Finally joining Pinterest

I've been eyeing on Pinterest for quite sometime now but never got the interest in joining it till today. And boy oh boy am I glad I joined it! It's fantastic. I now realised the benefits of joining it and how I wish they had created it long time ago.

It's a great way to connect with people from all over the world....that's one thing but it also helps me bookmark all the  from blogs or websites I've found from browsing the net. I used to use the conventional way of bookmarking the links but now I can always use Pinterest to do that for me. And I can always go back to the bookmarks whenever I want to plus I get to share it with everyone else online! Super!

Of course it's also a great way to promote my crafts as well, no doubt about that. But of course the main thing is that I now have a place where I can keep all the wonderful bookmarks that I love so much. I don't have a lot kept there at my board today since I just started. Hope I can do so whenever I can. Can't wait to PIN IT!!! ;)

Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.

Everybody hurts.......sometimes.....

Everybody cries......

So hold on.....hold on......

What I need

Feeling a little better tonight......the fever has gone down and so is the flu......hopefully by tomorrow it will all clear up.

After so many months, I finally get to have some rest. Kinda funny not having to do much but rest for the whole day. Am not really used to that. Sometimes God gives me what I need instead of what I want. He knows best :).

The fever and flu blues

I'm not much in a writing mood right now.

Having fever and flu since yesterday. Seems to be getting worse today.

I've got tissues stuck in my nose and breathing through my mouth now. Not a lovely sight to see.

Just wanna sleep...........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

500 Days of Summer

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! Love it lots! I've seen it before but never the whole movie....just snippets of it most  of the time. But this time I got the chance to watch the whole movie and it's so brilliant. No wonder so many people love it so much. Whoever made it is brilliant. I love the combination between the two characters......their chemistry and all. They were perfect. 

Plus there's so much to learn from this movie and how I wish that a lot of people out there can learn from it too. This is not a love story but it's a story that teaches us about love. Once we watch this movie, we'll definitely look back on our past relationships and see the connection it has with this story. We'll definitely will be able to tell if what we had before was really true love or was it just an infatuation we had with our "so called partner". Did our partner feel that we were his or her true love?? We'll get our answer once we watch this movie....... and oh yessss...........it also teaches us how to deal with heartbreaks....if we have any. How to get pass it and how to move on with our lives.

Note: I noticed that in a lot of love story movies, their heroin/hero wears a lot of clothes that are blue in colour.....lots of shades of blue.......I often wondered why :).....perhaps there is a symbolic meaning to it....How come they didn't choose red or pink instead.....why blue......It makes me happy though, cause blue is my favourite colour, no matter what shade it is.....as long as it's blue ;).

Bird hunting in the garden

Yes!!! I finally managed to upload that video on YouTube today!Yippee! I was having so much trouble uploading it yesterday...huhuhu. Now I get to share it with everyone....my SO amateurish video that is! LOL! :D

The Black Naped Oriole bird was making a lot of noise yesterday morning. Singing away with a bunch of it's friends on the rambutan tree. I just had to take a video of them singing. So off I went into the garden, slowly walking towards them and trying my level best not to scare them away. You can spot a glimpse of those yellow birds at 00.35 minutes and the clearest view of one of them at 2.29 minutes. I felt like a National Geographic bird hunter or something hahaha......oh well.....it was just for fun ;). The bird is yellow and black in colour just like the photo you see above. I got that photo from Wikipedia :). Enjoy the video!!! Hope you get to spot that yellow bird ;).

Experiment gone wrong

At the very last minute......as always, I'm trying to figure out what to write here. :P

When I planned to post something here today, something very interesting actually (in my opinion laaaahhh),  I suddenly had to throw the plan in the basket because of some technical error. Darn it. It was so perfect.

I actually became a "National Geographic" camerawoman today in my Mom's garden taking a video of the Black Naped Oriole bird singing away with a bunch of it's friends on the rambutan tree. Seriously!! They were doing a choir up in the rambutan tree and then happily flying from one tree to another while singing away. I took the video and managed to capture their voices and a glimpse of the bird up on the tree but can't seem to upload it on YouTube or at my blog...huhuhuhu........I think it's because the size of the video is a bit too big. I forgot to change the setting of the video before the shooting began.

So, looks like I am not able to show the video here.....and am only able to view it at my own PC.....huhuhu. :(. Looks like my experiment for today had gone wrong. Better luck next time I hope. >.<

Booooooo day!

It's weird how easy it is for me to console other people but I can't seem to console myself when things don't go well for me.

It's one of those days again when the feeling is down and keeps going under............

Just feel like disappearing......get into a car and just leave.........

But I can't........coz I don't have a car...........bummer! :(

It doesn't linger

A very tiring day.......exhausted....

Started working at 7.00AM.......lots of orders to get done, packed and delivered. Not really sure how long I can work like this.

I used to sleep around 12.00 AM, but now it always at 1.00AM everyday. It's bad......really bad I know....but it has become a habit that's hard to break. Even if I don't have any work to do, I still sleep late.....watching movies especially on TV. But that doesn't happen very often.

I'm so glad that my Nuffnang is now back to Glitterati....phew.....now I can get better payment from the advertisement like I did before. Thank God the problem was just temporary.

Anything that happened, no matter how bad.....it doesn't always linger for long. It's just temporary. I just have to keep reminding myself about that all the time so that I don't panic or get upset too much about it. Not worth it really. But it feels good though to let my feelings go. Getting the chance to express myself does make myself feel better afterwards. Although people may not like reading about it.....but it's ok.....don't need to read it......just skip it and read other blogs :). 

