Ramblings of An Inane Mind

Coffee at Gurney

2012-01-25T20:32:00.014+08:00

Last weekend was a long weekend as we celebrated one of the three major celebrations in Malaysia! Before I start rambling, Happy Chinese New Year to all! May we have a wonderful and prosperous year. Woopwoop!

Anyways, husband and I headed back to Penang to spend some time with my family. Usually we will reach Penang on Saturday early morning and will leave on Sunday afternoon, which usually doesn't really give us much time to really go anywhere or explore. So this time we went to the Botanical Gardens (see previous post here) on Saturday and to Gurney Drive on Sunday. Initially we wanted to go to the beach but the roads were so congested that we ended up having coffee by the Gurney Drive which is actually the Penang coastline. And that was the end to our evening. Now on to the pictures!

*first outfit shot of the year*

*loving the necklace that I borrowed from Mom*

*Love wearing palazzo pants. So comfy!*

*Addicted to the Valencia Frap from Starbucks, a Chinese New Year special*

*Husbands outfit shot LOL*

*I just love the tones in this photo*

*♥*

*fixing hair?*

All in all, it was a great weekend. How I wish there are more four day weekends. But as usual, while on the way home (to our home in KL) I, naturally, got sick. I swear, I think I am allergic to long weekends. After going to the doctors today, I am diagnosed with an infected sinus. So my ears feel blocked, my nose is blocked and my cheekbones hurt. And I had to take leave from work today. Yeah, basically I feel like a horse has trampled all over my body, with a feel extra minutes at my face! Credits to husband for taking emergency leave to be with me today. Gotta give him extra brownie points, that's for sure! ;)

Anyways, I've got to go now. Gotta inhale more meds and off to bed. Happy Thursday everybody!

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Macaroon Heaven

2012-01-15T00:05:00.002+08:00

Well, if anyone of you read the previous post you would know that there was a little maggot in my head about making my very first batch of macaroons. I tried, and failed colossally! Whatever you think could possibly went wrong...well, it went wrong! I followed this (what I believed to be) relatively simple macaroons recipe. Which was targeted for first timers by the way. So to count the ways in which I wasted my Saturday evening:

1. It took me hours to sieve through the almond and icing sugar mix. And the recipe called for three times sieving! I of course only did it once.

2. After whipping the egg whites and adding the cream of tartar, I FORGOT to add the castor sugar and immediately added the almond and icing sugar mix.

3. I added the castor sugar after I folded the almonds and icing sugar into my egg whites and messed up the consistency of the batter. It became too runny.

4. While I was trying to pipe my runny batter into pretty little beige disks, the piping bag split open in my hand! My hands were covered in batter. And it was a cloth piping bag, meaning I didn't have a spare one lying around.

At that moment I really felt like just chucking everything and just watching some lame TV reality show and just not give a crap. But my brother and husband were both trying to encourage me to bake whatever that was still salvageable of the batter. I tried to improvise and put the batter into cupcake liners and I only managed to fill six. And seeing how pathetic they look, I decided that these macaroons wannabes are better of in macaroon heaven where they will be much happier without having to burn them in the oven, prolonging their torture.

So, when I stepped on the pedal thingy to open up the trash can, I said a little prayer: 'Dear God of Macaroons, Please accept these runny little munchkins into your abundantly sweet and possibly diabetic version of heaven. Yours truly, Farah'. Once the lid slammed shut, the only thing that was running in my mind was, 'Thank God I didn't attempt to make some fancy ganache filling!'

There you have it, ladies and gents; my first baking failure. At least it was failing at making macaroons and not something insipid as sugar cookies *rolls eyes*. If that was the case, I would probably be too ashamed to 'show off' my cooking here, ever!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend lovies; I am definitely planning on putting my feet up till Monday! ;)

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2012-01-13T22:42:00.005+08:00

I randomly found these images today on Pinterest while searching for something to help out a colleague. Really, I did not know how addictive Pinterest actually is! My God, I didn't even realise how long I was actually on the website. I even found a great recipe for macarons that I am dying to try! ;) And doesn't the brooch bouquet look so beautiful and classy? I should have done that for my wedding! LOL

Have a good weekend lovies!

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Six Months

2012-01-09T12:36:00.002+08:00

Today marks the sixth month of my marriage to husband. And I finally, finally readied all three videos that shows my journey to being a Mrs. I know, it's probably too late but what the heck, I can't think of a better time that to post these videos up here other than now. I really do hope that whoever watches these videos enjoy the little bit of heart that I put into them.

So to begin with, the first video is the pre-wedding traditions that I had to follow. I had to go through a ceremony called 'Maiyo' where turmeric was rubbed all over my face, arms and legs. This essentially works like a facial/body scrub. And only after that is henna applied. And then follows the actual 'Mehendi' (Henna) ceremony.

After the pre-wedding ceremonies were done, it is only then that the Nikah (solenization) takes places. This event is usually held at the bride's house. The Kadi (the person who does the solemnization) will give a lecture before the actual process, in which he advices the groom on the responsibilites he has towards his soon to be wife. This is actually more of a Malaysian culture, however some people do request that the Kadi skips the lecture. The most important part of the Muslim's solemnization is the agreement of the bride to the wedding and once that is done the bride then signs the Nikah paper which is basically a contract saying that these two people are legally married in the eyes of God and all those who witnessed it. I was tearing up and trembling the whole time.

After the Nikah, we usually have the 'Walima' which is traditionally the wedding reception. After the wedding reception is over there is the 'Rukhsati' which is when the bride's family is giving the bride away to the groom.

I hope the little bits of information that I managed to provide was useful; if not you could always click on the links that I provided. And this, was the most beautiful one week of my very short life to date. It was a beautiful journey from being someone's partner in crime to their partner in life; from being a loved one to becoming a lover; from being a special friend to becoming a wife. Wow, I'm actually tearing while writing this. :')

I'm so happy and grateful to God, the most merciful, that gave me this wonderful, beautiful, stubborn, kind, genius of a man as my husband. I couldn't have asked, even prayed for a better person to share my life with.

Alhamdullilah for these beautiful six months; I am looking forward to our forever, my dear husband.

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p/s: I just realized that the quality of the videos are seriously downgraded. :(

2012

2012-01-07T21:28:00.003+08:00

Hello lovies! How has the first week of 2012 been treating you? So far, it has been bittersweet but mostly sweet, for me. We ushered in the new year by just staying in. Although, I have to confess that I actually fell asleep and woke up 5 minutes before the countdown started in hopes of catching the fireworks but that totally failed! I couldn't see the fireworks from the areas near our place and well, that was about it. Sad, but true.

Little love note on the black board in our living room. Such a great buy, I think. This was written by me but do you think you can spot husbands addition? ;)

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Ushering in 2012

2011-12-31T21:32:00.003+08:00

Tonight marks the last few hours of 2011 and this year had been one helluva roller coaster ride. This year:

1. I became Mrs Boypren

2. I finally graduated with a Masters in World Literature in English from UPM

3. Found a job that touches all bases in what I love to do

4. Started baking more and more :)

5. Neglected my camera (I'm sorry Mr. Pink :( )

And these are the highlights of my year. I am hoping that 2012 will present me with more photo op moments to fully utilize Mr Pink once again. Here's to hoping that you are having a great time ushering in the new year no matter where you are and who you are with. Finally, I pray for love, happiness and health for all my loved ones and peace for the world (well, didn't that sound like something from a beauty pageant!).

Happy 2012 lovies!

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Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

2011-12-25T23:40:00.000+08:00

Last Wednesday, Ladyboss Anne and I baked chocolate orange cupcakes for the company's Secret Santa Potluck dinner. We followed this recipe to the tee and it was absolutely delicious! I know it sounds a bit like we are bragging but really I think that's the sign of a good recipe. ;) Or maybe Ladyboss Anne and I are just excellent bakers, and we did bake with a whole lot of love! Anyways, these are the only pictures that I have of the cupcakes :(. The cute little drawings on the box were done by Ladyboss Anne. It was really so cute!

NOMS!!

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Sipping Darjeeling Tea

2011-12-25T02:08:00.000+08:00

Has anyone seen this video posted up on the Chanel YouTube channel? I am in love. Ok, Ok I am not being biased here because of my Indian heritage but that immaculate workmanship just takes my breath away!

I love that the models are just wearing the clothes and walking (somewhat confused looking) in front of the windows. Ultimately, that should be the goal; for potential buyers to look at just the clothes. Almost every moment could be frozen into snapshots and be put into any magazine as a fashion spread! And I wish I could recreate that kind of smoky-eyes make up on the female models, so very Bollywood of them. And their skin... absolutely flawless! Fantastic lighting perhaps?? LOL. The male models however, look like modern day maharajas!

Seriously Chanel, why do you torture me with such pretty clothes that I reeeeeaaaaaallllyyyyy can't afford? WHYYYYY??

Also, here's wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

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A Touch of Green and Red

2011-12-23T17:14:00.002+08:00

Last Sunday night (holy crap it's been almost a week), I went for my first company dinner! 25 and I finally popped-the-company-dinner-cherry! LOL. It was pretty awesome as there were 80 ++ people from all over; Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, China, Hong Kong and Australia. Malaysia is currently the biggest office with the most staff; including yours truly.

So obviously, everyone had to dress to impress; HR even sent out an email with a proper invitation. We were even given a dress code; we were either to wear green, red or anything sparkly (Christmas colors). And since I bought a green maxi dress from Poplook which I haven't had the opportunity to wear, it definitely was my go to outfit. Especially with the accessories that I bought for the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards (I wasn't attending as a guest mind you ;)). And, here is my outfit for the dinner. Just excuse the wall, I think it peed in the face of my awesome-ness!!

And these are a few of my favourite shots from the night:

My team with including the intern at the left

Girls being girls ;)

The entire Netccentric team

I initially wanted to post something longer but I figured who would actually want to read so many words, even I don't want to nowadays. Especially after coming home from work, all I want to do is see some pretty pictures! I by far am a terrible, terrible blogger.

Oh well, can't really do anything about it anyways! ;)

Have a wonderful long and Christmas-y weekend everyone! It's time to crank up the holiday tunes, and this is still my favourite. ;)
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A Thousand Years

2011-12-22T15:09:00.004+08:00

Well, finally. Something to put a stop to all those hideous bieber-tunes that have been playing on the airways! If you haven't heard of Christina Perri's 'A Thousand Years', please do!

A decent love song after all the crap that has been playing on the radio. I know, I know...it's commercialized and will probably be played in a million and one wedding ceremonies, but seriously, the lyrics is just poetry to me:

Time stands still,
Beauty I know she is,
I will be brave,
I will not let anything take away,
What's standing in front of me,
Every breath,
Every hour has come to this

I was extremely happy to know that this song was not especially written for the OST of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1. That would have made me hate myself, really really hate myself for loving this song!!

Enjoy the song lovies!
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p/s: Bella (Kristen Stewart) looks incredible bad in this video clip. Sorry twihards, someone had to say it!

Black, White and Purple

2011-12-14T11:42:00.000+08:00

Well, I know this is random. No postings but suddenly there is a outfit post. Just bear with me though! I have been caught up with work and nothing exciting/important has been happening recently for me to use as blog fodder. Life has pretty much taken a turn for the....predictable...routine...expected. I guess I missed that turn that takes me all the way to adventures. Anyways, this is what I wore for the Maybelline From Catwalk to Sidewalk fashion show.

