Never judge a baju from its pictures

I just spent quite an hour browsing through online shopsss.Some are affordable and some are just too ridiculously pricey to purchased online. At least for me, I like to have the joy of trying out and swirling around with it for awhile before I fork out a grand for the dress. As much as pictures can tell a thousand words, pictures can be equally deceiving too. 

So think twice, trice or as many times you can before you click the 'add to cart' button ;)

Speaking of pictures can be deceiving.. I was checking out a designer's Raya collection. Yes it is mass production but it still does not carry a Kedai Rakyat 1Malaysia price tag. Good that you want to reach out to the mass... But should not compromise on the quality.

For consumers on the other hand, maybe you might want to check on the details and workmanship before you proudly take a picture of you in your 'I got my xxxx raya collection' Instagram post. It is not just about which designer are you wearing, it is also about value for money as well...before the right hashtag will be #buruk #notworthit #menyesal

Just my two cents. Goodnight y'all~

My days after Blackberry

I never thought that a mobile phone can actually alter your daily life.. which I only realise when I sent mine to the distributor for the 3rd time last year. Life was taxing busy as usual and I cannot afford to wait for the 14 working days period to get back my phone which at that point in time. The urge to check on BBM, to check on email, tweets, FB and the list go on and on. I resulted to buy the cheapest smartphone in the market to cater for my emailing needs (Thats what I told myself, or I self-claimed ). Hello Samsung Galaxy Y. Retailed at RM350 at most handphone shops around at the time I bought it.

It could do almost everything a smartphone can do with a lower specs (2.0Mp camera, minimal internal memory & single core processor). Please bear in mind that I am shifting from 'The best Blackberry just yet' to this entry level Android.

Life took its turn. From the tonnes of notifications to check in the morning and such, everything just went quiet. I learnt to appreciate Whatsapp to replace BBM. It is not the same but I found it less addictive than the other. 

Went to my mobile service provider to stop my BIS service and guess what? I actually learnt that I can save RM30/month. That is actually RM360 a year! ( can buy me a running shoe ouhkay :) ). You might want to check how much you have been spending a month for your mobile. It is a possible expense that you can actually lower.

Yes I have tweeted and updated my Facebook lesser ever since but that was not because of my new phone.. merely of somthing else. Come 2013, one thing that I wish I'd do more is to write more.

I miss blogging.. Yes it does take some time to gather your thoughts and put it into writing.. but it is also nice to reflect on certain things that have happened in your life.

Most of the time, I found myself too mentally tired after a day's work. Maybe you would want to check your day to. Have some 'me' time for yourself to take your mind off the day work. Go hit the gym and sweat out or something.. or go for a good run. It is not something easy to start with but you'll love it.

Sometimes you might want to take a step back and think above all the daily 'busy-ness' at work plus the self-allowed juggling notifications and email in your phone or phones..at the end of the day, your life and your fullness of everyday day-to-day living needs to be in the top priority.

Bidding goodbye to Blackberry leads me to discover more on the real life. I am not suggesting you to do the same but I do suggest you to identify your own possible mobile addiction and to take yourself away from it. Be it texting, Instagram,Candy Crush or anything else under the sky. If it keeps you away from connecting you with the people around you, time to rethink and make your first move for a better you.

xoxo

eyem3  

Who You Are by Jessie J

• I stare at my reflection in the mirror
  Why am I doing this to myself?
  Losing my mind on a tiny error,
  I nearly left the real me on the shelf 
  No, no, no, no
  
  
  Don't lose who you are, in the blur of the stars
  Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing,
  It's okay not to be okay
  Sometimes it's hard, to follow your heart
  Tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising,
  Just be true to who you are
  
  
  (Who you are, who you are, who you are)
  (Who you are, who you are, who you are)
  
  
  (Who you are, who you are, who you are)
  
  
  (Who you are, who you are)
  
  
  Brushing my hair, do I look perfect?
  I forgot what to do to fit the mold, yeah
  The more I try the less it's working, yeah, 
  'Cause everything inside me screams, no, no, no, no, yeah
  
  
  Don't lose who you are, in the blur of the stars
  Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing
  It's okay not to be okay
  Sometimes it's hard, to follow your heart
  But tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising
  There's nothing wrong with who you are
  
  
  Yes, no's, egos, fake shows
  Like woo, just go, and leave me alone
  Real talk, real life, good love, goodnight
  With a smile , that's my own
  That's my own, no, no, no, no, no
  
  
  Don't lose who you are, in the blur of the stars
  Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing
  It's okay not to be okay
  Sometimes it's hard, to follow your heart
  Tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising
  Just be true to who you are, yeah, yeah, yeah

Change is Possible

I remembered very well when I took my first step into the glass door. Nervous and anxious I was down, almost helpless, feeling stressed, ugly and full of negativity. I knew I needed to do something to change the way I have been living.

