definitely original !

Thailand, Indonesia and China are famous for their cheap goods and imitation products. The nearest here would be Petaling street !

I think i've been here once ! items were not that cheap, okayh !

Plenty of imitation products and some are really good as they look, feel, and smell exactly the same to the original ones.

You name it ! Branded handbags ie LV,Dior,Hermes,Chanel, Burberry, Fendi, Feragamo .. Everything ! Not only handbags & purse, but there are sunglasses, watches, handphones, laptop, jeweleries, perfumes and even beauty products ! ! These black market rised enormously, and I think they make money more than the original dealers ! !

I would be telling a lie if I were to say I'm totally against it ! Who doesn't buy immitation products? Even charles & keith imitates branded shoes ! Bummer!

However similar they may look alike, the originals still win ! Those who are used to originals may easily spot the flaws in an imitated bag used in shopping malls, by the road sides, at the office or at any special occasion.

And trust me, original last !

"Last" means, you will appreciate originals ! Because you will invest large sum of money to buy this branded item. And their quality cannot be compared to the imitated items.

When you buy the "copied" item, you will use it once or probably more than once but definitely won't last up to a year.

The feeling of wearing or owning an original, branded, expensive items are different! They make us feel special, confident, vibrant and smart!

To all the girls who would die for an expensive , branded handbags & boys who drool over expensive watches, and end up with a big sigh after looking at the $$price$$ stated, and have the thought of going to the black market because they are wayyyyyy cheaper, DON'T !

PLEASE !!!! Be patient. Save your money in a bank or in a safe. When you have that amount of money, GRAB IT FAST ! and don't waste any minute out of it ! The feeling is $$$priceless$$$ ! and trust me, you will feel proud of yourself ! =)

cheers~

long distance relationship

.... are difficult for most of us. For ALL of us, I shall say. Even to someone who were not in a long distance, got distant from their partner for 2 days or so.

They would missed the other-half dreadfully. Can't sleep. Can't eat. Everything seem improper.

The BIG issues or problems for long distance relationship are

1. TRUST ISSUES

2. unable to be independent without the other-half

3. to maintain the romance when being miles apart.

Let us begin with the first one. TRUST.

It is a simple word with a deep meaning. All about love is trust. To trust someone and to earn the trust at the same time. Trust is not easy but is never impossible. To trust someone, you need to be someone that could be trusted first. If you can't , then why are we talking about trust in the first place ?

You have to be honest & sincere to the relationship you are willing to commit. It would be nice to tell the other-half your where-abouts , what you're doing or are you planning to do, with whom you're going out with and etc. It may sound silly , as if you were controlled by a control-freak but it really helps. Being far is difficult, why making it worst?

Slowly the trust would build-up , the other-half would not worry much of being apart from you. Trust issue would not be a big hassle if both partners are sincere & open to each other. Another important rule is, do NOT do the things you hate behind your partner. You wouldn't want to mess with karma would u..

second issue - Unable to be independent without the other half.

Especially when they were used to having the other-half around them, and got distant unexpectedly. It is difficult to adjust when you used to do everything together.

Go to class together. Go lunch & /or dinner together. Study together. Shop together. Do chores together. Meet friends together. e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g is t-o-g-e-t-h-e-r. Like soulmates. Also, being near would enable them to talk to the phone for hours without worrying of the bills much.

And when they suddenly go miles apart, they would feel lost, teared apart & the colorful world turned black. All soppy, overemotional, hopeless & depressed.

Be independent is another difficult advice to convey. It is subjective and it is all in the mind. If you want to be independent, you will be independent ! Just decide to be independent, and your body will react to it. It takes time to adjust, but it is possible to achieve.

Who say it is impossible to be together when both are at distant? You could shop online together, study infront of the webcam together and talk via skype or any messengers. If you loved someone dearly, you will try to stop complaining, and try your best to adapt to it.