Oh, and a whole lot of thanks goes to husband for taking all these photos of me! Love you x infinity!

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Dear Secret Santa

2011-12-12T10:48:00.002+08:00

Every year, there is a Secret Santa tradition where my colleagues exchange Christmas gifts a few days before everyone take off for the holidays. This little list is to help you, my Secret Santa, on your shopping adventure. I do have to say that I am a very difficult person to shop for. My personal style is so confused; it borders between laidback and relaxed to homaigod-I-love-sequins! So to help you, my Secret Santa, here are some of the thing you can consider:

1. Jewelry; well more like accessories. I am really loving big statement rings (especially) and necklaces right now. An example would be something like this.

2. Film for my Mr Pink would great. 120mm is the stuff for Mr Pink.

3. TOPSHOP! I love love love Topshop, but this might be kinda tricky if you don't know me too well.

4. Kimono Jackets.

5. Makeup! Yeap, love make up too!
*edits*
6. A Polaroid camera would make me a very happy camper.
7. For someone to dictate while I talk and then blog about it! ;) Yes, that is Miss Lazy Me talking! ;)
8. To have a personal professional photographer follow me around.
9. Maxi skirts, I like you too.
(I do realize as my list in increasing the things I want are turning more nonsensical!)

Hmmm...well, I can't really think of anything else anymore. I do realize that my list is somewhat random but I seriously don't know what else I want from my Secret Santa. So this is it.

Happy Christmas Shopping!

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Demerit System for Women

2011-12-09T17:48:00.005+08:00

*Okay, I know that I have been really really absent from the blogosphere, but just bear with me. So this is a lil' somethin', somethin' written by our sneaky, sarcastic and pervy little intern! Although honestly, beneath all that; he's a pretty good kid!*

Every relationship is governed by a set of rules. And every set of rules tends to have its own fair share of punishments. More specifically, a demerit system. When I drew up this demerit system, I got plenty of feedback from most of my female friends, mostly ‘We’re not like that’ or ‘I HATE YOUR GUTS!’ My male friends just nod and smile cryptically.

Without further ado, I present to you the Demerit System In Relationships (For Females).

Dressing
• Dress provocatively. (-10)
• It's showing cleavage. (-20)
• Lots and lots of cleavage. (-50)
• And your skirt is short. (-10)
• Almost like you're not wearing a skirt. (-50)
• You're at home alone with him. (+1000)

Dining
• You order in moderation. (+10)
• You chide him because he ordered a feast. (-10)
• Which doesn't have Caesar salad. (-20)
• You berate him about the unhealthiness of eating meat. (-20)
• And impose the positives of vegetables. (-50)
• You sound like his mother. (-30)
• You slap him for pointing it out. (-100)
• You give him a make-up kiss. (+1000)
• SEXY TIME. (+100000000000000)

Spending time at home
• You scold him for lying on the couch the whole day. (-10)
• You scold him for playing Xbox all day. (-20)
• You nag constantly. (-20)
• You yell periodically. (-20)
• You angrily spill his drink. (-40)
• You grab his Xbox and destroy it with a hammer. (depends on what game he was playing and how much of the game he has completed)(between -100 and -10000000)

Spending time at the mall
• You jump into every single shop. (-10)
• You buy something from every single shop you jump into. (-20)
• With his money. (-50)

His birthday
• You get him a gift. (+30)
• Which you have spent so much time on. (+40)
• You don't fail to remind him about it. (-10)
• And you bring it up during future arguments. (-500)

Meeting his friends
• You wave and say Hi. (+30)
• And proceed to let loose his secrets. (-50)
• Which include that time he embarrassed himself in public. (-50)
• It draws laughter. (-30)
• His friends repeat it at a future outing. (-100)

Meeting your friends
• You show jealousy when he talks to your friend. (-10)
• Who is a model. (+30)
• Working for Victoria Secret. (+50)
• And is featured in FHM, Playboy and a host of other magazines. (+100)
• You nag at him afterwards. (-50)

His Physique
• You point out that he's getting fat. (-30)
• You blame it on Modern Warfare Black Ops. (-50)
• You ask him to exercise. (-10)
• You point out that he is getting fat, and he says 'Yeah? You too.' (+100)
• You kill him for that. (-100)

During an argument
•You start an argument with him (-10)
•About which football team is the best. (-30)
•And you slam his favorite team as an 'underachieving, sloppy bunch of kids'. (-50)
•You wrap up by crying uncontrollably, preventing him from further 'discussion'. (-100)

Hope that helps a lot.

Cheerios

*Hope it was a good read. If you've enjoyed reading the above post, do check out his blog here*

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Jamie Oliver's Tray Baked Chicken

2011-11-24T22:18:00.000+08:00

For the longest time, I have been bugging husband to get me the Jamie Oliver 30 Minutes Meal Cookbook. But instead of buying me the book, husband found me the online e-book. The recipes are great but the act of referring to the laptop time and time again is such a pain!

Anyways husband and I made the Tray Baked Chicken with Creamed Spinach and and Squashed Potatoes (I would like to link the recipe but I couldn't find it online). It was delicious! However, we definitely took more than 30 minutes though. A few reasons for that: 1. as soon as we came home we were rushing to say our Maghrib prayers 2. we were delayed with washing all the raw ingredients 3. in our tiny kitchen we only have two stove tops which basically means at any given time I can only put two pans on the fire. If any of you have tried following his recipe, you'll see that it's basically taking multi tasking to the next level! And the biggest lesson that I learnt was to always cook the chicken first!

It was a delicious dinner and I am pretty much excited to try my hand at more of the 30 minutes recipes!

*burp*

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Fashion Valet's First Birthday!

2011-11-23T15:00:00.000+08:00

Last Wednesday my colleagues and I were invited to attend Fashion Valet's First Birthday Bash at Publika Mall, organized by the always so lovely Vivy Yusof (also known as Proudduck). This would basically be the first fashion show that I have attended. Participating in a university organized fashion show when I was 5 years old doesn't really count anymore. This one was for grown ups!

I love fashion and I love the shows but somehow, I felt extremely out of place there. Maybe it's 1. a confidence issue, 2. or the fact that almost everyone was decked out in designer wear which was seriously unnerving (I was wearing a really simple dress), 3. or how people sorta knew each other (thank God for my colleagues who were there), 4. or even the fact that I felt emasculated with the usage of my compact Sony DSLR. Anyways, I am really hoping that this does not stop me from attending other fashion shows, if I ever get the chance I mean.

But still I had a great time taking photos, so on with it!

Happy Birthday FV!

♥ the fresh flowers

Loving Furby's outfit! I am totally in love with the top, and I might be contemplating getting it for myself as well! ;)

My very simple black and white dress with turquoise beads. And yes, I am wearing flats. I didn't want to be unstable while taking photos (whaaaat? It's a reasonable explanation!)

All my colleagues with the lady of the hour (7th from the left)

Fooling around at the photo booth

There must be something about the heart shaped frames; why does it make us sad?!

NOM cake!

*Some of the looks that I can really see myself wearing*

And that is the end to the lovely fashion show that they had. Sadly I had to leave early, but I am so glad that I did not miss the fashion show! Secretly, I wish I was one of the models strutting my stuff. ;)

Happy Wednesday!

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Lady Marmalade

2011-11-21T17:25:00.004+08:00

Two weeks ago a few of my colleagues decided to have a girls-night-out/farewell party for one of my colleagues who is leaving really soon :( . Everyone 'lovingly' calls her Furby in the office! She is such a joy to have in the office. Always making people laugh and always saying the most random things. We will all miss her so much! =s

Miss Ladyboss Anne ;)

Trying to decide my noms. We went to Marmalade Cafe in Bangsar and my goodness, was the food delicious! The portions were quite big, especially for the mains! And the smoothies and desserts were too die for! It was such a good meal that I can't wait to take husband there for dinner; although apparently (according to Ladyboss Anne) their brunch is beyond awesome!

Nachos to start the night

My mouth watering beef lasagna

Sukahati's Wholesome Burger

Ladyboss Anne and Furby's Spaghetti Aglio Olio

Apparently this is how Sukahati looks when she is hungry! LOL

NOM!

Delicious-banana-creamcheese-toffee-cake-thing

(L-R) Sukahati, Furby, Ladyboss and me

Us again

Sukahati is incredibly photogenic and a joy for candid photos

Bye-bye Furby *tears*

Smizing ala Tyra Banks

Some random outfit photos. I just love the colors in this outfit; good for a cranky morning!

And, another picture of myself!

Anyways, if you've read all the way here; I owe you one huge thank you! Thank you for giving me five minutes of your time and attention! So random, but really thank you. ;)

Anyways, I finally had a really nice girls night out and I left with an overall feeling of tiredness from laughing too hard. And that is a feeling, I believe, everyone should experience!

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Eid-ul-Adha 2011

2011-11-18T15:50:00.001+08:00

This year's Eid-ul-Adha was spent in my hometown Penang. Usually on this particular eid, things are more relaxed in the sense of that we don't usually have guests over. It is more family oriented. But when you have so many family members with different thoughts and opinions, things tend to get a little heated up. So just to get a bit of a respite from the 'chaos', my brother, cousin, husband and I went out for our usual eid morning breakfast (this has been a tradition of ours ever since I could remember!).

Husband enjoying his pandan coconut at the famous Abu Siti Lane, well famous only to Penangites I suppose. ;)

A beautiful textured wall that I just had to take a photo of. There are so many hidden treasures in Penang, all part of the 'old' Penang. And, it was painted purple!

Coffee to wake up the sleepy heads :)

My pretending-to-read-but-really-not-outfit-shot shot. That was a mouthful to say!

"Husband, whatcha looking at?"

A beautiful shot that husband took of the Penang port

Even though in the photos husband and I were all smiley, it was a pretty tough weekend for the both of us mentally and physically. But still, we had some good times with the boys at home and loads of laughs as well. And now, all I'm waiting for is another long weekend where I can just relax on the couch at home without really worrying about anything else.

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Comfort in a Cup

2011-11-16T18:44:00.002+08:00

It's that time of the year again, where the Starbucks Toffee Nut Latte makes an appearance. All I have to say is, 'Come to Mama!' Oh, and remember the extra sprinkles!

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Flourless Chocolate-Orange Almond Torte Take 2

2011-11-14T18:07:00.000+08:00

So, take two turned out much better that the first try. I used the orange zest and the smell was just beautiful. However, this little babies are so, so sinful! The next time I make these will only be when anyone requests it.

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Sneak Peek

2011-11-07T23:26:00.000+08:00

Yes, yes..I swear that is me! LOL! This is just a sneak peek of the wedding photos. More photos will be coming soon (fingers crossed). Anyways, I'm absolutely in love with the first picture. Which one is your pick? ;)

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NyanNyanNyan

2011-10-30T01:10:00.002+08:00

Okay, seriously you guys, I am totally taken with this whole Nyan Cat phenomena. I wont say I'm obsessed with it just yes though. Either ways, I really really really would like to get my hands on some Nyan Cat merchandise. I haven't seen any over here yet (plus most Malaysians don't really know what Nyan Cat is *facepalm*). But what I would like the most is to get my paws on the scarf. Unfortunately, some are waaaaaaaay to expensive and the one that I really like (last pic) is not taking orders anymore.

