I love my lappie

When my dad got his EPF recently, he bought me the Sony Vaio W Series mini laptop in pink.

When I first got it, I was a bit dissappointed coz the webcam doesn't have a self-timer and I can't capture self-potraits :P.

But now that I'm in my final semester in university, I realized that it's such a practical gift! During this final sem, I need a mobile computer with me ALL THE TIME. For my final year project, for my Integrated design project.

I can do my work anytime and anywhere. For the Integrated project, all group members have to bring their own laptops to every meeting coz we need to work together on the Gantt charts and designs and everything. My friends have to carry their heavy lappies all the time.

And when I was in London, thanks to this cute lappie of mine, I could chat with my boyfriend and check my examination result.

My laptop even fits into my handbag! I'm just so grateful to have it. Thanks Dad!

Updates on my boring life

In the previous entry I stated that I need new shirts? Well, I bought 2 shirts today! Not at Dorothy Perkins, but at Reject Shop. Saw the purple and blue shirts at the Dorothy Perkins store in Sunway Pyramid and the colours are just oh-so-nice. But how come I didn't buy the DP shirts and went for Reject Shop???

REASONS:

1) I've been overspending in the past few weeks and I really can't afford Dorothy Perkins right now =( Price of 1 shirt at DP is RM79. I got 2 shirts at Reject Shop at that price.

2) Button-down shirts aren't really my style, so I don't want to spend a lot on them. I don't know, everytime I wear shirts I feel...old and boring.

Anyway, I bought 1 short sleeved and 1 long-sleeved shirt. The short sleeved shirt is a Zara Trf and it's purple. The long-sleeved shirt is stripey black and grey and I feel like a dude wearing it even if it has puffed sleeves.

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About my studies...

This semester I'm taking 4 classes (13 credit hours).

1) Project II

2) Integrated Civil Engineering Design Project

3) Statistics

4) Geographical Information System (GIS)

I have classes for 3 days only in a week. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The remaining 4 days in the week are public holidays for me. Sounds great right? Well, not that great. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday I am superbusy, I'll be going to Uniten as early as 7am in the morning, and coming home at night. I can't remember when was the last time I came home before sunset. Haha.

Need new clothes

I always feel like I need new clothes, constantly feeling like I have nothing to wear, even though my closet is already...ermm...overflowing and cannot be shut properly now.

Now I'm in my final semester, and I'm going to have presentations EVERY WEEK. So I need a few suitable attire for the presentations.

In Uniten, we have to wear formal on Mondays, and I usually stick to wearing baju kurung. But now every Tuesday I will have Integrated presentation, and I don't want to wear baju kurung all the time. I need more formal clothes.

At the moment I have only 2 long sleeved shirts (peach and white), 2 short sleeved shirts (black and pink) and 2 very classy but uncomfortable formal wear which I bought for my internship.

I like Dorothy Perkins' shirts. The colours are interesting.


Purple! My favourite!

Is this too bright? But it'll look great if worn with a black cardigan.

I like the belted waist! And the sleeve!

Another favourite of mine!

Actually I want all the items listed under "Formal Shirts" on the Dorothy Perkins website. Hehe.

Perfumes

Went to Amcorp Mall with Yasser today and I saw this kiosk that sells miniature perfumes! So cute okayyy! Feel like buying them all! But I can't coz I've spent too much already this week, and one small bottle of perfume cost about RM45. I think it's a bit pricey for a 10ml bottle (Or maybe it was less, 8ml I think, the bottles are so tiny!).

I love collecting perfumes. I rarely wear them though. My weakness: cute bottles. I've bought Anna Sui Love (the butterfly shape), Anna Sui Secret Wish (the green one), Vera Wang Princess, Thierry Mugler's Angel (and I don't even like the smell!)...all because of their bottles!

My perfume collection is not that massive...hehehe...excluding body mists and Body Shop EDTs.

Anyway, if I have lots of money (which I hope I will have in the near future), there are a few perfumes which I would like to have.
I want these Anna Sui perfumes: Night of Fancy (the purple peacock), Flight of Fancy (the yellow peacock), Rock Me (love the bottle!And the scent too!), Dreams (almost bought this in London but had to save money for something else more important), and Secret Wish Magic Romance (the pink bottle with the fairy on top).

