Any one from Perth WA?

Any new and clean (family friendly) anime come out recently?

I’m a fully grown adult, but put a needle near me and all dignity goes out the window. I don’t care who’s watching, I will act ridiculous. It’s not really the pinch that bothers me, it’s the waiting, knowing it’s about to happen and counting down until it’s over. Lately, I’ve been getting poked far too often. I recently had a blood test where the first person couldn’t find my vein and stabbed me twice. Then, someone else took over and did a poor job too. He pressed the needle in from the top, and a little blood started oozing while it filled the vial. My skin even turned blue-green. Today, I received vitamin B12 shots. 2 more to go in the next week. Absolutely thrilled.

Everybody in the ISO thread is so educated and it’s making me insecure lol😭

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I'm tired of WW3 signals always going off every 2 seconds😭my Instagram is just full of ominous warnings of WW3. If I get drafted before getting married, I'm going to cry. A lot of

Which Anglo country, in your view, offers the best marriage prospects for locals; UK, USA, Canada, Australia?

I'd say UK>>>>Canada>USA>Australia

UK has entire towns where Muslims are the plurality. Toronto is approx 10% Muslim. The USA has huge community hubs like Detroit, NYC, Houston, Baltimore. Australia just seems to have a few enclaves in Sydney/Melbourne.

That said - Muslims in the USA and Canada seem to be largely Middle and Upper Class with very high levels of education, which hints that standards for both genders are very high, making marriage more challenging as a whole.

UK seems largely working class Desi, Somali with small Arab and African communities. Generally, according to data, working class folks marry quicker.

Australia seems a mix of working class (Lebanese) and recent Desi whom arrived as students or skilled migrants. Based on this I'd say there's more fragmentation, making marriage harder.

Please correct me if im wrong

This week was awful. I’ve had a headache and overall felt like complete garbage. I felt unmotivated and lazy. I didn’t want to be around anybody and wanted to be alone. I still feel this way today.

How early do you start your Ramadan prep?

I’m very particular about how I like to experience Ramadan so it’s about a month in advance for me. It’s mostly mental prep but there are a few things I do around the house to set a certain ambience.

I try my best to create an atmosphere that’s comparable to experiencing it back home but it never comes close.

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after jummah prayer, one of the sisters from the Bangladeshi community came up to me to say salaam. the last time i saw her was maybe sometime in September. so the convo started off normally, with regular catch up info.

and then she hit me with the "you should have a baby soon".

ngl i was kinda flabbergasted.

then again, i did mention that i got laid off and i'm mostly just chilling now. so i guess she thought that's a good time to mention it.

but still but i was like alright... thanks for the suggestion lol.
did not know how to respond really.

like sure, I've heard this kinda comment from my mother and my MIL even, but i expect that kinda convo from them. i guess just not much from others who are around my age, esp from people i don't know v well - i think that's where the internal awkwardness stemmed from.

in other news, feels weird not having work to worry about. i miss having a set routine. my husband is still on winter break, so his work is quite lax for now. so we both sleep in after fajr.

i don't want to base my routine off his, but it's easy to slip some days. like before married life, it was just my bed calling me back to sleep. now it's another sleeping human lol.
iA I'll manage with time.

Been a pretty tough week! For the past few years my parents talk here and there but mostly fight but the last week was pretty brutal and without going into details I don’t think I have the same love on my heart for my father! I resent him for how he has treated my mom and how he has always supported his family aka his mom and not my mom despite years of sacrifice! I am almost 30 and unmarried which is besides the point and in grad school.. going to start my last year InshaAllah where we take three really important exams! I just keep thinking why this happened to my mom and why she didn’t have a good life, no money , no vacations and no support from her husband ! Even if I get married I wonder who will take care of her! I almost feel envious for the first time of people who have happy parents because genuinely I want that for my parents! I do think of getting married but I honestly believe Allah has written great for me and even though people around me have started talking how I’m old and unmarried a part of me has so much faith in Allah iA! For me rn I just wish my mom can be happy for once in life iA! Sorry if this was a long read but it was almost therapeutic talking about it!