I seriously hope things will get better......hoping that I will find solutions to my work issues.....so many left unattended. Once resolved, I know a lot will be running smoothly....no more hiccups.

Please listen...

Houston, we have a problem! We have reasons to believe that Miss Lin cares too much!

Yes! It seems that lately she has been caring too deeply about people who apparently in her opinion has no clue of the damage that they have done with their lives. And this has driven her off the wall.

According to our reliable resources, these people think that they are doing themselves good when actually they are not. She knows this because she's been there and she's done what they've done and she's trying to help them avoid all the mistakes she had made before. But they refuse to listen to her humble advice. They never do.

So...................how do we tell her heart to stop caring too much? Because her heart refuse to listen. It never does.... :(

Note to Miss Lin,

You have to learn to let go.......for your own good dear. 

Lucky me!

Finally I'm in the mood.......

I guess it took one email to make it happen. One email was all it took to get me jumping off my seat and get moving.

I am so thankful that after so many months I still got away with it. Chuckle! Lucky me!

But I'm not so sure I'm going to be THAT lucky again. So I better not mess things up. >.<

So relieved that I got "it" back and hopefully I won't lose it anytime soon..... ;)

Inspired by the uninspired

There will always be a time when I get inspired by the uninspired. 

In the process of trying to solve other people's problems or shall I say, in the process of trying to inspire people who sometimes get stuck in their creative process, can sometimes in return sparks new ideas for me. Things I never intended to do, I end up doing. Things I never imagined of creating, end up being created. Things I never thought of seeking, I end up searching for it high and low. 

So, in other words, it can be a win win situation other than the other way around. I thought I was doing someone a favour, but actually, I was doing myself a great favour too.

Never immediately reject someone who asks you for help. You never know it might be you who actually needed it the most after all.

Zero

Pretty much not a good and productive day.......not feeling too well either.......but pretty excited about a new remedy I just received for my allergies. Seems to be working well so far.....I just got it this evening. :) 

Hopefully will be able to see some good results by the end of the week ;)

Balance

The weather here in Alor Setar has been pretty cool each night with the rain pouring in starting in the late afternoons and continues to rain some more at night time. The rain pretty much balance up the hot temperature from the heat we get during the day.  

I'm in a relax mode right now.....taking a break from work tonight and just be......ain't that a blessing.....it is you know, coz sometimes I don't even get to relax for a long period of time so whenever I get to do so, it's a blessing for me.

I have been a sad little rabbit for quite sometime now due to some factors that's been disturbing my heart. But now, the healing process has just begun....Allah has answered my prayers.....and has given me a lot of reasons to smile about. It's funny how things work out in the end. Just when you think that your life is over........it decides to begin again and you can't seem to stop it no matter how hard you try. I have this picture in my head that pops up whenever I feel down. The minute I visualize it, I'm smiling again. Seriously, it's that easy. I'm so happy that I can do that.....and I hope that picture will stay sweet forever in my mind........ ;)

10 minutes more

There is 10 minutes more before the day is over.

Again, I am too busy to write and the worst thing is that I have no idea what to say right now. Nothing special that is......

Been busy all day completing the orders......got lots to deliver tomorrow and still lots more to do before I say goodnight.

Tired, I am............sleep, I must.........but.....finish my work first, I shall................*trying to sound like Yoda.....did it work???? hhahahaha..... :D

The Al-Baghdadi method

Early this morning I watched the program Assalamualaikum on TV AlHijrah, and they interviewed some people regarding a new method of learning the Al-Quran.....it's called the Al-Baghdadi method. I find it very very interesting because I've never seen anything like it before. Something new to me. Especially since they use a special tool in the learning process and the tool is somewhat like a music instrument. It helps keep us alert when learning and help us to read the Quran correctly as well.

This method is suitable for all ages.....no matter how old you are, from kids to adults....anyone at age can try this method. You can find out more about it at the link of their website below 

http://www.albaghdadi.com.my

Make friends online

Ever since I've started my online business, I've had the opportunity to be friends with so many types of people from all over the world via online. It has been very colourful indeed. Some have made me very happy, some have made me very sad, some have managed to do both at the same time. >.< ...which was pretty confusing but I managed to clear that up over time. Over the years, I've managed to "meet up" with some of them and it's been great for most of it. Some not so great, sorry to say. 

Having said that, there are a small group of people who prefer to befriends with me, talk to me via online but never want to show themselves to me. I suppose they are much more comfortable communicating with me that way. It's ok with me as I can understand why some people prefer to do that. I respect their privacy. But I just wish I could get to know them better. Coz it feels weird sometimes when you communicate with them every other day but you don't even know what they look like. It's like I'm communicating with the computer instead of a real person.

I used to be a little shy to meet up with people.....and for me, communicating via online with another person seems like the easiest way to get to know someone real fast without having to actually meet them in person, thus I can avoid any unnecessary embarrassment if suddenly it goes wrong. Especially with the social network being available for everyone to use, it's definitely a fast way to get to know someone....well, so you think you know them....coz the things they say about themselves online doesn't necessarily be the truth. It can be a story they made up.....some people do that to impress....and to attract people's attention to them. So, we gotta be careful with the facts they put up there and not believe everything they say. I had to learn it the hard way in the beginning.