The new limited edition Glam Princess! I want this too!

Rock Princess...I think this is limited edition as well...Wonder if I can still find it?

Floral Princess. This is no longer available either. I think.

By the way, I love the smell of Flora by Gucci as well!

"Stressed" spelled backwards is "desserts"

Reasons why my life is not so great right now:

1) Integrated project has started.

2) There's no hope of ever completing my final year project. Just now my supervisor asked me the status of my project. I wanted to say 'pending' but 'impossible' is a more suitable word.

3) I have the worst skin in the world.

I have pimples on my face. It happened because when I did the surveys among the public, I passed my pen around. And hands are where the bacteria accumulate. In fact, I've read somewhere that a human being's hand has more germs that a toilet bowl! Eww! So, about 30 people used my pen, and I came touched that pen, and it was very hot and I was sweating like a pig, so I WIPED MY SWEAT USING MY BARE HANDS! So that's how I got those pimples. Besides, did I mention that it was very hot and I was sweating? Yes, I did.

Haircare tips from me

Once upon a time, I wrote an entry called "Skincare tips from me". Now I'm gonna write about haircare, since some people asked me what are the products I'm using for my hair my hair. They said my hair is very black and thick.

But if you see me in person, my hair isn't that nice. My hair resembles a (black) mop. Haha. I have problems like dandruff and split ends. And a little bit of hair fall (Thank God my hair is still thick).

HAIRCARE TIPS

#1: I'm using Himalaya Protein Shampoo & Conditioner for Normal Hair. It's great if you want strong, healthy hair. This shampoo has no nice-smelling scent like other shampoo though.

#2: I see people my age already has grey hairs. In fact, I've found one grey hair on my head a few semesters ago! I googled the cure for premature greying of hair and found the solution--Indian gooseberry. So sometimes I applied Himalaya Protein Hair Cream on my hair (it's main ingredient is Indian gooseberry). The cream d0es not only prevent premature greying, it also promotes hair growth. Besides that, I also take B complex supplement as it helps in preventing premature greying.

STYLING TIPS

#1: If I want to curl my hair, I only use plastic rollers and Lucido-L Designing Aqua Hair Curl Lotion (Airy). That's it. I find that whenever I used heated curlers, the curls last for about half an hour only! Heat doesn't work on my hair. Plastic rollers work better. To make sure the curl last long, I use Lucido-L Hair Spray.

#2: And if I'm having one of those bad hair days (when my hair is wavy but not in a good way, in a more unflattering way), I use Sunsilk Straight & Sleek Anti-Frizz Lotion. Leaves hair feeling soft and smelling nice. And if that doesn't work, I'll have to use FORCE, which is the Vidal Sassoon Ceramic Straightening Brush. Haha. But this rarely happens. And I try to avoid using that brush very often, coz heat is not good for the hair (the brush works with a hair dryer).

Another important haircare tip which I never care about before, until now, is trimming your split ends. I once read that if you have split ends, your hair won't grow anymore. So always trim your hair a bit once it gets out of shape. Whenever I have long hair, I find that the rate of hair fall increases. But I only need to trim for about 1-2 inches, and the hairfall stopped. So don't be lazy to visit your hairdresser!

P/S: If you're interested, google the product images. I'm so malas to put the pictures here. Hehe sorry!

Final year project survey

My final year project requires lots of surveys to be done among schoolchildren, Uniten students and the public. Yesterday and today I did some surveys among Uniten students, but the result isn't complete yet! I still have to do 6 more surveys (I lost 1 completed survey form...hu hu).

Hmm...wanna know what are my findings? Not my findings about my project title, I won't bore you guys with the details. But my findings on the behaviour of students. When conducting the surveys, I got to meet lots of juniors (first year & second year students). Civil, electrical power and electrical & electronics students are sooo polite! IT and computer science students...hmm so-so. But the mechanical engineering students (I'm talking about juniors only okay, so I hope my friends won't flip out!)...hmm they're rude and harder to approach.