Finally got my projector at my parents’ place. Going to paint and watch something from Studio Ghibli. I’m so excited!

Open to recommendations, but nothing that’ll make me cry lol the painting will smear.

After years of resisting, I gave into the peer pressure and finally started my anime journey last night. 4-5 of us watched Solo Leveling and God was it good. Has this been what I’ve been missing out on? We only saw three episodes but I can’t wait to watch more tonight. And it’s only 20mn so you don’t even feel bad binging it. If it wasn’t past midnight I would have watched one more lol. I’ve been adding all my friend’s recommendations to MyAnimeList. I hate how the mobile app uses the transliterated Japanese names and not the English ones.

Book wise, I finished Water Moon, it wasn’t that bad. It felt like a studio Ghibli movie with the dreamlike aspects and it had a slow burn to it, but I also wouldn’t recommend unless you like that sort of storytelling or Japanese literature. 7/10? I’m also halfway done with Hemingway’s The old man and the sea. It’s actually pretty good, esp considering for short it is. The book has no chapters so it’s finding a place to stop reading. I might read some short books after this to front load my 2026 book count, rereading Kafka’s Metamorphosis and Rose’s 12 angry men. Once I get burnt out I can always go back to fiction or sci-fi.

This week started with my phone being stolen💀 Hence, as I had to make a new account, I have bypassed confused, straight to angry.

I wouldn't even care if it was just the phone, but I hadn't backed up the data, so I lost years of pictures (including really old ones because I downloaded all pics off social media before deleting it). Including pictures of/conversations with deceased family members.

I was shocked because it was a good area, with only business people around. Everyone there was at least a decade older than me, so I genuinely didn't believe someone could have stolen it... But it was gone in the space of 3 mins, and it was even connected to my other phone via tether while I recognised it was gone... The staff in the cafe (a horribly expensive Italian/French place) were also so rude. Seriously, I would have found it if they'd done anything at all.

So naturally, I went on a phone hunt, and I have been to dozens of dodgy phone shops which probably deal in stolen items. I have also been to three separate police stations because apparently they're all incompetent and can't figure out which address is in their area. I'm still hoping it will turn up since it's a unique phone (you have to order online), with unique markings on the screen, and I had the IMEIs.

Obviously, I've also lost my reddit account (and other accounts such as email, although alhamduillah not my main one).

So I'm wondering if there's any way to break into my accounts, or to delete them without accessing (particularly the reddit one). Or if anyone has any suggestions about tracking the phone etc? I feel like I've done everything possible, bar handing out flyers like for a lost dog (which I'm seriously considering).

I'm also considering getting a new phone, and boycotting google for all their privacy violations (which I was thinking of previously), keeping one good phone to backup data which never leaves the house, and having one be a cheaper one that's rooted to be permanently trackable (it would be much better if it could be set to spontaneously combust in the thief's house, but alas that might be illegal).

Also since companies are including things like AI searching which violates all personal data on a device, not to be a conspiracy theorist, but I don't think anyone has any privacy anymore. I don't even know what, if anything, is safe.

This chaos also meant I got absolutely nothing done this week too.

In any case, I don't think 2026 is off to a good start, not only personally, but the state of the world too.

Husband got laid off on Wednesday due to no fault of his own from a company that lied and said after their merger they weren’t gonna lay anyone else off, he’s a data engineer in the tech industry in Toronto which is a pretty saturated market and even though I’ve been struggling with anxiety the last few years after my mom had some major health issues, I’m doing my best to stay hopeful and positive for him and of course keep tawakkul in Allah swt that everything will be okay and he will find another job soon. I think the thing I worry about most is him losing his spirits during the job search which can be so stressful and just feeling sad this happened to him cause he’s worked so hard his whole life, please spare us a dua (or referral lol) if possible.