It was not funny to have people telling you, "Hey.. U grew.." "Aimi, what happened??"  "Waah, makin 'sihat' ". Trust me, it cut deep inside, when it was heard over and over again. Worse case, when you have the opposite sex telling straight to your face "If I want a girlfriend, I want her to be hot, to be in shape, bla bla bla". Thanks for the statements.  I was angry but I myself could not deny the fact that I no longer fit my skinnies and many other pieces in my wardrobe which resulted me to have to buy for new clothes and pants with a bigger size.

My turning point was when I accidently torn my favourite pants when I tried to force myself to zip it. Crushed, I knew I have to do something about it.

The ever famous quote rang in my head; for things to change I must change first.  After much thinking, search and reading of review, I headed to Fitness First which marked the beginning of my journey.

The brochure said, it takes 8 weeks for you to notice your body change, and 12 weeks for others to start to notice. 12 weeks?! I shrug.

Every new sign-up will get you a 3 sessions with a Personal Trainer. I cannot imagine myself being trained by a heavy muscle guy with tonnes of popping veins. The first person that came into my mind was Sazali Samad. Gosh!

Thank God my Personal Trainer was not intimidating by nature or monstrous as I imagined (Note: Not a big fan of big biceps, popping vein and having chest bigger than a lady's :P ). I created a drama on our first warm-up right after the ice-breaking session. I realised that I have no idea when was the last time I exercise.

Short term goal: I wanted look good in my dress for my sister’s wedding .Period.

Question: When is the wedding?

Answer:  I have about 6 weeks from now.

Mr Trainer: 6 weeks?!

But well, he said it can be done, provided if I am disciplined.

Aye aye captain!

I never knew how bad muscle sore can be until I experienced my first after my workout. I was working on my back the day before and got the sore the morning after. I struggled to take the parking ticket from my car window. I googled about it and that also started the series of me reading articles on health , fitness and other inspiring success stories.

Muscle sore, checked. Crazy moves?  More to come!

When he first demonstrated plank to push up; my first word was WTH. I struggled it through. When I thought that was challenging, a few weeks later he made me move a Vipr underneath my chest from side to side while doing plank. Gosh, that was tough!

One fine day, I got introduced to this ugly cannon ball-like-thing that looks harmless but will challenge you for a total body workout call Kettlebell. I hated it so much when I need to use that.

"If you want result, you have to do it.. Nak badan cantik kan.. " That is one of his favourite among many other encouraging, motivating and more importantly the extraordinary ability to empower me to do things that I never thought I could. I must admit there are times when I just feel like throwing him a kettlebell :P

Came to my sister’s wedding, I could fit my dress well and my designer was impressed that my effort to go to gym yielded a positive result. He wanted me to buy corset to wear with my dress, but after the final fitting, bye bye idea of corset…hello straight nice looking back.

Short term goal – achieved.  Next? To lose the fatty flabby fats here and there.

My journey continues for a fitter me. I took it positively, I was not on diet, but I was changing my lifestyle to start watching my food intake. Kilograms started to shred, and skinny jeans started to fit in and anything L size is just not wearable anymore.

True, many started to notice the change at 12th week. It was very motivating.

For myself, I notice the difference in me too. I can do more things, my dumbell and kettlebell weight is increasing, and so does the vipr. Plank to push up is no longer alien to me, so does moving the vipr underneath while doing plank. I do not hate kettlebell anymore. Workout intensity increased as well. Now, I started to lift up weight! Hohoho.

Today, after I almost fainted on the 6th minute of my first ever session with my trainer 4-months ago (telenovela of the month!), with a smile my trainer told me:

"You know what, today, you have achieved what your real size is supposed to be. When you first came, you have no idea how much and what that you have been carrying around".  He also asked me to keep at least twice a week workout to maintain and give myself a treat.

 I was speechless, trying to digest the news. The sweat, the muscle sores, the will to push forward all paid off. Alhamdulillah, everything was going on well.

My appreciation goes to my trainer, Parn for putting up with my tantrums, my mood swings and my fears to guide me to achieve the result that I wished for.  Not forgetting, my family for being understanding and supportive.

I learnt that, “Nothing is Impossible when you say I'm possible”. Change comes from within.

As my high school teacher always said, success is a journey not a destination. I shall continue this beautiful journey that has thought me to love myself more and appreciate the gift of health and fitness that God has given me every day to live and lead my everyday life.