Lastly, to mantain the romance when being miles apart. You have to be creative with this one. Whether is it a guy or a girl. Some ideas I could think of would be :-

• Giving gifts via post. Nowadays, they have all kind of websites that deliver gifts and cards. Payments could be done by credit/cash card. It is very easy. Giving gifts to your loved ones are possible even being miles away.
• Seek favor from your mother, sister, brother or friend to get you something and deliver to your other-half if you are lazy to enter the website.
• Post a card to the house on special occasion
• Send an e-card everytime u miss him/her.
• Send a postcard if you went travelling and share the details of the place you have visited.
• Log-in to Google World or something, I forgot. And travel the world together. It is really cool I've done this with my girlfriends, 3 of us. one in japan, one in india and the other in malaysia. We visited our friend in japan via Google. but we got lost in India..Pfft..
• Shop online together. Ask the other half for opinion before getting the stuff you are planning to get.
• Plan a surprise party for boyfriend with his friends or your friends without him knowing. And ask them to switch on the webcamera so that you could join the celebration from distant. This allows you to celebrate together. You had planned for the celebration and "joined" in too ! Your partner would be touched with this one , I'm sure ! (and viceversa)
• Making international calls are expensive. But do have a one-minute conversation. A brief, short and sweet one.
• Make a surprise arrival back to hometown =) erm, this can be exciting and dangerous too. hehe..

I can't think of more. what do you think of LDR ? and it would be great if you could share any ideas you have in mind !

quick updates

Dear readers,

Thank you so much for supporting me by reading my blog posts. To those who followed me, I'm so sorry for not being able to put up a post daily. I've been tied up with my day to day life and the upcoming special events preparation. I thanked my mother especially and my father much for helping me most when I'm away in Melaka. And also Ewanina (my sister) & Aunty Lily for helping my mom out. Please ensure she is not too stressed out ok? I need her to be healthy and fresh and radiant . hehe..

Here are a lil' quick updates ...

*Ellyssa and I were not bonding that well past few months/years because she hates it when I bully her. she just loves to cry and scream extravagantly just to express how bad she's being bullied by me. In other words, trying to get the "attention" from our parents. I know she secretly enjoys that. Getting the attention and seeing me getting scolded. =P but past couple of weekends, we've been bonding with each other pretty well.

* My sister , Eryanie is coming home from New Zealand next month ! I'm excited.

* Long distance relationships are pretty tough. I frequently get a little jealous to those couple who get to see their partners everyday or atleast 2 days once. For lunch, dinner , discussion etc etc etc..

But boyfriend and I had coped with that, so don't think it would be impossible at all.. =) and we were so used of being apart that he is immuned of missing me already.. WHAT? hahaha ! will write about LDR soon.

* Boyfriend and I are getting engaged in _ _ days more.. ( let me put a lil suspense alright? it has 2 digits BTW :P hehe )

InsyaAllah if Allah permits us to proceed to the next level.

Preparations were pretty hectic but I trust my mom. And internet is a very powerful tool of communication. We had been discussing online all the time =)

* I constantly sleep. I can't remember of being that tired !

* my eyelids kept BUZZING. super annoying ! always on the right side , alhamdulillah. but making me super anxious ! To all who had read my previous post , I know some of u had experienced the same thing. But if nothing significant happened, then it is not significant at all. Another example would be ; when u had a good aura of a person, and the person turned up to be good. And your aura or your senses had always been right all the time,, - then u would feel it is significant the next time u experience it. and so vice versa.

* I find tweeter too much tweeting. Girls just love to tweet all the time , don't they ?

will write more soon .. cheers y'all ~

we were there, yesterday. but we are here, now.

Time's ticking too fast that I've just realised that we all have grown up. So mature. So tall (or some remain small). So pretty. So elegant. So stylish. So independent. So responsible. So emotional too =p ?

When we were young, we could not wait to grow up. To become an adult. To work. To cook.

And so we played "cooking" ,"doctor-patient", *police and thief" and don't be surprised some of us acted like spice girls then. and power rangers too !

NOW? Most of us have already reached adulthood. Some still adolescent. I am an adolescent (for your information).

And friends that have started working are lazy to go to work.

Friends who are still in universities been complaining how workload is a torment.

Friends studying overseas are lazy to go out and eat, and even lazier to cook.

