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 !

Kids and I are like magnets. At least, in my point of view.

I love kids.

I just love them. Eventhough at home, I am stuck with annoying-toddler-Ellyssa, I still LOVE kids.

I love kids, and they love me too ! I sounded too confident, yes? OK-OK.. maybe not ALL kids are fond of me.

Especially, in the wards, just by wearing a white coat already made the poor-child anxious.

However, when at home, or friend's place, or family's place, or anywhere with kids around, they love me. Cause I love them. Law of Attraction. Have u heard of that? =p

FINE, except ELLYSSA. She hates me. cause i am a big buly. but she is the rare-kind. Who dislike cutie-ME.

Look at her expression..pfftt

So, Now, at this age, whereby I am in between the stage of adolescent and adulthood, along with the plans to get married in near-future, I have this consciousness of showing my love to babies & kids, especially when there were people around.

They will start to tease -- " eh , tak sabar nak ada anak?" or, how we handled babies and kids , how we played with them, were we good to kids-- will be judged , in someways that I would not realized, but I am conscious about it. HA-HA !

They would say - BE YOU !

BUT seriously, tell me how to BE YOU when all eyes are at YOU .. ??

hahahahahaha ! have u ever had the same experience as I did? cause there is no way I could control this concious-freak level , and i think the only treatment is to have a baby of my own . And then I could be MYSELF.

rephrase...Baby of my own? that would not be anytime soon. Most of my friends are having baby soon and some already delivered. Kids are irresistable !! The LOVE can't be kept inside, y'knowwwww .... heeheeeee =))

Problems about maids are endless, no?

It's quite interesting to hear moms complaining about MAIDS. Especially on this year's Raya, almost every houses that I went , topics about maids would not be missed.

"eh, maid aku aritu lari rumah"

"eh, maid aku tak nak kerja. dah la penipu"

etc etc etc..

and then, one of the aunt who saw me listening said, "one day, u will be like us , talking about maids " .. *speechless*

My family has a lot of experiences with maids . The problematic ones however outnumbered the good ones.

Those who ran away were the top most in rank. The latest occured 2-3 months ago when my mom went out to fetch Ewanina and left Ellyssa(4yrs old) alone at home with the maid. When they got back, they were shocked the door wasn't locked, and Ellyssa was all by herself , alone-at-home-watching-TV.

Another maid,a lil bit wanked-off , who had once gave a knife to my mom and ordered my mom to kill her after being scolded for not doing proper job. This same maid, psycho she is , pulled out a few teeth after my brother complained how bad her mouth odour were. Her work was a mess, she improperly arranged things and put everything upside down, inside out. *sigh*

Those who got sent back because they could not work, those with medical diseases, those who got pregnant and we managed her till she delivered and also been sent out after, bla bla bla..

The good ones were few. Alhamdulillah we just received a good one few weeks back. She can't cook because the last time we asked her to cook vegetables, she added sugar into it.. *HAHA*

But she is really good. She worked like a robot which we all wished she would have an OFF switch. Once she starts with a specific work, she would not stop and would not care what is happening in other areas of the house. pfft ! but Alhamdulillah, really !

I could not imagine how my life would take me in future.

Definitely we would be needing one , as my work is around the clock most of the time. and he too. Or maybe we shall depend on the parents :D omg , .. when will you be independent?

u know.. help to take care of the kids when we are not around. IF they don't mind us borrowing their maids and we could send our laundry to their places so that the maids could help us do laundry and borrow their maids to do house cleaning once a week. heheheee

Sounds like a good idea, ain't it? *grinnnnnnnnsssss*

From a Driver's Heart.

I was driving back from Melaka, I was bypassing a van and the van was filled with a family. The dad and sons were wearing 'songkok' and there were baju raya hung at the back of the van.

They must be on their way back to their hometown, i thought. *smiled* I could not stare at them for more than 2 seconds as I was driving, mind you ..hehe..

And through out the way, I stared on my road and the opposite. Both packed. Suddenly I remembered the post my cousin put up on her facebook wall, advising people to drive safe to their hometowns as she will be on-call tonight.

Accident & Emergency ( A&E ) department were at their peak,, especially during festivals. Giving me an idea on my new post.

DRIVE SAFE ! Everyone would advice.

But DRIVE SAFE does not register any clear picture in mind. To make people understand, advices should be more specific and in-detail.

