love.

“Surely, with difficulty there is ease’.

i love this surah.

Things happen for a reason. this is hard to accept, esxp when it turns your life around in to shit.But the beauty of it that you eventually do learn to accept. and when you do, you get to have your life back. sometimes the universe takes it up a notch and makes it even better. 🙂

smile. and take comfort in the fact that things will pass.

they say, good things come to those who wait. inshallah.

assalamualaikum SIS.

kiss me.

omg. bebau jua mulut org sebalah ku ani. like seriously, if you think you’re going to be YAWNING the whole session, make sure you come with brushed teeth. it’s mihir. i feel like snatching has hand and yank it IN TO the bowl of mints in the middle of the table. oh god. he just yawned again. ada kucing mati kali dalam mulutnya ani.

err…meow…

kucing mati pasal mulutnya bebau. bukan bebau pasal ada kucing mati dalam mulutnya.

heh.

anyway, its monday. my holidays are finally over. it’s gonna take me at least a few more months to go on my next leave. which has got to be in september by the way cause Nat’s wedding reception is in September. which i can’t afford to miss. for alot of reasons, mainly, i HAVE to SEE her to kawin to BELIEVE it 😀

dude, can u not breathe??????????

ah. can’t post like this.

too smelly. *remind self to move to a diff seat during coffee break.

kiss me.

You know how they have those daily ‘Katak di Bawah tempurong’ sessions on Pelangi FM? Today, my curiosity got the better of me as i went on google and searched for GOOD MORNING TOWELS. In my 26 years of existence. almost 26 years of existence (please don’t remind me, next time) i have seen his towel EVERYWHERE. exsp around an ‘Uncle’ or an ‘Aunty’s; necks on afternoons at the tasek. Ive always wondered how did a towel became so famous????

this blogger wrote something about the origins of the towel.

BUT I STILL WANT TO KNOW HOW DID IT BECOME SO PEMES? DATS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. kali, tuala ani pernah manang peraduan menyanyi ASIA BAGUS taun 1997 kali?

sama kenapa namanya Good Morning? if it was used to medically treat cuts or whatever..shouldn’t the name have more of a medical ring to it? like

GOODMORNDOL? (after Dettol)
GOODMORNEX? (after Protex)
GOODMORNGATE? (after colgate?)

ataupun tuala DOKTOR GOOD MORNING.

……this leads me to another question..

sama jua mcm tiger balm.. kenapa tiger balm kana panggil tiger balm? pasalnya ya adiberadi sama tiger beer kah?

cali2 jua nama produk dari cina ani.

……

nya org, jangan malu betanya. kalau malu, SASAT JALAN. tapinya kdg2 kalau luan banyak betanya atu..kana marahi jua………

kekekeke…

but it’s so funny how google have answers to almost anything and just everything. i love it.

Google Search: Why is YOKO YOKO called YOKO YOKO?
Google Search: Banyak Banyak burger, burger apa yang paling nyaman?
Google Search: Kenapa samut suka makan gula?
Google Search: Kenapa Katak dibawah tempurung? kenapa inda bawah mija kah? bawah kerusi kah?
Google Search: kenapa no telipun pulis di brunei 993 bukan 911?
Google Search: Cara cara ber wudhu yang sunat sahaja.
Google Search: Jenis jenis Ginchu MIRAH yang Halal, yang dapat di gunakan tanpa was was.
Google Search: maksud was was
Google Search: adakah cuma produk Zaitun yang dpt di gunakan tanpa was was?
Google Search: apa erti SYAK WAS SANG KA, dan Zaitun ini ibu siapa?
Google Search: cara cara mencari jodoh yang baik.
Google Search: tmpat mencari jodoh.
Google Search: tarikh haribulan mansuh lesen kereta kawan ku si jamal.

….siap siap hari kana tampar ku jua krg uleh google.

kiss me

running out of things to watch. it’s summer. which means it’s the end of the season for most tv-series. Gossip Girl won’t be back until fall. it’s sounds so wierd when someone from the tropics of asia starts referring to months as seasons. mcm oh. “they won’t be back till winter”. those who understand would know this would usually mean December. January. February (if understand nice) tapi yang inda paham atu (like my own conscious) would actually question me back and go ‘Winter?? Serious kah Winter. Bila jua winter disini ani.. ku liat ujan pun. panas pun. nada pun ku pandai meng on heater dirumah ani……beselipar jua ku ni tangah2 winter ani, bepaloh paloh lagi..garu garu…’

AHAKZ.

