what LR? Ohh Puhlezzzzz Not literature Review for God sake...
LIONEL RITCHIE !!!
Introduced to me by my parents. yeah, The same Duo whom introduced me to the cinema...hehehe.. I've blogged about it once.. my mom took me to watch Suara Kekasih of Ogy and Azmil Mustapha when I was 5 hehehe...
Okay, after Jamal, Alleycats, Siti, and Glee, i am now in the mood for Lionel RItchie pulak....
eversince i was young, i never understand the fuss my friends made over their pimples. It's just one red spot and it will go off in a few weeks. Yeah, I might don't understand such fuss they are making because i don't usually get pimples. I guess it runs in the family. From my Mom, my sis and my brother, pimples 'visit' us like once in blue moon and it's huge. But after that, it's all gone. I was never taught to make a big fuss about pimples or period cramps and this is why i never understand when people make fuss about their pimple.
Having a pimple doesnt not make u Cacat ! having a pimple doesnt make yr face disfigured or loopsided. Aihhh I dunno... If u have pimple problem, go to the Pharmacy and go get yrself Dalcin T, put it on yr pimple, and it will be long gone ! habis cerita...
I guess the reason why people get freaked out when they got pimple is because they felt less beautiful with the tiny red spot on their face kot.Tak boleh terima... Well, maybe the reason why i dun feel a thing is because i have a huge birthmark on my face, I am used to having 'something else' on my face. hehehehe
Anyways...lain orang, lain ragamnya... tak pe lah, ada jerawat pun, boyfriend, Laki still sayang jugak kan hehehehe
Yeah, they always say almost like i am the Tudung vendor in Jalan TAR hehehe...
Eversince i started to wear the ready to wear hijab, syiria Hijab, I've stopped wearing these donatellos. Save time with the pinning, and the way to wrap around and pins again. If you wear donatello, u need at least 3 pins, but the ready to wear and syiria hijab requires none. Life made easy huh? So, Off these donatellos went into the box before i went back to Malaysia last year.
So while clearing up the store, i took out these babies and give them a good wash coz all smell like the box already hehehehe and there's a dead criket in the box too. Like, Euwwwwww.....Yeah, the summer in Adelaide last year and early this year was not quite summer, so the cricket life cycle was disturbed and all of a sudden, there was cricket everywhere up to autumn. It was everywhere !!! in the bathroom, in the kitchen, under the fridge, in the store, in the Shoes and anywhere they can fit into lah hehehe. I was looking forward to wear them again apart from the ready to wear tudung. Coz, u know they say that the ready to wear hijab adds like 10 years to yr real age. hehehe...However, its nice to have variety sometimes.
I was force to do it. I did it unwilingly...ehehe..
In Aussie, there's such things called 3MinuteThesis. It was created by Queensland Uni in 2008 before it invaded the rest of Aussie teritorry, NZ and some say South Africa. And, Nope, this thing is still non existence in Malaysia.
Developed by UQ in 2008, the 3MT is a skills development activity that challenges research higher degree (RHD) students to explain their research project to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes. <----proper explanation of 3MT
This year, the Uni i enrolled in decided they wanna go on board competing with other Unis in Aussie. So, each Department must hold their 3MT competition and, proceed to Faculty, and so forth.
My supevisor was excited to enroll me into the competition. She told me to enroll since day 1 i came back to Adelaide. But cheeky me, simply let it slip... But yours truly thinks she is so pandai, 2 weeks before competition, Supervisor suruh enroll NOW!!! hehehe... tak de choice, tak bleh tolak.. TERPAKSA MASUK.
I Can't imagine me doing this in front of people...( how ironic kan, with my future work prospect...)
My supervisor says she can't help me because she's one of the Judges. If she helped me, it would be bias lah kan... Haiyohhhh.... Kesian I have to narrow down my thesis into only a few sentences and for only 3 minutes ! I called 911 !! yeah right hehehe
It took me kinda a week to get my draft ready, then berangan buat mcm Makcik dalam you tube tu buat, I tried, i recorded myself on iPhone, but i decided i look ridiculous, so i only do voice recording ONLY after that. A few trial and error, i managed to do it in 2.40 minutes. Well, great, the balance is allowance for nervousness hehehe
Although i spend about 1 week doing it, but i only practiced it a day before and the morning before. Practise mcm lain, Plan mcm lain, Bila tiba giliran, Buka Mulut, dgn Nada berlagu okay lagi, supaya orang tak bosan dgn bercakap satu nada pasal thesis. Tapi, dengan gerak tangan smua tersimpan dalam Poket, ayat yang suppose dah tersusun cantik jadi bercelaru. Bertambah nervous bila tertengok muka supervisor yang bersungguh sungguh muka dia mendengar hehehe... BUt i already gave my best shot. Dan dgn keadaan perserta lain yang Perghh... Mat saleh, India yang bercakap mat saleh serta Cina yang bercakap mcm bullet. Saya memang tdak meletakkan harapan lansung. Hanya Masuk sebab terpaksa dan alang alang dah masuk nak kena jaga air muka supervisor, at least buatlah sebaik yang mungin, Dah la dia tu ketua pulak..Buat malu je kalau anak buah dia mcm ntah apa apa je present kan.