On the highway, there are 3 lanes max and 2 lanes minimum. Fast drivers would prefer to be on the right lane but even if you're driving audi, porsche, mercedes, BMW, volvo and all the supercars, you should remember that even how fast your car is, how good the brakes are, how strong the body of the car built, how good airbags would deployed.. The force of impact is equal to velocity of speed.

Your car will be just like a regular metalpiece when you are driving at that speed. That speed would mean 160km/h or even, more than 200km/h.

I know i know, I'm not the best person to be giving this advice as I, myself drive exceeding the speed limit. But hey, I CARE ABOUT YOU, OKAY? and i do care about myself too.

When you drive fast, it's difficult for you to make quick decision especially when there is a sudden obstacle appeared infront of you. (slow cars would reach the obstacle at a slower pace). The only thing you could do is to jam the brakes , fast and hard. OH, if you're smart enough, you would shift the gear down and break. BUT at times when you're panicky, anything could happen.

It is also difficult to control your car when you're at a high speed.

If you're driving fast, you would be braking most of the time when you reached a slower cars ahead of you. You will be consuming more oils by doing so. Hence, why speeding at 180km/h and brake 100times on 3hour journey, when you could drive at 140km/h - constant speed without braking? You would reach to your destination , the same time as the constant 140km/h drivers. SAME TIME-SAVE FUEL

And fast drivers should be on RIGHT LANE ONLY. Not overtaking from left lane. Because, drivers seldom look at their left side mirrors. and if the car on your right suddenly shift lanes when you are overtaking them.... *you are welcome to imagine what will happen*

OK enough of those fast drivers. SLOW drivers are those driving within speed limits or way below speed limits. They should be on the left lanes .. Not on the right most lane.

Because when you are SLOW like a SNAIL, you'll be causing trouble for the fast drivers as they had to brake continuously, you'll be making their journey slower , and you will be making them insanely mad !! Why not just lower down your ego, and be on the left lane instead? Safe the trouble for everyone , will it not?

Some drivers love to put on high beam lights. HELLO? I know the road is freaking dark , but please be considerate as other drivers could not wear dark shades to avoid your bright lights while driving in the dark.. ! and IT CAUSES SEVERE HEADACHE & EYEACHE. To stare on the dark road beyond, but indirectly their vision is also glared by the bright light on the rear mirror. Or even worst , if that car is on the opposite road.

Another immature drivers , who does not know how to predict the speed of the car approaching them from the right lane, would abruptly change lanes . WORST if they did not signal before doing so. OHMY, SERIOUSLY? because of your immaturity, you may cause an accident. Please dear drivers, LOOK-SIGNAL-DECIDE-DRIVE.

We are all human beings and the only language we could understand is human language. WHO ON EARTH SPEAKS CAR LANGUAGE? Please don't assume others would understand your car language when you don't signal.

It's easy. The button is on the left or right side of your wheel. Just flick it, and the signal light will be on. IS IT DIFFICULT?

Don't tail-gate. You will not know when the car you are tailgating emergency brakes.

Don't sway when you are driving. If u feel like swaying, go to the playground already and play on the swing. Ask your wife or friend to sing you a lullaby.

PLEASE. If you are tired, have a rest, have a coffee. JUST STOP and REST. Don't continue your journey when you are having a fatigue mind. Fatigue mind has slower duration of response, not alert and may cause danger to yourself, the person riding with you and other cars . STOP and REST.

Please be careful with motorcyclist. Signal to let them know if you are changing direction. Let them pass before you , to avoid any accident. And sometimes they don't have brake lights on their bike, so please be extra careful.

And motorcyclist should avoid riding behind the bus. I know the wind blowing on your face is ANNOYING and shielding behind a bus would be comfortable but please avoid this. Sudden stoppage of the bus would cause big trouble for a smaller vehicle like you.

Remember that your hometown is not going anywhere. They are there, waiting for you to come back safely. But if anything happens to you, you will not return, forever.. How much despair it might cause to the loved ones? to the ones waited for your return? and the trouble you may cause to other drivers? to the loved ones riding with you?

I may not know what future has written for me. But I do know, each lives are important. Each of us are equal. Each of us is a someone to somebody.

I've changed. From 180km/h to 140km/h. I've become more patient in driving. I'd kept adequate distance from the car in front of me.

I've changed to become a better person. When is your turn?

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri !