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.::Happy Valentine's Day::.

2011-02-14T13:34:00.001+08:00

"Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day,^[1]^[2]^[3] is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affectionbetween intimate companions.^[1]^[3] The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD." - Wikipedia

As a muslim myself, I am not encouraged to celebrate events that is not significant to my religion. It might portray a lack of faith in Islam or some kind of betrayal by showing a certain interest or passion towards another religion's religious observance other than Islam.

Despite being personally obligated not to celebrate said Valentine's day, as a peace-loving Singapore citizen in a multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-religious nation, just for the sake of love and friendship, I'd like to wish everyone a very sweet sweet Valentine's day.

Another popular issue of V-day, not related to religion, is relationship status. Most people who celebrate V-day are those who are in love. This creates a social inferiority towards those who are single.

I remember the days when I was a single teenager in poly, secretly wishing that on that day some shy guy would muster up the guts to admit his secret admiration for me and show me his affection by presenting me a cheap handmade paper flower that seems to be on sale everywhere on campus grounds and then I would be in a relationship and we would be happy forever. I know...LOL right? I was eighteen. Pfft! A lonely girl could dream.

Anyhoo...back to the topic.

So to avoid being singled out, single individuals in the community would commemorate friendship on this day instead of acknowledging it as a day strictly for couples only, it is also known as a day of friendship in the Mexico, Central and South America. Around the world, people in Asia, Europe, Japan, India and the Middle East celebrate it in different ways but most have the same objective, which is to celebrate love and friendship. Love makes the world go round. (Or is it money? LOL)

Now this lonely girl has someone to love and who loves her sincerely and affectionately, for five lovely years and counting.

Awww...

And after all these time, our love has blossomed beyond materialistic items of affection. Flowers, chocolates and gifts have phased out. One reason is, those shayts are darn expensive in Singapore on this bloody V-day! So why waste money? Another reason is, we simply grew out of them. We are in love every day and this day has rather lost its special feeling compared to 5 years ago when we just started out.

Further more, living in a very over-crowded little red dot of 5.7 million people in population and very little source of entertainment for middle-class folks, our choices become very limited. This year is our 5th Valentines together and we are not going to bother making any sort of dinner reservation on the 14th February 2011, knowing that EVERY darn couple in the island has the same boring and cheap idea. I know, I'm bitter but it's the cold hard truth. Every couple will be out there, in every restaurant, every movie theater, on every park bench, which makes everywhere crowded and scoring a zero in the "romantic ambiance" meter. I just can't wait to get married and buy a house. Then me and my partner can have a quiet romantic dinner and watch cable television in our own peaceful, personal space. But things like that don't just happen overnight. (I think I'd be thirty years old by then. Yikes!)

To my special someone, Happy V-day baby, I feel blessed to have you. Alhamdulillah.

.::Friday Movie Date Was A Time Warp Bug::.

2011-02-12T03:29:00.000+08:00

No, I haven't gotten any honey out of a bear bottle on a toast. It's just me, thinking about yummy food when I'm sad. That's why I'm not fat. I simply THINK of food. I don't put it in my mouth. Good eh?

Speaking about food, I spent the whole day today absent-mindedly not thinking about eating!

I ate 3 red bean pau for breakfast and spent the rest of the day copped up in my bedroom emailing out resumes. And then set off to meet my dear for the dinner and movie at Bugis Junction.

After dear bought the tickets, we had an hour to burn so we had a filling dinner at Tong Seng.

When the food came, only then it struck me. I hadn't eaten any proper meals the whole day.

Why the post title you might wonder? Note the words in bold.

Friday movie date was The Rite. Awesome 4.5 out of 5 stars!

Though I lost 10 minutes of it because nature called. Sorry dear.

After I saw that pregnant lady miscarriage and die, somehow my bowels over-reacted. Heh...

The movie was 114 minutes long. It was 9.15pm when we left the cineplex. And then we fell into a time warp. I think it was more of a time bug. Because we felt time sped up ten-fold after that!

Dear and I had coffee nearby and then decided to take a leisurely stroll. We passed by Raffles Shopping Center and then dear thought strangely, 'How come all the stores are closed?'. That's when I glanced at my watch and announced to his disbelieving face that it was already 11pm! And our quality time is over! Time to go home already! Why??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tho I came home to another movie treat. Watched '10 Promises I Made To My Dog' with my sister. It's in Japanese with English subtitles and I used up a handful of tissues. It really really makes you cry!

I gotta rest my tear ducts now before I wake up with puffy eyes.

That's all for today.

.::Sigh::.

2011-02-10T21:03:00.001+08:00

My life has become mundane since I signed up to be a full-time hobo when I turned down that job offer in September 2010. Been jobless, cashless, hopeless, lifeless and all alone till now.

But no point wallowing in self-pity. It could have been a bad choice or a good choice. I would still not know that. Only Allah knows. And I believe HE only knows the best for me.

Even though all I can think about is the near SGD 10,000 opportunity that I gave up on. I really should stop thinking about it. It just wasn't mine and not meant to be.

Now all I can think about is some comforting toast and honey in a bear bottle. Yummie!

.::Shortie Quickie::.

2011-02-09T22:03:00.002+08:00

Just came back from a short quickie dinner date night with hunny.
I just wanna complain a bit that I feel so tired and breathless.
Was it the Pastamania dinner?
Was it the air pollution coz we sat by the river for a bit?
Was it the walk from the esplanade through City Link Mall towards City Hall mrt station?
Was it my shoes?

I am usually never this tired ever.

Well hunny looked fatigued. That's reasonable coz he's been working all day. But me? I woke up at 11:30am to watch Spongebob Squarepants and I've been sitting at home all day long and the only hard work I did was getting ready to go out to meet Hazril; putting on make up and hot curling my hair for an hour.

By the way I just found out that Capitol is now closed. Think they want to demolish the place. So sad. We had planned to eat at Sakura Cuisine.

And I don't know why I had the sudden urge to blog after so long. Now I got to find a new blog skin. And then it's good night. I even told my boyfriend not to call me tonight. I can see his tired face in my head now. Anyway I'm too tired to pick up the phone which is right beside me right now.

Ok bye.

.::Old Movies' Night::.

2010-05-29T20:18:00.004+08:00

In the spirit of the long holiday, I'm in a mood for a movie marathon tonight! Even though CSCI 319 Assignment has been out since last night, I haven't gotten to doing it yet. I'll start tomorrow.

Picked out about 10 DVDs from my father's collection over the past few years. Here are the titles of some of my favourites ranked in priority of viewing:

1) National Treasure 1 (Starring Nicholas Cage)
2) Sherlock Homes (Starring RDJ)
3) Night at the Museum 2 - Battle of the Smithsonian (Starring Ben Stiller)
4) Shrek 2 (Starring Mike Myers)
5) The Dark Night (Starring Christian Bale)
6) Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen (Starring Shia LaBeof)
7) The Lord of the Rings - Return of the King (Starring Elijah Wood)
8) Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End (Starring Johnny Depp)
9) A Christmas Carol (Starring Jim Carrey)

Frankly at this moment, I'm not sure if I'll be able to survive even one movie without dozing off. I had a tiring Saturday of doing nothing today. My Orchard Road walkabout with my parents turned out to be a no-show. But it's alright. I had fun doing nothing but flipping through the cable channels and eating a lot today.

Better get to movie #1 before the weekend is over! :)

.::Movie Spoilers In a Nutshell::.

2010-05-28T22:35:00.003+08:00

Iron Man 2 -
I love it no matter what. I'm a geek type of girl. I love gadgets and men who are capable to science and innovation. RDJ is hawt hawt hawt i tell ya. Deal with it. Pepper is annoying. SJ is sexy when she fights.

Shrek Forever After -
Script contains plenty of humour, story line has a twist, lovely ending, sad parts here and there adds spice to all the fun, the music is awesome. Or maybe the piped-piper switched to "Junida". Hahaha...could it be?

Niyang Rapik -
Ghosts makeup is scary and disgusting, story line is full of suspense despite my head constantly guessing the ending, which is somewhat undeniably predictable.

Last Song -
Haven't watched yet. Maybe next week. So stay tuned.

Toy Story -
Coming June 17 2010. Must watch with my brother. Probably with my cousins from Perth as well. They'll be in Singapore for a few weeks.

That's all for now. I'm going to bed! Zzzz...

.::Happy Weekends::.

2010-05-28T22:09:00.000+08:00

Whoa! Am I good or what? I've finished my CSCI368 Assignment of TCP Toy Kerberos.
I can spend my weekend in peace. Tomorrow, if the weather is good, I'm accompanying my parents to Orchard Road. They haven't gone sight-seeing there in a long time. So I'll be their tour guide for the day. My dad specifically wanted to go into ION. I hope we'll have fun.

2010-05-28T14:07:00.001+08:00

Tweet news? None at the moment. Been busy finishing up my CSCI368 assignment and going out.

FB news? Haven't logged-in in 3 days. "Merajuk ke ape?"...Well 50%.

Today is Vesak Day on Friday and I'm watching Kimora Life in the Fab Lane on E with my laptop on my lap. Going on my assignment on and off. It is a public holiday and in my world there is no need to concentrate on anything. Relax and chill and lay back.

To Tweet or not to Tweet

2010-05-25T23:28:00.002+08:00

Twitter is the ti-ti-di-ti-di (thing to do to day)

I'm thinking of twittering. And I am thinking of abandoning FB.

My FB is so boring. There's hardly anything to update about. My life's not that awesome. I have 247 "friends" to date. 247 "friends" who don't care about me. FB is starting to become a meaningless void to my life. Every status update is insignificant to others because there ARE no others in my life. My bf just writes loads of crap on his FB status. You wanna know the real reason though?

No? Okay...

What? Oh very well...

It's the recent issue that has been bothering me in my mind and causing insomnia attacks on my beauty sleep last night. This girl who created her third FB profile and for the SECOND time adds my boyfriend, his sister, his sister-in-law, his 4-yr-old niece FIRST! AND UNTIL NOW HAVEN'T ADDED ME! So-called friend! The best part is that she doesn't even know my boyfriend's sister, sister-in-law and niece! Urgh! Double standard! I hate this so much! I'm more unhappy that my boyfriend didn't even tell me about it and until now is being so oblivious about the fact that his girlfriend feels so jealous and ignored. So I kept this to myself but it's eating me up inside. One day it will empty my insides and turn me into an empty soul-less hard shell.

My blog is so unreachable. Why? The textbox is so spacious that I cannot resist writting about my whole day within a single entry. Just basic long-winded petty rantings. And also basically nobody reads my posts. So I'm too lazy to make the effort. You know what I mean?

Where I am in life now, is a swirl of nothingness floating above a black hole.

So if I twitter, what shall I twitter about? I'm also considering to promote my blog with adds and whatnots. Still under research.

.::First Day::.

2009-09-21T00:52:00.002+08:00

So here they are, my photos for the first hectic day of Aidilfitri. At least the ones that I managed to shoot. Enjoy.

.::Hari Raya Pics::.

2009-09-21T00:07:00.002+08:00

I'm confused. Where should I upload my Hari Raya photos?

a) blog
b) facebook
c) multiply
d) photobucket

Hmmm...

.::Eid 2009::.