Medical students who eagerly wanted to become a doctor, at least to act like one were also not interested doing so.

We were totally screwed UP!

What happened through the journey of becoming an adult? As an optimist, one should think that life is too short to complain and to regret. But another pessimist would say , I HAVE NO LIFE ?

Ok what ever it is, life goes on right? But that is not the main thing that I wanted to write.

The questions that kept popping in our minds would be.......

Are we ready to become an adult? Would u be able to handle things without your parents? Are we ready to take all the responsibilities? Are we ready to pay all the bills? Manage our own account? Getting married? Raising up a kid? or children? Managing everything....ALONE.

and When would we consider ourselves adult-enough?

some of us are blessed with partners, some are not and few others prefer to live alone ,But serious speaking, we all need to build our own ground. To have a stable ground to start with. To have our own vision and mission. Each one of us need a base. Let it be a guy or a girl.

It just striked me when I was brought back to the past. When last time - I was a school kid, and then a bigger school kid, a junior medical student and now the senior most. and soon to be a DOCTOR. OMAIGOD !

I was a flower girl. and then a telur person. and now .... dot dot dot.

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Not a wife yet la, silly !

We are still growing. It is unstoppable. It is beyond our power to stop things from growing or to make a clock stop and freeze. BEYOND!

All we can do is try to become an OPTIMIST.

Because, you will only be ..

15 once.

18 once.

21 once.

30 once.

and if God permits us to have a long life, 100 ONCE. Whatever age we are now, at current , it would only be ONCE.

Yesterday occured ONCE. It will not repeat.

Hence, cherish every moments. Enjoy every work you are doing. Complain a bit, cry a little, and then move on.

And to all kids who may read this blog, ENJOY every moment of being a KID ! enjoy school and stop complaining about early rise, stingy prefects, annoying friends, or about getting bullied. JUST ENJOY !

P.S : To my beloved sister, Eryanie Effandie -- All the BEST for your Examinations !! You can do it !!

Sorry if I offended anyone in my writings. Have a great day !

not too great of a sunshine

it is extremely hot these days, don't you agree?

When you walked back from school or classes or work , going for a lunch or a meeting-the weather was unbearable. Especially when it was in the afternoon.

Extreme heat could be felt as though there were no shield between the sun and you. SUPER DUPER HOT up to a point I was convinced of going GREEN !

you know- don't use water heater excessively, go somewhere by car-pool instead of everyone driving alone, switch off the air-cond when not in use, use the life-saving light bulb instead of the opposite and etc etc etc.. UNTIL........................................ one of my friend advised me for 100% vegetarian =( *sob*

100% vegetarian is IMPOSSIBLE. I eat vegetables but not 100%-ly.

By becoming a vegetarian, you would save up the energy used to burned the meat. In other words, you protect the earth from global warming up to 50% by becoming a VEGAN.

OK, so I would not advised people to become a 100% vegetarian, but the least we all could do is reduced the usage of air-condition, and used all the light saving bulb and etc etc etc.

and then I thought, about how nice would it be if we were in a COLD, CHILL country e.g. newzealand, part of America, Europe, Japan, Russia, and all the four seasonal countries. It would be nice wouldn't it ? to not experienced the heat and sweats and dehydration .

Then, I pondered again. Living in a cold country does not make things any better either. Especially for me, as my skin are sensitive to cold. My skin itched and became dry. Very uncomfortable feeling. Same goes if I were to stay in an air-conditioned room for long hours. Lotion does not do it. ONLY body Butter does.

If you ask me, the best weather for most of us is RAIN. and after rain too ! before the sun starts heating up.

That is the best weather. Just rain without thunderstorms or flood. Rain without tornadoes. A simple, innocent, plain RAIN. simply the best.

Suddenly I remembered a story told when we were small, about a SUN vs a RAIN? or was it a SUN and CLOUD? and a BOY in it.

sacrificed for something great in return .

My friends are leaving for Sabah tomorrow, Friday 15th. I wished I could follow them but my mom advised me not to , since it was very near to one of the special occasion, hence she wouldn't want me to have bruises and bumps all over.

