Shu and I got up early on Sunday morning.We both didn't get much sleep the night before.I was still recovering from fever.He just had trouble falling asleep.We got ready and headed over to Al-Nidaa.We were the first couple to arrive.It was freezing cold.My fingers actually turned blue.
Anywho,everyone arrived in time and the first speaker began giving us a lecture on "Akhlak".Basically,how husbands and wives should behave towards eachother as well as everyone else around them as well.It seems as though it is something everyone knows.Common sense and stuff.Well,not everyone remembers where to draw the line at times.
After a 30-minute break,a female Chief Matron walked in and began talking about health issues.HIV test is a requirement in the procedure of getting married.Shu and I shall be heading over to UH sometime within this week for that.We might even get a whole lot of other tests done as well while we're at it.
We had lunch and went home for Zuhur prayers.Came back at 2pm and the next speaker was a guy who came in to talk about marital procedures.What we'll need on the day of nikah.Documents and stuff.He also talked about the things that could break the marriage like things we sometimes do unintentionally or things that we do without realizing that it's wrong.
The last speaker was awesome.He gave us a talk on dealing with stress and conflicts in a marriage.He first told us that man and woman are different.Physically,mentally and spiritually.The whole thing about the ratio of 1:9 and 9:1 in man and woman is not literally what we are always told.Women work on an emotional level more than functioning on a logical level whereas men functions more on a logical basis.He made a lot of sense and his explanations were very clear.So clear that it made us realize what we are by throwing in random circumstances and asking us what our reactions would be.I'll post it in a different entry later.
Overall,I think Shu and I learned a lot form the course.We also managed to refresh our memories at some point and we were reminded of our rights and responsibilities.It's been a tiring weekend but at least we got it done.Next up,University Hospital!I am so afraid if my blood would come out in a different color (other than red) :/
