Rhayfa Zifayn

Just a teen's musings

[surqrised]

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”

— Unknown

[faza-zaheen]

Reminiscence

It is a feeling

Like a reverie fleeting.

An echo from another world,

That repeats on my mind reeling.

Thought it faded

Like a role into backdrop.

Yet it unfurled

As the beat dropped,

Fresh as the day it dawned.

-Zaheen.

[faza-zaheen]

Iced coffee during 🌧

[surqrised]

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.”

— Marcus Aurelius

[thoughtkick]

“Don’t confuse your path with your destination. Just because it’s stormy now doesn’t mean you aren’t headed for sunshine.”

— Unknown

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— Susan Sontag, from “Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963”

[fineinteriors]

Maison de Lee, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada by Jenny Martin Design | 📷 Platinum Creative

[faza-zaheen]

This seems so cozy and cutee🥺

[rngjesus]

Learn to say 'no' without explaining yourself.

[threeamserif]

Dark Academia Asks, Revisited

Studies & History

Subject: Favourite school subject (current or past)?

Interest: Favourite general area of study/interest?

Era: Favourite historical period/era, and why?

Figure: Favourite historical or mythological figure, and why?

Campus: Dream university?

Intrigue: Favourite historical fun fact or odd occurrence?

Procrastinate: Have you left an assignment until the last minute?

Planner: Do you plan your assignments, or do you just go for it?

Literature

Genre: Favourite literary genre?

Novel: Favourite book?

Sonnet: Favourite poem?

Author: Favourite author?

Quote: Favourite book/poem quote?

Present: What are you currently reading?

Future: What's next on your tbr?

Perfect: Last book you gave 5 stars to?

Imperfect: Last book you gave 1/2 stars to?

Personal: Any books you recommend?

Poet: Do you write poetry? If so, can you share some of your work?

Music

Album: Favourite album?

Singer: Favourite artist?

Record: Favourite genre?

Lyric: Favourite lyric?

Listen: Most listened to song on your spotify rewind?

Clothing & Interiors

Hue: Favourite colour?

Formal: Favourite fashion period, and why?

Vaulted: Favourite architectural/interior design period, and why?

Dream: Describe your dream house.

Comfort: Favourite item of clothing you own, and why?

Antique: Oldest antique you own?

Mythology

Theology: Your religion?

Deity: Favourite god(dess), whether from your religion or otherwise, and why?

Tale: Favourite mythological story or folk tale?

Cryptid: Favourite cryptid or mythological creature?

Art

Curate: Favourite museum?

Painter: Favourite artist?

Canvas: Favourite painting, and why?

Hobby: Do you make any art of your own (traditional or digital, painting/music/writing/etc)

Other

Season: Favourite season?

Weather: Favourite weather?

Caffeine: Pick only one: tea, coffee, or energy drinks?

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Maybe we feel empty because we leave pieces of ourselves in everything we used to love.

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Random Pics I took :)

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Café vibes are all I crave ☕

[faza-zaheen]

"Still, she tries. Maybe only out of a fear of disappointing Baba, maybe a desire to make him proud. But there is also that singular pleasure of receiving her projects and tests and seeing that A+ next to her name, reading comments from her teachers in the margins. And nothing compares to the promise of stepping into a classroom knowing she will step out a different person. That she could learn something that would change the way she saw the whole world, and her place in it. There is even the private hope that if she does work as hard as she absolutely can, there is a chance she will be able to sway the outcome of her life, and maybe one day a door will be presented to her, and an opportunity to walk through it."

-Fathima Farheen Mirza

Book - A Place for us

The fictional character here is a young middle school student named Hadia who wishes to live a life more independent.The one totally opposite to her current life since she lives in a strict brown household resided in America.

[faza-zaheen]

A testimony of adept artistry.