University in England. I really want to study either English Literature or Child Psychology. Again, this will cost a lot and I don't think I can come up with that much money before I finish my Diploma.
5. Here's another travelling dream. I once found out about this thing called the Round The World ticket. I googled and watched YouTube videos all about it and I really would love to get my hands on one of these RTW tickets! That would be AWESOME! Just like the rest of my overseas dreams, money is a problem.
6. I would love to design and decorate my own apartment! I grew up watching a local mandarin show on tv where 2 hosts would compete against each other in decorating a family's apartment. I loved that show so much that I was even considering studying interior designing to become a designer. Too bad, I suck at art. I'll just stick to watching DIY and room decor videos on YouTube.
7. I've always wanted to design and sew my own clothes. Like I said, I loved fashion. I wish someone would have taught me how to sew when I was a little younger! Then maybe I'd be able to sew a few little things for myself by now. Oh well, I'm too lazy to learn at this point of my life. If given the chance though, I would try to design clothes. Maybe I could describe what I want to a person who can draw well because like I said, I suck at art.
8. This would be the funniest dream of all... I've always wanted to start a business. Either a cafe, a cat cafe, or even a small shop that involves clothing or accessories (like Minikin at JEM). It was my dream to open the first cat cafe in Singapore. Well, obviously that will never happen because there are already 4 cat cafés in Singapore that I know of. A cafe like the one in the local drama, 96°C Cafe would be nice... or one like the one in the Korean drama, Panda and Hedgehog!! That would be so cute!
I even had planned out the roles of my family members in my cafe. My mum would be the assistant pastry chef and the barista because she's the coffee expert. My brother would be the head pastry chef (duh!), my sister the (highly paid) waitress and my dad the cashier and assistant accountant because he's good with money.
The idea of having a family business is really nice but guess what? I suck at accounting! I took up Principles of Accounts in secondary school and I was so bad at it! I failed almost every test and I didn't even bother studying it for O levels because I knew there was no point. (At least I just passed, lol) So there goes my dream of owning a business.
9) Another dream of mine would be to open my own Muslim child care centre. This is quite a recent dream. Maybe it might happen a few years down the road, if I had the drive and means, that is. If not, I'll just stick to being a teacher at a Muslim child care centre. That is my current (more practical) goal. Heh :)
That's the end of my list of unrealistic dreams. Before I end though, I just wanted to add some Islamic thoughts/advice for my future self (if I do read this again). Everything that has happened, is happening and will happen in your life has been planned out by Allah. He knows what is best for you. Just make lots of dua if you really want something and if its meant to be, you'll get it. If not, be grateful as Allah has blessed you in many other ways. Take care and Allah Hafiz!
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