Some even fall for another real fast too via online. It happens to a lot of people. I used to think it's possible.....coz I see some people who did but now I don't see it that way anymore. Now I find it really ridiculous. It's just not real. Unless you meet up with them in person and get to know them better offline. Then perhaps it's possible.

I really think that there's a lot you can benefit by interacting with people via online. You will become more open for new ideas and new way of thinking. See how others from around the world live their lives and the best thing is  you don't even have to leave your house to view it. You get the information real fast. Don't have to wait for the postman to delivery the letters from your friends to know how they are doing. Although I do miss getting letters or cards from friends like I used to when I was little. It's actually more exciting. More suspense. :)

I just think that it's really something you know.....it's really great that we have this technology in our hands. I can't imagine what my life would be without it now. Coz without it, I wouldn't have friends like you, you, you and you............... ;)

To all my online friends......thank you for being my friend ......via online or otherwise.....;).

Black Swan

I saw this movie, a psychological thriller on Astro the other day and God willing I'll never watch it again...huhuhu. It's so scary freaky chilling my bones hair rising experience I've had in a long long time. >.<

Some of the parts of the scenes I can barely open my eyes. Half shut, fully shut and sometimes all eyes wide open hah! Natalie Portman gave it her best in portraying this character and it's no wonder she got an Oscar for it. Amazing acting.

Although Astro cut a lot of scenes in the movie, I did understand it in my own way and it's kinda sad really. How Nina lived her life with a controlling mother like that. Sometimes I think parents should give their kids a little space. Can't keep them caged forever. Sooner or later, they will rebel. Her determination to realise her dreams were so strong.....but she just didn't know how to get there......and she just pushed herself too hard.....her mind couldn't take it.......she just lost it. Such a sad ending.....

Unlikely customer

I got a surprise this morning when I went to the supermarket. There was this little bird wondering around the place looking for food....hahahaha....it must have had a hard time finding food outside so it decided to find something to eat inside the supermarket instead ! Poor thing! huhu!

Morning Glory

I love all three actors above. Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton and Rachel McAdams. I saw this movie for the first time today on Astro and I wanna watch it again. Just love it!! So inspiring, so funny, so intelligent, so everything. Just love everything about it. 

I knew it was a good movie the minute I saw the cast and I just had to watch it. I'm glad I did. The character played by Rachel McAdams in this movie, is super awesome. I can relate to what she is going through. Having a mother who doesn't see her potential and wanting her to change jobs.....and her believe in herself that is so great that it doesn't matter to her what her mother thinks coz she knows her own potential and what she can do as long as she is given the opportunity. She knows that she can excel in the job she loves doing most.

It's about going for your dreams and never giving up no matter what. I can see the passion, the drive, the hard work, the strong heart that she has in this movie. Delivered beautifully by Rachel McAdams. :)

Glitterati no more

I'm pretty upset with Nuffnang right now. Just found out that I'm no longer a Glitterati member of Nuffnang and now I'm just an ordinary, non exclusive member and I have no idea why. No clue whatsoever. They didn't notify me why I have been reverted to this status.

I thought that if I get visitors to all my blogs everyday, then there wouldn't be a problem. But perhaps ....(ok, this is just my guess) , perhaps, it's because I don't update on one or two blogs often enough. I am more focused on two blogs and the other two I only update once in every few months or so. So maybe....just mayyyyyybeeeeeeeee......THAT'S the reason. I don't really know. And I also guessed that it's because one of my blogs sometimes have no unique visitors on certain days......only on certain days ok.....not to say that it doesn't have any unique visitors for the whole month. So that's why I think it's unfair for them to do this to me. 

I can't sacrifice the other two blogs by removing them just so that I'll get my Glitterati status again. I worked too hard to create them in the first place and I just can't simply remove them from the list all because of this issue. 

I've already wrote to them and addressed this issue.....hopefully I'll get an answer soon enough and hopefully they'll help me get my Glitterati status back. :( If not, then........LANTAKLAHHHHHH!!!! (Geram giler) hahahahaha. :D 

Tosei Tandop

I went to have breakfast in town this morning at a new place located near Ukir Mall. It's location is just right beside Kopitiam, Ukir Mall. The place was recommended by my Mom's friend. They said that the tosei there tasted so nice, so me and my Mom went to check it out after our visit to the hospital. 

And to our surprise, it was really delicious. The tosei itself was just nice in taste....not too sour like some I've tasted before and the chutney was good too....but the best of all was the dhal! Special recipe from Kerala, India it seems! Well, that's what the tosei guy informed us. He said, his wife is from Kerala and in Kerala, that's how their dhal looks like and that's how they make it over there. Thick and light yellow in colour mixed with it's special spices. It tasted so good that you can even eat it on it's own.....(sounds like Gardenia's tagline doesn't it????  hahaha). :D

The couple are actually from Tandop.....and they were invited to do business at the new place by the owner of the restaurant because they are so good in making tosei. It seems that back in Tandop, their tosei are usually sold out by 8.00am!! So fast! That's how good their tosei is! I really think that they are God sent. :D Thank you God for sending them here to serve us yummy tosei haha! :D 

The only thing missing in this wonderful tosei is it's lack in crispiness...I like my tosei crispy and hot. But this one is a bit soft on the inside and lightly crisp on the outside. Oh! How can I forget the podi!! Yes! If there is podi, that would make a huge difference in the tosei eating experience hihihi! I haven't had podi with tosei in a long long long time. Miss it so much. We told the tosei guy that if his wife can make podi for us, it would be so great! So great I tell ya! haha! 