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Has anyone here gotten a weird message asking if their opinions have changed about the hijab? Someone messaged me to ask and I said no I still love it, and they said they'd "check in" in 2 years. Who is this and what did I say to trigger it lol

I do not like my in laws, mainly because they are unkind to me. My MIL especially over the years has done some unkind things. I brought up some things to my hubby but I always get the response that he's sorry I experienced those things and his mother has poor social skills and it's not intentional. And after that, I haven't told him the other things she's done/said to me. The funny thing is I have seen her interact with others and she does not treat them that way. And I'm always told how kind my MIL is, funny I have not experienced that "kindness".

I'm currently 30 weeks pregnant and honestly a part of me is dreading that I have to see her more because of the baby. She barely checked up on me during the pregnancy or asks how I'm doing. She basically doesn't speak to me and it is quite hurtful. And before anyone says well do you check in on her. I do but the convo never goes anywhere because she just responds in one word answers, never asks anything about me and stops the convo.

The problem is I'm really starting to hate them and I don't want to. But sometimes when they are mentioned or talks of getting together, I get irrationally anger and I just hate being around them. And now with the baby, I'm going to have to be around them more. My SIL also recently made a comment how she's excited for our babies to get together and my brother's children and how the kids will all be cousins. I found that a bit weird for her to drag my brother and his family into these future hangouts and automatically make it seem like they are their family when they don't even talk to my siblings or my mom?!?

Basically I don't want to feel like this, I don't want to hate them but I don't know how to get over these feelings. I've been making dua for Allah to soften my heart towards them but I just can't seem to. I get triggered when I hear their voices and I remember everything they said/done and it makes me upset all over again. How do I put this past me and get over it? Esp now that our baby is coming. I really wish I took more time to know my inlaws, when I first met them they acted nice. Once I got married, I saw how they truly acted. They always would talk and boast about family but man they are really dysfunctional.

You know I'm French and unfortunately, adultery is a national sport. Much, much more than most of my fellow citizens want to admit.

Episode 21097412 : a man cheated on his wife... with his wife's midwife. Both women have know each other for years and their families know each other. I knew adultery is closer than people think but this one is pretty wild.

Inshallah I can find a job this year so that I can finally start the search. May Allah accept all your good deeds and respond to your duas in the best way. Juma mubarak.

Has anyone ever built one of those book nooks? How long did it take?

My toxic trait is thinking 'how hard can it be' and 'it won't take that long'.

I've also realised I have my most creative surges and desire to make and do all things creative (paint, decorate, draw, write, cook, bake, crochet, read/write, re-do my entire room), question my entire existence and life path, and pick up new hobbies, precisely when I have a deadline. I don't feel such a creative urge at any other time, except when I absolutely shouldn't and have something imminent coming up that requires my time and focus instead. Then, when the deadline passes, I don't remember all those creative projects I wanted to do or new things I wanted to learn.

I think I've internalised my brother's 'if it's not due today, it's not do today' (even though he himself doesn't follow this and is so good at getting things done ahead of time, whilst I usually end up starting 1-2 days before the due date). And then it's down to dua-ing my way out of it and begging Allah to take me out the situation, promising for the hundredth time that I won't leave it this late again, knowing fully well I'm going to relapse and repeat this same conversation with Allah in a few months.

I have a close friend who is going through the same process and deadlines, and she does everything 10 years in advance. She stresses watching me leave things so close to the deadline, and I stress seeing her finish everything waaay too early.

