December pics not uploaded on Facebook!!!

Batch!!!!

This post is dedicated to someone special. someone who has been a great friend to me for 11 years. Nur Basirah Burhanuddin. my dear, you left SJ! although it won't make much of a difference for me who is most of the time in UK, but i really do feel you being further away. =( it shouldn't be like that ok. we're gonna stay in touch. and when i come back in July, we have to meet up once in a while. it won't be easy but i don't wanna lose contact with you!! hope you will enjoy staying in JB. but don't forget, that you're an SJian at heart. i love you. i miss you.

*LOVES*

20/12/2009

Parents from both sides - my parents wearing green, Haimi's parents wearing blue

My sister and her hubby-to-be

My family + bro in law to be

after almost 9 years together, my sister and her bf decided to take a step forward - got engaged. yayyyyyy! everyone's been asking me, how the f can they stay together for so long? tak bosan ke? omg. to be honest, i've no idea. i myself have never been in a relationship longer than 8 months. so to the crazy in love couple, i salute you!

the engagement ceremony on 20th December 2009 was taken place at my house. ok people. my family may not look so Melayu, but in this case, we really did follow our Malay culture. it was a formal ceremony, not like those orang putih - go to a romantic dinner and pop the question. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! heheheh. just joking.

anyways, started off with my close relatives gather at my house. at 11.30am, my family greeted Haimi's family, who came with 5 dulang hantaran for my sister. for my bro in law, we prepared 7 dulang hantaran. my family and Haimi's family gathered at the living room and my dad introduced his family and so did Haimi's dad.basically, it was a formal discussion about the engagement, wedding dates etc... i couldn't really hear them. takpe laa. malas nak dgr org tua2 cakap. =P

after the discussion finished, Haimi's mom slipped the engagement ring onto Ratih's finger. wheeheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! and then, the moment everyone waited for, FOOD! oohhh.. wedding will be in July!!! for their akad nikah (will be at my house), i can invite as many friends as i want to hehehhehhe. ok maybe limit laa. i only wanna ajak the close ones. reception - can only invite 10 of my friends.

and then the pressure. my relatives were asking the younger sisters, Dian and I.. "bila turn awak pulak?" ok very annoyed!!! i'm only 20!! i know Ratih and Haimi have been together since they were 16, but can't compare with me. i'm a totally different person here. jodoh tu klau ada, ada la. klau takde, tak kuasa aku nak mencari!!

ok but if by 27 (was planning 30 but my friends said da lambat sgt - true) i'm still single, shall ask my mom to find one for me. okies? =)

*LOVES*

Final Week of the Term

December has been so hectic for me. just when i thought i'd be free this week, oh no no.. Annis.. u might wanna change your mind about that.

let's start off with last Friday.

FROST PARTY was awesome. atleast i enjoyed myself. and i had such a great group of friends who went together with me. music was awesome. it wasn't too crowded. there was a bit of drama and i was pissed off initially, but eventually i had an amazing time. my committee members went home early, like 2am. i was like why??? and they said it was boring. it's ok la you know. my friends and i stayed til 3ish. then after we left, we went for takeaway and lepak at Sani's house. went back at 5.30 am. was totally tired.

Saturday.

UKEC regional meeting at 1 am. got up at 12. showered. went to Krobar to get latte and cake for brunch. meeting finished at 4. then had to shop for Icebreaker. dinner with Karina. then at 7ish pm, finally went home and chilled whilst watching X Factor.

Sunday.

MSSM Ice breaker. 40ish ppl came (we expected 80). it started off quite slow coz we all know how Malaysians are. but in the end of the day, it was a success indeed. thank you committee members! after ice breaker, final meeting before we broke up for Xmas. and i forgot bout Laura's birthday. not happy with myself.

my weekdays were supposed to be relaxing. but no. things came up.MSSM stuff. urgent meeting. and i still have my friends whom i need to attend to. was happy to meet Jaja and her family!! they came to Manchester to meet me =) =) love u, Ja!

i shall settle all the shit that i need to settle before i fly off tomorrow! flight's at 8pm! yay! =)

can't wait to see my little munchkin Molly! and my sister's engagement on Sunday! omg.

IT'S FUCKING SNOWING OUTSIDE!!!! how shit can it be?

you know what, my life may be hectic and all, but i love every single shit of it. yes, i may whine a bit about it. who doesn't? yes, people may say you can avoid this if you didn't run for the post. no. i wanted this post. i chose this and i expected this hecticness. so don't worry about me. i still have time for myself. i even stayed up til 6am last night bitching and gossiping with Nadia. =D

i love how my life is. the rush of adrenaline. the stress. the brainstorming. the team work. the satisfaction. the determination. the hardwork. the appreciation.

