Networking

My husband is a good example of a person who does good networking... He is the kind of person that is really good with people...if he wants to. He knows how to communicate and he has a certain charisma that makes people want to listen and talk to him. Mostly older influential people. Unlike me, he knows how to use it to his advantage, for business purposes. He knows how to talk to people and make them like him if he wants them to.

I on the other hand, am not like him...I am bad at making conversation with people I barely know and I am worse at talking about business or work. Simply because if I want to become friends with someone it's solely because I want to be friends. Unlike my husband, I can't separate business and pleasure and that’s because I don't want my friends to think that I am taking advantage of them and because for me it’s such a thin line.


Therefore, to make things a lot easier for me in terms of marketing and showing my work and inspiration; I have made a blog to show my work as a makeup artist. I've also made a tumblr to share my source of inspiration and looks that I am dying to do. I've joined twitter to get updates on the latest news about what's hot and what's no and also to post updates. I already have a professional facebook page and what I want to do next is to upload makeup tutorial videos on YouTube to make it more official. . I love the fact that the virtual me is more open and easy to talk to than the physical me and therefore it changes the way I work and interact. I mean the internet is a useful tool if you harvest it the right way. It opens the window to my life and to other people as well. I've already add the links to my blog, facebook, tumblr, twitter and YouTube to the side bar. The internet community is massive and I know that I will reach my target group and hope that someday I will be more successful.

I would also like to express my gratitude towards my husband Syafiq, my sister Fatima, my cousins Mimi, Nisa, Miza, Ika, Isha, Lia, Abg Pun, Kak Ida, Mira and Abg Pipi for supporting me! Thank you so much you guys. I really appreciate it and it means so much to me that all of you are here to back me up and help me out in times of need. Love you guys! I would also like to express my gratitude towards my dad. I know my mum has her own reasons for disapproving what I’m doing and I understand and respect that. But I know that my dad’s with me. He listens to me when I tell him about it and seems excited for me...supportive in his own way...and I am so touched...thank u papa for understanding and for supporting me even though it's difficult for you. And I know that my mum is also with me a bit even though she doesn't say it. I understand she wants the best for me. Thank u mama and papa. I love you both so much only god knows.

Blackberry

Good morning everyone.

I am so excited to share with all of you that my husband got me a blackberry!

Yay!

I know most probably almost everyone own a blackberry nowadays but I am still super excited!

If I knew the the kind of access, function and convenience that it offers would be this amazing,

I would've urged my husband to get it for me sooner.

I love the fact that I can write in it, everything from from my work to my blog.

I can download my word, excel and power point document and edit it while on the run...it’s so easy!

I can type blog in my blackberry while I'm in the mood to write,

I don't have to wait till I get home to write.

I can also get my email in realtime and reply everything from twitter, facebook and email on the spot.

I also love the application sugarsync!

Its amazing!

I can access my files on my laptop from anywhere via my blackberry even if my laptop is turned off.

And I just want to express my appreciation for it and to my husband for getting it for me.

Love u sweetheart.

Thank u. 

Good things in life...

Dear who-ever-is-reading-this...

I have good news and bad news

Let's go over the good news first,

The good news is I have matured a bit since the last blog entry...

Okay...wth rite?

But it’s true...

From the outside it might seemed that I've gain a few pounds but I've been thru a bit these few days

I've been talking to my mum and I think it’s time for me to be more mature...

I've think things thru and I have found that I can be more accepting in terms my circumstances...

I have made my peace with certain 'things' in my life and I have chosen to accept things and leave the rest to Allah.

I used to stress and have issues over it and I don't know why it's difficult for me to accept things before and why it's easier now.

But I am relieved and thankful that I have found a way to let it go.

I will not fuss over it anymore.

Ya Allah, from now on I will perform my responsibility and Tawakal to you to give what is best for me.

Amin.

The other good news is that I am determined to memorize a beautiful2 du’a by Sheikh Saad Al Ghamidi...the link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM62Q11w4K4

It is a beautiful du’a and I want to memorize it along with the meaning to recite every time after prayer and when in need.

I can honestly say that I have lived for 27 years and I haven't memorized a proper dua and I am ashamed of it.

I feel that it’s such a waste.

So from today onwards I will start memorizing the du’a.

It will take some time because it’s a long du’a, but hey, I gotta start somewhere.

Please have a listen to it for those of you who are Muslim…

It’s a beautiful du’a to recite to our lord. :)

And I hope I will be able to recite it as beautiful as Sheikh Saad Al Ghamidi and with full understanding and passion.