"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what kept you going", a saying on Fitness First wall.

Start the first move; I believe you can do it too.

xoxo

eyem3

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** UPDATE : Parn is no longer with Fitness First to pursue his dream. Starting May 2013, I am now training with Faizal Ishak, Advanced Personal Trainer. Cool guy, patient and strict (no bargaining..even if it is your birthday :P ) Shall write about my new trainer later. So far so good, sessions going on well as I continue to sweat buckets and training with weights :)

"I dont need second chance.. I just need a chance from you to make you happy"

Istanbul here I come. That is the direct translation of the movie that I watched last night.
It was an in promptu decision for us to go and hace a movie outing in a weekday night. Aha!
So how was it? It was a Malay chick flick movie. Just a light one...mediocre acting but the nice part was where the shooting took place, Istanbul! From James Bond to this movie.. I think has caught my eye to have a visit to Istanbul. It's really beautiful :)

Back about the movie.. It is about a girl that went to Istanbul to look for her boyfriend of 6-years to make him propose. Well, to cut the story short, something went wrong in between they got into a fight instead and she got to rethink of whether is he the guy that she wants to be with.

What caught my attention and stuck into my mind was the what the new guy told the girl before she went back to Malaysia. It went something like this upon translation:

"I dont need second chance.. I just need a chance from you to make you happy".

That phrase just got stuck into my mind. Sometimes, many actually blew the chances given to them. Second chance is ok but not to be used in all aspects. I did experience seeing how some people still blew their second chance given which I bet many rethink why did they even give the second chance.

For what ever the reason behind the chances given, I believe that we must always appreciate any chances that is given to us...Chances are we never know when it will come knocking back to us again.

Sometimes we question the decisions we made... Sometimes we ponder what will it be like to go through the road that we did not take...

May it is high time for us to stop and think...are we actually doing the right thing :)


Xoxo,
eyem3

It's a leaf? it's a lipstick? it's a Nokia!

It tickled me reading the title "Nokia unveils crazy-looking X5 smartphone" . Oh well, Nokia has its own stint of making weird looking phones since way back. Remember the leaf shape phone? The maze like and the lipstick phone ? I so wanted to have the lipstick phone back then.. not as the primary phone, just as a collection..but somehow until now, if you check out on ebay, that lipstick phone still cost more than $120. It does have some aesthetic value till now.

Technology has always excite me in many ways, not just mobile phones, other gadgets as well. No I dont have thick specs, binary watch or speak programming language. I am just someone who will try to utilize what she has to the fullest. Trying to make every cents paid counts ;)

Currently, no doubt there is a discussion between smartphone and non-smartphone. Some may ask why does company like Nokia is still producing non-smartphone. Simple, not everyone wants the phone more than just answering call and text. Sometimes I do wonder, do we actually need all the functions needed in a smartphone?

It is no doubt that smartphones gets us connected, do work on the go, make one want to share almost every detail of your daily life some (schedules, whereabout etc). First thing to look at in the morning and last thing before sleeping. Well, that was me. You may or may not experience the same thing. Oh ya, and not forgetting treating the phone as the comfort teddy bear when you just dont feel like talking or lonely at a new/foreign space.

I have been off my Blackberry for more than a week right now (Thanks for the ever popular red light error). Currently using my 'crazy-looking X5 Smartphone'. Still a smartphone but running on Symbian. Sounded a lil early 2000s but I think it still served the basic needs. Shall discuss more on that another time and this time, I got to experience biNu

Looking on another side of the coin, if my Nokia phone can actually say something, I am pretty sure it'll say " Karma is a b**** , isnt it? " and give me a super wide grin :D Well, truth be told, I must admit that my X5 phone I consider as a worth buy. Bought it at about RM600 at that time,this phone with physical slider QWERTY keyboard has 5 megapixel on-board camera with a 4x digital zoom, with a LED flash, 2Gb card in the box, ability to sync your email and connect to internet via wifi. Come to think of it,it's pretty decent actually. Obviously, I ditch aside making way for my Blackberry. Oh well.. sorry N, I needed more emails to push ( that was what I thought at that time)

Will share more on my next post. Before that, I would like to take everyone back to the memory lane when BBM was not in our daily dictionary, Whatsapp have not existed and so are Viber, Kakaotalk, Tango and the list will go on and on. Back then, we text, text and text and yes, remember those pixel picture messages, polyphonic ringtone, and snake? Checkout this post by CNet Nokia: A long and innovative history

Have fun!

xoxo
eyem3

He said "Be, so it is"

Assalam

The last entry I wrote in was 2nd August 2012, and now is 0015 2nd October 2012. Time just kept on going and going without waiting. So thus life and its surrounding...moving and changing.