Hope to get the chance to go eat there again one of these days ;).

The good mood is back!

I was thinking writing "Nothing - Part 3" just now, coz then I could have a trilogy post or something hahahaha..... but naaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.......I definitely have something to write about for today's post. :)

First of all......I am deeply touched by the support I've gotten from from friends and readers of my blog for all their concerns whenever I suddenly can't write. I'm honestly very surprised. I didn't think it would be such a big of a deal if I wrote anything here or not. Your support and motivation is deeply appreciated. I can't thank everyone enough for this loving support.....you guys are just so kind to me ;). Ooohhh....I gotta mention this.....someone did offered to buy me a scooter just to cheer me up, coz I was such in a bad mood the past couple of days........ain't that the sweetest thing? Well, I sure thought it was....for me, it was not the offer, but the thought of it was enough to cheer me up the whole day. ;)

Kinda funny thinking back......I did told myself last year in Facebook how I felt like my life was too simple and I wanted to complicated the hell out of it this year. When I said that , I never knew that my wish would actually come true. Seriously......life is getting more and more complicated. And today I got a mail from the postman that will  make my life even more complicated if I choose to take the challenge. I can't share the info with everyone here just yet. I have to keep it a secret for a couple of weeks before I can share it here. It's going to be a tough decision to make and I pray to Allah that I whatever it is......it will be the best decision for me.

I gotta say.....I had a really good day today. From early morning till evening. Fully packed. I took the day off.....which is quite rare since I work almost 30 days a month....no break.....so it was nice to remove myself from my working room and go out and see Alor Setar. As if that was such a GREAT thing to do.....but believe me....I did enjoyed myself today with all the site seeing on my own. My feet hurts so bad right now from all the walking and driving though huhuhuhu. 

It rained so heavily in the afternoon....and I was trapped in the supermarket. I wanted to go home earlier coz I was already tired but couldn't. The car was parked so far away from where I was at......and yes....I forgot to bring the umbrella with me. I didn't want to walk to the car in the rain and get wet...so I just window shop some more till there there was nothing left to see. Thank God the rain stopped just in time. Otherwise I don't know how I was going to walk to my car and drive home. I always sound so pathetic and exaggerated don't I?? haha....but....I am telling you the truth here....haha :D. 

I received a wonderful news today that someone from far away is coming over to Malaysia....and better yet, coming to Alor Setar just to see me and learn how to quill from me. It's confirmed! She's coming next month! Yay! I can't wait to meet her! I feel so honoured that someone like her is willing to take so much trouble just to learn how to do quilling....I'll definitely blog about it hihihi! ;)

So many good things happened today......BIG SMILE on my face right now. ;) 

Nothing....Part 2

Yes people......looks like there is a sequel to yesterday's post......sad to say...... LOL! :D

I really need something to cheer me up....seriously........the good mood is gone God knows where....hopefully I'll find it tomorrow....

Tomorrow tomorrow....I love ya tomorrow....you're only a dayyyyyy awaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy >.<

Nothing....

I did have something to write about earlier........but decided not to write about it just yet.

Therefore, as for today....... I have nothing for you to read.

I'm so sorry.

:(

*Just not in a good mood today.......please excuse me. (Bebal tahap maksima >.<)

Sleeping styles

I got this photo of sleeping styles from my friend's Facebook post today. It's so interesting to see the different types of sleeping styles. 

I like to sleep in different styles depending on my mood or depending on the situation. For me, it would be number 1, 3, 8 and 10. 

I used to love sleeping like number 1. But now, it's not possible anymore. Because of my health condition, I would suffocate to death if I would sleep like that these days. How I miss sleeping like that with both my arms spread across the bed like that. Same goes with number 3. Both sleeping styles are so comfortable........but not anymore nowadays.  :(

I used to sleep like number 4 way back when I was a little girl but ever since I found out that it was bad for my diaphragm....for my lungs....for my heart.... if I were to sleep like that, I never slept like that again....EVER.

Then there's number 8. I sleep like that a lot now. It's the only way I can breathe while I'm sleeping. Although it looks something like number 7, I can never sleep like number 7 because it looks like too controlled....too ladylike.....too stiff....not relaxed like number 8.  

Number 10!! Yes......I have been sleeping like that since God knows when. I remember when I was little.....my Dad used to come into my room just to check if I was still alive....hahaha....coz I would cover myself up with the blanket up to my head. All closed up...all wrapped up in the blanket. All because I was so scared of the dark. He would pull the blanket away from my head so that I can breathe better.....and the minute he leaves the room, I would pull it back up...hahahaha. He gave up checking after a few years LOL! :D. I would normally sleep like that if I am sleeping alone in the room. Otherwise, number 8 would be the best choice of sleeping style for me :D.

So what is your sleeping style like? ;) Can you find it at the photo above or is it totally different? :)

Thinking too much

My own personal view: I hate to admit it.....but I have to say that what he is saying is kinda true. :P I have realised this a long time ago  about myself and have been working on trying to not over think things too much. Because I know for a fact that not only guys can't stand it when girls do that......but I can't stand it either. It's exhausting and annoying.

Someone Like You - Adele

"Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead.........."

Scooter fever

Since I can't afford to get myself a Mini Cooper anytime soon or anytime this year......I am seriously thinking about getting myself a scooter. I don't know what came over me the past few days but I'm just so fixated about getting one this year. 