Today I did some surveys among the public. I only managed to go to 13 houses only due to time constraint. Cooperation from the people was OK. I brought my 2 PAs with me (my boyfriend and my mum). Both of them enjoy doing my project more than I do. I encountered many kind of people. Som interesting types...

1. Friendly old men. This type gave the best cooperation!

2. Pakcik who is vain and couldn't stop talking, and acted as if he's being interviewed by TV3. He gave long explanantion to each question, and I couldn't proceed to the next question until he shut up. I was taking some pictures of the surrounding areas of his house, and he insisted that I took some pictures of his grape vine. OK lah pakcik, whatever makes you happy.

So in conclusion, the pakciks are the best people to conduct surveys on!

I haven't analyze the results yet, but I can say that Bandar Baru Bangi residents have high level of awareness. They really care about the environment. They are even willing to stop using tissues and plastic bags! At first I thought, "How can you survive without tissue?" Their answer? Use a hanky!

Resolutions

A new semester has started, and New Year is approaching. I'm not the type of person who makes resolutions every year (did I make any last year? I can't remember), but this time there are some things that I want to achieve.

1) Read more serious books and less chick lits
Starting with Brilliant Answers to Tough Interview Questions, and followed by The Sun Tzu's Strategies for Marketing (or something boring like that, I couldn't remember the exact title). But this is gonna be hard for me coz that day I was reading a book on personal finance and I fell asleep. But I have to try and equip myself with all the knowledge coz it'll be useful when I work.

2) Exercise
1 hour, 5 days a week. Err...this is even tougher than resolution #1.

3) Go on Atkins diet
I want to cut down on those refined carbs and sugary food.

4) Graduate with a CGPA of 3.5 or above so that my PTPTN loan can be converted to scholarship

In Love With Pedal Works

Bought a pair of Pedal Works T-bar heels at ISetan KLCC just now.

I love Pedal Works because their shoes are STYLISH and COMFORTABLE. Wearing a pair of Pedal Works shoes is like wearing comfortable brands like Scholl, Hush Puppies, etc.

London trip-Day 5

Last day :,-(

Checked out of Hyde Park Towers, left our bags there and went out for some last minute shopping in Bayswater.

Bought this brown H&M bag that I had been lusting for ever since I arrived in London, some toiletries at Boots which include Burt's Bees lip balm (Burt's Bees products aren't available in Malaysia right?).

Went to Malaysia Hall for lunch, but it was closed because of Raya Haji. So we ate at this horrible kebab place (all the food are very salty!). After lunch, we took some photos at the hotel and then went to the airport.

At the airport, it took us forever to check in, the counter staffs were slow and lousy. I hate Heathrow terminal 4. Then we hang out at the Golden Lounge again. It's nice, but the one in Malaysia has more variety of food. Didn't take any photos coz I was in a bad mood at that time (don't ask!).

That's all for my holiday stories.

I miss London already :,-(

London trip-Day 4

The fourth day of the trip was interesting. I went to Madame Tussauds! For the first time! Yup, that's right. I've been to London many times but never visited Madame Tussauds before. I went to the museum on a Wednesday so I thought it wouldn't be packed. I was wrong. The museum was ful of tourists and it's hard to take pictures with the wax figures.

Next, I went to Covent Garden coz my mum wanted to look for some cheap paintings. There were none. The paintings there were not worth buying, and that place was so boring. I never like markets.

There were a lot of other intesting sights at Covent Garden, like a guy posing as a knight statue. At first I thought it was a real statue! But then I realized that it was a human painting his face and body with metallic paint and wearing knight costume. And there's another guy posing as a robot, wearing all these recycled plastic bottles on his body. So creative! Didn't take pictures of them though, coz you have to pay. 

London trip-Day 3

The third day marked the end of our stay at Malaysia Hall. Malaysia Hall only allows guests to stay for 2 nights, and if there's any vacancy, you can extend your stay. But my mum doesn't wanna stay for another 2 nights there.

We were told to check out by 12am, so in the morning we couldn't go anywhere far, we just walked around the Bayswater area (where we were staying).

What a beautiful day. I love this kind of weather. Sunny but cold.