*LOVES*

A week from now!

omg. i can't believe that i'm going back to Malaysia in a week's time. and my sister is getting engaged like the day after i arrive. hishh.. da laa arrive on 19th at night kan. aiyoyo. but anyways, i'm sure there ain't any last minute preparations for the engagement ceremony.

i have been really busy these past few days, trying to juggle my studies, duty as VP and social life. i'm pretty impressed with myself seeing the way i am able to handle them, so far. of course, very tiring but hey, i wanted the post so much and now that i got it, i'm definitely gonna work my ass to show that i'm as capable as what i said during my speech. taknak nanti orang kata, buat janji kosong je, kerja tak jalan pon.

in terms of study, i had to put in extra effort. i had to put aside other distractions and even a short time of studying matters. just have to know when to stop being distracted by the internet. and yes, i'm studying on daily basis now to prepare for my January exams. i will be having 5 papers and being a bit kiasu, i do really wanna get 1st class for my 2nd year.

i had so much going on this week. meetings in 3 consecutive days, singaporean society's AGM, events plannings, and last night went clubbing for Laura's birthday. tonight, Frost party by MUCSS, tomorrow shopping for ice breaker, and on Sunday MSSM Ice breaker. next week, further planning for Manchester Games and Malaysian Night and other events. we might be having a ball in summer. woop woop!

btw people, please mark these dates on your calendar!

Manchester Games: Saturday, 20th February 2010

Malaysian Night : Saturday, 17th April 2010

these are the dates decided by the committee, after weighing out the pros and cons. both events need support from Malaysians all over UK! and for Malaysian Night, we need u Manchester Malaysians! =)

*LOVES*

6/12/2009

Happy 23rd Birthday to my sis, Dian!

hope u had a great one. this post may be a day late, but it's ok! lol.

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anyways, i went to Birmingham to meet Aina, Debbie, Nurul and Hazim yesterday. thought that i should meet them atleast before i fly back to Malaysia next week. the girls were sooooooo sweet. they bought Christmas presents for me. sangat terharu. anyways, i love them all to bits.

last time i was in Birmingham was when i first came to UK with my family. that was 2006. we only went to the shopping mall, Bullring, then. but yesterday, my friends and i managed to explore Birmingham city. but initially we only wanted to hang around Bullring. so we walked a bit around Birmingham to find a restaurant called Jimmy Spice's World Buffet. damnnnnn.. we ate like a hell lot. for 10 pounds. well, i thought it was worthy. the food were good too. hehehe.

anyways, i'm trying to get used to being the vp of MSSM. i actually have another responsibility now, besides my studies. i need to know how to divide my time for both. we only had an informal meeting so far and i'm looking forward to a busy, stressful but exciting year ahead. we already have an event to plan for this week. and need to get a kick start on next year's events too.

meantime, i'm trying my very best to study as much as i can before Christmas break commences next week.

flight back to Malaysia on 18th dec!

*LOVES*

Vice President of MSSM 09/10

the election for the new Malaysian Students' Society of Manchester (MSSM) committee was held yesterday and i am proud to announce that i am the newly elected Vice President of MSSM. i was really happy and at the same time very shocked coz i thought my opponents especially Gray Ham got the upper hand. i had to give out a speech and after that my opponents and i had to answer questions from the members who came. it was nerve wrecking! honestly saying, i kinda screwed up the Q&A part and i basically spoke my mind.. without thinking whether it was relevant or not. well, what to do, was under pressure and that was the first time i participated in an election. usually, in school, the teacher in charge of the society/club would appoint who gets the post and all. but this was definitely a whole new different thing.

MSSM currently has about 500 registered members, but i have to say only about 100 of them are actually active in society. many of them only attend events with free food. in Manchester, there is an obvious segregation amongst Malaysians. after the Annual General Meeting yesterday, it was quite obvious that MSSM has lost the members' respect. maybe members do not see the relevance of MSSM any longer. which is why i think the main focus of our committee this year has to be about bringing the Malaysians together again under MSSM and gain their trust and respect back.

i'm just gonna work my ass off to make this society better, and hopefully the rest of the committee members feel the same way too. congratulations again to the newly elected MSSM committee 09/10. looking forward to work with all of you. to the members, we hope to gain your support.

*LOVES*

Postponed?

a few days before the MSSM election, i was worried sick that i ate less, slept late and basically talked to myself in the room all the time to prepare for the speech. that showed how much i really wanted to win the post that i was running for. the election was supposed to be on Saturday. i was quite sick on Saturday as i was coughing quite badly. but whatever it was, i went there with an open mind. whether i win or lose, well i just had to leave that to the people, right?

anyways, we all waited for almost 2 hours for the meeting to begin. the crowd that turned up was frustrating. the committee provided like over 100 seats but only bout 1/3 of the seats were filled. i was wondering, what went wrong? i heard the crowd was massive last year and this year, everyone said it was a big frustration. that wasn't only it. after almost 2 hours, the committee announced that the meeting had to be postponed due to some technical problems. basically i don't really blame the committee. it was the Students Union fault. but it's just that i'm worried about the people who came. will there be less people coming for the next meeting? there were obvious pissed-off faces leaving the hall on that day. i was quite unhappy too, but shit happens. and it happened on that day and there was nothing we could do about it.

so anyways, i heard that the postponed meeting/election will be held this Wednesday, if they can get a place to hold the event. i hope things will run more smoothly this time, and i hope more people will come. this is the future of MSSM that we are dealing with.