I would need to go and get a license first to ride a bike. Sigh. Lots to do if I really want to do this. >.<

I would love to get a scooter that looks just like the photo above. I wonder if I can get something like that here in Alor Setar. I want a new one.......not a second hand scooter. That scooter looks so retro.....so cute....I can just imagine myself riding it in town. It would be so cool! haha! If I can't get something like that.....perhaps I can get something else....another type or brand of scooter ......but I still haven't the slightest clue of what's good in the market these days.......any suggestions?? :)

Weather report

The weather lately over here in Alor Setar has been pretty extreme. Extremely hot during the day and raining extremely heavy during the evenings till late in the night. Even as I am writing right now the rain is getting heavier and heavier.....and I have to write as fast as I can because I am afraid of the thunder and lightnings. Afraid that it might effect the internet connection. If it continues to rain heavily like this everyday I might have to blog during the day instead.

I'm just worried whenever it rains so heavily like this....worried if it floods. Hopefully we will be safe from that this year and in future. Really don't want to go through it again. Phobia. The heat gets very bad especially in the afternoons. Feels like my skin is being cooked slowly if I am directly under the sun. I try to avoid going out at that time but sometimes it's unavoidable. Gotta make sure I put on enough sunblock for protection. But to be honest, I never use any. :P I only put on lots of aloe vera gel on my face and hands.....wonder if that would be sufficient. >.<

Bla bla bla

Again.......hihihihi.....trying to think of what to write.....ok here goes......

Long ago....in a galaxy.....far far away..........there lived a bla bla bla.....bla bla bla....bla blabla.....
................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................bla bla bla.

The end.


*Gosh....I'm really lousy at this.  >.<

Looks vs real age

Last minute posting here for today. I've been really busy today. From morning till night time. Fully packed! Had great fun since morning. Especially great this morning because somebody thinks that I am much younger than my real age. This kinda thing been happening a lot lately. I wonder why. A lot of people think I'm still studying.....I was even asked recently at a bookshop if I was going to pay for the things I bought using the school voucher. I was like totally shocked. Must be something wrong with their eyes?? Or maybe it's my mannerism that plays a part too and not just my looks? I don't act my age?? Perhaps. ;)

2 posts per day

I suddenly realised that I have to make another post for today all because I missed the post on the 14th. So I already posted one at midnight and now I have to post another one for the actual 15th. If you are reading this and finding what I'm saying is confusing you. Please stop reading. Hahahaha! Don't try to crack your head figuring out what I'm trying to say coz only I understand what I'm trying to say sometimes. Yes....sometimes. Sometimes, even I don't get what I'm trying to say......coz I'm just too smart for myself. LOL! :D

Current situation......I'm feeling like I'm in a freezer coz the air cond is on in my room and it's a good thing coz I can't concentrate on work if it's hot here and as usual the working table is a mess. If it's not in a mess, then it's not my table. Got it? LOL! :D I just had to have the air cond on coz the weather here these days is freaking hot. I start to have hallucinations if I don't have it on. :D

It just hit me how stressful posting here each day can be especially if I have nothing much to tell other than how much paper I've shred since morning. :D Believe me.....I shred a lot of paper since morning. A LOT! Thousands and thousands of them. Got some deliveries to make tomorrow too....that's why I've been shredding a lot of paper.....it's like never ending......it just keeps coming....and I just can't stop.

My body is aching all over. Don't feel too good today. Hopefully by tomorrow I'll be ok. Got lots to do tomorrow. I have a feeling that tomorrow is going to be a very exciting day :). Perhaps, tomorrow I'll have much to write about here.....hmmmmm.......we shall see hihihiihihi.....till then! ;)

About driving

Owhhhh God.....I missed the date!!!! Now this means that I have to make 2 posts for 15th of February to make up for the post I missed on the 14th. :( Ok.....below was what I was writing about before I missed the time to post it just now huhuhuu.........

Post for 14th of February 2012

Now I get it. Things are beginning to seem so clear to me now. Now I know why my Mom was so upset with me before.

When I was staying in KL years ago, I didn't drive much. I did try to drive there. But was a bit scared of the traffic in KL. Ok.....who am I trying to kid here......I was damn scared of the traffic there! haha!                        

I did have a drivers license and I was already driving around in Alor Setar before I went to live in KL so I thought that I was good enough to drive there. But I let my fear get the best of me. So for years staying in KL, I didn't drive and my driving skills went rusty.

When I moved back to Alor Setar in 2009, at first I didn't drive either and that really upset my Mom a lot because that means wherever I needed to go, she had to take me there. So annoying right? I didn't have the guts to drive again. It's been so long that I stopped driving that I felt so scared to drive again.

But when she got really sick, that's when I was forced to drive again. It was so damn scary at first. I had to pull myself together and just do it! No matter how scary it was....I knew I just had to do it. Somebody had to take her to the doctor.....somebody had to get food....somebody had to go and pay the bills and bla bla bla.... And I'm so glad now that I did it. Now I got my skills back and am no longer scared of driving. 

I can go wherever I want to, when I want to, at any time of the day. No more issues. 

So you see.....you see how important it is to know how to drive? How important it is to be mobile? To be independent?? You can't keep depending on others to take you to the places you want to be. And honestly, staying in Alor Setar, with the public transportation being so lousy unlike in KL where I can get around places with their LRTS and buses, I need to be able to drive here or otherwise, it would be hell for me.