Judging from my last post, that was before my life took a big turn, to make me revisit about love, relationship and of course, the Almighty. I wish I could share it out with everyone but that'll be another real life drama. I do wish to share what I observed from it.

Re collecting my thoughts on the days after 2nd August leads me to one thought..In everything we do..we must never stop to pray and ask God for forgiveness from the Almighty. Allah showed me love, He showed me changed and above all,He made me realised my mistakes as well. When going through the emotional turbulence,nothing else can keep you to stay put, other than Him.

Insyallah my friends, when you're in doubt, seek for answers from Him, when you're in need, go look for Him, when you feel weak, seek for strength but when you're happy, never ever forget Him. There's no love greater than His love...all you need, is just to come back to Him, remember Him, repent and appreciate all the time you have before it's too late.

In loving memory of...the girl that showed me what it is to never give up, the girl that made me realised what love is...the girl that once filled the joy and happiness, the center universe of another soul. Rest in peace my dear...I believe you'll be ok lil angel..paradise is where you belong Insyallah. Al Fatihah.

Everything happened for a reason. Allah knows best

"His command, when He intends anything, is only to say to it: Be, so it is". 36:82


xoxo
eyem3
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Assalam & Salam Ramadhan

Assalam & Salam Ramadhan

It felt just like yesterday when I went for the first terawikh at Masjid Wilayah with my whole family. today as I amwriting thisi piece is 11th Ramadhan, we are halfway through the holy month.

It was nothing common when I heard, read and learn that Ramadhan is such a special month for us Muslim.Day in and out it was nit until ast Ramadhan that I experience what has been said. A lot has happened before the last Ramadhan came by but those were what that lead me to take the turn in life.

I remembered about a week before last Ramadhan, when I decided to go and buy stocks of tudung to have enough for me to wear throughtout the month. Truth be told, I prayed to Allah to give me all the will to make it last forever. No doubt , it is true what I read before, to change is possible, but to be istiqamah with it, is challenging.

Time passed and here comes another Ramadhan, Alhamdulillah. I started this Ramadhan trying my best to replicate the spirit of Ramadhan in when I was in Mecca and Madinah. Alhamdulillah I was fortunate to experience fasting in Madinah and first day of EidFitr in Mecca. It felt like I was dreaming. Come to think of it, we registered and got everything prepared including registration,vaccination, visa n etc all within a month before departure.

We may mot have the same environment over here but we can always try to live our each day to the fullest. Try to seek for forgiveness, the guidance you need and the wish that you wished for.Insyallah, Allah will open the way. Be it Ramadhan or any other months, what ever we do, we must always come back to the One.

Xoxo
eyem3

Testing testing 1 2 3

Assalam

Testing testing 123. Im writing my post through this app that I just downloaded, Bloggerdroid. Well, I'vr been tying to find the app that I will feel comfortable with to write my blog via my tablet. I am still yet to rectify whether it just my preference for physical keyboard, or it is just me that prevented myself to update my blog via my tablet.

Currently, Im using the firat gen Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0. One thing that I like about this 7.0 is that it can fit almost all the handbags I have. Also, you cab use it to make calls. Well, many would say that it'll be such a big phone but hey, do you know that it is super handy when your main phone is out of batt? :D It helped me alot!

Having said that, I cant deny the fact that new iPad is very tempting.. My geekish side of me is screaming! No matter what the decision will be, I need to do some check and balance first and decide.

For the time being, shall just enjoy my 7.0 :)

Cheers!

Sunset in Kota Kinabalu

Salam

It had been awhile since I last visited Kota Kinabalu. This time I went for some work. The picturesque sunset of Kota Kinabalu(KK) is fresh in my mind. "We only live once..". It kept ringing in my head. I had good conversation while watching the sunset at Waterfront Kota Kinabalu,which I really appreciate.

Coming back from KK made me realised that I do need to improve the quality time for myself, to things I like and to explore. I'm quite an explorer by nature. I love to experience new things, visit new places and learn something new.

I used to wall climb, watch the sun, have some walk to enjoy good view and so many others. I do miss Cyberjaya and Putrajaya for the lake. I wonder how's the fishes there now, I'm pretty sure it's getting fatter! Haha. There used to be this one family of fish that I like to watch. I saw them grew and got old ;)

Generally,I love sunrise because the first rays of light gave symbolically like rays of hope that there's light after the whole night of darkness.