whatever it is, i have stopped worrying. my appetite is crazy again. i love eating! my friends said i have gained weight (a very happy news for me). and i am certainly not going to lose anymore. maybe gain a bit more... lets say my target is 57 kg? for some girls, they will be like " omg Annis, u dont wanna be obese". but i say hey shut up, thats a healthy weight and if u havent noticed i am 5' 8" (Dian said 5' 9" and i was like u for real???). maybe not the average model height (fyi, to be an international model u have to be atleast 5' 10") but i'm considered abnormally tall for my race. it's impossible for me to date a Malay men or even Asian men without checking that they have to be atleast an inch taller than me. thats sick mannn.

anyways, less than 3 weeks to be home and i'm dead excited. i miss everyone! =)

*LOVES*

THE Week

i just came back from Liverpool this morning so that i could make it to my lectures. had to miss one though coz i couldn't be bothered to take an early morning bus. i went to Liverpool to accompany my friend from Bellerbys Brighton. she had a medic interview and she needed a place to stay for a night. since i know a few people there, i decided to make a little trip to one of my fav cities in UK.

i had a great time spending time with my Liverpool friends. we talked and gossiped for hours. yes, gossiped. despite the facts that my friends there are all guys, they amazed me coz they can just be as bitchy as.. ME. lol. they kept on cracking up silly jokes. and being me, i just can't control my laughter. my friend, Hana just met them and she could already get along with them. hope she will get the offer from Liverpool. she will definitely settle down well in Liverpool with the boys to entertain her.

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on a different note, i am busy preparing myself for the MSSM Annual General Meeting. i am dead nervous and anxious. i have decided long time ago that i want to run for one of the positions in the MSSM committee. i'm not gonna mention what post i will be running, but i really really hope to get the post. i've prepared a manifesto and hopefully MSSM members will give their trust and support for me to be in the committee after listening to my speech this Saturday. i have been active in MSSM ever since i came to Manchester. 2nd year is a crucial year for me to do whatever i want to do. 3rd and 4th year will be a busy time for me, i presume. so i think it's the right time for me to be taking up a major responsibility here, rather than just studying and hanging out with friends. plus, uni life is when ur supposed to be experiencing new things, and this is definitely one of the things that i want to experience before i leave my student life.

time passes by so fast. it's already the end of November and soon i will be going back to Malaysia. i really really miss my family and cat. i'm so excited to go back. and sister getting engaged! yes! 3 more weeks! i'm thrilled. hey don't get me wrong, it's not that i don't like my life here, infact i love it here. but you can't deny, there is no place like home =)

*LOVES*

New Moon is shit

owh my God whoever thinks that this movie is the best movie of the year please don't talk to me. i just wasted 4.25 pounds on this shitty movie.

first thing's first. i am no longer a fan of Rob Pattinson (after he got famous from Twilight). he is so overrated. yes he is hot. but not drooling hot, get it?

i think Bella Swan is constantly on weed coz she talks as if she's high and so expressionless.

the movie is too over rated and the only characters worth watching is Alice Cullen and the wolf pack (minus Jacob).

i just don't get the scenes when Edward and Bella wanted to kiss and they get soooo steamed up but then after 5 seconds they stopped. what the hell was that about?

the love scenes were soooooooooooo unrealistic. really. reality check please. and the conversations were so draggy. i wish i had a remote control to fast forward the love scenes. yikes.

i was sitting next to Zaim and we were criticising non stop throughout the movie. but the only thing that we love about the movie is the existence of Alice Cullen. damnn.. i wanna be like her.

honestly i love chick flicks. romantic/love movie is sooooo my thing. but this New Moon movie is no chick flick. i can only categorise it as an emo movie. the one and only emo movie that i ever watched. haihh. so please. if you don't want to be emo for the rest of the day, don't watch this movie. i finished watching it like an hour ago. now is like 3.20am. atleast i can sleep now and start a brand new day in the morning with no emo-ness.

*LOVES*

Bad Romance

if you haven't heard of this new song from Lady Gaga, i think you guys should search for the music video on youtube. and tell me what you think.

personally, i think the music is good. lyrics... doesn't quite make sense but still ok. video? hmmm.. when i watched it, i was taken aback. and i was wondering, has Lady Gaga really gone gaga? she needs to sort herself out. there were parts of the video where she had very minimal make up on and i think she looks gorgeous. but with make up and her crazy outfits on, i just wished that i was a psychiatrist and i would make sure that she is admitted into my ward.

I want your love and i want your revenge,

You and me could write a bad romance.