I'm so thankful that my Mom pushed me to learn how to drive so many years ago. Because I just can't imagine not being able to drive now. It's huge loss for those who don't. Seriously.

130212

Hahahaha....I put today's date as the title post again hahahahaha.......though it's not a pretty number, do I look like I care? hahahaha :D As long as there is a title for this post, it's fine with me ;).

Seriously so tired today but feeling so satisfied because I managed to finish my swap project today. They are all done! Yay! Now I can concentrate on other projects for this week. I can't wait to post about the swap this coming Thursday. Haven't taken photos of them yet, will do all that tomorrow. :)

I gotta say....whoever invented the automatic washing machine is a genius and I love you! hahaha! If it wasn't for the invention, I probably have to waste a lot of time washing clothes. And honestly I just don't have the energy to spend on washing clothes manually anymore. I need to conserve my energy for other important things in my life...hahaha. So thank you very much, whoever you are. :D

I haven't been doing laundry for......errrrr.......for quite a while and I noticed a lot of empty spaces in my drawers. I've been taking and taking and taking clothes from my drawers and not washing and washing and washing them. Then I realised I have to wash them today otherwise I won't have anymore pajamas to wear tonight LOL!! So I'm glad I have something to wear tonight :D.

I've been neglecting a lot of things lately. This is a reason why I can't have pets. Was thinking of getting one this year. But, now I know I really can't. I would probably won't have time for it. I know what it's like to have pets. I've been there, done that years ago. And they need your full attention. Attention I can't give them right now. So....getting a pet this year is a big no no.

Ok....that's all for today. I'm just too super happy and excited about my new project that so much so that it's all I think about lately.  I can't wait to blog about it soon! ;)

120212

No idea what to write for the title post, so I just write down today's date. Clever or not??? Of course very clever....so ooooooo clever. :D Whenever you have no idea what to write there, you just write down the date ok? Besides, it's a nice number right? hahaha!

Here I am....not able to concentrate on what to write right now.....coz my brain is so focused on the swap project I'm doing for my students. I've already finished one and I just got one more to do. I'm pretty happy about it because suddenly I just love what I did for the swap. It's something I've never done before. And suddenly, that's all I feel like doing for the rest of the year! Hah!! I don't feel like making cards anymore all of a sudden. What's wrong with me???!! I guess I just got distracted? Perhaps. Hopefully not for long. 

But seriously......I don't feel like making cards at all right now. :(

Talking Thank You card

What a lovely surprise! I received a thank you card from my dear friend CC Peyton this afternoon and judging by the thickness of the card, I thought it was a pop up card. But to my surprise, it's one of those cards with voices in it. It's so funny listening to what they said!! Have a listen to the video I took below :D. Thank you CC! I love it so much!! ;)

Cracking

Oh God...here I go again........

Cracking my head thinking of what to write here tonight........

Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack.................

Oooooopppppsssss.........found nothing but lots and lots of shredded paper inside......

Why...?? Because that's what I've been up to all day......shredding paper.

Muaahahahahahahahahahahaha :D

Remembering.....

I remembered what my Dad used to say......."Spend spend and God will send".

Guess what Dad....you were right......

HE did send............

 :)

Crochet video tutorial

It's all about making someone smile. And that someone happens to be a very good friend of mine, CC Peyton. I made this video just for her because she was curious to know how my aunt did the criss cross crochet pattern on the pouch that my aunt made for her last Christmas.

In the beginning I was thinking of scanning the pattern from the crochet book but since my aunt made some changes to the original pattern, it would be difficult for me to explain to her how my aunt did it. So, we thought that it would be a great idea if I would do a video tutorial instead. All I did was took a video of my aunt doing that criss cross pattern for my dear friend to see. It's just that particular part that she is curious about so that's all we did.

Hopefully she'll get the idea once she views the video and will be able to make that criss cross pattern for her own crochet project soon. ;) All the best to you dear CC! ;)

Not sure

Not sure what to feel right now. All mixed up. Happy + sad + confused + bla bla bla bla blaaaaaa

Whatever it is I'm feeling right now.......I know that by tomorrow morning, it will pass......

I would probably forget all about it the next day.......as if it never happened.

I miss Maximus!

I miss Maximus!!!!!!!! Thank God for Youtube!!!! Now I can just watch him there whenever I miss him, LOL! :D

Here's some of my favourite scenes from the movie Tangled......and of course, most of them has Maximus in it...duhhhhh hahahahaha.

Serabut

If only you could see the mess on my working table right now. I dare not take a photo of it and show you coz that would be truly embarrassing. It's full of shredded paper!! There's shredded paper everywhere. On the table, on the racks, on the floor, on the computer, on the lap table, on the boxes, on my pajamas, everywhere! There's bits and pieces of the shredded paper all over the house. Can find it in the living room....in the kitchen and in the bedroom. 

I'm in the midst of preparing some orders for next week's delivery. It's getting pretty chaotic here trying to prepare them all by myself. Funny thing is, I'm used to the chaos. It's the adrenalin rush that makes it more interesting I suppose. The panic look on my face, the shaky hands, etc....it's what I do best hahahaha! :D

Serabuuuuuuuuttttttttttttt.......tapi.......ada aku kesah?????? Langsung takkkkkkkkk! hahaha! Lagi suka ada laaaa ;)

Snap your fingers

What can I say for today.

Definitely a lot of surprises.