Whiteleys shopping mall. I love this mall. There's H&M, La Senza, Marks & Spencer, Gap, HMV, Book etc, Accessorize, Tie Rack, Starbucks, Zara...

After we checked out of Malaysia Hall and checked into Hyde Park Towers hote, we went to High Street Kensington for some window shopping.

I just love this place!

Took some pictures at Kensington Gardens. Not many pictures though. It was freezing cold I couldn't even hold the camera!

Kensington Palace...oh that's my parents.

This duck sure knows how to pose. When I pointed my camera at it, it stopped in its tracks and posed for the camera.

It was very windy that day. The wind was...urm...abnormal. I've never experienced this kind of wind before in Malaysia. The London wind blew me off my feet...literally.

London trip-Day 2

I woke up on my second day in London and went for breakfast at the Malaysia Hall canteen. Then I went back to my room and Skyped with my boyfriend. He told me that the exam result's out! And he got dean's list for the first time. His GPA was 3.69! That's the highest GPA I could get and he beat me! And that was his last semester! He already graduated! Getting Dean's list for the first and the last time, that's the sweetest thing that could happen to someone!

Before I went to London, I had warned my bf not to look at my results if it came out. But that morning I couldn't stand it anymore. How could I enjoy my holiday if thoughts of failing Foundation Engineering came running through my mind? So I told him to check. Guess what? I passed that killer subject with a C+. And my GPA is 3.60. Yeah, Dean's list. But still lower than my bf's GPA! You guys won't understand how I feel! I'm a perfectionist. I HAVE TO BE BETTER THAN EVERYONE!

But still, 3.60 is still considered as a good result, so that day I went shopping with a happy heart. I decided to "reward" all my hard work by splurging on some clothes at H&M.

Oh I just love Christmas deco...

The Selfridges

London trip-Day 1

This is my 9th trip to London. I went there for the first time when I was a baby, couldn't remember much. It was during my second trip that I fell in love with that place (I was 13 years old). I just love everything about London, no one will understand that.

This trip is special. We got to use the Golden Lounge. I've been to Golden Lounge before, but only for domestic trips. The Golden Lounge for international flights is oh-so-nice.

I had tomato rice, some chocolates...that's it! Had to watch my weight! I didn't want to appear chubby in my holiday photos.

The flight took 13 hours, but Malaysia Airlines had a good variety of inflight entertainment. I watched The Time Traveller's Wife and P.S.I Love You.

Arrived at the new Heathrow terminal 4 at 5am. The airport was boring, not many shops there. I could only check into Malaysia Hall at 2pm, so I had to wait at the airport for 8 hours!

Fortunately, my dad discovered YOTEL. It's a small hotel located in the terminal building itself. Very convenient if you have to transit at the airport for long hours or if you have an early flight and do not want to go to the airport very early in the morning.

The rooms have a pinkish hue to it...very nice!

The rooms are extremely small, you can't move around much in it. This bed is foldable.

Everything is "folded" neatly into the wall to minimize space. Cool!

The bathroom.

There's a hole under the bed for you to store your luggage.

The Monsoon shower.

The controls for lights, TV, bed etc.

Finally at 2pm we checked out of YOTEL and took the tube to Bayswater station. Malaysia Hall is about 15 minutes walk from the station.

My room in Malaysia Hall which I had to share with my mum.

How rude!

This evening, as soon as I landed at KLIA, my mum wanted to go to the toilet so I accompanied her. There was a queue outside the toilet cubicles. Then suddenly a group of Malay girls cut the queue and proceeded to the toilet!

I wasn't in the queue, I was in front of the mirror fixing my hair. But I imagine if I'm in the queue. If I needed to go to the toilet so badly. And a group of pre-teen, annoying, kampung Malay girls cut the queue.

A British lady in the queue politely told them to queue up and wait for their turn. You know how those minah reacted?

The fattest one said, "Bodo la dia tu ada ke patut dia suruh kita queue dia ingat dia siapa pandai-pandai je nak suruh orang menyampah betul aku dengar rasa nak lempang je aku tak suka la orang macam tu macam bagus je dia tu dah la datang negara orang..."

And she droned on and on and on, complaining about the British lady. Seriously, she's a motormouth! I feel ashamed of being a Malaysian, or a Malay, more precisely. Those people are so freaking rude! Is it so hard to queue?!