Amin.

Okay...let's proceed with the bad news...

The bad news is I am so dissapointed with myself.

I have not been up to my expectation these past 3 weeks.

There are things that I have listed to be done by the end of this month and I'm disappointed because it’s nearly the end of the month and I've not completed it yet...

But I have 6 more days to go and I am determined to get it done.

So insyaAllah I can.

The things I want to get done are:

1) 4 book reviews

2) 30 make up looks

3) Finish my painting

4) Some other small things

So InsyaAllah, I hope I will be able to complete all the above by 31st January 2011 and keep my resolution for the year 2011.

 I am determined to be consistent and I will stick to it InsyaAllah. Amin.

20.1.2011

I had a bad day yesterday...I.know I said there's no such thing as a bad day, only bad moments u carry with u all day, but yesterday was truly bad...it started out okay.. Woke up took a shower and clean up the house, I was preparing to cook lunch and was placing some newspaper near the stove and I didn’t realize that it caught fire! I called my husband and he put it out. I nearly burned my kitchen... Again...

Anyway, that was over...it was noon and some TM guy was over repairing the land phone line and my husband got a called from somebody and I heard the conversation, to cut the story short and because I don't wanna go into too much detail because its too personal,(btw, I think I want to set my blog private, so that I can write anything I want) so back to my story,that phone call ruined my day...I don't want to say more. It ruined everything that day and I will never forget. I will forgive. But never forget. I hate people who interfere with other peoples’ lives. Okay...done with that. 


Now, after all that my husband ‘had’ to trip over the carpet while holding a porcelain cup and fell, the cup shattered in his right hand and cuts his three middle fingers...the picture's below...he was bleeding so profusely...all over the place...on my carpet I might add! And so we went to the only open clinic near our area, the doctor was so... Nice... And guess what?the doctor is indian,and she's working...on thaipusam while malay doctors take the day off...weird...anyway my husband didn't need to get stitched. We had a late lunch at mamak makbul and then I went to see firdaus at his boarding school which was okay...but I was still feeling the bad vibes of the phone call earlier...on the way home we stopped by my parents place and watched Toy Story 2 with my baby brother, it was nice to forget about my problems and just watch the movie for a bit...we got home at around 7++ pm and I took a shower and slept...it was a horrible day. If you only knew what really happen between the fire and the bleeding...to the person who caused it I will never forget...NEVER.

My first official Make Up job!

Guess what?

I got a makeup job!

My first official makeup job as a makeup artist!

As you can read, I am so~ excited!

Anyway, I am so so grateful that finally after all the efforts and time I put in there is someone out there that appreciate my work enough to book me and trust me to make her look beautiful on her big day.

I am happy and grateful beyond words! 

I mean, this is it…this is my chance and my first big step!

I am determined to work harder and put more efforts in making my work more flawless and beautiful.

I am going to practice and practice and never stop.

The look I want to do tomorrow is:

I'll post my version and hopefully it is as beautiful!

My baby spinaches have grown.

Below are pictures of my soon-to-be edible spinaches.

I’ve been watering and feeding them fertilizers for the past two weeks already.

I think they’re about an inch tall, but still fragile.

I can’t water them too much though, if not, they’ll drown.

Aren’t they adorable?

I’m a proud mother. Hehe…

Anyway, I bought 3 more pots similar to the one that I have

and I am planning to plant another 2 types of veggie

and to move one of my flower plant

which I don’t know the name because it’s getting crowded in that small pot.

So I’ll update on that next time!

Family Day

Okay…it's been officially 1 week and 3 days since I wrote anything…

How time flies…

Sometimes when I try to write I sit in front of my laptop and 

I’ve got tones of thing to write but my fingers just refuse to type!

I actually just got back from a wonderful day with my husband and my family…

I woke up late today…which is typical for a Sunday 

and because last nite we got home late from watching ‘khurafat’ with my cousins mimi and her husband, 

abg pun and his friends…which was a blast! 

Anyway back to my story…we woke up late and by 'we' I mean my husband and I and my brother Imat. And we only woke up because the phone was ringing off the hook…it was a cal from my dad.

We’ve got an invitation for a kenduri ‘Doa Selamat’ at my cousins home in seremban. 

So we got ready and drive down to seremban and 

had a wonderful lunch prepared by my mak ngah and her family…my favorite dish was tempoyak! 