One of the many many surprises was.... Emir was here!! Met him today with his cute mother, my dear Aleen hihihihi. Such a nice surprise indeed. Didn't think that I would meet him again so soon. Anyways, it was a good surprise :)

Then, came another surprise. Emir actually remembered how to snap his fingers whenever he sees the fish at our house. I taught him to do that last year. I don't know what I was thinking when I taught him that. Who says that you have to snap your fingers if you want to attract the fish??? Who does that anyways??? hahaha! Silly Aunt Lin! And now he seems to remember it so well and kept trying to snap his little teeny weeny fingers whenever he sees the fish swimming in the aquarium. Although he tried very hard, his tiny fingers are not capable of making any sound whenever he tries to snap it. So in frustration, he claps his hands instead to attract the fish. Awwwwwww......he is so cute!! I melted again. ;)

It's February

It's been a really good week.

The weekend is here again.

Can't believe that January is gone.....February came too fast. I still want to be in January please.

Chasing cars - Snow Patrol

I keep hearing this song playing in my head all night.............so I guess, the best thing for me to do right now  is to share it here with everyone else...... ;).

If I lay here...if I just lay here...would you lie with me and just forget the world...........?"

Birthday lunch

Was out for lunch today, celebrating my aunt's birthday. Ooooppps.....I can't remember  exactly how old she is. But I do know that she is in her late 60s. Had lunch at a new place. A new hotel in Alor Setar called New Regent. It used to be called the Regent. It was small hotel before, my Mom's friend used to run the place but now with the new owner, they expanded the hotel and did a full renovation to the whole place. It looks great! They are open for business for quite sometime now after the new renovation but only now do we get to go and eat there. I love the new place and the new interior looks pretty nice. I like it. I also like the food there. I think I'll be going there again hihihihi....definitely!

My aunt Norma and my aunt Latifah (the birthday girl) hihi

My aunt Latifah and my uncle Ali

My Mom and me

What we had for lunch today :)

my drink (feeling a little guilty for taking this today hihihihi)

A first for everything

Who says you can't do it? It's mind over matter. There's always a first for everything. And for me today, it would be about making my own video. My first video. Honestly, I've never done it before. Have no idea how to go about it as well. But I guess there was a divine intervention???? Hahahahahaha! I don't know. Coz I just can't figure out how I managed to somehow handle the digital camera on my own and pushed the right buttons on it to get what I was aiming for.

You see.....the thing is, I already went to see the experts at the camera shop to ask them how can I do a video using my digital camera. After checking it, they said that my camera can't take any videos because it doesn't have a memory card.  Even though I did wanted to buy the memory card there and then, but I couldn't! Why? Because it no longer exist!! Yup!! You heard me....it is no longer in production. LOL! That just goes to show how old my camera is....hahahaha! I was so frustrated about it and was trying to figure out how else can I take a video. You see, I wanted so badly to do craft tutorials on my blog. And being able to do a video of about it would be bliss. But because of this tiny issue, I couldn't. I simply couldn't accept this!

And so after much playing with the camera, I finally found the way to make a video. I kept wondering why didn't those guys at the camera shop tell me about it. If I had not given it a try, I would have never known that it can still take videos, even without the memory card. But it can only record for 1 minute and 30 seconds haha! I just didn't care! All I care about is how do I capture something within that amount of time. How to get the message across in such a short time. After much experiment and recording about 10 videos.....recording and deleting one after another, I finally get to record one that I was satisfied with. 

I then did something else too......another "first" for me. Uploading the video on Youtube! Yup! I've never done it before and didn't have the slightest clue on how to do it. I just followed my heart and of course had to crack my brain as well. The whole video thingy was pretty challenging but it was an awesome feeling when I managed to get it done. I really surprised myself today. 

Here's the video I made. A very very simple video. No voice, no wordings. Nothing but my hands showing how to make a flower. Straight to the point. Got the information across . Hopefully the video answered a lot of inquiries from my readers at my card blog. They have been asking me to show them how to make that flower for a long time already. At least I made a lot of people happy today. ;)

Winner of AJL 26

Finally last night the questions that kept playing in everyone's mind had been answered. Hafiz is the winner of Anugerah Juara Lagu 26. I was so happy because I predicted the song would win and it did. For me it's the best song in the competition. He also won for best vocals. He deserved it! He sang with a lot of emotions and full of feeling I can't describe. 

When I first heard the song last year, I fell in love with it instantly. The lyrics are so beautiful, the video was beautiful.....I'd burst into tears every time I listen to the song. Congratulations to Hafiz for singing it so well and also not forgetting the composer M. Nasir and lyricist Budi Hikayat for coming up with this beautiful song. They all deserved to win it!! :) Yayyyyy!!!!

Bila rasa gembira!

Bila rasa gembira tunjuk gigi!

Bila rasa gembira tunjuk gigi!

Bila rasa gembira, begitulah rasanya, 

Bila rasa gembira tunjuk gigi! 

Hooooooraaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!! :D

Sayang Emir!! ;)

Boiled tapioca

I went to my aunt's house this afternoon and had the chance to eat some boiled tapioca. Been a while since I last had them for tea time. Yummy! She planted the tapioca trees herself at her small garden....and when the time is right she will harvest them.

I like to eat it simply on it's own, no sugar or chilli sauce. Best eaten when it's still hot! :)

Lap table

Currently this is my favourite table whenever I sit in front of the TV. Why? Because I can now actually do work in front of the TV with the help of this lap table. Simple things I can do in front of the TV.....like cutting foam hearts or cutting shapes using craft punch hihihi. Just the easy stuff.