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anyways, life has been kind to me so far. yes, i do get annoyed easily by people around me and Aina has to listen to me complaining. sorry Aina. hehehehe.

last night, i was howling with laughter when i talked to Aina. we can just crack up jokes and finish each other's sentences and make even more jokes. owh God. i haven't laughed like... hmm.. to those of you who really really know me. i have tons of different kinds of laughter. and this type of laughter that i had last night was the one that i haven't had for a really long time. i would describe it as high-pitched, FUCKING LOUD, witch-like cackle. Nadia, Khairi and Alvin were next to my room. and they got really freaked out. plus, it was past 12am. i feel sorry for them. but how often do they hear me laughing like that anyway?

i think i have OCD. i'm such a control freak ever since i moved into this new flat. i get really annoyed when the kitchen gets messy, even the slightest mess. so i become bossy with flatmates when they don't clean up their mess. i hate becoming bossy but i have to. coz if not, the dishes wouldn't be cleaned, things would be lying around on the kitchen counter, stove not wiped after cooking etc. and i was like asking myself, since when am i like this? but yeah, i was talking to Aina about this and she said that i should just continue being bossy or else i'd end up being the one who clean up other people's mess. owh not forgetting, i have been soooooooooo honest with people, and when i don't like them doing/say something, i would just show or let them know that i'm not interested. it's not bitchy really, i usually just give them like one word reply like "yeah" or "owh" or "ok". think silent treatment is always the best way to show people that i just don't give a damn. like seriously. what's wrong with me? bitchy much? ok. maybe people don't like this side of me, but being honest is better than being two-face, no?

*LOVES*

KAHWIN!

bro in law and the eldest sis. one word to describe this. APAKAH????

hahaha.. sape nak kawin ni?

Kahwin a.k.a marriage.

ok. no no. i'm not getting married. atleast not now, tomorrow or anytime soon. full stop there.

i dont care if u wanna marah me for publicising this but u cannot marah me coz u publicised this on ur blog. hehhe. u get extra publicity here sis.

anyways, my eldest sister is getting married to her long time bf (9 effin years) who i have been calling abang ipar/bro in law since... forever. hehhehe. so yes, now it's confirmed. my close friends may know this way earlier coz they were asking "bile ratih nak kawin?"

haaaaa.... gitu.

anyway, i'm so friggin excited already (after reading her latest blog post). sorry i couldn't be there to help out with the preparations. but Tey, u can just call me and go "aneq, ko rasa patot tak aku buat camni .... ? ataupon camtu ke?" although i won't be much of a help coz i would say, " aku pon tak tau laa. ikut suke ko la. ko yang nak kawin". hahhahaha. i know. useless sister.

so yeah.. the engagement will be in December. and the wedding itself will be in summer. tarikh dan tempat hanya akan diberitahu kepada yang dijemput tu. klau tak diberitahu tu, maknanye tak dijemput. hahah. how mean of me.

don't mind me. i'm hyper coz i have no class tomorrow. sleeping marathon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*LOVES*

Best Friends.. Now and then

This is my best friend.

Her name is Nur Shahira binti Anuar.

i know her since form 1, but we've been best friends from form 2 til now.

these pics above were taken since form 3.

how we've grown throughout the years!

but i still love this girl!

LOVE YA, BESTIE!

BE GONE U EFFIN PMS!

CRAMPS

BACKACHE

EASILY ANNOYED/IRRITATED

FRIGGIN HELL LOADS OF ACNE

WANTS TO SCREAM OR SLAP SOMEONE

ok so the past few days i've been having these effin symptoms. never been this bad. i think it's just coz of my surroundings. and the cold + depressing weather is not helping.shittttttttssssss. wtf.

i wanna get a haircut!!!!!

sorry guys, just wasted ur time.

Slutty not pretty but yeh defo can get u laid

Nicole Kidman -hot, sexy and classy

Megan Fox - hot, sexy but slutty!

okie. where do i start?

Megan Fox. pretty? yes. but not the prettiest.

hot? yes, sizzling.

slutty? yes yes yes!!

okie. this post may have nothing to do with my life but look around.. girls, u need to watch what ur wearing.

the point of this post is to share with u bout my opinion on being hot, sexy but not slutty. and if ur not looking forward to get shagged, u don't wanna look slutty wherever u go (even to the clubs).

personally, i don't favour those girls who dress up sluttily. it's ok to be sexy but not slutty.

ok. now u must be wondering how the hell can u be sexy without being slutty.

sexy doesn't mean that u need to bare as much skin as possible. sexy means self confidence. sexy means walking in style and being classy with good sense of fashion.

on the other hand, slutty is when u dress urself up with as little thread on ur skin as possible. and yes,u'll definitely get 10 guys by looking like a slag, but they just want u for one night stand. don't u think so?

and girls, please look into the mirror before u go out. u know how us girls always bitch about people dressing skimpily. now please. apply that to urself. ask urself if u look sexy or slutty. and don't forget, ur make up and body language can make people think ur slutty.

owhhh.. i just forgot. some girls.. they can get away by wearing tube top and hot pants but in a way, they don't look slutty. they look cute and sexy. again, body language plays a role in this. so when u dress, it's good to get a second opinion.

yes, yes i know. it's a free world. u can wear whatever u want. u can look however u want. if u wanna look slutty, go ahead. i'm not bothered. i'm just giving my opinion on how we girls can look hot and sexy but not slutty and trashy.