How do I get my Nyan on?

*pout*

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Image 1, 2, 3

Postgraduate

2011-10-21T21:31:00.001+08:00

Lookie,lookie who fiiiiiiiiinally graduated: ME! And the best part, I didn't even know I was graduating till three weeks before the convocation. But I was still really excited for it. I felt that I worked my butt off for this and I deserve this 5 seconds of glory; to walk up on stage and receive my scroll! And so, on with the pictures! Can you see how much I am utilizing my new toy! ;)

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Flourless Chocolate-Orange Almond Torte

2011-10-20T21:58:00.005+08:00

After work and all I can think of is chocolate. I attempted to make this dessert, a flourless chocolate-orange almond torte but it didn't really work. I had no oranges at home so I used orange juice and my baking dish was too big for the portion I made. It was either this baking dish or a muffin tray. But I'm not too happy with the end result. I find the cake too dry. Maybe next time if I stick to the recipe the end result might be a bit different(?).

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Astro Blogger Masterchef

2011-09-30T19:10:00.000+08:00

Okay, seriously I am really in love with the whole MasterChef phenomenon. MasterChef is a worldwide phenomenon. A cooking reality show, that although doesn’t allow viewers to vote, has still broken viewership records in US and Australia. MasterChef is a success because not only is Food something we are all very passionate about but the show only allows amateur cooks to compete. Malaysians who love cooking but never had a chance to really showcase their skills and be appreciated, now get the opportunity! Get ready for the MasterChef phenomenon to take over Malaysia on 22nd October 2011!

I have just started cooking and I find that I love being there. The dish that gets repeat demands are my breakfast muffins. It's not really a muffin per say, the base is made out of regular bread, then there is a layer if meat (chicken/beef), then some cheddar cheese and then eggs. It is then popped into the oven at 200 degrees Celcius for 10 mins and its done!

The finish product looks like this. It is seasoned with salt and pepper. You can eat it just like that or with ketchup. It looks like a teeny tiny thing but oh God it is so damn filling.

So there it is; my signature dish! Blogger Masterchef, here I come!! XD

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Those Days

2011-09-21T21:58:00.030+08:00

Today was one of those days. Where everything didn't turn out right. I was late to work because I left my phone at home, even after double checking everything. Made a bunch of stupid and careless mistakes at work which I got called out for. Came home, started cooking. Frying, actually. And I 'fried' bits of my hands, arms and also my left cheek. Yeap, you got it right; the hot oil bubbled, popped and got right to my face. At that time the husband was still praying so I manned up and soldiered through.

Then, I was making some salsa for chips and when I was trying to attach the blender to the body, I somehow managed to open everything up. Tomato puree was oozing out of the bottom like I opened up a huge gash. And that was when I lost it. I just basically started crying, crying and crying. It was so frustrating when you try so hard and nothing seems to turn out right.

Today I really felt like a failure. Nothing turned out the way I wanted it to. Sometimes I really feel like I am flailing. I am out of my depth and I really feel clueless almost all the time. My thoughts are all jumbled up and I have nothing else to say.

Any advice; other than 'breathe and carry on'?

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Weekend, Food and Kids

2011-09-18T21:47:00.014+08:00

My weekend started on Friday (which was a public holiday here in Malaysia) by attending a Maybelline event. Saw a few make up tutorials but I was really impressed with the level of skills the other attendees showed. Some of them did some amazing makeup on the spot! Oh, and I got lip balm as freebies, love!

Saturday and Sunday was filled with food, food and more food. On Saturday I made lamb briyani at the in-laws for the family and it was a big hit. *thank God* Even the kids loved it. So that's equivalent as hitting it out of the park for me! wootwoot! Sunday was a bit chilled out; managed to talk to soulsista for a bit and then went out for more food. :) Anyways, this is an extremely picture heavy post as we have finally bought our digital camera and are loving it! It's our new baby!;)

*Friday*

*Saturday*

*Sunday*

How was your weekend?

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Outfits

2011-09-17T01:38:00.004+08:00

I had to work an event today and I basically fell in love with a few outfits. So random of me to be suddenly posting outfits, but I really liked them and I did ask them nicely for a photo (I swear I wasn't overzealous and rabid-fan-like! XD).

Weeeee, four people and four different looks (duhhh *eyeroll aimed at myself*) and I loved each one of them. Sorry for the really crappy photo quality, am still functioning with just my camera phone *sigh*. The tiny details were actually the things that caught my eye but unfortunately it's not really visible.

Gah...maybe I shouldn't even be posting this..??!!

Gona post it before I change my mind!!!

Have a great weekend lovies!

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Lightweight

2011-09-08T23:35:00.002+08:00

I know, I know; I just got married and I really shouldn't be thinking about any bridal outfits (this reminds me that I am totally behind on the sharing of the wedding photos! Busted!), but..but..but..just look at all these pieces, aren't they just beeee-yuuuu-tiiii-fuuuuul? Granted, I wouldn't wear it as a bride (way too light in embroidery for me), but I sure as hell wouldn't mind wearing it at someone else's wedding! ;)

One more day till Friday people! Made your weekend plans yet? ;)
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August in Photos

2011-09-01T23:55:00.000+08:00

I know it's September, but there's still time for a bit of a review. These are some of the photos I manage to snap with my phone. By the way, I made the cheese cake (pic below) and the meringue (pic way below, not the middle one that is store bought!).

Before I forget, Eid Mubarak everyone and Happy Independence Day Malaysia!

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August in Review

2011-08-29T23:13:00.001+08:00

Wife

Well, on August 9, 2011 it was our first month of being husband and wife. And as expected we went through a lot of ups and downs. Adjusting to having someone live with you 24/7 is not easy. Especially when we had a relationship where at times we would go days without meeting each other. We missed each other like crazy but we still managed without each other. But what I feel is absolutely amazing, is that even though now we see each other everyday all the time, we still find moments that we miss each other. That for me, is magical and I hope it doesn't end.

Husband

Husband turned 30 on August 10, 2011. It's amazing how this man has grown from when I met him; he was 25 then.

Job

I am finally getting a hang of my job, I think. Of course, it didn't come without my fair share of stupid mistakes and I-should-have-known-better moments. We have lots and lots of events and I have to make sure I dress up better. Since fasting month is almost over, I have no more excuse to be sloppy (other than the fact that I am sometimes!).

Friends

Keeping friends, dare I say it, is harder than making new ones. But the good thing is that I find that I am content with the current "friend situation" that I have. I feel like everyone of us is actually putting in effort to stay in touch and that is always a good thing.

And that is the August round up. Nothing that interesting or ground breaking but heck, I'll update if I want to! LOL

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It's All About The Passion

2011-08-16T23:42:00.003+08:00

It's been a week plus since I last updated my blog and in some way I feel as though I have neglected it. Yes, I was busy. And yes, there were things that happened last week that I would blog about on a normal basis. But that's not the real reason.

The real reason is that I have been really put off by some local bloggers in the blogosphere. No, they didn't do anything to me personally but it's all about their attitude towards blogging. For these people, blogging is just another way of making money. True, some very talented people do earn money of off blogging but it's not all about the money for them.

This just begs the question to be asked, why the heck did you start blogging anyways if all you want out of it is the moolah? It's not easy trying to put words and photos/pictures together to make a coherent thought. The whole idea is just that: to let people know on a place that's boundary-less, what your thoughts are. And after all this time, I have stumbled across fantastic personal blogs, parenting blogs (yeap, I read 'em even though I'm not a parent), fashion blogs and also food blogs. I do admit though that most of these bloggers that I follow are not local, except for the fashion bloggers maybe.

It's just incredibly disheartening to open blogs and have them talk about nothing but how much they make and blatantly telling people to click on their ads to help them make money. I know I have ads, but all this time, I have never made a single cent out of them. What I made, instead are these amazing friendships with people around the world who, if I were to email them saying I've got a problem, they'll probably screw the time difference and be there for me till I sort my issues out. I think that deserves more merit over any amount of money that blogging can make.

I am not saying that everyone shouldn't aspire to work on their blogs and make the most of it. What I think is important is the fact that we as bloggers do not forget why we started blogging in the first place.

And, that ladies and gents, ends my crazy rampage against random people who don't know I exist! LOL

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Blushing Bride

2011-08-08T23:32:00.002+08:00

Last Friday I got something in the post that really made me blush. The lovely Micaela sent over a belated birthday gift which doubled into a bridal shower present. Just when I needed a pick me up, this came in, I swear that girl is psychic!

When I opened it I couldn't stop laughing. I was laughing so hard that my face got so red! Even husband laughed at me. And now, to actually wear it! On our future honeymoon maybe? LOL ;)

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p/s: tomorrow marks one month of being Mrs Boypren! :")

Love at Levain

2011-08-02T23:17:00.001+08:00

After pestering him for months, husband (I love saying that) finally took me to Levain on Wednesday, last week. I have been reading rave reviews of this place because of it's desserts. Not to mention one of the husband's colleagues posted a picture of her holding a box filled with beautiful and colourful macaroons! That sealed the deal for me. Yes I am still on the macaroon craze you guys! It actually has made it very difficult for me to eat a cupcake. All I can go for now is only half a cupcake. That's just depressing isn't it? Husband had a chicken lasagna and I had a creamy mushroom and chicken soup. All of which was gobbled up in a matter of seconds. I didn't even have time to take any photos. By the way, if you are wondering why I only had soup, it was because I wanted to save some space for all the desserts that would soon call my tummy home! LOL. So yeah, on with the photos:

The beautiful front of Levain. It was decorated very much like the cafes in France (inside+outside) but the only thing missing was the right kinda of music to set the atmosphere. The ambiance music was something that is so reminiscent of Malaysia, it's been played anywhere and everywhere. Very generic!

Of course we need to have an outfit post. Another craze I am into right now is maxi dresses! I have three already, guilty as charged!! I absolutely love this piece though (even if husband says it makes me looks preggers, which I am not by the way!). I found it on a blogshop and it went out of stock in the matter of hours! I had to endure many challenges to get this maxi dress; much like Frodo and the Fellowship!! ;)

Finally, the macaroons...they...were..incredible!! I kid you not! This has to be the best ones that I have tasted so far in Malaysia. And trust me, I've had my far share of these diabetes-inducing babies! It was crisp on the outside and melted as soon as I took a bite out of it. Did I mention that the food was good too? It was really good! The only thing I didn't quite like was that they actually bake their own bread using a special yeast, so I didn't really like the taste of their baked goods (breads+buns). But other than that, it was good stuff you guys! I really can't wait to go back their again and sample more of their sugary goodness!

And this reminds me, I still have two more macaroons in my fridge!

NOMS!

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Firsts

2011-08-01T22:01:00.006+08:00

Happy Ramadhan everyone!

Today is the first of August, the first day of work at a new job and the first day of Ramadhan. I am very lucky to have landed this job and it turns out that it is something I could really enjoy doing. So yes, I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best.

Other than that, I came home from work today and of course I had to prepare something for the breaking of our fast. We had a very simple dinner and God bless husbands soul, he helped me clean up the kitchen without even having to ask him. I was so extremely tired that I actually fell asleep in the car on the drive back home from work with husband. I am definitely very lucky to have him.

Have a happy week lovies!