Somehow my last evening in KK,I love the sunset. The beautiful sunset made me feel that even the sun sets nicely to give the us a rest, to create a balance for us.

It's high time to put the feet down, think and strategies to achieve the work-life balance. Insyallah, shall work the balance to be as hopeful as the sunrise and as beautiful as it sets.

Time is life, can't agree more. We can work for all our life but we only live once. Make each seconds worth.

XOXO

eyem3




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The Big Tree

Salam.

This is the 21st day of the year..and most of my Chinese friends are preparing for their New Year.
As I am writing this, I am on KLIA Express on my way to KL Sentral. KL, a place where I belong.

I was out of town to another state for almost a week. In between my tight schedule over there, I managed to squeeze an opportunity to go to a smaller town outside the state's city centre.

No doubt , it is full of greens and the view was picturesque! Nonetheless, it pinched me also to think what could have triggered a culture shock.

For quite sometime I always wonder, will it be a big adjustment from someone out of the city to come over to the capital city Kuala Lumpur. Apparently, I learnt that there are a lot to adjust.

From quiet and tranquil environment to the bustling busy city life..from the scenic green view to concrete jungle..from a quiet night to a city that never sleeps...from ferry to lrt..from local dialect to another dialect...and more importantly, from staying with family to staying away from family

Living on your own is a test on whom you really are and what you want in life. Are you easily influenced..do you still carry the values being taught at home..did you turn into a person that is not whom you really are..

No matter how strong the current is, I believe we should stay strong with our own principles in life. Never feel inferior about our ownself. Where we come from, our background, our family..

Life is a lifelong journey. It is good to have a strong hold to our roots.. With a good heart,together, one will be strong enough not to let it be destroyed from the inside also from the outside.

We can never change how we started but we can change how it shall end. In the course of going up the social ladder and lifestyle, there should be no reason to forget or ditch where we came from..

Take a look around,what nature has shown to us...A tree that can stand tall and live longer..are the ones that have a very strong root that goes deep on the ground. Come to think of it, even The Big Tree is still around! ;)

Have an awesome holiday everyone!

* The Big Tree is an iconic tree that has been around at Malay College Kuala Kangsar, one of the oldest school in Malaysia established in 1905.
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Doa Solat Dhuha

Salam

Yes, it had been 2 months since I last posted something in my blog. I really wish I could write more...but anyway, that shall be new year resolution now :)

Just to share, here's a short translation on doa for Solat Dhuha. Hope it's helpful.

Hello Sayang~

Hello.. Hi sayang!

It is such a relieved to hear the person on the other line’s voice. Be it your love one, a friend or just someone that you need to call and talk to. Last night, I have a good chat with one of the closest person in my life that is currently thousands of kilometres away from me.

It is amazing how communication connects you with the world. Phone calls..internet..you name it, as long as it helps you to communicate, that is what communication does best.

Telecommunication is a very beautiful field that not much known to many out there. From every successful call connected and internet connection connected, there are many unsung heroes behind the scene that made it possible.

Lets look at it from a different view all together…

I always put it this way, no matter how complicated a guy can be, communications is even more complicated.

As we are sleeping soundly at night…having the sweetest dream you ever wish for… There are people that are very wide awake to get upgrading, migration or planned maintenance work on your network done and successful. Time is limited, the work is a lot, and mistakes...are unwelcomed. Everything must be on time to ensure that the next day when you wake up, you’ll be able to call…you’ll be connected to the internet as if nothing happened.

When Malaysia started to lay out the fibre to the home services, many made remarks on why it was not available to whole Malaysia. Getting the hair-like optical fibre to the home, it is not as even like pulling a hair from a haystack...from setting up the local exchanges to the open cutting some of the roads, there are definitely souls that worked day and night, just to ensure that everything goes according to the schedule and more Malaysian will get to enjoy the magic of high speed broadband.

Your modem, your setup box, your phone, everything supplied by the service provider are all tested the compatibility with the current network. For these tech geeks, their working environment is mainly at the test beds which are generally cold with no windows. Armed with sheets of test plans and procedures, with weeks of meetings and planning to finalise the test plans and requirements, this army will then work hard like a bee to go through each test items.

I may be sexist at some points, but as unpredictable a man can be, so does the network. When it is kind, it makes everyone’s day…it can be choosy as well, not every equipment brought to the lab will be compatible with the network, no matter how sexy it could be ;)

Your painful wait to get your connections installed is also a killing worry to those involved. From working late and skipped meals, from a radiantly young to accelerated aging, from nightmare to sleepless nights…even Marvel superheroes may not be able to stand the challenge!