*LOVES*

stressssssssss... Gone!

for the past week i had so many stuff to deal with my life.

it was so annoying, i never ever asked for dramas in my life, but they just keep coming.

am i a drama magnet?

omggggggggggg.. tak larat ok. i was so stress! it started off with Nottingham Games. and it didn't end there and then in Notts.. it was brought back to Manchester where i was actually trying to focus on my studies. owh dear god.

but anyways, stress over.i won't elaborate on whatever happened. lets just say a friend's wrongdoing became my concern. and i think in life we just have to set a barrier with our friends. i learnt that knowing less is a bliss. so i told the friend, "i don't want to know anymore". problem and drama gone!

the rest of the week has been a blessing. i started my reading week on Wednesday, and two of my babies, Aina and Debbie came to Manchester to watch BACKSTREET BOYS CONCERT! omg. i have never screamed that much in my entire life. BACKSTREET'S BACK, ALRIGHT!

there were 7 of us (Aina, Deb, Laura, Kate, Nadia, Fran and I) who went to the concert. i'm not a fanatic fan of BSB, but i grew up with all these 90s boybands and i love them! enough said. i went wild watching them live. i remember my sisters and I used to go crazy over them when we were young. i used to hate Nick Carter, but oh boy he was so FINE!! =) too bad Kevin is no longer in the band, but they still put out a good show!!!!!

Thursday and today, basically just entertaining Aina and Deb. they had just gone back to London a few hours ago. wished they could stay longer. but oh well. i have my workload to be completed. will post up some pics later when i'm bored.

*LOVES*

Running.. running.. as far away as i can

As the first phrase of Cheryl Cole's song goes,

"TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING CAN MAKE YOU SICK"...

I have to say i agree with that phrase very much.

lately, i've been having this problem..

i cant stay long with people that i'm close with.

i get annoyed easily. very easily.

when i'm annoyed, i get bitchy or talk/respond less. and the bitchy side of me is not pretty. so i tend to hurt the ones that i love.

i don't know. maybe i've grown up in certain ways. 20 years old. owh well. no.. if u think i'm PMSing, i'm not. really.

so last weekend, i had to get away from Manchester.. and go down to London to attend Aina's house party. yes.. the things i do for you, Aina. and happy belated birthday. i love u like a hell lot ok.

anyways, the house party was more like a KTJ reunion. a lot of us KTJians especially the Londoners came. not forgetting those from Manchester, Liverpool, Warwick, Nottingham. omg. it was great. people that i haven't seen for years were there. happy =)

it was great. but the cooking and setting up part were stressful. haha. i felt sorry for Aina coz she had to put up with me making stress+bitchy+annoying faces/gestures.

yeh anyway, i still didnt wanna leave Aina's house though. so i went back to Manchester on Monday morning when i had a lecture at 10am. i managed to go! *proud of myself*

*LOVES*

OMG..... 100TH POST!

not bad for a blog that just started earlier this year. =) 100th post, it is!

anyway.. i believe that weekends aren't meant for me to be lazy!

always always and always full of plans. planned and unplanned.

i'm even more relaxed on weekdays, to be honest.

adding on to the hecticness, i had to say HI to Mr COLD, coz he hasnt visited me for so long. and so he visited me yesterday morning and is goin to be with me for the next couple of days. STRESS!! i hate getting COLD. a tissue must be over my nose all the time. hingus bagaikan air terjun.

my weekend started on Thursday. hehehhe. i love it. but it was Eric's birthday. just when i thought i wanted to stay in for the night, had to go over to his apartment to celebrate with him. Eric is leaving Manchester next week, and i, as part of the gang, am gonna miss him a lot. =( he said he had the best birthday ever. glad to hear that, Eric. =)

nothing exciting done on Friday. that was my only resting day. Saturday was tiring. went to Trafford Centre. made a bit of damage to my bank account. splurge. as usual. on dresses. it was a bit annoying to shop when i had runny nose. argh. came back. Tony bought Singstar. and so after dinner, we sang for friggin 4 hours. and then.. i STRESS. voice gone. body damn tired. tapi perut kempis sket sbb nyanyi byk sgt. ok. seriously, singing is an exercise when u have to hit the high and low notes. TIRING.

didn't wanna wake up this morning. but Laura texted to meet her. havent met her since my birthday so.. i just had to wake up. it was 11 anyway. so yeahh.. went to Arndale. Dorothy Perkins was a bitch. 10 pounds on a pair of black flats. hehehhe. so i said.. why not? before anyone else gets them. just came home from an intensive netball training. pancit. i have a very low stamina, hence the reason why i only have to guard the goal post! but still running here n there.. phew.. then came back and Nadia told me that she's gonna get singstar vol 1. i think i'm gonna pass out before the night ends.

oooohh.. Backstreet Boys and Beyonce will be in Manchester on 4th and 18th Nov. dangggggggggggggg.... was contemplating whether i should go to BSB or Beyonce. BSB are legends... and Beyonce is an amazing performer so both concerts are worth watching. thats why.. i'm planning to watch both!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hell yeah! =)

*LOVES*

Appreciate

Something different to read about for a change.....

We as humans are constantly dissatisfied with whatever we have in present, be it looks, material, job, bf or even friends.

We constantly compare our lives to others.

We constantly feel that we're not enough.

but hey, for how long do we have to keep feeling like that? for the rest of our lives?