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The End of an Era

2011-07-28T23:42:00.001+08:00

Well, I finally watched the last installation for the Harry Potter Franchise and damn, it made me feel old! It reminded me of the times when I used to sneak the books to school and read it in between and sometimes even while classes were still going on. I loved the idea of having two separate worlds; one for magic and one for muggles. Although I don't understand why in the magical world they were still using obsolete things like quills and torches instead of pens and electricity.

I went to watch it with Amy, my niece and nephew. And the best part of the whole experience; my nephew fell asleep midway through the movie. My nephew is way too similar to husband (I keep wanting to type boypren!!) and these kids are related to me (they are my cousin sister's kids)!!

For me, this installation is really the best out of the series. It had a lot of Severus Snape and that makes me a very happy camper. Snape is by far the most mysterious and darkly attractive man; he is the bad boy (man?) that all good girls are attracted to! Or am I just talking about myself? I came out of the cinema literally jumping up and down because I was giddy with excitement. Yes, I still haven't grown up! Anyways, I'm not giving away any spoilers (although everyone knows what happens), lets just say that it was really worth catching it in two parts.

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It's a Hair Thing

2011-07-25T23:40:00.002+08:00

I did the thing most expected of me right after my wedding celebrations were over: I cut my long, long hair. First of all, my hair has never been this long. I am definitely not the type of girl that can manage hair this long without looking like a mad woman. Unless

Malaysia miraculously becomes less hot and humid, it ain't gona fly! At the salon, the stylist was close to refusing cutting my hair because I have natural curls without having to blow dry/curling it with the tongs.

So before...

...and after

Excuse the blurry pics and the tired faces because, heck, I was crazy tired. And I know that I am owing a post where I explain the reason why the wedding was all so hush-hush. I promise to get to that soon! ;)

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Shower

2011-07-16T21:29:00.001+08:00

I never realised how sexy the sound of the shower (with husband in it), actually is. I just love laying in the bed and listening to it.

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p/s: Yeap, it is real. Boypren and I sealed the deal on Sat, July 9, 2011. ;)

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2011-07-12T01:38:00.002+08:00

..call me Mrs. Boypren...

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Roots

2011-06-27T20:09:00.003+08:00

Well, I've never really spoken about my familial background and my roots over here and so today I am gonna let the cat out of the bag. My family, both on my maternal and paternal side are from pre-partitioned India. Which makes us Punjabi-Muslims, as they were from the Punjab province at that time. After the partition, the surviving members of my family moved to Pakistan. But to make things easier, we just say that we are Pakistanis and we still do have relatives living over there.

On the other hand, we have boypren; who is Malay. This makes for an interesting thought as so far, my family comprises of pure-blooded Pakistanis. I myself never thought that I would date someone who isn't from my same heritage or culture. These things play an important part in everyday life for me, especially the fact that I understand and speak a mix of Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi. Which brings to the next thing: I love Bollywood movies and of course, boypren doesn't. I know, that is probably the smallest thing that I should worry about, but when you think about it, most couples bond over movies and such.

But somehow we manage to overcome our differences. We manage to find a middle ground even when the times are the toughest. Sometimes I don't even know how we manage these things. We are so different with the way we think and deal with things that it just shocks me how we are still together and working things out. Am I making any sense? Or am I rambling?

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p/s: the picture has nothing to do with the post. I just found it really pretty! ;)

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I Miss You Mr Pink

2011-06-21T01:41:00.001+08:00

As I am typing this, I have four rolls of undeveloped film sitting siting quite cosily in my closet and one still in Mr Pink. I have been trying to get them to the lab but its either the shop is closed or I forget to take my film with me. Terrible, aren't I? Anyways, feast your eyes on these. I took them sometime ago, some random mosques in Selangor and when I was on the way back to my hometown Penang; these were taken at the rest-stops along the highway. Hopefully I'll get to sending my film to the lab soon.

I love these night snaps. It is actually the Penang bridge (or read this post), but since I didn't have a tripod tall enough, I just held it myself. I tried the trick of holding my breath while taking the shot but I guess it didn't work. Anyways, I am sort of in love with these two snaps, irregardless with its lack of perfection.

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Gasp!

2011-06-13T22:51:00.004+08:00

When I was a confused tween/teenager or somewhere in between, I wanted to be this lady. The fact that she had a career singing, add to that some English songs, in Malaysia (at that time) was just inspiring for the bathroom singer me. And today I met her!

I met Ning Baizura!

If you are a Malaysian, and have no idea who she is, shame on you! Seriously, shame on you! First of, she is a diva (meant in the best definition available) in the truest sense. I mean, I would like to think of myself as a wannabe-diva-in-training (bathroom singer remember? And trust me, boypren can attest to that) but just bumping into her I was reduced to a star-struck-blubbering-mess! I kid you not. She has this charm and charisma that makes you want to say, 'I am your No.1 fan!'. Don't worry lovies, I didn't embarrass myself that much, I stopped after meekly requesting for a photo. (Erm, hello, how can you not love her? She asked me what my name was and repeated it just to make sure that she got it right!! And that is how fans ought to be treated!!)

Loved her outfit. Very trendy! ;)

Anyways, turns out that she was there to promote her new album (pictured above) and oh my looord, she looks hot! She has been singing ever since I can remember, since 1993 to be exact (I was seven years old then) and every time she comes back with a more updated look and feel. She is one of the most versatile and contemporary singers that Malaysia has ever known. Can I be completely corny and say 'Malaysia Boleh!', right about now? Credit my corniness to an overwhelming sense of national pride, please and thank you! ;)

Anyways, today was a WIN! How was your Monday peeps?

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2011-06-09T20:06:00.001+08:00

Waiting. Simply one person doing nothing, over time, while another approached. Waiting was a heavy word.

Atonement by Ian McEwan

This novel really takes my breath away. Every word acts like an instrument in an orchestra; playing its part beautifully. The end result is simply breathtaking. I am blown away by the intricacies between romance, lust, passion, rape and the horrors of war. One would think that the presence of so much gore in the text would distract the readers from the ever present feelings of love, passion and guilt. These emotions itself can be considered as real characters. Well, I guess I should stop my gushing...riiiiiiiiightaboutnow!!

So, what are you guys reading?

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Post Birthday Blues..

2011-06-03T19:44:00.000+08:00

(part three)

Well, the day after my birthday I was to attend my friend's wedding. I was all dressed to go but somehow I really didn't feel well enough to attend. We (boypren and I) were already in the car when suddenly we made a split second decision to just go home and have an Indian banana leaf lunch instead. But I did manage to sneak in some camera time though! ;)

Me wearing a more updated version of the Malaysian national attire

Coincidentally middle brother and I wore purple on that day. So we just had to take photos!

Yes, yes..almost everyone is taller than me! =s

New members of PCD! LOL

The couple shot

One silly expression, one serious man and lots of sushi! Those pictured were only appetizers! ;)

This year I didn't get many presents, some people forgot my birthday (parents included) and certain things came into a clearer light. However, this year I found joy in all the simple things. I found that it doesn't matter if your parents forget your birthday, they still love you anyways; even if the way they express their love is not what you expect. I found that when you really have no expectations, so many beautiful things are there to take you by surprise. I found that I have finally learnt to let go and let God; although I still do have my moments of freaking out. I basically found that I have grown up. I guess it took me a lot of time, but I finally did. Nonetheless, that does not mean the child in me will never come out to play, if you know what I mean! ;)

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p/s: sorry about the bad quality of all the photos. They were all taken with different camera phones as my digicam is completely busted.

Birthday!!

2011-05-31T22:22:00.000+08:00

(part two)

I woke up in the morning to a phone call from my Soul Sister. We chatted for an hour and laughed so much that I couldn't imagine starting my day any differently. I love that girl so much! If only I had a private jet to visit her more often in Australia. :(

Anyways, I had promised a friend a will have lunch with her that day and so I left the house at 12.30pm and only went home at midnight. I was out the whole day!

I was treated to a yummy lunch at T.G.I.F.. We went to Friday's on Saturday and had a Sundae! ;) Anyways, that is the brownie-cake-thingy that they usually give on birthdays. I took one bite and I was in heaven. The picture on the right is my absolutely hilarious friend (in black) and her cousin. These two ladies are so incredibly funny! I laughed and laughed throughout lunch.

My friend Jessiepoo (a nickname I gave her).

Eurgh, so damn blurry! :(

Of course, the outfit shot ;)

Chips+Salsa, and stuffed Jalapenos. They were so gorgeous. Boypren took me out for a nice quiet dinner to a Mexican restaurant called Frontera. After taking the first bite into my food, all I could say was 'Beautiful'; and it really was. Anyways, these are the only food shots that I managed to take as we completely started devouring out food. Well, basically this birthday, it mostly revolved around food, and I loved it!

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p/s: sorry about the bad quality of all the photos. They were all taken with different camera phones as my digicam is completely busted.

Birthday Eve

2011-05-30T02:08:00.006+08:00

Hey guys, this is part one of the birthday posts! LOL. I didn't want to post one super long post that might put most of y'all to sleep.

As some of y'all know, my birthday this year fell on a Saturday (28/5); so this year I decided that I would spend the eve of my birthday with my brothers and their respective partners (including boypren). So after months of craving, I convinced my brothers to take me out to Chili's for some Tex-Mex food. I think out of all the types of food available, Mexican food is my second favorite. I just love the combination of all the peppers and cheese. Yum! And by the end of the night, I was stuffed with food. Overstuffed to be exact!

This sign had me giggling and thinking, "Why yes, I would like to indulge in a Belgian!"

With the birthday cake. It was delicious!

LOL

After dinner, we went to a local pub to see a live band play. It was pretty good. My brother sneakily told a member of the band it was my birthday and they invited me (and another random guy who was celebrating his birthday) up on stage and sang happy birthday to us. It was pretty cool and embarrassing at the same time.

And of course there just has to be an outfit post! It's my birthday and I'll wear sequins if I want too! ;)

After leaving the pub, boypren and I hit up our favorite Starbucks and over there my two favorite baristas gave me drinks on the house! Woopwoop!

Somehow, when things are unplanned and relaxed, the best things always happens, I feel.

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p/s: sorry about the bad quality of all the photos. They were all taken with camera phones as my digicam is completely busted. Anyone want to sponsor me a DSLR? ;)

Turning 25

2011-05-27T15:38:00.005+08:00

Tomorrow I'm turning 25 and I am not completely sure how I feel about it. I feel content in the sense that I have completed my masters in 1.5 years, which was my goal. But other than that, nothing much to excite me. I did the big party last year when I was freaking out on turning 24. This year I am doing everything low key, lunches with friends and dinner with the brothers and boypren, and that about sums it up. So I am not exactly sure of how I feel about turning 25. The good news is that I am not having a full blown quarter life crisis, the bad news is..well, there is no bad news.

Anyways, hope that the rest of you have a great Friday and an equally wonderful weekend!

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The One That Got Away...

2011-05-18T18:34:00.003+08:00

So generally people talk about 'the one that got away', that person who they could imagine living the rest of their lives with but never came close to actually doing it. Well, for me on the other hand, it's the ambition that got away. I, up till matriculation (pre-university), had always been a science student; pure science. I thrived in Chemistry and Biology and struggled with Physics. But when I entered matriculation, I gave up. I hated the place, the people and the instructors. I looked, talked perhaps even acted differently from the majority of the students there.