2009-09-19T22:33:00.002+08:00

Once again Eid is here. The day when Muslims worldwide triumph over their battle against hunger and thirst during the holy month of Ramadan. More importantly one has learnt the important values instilled during fasting. Of patience and self-control. Establishing closure with the Almighty. Helping the needy with monetary assistance. For it is the time of giving and sharing what you have to those who need it more. A time when Muslims come as one to help one another and show the world what a united community Muslims really are.

Most of all, distant families visiting each other and ask for forgiveness, strengthening the relationship and blood ties.

I wish all my Muslim brothers and sisters a very joyous Eid. May Allah bless us all and accept our good deeds and redeem them propotionally, be it on Earth or in heaven.

.::Sick before Eid::.

2009-09-18T23:57:00.002+08:00

One day left to the dawn of the happy month of Eid, yet here I am stone cold with the flu and a sore throat.

My best guess is that I must have acquired it on the way to Sin Min Rd this afternoon, to collect the taxi vouchers that I had won in the One, Two, Free lucky draw. Indeed, I am the lucky winner for the month of August. It rained a little bit in the early afternoon over here at the east side. And I am guilty with exposing my skull to the cruelty of acid rain.

Now I lay in bed waiting for the medicine to kick in.

.::End of Year 2::.

2009-09-18T00:31:00.003+08:00

Oh the agony of womanhood! Inflicting soreness around the hips, draining out the entire body. And I lay on my side, curled up in a fetal position, cushioning the rage within the womb. Day Two is always the worst.

On the bright side, exams are over. This examination period concludes Year 2 of my degree course. Hoping for the best in the results, Hazril and I will both be promoted to Year 3 next month.

CSCI 203 paper was a killer. Everyone died in the exam hall and came out as zombies. Figuratively speaking, that is. For the record, compared to IACT 202, only about 5 students left early for this paper. I bet they gave up trying. The rest struggled on until the end of the paper.

As the invigilators gathered our answer sheets, everyone sat quietly, gloomily. Nobody finished the paper. Silently, everyone is damning the lecturer who set the paper. And the same guy who gave out the exam tips. Because in the end none of the tips helped. There might as well have not been a tip at all. Useless and disappointing.

To ease the post-exam stress, I dyed my hair copper at Kimage. Now I look like Tyra Banks and probably get more data speed on my wireless because of all the copper going on on my head. Kidding.

A little bit of retail therapy is good for the soul.

.::The Beginning of Swift::.

2009-09-15T20:43:00.003+08:00

Hazril and I had our last day of exam revision together today at the SIM library. Tomorrow, our last paper awaits. CSCI 203, the last hurdle of year 2 of my Bachelor. After this, it's one more year left for us both and WE'RE OUTTA HERE FOR GOOD!

It was a rather short revision. We left at 4pm++. Hazril planned to cheer me up by getting me another Betta. I'm so over Mermaid's passing early this morning. Life must go on.

So we headed down to Sunset Way again and I brought home a baby short tail Betta. He's tiny as compared to Flippy and a pretty swift swimmer. The way he swifts his short red-blue striped tail like a water sleeve as he spreads it wide open, is so cheerful to look at. I named him Swift after the adjective. He's a big eater too. I've fed him thrice in two hours and he sucks his tank clean like a vacuum cleaner. Not a single flake in sight!

Welcome to the family, Swift.

.::Mermaid's Passing::.

2009-09-15T11:56:00.002+08:00

Date 15th September. Mermaid, my blue half-crown tail Betta succumbed to Fin Rot and lack of immunity.

Now there's only Flippy and me.

.::Saving Mermaid::.

2009-09-14T16:34:00.003+08:00

I couldn't fight off my worries for my little critter. I left the examination hall early today. A little later than my love though. I saw him walk out an hour before the time the paper ended. I left just before the last 20 minutes. No one is allowed to leave the examination hall during that period. Waiting is torture. Counted my marks and reckoned I'd manage a Credit, at least.

I was determined to visit the chain of fish shops in Sunset Way, just a few bus stops away from SIM HQ. Hazril tagged along for advice. He's the aquarium guru.

Walked into the first shop and went straight for the medication shelf. Guru said, "Ahh...too expensive. Let's go see other shops...". The second shop was a little older than the first and had more range of products than the first. Plus the owner offered more help than the first. So I purchased AquaMedi Quit Bact anti-bacterial for Mermaid's tank for $6++. And then we returned to the first shop to view the array of fishes for pleasure and other products when I had a sudden impulse to get a filter for Mermaid's tank as well. I got the smallest they have for $7++ and we're off. On the bus home Hazril offered more fishy advice.

I reached home after that and put my stuff down and set up the filter in Mermaid's tank after a 100% WC and added the medication. Well it turned out to be a lot bigger than I had expected because the filter protruded out of the water surface by 5%. My tank is really small.

Mermaid couldn't get used to it at first due to his small size, he kept getting sucked into the filter and was swimming frantically away from it but kept getting pushed away by the currents of the clean water re-entering the water surface. Poor Mermaid. I almost gave up thinking that perhaps installing this filter was a bad idea as it contributes more stress towards my sick fish so I turned it off. But then I thought I'd better let Mermaid get used to it. After all it's good for his bacterial treatment.

Looks to me now that he's managed to find a comfortable spot to float and rest while his new biological surroundings heal him.

.::Mermaid's Sufferings::.

2009-09-13T20:55:00.002+08:00

I blame it on my own negligence toward my dear critter. Mermaid, my blue half-crown tail Betta which I have owned for nearly a year now, is suffering from a fin-eating bacteria called Fin Rot. His majestic crown tail has begun to fall off, nearly fifty percent gone by the time I had noticed it. I immediately knew the cause of it. This week has been study week and I haven't been diligent on changing my Betta's tank water. There was a day when the ammonia level rose so high that my whole room was pungent. I had to get up at 6.30am to change the tank water because the stench of it was disturbing my morning slumber. I'm guessing that was where it all began. Luckily though Flippy, my half-moon tail Betta is alright while Mermaid just floated near the surface, motionless, and I reckon, in fishly pain.

Though alarmed with Mermaid's condition, I still had to stay home to study for my exams tomorrow. Otherwise I would have at least gone to Toa Payoh to find a fish shop for some T1 anti-bacterial remedy to treat Mermaid's Fin Rot. But my degree comes first and I have put it off till after tomorrow's paper.

All I have now is a grain of hope that Mermaid holds on to dear life and that the bacteria doesn't spread so fast. My study notes lay spread on the table with my Betta fishes at the end where I can see them.

.::Study Week::.

2009-03-14T20:42:00.002+08:00

It's study week. Exams are in two days. Panic! But still finding time to blog when it's least convenient. Well not really, I'm in bed typing on my laptop.

How long have i not been updating...

- Hazril darling had his 24th birthday, for real this time.
- he is the proud owner of a Samsung Omnia, which he have since tweaked the software...alot. now it even looks like a htc...lolx!
- I am the proud owner of the newest htc Dream, exclusive to SingTel customers only. fyi, this current one is my second. the first one was whacked. a hardware defect. pity...
- my SIM GE advertisement photo has been extended to SBS Transit buses service numbers 14, 30 and 165, which even i have not gotten the chance to take a looky, coz obviously those are the buses that i NEVER take...in my whole entire life! and also they've published the new course brochures and my ad's in them too :) i haven't seen that one either...hahaha what a bummer!
- I've bought new jeans for myself coz apparently my butt has grown relatively to my increase in weight from a slim 45kg to a solid fat-load of 50kg. call me a huge ass and i'll give u a big fat smile :D!

That's about all you guys've missed...

And today was yet another day Jun & Haz spent at the National Library studying our heads off. And then we decided to cut today's agenda short and head to the PC show just a few blocks away at the Suntec City Convention Halls. Hazril needed a new pair of Sennheizer earphones coz his current one's whacked, wadya think? I was lucky that they gave away a free pair of MX400 earphones with every $60 purchase and Haz gave it to me! Weee...i have new earphones!!! Thanks honey :x

I have a headache right now. Ciaoz!

.::Satisfied::.

2009-02-26T23:48:00.002+08:00

Firstly i'd like to extend my warmest, endless THANKS!!! to my fellow group members for a spectacular project presentation today. Everyone knew their role well and did so good for Dr Sim's Q+A. The best of all, we recieved positive remarks from Dr Sim. And that made us feel like after an all-you-can-eat-buffet, if you know what i mean! :) Well, as project manager I just did my job pushing my group members to their fullest potential and they, above all, didn't let me down. I just really from the bottom of my heart appreciate having such dedicated group members like them. My shout out goes to Kai Sing, Victor, Wang Shuo and my baby Hazril. :)

So honey and I went out shopping at Queensway Shopping Ctr after the successful and satisfying presentation. And I got myself 3 new pairs of jeans and dear got himself a nice rockstar belt buckle :)

And then we went window shopping at IKEA. We didn't do much coz it was raining. Oh wells. That's how the weather's been these days.

Alritey...nitey!

.::Public Display::.

2009-02-22T15:49:00.004+08:00

SIM Business & Marketing Department sent me an email to inform me that my face will be featured on SBS Transit buses service no 14, 30 and 165 for the SIM campaign. Cool rite?! It'll be from tomorrow till 22nd May 2009. ;)

I was abit concerned about it tho. Not used to being so-called "displayed publicly" :) But then they were just gonna put up the ad on the interior of the second deck of the double decker buses only. Not the exterior of it. So I guess it just aint so bad after all. It has been fun doing the photo shoot for them. I'm so thrilled!!! Can't wait till they're up :)

Ok so this morning went to Sunday sermon at the Darul Aman mosque with my grandma and then we went shopping...again. She is such a shopaholic. That explains alot. Lolx! And then we split ways and went home and then it started raining till now. So I feel like sleeping and not studying. Bluehx!

Yesterday been doing CSCI212 assignment 3 with my peers and boyfriend in school. Well, more like "attempted" or "tried" to do it. Initally Haz and me was confident on finishing it on the same day but we couldn't. It's been greatly underestimated. :(
It's due on 2nd March but then CSCI222 assignment 2 is due next Thursday for the project group presentation plus there's CSCI212 Test next Tuesday. Get the picture? Ok I'm outz!

.::The March Loss::.

2009-02-19T01:12:00.005+08:00

Well tonight my gut feeling proved true
Our March wedding customer changed their mind about engaging us for their wedding
Nevertheless, Jun & Haz from WEPS wishes them both best wishes for their marriage life forever...

I'm watching Eurotrip and SouthPark just for the laughs...

Moving on...

Today was fun shopping day with my sisters and boyfriend Haz tagged along
The day ended with sushi...Yum!
Discovery of the day, the sushi at cold storage DOES NOT contain sakae becoz
1. SAKAE IS EXPENSIVE
2. THEY USE VINEGAR IN THE RICE

So yeah! Technically it's HALAL!!!
So we purchased one set of assorted sushi platter and shared among the four of us...

What a day...;)

.::Post VDae & Pre BDae::.

2009-02-15T22:30:00.004+08:00

We went out on a mission to get my baby Haz's 24th birthday present. He's always mentioned about wanting a new pair of shades. After walking from Orchard Road to Suntec City, he finally found 'the one'. :) Happy early 24th Birthday baby. Hope you love my present. Muah...