Hehe…anyway…by the time we got home it was 3.30pm and all was tired…

I had a short nap and watched some TV at my mum’s house while 

syafiq and ismat went to send firdaus back to his boarding school. 

At about 5 pm my husband, my 2 brothers imat and rauf including me went out and played badminton in front of my parents home and my mum and dad went for a walk around the neighborhood. 

It’s been so long since I sweated and had so much fun at sports…it was so much fun!

Anyhow...after maghrib, the whole family except firdaus (‘cause he had to go back to boarding school at 4.30pm) went out for a dinner…it's for Amir’s birthday which is actually tomorrow…

we ate at Sari Ratu Restaurant at Subang Parade. 

It’s an authentic Indonesian Restaurant which serves delicious food by the way. 

After a yummy dinner, the boys decided to play bowling and the girls decided to stay and shop!

 But we didn’t shop much due to the limited time! 

But we managed to buy my soon-to-be-born nephew some baby clothes!!!which was adorable! 

I can’t wait!!!

Anyway…after sending mama off, fatim and I decided to join the boys at the bowling alley and played 3 games!  

Papa and Amir won most of the games and my husband end up being frustrated for not winning any...hehe…At the end of it all, we all had an amazing time together! It was a great family day.

Nevertheless…I am home and I am ready to start another week early, ready and fresh tomorrow! 

So I’ll update more on what I’ve been up to for the last week tomorrow and I’ll update some pictures of my family and my spinach! Till then!

Xoxo….

Good day...

Today was a good day.

I am really pleased that I’ve managed to get a lot of things done, like cleaning my house, organizing my schedule and I've managed to do some gardening!

Yep…gardening...
It was fun and relaxing at the same time…
I planted spinach and I transferred a cactus that my mom bought me into a new prettier pot.
I bought the seeds, soil and the fertilizer for the veggie at an expo near my place last two weeks and
I’m so glad I’ve managed to get around planting it.

It has been an ambition of mine to be able to grow my own vegetables and fruits.

I've dreamed of owning an orchard and a vegetable garden and this is a small step that I can make towards it. After reading a lot of things on food and what goes into our food before it reaches us,

I am determined to even have my own farm one day.

I love vegetables and fruits and I want the best for my husband
 and I hope that my spinach will blossom into a beautiful plant!
I honestly can’t wait for it to grow…so I can harvest and cook it.
I’ll let know you how it tastes.
I also plan to give some to my mum and my cousin’s Nisa and Mimi!

By the way, I bought two other types of vegetables seed but I didn’t get to plant them
because I am short of pots…so I’m just going to get them and plant them tomorrow.

.

I’ve also managed to read a few pages of my new book “The girl in the Picture” by Denise Chong.
I will start my first literature review in 2011 and post it as soon as I finished the book.

What I didn’t get to do today is drink 2 liters of water…
come to think of it it’s the easiest thing to do but…
it’s typical of me to forget to drink when I’m focused on something…weird.

Anyway, I hope tomorrow will be better than today.

I really want to start making some progress on my travelling plans.

And I hope I will be able to post some make up looks tomorrow!

Can’t wait!

Bye!

For fun!

I just found this, I think I wrote it in 2002…haha…it’s a list of things I want to do when I live alone…which is impossible now as I am married and living with my husband…but I’ve got most of what’s listed here…yay!

So..I’m just posting this for fucks sake...

·         walk around half naked

·         sing and talk to myself

·         spontaneously change things around

·         buy furniture from IKEA

·         play music out loud

·         cook healthy

·         own one cat and pour all my love to ‘him’

·         decorate my walls with paintings and black and white photos

·         have a room full of books

·         have wind chimes

·         have a cat flap at my door

·         have a portable hand held small vacuum

Some things about me...

Umm…I felt like posting this on here. .

simply because I'm too tired to write and this was done yesterday…

so...why not?

Here goes...