I’m not done yapping

I’ve been seeing these desserts that the waiters prepare at your table right before they serve you. Unpopular opinion but it’s a GIMMICK and you aren’t even getting a good dish out of it. Like how are you gonna make table-side tiramisu when one of the most important steps in making tiramisu is to let it chill a minimum of 8 hours in the fridge. This is crucial for the flavours to melt into each other and to make it sit firm. You’re literally getting a soggy biscuit and a dollop of mascarpone cream, for like 50 smth riyal. Same goes for cheesecake

Salads, understandable. Melted cheese topping? Understandable. But desserts? Naur let it chill

Honestly speaking, the worst thing about getting to know people isn’t the rejection, it’s the ghosting. Someone telling me “Lady, I don’t want you” would literally make me happier than ghosting 💀. Maybe I’m a little weird.

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I went grocery shopping today and tbh I don’t think I’ve ever bought these many different types of fruits and veggies ever before. I’m tryna make one of those healthy daily shots hehe

Rn I’m thinking of making two types - one with beetroot, apple, carrot, celery, ginger, turmeric and black pepper. And the other one with carrot, orange, celery, ginger, turmeric, black pepper and black seed. I’m gonna call them HF shots (health and fitness).

Let’s see if I actually stick to the HF shots or panic freeze all the veggies in two weeks when I abort the plan

Also, I was basically hibernating at home since I don’t have classes this week. But grocery run made me step out and barely 10 minutes later, I had snow forming on my lashes. It was proper cold. Almost feels like cookies season (wink wink) yes I’m gonna bake cookies. My HF shots are gonna be at war trying to make the H and F happen. But personally, I believe that you can eat whatever, as long as you remain physically active and have some sort of healthy meals here and then (don’t quote me on this).

Anyway, I’m graduating soon (In Shaa Allah khair). Can’t wait to see what the depths of despair (muzz) have in store for me

I had no idea the search for my future wife would be this difficult…😂🥲

Whenever I see a girl say she wants a “provider”, my mind immediately goes to the “Satisfya” song by Imran Khan:

“I’m a rider, provider Bring the heat girl, I will bring the fire My name keeps going worldwide So my job is to satisfy ya-ya-ya”

I've had an exhausting month and this week especially. Both our kitchen faucet and washing machine died on us and the washer had to break mid cycle before draining so I had to wring out everything and then scoop out all the water by hand. I got both fixed and then my car got smashed into on the street while parked so dealing with insurance was stressful. The car was totaled so I had to do all this paperwork to get the total loss payout while dealing with everything else. Oh, and health insurance enrollment because America. All while I'm applying for new jobs.

Brothers, dealing with all this life admin stuff is what leading a household entails. I prioritized keeping my patience so that my wife can rely on me to get all this stuff done because Allah knows if I was dealing with all this when I was young and newlywed I would definitely have lost a decent amount of emotional control from all the stress. Alhamdulilah with some years of marriage experience and honestly just growing up and improving emotional regulation and maturity, I was able to get everything done like a true Costco Baba.

Oh, and some good news:

NEW ISO THREADS ARE LIVE :)

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Remember to recite Surah al-Kahf!

Virtues of Surah al-Kahf:

عن أبي سعيد الخدري أن النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : من قرأ سورة الكهف في يوم الجمعة أضاء له من النور ما بين الجمعتين

Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri رضي الله عنه reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying, “Whoever reads Surah al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.”

(Sunan Al Kubra lil Bayhaqi- Vol: 3- Pg: 353 – Dar ul kutub al Ilmiyyah)

وعن أبي الدرداء رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏: ‏ ‏"‏من حفظ عشر آيات من أول سورة الكهف، عصم من الدجال‏"‏ وفي رواية‏: ‏ ‏"‏من آخر سورة الكهف‏"‏ ‏(رواهما مسلم‏)‏‏‏

Abud Darda’ رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Whoever commits to memory the first ten Ayat of the Surat Al-Kahf, will be protected from (the trial of) Ad-Dajjal (Antichrist).". In another narration, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "(Whoever commits to memory) the last ten Ayat of Surat Al-Kahf, he will be protected from (the trial of) Ad-Dajjal (Antichrist).” [Muslim]

(Riyad as-Salihin 1021)

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