No doubt many service providers has not a favourable customer service but I wish everyone to just take a short break and look at telecommunication from another point of view all together.

If you ask me, honestly speaking, if there’s a major strike to happen, pray that it does not come from the telecommunication sector. Imagine a day with no phone calls, no internet, no communications also no flight in/out , you shall be totally cut off from the world. That is craaazy!

Truth be told, minus the drama, the tears, the sweat and the sleepless nights behind the scene, the goal is always one: To get you connected. It made me smile whenever someone appreciate the video call session with their love one overseas, the late night chats and the abundance of knowledge transferred across the web.

Everyone Connects! J

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Hello Sayangs~

Somehow I bumped into this post that I wrote quite sometime ago and left in my notebook without posting. So here you go sayangss ;)

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Good Relationship

Taken from one of the lecture notes I have...

KEYS TO DEVELOP GOOD RELATIONSHIP

S - Stop talking

A - Adopt active listening

R - Reflect content or feeling

A - Act with empathy

H - Handle the subject matter

Petua untuk mencari bakal suami yang baik

Petua untuk mencari bakal suami yang baik

1. Pilih yang baik dan beragama – agama nie penting kerana ia mendidik kita untuk menjadi insan yang lebih baik. Kalau takde agama, takdelah pegangan dalam hidup, kan? Nak didik anak bini pun susah. Lelaki yang beragama nie bukan sajer boleh memimpin dirinya sendiri, bahkan dia juga boleh jadi pemimpin yang baik kepada isteri dan anak-anaknya. So, sebelum melihat kriteria2 lain, lihatlah dulu pegangan agamanya, okey dan boleh tak si dia membimbing kita ke jalan yang betul kelak…

2. Cari yang sabar dan penyayang – semasa tengah berdating, mungkin you all dah dapat detect perangaiboyfriend korang kan? Penyabar ke atau pemarah? Cuba uji… misalnya berpura-pura buat bende yang dia tak suka ke, time tu la nak tengok dia melenting ke tak. Kalau dia marah tahap cipan, sah2 dia panas baran. Jangan pilih lelaki camni cik adik oii, kalau tidak, seksa hidup ko nanti.

3. Jangan nilai pada rupa – ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover’..ataupun jangan nilai buku melalui kulitnya sajer! Sebab kecantikan luaran nie sementara ajer. Mungkin rupa si dia nie macam rupa orang pecah rumah, tapi mungkin hatinya baik. Kalau muka tu sehensem Tom Cruise, tapi perangai tak senonoh, nak buat aper, kan? Ingatlah nanti kalau kita tua, tua samer2. Kedut pun, kedut sama2 (melainkan ada salah sorang yang pakai botox…huhu :-) )

4. Hormat orang tua – sememangnya kite nak calon suami yang bukan saje taat pada mak bapak dia, tapi juga hormat pada orang tua kita, kan? So, kalau si dia datang ke rumah, perhatikanlah tingkah laku dia pada mak bapak kite pulak. Dia hormat ke atau kurang ajar?

5. Cari yang boleh mendengar dan mendidik – penting nie sebab kalau kita ada problem, ada jugak insan yang sudi mendengar luahan hati kite, betul tak? Bukan tu jer, kalau ada bende yang kite tak tau, si dia juga boleh mendidik kita khususnya dalam bab2 agama. Jangan 2×5 sudahler…:-)

6. Lihat pada family dia – nie biasanya dipraktikkan masa zaman mak bapak kita dulu. Masa nak cari jodoh untuk anak-anak diorang, mereka akan ‘melihat’ pada keluarga si lelaki dulu. Kalau semernya baik2 ajer, dapatlah ‘green light’…sebab ‘ke mana tumpahnya kuah kalau bukan ke nasi’nya, kan? Mak bapak kitalah juga yang membentuk kita untuk jadi insan yang berguna atau tak satu hari nanti. Tapi ada jugak yang mak bapak kurang baik tapi dapat anak yang baik…:-). So, nilailah betul-betul yer.

7. Pilih yang (ikhlas) sayang kat kite – maksudnya pilih jejaka yang betul-betul sayang kat kite. Jangan pulak pilih lelaki yang kita sayang tapi si dia plak buat endah tak endah je kat kita. Ada jugak kes di mana si lelaki nie berpura-pura sayang kat si gadis kerana hanya nak main-mainkan dia. So, kalau anda di dalam situasi di mana anda kena pilih di antara lelaki yang anda sayang dan lelaki yang sayang pada anda… sebaik2nya pilihlah option yang kedua tuh…:-)

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Reminding myself and those who needs it :)

Credit to:

http://setelkahwin.com/blog/7-petua-cari-calon-suami-yang-baik/

Salam October

Time flies~ it's already the 10th month of the year.