I really admired British courtesy (and their weather, and their shops as well.Hehe). I wish Malaysians can be more polite.

Ghost story

I've heard lots of ghost stories. Mostly it happened in a hostel at a boarding school, or at my cousin's school or at someone else's house. It always take place at SOMEONE ELSE'S place. Never at my place where I've lived or stayed, whether in Uniten apartment or at my parents' house.

Until now.

A few days ago, it was during Maghrib. My mum heard someone outside our house calling her. She peeked out of the window to see who it was, but there was nobody. And instantly, her cat Koko ran towards the sliding door. And Koko was acting creepy. As if she saw someone...or something. People say animals can see ghost and dead people right? *Shivering*

Anyway, this morning, my next door neighbour told my mum that her maid had been experiencing some "scary" situation. When she's sleeping, she feels like a burden or some sort of "weight" on top of her. She feels suffocated and scared, so she had been sleeping with my neighbour's kids.

This kind of feeling only happens when a place is haunted. I've heard many horror stories from people. It's always the same. People feeling something "heavy" on them, when they're sleeping. OK I'm so creeped out here...

My neighbour asked whether my mum had been experiencing any of these things. Then my mum told her about hearing someone calling her name during Maghrib.

So what actually is going on here? Mum said that there's a abandoned house on my street. People are always moving in and moving out of the house. The house is always undergoing renovation. It is believed that the house has a penunggu, in other words, it is haunted.

So far I haven't been experiencing any of these creepy things. I've always read ayat Qursi. And I always sleep late, and when I go to the toilet at night, it always seem eerily quiet. But I read the doa before going to toilet, and I read the doa practically before doing anything, so I believed I will be OK.

Oooh I'm sooo scared.

Funny

There's a guy on Facebook who thinks that I had plastic surgery on my chin.

At first I don't get the meaning of "Awak buat ke?". What? I make my own chin? And then I got it. He's wondering if I've done any works on my chin. Haha.

If I were to think on the negative side, I would think that my face (or just chin, precisely) looks fake. But I'm gonna look on the bright side and take it as a compliment.

Career fair

Went to the career fair at PWTC with my boyfie.

Met my friend, Wani, there. She applied for Faber and KLIA Holdings. Both are engineering companies. Good for her. She has directions in life and she knows exactly what she wants.

Me? Since I have no real ambitions whatsoever, and I've already given up on civil engineering, I submitted my resume to a BANK and I approached a real estate company. Hahaha.

I learnt that my career path is not limited to civil engineering only. I can venture into lots of other fields. Companies hire people with degrees, doesn't matter what course you studied. As long as you're willing to accept a career change and willing to learn, then why not? This confirmed what my industrial training supervisor had told me. Just because I have a degree in civil engineering, does not mean I'll end up becoming a civil engineer.

It's been 10 days since the last day of final exam

What have I been doing? I sleep early without having to worry whether I've completed this project or that project, and I get to wake up LATE. I watch DVDs...I'm running out of DVDs to watch now. I read books. I haven't got the chance to read all the books which I bought during my internship days. I go on dates.

I feel relaxed. This is a refreshing change compared to my previously busy schedule.

Actually I planned to do my final year project during this holiday, but trying to get permission to visit schools is like asking the government to send me into space or something.Susah betul.

In the end I gave up, and decided to become a polar bear and hibernate during the holidays.

Oh, by the way, I've been so "busy" that I am almost unknown in this neighbourhood which I live in. Kids would point at me and ask my mum, "Aunty, sape tu?" And my mum would tell them "Tu Kak Nana, anak aunty."

After this I'll make a point to go to any open house/kenduri/party being held in this area.

Come have a look at my boring stamps!

Was forced by my mum to clean up some old boxes of mine, and guess what I've found! Lots of stamp albums! Yup! Now I'm collecting handbags and shoes, but when I was a kid I collected stamps. What a nerd!

I have stamps from almost every country in the world. You name it, I got it.

Presenting to you...some of my massive stamp collections!

Banyak kan???Ke ade orang yang lagi banyak??Cepat tunjuk!