My mother insisted upon me not going to a co-ed school. As a result I went to a Convent school in Penang, Malaysia. On the outside, we all wear the same uniforms with the rest of the country, but there is always a defining factor that sets Convent girls apart. We don't do it on purpose, mind you, it just happens. Even though we were supposed to learn all our subject in Bahasa Malaysia (our national language), in my school it was always a jumble of both English and Bahasa Malaysia. I suppose that set me apart from a lot of people, but due to the mistreatment I was getting, I sort of let go of my education. I was majoring in Physics and Chemistry, loved one and hated the other. I survived the year with a measly 2.18CGPA. I told my dad that today and he had the schock of his life.

The daughter who had always had a 3.5CGPA average throughout her undergrad years barely passed matriculation. I skipped classes, preferring to sleep in rather than looking at my instructors faces. Hide out in my room rather than making friends with classmates. However, I should have known that these actions of mine would always leave lingering feelings of guilt because secretly I have always wanted to be a doctor of medicine.

I know, its a total cliche, young Asian girl wants to be a doctor, *yawn*. But for me, it was the ambition, the dream that got away. Instead of fighting back harder, I gave up and gave in to all the obstacles and said, 'Screw it!'. Alternatively I choose arts. I know we cannot compare two completely different genres and say that one is easier over the other, that is just impossible. Literature is and can be as mind boggling as medicine, engineering and even management. Lucky for me, literature was another passion of mine. But whenever I see someone I know from high school who is a doctor now, I can't help but feel a prick of regret. Even with completely random doctors, I feel that twinge.

Hopefully, one day I can fulfill my dream of having the initials 'Dr.' in front of my name. Not a doctor of medicine, but a doctor of philosophy perhaps. That couldn't hurt could it? How about you, the dream that got away? If you have stuck to your dream thus far, congratulations! I hope you keep a stronghold on it!

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Miss CrankyPants

2011-05-16T18:32:00.004+08:00

Hello hello, I'm Miss CrankyPants! I have temporarily taken over the body of the one called Farah. As Farah is on an intense diet aimed to decrease her jelly-belly (trust me, she has a jelly belly, she's just clever in hiding it in photos), she is cutting down on carbs, removing all and any amounts of artificial sugar from her diet (although that does not seem to stop her from sneaking in a piece of chocolate or two when I am off duty) and doing an insane amount of crunches and cardio exercises. Thus, I was born! I snap at people and am generally quite unpleasant to be around but it shall all be worth it once the jelly is obsolete (at least that is what she tells herself!). However, I do wonder how the rest of the world exercises and still manage to be happy?

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I'm Great in Bed..

2011-05-06T14:51:00.005+08:00

Well, well, well..look who's back on the blogging sphere!

ME!

I have finally submited my mini thesis and final essays. In two weeks exam results will be out and that will determine whether I pass my Masters program or not. I am literally exhausted! I can't think straight and all I want to do is catch some zzzz's. Even while typing this I feel like I am seconds away from dozing off. Which is what I think I will be doing right after this! ;)

Also, its my birthday month y'all!! Oh God, this time there will be so many things on the birthday wish list! And I am also planning to make the lives of my boypren and brothers difficult by acting like a demanding princess. Or at least I can pretend that they will actually entertain my whims and fancies!

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More sequins!

2011-04-23T04:13:00.007+08:00

Today after weeks, I finally went out with boypren for something other than grocery shopping (and no, middle brother, going out for drinks to a nearby shop in between writing my paper doesnt count)! Granted I had to go out because I needed to buy a new external hard drive. Riddle me this, the drive on my laptop is completely full! So instead of deleting a bunch of things I decided that it would be better just to get a new hard disk. I have a lot of crap! LOL

So again, I went out to Kuala Lumpur to meet boypren and then head off somewhere where I can get the external for cheap. Once we got it for the price that was in my budget, boypren decided not to test it and much later on we found that it wasn't working! But somehow it started working again. Weird. Anyways, on to the pictures!

Our really bad dinner. I couldn't even finish it and boypren forced himself to eat my leftovers.

Random snaps

I wanted to drive this out of the store! My all time favourite car!

Also my outfit picture. For reasons unknown whenever I decide to go see boypren I have this overwhelming urge to wear sequins!

Urgh I am supposed to be doing my work now but I cant seem to focus and much rather update the blog! Well, on the bright side, I have another two pages more to complete my mini thesis. Done with that, than I have an exam on Wed and a final essay to submit..and I'll be done with my Masters!! oooyeah! LOL

I wish I can spoil myself with something once I am done but I am so broke right now it's not even funny. I guess it's gona be time to dust off my resume soon and start applying for jobs.

Sigh

*back to the drawing board now*

Hope everyone has a fanfreakingtastic weekend!

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2011-04-18T15:07:00.003+08:00

This is exactly what I have to do. I have exactly seven days to finish writing my project paper and send it in for final submission. I have also discovered that I am beginning to develop a love hate relationship with it. Not to mention, I am freaking out because I feel utterly clueless. Utterly clueless. I just received the commented version of my draft and there is a part of me that just wants to cry. Like really bawl my eyes out and cry. I have never felt frustration of this level with my own work before. And yet, here I am sitting, facing my work and inches away from yanking my hair out.

What am I supposed to do?

*keepcalmkeepcalmkeepcalmkeepcalm*

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Soon

2011-04-07T14:05:00.005+08:00

As I am stuck in my apartment reading, eating, drinking and dreaming of my thesis; I am incredibly envious of that person who is out enjoying life and nature right now. I too want to walk barefoot on freshly cut grass. I too want to eat fresh strawberries on a picnic rug. I too want to be adventures and discover hidden places. In a way, I would love to be Alice and let myself fall (gracefully) into the the rabbit hole.

*breathe*

Soon, soon.

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Happy Things

2011-04-02T01:33:00.008+08:00

Drinking yummy Blackcurrant tea with just a Milano cookie while doing my research

Boypren got me flowers for my makeshift vase

Delicious fat free yogurt

Chendol: Extremely fattening Malaysian desert but oh-so-good on a hot and sunny day

Caramel drizzle on my Caramel Latte. Yum.

My in-fashion booties! lol

New flowers for my makeshift vase

Unhappy things:

Roses dying way too fast

Realising that there are only two weeks left to the end of sem and loads of things to submit

Not being able to go for yoga lessons constantly

Having fever off and on (even right now! :()

Realising that I only posted twice in March...bad blogger!!

Not being able to focus on writing my mini thesis..crappers!

Happy April Lovies!!

Missing you guys loads!!

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2011-03-16T18:36:00.003+08:00

There is a part of me that truly believes in the power of prayer. And with all my faith, I am praying for the wellness and safety of all the people who have been affected by the quake in Japan and the aftermath of it. There are reports that Malaysia is possibly in danger of another tsunami wave. In 2004, the coast line of Penang was hit with the massive tidal wave. Also, to whomever that is reading this, try to make any sort of donation you can to the legit bodies. We can't all help them in body, so let's do it in the spirit of giving.

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Weekend Dinner

2011-03-07T00:13:00.004+08:00

On Saturday evening, boypren and I spontaneously decided that we would cook dinner and invite middle brother and Amy over. This was the very first time that we decided on doing this, because for the longest time (since living in this apartment), I have been fridge-less! Yeap, no fridge which basically means no perishables, which means I didn't really eat much (at all actually) at home. So when I finally got my fridge, this came about.

What was on the menu, you ask? Cajun style marinated chicken, mashed potatoes and salad. Everything gone! Because I (still) don't have gas in my place, we had to oven grill the chicken and the overall cooking of the chicken took so long that by the time it was ready to eat, we basically inhaled the chicken because we were that hungry! So, all I have to show for it is a picture of all the washed dishes! Boypren did a wonderful job with the chicken and tasting everything else. As for me and my OCD, I was literally trailing after boypren and cleaning everything up. It's not fun at all, I tells ya.

*my messy kitchen counter*

After middle brother and Amy left boypren and I relaxed with a some mango tea and Milano cookies (which always remind me of Micaela!). It was so refreshing. Also can you spot boypren? ;)

Well, hopefully there will be more cooking to be done soon! Who would've thought that I would fall into this pseudo-'homemaker' role that easily? I amaze myself sometimes! ;)

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p/s: Happy Birthday to the beautiful and talented Micaela and her twinkie, Marianne! Have a great one ladies!

Irrational Fears

2011-02-28T20:20:00.001+08:00

✿ Doing the full body fold in yoga class. I am always afraid that while doing this pose we are all gona snap like twigs and break our backs!

✿ Low ceilings. I am afraid that I might hit my head walking under it. And I am actually quite short, about 5 feet 2.

✿ Blood not going down to my feet while wearing heels. It's not like my shoes are tight or anything, it's just an irrational fear!

✿ Mom calling up boypren! She just took his number and I am officially freaking out!

What are your irrational fears?

Also, Happy Monday lovies

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Sequins are addictive!

2011-02-17T20:24:00.005+08:00

Yesterday, boypren and I had a spontaneous type of date because boypren left for some induction camp today evening (Thursday; I won't be seeing him until next Tuesday, me thinks). So I headed out to the heart of Kuala Lumpur (which is where boypren is currently working), for a walk about town. Seeing as I have been racking my brains trying to figure out how and where to wear my sequined skirt, I thought 'why the hell not?'!! I am absolutely in love with this outfit right now! I wish I could live in it! Yeap, that much. But I did have to consult with my incredibly fashion savvy friend before actually wearing it out. I definitely did not want to be a faux pas!

What do you think? Also don't you think I look weirdly tanned in the picture? Especially my face?

The usual couple shot, but (I feel that) I look strange here..hmm..

Feet! and sequins! ;)

Kuala Lumpur tower; Boypren's new watch; Can't stop looking at my skirt!

See my pretty bangles? It was a steal! Got it from a night market we were passing by!

We decided to have dinner at this pizza chain called Yellow Cab Pizza and boy was it disappointing! Not only it was pricey but it was also just 'ok' pizza. Nothing too fancy or special about it. The only thing is that their delivery vehicle are yellow vespas. Kinda cute but that's about it. Oh and the second picture is how you eat pizza in Malaysia, with additional cheese and chili flakes! ;)

I didn't really take that many pictures of where we were because we actually just went into a bunch of random malls looking for things that boypren needed for his camp. But, honestly, Kuala Lumpur is so beautiful at night. The lack of light reduces the harshness that exists in every city I suppose. And I think I might have fallen in love with my city all over again. Next time, more photos of Kuala Lumpur at night! Promise!

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Brevity is the soul of lingerie-Dorothy Parker

2011-02-16T20:12:00.000+08:00

Okay, honest confession time: I have always been that girl who wears comfy underwear. Cotton bras and panties. Never bothered if they were matching or not, as long as they were comfy enough to wear, I was good as gold. But now, things have changed.

Yesterday for the very first time, in my whole adult life, I bought lingerie. Like actual, lacy and matching lingerie! What brought about this change? Well, lets say a certain kind of bell might be ringing in the near future! That's all I am going to say about it, my lips are sealed. Also it was a sort of Valentines Day present to myself!