You know how there are so many commercials being aired in between your favourite shows and I can get bored watching them. Sometimes there are so many that I actually forgot what show I was watching in the first place! LOL! :D

So to keep myself entertained, I now can do other things during commercial break. It's like throwing two birds with one stone haha! I get to watch my favourite shows and get some work done at the same time. Cool! ;)

94 followers

I have 94 followers at my personal blog? Seriously? Gosh, I never thought that when I first created this blog there would be anyone following it.

I remembered my first post here......way back in October 2008. The first post was about natural healing. Funny how I still talk about it these days. I guess I still believe in it. It still makes sense to me.

Thank you so much to those who are still following me here and find my personal blog interesting enough to follow. Hopefully I'll be a better blogger and will be able to write more interesting post here for all to read. It sure is a challenge to write here everyday. I'm learning how to do that this year ;).

No more bread!

Since last Friday I've stopped eating bread. It's a huge step. I'm a huge fan of bread. Especially whole wheat or whole grain bread. Now no more. Starting this year, I'm gonna start this wheat free diet. So I'm starting to eliminate the things I normally eat everyday that are made from wheat products like bread, biscuits and things that are fried using wheat flour. So far, I've managed to eliminate the bread altogether. I finished all the bread in the house and never bought one again after that. 

So let's see....it's been 6 days now without bread. So far so good. I'm not missing it yet. :) I still have to stop eating whole wheat biscuits. I still have some left in the house. Just trying to finish up whatever is left and will never buy or eat them again.

I noticed ever since I stopped eating bread and dairy products, my tummy does feel a lot better. Less gassy and don't feel so bloated anymore like before. I really hope to see a huge difference with the skin rash as well. Because I understand that it does have something to do with taking too much of this wheat products. So hopefully I can see some differences on my skin after a month or so. 

In God's Country - U2

This is one of THE song I love listening to whenever I feel a little stressed out. Best played in the car while driving on the highway! Yeah!! A little stressed I have been the whole day today and this is just the song I want to listen to tonight. Turn on the high volume on the speakers and enjoyyyyyyyy!!!!!! :D 

Pikalurve 2nd GIVEAWAY

It's been a while since I last joined any blog giveaway using this personal blog. Usually I would use the card blog. But for this giveaway, I prefer to use my personal blog instead. Pikalurve is giving out a lot of items for her second giveaway and I would love to win it! Wish me luck! If you would like to join it too, do check out the link here ----> PIKALURVE 2ND GIVEAWAY.

The giveaway ends on 25th of January!! Hurry!! Join in now ;)

Money Drop

RM1,000,000 Money Drop! I enjoy watching this show these days. Credit given to BOBOI for making me interested to watch it...haha. They made a short sketch on Maharaja Lawak Mega about Money Drop and it was so funny, loved it!

This show is pretty interesting because I get to learn a lot of new things from all the questions they asked to the participants. :) I get to test my general knowledge as well and see if I can get the answers correctly. Most of the time I got it right ;). Cool!

About self respect

"Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself...no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are... completely, the good and the bad....and make changes as YOU see fit. Not because you think someone else wants you to be different."  - Quoted by Stacey Carter

* I really really really love this quote. <3. 

No dairy products

I'm saying no to milk.....and I'm saying no to dairy products from now onward.  For health reasons. Actually I knew for quite some time now that if I take milk or any food products that has milk in it, I would get stomach discomfort....it will upset my tummy, feel bloated and my skin would get all itchy. But for the love of dairy products, I endured all the pain and itch....all of it. 

I did try to remove some dairy products from home. Tried not to purchase them anymore. Whenever I eat out, I try not to eat food that's has dairy products mixed in it.  But there will come a time every now and then when the cravings comes back to haunt me. 

Sometimes I forget about the hidden dairy in some types of food too. Yes, those foods like cakes, bread, sauces.....there's so many! This will trigger the allergies without me realising it. 

Since yesterday I've stopped taking dairy products. This means, I no longer drink Milo (my most favourite drink at home), no more teh tarik (Malaysia's no 1 favourite drink I gotta say ;) ) whenever I eat out, no more bread, cos I know the kind of bread I buy has milk in it as one of the ingredients....(I'm also trying to stop taking wheat products by the way).....I no longer drink those instant coffee that has powdered milk in it....no more cakes, no more cookies, no more butter, no more yogurt, no more cheese.....oh gosh, I'm gonna miss eating cheese ......and burgers for that matter because I love to eat burgers with cheese in it. If only it's easy to get goat cheese around here. Someone should start thinking of producing goat cheese for people who can't take cow cheese anymore. haha!

So, I'm really going to do it this time. I've gotta learn to sacrifice my favourite foods. Because I know if I don't even try, how am I suppose to get well? I know I can't change drastically over night but this small step will eventually lead to bigger steps in future and bring better health to me, insyaAllah...... :).

OMG!

Oh my God....I just realised that I have just 5 minutes to blog before the day is over!!!!! Arrrggghhh.....and I have nothing to blog about for today! LOL!! 

This 366 days project is stressing me out! hahaha!  I must do better for tomorrow! :D

Your Song - Elton John

I've been hearing this song on the radio a lot lately.....it's an old song and it was a favourite of mine before and I think it will always be a favourite to me always. Love the lyrics a lot :).