Today was pretty hectic. Not a very good day i would say. I needed to escape somewhere , therefore I thought of the girls plan for the weekend . I was very tempted of buying the ticket to Sabah. Lastminute ticket. I would not mind. As long as I am away from all the stressors, It would be GREAT. perfect remedy don't u think? a prefect weekend escape? :P

But after few seconds and minutes and hours, I pondered if it was worth it. OF COURSE IT WOULD.

However after weighing the pros and cons. The cons include a scolding from the big madam at home, which weighed the heavy most from all other factors - - - I inhaled and PUSHED the thoughts of going to Sabah. *pathetic*

BIG SIGH.

Despite all that, I've enlightened myself with plans for the weekends. I predicted it to be AWESOME.

A normal usual plans I would say, but as long as you spent it with the loved ones, the usuals would revolved to greatness.

My boyfriend has asked me for a date this saturday, YEAY !

pffftttt like 4 years already , why so YEAY-yie???.. that's because, every dates were like the 1st date. *grins*

please don't puke, please?

Who doesn't get excited going on a date with boyfriend? who? WHO?

Alritey, time to tug myself to bed. I would smile in bed as tomorrow is Friday and I am SUPER excited already !!

have a great weekend !! Be safe to those departing to Sabah, those driving back home or travelling away from home. Takecare =)

how embarrassed we were.

Last Friday, Ewanina (my sister) , Mimi (my besty) and I went to Pyramid to watch Eat.Pray.Love. Mimi insisted to watch that movie so I'd asked her to book ticket a day prior, knowing how packed cinema would be on a Friday night. and so she did.

We arrived at 830pm and the show is at 930pm. We collected our tickets which were Rm14/person. EXPENSIVE ! We just knew that ticket at TGV Pyramid has increased from usual RM8 to RM14 on friday & saturday night. Genius.

We bought pop-corns from the counter. 3 of us entered the cinema hall which was written cinema hall 2. As we entered, our seats were occupied. OH-OH ! did this fella accidentally gave 2 similar seats to different people.

We went outside to recheck if we were in the correct cinema. YES, HALL 2 !

So we asked the person seating for her ticket. SAME SEAT NUMBER SAME EVERYTHING. We went outside and inquired the TGV staff who were lingering around. he checked our ticket and it seemed that the date on the ticket was for tomorrow show. You know how small they wrote the dates on a cinema ticket, right? hehe we did not see that initially.

My thoughts blanked-out. Then tried redigesting the words slowly. Tomorrow? Thanked the guy and we walked towards the ticket counter.

While walking, my mind was raging with thoughts. Did the ticket person accidentally gave us the wrong ticket? or WAIT A MINUTE. Mimi was the one who booked the ticket.

Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.

Reached the counter. And gave the booking ticket number again. And YES, she booked on the 9th which was the next day.. pfffttttt!! I was not angry at her. I was worried how senile she has become. HA-HA ! thank god it was mimi's fault. If it were to be the TGV, i Would ask for a compensation LOST. :P

We got out refund.

With popcorn in hand, we ate popcorns while coming down escalator, all the way to the parking area, & in the car. After discussing, we'd decided to go to One Utama.

Atlast, we watched eat.pray.love at OU , 1130 show. Show ended at 2am and we reached home around 230am.

Note: we finished eating pop-corn before reaching OU

we did not buy any pop-corn at GSC , One Utama.

It was a Night to Remember. Thank you Mimi for the great embarrasment :P i Love You ! and I know my sister Love u TOO!!

I have SIX SENSE !

Normal people would have 5 senses. But, I am not a normal person. Because I have 6 senses.

Some of them would claim they have 6th sense. They could sensed if something would go wrong, or predict a future of a person just by looking at them, read people's character, and etc etc etc.

My number 6 sense is my EYE. BUT, EYE is already in one of the normal 5 senses.

Eyes are used to see people, to make eye contact, to give gesture to people you communicate with, to stare, to watch movies, to look at your surroundings, to learn and to live.