The buying process was grueling on my nerves! I was so extremely embarrassed by the fact that I was buying it without knowing what exactly I wanted! In the end I spent somewhat of a tiny fortune, but I am really pleased with the purchase. Also, I think I need to start shopping for it every month, to build up my collection. *blush*

I mean, there's nothing wrong with wearing pretty lingerie is there? My future husband is one lucky fellow, and I do say so myself! ;)

So answer me this, are you the 'comfy girl' like me, or are you the 'sex-kitten' girl?

♥♥♥

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Another Valentines Day

2011-02-14T23:30:00.000+08:00

Dear all, Happy Valentines Day. I hope those of you who celebrate are having a great time. Celebrate your love, celebrate being together, celebrate each other. There is only one time in the year where everyone is given a 'get out of jail free' card to be mushy and romantic, and I hope you use it well.

As for me, boypren does not celebrate Valentines Day, at all. He believes that love is supposed to be shown everyday. No presents, no flowers, no cards from him. But I believe in romantic gestures. So right now, it's just me and my laptop; chilling on the bed and I'm about to pop in 'Casablanca' into the player. And, hopefully, have a good cry. So very mellow.

Also, I'm a bit upset that I didn't manage to send out home made cards. Time and funds (especially) didn't allow it. I am really sorry lovies. Hopefully next year will be a better and brighter year for me. Thank you so much for still being with me. I love you all to bits.

Happy Valentines Day

♥♥♥

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Dream House

2011-02-09T00:21:00.004+08:00

Have you ever wondered, 'how in the hell did things get so hard?'? Currently that is all that I am doing. Boypren and I have started talking seriously about marriage and living arrangements. Don't get too excited now, he still hasn't proposed or anything like that. But yeah, we are talking about it.

So anyways the thing is that we can't seem to find neutral grounds that we both agree on. I still want to live in the same area (where I am living now). It's near to all my favourite haunts and cupcakes (!!), even he has said occasionally that this place feels like home.

BUT

We can't agree on maintaining the current place or finding a new one. We can't agree on purchasing a property or renting out. We can't agree on the type of place that we are looking to rent (flat,apartment,condo,duplex). We can't even agree on the location! And of course, the budget issues. Money is the devil!

I mean seriously, I have so often in these last few days found myself thinking how did things get so damn hard? How did purchasing a house get so damn difficult? Didn't people in the Stone Age just traded goats (or whatever) to get what they want? I hate this feeling of difficulty, where everything feels so difficult for me. For us to actually get the type of house that I would love to have, I think I might just need to rob a damn bank; or live like a beggar for the next, I don't know, fifty years, but by then I might either be dead or the price tag might just increase tenfold!

I want easy and simple and nice and relaxing back please!

Oh, and it would be great for some, or for that fact, any kind of property to magically be mine. I will trade you a million hearts and kisses for it!

♥♥♥

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How..

2011-02-07T16:07:00.003+08:00

..I spent my Chinese New Year break:

❆ played paintball twice (two separate weekends)

❆ Finally sent out some mail

❆ Donated blood again

❆ Went for my other nephew's (Harris) 3rd birthday (he had a spongebob cake, adorable!)

❆ Went to the Museum to see a stamp exhibition (unfortunately I fell like a sack of potatoes on the steps)

❆ Tried to keep up with all that is happening in Egypt (another 113 Malaysian students are still missing in Egypt)

❆ Finished reading one novel for class but didn't study at all

❆ Took some snaps with my Mr.Pink (but haven't sent it in for processing)

❆ Missed yoga for almost two weeks because my instructors were celebrating Chinese New Year (and I now feel heavy and bloated!)

And today I can't walk properly due to all the physical exertion from Paintball. Oh, the pain!! But it was so damn worth it! The last game I took out one of the pro players who joined in with our group! It completely made my day! What can I say, I like shooting people! So yeah, hopefully my legs start to feel better tomorrow and I start going back to yoga classes soon. And oh, assignments and presentations are due. *bang* I'm dead!

See you soon!

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February, Already?!

2011-02-02T12:11:00.002+08:00

Oh my God, I think I missed the memo again! It's February already. So many things to do, so little time! I hope everyone is enjoying the month of love.

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I had a bad day...

2011-01-31T01:41:00.002+08:00

...so I put on a nice top with my favourite pair of jeans, some make-up and started taking funny pictures with boypren before going out for dinner. Thank you so much for helping me through my bad day, boypren. And also thank you for not saying anything when I had dessert with my dinner, again! *kisskiss*

Have a happy Monday lovies!

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In love and lust!

2011-01-24T19:51:00.003+08:00

I am in love with these designs from Manish Malhotra. This is, for me, Bollywood heaven (attire wise)! And trust me when I say I love my Bollywood! ;)

This final one really takes the cake for me. I am in love and lust with it!

♥♥♥

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Layang-layang

2011-01-21T00:03:00.005+08:00

Boypren and I had a spontaneous 'kite' date today (well, actually on Thursday;because it was a public holiday). On a whim, we decided that we should try flying a kite. So, let the pictures do the talking! ;)

And then it was time to go home. As we were leaving, big fat droplets of rain started falling. We left just in time! Both of us had so much fun. Although a kite did collide with me, twice; I still survived the ordeal.

Next time, I want to try flying the kite all by myself! Girl power! ;)

♥♥♥

p/s: 'layang-layang' means kite in the Malay language

Namaste

2011-01-19T11:26:00.007+08:00

At the end of 2010, I decided something should be done about my jelly-belly. Since I've always been interested in Yoga I thought, why the hell not? Amy and I signed up for a pretty sweet deal for three months. And all I can say right now is: YOGA IS seriously KICKING MY ASS! I feel pain in places that I didn't know exist, my muscles are basically bits of unattractive jelly!!

That's not the worst part, there are ladies much older than me who can easily do headstands, shoulder stands and what not. Aaaaaand they are way much fitter than me! How embarrassing is that? oh yeah and I'm in the beginners class. By the end of almost every class I huff and puff like I just ran a freaking marathon! Oh yeah, and I can't walk properly. Uhuh, completely shatters the image of Yoga being calming and serene. It hurts like a biatch!

All the complaining aside, I know that I am getting my money's worth and at least something is kicking my ass to attempt to be healthy! Sounds crazy right? But yeah, we all need a kick in the butt sometimes, right? ;)

Namaste!

♥♥♥

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Essentials

2011-01-17T12:14:00.003+08:00

My something....

..to do: try and complete my Masters by the end of April 2011

..to love: myself, boypren, brothers, nephews and nieces, family

..to hope: happiness, laughter and the continuation of hope

Also this is a sort of announcement, I am really sorry if I seem absent from your corners of the blog world. Currently I am racing against time trying to complete my Masters course. I will try to keep up with postings on my own wee lil space but please know that I love each and everyone of you who still do read and comment over here. It is very much appreciated. Again, please forgive me for not being able to comment on your beautiful spaces in the blog world.

♥♥♥

Much Love,

Farah

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Hopes & Dreams

2010-12-31T19:03:00.005+08:00

I hope that 2011 brings more sunshine (nice sunshine, not the skin scorching, global warming sunshine please!!)

I hope that I will keep up swimming at least twice a week, it gives me a sense of perspective

I hope that I will be able to finish my Masters program

I hope that I will be able to take more shots with Mr Pink

I hope that I will be able to learn more

I dream of traveling more

I dream of love

I dream of marital bliss

I dream of happiness

Happy New Year Loves

♥♥♥

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Oh Hello Marc!

2010-12-16T00:50:00.000+08:00

Hello hello!

Ok, so everyone knows very well that I am by no means a fashion blogger (check previous post :p ) but for some time now I've been receiving emails from Daniel Footwear on all their wonderful new footwear. So they have recently brought in the new Marc by Marc Jacobs collection and I am loving the shoes and bags! Seriously though, don't these boots just scream "one of these days these boots are gona walk all over you..!" ;) Women’s Shoes by Marc Jacobs - too BLOODY IRRESISTIBLE if you ask me!

Well Daniel Footwear is graciously offering a ₤50 spending voucher (excluding shipping) to one lucky person! All you have to do is:

1. Be a follower and leave a comment on this post

2. To gain an extra entry you can blog or tweet about it. Just remember to leave a comment here with the links.

3. A winner will be drawn at random after Dec 25, 2010. Think of it as a Christmas gift! ;)

Also, woopwoop, I've somehow reached 101 readers! ;) So call this a reward for all you lovely people who have stuck to me so far. I love you guys!

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My Gripe with Fashion Blogs

2010-12-11T01:28:00.004+08:00

Since I've been sick the last few days, I've been doing nothing but blog surfing. My one (lesser known) weakness is fashion blogs. I just love, love, love looking at how different people of different shapes, sizes, heritage put looks together. How their creativity (is supposed to) inspire others, not to create a fashion blog but to challenge themselves to dress better (at least that is what it does for me).

But I have a few complaints:

1. Is it a necessity for all fashion bloggers to use dslr cameras to shoot themselves?

2. Is it fashion or just vanity on your part (sometimes I just don't see the fashion)?

3. Do you really, honest-to-God, go out dressing like how you photographed yourself?

4. How come you manage to find the things that I am lusting after?

5. How do you manage to purchase all your clothes (regardless thrifted or not)?

6. Have you robbed a bank?

7. How come I wasn't invited?

So yeah, those are my complaints, other than the usual, they make me want to rob a bank so that I can go shopping! Also, just to reiterate (look ma big words!LOL), I am NOT slamming any fashion bloggers. These are just some of the questions that randomly pop into my head while I browse. And I did discover a few new fashion blogs. So no ill feelings here whatsoever, God knows I've even posted an outfit picture or two on my humble lil' space.

So yeah, I think I should quite rambling so much! It's pretty late and I should be off to bed!

♥♥♥

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Under the Weather

2010-12-08T12:53:00.003+08:00

Hey lovies, sorry I've been missing in action lately (on both yours and my blog). I've been quite sick the last few days. All I want to do is curl up in bed and just rest, unfortunately my mom doesn't have the same idea. So, I've been busy driving her around, taking her to weddings and stuff. So tired! Today, I am just gona chill at home and watch some bad TV.

On a different note, I was at the mall yesterday and saw this pair of heels that I now can't stop thinking about. However if I do get it, I'll be somewhat broke. But I can't stop thinking about it! HELP! *sigh*

Anyways, have a wonderful week lovies

♥♥♥

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Pride

2010-12-03T15:27:00.007+08:00

It's been some time since I posted some snaps of mine using Mr Pink. Here is a dose of national pride from my side of the world! These are the Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers. One of the tallest buildings in the world (I'm not sure at what rank currently though). And these are my favourite building in the world (so far)! These were taken on a cloudy day on Sept 1, 2010 (I remember because it was the day after Malaysia's independence day and boypren was with me).

This last one is my favourite picture of the lot!

♥♥♥

p/s: Seriously though, how did Dec come so damn fast??! *SIGH*

Pure Lust

2010-11-27T01:55:00.004+08:00

So for some strange reason I was browsing the anthropologie website tonight and found these two precious things. There aren't any of their stores in Malaysia but a few blogs that I follow usually rave about their clothes and what not. I am totally in lust for these two necklaces! And it fits my personality too! I am such a bookworm (am in the middle of reading Atonement, just for the pleasure of reading!)!