Bdae Girls: Liza 21 and SyaSya 16

2009-02-15T22:12:00.003+08:00

Celebrated my two sisters' birthdays with a yummy home cooked feast prepared by Mom on the night of Valentine's day. That explains why i'm at home the whole day.

The birthday girls: (From left: Juliza(21), Junisa(16))

Birthday dinner :) Mom made all that yummy food...she's the best!

Birthday presents! From mua...

The sorta "birthday cake" :) Hee hee hee forget cakes. Out with the old, in with the new. Creamboulee!!!

And they opened their presents! :)

.::Friday the Thirteenth & Valentine's Day::.

2009-02-14T11:19:00.003+08:00

Just woke up and fed my two loves
Flippy & Mermaid
Looked into my drawer and i dang wasn't dreaming
I bought myself an automatic 21 jewel SEIKO dress watch
I looks amazing
Purchased on Friday the Thirteenth, an absolutely perfect day
Not superstitious afterall

Friday the Thirteenth..
Met up with Haz in the afternoon for a casual date after a long stressful week of school with the sole intention of forgetting it all
Had lunch at our usual favourite coffee shop and the weather was scorching hot and the atmosphere a tad dusty i thought
But we were happy coz on top of it all, the human traffic remained minimal
Ideal for Jun & Haz to enjoy their day off coz human traffic are always a killer joy
So aft lunch i got my two sisters' bday gifts to surprise them today was my intention and then Jun & Haz went walk walk window shopping and talked alot
And i fell in love with two SEIKO watches along the way and end up purchasing the second love

If you hadnt noticed yet i havent mentioned any venue or location of our day out
Hahaha thot it'd be a spoiler so if u wanna noe u hafta ask me urself ;)

So anyway today is V-Day
So i'd like to wish all lovers and friends a happy V-Day and may u all cherish ur love and friendship forever coz from what i've learnt, LOVE and FRIENDSHIP is hard to come by...

.::Test::.

2009-02-11T22:39:00.004+08:00

Systems Development test was a serious nerve wreck!
I was the last to finish the paper.
I mean i couldnt let go of it..98% of the qns were so ok for me but one short ans qn just happened to carry 14 marks...fourteen!
Why so much! And its not an easy qn lor...
The other qns all at most oso 5 marks each leh...

The rest of the class just left the room 30 mins after the 1hr 15 mins paper commenced although i did hear the comments regarding the 14-mark qn...
What are they? Androids or over-confident?
My bf oso lor...some more say i so slow...

Ok lah tired...go sleep now...

.::counting down to the start of my life::.

2009-02-09T13:13:00.003+08:00

i was just counting down to my graduation and basically the start of my life
and i realised that i onli have until September 2010!
but the i will graduate on March 2011 coz UOW only has one graduation ceremony per year in Singapore..

so i may start working on 2011 or if things are better right after september 2010
i just cant wait to start anew..
hopefully the world economy would have revived in a way coz it would've been 2 years after 'it' happened..

just last night i was so stressed just because my March customer was reluctant in paying the deposit of half the total price of the wedding photography services..
i charge damn low lor..spoil market sumore..oh wells.. i will say no more..

anywayz tonight my December customer is coming over to my house to view some wedding video portfolio..and they're my ngee ann poly mates
so far two of my poly mates are married and two are engaged to be married
congratz to them all and i hope that myself will be catching up soon..

rite now me and my dearest are just being kidz at school for the time being
while the whole world is facing the most horrible economic downturn, we're just escaping from it all..

sadly my company is not wanting me around for the moment..
boss says there's nothing for me to do..so might as well dont come..
nevertheless i keep in touch with them hoping they're doing fine and the company dont go belly up..

for me its simply no work no money so im getting a new part time job..
my prj mate offered a 'lobang' to teach pri sch kids robotics as a cca..
thot it'd be cool sinz i got work experience and all..besides he says its easy and the teaching materials are pre prepared and all you gotta do is teach..sthg like that..see how it goes..i havent gone for interview yet..

and hopefully the cc still calls me for the events photo coverage..
thats another extra income for me..:)

now i gotta go finish up my programming assignment and start studying for my Wednesday test..

ciaooooooz!

.::complain::.

2008-11-26T14:15:00.003+08:00

yesterday i had a pretty fun time with honey at town
movies, lunch-out, window shopping, and chocolate muffin...yummy!
nothing gets a girl like chocolates :X
just having a little reason to forget work and school for a few hours

but now i'm bored again...

so now i'm gonna just complain about whatever that comes to mind...
...that
i dont have time to do the things that i like
i dont have time to edit my photos
i dont have time to blog
i dont have time to go for my facials
i dont have time to cook
i dont have time for 8 hours of beauty sleep
i dont have time to have more fun with my baby
i dont have time to losen up
i dont have time for all that
because datelines are drawing near
and exams are in two and a half week's time
and now i'm stuck at work while studying abit
i dont have time to go for holiday
coz i need to work during my free time

oh boy my life sux

best of all i dont have time to plan for my 23rd birthday
daymn i shoulda done that planning months ago...

anyway...happy birthday to me...
just in case i dont have time to wish myself later on...

duh...

.::Another Day In The Henna Diaries 1::.

2008-11-09T15:05:00.005+08:00

I think i should start documenting my cat's last few years on planet Earth
Just beginning to get the feeling that she's getting old
She's thirteen now
I'm not quite sure how old that is in the feline world

Anyway today is day one of Another Day In The Henna Diaries
And here's her silly antic for today...

Caption: She found it the drinks tray comfy for some reason and wasted no time in conquering the space for a nice afternoon nap.
Intro: Henna sleeps on almost any perch she could find comfort in around the house. Not that she's a bird, she's a cat. She is not fussy when it comes to picking a corner to take her daily dose of cat nap. But when chooses that certain spot, all other ornaments or whatever things that used to occupy that space will be re-oriented that's for sure. Coz you see, Henna doesn't know how fat she is. Yup, she's a fat and lazy siamese cross breed. I'm not exactly sure who her ancestors were coz she joined my family only like five years ago. Given by a family friend that were moving away to london. And she was eight by then. By the way, she hasn't notice the existence of Flippy, Goldie and Mermaid swimming gracefully away on my study table. She sleeps on my study table too sometimes.

.::My Babies::.

2008-11-08T23:51:00.004+08:00

Goldie hiding in the plant...

Flippy...

And the fearsome beauty, Mermaid...

My Flippy and Goldie separated by Teddie...lolx

My Bettas are doing well in their new homes
I got Flippy and Goldie new glass tanks and a simple fake plant ornament
Well, something nice to look at...Bettas' lifestyle is too simple somehow
But they're really great for busy people like me juggling work and school who really really really yearns to keep nice pets
And Mermaid is so active...well he's got the largest and emptiest tank so far...and he's happy and healthy and already making bubble nests!!!

Well they're all asleep now...i should be going too...tata bloghoppers!

.::Fish Madness::.

2008-11-08T21:37:00.006+08:00

Qian Hu Fish Farm trip was super-duper funnnnnnnn!!!
Thank you honey for bringing me there =)

Haz took some pics of me and my fish friends

I adopted a Green Terror species of Chilid. He's beautiful, big and tough like my Hazril(heeheehee) and has a nice glow of orange tip on its dorsal fins and tail. I named him Baby and and he lives in Hazril's tank coz i dont own a tank at home. NO SPACE!!! ;>
I aspire to keep Kois IF i have a fish tank. But i don't so that can wait till i get my own crib y'all!
These fishes look like they're wearing water sleeve robes like in the Chinese operas and even look like the old men characters because of the long 'mustaches'...lolx

My Betta(Siamese Fighting Fish) Heaven. That's me posing by the Betta Corner of Qian Hu fish farm =) And that's where i got Mermaid =)
There's so many species of pet fishes to see there. You're bound to fall in love with one to bring home!

And we had loads of fun catching longkang fishes for $5 for 1/2 hr
Caught about 30 Mollies and got a plastic fish tank for free
Haz brought the mollies home for his Oscars to devour
I brough the free fish tank for my THIRD Betta, Mermaid!
Say Hello to Mermaid...my beautiful blue-tailed Crown-tail Betta
To add to my 3-day old Half-moons, Flippy and Goldie =)

So ya, now i have three Bettas on my study table =)

So now i have photography madness and Betta madness. . .=)

Next iterinary on the photo madness schedule. . .Canon Basic Photography workshop!

.::Some fun with 50mm Canon Prime Lens f/1.8::.

2008-11-07T20:06:00.003+08:00

Haz and his brand new Canon 580EX purchased from Cathay Photos =)
"Snowing" ... haha GOTCHA!!! it's raining heavily in Bukit Batok
ISO 1600, f/1.8
Photo taken from baby Zikri's house
It's directly opposite from Botak Jo's =)

Haz took this eye portrait of me
Henna and her infamous sleeping pose!
Baby Zikri..."I WANT MY MOMMY!!!"

2008-11-07T19:44:00.003+08:00

Say hello to Flippy and Goldie!
My two new babies... =)

They're so hard not to look at...
So cheery and agile and so darn pretty
Alright even if they're guys so whatever right?

Haha...i'm happy to announce that they've been living on my study desk in their cute pink tank(oops! sorry guys i love pink so much...lolx)for three days already and that they're still alive...;>

The first day they were depressed due to the stupid shop containing them in small bags of water and probably feeding them with icky black worms or sthg...YUCK MAN!
(Yeap i got the cheap ones out of fear of killing the costly ones...lolx)
Flippy huddled in one corner near the surface of the tank, not moving and Goldie was at the bottom of the tank and a wierd angle. I THOUGHT he was suffering from swim bladder disease. Gosh it was scary and depressing...
And they both wouldn't eat their pallets, though Flippy tried to but to no avail coz his mouth was too damn small...=(

The second day when i got home they've already messed up their food all over the tank, Flippy made bubble nests and Goldie just wouldn't stop swimming! Can you believe it! A miraculous recovery! They were happy!

The last time i had fishes was when i was six years old, i think...
Hmmm...That time was goldfishes...And my mom did all the work...i was just a kid, whadya expect?
Right now i really have the strong urge to get fishes again
But i'm concerned about the expenditure especially the electricity usage
Well, at least my dad would...lolx
So to be considerate to the rest of the family i've finally opted to keep Siamese Fighting Fishes instead!

Looking forward to tmr's trip to Qian Hu Fish Farm with Haz
Gonna view more fishies!!! Yipiee!!!

.::Canon Prime Lens::.

2008-11-04T00:39:00.004+08:00

I have yet to edit the photos from last Saturday
Yup the Singapore Zoological Gardens shoot
Coz i haven't editted them
Coz i dunno how to
Coz i havent learn
Coz i dunno i dunno i dunno
Ha Ha Ha
There ya go...
But then...
Man, am i so glad to be seeing my old animal friends again =)
Will blog about it soon k?
I pwomise!

To update recent happenings in my life
Besides the zoo shoot...

I just purchased a 50mm prime Canon lens from Cathay today
To play-play with
Of course with the encouragement of the love of my life, Haz
He's practically my photography guru in this life
He's the initiator, dealer and the decision-maker of my photography equipments
My hee-lo (hero)
And last but not least
ASS-ignments
ASS-ignments
ASS-ignments

And i have a test in two days' time
Feel like studying for it now

Ciaoz!

.::Selamba Raya 2008::.

2008-10-30T22:53:00.002+08:00

confetti!
my mom won first price lucky draw! unbelievable right?
since im official photographer for the night, so i take her picture many many lah...

flaming pink flamingos...wish i had more pictures of this dance...=(

.::Shutter::.

2008-10-30T13:45:00.005+08:00

Everytime they turn the lights down
Just wanna go the extra mile for you
My display of affection
Feels like no one else in the room

Well well well guess what Junida is doing right now?

I'm at work and the best part is BOSS NOT IN!!!
Happy happy happy
Enjoy enjoy enjoy
Doing work at my own leisure
Music in the air
Did i mention where i'm working?
Hmmm hope not...someone might sabo

I'm happy that the photos from my Kolam Ayer CC Deepa-Raya event last Saturday have been processed and they look marvellous!
Gonna deliver it to them later in the evening after work...
I did the hard work of monkey-ing around the hall and the stage during the 3-hour event and my darling Haz did the post-processing for me
Thank you so much honey, you're a good photo editor
Ok fine admit it we both need help on that area AND more practice!!! LOLX...
Time to overclock that shutter baby!

Anyway,
Thanks to Dad for causing me the accidental bump into one of the CC's organizers, Mr Yunus during the Surau Iftar event last month and thanks to him for trusting me in this other job and hopefully many others to come
Of course Haz, you're welcome to join me if you don't mind travelling all the way to Geylang Bahru from Yew Tee =)
May these small opportunities bring our WEPS name further into the sky...lalalala

And thanks honey for complimenting me on my photography skills
I know you love me and i love you so lets pretend we're good at everything hahaha...NOT!!!
I know i need to improve on alot of things
Especially when the shoot involves MPs
OMG they walk faster than the MRT!!!
ISO 1600? ISO 3200? NOT ENOUGH!!! Someone program ISO 25600!!! OR ISO MP!!!
LOLX! j u s t k i d d i n g l a h
And dancers are the same thing...they fly all around the stage like worse than birds flying in the sky
And the slow buffering speed of my then 300D just made it alot harder to capture the beautiful dancers and their floating movements
Oh so sad...:(

Shall put up some photos of the Deepa-Raya event soon coz i'm at the office right now...eating snake...hahaha :P
It's the only place i can run away from doing assignments AND earn some extra cash of course...

Looking forward to the Zoo trip this weekend honey!
And more outings to sharpen our shooting skills with our new babies =D

Next shopping spree...original Canon 30D grip for Haz, Sandisk 4GB CF card, Sigma telezoom lens and gaffer tape for June

June outz~

2008-10-28T20:16:00.001+08:00

wtf

.::Moving On::.

2008-10-27T01:50:00.004+08:00

Today at NOON
Haz + Jun will be moving on to bigger things

We will be getting new DSLRs!!!

YAY!!!

So i'll say goodbye to my 300D which i've owned for nearly 8 months
Tho it has been around for nearly 6 years since Haz bought it
It was my start-up DSLR
The memories will last forever...my first time
I'll be selling it off to a fellow ClubSnap buyer
And the profits will proceed to the 30D fundings for Haz

Haz has been wanting the Canon 30D for quite some time
And so it was time to get it
And June, well she had a job on Saturday and she used the 300D
To her dissatisfaction
She found its bufferring speed TOO SLOW for her events job
Which made her stumble alot of times during the 3-hour event
Therefore she NEEDS a faster machine =)
And she's getting Haz's 400D
She's always getting her camera stuffs from her "big bro"
Yeah.

Ok bed time
Wake up to a new camera :)
Cheers to Haz + Jun

.::I Had A Hair Cut with Hubby::.

2008-10-22T23:26:00.004+08:00

Today i had a hair cut with hubby!
I'm so happy you know.
Ok, lets move on now...

A nice short poly mates reunion at my open house last saturday.

And on Sunday was the deadline for Object Oriented Programming assignment 1.
Boy does it feel so good after that...but!
It is not the end...there's more assignments...
Like now i'm juggling two assignments at once

So lalala...

.::Jalan Raya by Myself::.

2008-10-13T12:55:00.003+08:00

Weekend went to Haz's house and Aliza's house for hari raya

Haz said his mom invited me
Haz SAID his mom invited me
Haz SAID his mom INVITED me
Sigh...very nervous you know going to see future in-laws
STRESSFUL though i didnt show it
I actually had butterflies in my stomach
Even then Haz put a BIG HUGE piece of chicken on my plate
This weekend your turn Haz...you watch out

Aliza of course specified that she invited her closest girl friends to her new house

Anyway i ate alot at both houses
I'm a biiiig eater man

.::DONT::.

2008-10-03T19:34:00.004+08:00

I really enjoyed today's lecture

Coz my lecturer is so fun

Except for this one thing...

PLEASE HOR!
THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DRESS TO A LECTURE IN AN INSTITUTE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
HAVE SOME RESPECT FOR THE INSTITUTION...AND THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU
IF YOU WANT TO BE A BEAR (bears dont wear shoes)
STAY IN THE JUNGLE LAH!

WAHLAO EH BARING YOUR SMELLY FEET IN THE LECTURE THEATER
YOU THINK YOUR FATHER'S HOUSE AH?

Disclaimer: Those who eat chilli will taste the spicy-ness

outz~

.::More Baby Zikri!!!::.

2008-10-02T22:37:00.004+08:00

Today was first day of Year 2
I am Junida Jamel of BSSF2 - UOW

Nothing much going on in campus today

Just a three-hour lecture and then Haz needs to head home

To go visiting his relatives with his whole family

After lecture i did this!

Hang out with my beloved cousins!

Hugged baby Zikri!!!

Kissed baby Zikri!!!

Played with whistling sparklers!!!

Played with slow shutter and ISO 50 on my compact Casio Z60!!!

My Aussie-born cousin, Nurul Umaya

She's so mentel!!!!

.::First Day Raya::.

2008-10-01T22:35:00.004+08:00

Waduh...capek banget dong...
Hah dengar pantun seloka Aidilfitri aku nie...

Hari pertama di Aidilfitri
Kunjung-kunjungan ke sana sini
Saudara dekat memohom ampun
Yang jauh pula tak apa pun

Badan aku dah naik sakit
Pasal naik publik transport, macam naik rakit
Dulu-dulu bapak drive kereta
Sekarang dia dah pencen, so tunggu aku dapat lesen pula

Bila lah tu ye?

Paling favourite aku ketupat and serondeng
Kalau takde lauk lain pun aku dont care
Kaki melecet kain diseng-seng
In Singapore my relatives are EVERYWHERE!!!

Penat2 pun sempat karang pantun
Nie pasal tengah idea nie...
Hope u readers enjoy it
I'm VERY tired right now
Ok gue mau tidur nie
Esok udah mula kuliah

=)

2008-10-01T01:20:00.001+08:00

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI

MOHON MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN

to all Muslims in Singapore

From me, Junida binte Jamel

.::Results are finally out!::.

2008-09-25T21:24:00.002+08:00

IM SO FULL

three plates of pasta
two glasses of drinks
half a tub of ice cream

and that's what i ate since break fast till now
i just stopped

so results are out
probably after 6
coz b4 i left the office it still wasnt out yet

and i got one Distinction and one Credit
for Object Oriented Programming and Discrete Mathematics respectively
for Math i'm just 3 points away from Distinction
that kinda make me wanna...

...puke now...

2008-09-25T11:46:00.002+08:00

SMS from Haz before he entered JB:

"Keras muzik keras kepala koyok kena taruk .. Apa nak jadi jadilah .. Kita menari nari nari! Jadi problem orang tua..
BACA AYAT KAT ATAS 10 KALI UNTUK JANGAN PENING KEPALA.."

whatever Haz... -_-"

.::D-Day::.

2008-09-25T10:33:00.004+08:00

TODAY IS D-DAY!!!

exam results should be out any minute now
waiting for results is like waiting to give birth
first of all the anxiety and excitement
PLUS the tummy ache!
lolx
(not implying that i have given birth before...)

surprise surprise
my 4 maternal cousins from down under arrived in Singapore this morning at 5am with their parents
i'm like ... WHAAAAT!
probably they're here for hari raya i guess
cant wait to meet them and bite 2-yr old Maya's cheeks

so now while working i've got the Student Portal opened up in the background
refreshing it every 15 minutes or so
hehehe

about Hort Park...
yeah yesterday i went to search it online
now i know!
and its beauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-tiful!
hahaha
pathetic that a Singaporean born Singaporean dunno that
but at least im honest about it
the best policy

Haz, what r u gg to JB for...nv tell me earlier...
? ? ?

.::!!!::.

2008-09-24T14:58:00.003+08:00

Fulamak!!!
Big boss called me in to his office
Got something to talk about
Thought kena fired or what...
Skali nothing...
Just some administrative issue to clarify with me
Chey!

What a lucky bitch i am...lolx

.::Daymn::.

2008-09-24T10:42:00.005+08:00

Oh boy! That was a bloody long in-house meeting man...
But luckily none of it concerns me coz if it does,
Well i wouldnt be sitting here blogging
I'm still completing my manuals
Right here in the comfort of my office
On my swivel chair
Listening to Patrick chomping his apple away...

Wherelse my poor baby,
He's out there
Probably running helter-skelter
In search for shelter
(Hey that rhymes!)
From the merciless morning shower
That dawned upon the sunny island of Singapore
I'm more concerned about him
But he's more concerned about his camera
Poor baby
Bloody torturing job
Come to think of it,
Even the Bangladeshi workers are not allowed to work in the rain
They'll all be sprawled on the cement floors of the void decks and stuff
Waiting for the sun to peek through the clouds before they resume their labour

Wherelse my poor baby
He's bloody working in the rain
I want him to ditch work today...badly
It's so not worth it...

daymn...

Nevertheless, i appreciate his perseverence and effort
One of the special characters i look for in my man
And Haz...well, he's got it all...=)

Anyway today's his last day
Who knows it's the worst day
Yesterday he was so worn out
I had to play the role of a GPS system (powered by Junida...yeah!)
Finding his locations for him on the internet
Through maps.yellowpages.com
Thanks to Patrick (my colleague) for introducing me to that source
(And what did he find along the way? KIM BABI!!! lolx)

I hope he's ok though the day is gloomy
What can we do except stay optimistic
Hoping the anticipated ray of sunshine dont disappoint us

OK thats all for now...BACK TO WORK! =)

.::coming up next::.

2008-09-23T11:03:00.003+08:00

Talkin bout CCAs today...taking my mind off yesterday

UOW Student Council is having their Freshmen Orientation tomorrow
My gmail flooded with their mails of the plans and discussions
And i can see they really work hard to make it a success
Sadly though i can't join them coz im working
Well i hope i can catch up with the council next term
I really dont wanna be a sleeping council member

I cant wait to go on SPC outing scheduled on the 1st or 2nd week of October
Which reminds me...
I haven't casted my vote for the location yet
Think im gonna go for Botanical Gardens ;)
I meant to sorta discuss this with Haz first but we've both been bz
And the topic never came across in our precious few minutes on the phone
Guess i'll just drop an email to...erm...ey...who ar? Herbert or Stefen?

I hope Friday comes quick
Haz will have been done with his photography job
And for me it'll be the last day of work before i start the new term

I miss you honey
Take care of yourself going around Singapore
PLEASE look out for cars (he got hit by one yesterday but he SAYS he's ok but im worried :(........)
Come back into my arms in one piece

Exam results will be out in TWO days' time
Feeling anxious now
Will i be satisfied or will i be disappointed
Only time will tell

Signing off...June

.::upset::.

2008-09-22T19:07:00.005+08:00

First of all, excuse my wave of emotion...

About the job offer by the CC
I reckon it's just a gimmick offer
They just wanna make use of me to get my photos
And for what...they didn't even use

My photos aren't good enough to make it to editorials
My skills are NADA!

I'm better off with a compact camera
Point and shoot and it

I'm so effing upset now i havent even break fast and its already 7:09pm
Coz my dad just upset me
He said i'm no good PLUS told me to shut up
WTF!

Sometimes things seem just too good to be true
Indeed they actually aren't

Anyway there's no half day on Tuesday
So i asked if i could take leave lor
But still pending
WTF!
Want to ask for leave also must wait
Not even ask yet

URGH!!!!

.::Waiting::.

2008-09-22T16:08:00.005+08:00

Haz called just now
He seems OK with the photography job today
Just that he said it's pretty hectic with all the travelling all around Singapore
Other than that he's quite happy with the remunerations
So that's fine by me :)
Whatever makes you happy baby...

What am i doing now?
Writing my manual and listening to mp3 so that i won't fall asleep
So hard during this fasting month
My butt is aching already
I have back to back manuals to complete before school starts
Next Monday i'll be taking leave
Tuesday is a half-day (i hope)
Wednesday HARI RAYA!!!!!

Now i'm impatiently waiting for the new term's time table to be distributed
Been checking the Student Portal three to four times already today
Eager to know how my schedule is like next term
Eager to blast the coordinator if they EVEN DARE to put us (me and Haz) into night classes with the part-timers

Oh wells...just hoping for the best

.::Updates::.

2008-09-21T17:43:00.011+08:00

Whoa busy busy weekend.

Here are some pix (all have been resized to 20% of the original size i'm afraid) i shot for the events at the Surau yesterday featuring the ever so concerned Assoc Prof Yaacob Ibrahim.

Approximately 3:30pm: The the arrival of the MP of Jalan Besar constituency, Assoc Prof Yaacob Ibrahim.

The opening cermony. Prof Yaacob opening the HUGE lock of the HUGE porridge pot.

Prof Yaacob pouring the porridge into individual plastic bags for the residents.

Prof Yaacob: "Dari mana?"
Me: "Dari surau."
Prof Yaacob: "Wah! Surau pun ade photographer?!!"
Me: Beams

Group photo. My mom in green scarf. =)

The volunteers from our surau giving out the porridge to the residents. Notice the long queue.

Prof Yaacob chatting with the makciks.

Cute right?!!

Later that evening...

Breaking of fast with Dr Yaacob Ibrahim

My pesky little brother and his surau friends.

The surau committee members. My dad second from the left.

Also joining us on our breaking fast are the Non-Muslim residents,...

...and the elderly from the neighbourhood old folks' home.

Prof Yaacob giving away the food vouchers to the needy.

Some of the surau Makciks put up a show!!!

The volunteers that helped make this event a success.

Thefood packages for the needy residents.

Break Fast food...YUM!!!

Performing the Maghrib solah with the MP (pink shirt without the songkok at the first shaf)

Our Holy Quran

A picture says a thousand words. So does he...

From left: Mom, Little girl, my sisters Liza and SyaSya and Nyai!!!

And last but not least, the very hardworking photographer of the day...ME!!!

The Kolam Ayer Community Center guy saw me with my Canon 300D and 550EX(that's credit to Haz, thanks again hun) and requested for my photos.
He said he was gonna email it to the Malay newspaper editorial team of Berita Harian.
Fuyoh!!!
And he was so impressed with my shots he even offered me to be the official photographer for upcoming events held by the Kolam Ayer CC.
I have a career in photography!
Kudos to me!
Ok ok too over...

And that night Haz told me he got a job covering for an event too.
It's some SingTel roadshow i was told.
I think it must be located at the Singapore Post building coz i recieved an sms by SingTel a few days back regarding this event.
Good for you hun.
And thanks to Goh for asking him along.

I was chatting with Lizah, an old poly mate who just recently got married and guess what?!
We started planning for hari raya outings. HAHAHA!
Does that show eagerness or what!
And what the heck i'm so ON!
In fact i had planned to have an open house at my place.
Coz previous hari raya outings seem to be tiring.
Travelling to EACH house the whole of Singapore.
We couldn't even cover all houses of those present in the outing.
So i improvised.
Thus the open house.
Looking forward to the RSVPs. =P

.::TODAY PHOTO COVERAGE AT SURAU::.

2008-09-20T11:17:00.004+08:00

I'm going out to meet Haz to borrow his 550EX later at 12pm
Dad just asked me to cover today's special event at the surau (that's like a small version of a mosque for congregation prayers)
The Guest-Of-Honour, Prof Madya Yaakob Ibrahim will be there to grace the ceremony of giving out "Bubur Masjid" (mosque porridge, Muslims like to eat that for break fast) and the special sermon happening tonight
And Terawih prayers tonight will also be joined by Prof Yaakob Ibrahim
And it's a good opportunity for me to be there with my Canon 300D and Sigma 17-70mm PLUS 550EX =)

And baby i am so so so so so so so so sooooooooooooooooo SORRY
For being a little paranoid with the photographing rights issue last night
But thank you nevertheless for clearing that out for me
Tho i was tired like siao from working the whole day yesterday
You're the best!

Well here's an update of the pix taken during my girls night out with Aliza, Magdelaine and my sister Liza
Don't think so much about the pix
They were shot with my NOKIA E65 2.0 MP camera phone...duh!

.::Bla bla bla::.

2008-09-19T12:29:00.003+08:00

Last night's girls outing was fun.

Well i'm still writing user manuals at work.
That's my job...
That's what i'm paid for and what i'm good at.
Writing user manuals and documentations for my company's projects.
Sitting in front of the IBM laptop all day until my buttock pain.
At least i have a job.
Money to buy me nice things.
Yeah...

So I've applied for leave on the 29th of September as requested by my mom.
She wants my help to prepare for Hari Raya and stuff.
So my manager is still checking with management whether to provide a half day for the eve of Hari Raya.

And baby has updated his blog with some photos from the SIM GE Lifestyle Campus Open House event.

You can view it at...
http://hazril-myphotoblog.blogspot.com

The link is at the side widgets of my blog. Dunno why he put so many cheerleaders pix huh..

.::SIM GE Lifestyle Campus Open House::.

2008-09-18T12:25:00.004+08:00

Haz is officially covering for the SIM GE Lifestyle Campus open house event at Ulu Pandan right now.
On behalf of SPC.
Proud to be an SPC member.
At first i encouraged him to go coz he said he's bored and i'm working till end of the month so i cant spend the week days with him.
Poor baby...
So now he's there with Desmond and Andrew, i was told, and i hope he has a good time there doing what he loves most...photography. =) My Shutterbug
May your pictures scream to the whole school. SPC RULES!!!

It's a sad thing what i heard of what happened in the SPC.
The good guys always take the hardest toll it seems.
I hope he stays strong and gets himself back to the top in good time.
I know he will.
Such a nice, cheerful soul, though i've only known him for two days.
You have my support no matter what post you are in right now.

Lastly for this entry, i am happy to announce the birth of WEPS Photography weblog.
http://wepsphotography.wordpress.com

I've been waiting for so long, searching the whole world wide web for the perfect domain to promote my little business passion that i'm involved in with my partner Hazril.
It's finally born. Jun and Haz's third baby so far.

I miss you baby.

.::Nasi Lemak on Banana Leaf::.

2008-09-17T19:35:00.002+08:00

Mom made this special for today's Iftar (that's break fast).
She's artistically inclined.
Anyway, it tastes YUMMY!!!

.::SIM ARTS FESTIVAL 2008 (Day 2)::.

2008-09-16T21:33:00.012+08:00

So today's day-2.
So much more people signed up for SPC today.
Like TWICE as much as yesterday's number.
Hoping that much people will turn up for nx month's photography outing.
Dunno yet where to.
Maybe the EXCOs or the members will take a vote.
We should plan a whole year's trip. ;)

Anyway I didn't win the competition.
Alot more people submitted entries today so i guess there's ... DUH ... competition!
Just good to know that I was a nominee tho. =)

Anyway, here are some pix from yesterday and today...

My entry for the category of "ABSTRACT".

My entry for the category of "SIMILES".

My entry for the category of "EVENTS". Nominated but didn't win. OOOH...SO CLOSE!

"Come join canoeing!"

Some of the CCA booths that were there at the atrium.

The emcees for the day.

A fashion show and the paparazzi. All from SPC i think...

"HAIYA!!!!"

Netball girls...

Chatting about them light-capturing-shutter-machines called cameras...

Hermione Granger in the RESTRICTED SECTION!
(Hermie and Harry got caught photographing without written approval from the library)

What SIM Japan campus would probably be like...

What the world without children would probably look like...our PM's ultimate NIGHTMARE!

The "SMILES OF SIM"

That's ME! Photo shot by my biz partner, my shutterbug, my hunny, my teddy, my everything...

The Majesty

UOW!!! Come try our japanese balloon toys! (Hehehe forgot what they're called ;P)

The council members group shot.

.::Didi's Sparkler Fun::.

2008-09-16T00:14:00.003+08:00

My little 9-year-old brother cherishing his childhood during this festive mood of the upcoming Hari Raya in another like twenty more days.

Here's him playing with 'whistling' sparklers that i just bought from Geylang Serai with Hazril the other night.

.::SIM ARTS FESTIVAL 2008::.

2008-09-15T23:32:00.003+08:00

The first day of the SIM Arts Festival was a fiesta to be remembered.
And i mean it literally coz of all the photo coverages involved.
There was like a whole gang of Britney-Spears-Like paparazzi involved.
(Hee hee hee...Sorry for the choice of figure-of-speech :P )

It was our first one ever and it looks like a real bash.
I was at the SPC (SIM Photography Club) booth by the beautiful Koi Pond.
The weather's great and really brings out the hype in everyone involved.
Thanks to Herbert for letting me join in 'tho all the posts were taken for the fest.
And to Hazril and Bryan and Nikon (and i mean the brand) for letting me shoot with their cameras.

The most fun part was me and Haz running around campus ('tho Haz was fasting) shooting for the perfect entries for the SIM Photo Competition.
At the end of the day we had both submitted the max number of entries for each category (Abstract, Arts Festival and SIMILES).
It was really worth the sweat.
And i hope i'll win!

Oh and the SMILES OF SIM stage was shinning with the smiles of SIM-ians (should we be called that?).
Really cheerful to look at.
My smile is up there too by the way and i'm proud to be smiling for SIM.

Best of all I get to meet the members of SPC (nice to finally be meeting you all) and also had time to hop in on the UOW booth for a game of catch-the-balloon-yoyo thingy.
And a little bit of funny photography session with the UOW council member and VP Neo and Marco at the Koi Pond (since they're all dressed up in jap clothes while promoting their unique little yoyo balloon game).

Tomorrow's another day and the winners of the SIM Photo Competition will be announced.
I can't wait!
It's absolutely OK if i don't win btw. Hahaha.
It's just that it's my first photography competition :)
So I'm a little EXTRA excited.