Life is short. whatever we have right now is a blessing from God. make the most out of them. appreciate those gifts. if we're facing difficulty, treat it like a test and learn from it. that test may make us stronger.

people who look perfect on the outside, may not be on the inside.

so the lesson is, STOP COMPARING YOURSELVES TO OTHERS and APPRECIATE LIFE AS IT IS.

*LOVES*

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekend

i had a nice long weekend. but too bad it was not the weekend that i could completely rest.

on Friday evening, Didi had a house warming party. since he is one of my best mates here (since college), i still came, though i felt like lazying around in my flat doin nothing. i have to say, i didnt regret going coz it was fun. met a few new people (Singaporeans and Indonesians mostly) and some people that i've known for sometime. went at 8, thought of coming home at 10 but in the end, my friends and i stayed the longest til 12 ish. by then my tummy was full with Coke and Lemonade. had to send home an almost drunken friend (name cant be mentioned coz i love his/her sooo and this has always been my job at parties -taking care of drunken friends).

had a good long sleep that i woke up at 12ish on Saturday. yeay! cooked chicken soup with the flatmates. thought of going to the cinema but i was plain lazy. got a call from KUSMA member asking to become the MC for the hari raya open house on Sunday (yesterday). knowing me and not having the experience, i panicked for a bit, tried to decline the offer very hard but Munzir was being very persuasive and knowing me, i don't have the heart the people down. still panicking, i called a few people that i know if they can become the MC to replace but as usual, they declined. called Nadia ( she was in Notts) and she was quite willingly accepted to be the MC only if we become co-MCs. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR... so yeh went to Fran's house and brought my kegelabahan-ness there. yeh.. i was panicking badly.

Sunday. was panicking like hell. but everything turned out ok coz i just had to follow the script. hahahha.. so lesson of the day, don't be too nervous over things that aint too big. coz in the end of the day, everyone at the open house just wanted to eat the free food, not listening to speech or even the MCs talking. lol. btw, it was a good event. dapat makan kan. and it was packed with Malaysians. met my long lost neighbour who is doin Pharmacy 1st year too. how cool is that? and fyi, Manchester Malaysians are very well linked to each other, eventhough you're not very close to some of them. it's like CNN and news travel. suddenly talking to one of them, he/she asked me about the controversial blog post last term. haaaa.. lesson of the day, don't post/say anything controversial anymore!!! if i'm ever gonna run for MSSM committee next month, i'm pretty sure that issue will be brought up. *sigh* these are the consequences of impulsive and hormone-influenced acts. don't make the same mistake like i did, people!

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ooooooooooookieeeeeeeeee. Monday today. 4 hours of lecture done. now i'm just gonna sit back and enjoy Desperate Housewives season 6.

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BIRTHDAY TREATS!

the birthday cake from Laura and Kate

Nadia and I at Bayswater when the clock stroke 12am 5th oct!

the close mates in Manchester

my one and only Iqa
5L 06 in London

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A birthday to remember -05/10/2009

05/10/2009,

i am officially a twenty year old girl! hmm.. is that word girl still appropriate? defo! i may look like a mature young woman on the outside, but honestly, i'm still a 12 year old on the inside especially when i'm around my family (particularly my mom).

i had my birthday weekend in London! went down on Friday afternoon and arrived back in Manchester on Monday morning.

i had such a great stay in London. stayed with Aina, Debbie and Nurul. they were my housemates in KTJ. they are living in a house near Waterloo and the house was FABULOUS! i love it. i dont know why. it was warm and cosy and welcoming and complete somehow. i would want to stay with them if i ever get to work in London after graduate. and meeting Aina just turned on my idiotic+crazy side of me. and we spent hours and hours laughing at each other's stupidity!

met up with other people like my good friend, Aidy and cousin Dewi. and not forgetting raya at Iqa's and Aisyah's. yayyyyyy! i miss these people a lot! but Qa, we need to plan a niniqaqa lone time ok!! that day jumpa u tak cukup! Iqa and Mand were sweet to give me an early birthday present. wheeeeeeeeee! =D

on the 4th Oct night, went to eat at Hare and Tortoise. yes! had a dose of that delicious Prawn Mee there. and and... Aina, Deb and Nurul bought me a cake and sang happy birthday!!! so sweet of them.. and i got a present too! after that we went to the cinema to watch Fame! love it! sangat best!

then met up with Nadia and we were at Bayswater tube station when the clock stroke 12a and so we took a really poyo pic. then we got ourselves a bit lost around Knightsbridge but got back at the hotel (Nadia's mom left for Malaysia so i stayed with Nadia before going back to Manc next morning).

btw, i still went to lecture at 10 am when i arrived in Manc at 9 am. pfft.

5th oct at night, went for dinner with my close mates in Manchester. so thankful they came and kept on making me laugh throughout the dinner.

6th oct night, went for dinner with Laura and Kate - my ex flatmates. and after dinner i got a HELLO KITTY birthday cake from them!

7th oct, detention party!

owh god. i'm exhausted.but so grateful for this wonderful birthday treats. i love them and each and everyone of you who wished on my birthday. i had the best so far.