So why EYE is my number 6 eventhough it is already in my usual 5 senses?

ok , STOP with the wild imaginations of seeing dead people , future, or black souls just like in the movie called THE EYE. Pretty eery if i were to have those senses. I don't think I could handle it.

I have this pretty cool senses with my eyes. They vibrates. NOT ALL THE TIME. Just sometimes, on certain occasions.

If it vibrated on the right side, it means fortune awaits. And if it vibrated on the left side, the opposite would occur. That was what my mom said.

Hence I analyzed everytime when it happened. And after few experiences, what my mom said was undoubtedly true.

When I was young, during high school years, the vibration of the eyelids don't occur as much. As i grew up, it occurred frequently and what my mom said was right, all-the-time.

For example, if my lids vibrated on the right side before my exams, I know my exams would be ok InsyaAllah and true enough, it did. If i were to flipped pages before exam, and the right eyelid fluttered while reading one of the topic, I would concentrate more because I know that the topic would come out. AND IT WAS TRUE.

Not just exams. If i were to meet my family, my parents , my boyfriend, and people whom i missed, the right eye vibrated.

If it pulsated on the left side, i know a misfortune would occur and it would ended with tears, fight, or emotional down-turned. So , if my left eye were to vibrate, i would usually be a little anxious of what might happen and tried to have a good mindset out of whatever coming. And it was true. It was either i got dishearted by people's comments, or got scolded by my parents, or just a misunderstanding with friends.

If prior to exams, it pulsated on the left side- i know i'm not going to excel. TRUE . it happened to me during my 1st year, 1st anatomy test. I was REALLY REALLY anxious when that happened. I studied hard.. harder.. and wished my right eye would start vibrating instead.. but it did not. and true enough, my first anatomy test was a BLUNDER. Thank god i did not mess my other examinations, especially the major ones, Alhamdulillah.

SO, whenever my eyes vibrated either left or right, I would be super-anxious about it. Because i know something is going to happen, good or bad depends on which eye that vibrated but I would not know WHAT.

Question? Is this hereditary?

I believe so YES. because my mom has it. and hers are pretty correct all the time too.

Any of you experience any 6th senses? come, share !

proud to be lazy. *smirk*

Dear all,

Weekends were freedom !! *freedom song playing at the back of my head*

Away from the stressful & hectic medical life. As Friday comes, my heart would leap in excitement as Friday means FLY-day. literally.

After Friday classes, I would zoomed back home. I know I have got to stop this habit of going home every-weekend. BUT, it's irresistable.

I have 2 cute sisters to buly back home. I have my bed, my room, my parents, my mom's cooking, my boyfriend, my life, my everything is back-at-home. I, who were in boarding school since form 1 till form 5 and in india for 2 years and the half --- you could labelled me SPOILT

Open houses were crazy this past few weeks. Everyweekend in Syawal month, at least one openhouse per day would have to attend. I, truly am blessed with great food & great hospitality.

However, I didn't complain about the fat I'm gaining. cause i needed it. i NEED fat ! how weird is that coming out from a girl? but i do really need to gain weight. i ate A-LOT , but i skipped meals A-LOT too.. hehe !

BUT, im really really really tired of going out for open houses already. I LOVE OPENHOUSES but if only openhouses invited people with pyjamas, spectacle, crazy-disorganized-hair-do, unpowdered face and 'selipar jamban' , i would go without a single complain !

The part to get-ready is the most "ma-fan" (tedious) part.

Everytime my family mentioned , "there's an openhouse on friday at ..... and Saturday at..... and Sunday at....."

And my boyfriend would also said almost the same thing, and we would have to organize our openhouses schedule so we could both attend all houses.

My response would be " alaaaa maaaaa..... can i not go??" or " alaaa sayang, can i not go??? "

In my heart, i wished for to just tug in bed, in my pyjamas, with the television on, and relax. (I'm that lazy, HUH????) . I am not LAZY ,i am a laid-back person. hehe !

But feeling guilty & bad for my own response, I went. hehe.. !

It does not matter what i think or what i responded beforehand, because in the end , i attended almost ALL openhouses anyways.

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, please be proud of me , please? :)

Enjoy your last week of Syawal everyone!