More update tmr!

.::Addicted to Diner Dash::.

2008-08-11T17:50:00.002+08:00

Used to think it's a waste of brain cells when watching my sister SyaSya play it on the PC. But the truth is, it's a no-brainer game. Coz big news: I'm hooked!

Just coincidentally of course. Well, there was a 30 minute demo version of Diner Dash Flo on the Go pre-installed in my brand new Acer Aspire 2920 notebook. So curiosity got the better of me and i went and tried it out for the fun of it. So that's how it started.

And my hacker boyfriend, Hazril got the full version from nowhere and kindly helped me install it into my notebook so there...

My Applied programming assignment1 and quiz1 results were out in the weekend. While i scored on the high side, i'm still on my toes. Coz i realized that my lecturer's damn strict. He's a by-the-book marker: that's what Hazril says. Sigh...

Ok better go play Diner Dash...erm i mean...better go do my assignments now...hehe!

.::Happy 43rd Birthday Singapore::.

2008-08-10T10:35:00.002+08:00

Here in my 10th August 08 entry i'd like to wish my beloved Singapore a happy 43rd birthday. I hope she be blessed with more prosperity so that we dont have to suffer any more inflation. And i hope someone 'upstairs' comes up with an idea to expand our current 647km sq space to accomodate our ever increasing population 5 thousand grands including 1 million foreigners. Oh man... I just can stop thinking about that article i read about the Singapore population statistics. The number keeps haunting me. Of course the 'upstairs' people are happy about the number coz of increased job opportunities to help the country grow and stuff bla bla bla. And yeah, i'm happy for that but...5 million people in 647 km sq = very very blardy crowded lorrrr...

Yeah talking about 'lorrrr', i'm glad the neighbour's wedding havoc that happened in front of my first-storey flat is OVER. Gosh. Yesterday was the only time in this whole week that i stayed home and i had planned to catch up on my assignments that are due next week. But OMFG the karaoke and the din of the crowd plus music and all...they drove me nuts practically. Even listening to Norah Jones doesnt help AT ALL. Thus, I didn't even touch my assignment. Pretty bad huh. I just ended up watching tv the whole night.

Ok that's all in my mind right now. I'm off to do my assignments now...

.::My First MRI::.

2008-08-07T17:25:00.005+08:00

Well it was okay. The radiologist told me it'll take 20 mins and told me to keep very still and i thought to myself "Well i could do that..." So i took a 20 min nap in that big magnetic and super noisy machine. Whahahaha~ I hope it will be the only one MRI i will ever have coz to have another one after this only means that i have cancer. God forbid that. Anyway it costs a bomb. Gotta admit it's been quite hard on my pocket for this mth. On the bright side, i think the pink overalls looks good with my new hairstyle :) Also since i've just spent on a new notebook - I am such a gadget freak - on which i am typing on right now. Acer Aspire 2920, 12.1" WXGA, Core 2 Duo, 2.1GHZ, 350GB HDD, 3GB RAM. Whoa i'm so good at this now. I used to be illiterate to these computer specs Hee hee! Well my 1yr 5mth old Dell 640m is handed over to my sister, Liza, who's started uni yesterday. She's entered UOL at SIM and taking a management degree. We're both at SIM now! :)
I've been contemplating to change something about my blog.
Hmmm... I had my last test of the two modules that i am taking today, this morning, MATH 121 Discrete Mathematics Yucks! Such a big relief it's over now. All that's left for me is some more assignments weighing at least 5% each and...final exams due in September. And in October I'll be in Year 2! Yippie!
While i was at TTSH this afternoon, honey went to Funan with our classmate Wang Shuo. And he got me a Aten USB hub. Thanks honey. I'm gonna get me a screen protector tmr after work at Chamoxa at Funan and palm rests. Better carry my laptop to work so that they can fix it up for me as well. Hahaz.
My appetite's been relatively big since yesterday. It's been non-stop munching. Honey says it might be pms-in a good way. Well, no one knows me well enough other than my significant other rite? Love you honey.
Hmmm... I've been addicted to Norah Jones. And Friends. And Hannah Montana! Well... that's about all for this time's blog update.
I'm gonna get my late supper of instant roti prata now....

.::bored::.

2008-06-17T16:14:00.002+08:00

Right now i'm just bored in the office. Kak Iza's not here anymore. Sigh...I miss that Ah Soh...hehehe...
Boss not in Singapore. Colleagues out on site. So lonely. Work's finished. I wanna go home!

My dear Hazril is at the airport right now waiting for his flight to Thailand for his well-deserved holiday with his mum and dad and will only be back this Saturday. Just a short trip of shopping. I don't mind waiting coz sinz i'll be working the whole week anywayz. The only difference is i wont be hearing his voice every night. I just hope he has a great time having fun and relaxing and shopping or whatever with his parents. After 8 weeks of studying and cramping for exams. You deserve it baby.

Last night after work, I just met up with Hazril after my 6-day holiday in Malaysia with my family and gosh i really miss my baby. And we were also with Hazril's old schoolmate, Walid who has flown in from the US for his short break and reuniting with his friends in Singapore. Very international guy. It was a nice first-time meeting my baby's best friend.

Well the weather is so hot and nauseating. Or is it me. OH i dont know i hate it!

I want to sleep...

.::my day at ttsh::.

2008-04-30T21:25:00.004+08:00

Took the day off from work today
To spend time with my ladies

My Great-Grandma, I call her 'Yot Kas'...isn't she beautiful :D

My FAVOURITEST Grandma, I call her 'Nyai' she is my buddy :D

We all actually sent my Great-Grandpa for his occasional blood test and check up
He's got a chronic pulmonory disease...in layman terms...breathing and chest problems lah
And I was there specially to ask for the procedure to claim the outpatient bills to his Medisave account
So all was settled as planned and we collected his 4-month dosage of prescribed medications and we all went back to my great grandparents home in Toa Payoh and settled for an afternoon nap
It was a lovely nap...:)
Then at about five thirty Nyai followed me home to see my horribly sick and least favourite grandma.

But then my mom wasn't home coz she went to KKH for her check up
And the worst happened bla bla bla till she had to ask dad to fetch her home
Gosh it was her womb...
Now my mom's down
And I as the eldest in the family of other lazy kids have to take over

The end...i dunno how to continue...

happy times

2008-04-29T22:53:00.006+08:00

I came to school ytd and met Darling as usual
But whats unusual on that day was that i was having a headache
Wasnt anything major thank goodness
Must be a pre menstural syndrome yup!
And it also came with a craving...guess what it is...

After school we headed to town and...

...had Pizza Hut for dinner!!! I dragged my honey Hazril to satisfy my craving and he enjoyed it..;)

From soup-of-the-day (that would be Hazril's disgusting soup topped with crushed pepper and parmesan) ;P

That's MY lovely sumptious soupie :)

Until the very last piece...yummy!

Just look at that happy face :)

.::le tres tres hot Sunday::.

2008-04-27T22:29:00.001+08:00

It has been a very very hot and humid Sunday...

.::The Freaky Saturday::.

2008-04-27T00:33:00.007+08:00

Spent the afternoon with Haz
Doing our CSCI114 Lab assignment
At SIM...thanks again for printing the 103 Assignment questions for me hun :)

Msg to honey:
"I'm sorry baby i got so serious debugging the program
I promise i'll tune down from now on
Try to relax a bit
We're in this together and forever
Well at least we've completed Lab 7a and 7b today as planned
I'm so proud of you...study hard for us :)
But get this ok...I LOVE PROGRAMMING WITH YOU!!! ITS TRUE!!!"

So we had a light dinner of roti prata at Al-Azhar after that...

They were playing old Malay like traditional songs and i started singing along softly but...He hates my singing :( I guess Ramli Sarip sounds nicer to him :"(

And then the worst happened. I got stuck in a MASSIVE JAM on the PIE towards Changi. What usually took 10 minutes for me to reach home turned into a 1h 30min ride. And i had to hold my pee for that long :( The bus was practically going at 5km/h. Coz the whole stretch of vehicles from PIE from Tuas and Jurong all were diverted to Lornie Rd exit...THAT FERKIN SMALL TWO LANED DECELERATION LANE DAMMIT!

That's the wreckage...figure it out yourself...i'm tired of telling the story.

Ok that's it. I got facial tomorrow. Nite.

.::TGIFriday::.

2008-04-25T20:01:00.013+08:00

CSCI103 Test 1 was OK. Though i'm the last to finish the 1h 15mins paper :P. Covers Lecture 1 and Lecture 2. Not so bad lah. Yeah now i can say that coz it's still Year 1.

Had lunch at Canteen 4 at Ngee Ann Polytechnic...Japanese yeah!
After that OFF TO TOWN!!! :D

Haz and Jun. After CSCI103 Test1...GETAWAY! (Haz was making me listen to Ramli Sarip on his iPOD in the bus. I've always hated Ramli Sarip's voice coz it's like full of phlegm. No offense to fans ;) But the songs were nice really. Haz was like having his left ear stuck to the right ear piece of the headphones that he had voluntarily positioned on my head just to enjoy all his favourite songs with me. Hah funny-romantic lah my boy :P)

To watch Harold and Kumar!!! Great silly wacky movie...kinda like the kinda movie to catch like after a test or exams like dat...

Enjoying student price!!! Hee hee hee!!!

The curls are gorgeous...Ehem ehem. But i think i need to re-dye my hair. Hmmm~ Go with me honey? :D

After walking around town and talking and walking and talking (i just love that :D) and munching on super-sweet Marks and Spencer chocolate caramel bars, nothing's more soothing than a nice dessert.

A nice treat from my darling Hazril. The atapchis were hard to say 'NO' to :D Thanks baby!

And then when i came home i got a surprise coz i've got company! From a distant cousin who lives not so far away lah...next block only.

.::Rainy Day::.

2008-04-24T20:09:00.005+08:00

6:30pm Back from work.
Dorgh! Grandma's home from a week's stay in CGH. There goes the peace and quiet in my home sweet home. Oh what the heck!

Evidence that it has been a rainy day...

My getting-ready-to-go-out drawer...my most favouritest yet :)

My desk on study-mode, for tomorrow's CSCI103 Test1...wish me luck!

What did mummy cook for dinner? Hmmm...lauk singgang

.::CEPP Sunday::.

2008-04-20T18:13:00.006+08:00

Guess what i was doing on my precious Sunday today?
I went to Community Emergency Preparedness Programme CEPP course by Kolam Ayer CC just two minutes from my doorstep.
Guess what i WISHED i was doing on my precious Sunday today?
Wake up late and sleep my whole afternoon away.
Guess what i am thinking...i prefer the earlier option coz it's better and not wasting time. Duh! Actually i'm proud of myself for upgrading my knowledge instead of snoozing my life away today! Thanks to my mom and sister's encouragement to wake me up this morning of course ;)

.::The Countdown Continues::.

2008-03-25T20:47:00.003+08:00

My baby says "No"
Yeah no he doesn't want to see his beloved being "robbed" of her organs
Says he...
So yeah
I'm just gonna sign the opt-out form

Tonight i brought home my first box of stuffs from my office at the desk
I'm a fast hand at cleaning up
Hmmm...tmr's my LAST DAY!
WEEEEEE~

Baby's getting his crowning SIGMA lens
We're Canon body couple and Sigma eyes couple
It makes us one even more

Ok gotta watch TV. Bye~

.::What Happens When I Die?::.