Alas, it's waaaaaaaaaay too expensive for me! But still it's so damn adorable! I would totally rock it! ;)

Anyways, I found out some of my grades for the subjects that I took this sem and suffice to say that I am not in the least, happy! I got 20/40 for one of the essay and all because I was overconfident (maybe) and wanting so much to excel at the subject. What made things worse was the fact that my lecturer praised me about how it was a well researched and well written essay but it just didn't answer the question. If, however, I had titled it differently I would have gotten a much better grade. I feel so incredibly stupid, you have no idea! All the hard work I put in does not seem to pay me (specifically), I suppose.

I'm totally broken hearted. Right now I am just praying that I do not flunk anything, as repeating a semester is just not an option. Pray for me loves, that all goes well.

*fingers crossed*

Also, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Have a beautiful day, loves!

♥♥♥

Hope, where are you?

2010-11-23T03:02:00.004+08:00

Tonight, right now, I feel completely devoid of hope. Although I truly believe that things happen for a reason, a good reason, tonight I just feel incredibly lost.

It's not easy when you are the one keeping the faith and hope alive for four people. It really isn't. I honestly feel like a failure. The one thing I was supposed to do was to give some hope to my family, make sure hope didn't just die, and I failed. I know, tomorrow is going to be a different day but still tonight seems to stretch on till forever. I am just hoping that I will have the strength to be there for all my loved ones with the patience, hope, kindness and love that they need and also expect from me.

I am incredibly tired.

♥♥♥

p/s: I have a change of address, email me for the new one loves.

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Blood Drive

2010-11-14T23:31:00.006+08:00

On Sunday I went to The Curve, because I wanted to participate in a blood drive that was taking place. The last time I passed by the General Hospital, the meter for the blood bank showed that the 'stock' of blood in the bank was really low and they really needed people to donate. So when by chance I saw the flyers for this blood drive, I decided to donate blood; in style! LOL. It seems like the weekends are the only time I get to play dress up (well, more like the only time I get to get out of the house! yikes!).

my outfit

Donating blood.

It was my first time so I was pretty nervous about it.

See the bag at the bottom, yeap, that's my blood in there.

Since it was my first time, I only donated 350ml only

And of course the couple shot.

I look so tired already!

I don't know if you are wondering or not (probably not!) but i'll tell you anyways, boypren didn't donate any blood. He is afraid of the sight of blood. It was actually really funny because even though I was the one donating blood, boypren was the one who looked like was going to swoon! And the way he fussed about me after that was enough to make me swoon! And boy did it feel good to do a good deed, just saying. ;)

♥♥♥

p/s: Dont you think the glee version of this song is so much better? What is it with glee? (Mostly) everything sounds so much better when it's their cast version! And now, back to the usual completing of assignments. :(

Weak In the Knees

2010-11-09T22:37:00.002+08:00

After weeks of nagging, boypren finally listened to me and decided to make a new pair of glasses. His old pair were about 6-7 years old; so you can just imagine how much the power has increased. Even the eye doctor was shocked! Anyways, somehow boypren and I had the same idea on the type of frames he should be getting this time around. I am completely smitten!

How am I supposed to get mad at him now that he looks like this?

Shhhh....I hope he doesn't find out my weakness.

I am so weak in the knees!

♥♥♥

Babycakes Macaroons

2010-11-09T00:25:00.003+08:00

Last Saturday, since boypren and I were already somewhere near the heart of Kuala Lumpur; I persuaded him to take me macaroon hunting. Those of you who have been following me on my posts of Europe know that I didn't have the chance and the time to get a taste of the much talked about Laduree macaroons in Paris (just looking at their pictures make me salivate!).

Before going out that morning I had already armed myself with all the info on where I would be able to find some macaroons. Babycakes! Babycakes is a kiosk operating business located in G City Club Hotel and the funny thing is I pass by that place quite often without even noticing it! We had reached at 12.30pm and had to wait for something like 45mins for the owner to attend to us, bad timing on the owner's part but great timing on our part as there were all the flavours of the macaroons there. Boypren was such a darling; not only he found the place, he also waited with me for the owner to come back to the kiosk.

Now on to the stats: it costs RM2.50 a pop. Quite pricey if you ask me, for something that's the size of a 50cent coin. So I only bought four flavours, Strawberry, Red Velvet, Lemon and Orange Blossom (the owner gave me another Red Velvet macaroon on the house for waiting so long!).

Verdict:

Strawberry: Incredibly artificial tasting.

Red Velvet: I liked it but there was that egg-y taste

Lemon: Incredibly artificial tasting. Sorta taste like eggshells.

Orange Blossom: Liked it. It was very much like a cookie.

So yeah, the only flavours that I would get from Babycakes would be Red Velvet and Orange Blossom although I can't say much yet as there is another place that sells macaroons. Maybe next weekend I'll give it a try! Another round of persuading boypren. ;)

Again, credit all goes to boypren who very quickly found this place and had the patience to wait with me to get my macaroons. On another note, the staff of said hotel is very friendly. They talked to us very kindly while we were waiting.

Have a happy week lovies!

♥♥♥

p/s: woopwoop, I'm back at 100readers! Thank you all for so much love! xoxo

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Wannabe

2010-11-07T00:10:00.003+08:00

Hello, hello!

Don't worry lovies, I'm not switching content and turning into a fashion blogger, the most I'll ever achieve is to be a 'wannabe' fashion blogger! LOL. I just received this dress, a gift from boypren and I love it so much! I am so in love with the comfy material and the animal prints! I heart it so much. However, I do look worse for wear in the picture so just ignore my mug will ya? ;)

Wore my shiny tights underneath because I followed boypren to the hospital for a routine checkup. Hospitals are unnaturally COLD! Brrrr~

Isn't the back cute? XD

*in the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight!*

So, what do you guys think of my outfit? Pass? Fail? Regardless, I think I look cute! ;)

Urgh and now, I have to go back to writing papers and researching for essays. Damn essays, I wish they could write themselves!!

Wish me luck lovies!

♥♥♥

Stress

2010-11-01T23:33:00.002+08:00

Hey guys,

thank you so much for whoever that commented on my previous post. The situation with my classmate is still the same. Nothing much has changed, other than the fact that for that person to seem smart I have to be stupid for this person.

So yeah, other than that I got a really good grade for one of my essays. I was really happy until I realised that the pressure is on to maintain the grade. Accck...so much stress!!

Holy crap it's November already!!

♥♥♥

p/s: I was wondering when this was going to happen and it just did, I was at 100 readers and as of now I am at 99. I know numbers shouldn't matter but it is making me a wee bit sad. I am losing readers!

Can't sleep

2010-10-22T05:33:00.002+08:00

It's 5.51am and for the life of me I haven't managed to get even a wink of sleep. I am so wide awake now it's quite possibly ridiculous. My mind can't stop thinking. I finally managed to catch up with a few blogs but am way too tired to comment on any. I'm sorry guys, I just have been really busy with school.

Talking about school, I am having a difficult time with one of my classmates. It's shocking really as this person is my senior in so many ways and I did genuinely like this person before all these 'stunts' were pulled. The final straw was today I suppose, this person bitched about me to one of my close friends in class.

I was really shocked with this behavior and attitude. If I were to follow what this person has 'commented' about me, it means that me having an opinion and voicing my thoughts make me arrogant and a smartass. So I basically would have to dumb myself down to be a humble person.

This then completely drives the purpose out of preparing/listening to presentations when you can't discuss or comment on it. Why the need bitch? I have never showed or thought that I am better than anyone. In fact, I constantly think that I am at a disadvantage when it comes to my masters class as I am one of the youngest students there with a still quite immature way of thinking. The previous sem, I played quite a bit; this sem, I am putting in some actual effort. So again, why the need to bitch about me?

I could be equally bitchy to this person but I want to be better, so I'll just be nice and kind and let karma do all the hard work. I'm keeping my fingers crossed though that I don't lose my temper with this person.

*fingers crossed*

♥♥♥

Diagnostic Essay

2010-10-06T16:22:00.006+08:00

Hey guys!

Well, I've been wanting to post this for quite some time. I wrote this as a diagnostic essay for my 'Literary Theory' class in the beginning of this semester. Enjoy!

If I had the power, I would NOT abolish literature; I would abolish literary theories instead

As music is the soundtrack of a person’s life, literature is the lessons learnt from life and examples. It expresses love, life, sorrow and joy; all in a beautiful chain of words put together. If I had the power, I would not abolish literature. I would however, abolish all the theories and ‘-isms’ associated with studying literature.

Literatures are works of art imitating life. It is usually created in the most difficult and taxing way. Pulling apart these works of art with theories and such, undoubtedly gives it a place in the ‘literature hall of fame’ but also makes one complacent and neglect the emotions which are lying beyond the surface of the words printed.

Students get so caught up in the theories that they stop enjoying the art of reading, they stop enjoying the words printed on the page. For them it all becomes a rat race, of who can write a better paper, who can come up with a fitting theory.

One would argue that without theories, there would probably never be any breakthrough in the field of literature. It might be so, but there have been so many texts produced before the birth of these theories that are still reveled and will continue to hold a place in the arena of ‘literature’.

Enjoying literature is akin to letting it enter your thoughts, unfolding itself to you. It should not have to be complicated with theories and all. This, however, is my personal opinion. Learning literature has created a difference in me as a person. It makes you feel for others, compels you to think and somehow gets you to make a difference. This is why I would never abolish literature.

p/s: Am I terrible to say that I am proud of this wee little essay?

hahaha

♥♥♥

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Surprise!

2010-10-05T13:41:00.003+08:00

Last weekend Amy stayed over at my place. On Saturday, I was out the whole day and came back to this wonderful surprise from her. She got me this sweet flower that I forgot to get the week before that (yes, I do forgot to buy things for myself. Lame, I know!) and a peacock feather (which she came across by chance)! I was so surprised!

It was such a lovely surprise! Thank you so much Amy!

Also, HOLY CRAP it's already OCTOBER!! damn, time flies!!

Hope y'all are having a great week!

♥♥♥

p/s:boypren, you better take some notes!! hahahahaha!

p/p/s: Today is the removal of my wisdom tooth. Wish me luck y'all!!

*UPDATE*

Hey everyone! Thank you for all the good luck wishes. I had my tooth removed last night and today morning all the meds are making me feel real sick :( I guess it's time for me to head back to the bed and continue resting. It's going to be a soft diet for a whole week! and I am already so hungry and it's only the second day today *pout*.

be back soonish!

Things that..

2010-09-23T14:37:00.007+08:00

...have been putting a big smile on my face...

☺coffee runs☺

☺my peacock hairband☺

(ignore the messy room, it was before we moved out)

☺McDonald's double sausage McMuffin with egg for breakfast☺

☺using my stamp collection and turning it into art for my home☺

☺Cadbury's Picnic chocolate bar...yummm..*drools* ☺

☺dancing in the shower!☺

☺Turquoise and pink sky in Penang☺

☺Getting a lovely surprise in my mailbox from the darling Micaela☺

She sent me two lovely doilies made by her wonderful Mom, a lovely vintage peacock and a sweet letter. This girl is such a sweetheart! Thank you so much darling, it was exactly what I needed that day. It was the perfect pick-me up! ;)

So, I've been back (in KL and to reality) for a week already and I have realised that I have somewhat lost my mind in between doing all my assignments. And I am in this phase that I just can't be bothered about it anymore. I know, that is so bad! I really need to put on my big girl panties and get with the program! HELPZ!