Going through the tough , rough, hustle and tussle of life, sometimes we forget to check and balance how do we actually spend our daily life.

Life has changed a lot for me. Alhamdulillah, it had been more peaceful in the inside. Umrah was quite a spiritual journey for me and of course, last Ramadhan was the most meaningful Ramadhan till date. I thank Allah for showing the path that I should.

Sometimes we felt that it's too late to change, to do something or to just give ourself a try onto something new. Trust me, it's never too late. You'll end up regretting not trying than regretting failing after trying. Of course, when you have given your very best,if it is stilll not good enough...it is time to move on.

This month is a wedding month I should say. Looking at my Facebook events invites especially, thanks for all the wedding invitations. Honestly, I might not make it to all.. but no worries, Insyallah, you have all my doa for a healty,peaceful and happy marriage life :) I wish you all the best and yes, do pray for me too :)

There's many things I wish I can share.. will do my very best to share. As much as I learnt throughout my life, I do wish to share with all of you too :)

Have a good October! Have fun :)

Roller coasters ride anyone?

The memories were still clear…it was one of the unfortunate days it had been; my car’s AC was not working. It kept blowing hot air rather than cooling my car. I was on my way to my grandma’s place, for kenduri arwah. Traffic was moving like a snail, I was caught in the bad crawl that supposed to be just a 20mins journey to my grandma’s place. What went wrong? A bunch of people were protesting back then with bright yellow t-shirt.

July 9^th 2011, the same epic was tried to revive by the group. They call it 2.0, yeah, the second instalment of the epic that went on a success that took 6 months for my country to gain its tourism industry and not forgetting, the amount of money lost by businesses and small sellers that were on that fateful day. This year, it is the same game, demanding on a clean and fair election.

Honestly speaking, I have nothing against bodies, individuals or whoever that would want to claim the right to a fair and clean election. Everyone would wish for that of course. After all, do not just look at the current government, we also have a long serving Menteri Besar of particular state that needs a lot of catching up to do. He might have been really naughty to have been winning all the elections over the years when no significant changes had been made in his state. Worst still, his counter parts in Penang and Ipoh Timor are also long serving parliamentarian that had been winning elections for 37 and 42 years respectively. That’s simply too long man! These guys must have been super duper clean y’all~ yes? no?

Back to the dirty election thing, the current ruling party must be out of their mind for giving out FIVE states in the last election. I remembered really well during the last election results hours…my hand turned cold when knowing that my state was losing to the opposition. Many claimed that change is needed, but quoting Tun M; change isn’t always for the better. Truth be told, 3 years of ruling, not all the last GE manifestos were met and worst still, for some strange reason, massage parlours seems to bloom well in my state after their winning. That may be coincidence but that is just part of my observations.

Back to the main story, the main organizers of 9^th July rally wanted a rally to send a memorandum to YDPA. Here are some facts pertaining about it:

1. She got the audience of the King and memorandum wasn’t sent

2. The rally could have been done in a stadium but they refused to do so

3. Let’s do some simple logic:

a. Stadium merdeka could fit 20k people

b. Stadium Shah Alam could fit 80k people

c. Why choose Stadium Merdeka again?

Freedom of speech and expression is well shouted by many, but others have the freedom to lead a life too. SPR has already given their reply to the 8 points proposed, why is the rally in the town still needed? Some will say to create awareness. OK, then why not in stadium? Coz it’s not chaotic enough..?

About the 8 points raised, honestly speaking, I don’t oppose all. However, that is not the vital solution to the so-called clean and fair election that you wanted. I would not want my fingers to be inked, just to mark that I have voted. euwww. Worst still, if I were to have my engagement or wedding a few days later. I’d rather used my thumbprint as suggested by SPR. Another thing is yes, the right to vote and the right to choose not to vote is part of our democratic process. Even in USA, voters must register themselves to vote in the election. Excuse me, do not force me to vote or register me as a voter, it is my choice, my right! So what is the big deal?

In my point of view, it is good that there are suggestions to improve our electoral system. Having said that… suggestions may and may not be followed. However, there is no need to go to the streets, there are stadium and of course and with the audience by the King the memorandum should have just be passed. No chaos.

Unless the main objective to create chaos by all means, 9^th July , you got what you wanted. Businesses were closed, tourist couldn’t go for their day tour and not forgetting, weddings were empty. Many may not feel what it feels like to be in that situation, do not wait until it hits your own family to have the empathy onto others. That’ll be just too sad.