2008-03-24T22:05:00.003+08:00

Just back from doing a bit of free OT work at the office
Hmmm, miss that.. Hahaz~
Didn't wanna have too much to do on my last day
Listed down my next day to-do list on my diary and i'm ready to head home

At home i rcv mail from the Ministry of Health
What up?
ORGAN TRANSPLANT
Should i or should i not?
Man...
This is SUCHa difficult decision to make
Follow my heart i'd say yes
But the devil in me says no
So the answer is obvious...or is it?
But im scared of thinking about myself dying
And being cut up, ripped apart and sewn up
And buried...
An incomplete corpse

The thought that I came into this world as a whole
And leave with a hole
Something missing...Liver and or kidney and or cornea and or heart
Spooky sia..............

Dad said no...i mean he told me i shouldn't
Mom said she wouldn't but didn't tell me i shouldn't
Plus she added the point that the act is humanitarian
So i agree and made me wanna donate my organs when i die..
Well frankly i don't like the thought of my "dead" parents being cut up either
And obviously they feel the same way about me
Hmmm....
Maybe i should ask my other half
And see what he thinks about me doing you-know-what

.::News Update::.

2008-03-23T18:20:00.004+08:00

Apologies for being out that long
Been procrastinating on blogging
Heez~

So far my life's been experiencing progress
While my pocket's been experiencing otherwise
Hmmm~

Next week there's three more days to work
And then there's three years of unemployment ahead
Haha~

I have Freshmen Orientation next Thursday
I bought new NIKE shoes with darling yesterday at Queensway Shopping Ctr just for that
Can't imagine how excited i am to embark on this new journey of taking my once in a lifetime bachelor degree course with my darling
That i'd spend every moment with him to prepare for it
Despite of my sickness
Miraculously though, i feel much-much better today
Yay~

My darling is getting his butt all itchy and hot for that 10mm-17mm Tokina Fish Eye lens
Hope he has more patience than drool on his cute lips
Heez~

Darling got me Thirsty Hippo and a new blower for my camera gear
Thanks honey <3

We watched The Orphanage on Thursday
Cool~
Though abit like Pan's Labyrinth and Silent Hill mixed together

Cant wait for my orientation
Cant wait till Uni starts
Cant wait for the last day of work
Cant wait to get the fish eye lens
Cant wait cant wait cant wait cant wait

.::Fun Rainy Day::.

2008-03-13T21:25:00.002+08:00

Today i'm on leave again
Planned to meet up at my Bik Su's house
And then we gonna go swimming together
Kids and adults alike
But it's been a continuously rainy afternoon
We stayed at her house till four plus
Till the kids got impatient
So we went swimming in the drizzle
Exciting but i cant swim
I'm a chicken not hatched out of an egg
...

Tmr i'm still on leave
But i got stuffs to do
Places to go...

My baby Hazril is sick
Well he sounds sick when i called him
Hmm must be the rain lor
Amidst that headache he must be having
He still found the strength to ask me
If we can still meet up tmr...
Of course we can meet tmr my baby

.::Countdown::.

2008-03-12T15:30:00.000+08:00

Here i am
Spending my last few official days at work
In the office
Scrambling through my last rituals
Blogging amidst file transfers

100% complete...Whoops...Gotta go!

.::Welcome to wherever you are::.

2008-03-07T15:52:00.004+08:00

This entry brings two good news
First is a warm welcome to a new member of the Quek family
Baby boy with no name yet when i came to visit him at the hospital at lunch time this afternoon
We just call him "Small Darren"...hehe...you'll get a good name soon!
Here's a photo of the little tyke i shot on my Casio Exilim Z60

Second is...
WE GOT ACCEPTED!
Haz & Jun will be taking up a Bachelor of Computer Science (Digital Systems Security)
@ Singapore Institute of Management

Alhamdulillah

Oh... i just rcv a third news
Liza passed her A's
Congrats sis!

.::SAKURA Family Dinner::.

2008-03-05T21:30:00.009+08:00

After work it's straight to Sakura!
Family celebration for mom & dad's wedding anniversary and Liza & SyaSya's birthday.
Eating is definitely fun :)

.::Junida's Day Off::.

2008-03-04T22:32:00.004+08:00

First of..to my dearest baby boy
Hope you had the happiest birthday celebration
With ur family today baby
It's a good thing i gave u an early bdae prezzie
Best of luck and health in life my dear :)
-----------------
Today i was on leave
Five more days to clear yaww...
It's a good thing coz i got planz
Nx Wed goin swimmin wit da gurlz
I mean my aunt (hey i jz rmb she's pregnant!)
Anywayz heck jz swim wit da baby as well yah
And uhhh mah sistaz - Liza n SyaSya and whoever goin too
I dun exactly noe where uhhh mah 2nd sis - Liza jz jio-ed me go jz nw

So tdae i went out wit mah sistaz
We tried a free trial of facial at New York
Waz painful + pleasing well we end up signed up fer 10 sessions in the end
Coz mah sistaz, dey gotz acne probz
I'm jz buttin in coz i wanna be pretty too!
Hahaz...
A good time ta spend togetha
Hey dun ask me hw much eyz...go dere yerselves..;)

And SyaSya got a new mobile gadget frm me
Datz her 15th bdae prezzie frm her big sista datz ME

Don ask why im wit da gangsta slang tdae
Im jz high
Dont knoe why
Hey that rhymez.. :)
I'm sleepy but im waitin fer ma sweetheart ta call
Peez out~

.::Monday out Tuesday in::.

2008-03-03T23:31:00.002+08:00

This morning was rather sad
My shifum Teoh is not at work
He resigned...
Moving on to a better future
Last week was his last day
And he went home to Kuantan in the wkends
We planned to meet up to play pool this week together with Hazril

But looks like he's not driving to Singapore today
And tomorrow Hazril can't take leave coz it'll be unpaid
How pitiful...
On Wednesday i'm having a dinner outing with my family
To celebrate three occassions
Both Liza and SyaSya's birthdays and my parents' wedding anniversary
I'm soooo bringing my 300D baby along :)
So that leaves us with Thursday and Friday and the weekends before Teoh leaves Singapore for good...
It's up to him now...

It's a bit quiet in the office
Now that the monkey is no longer there...

At least Dorothy's happy *evil grinz*
But i do miss the sound of both of them fighting and cursing and scolding each other
It's almost like a balance of Ying and Yang in the office
Harmonial War i'd like to call it...
But i know they secretly miss each other hehehe

My dear Hazril is leaving 22 years of enriching and fruitful life behind tonight
At the stroke of midnight, he will be 23 years old
Not old, but wiser, matured, better than before
At this very moment, he's fast asleep
In his lover's arms...mine (virtually duhhh)
Happy Birthday honey...

.::Code Red::.

2008-03-02T20:33:00.001+08:00

To anyone reading this blog
I'm just forwarding the message
For my beloved country, Singapore

To anyone who spotted He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named
Please report to the police, okay?

To little kids, don't notty notty
Wait police catch you..

Jun outz~

.::Shooting Spree with my Photography Buddy::.

2008-03-02T17:08:00.048+08:00

The very day after 14th Feb, the unforgettable VDay red red roses
Which have now become a bowl of strong perfume of potpourri in my home living room
Overwhelming me with it's presence every second
I have been blessed with my very own, first set of DIGITAL SLR
She's a Canon 300D and she's powered with a 17-70mm SIGMA DC EF-S lens
Of course this precious baby is protected with a 77mm UV filter
I've had so much fun with this lens: it's my first and its the BEST!
It's allowed me the freedom of landscape, zoom and macro shoots!
All in one...it's impossible to put this baby down...honestly :P

I've been out on photography shoot outings with Hazril my photo buddy dearie every weekend ever since
Below are photo updates on what've been going on for the past three weeks that i've been MIA on this space ;) other than working that is...

The latest shoot, which was yesterday 1st March, Saturday (the reason why i'm so flat today)
I had my first shoot with a TOKINA circular polarizer attached to my lens, purchased from Cathay Photo on Friday night after work - credits to my dearie
The same day me and Hazril darling accompanied his elder sister to get one of her wedding gifts - a lovely, unique design 24 carat gold watch from TISSOT gallery @ Raffles City
And the same day i got darling his early bdae prezzie... a MANFROTTO tripod
Which i have just recently come to know that it has been his dream tripod since his secondary school days.
Well darling, now your dream has come true
HAPPY 23RD BIRTHDAY honey :)
Your dreams will always come true as long as you are by my side my baby
And thanks ALOT for getting me the comfy red OPTECH strap :) I absolutely love it!

So yesterday Hazril darling gave me a polarizer, white balancing and night shooting lesson
Thanks baby :) my shifu

+SLR Shoot Week 1+ City Hall Landscape Shoot featuring the glorious Singapore Flyer

+SLR Shoot Week 2+ The Botanical Gardens and National Orchid Garden Macro Shoot

+SLR Shoot Week 3+Stamford Road Old Buildings Day Shoot and Singapore Flyer Night Shoot

Got a glimpse of the shutterbugs?
That's Haz and Jun :)
Will be back for more eye candy soon! Toodles...

.::my v day::.

2008-02-14T23:47:00.002+08:00

Can't stop admiring it...
So enchanting
So lover-ly
So ohhh...

So me and my valentine spent V-Day at town tonight
Dinner at Anatolia and chilled at Spins
The usual stuff for Haz & Jun
Haz ordered a choc t-twist and i picked a strawberry cheesecake Valentine's Day Special
It looks too good to be eaten and when eaten it's too good...

I took the opportunity to experiment on my cullinary photography
I've had a sudden interest in that
I don't really know if cullinary photography even existed
Haha whatever here goes...

Subject: the abovementioned cheesecake
Photo: http://bellafigura.multiply.com

Enjoy! Burp!

.::New SLR ::.

2008-02-14T14:30:00.003+08:00

Yay me!
A new embarkation awaits...
My first digital SLR on the way!
Tomorrow

Haz's getting a new SLR too
Tonight

So we're now photography buddies

Love you hun...

.::V-Day::.

2008-02-14T13:35:00.004+08:00

It's the first day of work
After a long CNY holiday
Courtesy of my company
And my leave leftover

And it's Valentine's Day!
Baby had surprised me with a delivery...
Seventeen red roses in a glass vase
With seashells! How cute!
And a personalised message on a card
How romantic is he...<3

It's now sitting beautifully on my desk at the office
Red roses baby...
Thanks It's not one-sided...
You'll get your v-day prezzie too later my IT buddy

And to all those in love or not...Happy Valentine's Day :)

.::Photography On The Way::.

2008-02-12T23:25:00.001+08:00

It's like a wild dream came true
I'm getting my first digital slr soon
!!!
omg so exciting

thanks for the startup push baby
i owe you, my shifu

but first i hope all goes well for tmr's deal
and congrats on ur new slr too, baby

baby u're just the best

muah muah muah muah muah muah muah muah
muah muah muah muah muah muah muah muah
muah muah muah muah muah muah muah muah
muah muah muah muah muah muah muah muah

.::i lost the bet::.