Urgh...

Anyways, hope the rest of y'all have a happy Thursday and weekend!

♥♥♥

Here Fishie!

2010-09-13T20:08:00.003+08:00

Okay, I know I talked about how there was so much yummy food to be had in Penang; however I sort of forgot to take pics of it and completely devoured my meals! I know, very bad blogger right? So, while in between my meals and assignment, I started wondering what I could do to my hair to make it not so 'blah'. I YouTube-ed and found this lady. Going through her videos I found one on how to create fishtail braids (I know it's a few fashion fads old, but what the heck right?). I tried and succeeded!

Snaps for Farah! Lol! I know this is such a random post but honestly this is what I have been doing in between assignments and meals. On the assignment front, I am still not anywhere close to being done but I think my relationship with food has turned pretty sour and I am taking a break from it! LOL

Hope everyone is having a great Monday!

♥♥♥

2010-09-10T19:32:00.001+08:00

Am possibly a bit late, but

EID MUBARAK

to all!

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Mr Pink Love

2010-09-04T02:02:00.005+08:00

Hey lovies!

Can y'all believe that it's September already? I for sure can't! I've been super duper busy with school. Papers were due on Friday, and after pulling crazy all-nighters, my "wonderful" lecturer informs us that she is giving us a two-day extension! *face palm* I have massive eye bags thanks to her though! Anyways, I'm going to be having my semester break starting today and am heading off to Penang. I really can't wait! All the yummy food. Since I have been absolutely horrible with posts, here is my recently developed roll of my sexy Mr Pink. This roll is from before my semester started, when I still had free time! *pout* I haven't taken Mr Pink out in a reallyyy looooong time. :(

Look at the pretty lights! They sort of look like hearts (or tiny butterflies) don't they?

And oh, this was my first time taking night photos! ;)

A completely out of focus picture of my dessert!

This roll of film that I developed have completely random pictures don't they? Well I guess you can say that I was just fooling around with my Mr Pink! I have two more rolls to share so be patient lovies. hehe. Ooooh and not to forget mentioning, this is the only roll so far that I managed to get all 12 shots. I hope I can figure out how to get that consistently though.

Thanks for reading lovies.

How many of you can't wait for Eid? I sure cant! aaaand I've got sparklers this time around! Woopwoop!

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Cute!

2010-08-28T18:35:00.001+08:00

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

I wish I could look this cute while type type typing away on my lappy baby.

Assignments are due this Friday.

*sigh*

One of those days...

2010-08-20T03:40:00.000+08:00

It seems that everytime I look into the mirror today, I see all my flaws. It’s as if someone took a red marker and circled everything that is wrong with me. All I see are pimples on my face, uneven skin tones, uneven eyebrows, feet that are full of blister scars, white hairs, jelly belly, extremely frizzy hair and a very bad posture.

Usually I am not that self criticising, especially when it comes to the way I look; I am quite comfortable with it (surprisingly). But I guess that today is just one of those days, where everything is far from perfect. Today, I am being the typical victim of perfection.

So instead of mulling over it, I turned up the music; danced a little, put on a cute outfit (even though all I did was stay home and study) and took a deep breath. It was just one of those days where remembering to breathe becomes a little bit difficult. It was just one of those days when you remember you are human, and that you are essentially imperfect.

♥♥♥

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Recently

2010-08-19T03:38:00.000+08:00

Recently, I've been feeling a bit like this:

❝Come on hold my hand,
I wanna contact the living.
Not sure I understand,
This role I’ve been given.
I sit and talk to God
And he just laughs at my plans,
My head speaks a language, I don’t understand.
I just wanna feel real love,
Feel the home that I live in.
’cause I got too much life,
Running through my veins, going to waste.❞
Feel, Robbie Williams

I know that I haven't been blogging much lately but I really just couldn't find the words. I feel like I have no time for anything, all I am ever doing is studying. No more social life, no more meeting up with friends; just studying (which I am supposed to be doing right now). I just really need a break, a getaway. I am hoping that my two week semester break will give me exactly what I need, although I see a lot of studying and presentation preparation going on then as well.

In some ways, I feel super detached with everything at the same time. I wonder what is going on in my subconscious. I was driving to uni one day when I heard the above mentioned song. It was the perfect words to go with my life at that very moment. And weirdly enough, I've been hearing it on the radio at random moments when I am feeling vaguely detached. Weird isn't it?

Also sorry that I haven't been around everyone's blog; I have became the Mayor of Nerdsville. I love y'all and miss you to bits. Here's to hoping that I'll be able to come around sooner.

♥♥♥

p/s: Hows the fasting going on to those who are observing Ramadhan?

2010-08-11T00:09:00.000+08:00

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2010-08-10T16:20:00.001+08:00

Pointless Emo Ranting

2010-08-02T23:22:00.003+08:00

First of all let me begin by saying that chivalry is really dead and long gone. Just today there were so many instances which truly showed me that chivalry is indeed dead. I mean seriously, how hard can it be to hold a door open? Really now, how hard is it?

*on to my emo rant*

I feel like my soul is searching for something. I can't exactly describe what it is, but there is this hunger in me which I can't describe. I feel unsatisfied, moody, grumpy and occasionally unhappy. I don't know what is going on in my mind or subconscious, but there is unrest in my soul and I can't figure it out.

At times, it feels as if I am desperate for attention and love. I feel tired all the time! and not to mention, living alone is really making me lonely. Any stray kitten I see I want to adopt. The reason: so that I won't feel so lonely in my apartment. I know, adopting a kitten is a pretty good idea but middle brother and boypren are not too keen on it. So yeah, that's that.

Is there generally something wrong with me? Am I just being emo?

I really wish I could figure myself out.

Hope the rest of y'all are having a better Monday compared to me.

♥♥♥

*POST EDIT*

I've got some 'xplaining to do. I can't keep a kitten, even though I am living alone, because sometimes I go back to my home town on the weekends and I will need someone to babysit the lil' munchkin. Since the only other two people who I will allow to enter my house when I'm not around are middle brother and boypren, that kinda makes it pointless since they don't want to babysit it for me. I know you are probably going to say that I could take it back with me on the weekends but I travel by bus. A whole lot more cons than pros right?

Also I think I am well, physically I mean. I am eating properly, more than I have before. I think it's just loneliness. I guess I tend to get extra lonely every time my mom leaves for home or when I come back from my home town. I suppose you can say that I am a social creature; I need people to talk to.

But, I think I am going to be proactive. I am going to try to make things easier for me. Not thinking all sorts of weird things and try to simplify my life. I hope it works.

Again, sorry for continuing my pointless emo rant.

I love you all to bits!

♥♥♥

August

2010-08-01T01:23:00.005+08:00

Oh my God!

Can you believe that it is August already? Seriously, an entire month just passed by and I have no clue as to where it went! And I haven't been doing any of my reading the last few days (naughty, naughty me!)! So here are just a few random updates from me:

✻ I have a lecturer who, in my opinion, is a real witch! I swear, she treats us like brainless five year olds! I don't expect to do well in this class with the way its being conducted =(

✻ On the other hand, I've got another lecturer who looks like she is going to drop dead any minute now! She's well over 70 years (I think) and talks, no wait, mumbles rubbish stories about herself! Please bring back my old lecturers, for the love of God!!

✻ I've only read one out of the 22 novels which I have to read. I think my brain has dropped to my knees.

✻ Sometimes, I really hate facebook. It makes me feel as though my life isn't interesting enough, successful enough or pretty enough. Just, not enough.

✻ Finally sent out letters to my penpals, it's on your way lovies! But forgive me if it's too short. I'll make the next ones better, I promise.

✻ Am interested in bloggy buddies who want to be penpals with me. Although I do take time to reply, you have to bear with me on that.

✻ Found my old stamp collection. And now I'm looking for a better book to put it in and maybe photograph it a bit. ;)

✻ Finally ate read velvet cupcakes! I've been craving it for some time, so good!!

✻ Watched Salt, and wasted 90+ minutes of my life! Yes, it was that bad. Don't recommend it at all.

✻ A few important birthdays are coming up this month. ;)

✻ Got a slight haircut. Not that noticeable, not blog worthy me thinks. ;)

Red velvet cupcake. Picture taken with boypren's camera phone in Diana style. How cool is that right?

Anyways, enjoy August lovies.

Check back with y'all soon.

♥♥♥

Nobody puts Baby in a corner

2010-07-27T00:57:00.000+08:00

Baby: Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you.
Dirty Dancing, 1987

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Weekends Are For...

2010-07-26T17:13:00.003+08:00

✿ playing bowling with the brother and his girlfriend

✿ finding out that you are really bad at bowling

✿ long (and I mean really long) drive back to Penang

✿ laughing with mom and the brothers

✿ watching mom giggling while she talked to boypren on the phone

✿ eating wonderfully home cooked food made by mom

✿ visiting grandma

✿ hanging out and eating durians with grandma

✿ poking fun at uncles who are single and available

✿ getting annoyed at my brother because he didn't take me around Penang to snap photos with Mr Pink

✿ having car troubles and getting stuck

✿ finding a beautiful Bengal cat (not for sale though)

✿ eating a whole lot of local fruits

✿ smiles

What were you up to lovies?

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Spent

2010-07-21T19:45:00.002+08:00

I've spent RM432.15 on texts (novels) for school.

That is a whole lot when you are a student with no form of steady income, depending on family. And I'm not even close to being done getting all my books together.

oh, and this semester, I'm going to be reading 22 novels.

*gulp*

♥♥♥

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Ankle breakers

2010-07-17T15:20:00.002+08:00

*warning: image heavy post*

Greetings from a super messy and sloppy (a.k.a. the weekend Farah)!

I hope y'all are having a wonderful time this weekend, or whatever is left of it. Anyways, remember this baby? And the video I posted?

A lot of you asked me to post my outfit picture when I finally wear these babies out and here it is. Although I seriously don't know how to pose, so guys, just please bear with me alright? ;)

I don't think I need to go into the details of what I am wearing but just know that those shoes were really torture to wear! I couldn't walk in them at all! I don't know about you, but when I wear heels, I have a rhythm when I walk. *heel*toe*heel*toe*heel*toe* But this time I seriously couldn't find it! The heels were too high for me and I couldn't cope with it! If anyone can give me suggestions for it, please help me! I have now officially called them my ankle-breakers. The reason being if I had fallen down last night, I would have probably broken my ankle! (I just realised that I have used a whole lot of (!) while writing this. LOL)

I went to watch a play called Shout! The Mod Musical with boypren, my brothers, their dates and a few friends. I might (might not) be reviewing the play although I thought it was interestingly scripted; quite witty actually. Anyhow, I decided to be camera happy so enjoy the pictures! ;)

Middle brother and his girlfriend, Amy (who has a blog too btw).

Boypren and I. Amy and I. If Amy and I were friends (without my brother in the picture I mean), I am so sure that we would be the mean girls in school/college! Don't you think? ;)

Boypren trying to be all artistic. ;)

So that was the start of my weekend. It was pretty good. I felt much better than I had been feeling since a few days ago. I had fun, hanging out with boypren, middle brother and Amy. We laughed so hard after the show when we were having dinner, it was so refreshing.

So, I hope y'all have a wonderful, laughter filled weekend.

And tell me what you think of the outfit? ;)

♥♥♥