Dan dengan tidak di sangka sangka, boleh pulak Terdapat nombor 2 dari 8 yang bertanding. Sunnguh ku tak percaya...Alhamdulillah, Got prize you know, Aud 75 hehehe.. Then we were told that, all 8 will proceed to the next round together with other department.
I thought that's gonna be it, lepas tu dah tak de dah... GHopenye, dalam next round tu, ada 14 of us, and out of 14, they chose 8. GUESS WHO'S AMONG the 8 ????
GRRRRRR....... now, i am in the running to compete among the Eight for them to choose the wakil FAKULTI in August..
Ku sangka kan NIGHTMARE sudah berakhir, rupa rupanya, masih ada lagiiii........Well, at least its in August... Letih teman, Kerja dah bnyk tertangguh di sebabkan competition ni.
Don't date because you are desperate.
Don't marry because you are miserable.
Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don't philander because you think you are irresistible.
Don't associate with people you can't trust.
Don't cheat. Don't lie. Don't pretend.
Don't dictate because you are smarter.
Don't demand because you are stronger.
Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.
Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don't stagnate!
Don't regress.
Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.
Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right.
Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions.
To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.
To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.
To fulfill your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.
Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you can be.
Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons.
Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty.
Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don't commit when you are not ready.
Don't keep others waiting needlessly.
Go on that trip. Don't postpone it.
Say those words. Don't let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.
Write poetry.
Love Deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.
Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you - except YOU.
It isn't true that life does not get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.
Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.
Live your dreams.
Don't lose faith in God.
Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.
Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to someone is your time.
Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves.
God is good all the time!
Pada tahun 2004, semasa saya menulis buku pertama mengenai orang bujang, perangkaan menunjukkan pada tahun 2000 daripada 23 juta rakyat Malaysia, 13.2 juta belum pernah berkahwin (anggaran 7 juta lelaki bujang dan 6 juta wanita bujang). Saya cuba mendapatkan statistik terkini, tetapi belum ada. Pastinya statistik itu semakin meningkat apabila penduduk Malaysia meningkat (kini penduduk Malaysia melebihi 28 juta orang).
Rata-rata apabila membincangkan isu lewat kahwin... ... jari ditunding kepada wanita bujang:
"Awak memilih sangat." "Awak dah tinggi sangat jawatan/pendidikan, mana lelaki nak"
... jari juga ditunding kepada lelaki bujang:
"Awak tak de karisma sebagai seorang lelaki""Awak tak de harta, mana perempuan nak"
Betul ke, semua wanita bujang memilih dan semua lelaki bujang tiada karisma? Membuat andaian sebegitu, bermakna kita generalize dan bersangka buruk dengan semua wanita dan lelaki bujang. Bukan semua wanita bujang memilih dan bukan semua lelaki bujang tiada karisma. Ini soal jodoh.
Namun, tidak dinafikan ada di antara orang bujang ini meletakkan piawaian yang terlampau tinggi. Ini disebabkan dua faktor iaitu ego dan ambivalen. Amat rugilah mana-mana orang bujang yang meletakkan piawaian pasangan pilihan yang terlampau tinggi. Akibat dari pilihan ini, mereka sebenarnya akan terlepas pandang ramai potensi pasangan. Rugi, rugi.
Disebalik orang bujang yang mempunyai piawaian terlampau tinggi ini, ramai lagi sebenarnya orang bujang yang bersederhana dalam memilih. Malah, mereka mempunyai ciri-ciri seorang suami atau isteri yang berkarisma, cantik/hensem, baik budi bahasa, taat pada keluarga dan paling penting sayang pada Tuhan. Cuma, jodoh mereka sahaja yang lambat.
Menariknya, atas keyakinan akan janji Tuhan, "... perempuan yang baik untuk lelaki yang baik dan lelaki yang baik untuk perempuan yang baik" (an-Nur: 26), mereka ini tidak berputus asa, malah mereka berazam untuk mengubah diri mereka menjadi lebih baik.
Sebagai masyarakat, kita seharusnya membantu dan bukannya mencerca orang yang masih bujang. Jika tidak mampu membantu secara fizikal, sekurangnya bantulah mendoakan mereka (orang bujang) ini bertemu dengan jodoh yang terbaik.
Malah, sebagai manusia yang mempunyai kelemahan, keyakinan si bujang pada Tuhan dalam menunjukkan jalan yang lurus lagi diredhai amatlah penting. Percayalah, "Allah tidak akan membebani hambaNya melainkan sesuai dengan kemampuan hambaNya" (Al-Baqarah :286).
Justeru, keyakinan yang sama seharusnya diberikan dalam menghadapi ujian lewat jodoh. Anggaplah lewat jodoh sekadar ujian yang akan menaikkan tahap keimanan pada yang Esa.
Doa saya semoga Allah berikan yang terbaik kepada mereka yang benar-benar ingin merubah diri mereka menjadi yang terbaik. Percayalah pada janji Tuhan. Insya Allah, doa anda untuk bertemu pasangan pilihan akan dimakbulkan. Amin.