2008-02-12T22:48:00.000+08:00

i've just lost a 50-dollar bet
a bet to dare Liza to swallow a RAW EGG YOLK
you'll get ur bucks tmr sis
i wouldn't do it myself
but i was just curious

i see those beauty queens swallow 'em in milk
i just had to know what is the feeling
well now i know
and i lost fifty bucks

lame...

.::i mish him sho much::.

2008-02-12T18:47:00.000+08:00

i dunno ... it's his words
every one so promising
it's addictive poison
it can heal
it can hurt
but let myself to it
regardless of its powers

well baby...its called love

i love you forever and ever baby

.::Aiyoh::.

2008-02-12T13:59:00.000+08:00

Thot of tagging along with my sisters
To IKEA but i just got home
From fetching the fatty boy (my 8 yr old bro)
bummer...

.::It's the 12th Day of the Month Again::.

2008-02-12T11:20:00.000+08:00

The 12th is always special to me
coz it commemorates the beginning of Haz & Jun..
So anyways today is our 2yrs and 4 months :)

Cant believe that in this very blog,
4 years ago, i blasted anger and hatred at him
and now he's my other half.
Who knew this could happen...
Even my friends were surprised when they found out

Well, i'm missing my baby now
he's at work...
he's so busy that he cant even type his smses properly
guess that means i cant sms him anymore
Always gotta wait for his move
Coz it means his mind is free
SMSes can be bothersome when ure busy working
But its okay...im an understanding gf

Outz~

.::2008 Update::.

2008-02-12T00:19:00.000+08:00

It's 2008...and yeah this is my first entry

Today im on leave till Wednesday
Then im coming back to the office on Valentine's day
To find that there's gonna be someone delivering flowers to me
Again?
Hmmm...i dunno
Maybe
I dunno what the bf has planned to do
He just said be in the office between 9am to 2pm
Hahaha...but aint it just obvious
Shhh...it's a surprise lah

But i got him something for the V-Day too
Something he's always eyeing on
He's gonna geddit
But i dunno where to hangout on V-Day
Anywhere special
Oh btw our special spot has been scraped

Oh i almost forgot to put this in...
Today 12 Feb 2008 is out 2 yrs and 4 mths!
Yay...hahaha...just for info onli
Women...

Nitey

.::The Quiet Bazaar at Istana Kampung Gelam::.

2007-10-07T19:32:00.000+08:00

Me & Haz met up at Toa Payoh Hub after my Tajwid class just to collect Haz's spectacles that he'd sent for repair around 2 weeks ago
There was a multi-coating depletion issue with it
The good thing is...the agent repaired it F-O-C
Yummy deal indeed
Then i made my necessary cash transactions at the POSB & UOB automated machines
And Haz couldn't resist the tempation to balance his account
It was short of a few dollars to make a whole number
What the heck...it's his wierd habit
But he's my baby

Then we took the south-bound train and interchanged it at City Hall station to the east-bound train to Bugis station
Haz had another collection to do;
One of his Casio watches had a broken strap
Couldn't get a replacement at ANY watch retailer we've ever been to inquire
Because of the special design of the strap
So had to send back to agent
The sad thing is...the watch is not back at the Casio shop he sent it to yet
Another 3 to 6 weeks said the shop assistant
So be it...

Since we already were at Bugis, we both had a sudden simultaneous hankering to find Bussorah Street where they have a small take-out bazaar just like in Geylang
The tricky part is...none of us were sure of the exact location of Bussorah Street
Just an optimistic clue that it was somewhere near the Sultan Mosque,and vague memories of our childhood experiences tagging along with both our parents, to guide us
Though i've spoken my thoughts out loud, "I wish i have GPS!"
We literally had to follow our every available sense and intuition through every nook and turn of the small streets of Arab Street
Till at one time Haz exclaimed "There it is!"
A fairly quiet affair alongside the street just outside the historical Istana Kampong Gelam
We had found it :)
It was worth the try

And we went back contented, packing into our bags a few of the many types of traditional kuih from the bazaar
There was not many people there at that time of day compared to the maddening crowd that had already formed at Geylang; like a paroxysm of fungi growth after a long tropical rainfall
The reason was palpable after a few attempts at enquiring the price of the foods sold there
Costing at least 75% more of what could have been offered for the same kind of food at Geylang

For what was worth, i'm definitely not going back there again
Though for me & Haz, it was a good time spent together till next we meet

.::The Big D::.

2007-09-24T23:31:00.000+08:00

Diarrhoea

.::Hot Hot Hot::.

2007-09-23T23:14:00.000+08:00

After class at 1pm
My sister Syasya wanted to browse the Geylang bazaar for raya clothes
So i tagged along and showed her around with my two-day experience around the sensational area
But oh my gawd it got so hot in the afternoon, compared to the rainy morning that i slept all the way till 10:30am
It's such a sin to be caught sleeping till that late in my house
And i decided it was much more pleasurable to be there in the night time

So, hah i wont ever go there again in broad daylight
NEVER!

Coz i'm suffering intermittent headaches now as a result of the heat
Sheesh...

.::Aidilfitri Bazaar & 2nd Anniversary::.

2007-09-22T19:35:00.000+08:00

So last night i went for another round at the Aidilfitri bazaar at Geylang with my colleague Kak Iza
Both ladies on the hunt for baju raya ... haha
She was looking for something in a light pink shade ... for herself and her husband
And i was looking for something ... RED!
Just because my baby got his baju in red earlier in KL
So couple-couple must matching-matching mah ...
And i got it after almost one complete round around the whole bazaar right up till 10:30pm ... so like, finally!
It's a flowery red kebaya top and the usual kain batik to match
Mission accomplished!
Placed a ten dollar deposit ... can't wait to collect it :)

Today, went out with my hubby to settle a few things
One of which is to shop for our 2nd year anniversary presents for each other
Simply a for fun as well as a simple token of love for each other
Our religion encourages exchange of gifts as a gesture of love for one another
Even amongst family and friends
What more among husbands & wives ... well in my case ... to-be

For fun, we got fun
It's just naturally fun to splurge once in awhile
And we love our presents!
Going Ga-Ga over them at this moment ... hee hee hee

Well it's been exactly seven days since i didn't fast
I owe that much and it's too much too worry about
I need to pay it back after Hari Raya
Sigh...when will this period be over...

.::Posessed By The Free Spirit::.

2007-09-19T00:31:00.000+08:00

Ahhh...

Warm water and soft towel on my face
What simple pleasures

Just after shower, finished work late today
Nevertheless, it was an exceptionally bright day
As i was feeling rather, light spirited
In a simple word, HAPPY
I guess it's hormones
Im having the red light, as some girls put it
But it's pretty rare to experience this feeling of joy throughout the day

Even until the period of after office hours today
Normally i'd be shagged off my calcium-deprived bones
And grumpy, and hungry, and lost, and stuck, and busy, and anxious, and sleepy, and bored
...

Like i said it could be hormones

Hmmm, i have to admit i love this, though
I love being like this, i wanna be like this tomorrow, and forever
Free spirited, clear minded
I could work better
I feel happy

But i can't lie about feeling just a little lonely
In a tiny, distant corner of what i am
Because i miss my baby, until he called my cell after he knocked off from work

My baby is so mine (ahahz...duhhh)
I want to understand him better
So i can serve my purpose better, being his morale and lover

Gtg sleep
Another big day at work tmr
And meeting my dear friends for break fast
Although i'm not fasting, hee hee

.::Hari Raya Spirit::.

2007-09-18T00:03:00.000+08:00

Geylang was fantabulously colourful
The Bazaar seems extended everywhere!
So spoilt for choices
Must go there again
Haven't bought a single thing for Hari Raya yet

Though my honey has gotten his Songkok
Oh you look gorgeous, sweetheart
Is this a dream or has it come true?
To see you in baju melayu and a Songkok

Tired
Cramps
Going to sleep
Tomorrow work
Good nyte...

.::Sunday Out::.

2007-09-16T23:28:00.000+08:00

[typing entry while toggling between sorting out emails...i'm an octopus!]

...

Ooh Wee!
I've been out of the house since eleven-thirty am
Been to Tajwid class at Jamiyah Business School, finished at one pm
Then took 26 straight to my great-grandparents' house at Toa Payoh
Wanted to stay over there for break fast
Been quite awhile since i've paid them a visit (what more with my great-grandfather going in and out of hospital lately due to his chest pains ... i feel pretty bad)
Bought three packets of murtabak on the way for break fast later
I reached their house at two-thirty pm...

[emails sorting...complete]

My little 'Z-squared' cousins (Zaki,6 & Zahid, 4) were coming too!
Oh, i miss them so, those adorable little Ultraman fanatics
And of course with their parents, my Bik Suria and Paman Hidir
And then there's Bik Inah and husband, Paman Irwan
And last but not least, my beloved Nyai (grandma; maternal)
And my sister Liza came with my brother Zaidi from home
(All of the above reached after five pm)
They all came along to break fast together with my much delighted and aged great-grandparents

Some missing people there huh? Well...
My mom had to stay home for my Nenek (grandma; paternal), my other sister Syasya is sick and my dad had his Imam obligations for the neighbourhood Surau (prayer facilites) for Terawih prayers
Actually Dad used to be Bilal (prayer leader, Second Important Person)
Since our Imam (prayer leader, First Important Person) recently passed away last Friday, now my dad is Imam
That explains why half my family is not at the gathering...

It's so nice to have alot of family members under one roof every once in awhile :D

And darling, looking forward to our Hari Raya Bazaar trip tomorrow
It brings me to the dear memories of our past years' similar event
Which i will never forget, honey

Ok it's almost twelve-thirty am now
Better go pick up my stuffs for tomorrow and sleep
Oh and i feel SO thirsty from all the activities inspite of fasting today
I could gulp several glasses of warm water now
Yummy!

Happy Fasting Oh Fellow Muslim Brothers & Sisters!

.::First Outdoor Iftah Plan 2007::.

2007-09-15T15:30:00.000+08:00

Yay! We're gonna have a gathering again!
For iftah next Wednesday
Basically Me, Farzi, Jihad & Dzul
Plus Munirah(dzul's baby) & Hazril(my baby)

I'm so excited!
Except i gotta inform Jihad(didn't answer my phonecall) and Hazril(sleeping)

Later! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

.::Sicker::.

2007-09-15T06:12:00.000+08:00

Though i try to hold on.. i still feel sicker than ever
This morning i had diarrhoea
It was barely after i had my sahur
After my Subuh prayer, i flew off the praying mat
Straight for the toilet
Gosh, from what happened in there i conclude
That i'm definitely not well
What should i do? I'm fasting already
I can't eat Dhamotil
On the other hand i'm still coughing
It's the after effects of my Influenza breakout on Monday
Been going on for four days already
On working days i take my cough flu medicine after break fast
So when the drugs start to work it's already bed time
Since both medicine causes drowsiness, i get a double blow
And a good night's sleep
Today's Saturday
I thought of taking my cough medicine during Sahur
So that i can sleep in the day if the medicine makes me drowsy
But i gotta go visit my friend, who just lost her father
I do don't wanna feel sleepy during the event
That would be undesirable

It's six thirty am
Think i wanna steal forty winks before the sun's up

I am still missing my beloved man
Hope you've been alright in camp
Anyway he's going home in the morning already

Good night and Good morning bloggers..

*~^PapeRbAg pRiNcEss^~*