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First week of class

my 2nd year has officially started.

so far so good for me. things maybe a bit confusing, but i managed to catch up.

i found out that i missed my practicals on last thursday and friday.

yes i did. we all assumed that everything supposed to start this week but nooooooooo...

mine started last week since i'm in group A for practical.

but no worries, i replaced my practical session earlier today and will replace tomorrow too.

i dunno what the hell is wrong with this term, but apparently we have 6 hours (11am to 5pm) practical on Fridays! luckily, not every Friday. we have that practical once a month so i think thats not too bad. overall, i have quite a reasonable timetable. 4 hours on Monday, 3 on Tues, 1 on Wed, 3 on Thurs (6 on the weeks that i have practical) and free on most Fridays (except on certain weeks where i have 6 hours of practical). not too bad huh? well, atleast i dont feel tired on the first week. good start.

i'm going to London tomorrow evening!!! staying over at Aina's. hope to meet other Londoners too.

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Birthday wish for you dear Nina!!

Candid pic of you when u datang beraya at my house =)

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY, NINA FARAHANA SALEHA!!!!

hope u have a good one!

sorry i had to miss ur birthday like every single year since i moved out from SMSJ. arghhh.. but i still love you the same!

goshh i've known you since you were 9!!! 11 years and still counting!

love ya to pieces!

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Home Sweet Home Manchester

BACK IN MANCHESTER!!!!!!!

the flight yesterday was FULL!!! ME NO LIKEY!!!

and and.. i sat next to this Indian family that has two little kids that liked to scream and cry.

STRESS TAU!!

anyways, i'm glad to be back here in Manchester. it sux being away from home, coz i miss my mummy and Molly very very much now, but hey, i'm very blessed to study in this vibrant city. oh my oh my, i forgot how hectic it is along the Oxford Road (Uni) during Freshers. so congested. and people kept giving out flyers for the freshers parties as i walked along the road. rimas.

i quite like my new room except that the closet is small and i have less shelves than the previous room i had last term. my need to get a chest of drawers to put my junks. owh the clothes. how much they have accumulated for the past 3 years i've been here. it was a pain to unpack my stuff that i received from the storage. there were only 8 boxes but still. arggghh..

i'm still a bit jetlagged. updates later k.

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RAYA CAMWHORES

Shera and Nina

SJians

KTJians

Irinians!

Family complete!

Menjoyah pasal Ratih bersama Dian

Wardati and Kesuma's children = COUSINS!

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Raya 09!

So long Malaysia. Hello again Manchester. I was sad to leave my family, especially my mum and my cat, Molly. Hehhe. But anyways, i’m looking forward as well to a new uni year. Yay! 2^nd year! I feel old though.

I had a great raya. Ok maybe great isn’t the word because i had better raya in the past years. Since i had been raya-ing in UK for the past 2 years, raya in Malaysia this year was a blessing. My whole family were at home. I had my cousins, aunties and uncles. Yes of course raya is not complete without going back to Taiping. All of us (my siblings and cousins) felt that way. So if things go the way we planned, we might be able to raya in Taiping next year! And yes, we shall buy lotsa mercun and bunga api and clean up the old house of Abdul Malik and Peni Sunestri (my grandparents) so that we can all have the raya like we used to.

Anyways, this year’s raya was hectic. 4 days in a row people kept on coming to my house. Apakah kan? And since Bibik went back to Indo for raya, i had to help mummy out at the kitchen and do a bit of house chores. Oooh my friends came to my house as well. 1 group of KTJians on 3^rd raya and a group of Sjians on the 4^th raya. Thanks for coming darlings! You guys are the best! =)

Currently at Dubai international airport. Too congested! I’m annoyed! And the internet is crappy. Neways, will put up some raya pics when i reach Manchester. My flight is in less than 2 hours.

p/s: i'm already in Manchester now as you know. did this post on microsoft words in Dubai. just so you know. hehehe.

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Pre-Raya with SJians

The Best Foursome
3 Baktians 04 - best class ever!
Petite plus plus
Ninaku yang senget =)
I can't live without these two guys
bergelak ketawa bersama Aliah and Batch
my baby Azzy and bestie Shera
caught in a serious moment

had a great dinner with them. wouldn't ask for a better one. ok. mungkin ada la awkward moments coz of outsiders. but what the heck, i had these people - Shera, Batch, Aliah, Nina, Syam, Maliq and Azzy who kept the conversation non stop and making loads of crazy dirty jokes that kept me laughing out loud til people around us stared but i don't care coz i was enjoying a great moment with you guys and no one can stop me. and i just realised what a long way have we come til this day. i've known all of them for more than 5 years! Batch and Nina - the longest tho (11 YEARS!!!!) I LOVE U GUYS! cheh.. sangat terharu actually coz dpt buat pre raya ngan korang after for SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LONG!

p/s: da potong rambut. not really paris hilton-ish but this haircut made me look younger. hehehhe. i like.