THREE WAYS I AM STILL A KID:

1. I Love Cartoons.

2. I’m Spoilt by My Husband and Parents.

3. I Love to Cuddle. n_n

THREE WAYS I AM ALREADY OLD:

1. More Responsibilities and Commitment.

2. Remembering My Boundries. 

3. Getting My Priorities Right.

THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO:

1. Travel the World.

2. Be Filthy Rich.

3. Be Happy and Healthy.

THREE WAYS THAT I’M A STEREOTYPICAL “BOY”:

1. Counter Strike.

2. Food. 

3. I Love Action Movies.  

THREE WAYS THAT I’M A STEREOTYPICAL “GIRL”:

1. I Love Make up.

2. I Love Clothes.

3. I Love Shoes.

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:

1. Working Free-lance.

2. Cooking Nasi Briyani.

3. Painting.

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:

1. My Eccentricity 

2. My Love of Reading.

3. My Husband and Family.

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:

1. My Inconsistency.

2. Being Out of Shape. 

3. My Financial Limit.

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:

1. Malay.

2. Arab.

3. Chinese.

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:

1. Heights.

2. Sharp objects.

3. Scary movies!

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:

1. Books.

2. Husband.

3. Internet.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:

1. Dark Skin.

2. Smile.

3. Sense of Humor.

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN’T DO:

1. Be a Hypocrite.

2. Read in a Moving Vehicle.

3. Kill Someone.

THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING:

1. Freelance Make-Up Artist.

2. Writer.

3. Painter.

EIGHT ways to win my heart:

1. Have a Wicked Sense of Humor.

2. Makes Me Smile.

3. Have Manners.

4. An intelligent conversation here and there would be nice.

5. Dress Nicely.

6. Ambition & Dreams.

7. Honest .

8. Loves My Family to Death.

SEVEN ways to be shown the boot:

1. Being Disrespectful.

2. Being a Slob.

3. Lack Of Motivation.

4. Lying.

5. Shallow.

6. Close-Mindedness .

7. Pessimism.

SIX secrets people should know.

1. I Love to Cook.

2. I Love Decorating My House.

3. I Love Animals and Plants..

4. I Want to be Patience and Frugal like My Dad.

5. I Love Collecting Seashells.

6. I Want to be able to Cook like My Mom.

FIVE things that cross your mind a lot:

1. Money.

2. Make-up.

3. Food.

4. Husband.

5. My Life.

FOUR things you do before you fall asleep:

1. Clean my house.

2. Wash my face and brush my teeth.

3. Update my blog.

4. Goodnight kisses for my husband.

THREE songs that mean something to you:

1. Jack Johnson – Home.

2. Vonda Sheppard – You Belong To Me.

3. Snow Patrol Chasing - Cars .

TWO confessions:

1. I Love Vegetables..

2. I Hate Air Pollution!

ONE thing you’re thinking about right now:

Make-up looks to do.

Do you have a busy weekend coming up?

Kind of…

Does it make you mad when people stare?

No, I tend to get nervous… 

How did you get your last bruise?

I bump into one of my mother’s teak furniture… 

What are you doing on Thursday?

I don’t know yet…

Who is your last message from?

My husband.

Do you feel awkward when strangers say hi to you?

No…I like it…i hate prejudice.

Contented

Someone once said…

“There’s no such thing as a bad day, just bad moments that we chose to take with us all day long.”

Something happened today.

I had bad morning.

I had a really bad morning.

There have been countless times when I was determined to quit my job again and again for the past few months and today I had reached my limit.

I will quit.

I have certainly reached my limits of tolerance and I am definitely out of patience.

I will not elaborate more on this as I have not gone through with it but I will tell you everything once it’s over only because there is a lot of lesson to be learned from this.

I have learned my lesson and I vow not to be tangled up in all this mess anymore.

I am over you people.

Anyways…just to clarify further on my quote above…

I had fun tonight!

I had lots of fun having my friends and family over for dinner tonight.

I t feels right.

It feels good to be able to share food and laugh and tell jokes and mess around with each other.

I feel connected and fulfilled.

I just remembered that all this happiness doesn’t mean a thing unless they are shared.

And I won’t let any bad moments get in my way of enjoying my time with my loved ones and my friends.

Because…

“There’s no such thing as a bad day, just bad moments that we chose to take with us all day long.”

And I won’t be that person…I will enjoy the good times I have and cherish them and be contented.

Where's my step?!

Lao Tzu once said…

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

But on the 2^nd day of 2011 I still can’t seem to put that step forward.

I woke up late.

Cooked an unhealthy lunch and ate it.

Went out with my husband to visit my mother-in-law in K.L.

Came back with a splitting headache.

Took my brother out to buy his school shoe and buy dinner.

Went out with my sister to meet someone.

Ate a piece of cake.

Came home with my cousins and my sister and her husband.

Watch movies and surf the internet until 3 am.

Slept late.

Bad me.

Honestly I had fun.

Haha…

But I feel horrible…

Because I aim to be more discipline and stick to my resolution.

I’ve disappointed myself.

I hope 3.1.2011 will be better.

Amin.