From my eyes, 9^th July illustrated how selfish one may be… Some had fun taking pictures and updating their social network sites celebrating the freedom of speech…some may also are excited to be a newbie in a rally. I still wonder whether all the 68 bodies that supported the memorandum were there during the rally, I know one of it texted their members NOT to join.

At the end of the day, the question remains, who were the MAJORITY of the people that joined the rally last Saturday. Were they members of the 68 associations, clubs and bodies that supported the memorandum or are they the hardcore supporters of political parties?

For those who claimed that they are apolitical, what were you preaching for, especially when the crowd started to chant Reformasi ?

Never let ourselves to be taken for a ride…

xoxo

eyem3

Cell phones : Reducing risk

Salam All,
was reading newspaper this morning and I came across this article in The Star newspaper.
An international panel of scientists says that cell phones are a possible cancer risk, despite earlier studies that were inconclusive.

Ways to limit potential risk fron exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy from cell phone use:

1. Use a wired headset
- or speaker mode to put more distance between your head and the cell phone's antenna, thr source of RF energy

2. Consider texting
- rather than calling;again, that puts more distance between your head and the antenna

3. Dont carry your phone in your pocket or on your belt
- Carry it in your bag or coat; put it on your desk when it's not in use

4. Dont use the phone as an alarm clock
- RF energy is being emitted by your cell phone even when it is not taking calls


Take Care everyone...

xoxo
eyem3

Some pics from the 1mil Youth Gathering in Putrajaya, 27-29th May 2011

Salam All...
Here it goes, there's many to talk about this youth gathering but I guess I'll share some of the pics first. Hehe.

Enjoy the pics!



Sent by Maxis from my BlackBerry® smartphone

Oops. wrong again...

Salam.

My friend emailed this to me... not sure where it originated from,that person who wrote it should be given credit.Feels like sharing it with everyone. For all the singles out there, have faith, everything happened for a reason. Insyallah, we'll find the right one for us :)

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Kenapa Allah Temukan Kita Dengan Orang Yang Salah

Memang sakit bila cinta yg kita dambakan selama ini tak dihargai oleh insan yg bernama kekasih,apatah lagi kita dibuang begitu saja... tapi,itulah juga petanda terbaik untuk diri dan kehidupan kita pada masa akan datang.

1. Memang ALLAH sengaja menemukan kita dengan orang yg salah supaya apabila kita bertemu jodoh yg sebenar,masih ada rasa syukur kita pada ketentuanNYA.

2. Memang ALLAH sengaja menemukan kita dengan orang yg salah supaya kita dapat menjadi penilai yg baik.

3. Memang ALLAH sengaja menemukan kita dengan orang yg salah supaya kita sedar bahawa kita hanyalah makhluk yg sentiasa mengharapkan pertolongan ALLAH.

4. Memang ALLAH sengaja menemukan kita dengan orang yg salah supaya kita dapat KASIH SAYANG YANG TERBAIK,KHAS UNTUK DIRI KITA.

5. Memang ALLAH sengaja menemukan kita dengan orang yg salah supaya kita sedar bahawa ALLAH MAHA PEMURAH & PENYAYANG kerana mengingatkan kita bahawa dia bukanlah pilihan yg hebat untuk kita dan kehidupan kita pada masa depan...

6. Memang ALLAH sengaja menemukan kita dengan orang yg salah supaya kita dapat mengutip pengalaman yg tak semua orang berpeluang untuk mengalaminya.

7. Memang ALLAH sengaja menemukan kita dengan orang yg salah supaya kita jadi MANUSIA YG HEBAT JIWANYA.

8. Memang ALLAH sengaja menemukan kita dengan orang yg salah supaya kita lebih faham bahawa CINTA YG TERBAIK HANYA ADA BERSAMA ALLAH.

9. Memang ALLAH sengaja menemukan kita dengan orang yg salah supaya kita LEBIH MENGENALI KEHIDUPAN YG TAK SELAMANYA KEKAL.

Wahai sahabat yg kecewa,menderita dan sengsara kerana cinta, fahamilah bahawa kehidupan kita makin sampai ke penghujungnya.

Hari esok pun kita sendiri tak pasti samada menjadi milik kita. Gapailah keredhaan ALLAH dengan melaksanakan suruhanNYA, dan meninggalkan laranganNYA..

PERCAYALAH sesungguhnya ALLAH malu untuk menolak permintaan hambaNYA yg menadah tangan meminta dengan penuh pengharapan HANYA kepadaNYA..

~ALLAH knows BESt!~♥

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