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Salam Aidilfitri.. NO MORE SALAM PERANTAUAN! I'M RAYA-ING IN MALAYSIA!! YAYYYYYYYYY!!!

it's almost the end of Ramadhan.

so before Syawal commences, i would like to wish all Muslims

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

MAAF ZAHIR BATIN

to those who are celebrating in the overseas, hope you have fun and enjoy Eid there. i know how it feels to celebrate Eid away from ur family and home but it's not all bad. really. i mean it.

to my friends in Malaysia who are going back to your hometown, have a safe journey and tell ur dads/moms to drive safely.

as for me, i will be RAYA-ing in Kelana Jaya with my mom's family! YIPPEEEE!!! my sisters and I miss raya-ing in Taiping but what's the point of going back kampung when everyone's here right? think we should balik Taiping for next year's raya.

huhu. 5 more days to go back to Manchester. lazy to go back to the hectic life there. i'm now used to being lazy at home. =(

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Dramatically short

i personally think that Paris Hilton looks at her best in short hair. very very chic.

ok dont get me wrong. i'm not a fan of the celebrity above but i always love her sense of style. she's constantly looking good. owh well, i believe money can buy beauty.

anyways, raya is coming and i have the itch to cut my hair again. some people like my hair short, and some like it long (shoulder length). i personally like my hair short. and i have the thought of having Paris' hairstyle above. do u think it suits me?? yes or no just post in your answers coz i like to know what you people think. yes. ALL OF YOU WHO READ THIS POST.

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That time of the year, AGAIN!

y'all know already that i'm a TV series freak. it's September now, and it's the start for the new seasons for all TV series i've been following religiously.

so this week, 90210, Greek and America's Next Top Model are back.

done watching them on Youtube.

next week, One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl. and the list goes on.

i've just added one more tv series to my list - 10 Things I hate About You. but the first season just ended this week.

i was checking out CWTV's website and there are three new TV series that i'm so tempted to watch - The Vampire Diaries, Melrose Place and A Beautiful Life.

so if i add these to my list, i will not study!

ok. maybe not to that extent. we'll see.

if you've been reading my blog, you know that i'll be living with Alvin, Antony, and Nadia for this coming uni term. there's an extra bedroom in our flat and it's already been filled. by a British Pakistani guy. yehhh.. was chatting with Alvin and he's already moved into the new flat. the only thing i hope from him is to be a clean guy who doesn't mess up the kitchen. PLEASEEEEE!

i'm just hoping for no Malaysian drama in my flat coz i was in the middle of British drama last term. and oh God it was stressful! i want my 2nd year to be drama free. ok? and also 2nd year to be as great as or better than my 1st year.

oh.. 12 more days. can i bring everyone that i love back to UK with me please??

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To Be Thin

i'm gonna make this loud and clear.

despite my very small body, i have no eating disorder.. nor do i control my eating.

i eat like a pig.

i'm not shy to admit it.

but just so my readers know, some people, they thought they know me.... but they just don't.

i have a terribly high metabolic rate.

my weight can decrease easily but to go up... i must be a monster eater.

so if u think logically, in the month of Ramadhan, we tend to eat less than usual, no?

so there's a certain someone said that i lost weight. and suggested i should eat more.

excuse me? you've never lived with me nor are you even close to being my best friend and you have the nerve to say that i should eat more???

this is not me being out of my mind.

but note this, calling someone thin, looking thinner and even thinks that he/she is not eating as much IS WRONG!

infact, thin people eat like a hell lot compared to normal people.

(thin people = high metabolic rate people)

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Shisha.. Harmful or not?

back then, Shisha-ing was said to be harmless or atleast less harmful than cigarette smoking. i used to believe this too coz i thought what could be harmful about smoking shisha?

however, recently, people started to tell me about shisha being more harmful than cigarette. and i was like shiieeeeeeeyttttttttt.... but i still don't wanna believe until Aina told me about an article about smoking shisha is harmful. so as i was so jobless working in the clinic today (no doctor, no patients and i brought my laptop) i went on Google to search about Shisha. oh well.. hate to say it, but shisha is EFFIN HARMFUL!!!

I know. you people who love shisha as much as i do are saying "NOOOOOOOOOOOO WAYYY". reality sucks.

from this article that i read, a doctor said that one shisha smoking session equals to 60 cigarettes. read this link people - http://www.yobserver.com/sports-health-and-lifestyle/10011652.html. i've no idea how true this statement is coz another doctor said that one shisha smoking session is equivalent to a pack of cigarettes.

but the point is.. shisha is definitely harmful. so to shisha smokers and addicts, you can either minimise your shisha smoking (say once a month) or stop completely or substitute it with cigarettes (only for those chronic shisha addicts). now option B is hard to do, so try option A first. if ur not even an addict and ur going for option C, then you're a dumbass.

my last shisha smoking session was in April. i'm no shisha addict. just a social smoker. but i do enjoy shisha. am i gonna give up shisha completely? i don't dare say. what i think i would do is, limit to maybe... 3 to 4 times a year?? hahhahah. we'll see. i shall stay away from Curry Mile in Manchester, where there are tons of shisha cafes.. hmm.. no no.. cant do. Curry Mile is like the hotspot for cheap and nice food in Manchester. or.. i shall not go to Curry Mile with shisha addicts.. haaa.. that sounds better.

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