i hate winter. i sleep with the fan on. sometimes in the afternoons i keep my windows open and can sleep for hours in the comfort of the hot-afternoon breeze. so u can see how i can get very anti-winter. Being in 8 degree Melbourne made me realize that i don’t actually miss living there anymore. I’m actually quite happy to be back in Brunei. I love my sunshine and i love being out in the sun even if it makes me tan up like a buruk 1 cent coin. 😀

i am like a Sim. i like my sun light. my future house will have tall french windows with a view of the sea and it will also have high speed internet connection that can tell freakin E-speed to suck it.

this post is pretty random.

so what.

kiss me.

work is dawning on me like a mother fucker. if only we had flexible times .. no. fuck that. if only we had a proper 2 day weekend… at least there would be something to smile about. ah.. a two-day rest. one can only dream.. unless, i decide to pack my shit up and go PREBET. huhu. but no. i am here. to serve my country. because i love my country. i. i just hope, one day..my country would be able to love me back.

ANYWAY,

catching up with Kaka Lisa at mats today for coffee.

kiss me.

bloody hell. good thing my mom posted on my facebook wall and told me to re-check my itinerary. haha. this always NEVER happens to me. always. alwayssssss. syazwana what is wrong with you syazwana. most days you lose track of time..and then you lose things..soon i will be losing my mind. if only personal assistants were available to buy off supermarket shelves kan? like those instant Taco Shells. mcm..hmm ok.. for this week..ill have the one..in MILD.

a mildy spiced mexicano taco as a personal assistant sounds delicious.

i agree. 100%.

so anyway. i was supposed to catch the midnight flight.. but departure has been delayed to 5am. daym.
5AM??? MY BODY CLOCK will be fucked again. i saved two sleeping pills for the 5hr plane ride.. but if im only going to sleep at 5am.. i’m still going to wake up in tropical brunei freakin sleepy INNIT?

so yes. to some up my melbourne trip very quickly.. its now safe to say that i have had my closure. apart from my MESSY HAIR and BLACK ensembles,nothing else seems to fit. things have changed, people have moved on. and despite all the shenanigans i face back home, i’m pretty content with where i am now. and i have no regrets leaving this place.

Melbourne’s like your first boyfriend you know? I may no longer want to live here anymore but there will always be a special place in my heart for Melbourne.

Melbourne, I Love You.

kiss me.

2nd last day in melbourne. last night in melbourne. whoop whoop (with a sad face). lol how can you whoop whoop with a sad face ah? u can only do it when you’re on holidays i guess. lol. a few more days and then back to reality. i will transform in to Cinderella again.. but a fatter, unlhealthier, ASIAN KAMPONG GIRL version.

i’ve gained so much weight it’s not even funny. from day one, i was worried that ive gained a few pounds since the Hungarian trip and will gain a few more pounds this trip. tapi yang hairannya, the more i worry, the more i ate. so what’s the point kan? i had to let myself go..just for a few more days. i’m sure it’ll be easy to get back in to the rythm of (the falling rain…) exercising when i get home.

so, thats what ive done the whole time im here. makan till the heart is content. the following is a list of eateries that i’ve patroned since arriving in melbourne:

Nandos – 3 days in a row.
Koko Black – For the best ice chocoloate in the ice chocolate planet
Old Kingdom – the best (halal) peking duck in town.
Flemington Kebabs – the only place where i can find toasted kebabs.
Max Brenners – also 3 days in a row. ill probably puke at the mention of STRAWBERRIES AND FONDUE at the end of the trip.
Esteler – Nasi Uduk
Achelya – for over-priced Iskander.
the movies for Boysen berry choc top!

yum. im just waiting for the rain to clear up so that i can go for my run. im just creating more space to eat.

like they say..

“when in melbourne, eat like a pig and then go home looking like a pig, go stadium, sweat like a pig and until don look like a pig anymore”

no idea who said this. but, hey. wise words. the one who thought of it must be a very wise woman.. (points to self ooo yeahhh!!!)

*pinches own cheeks*

syazwana, u so cute wo.

kizz me.

. If there’s anything else that melbourne is famous for apart from it’s food and coffee culture, it would be shopping. And i’m not just talking about the generic lines of clothing shops such as Sportsgirl, Cotton On, Supre, Dotti and more recently Zara. Melbourne was famous for its secret little clothing boutiques tucked behind quiet lanes.

These precious boutiques would usually carry a selection of cute and trendy clothing by local and international designers.. and perhaps what makes the shops more special are their interiors. Depending on the owners individual taste and creativity, the shops would usually have quirky designs.

ive managed to cover all the main streets that the shops are located in the city in one day. Most of the old ones have gone bankrupt. At first i thought it was just me… turns out that i was right, my friends who are in retail here confirmed that retail in melbourne, is just as good as dead.

A friend that runs a boutique here somewhere in the city used to earn approximately $30,000 a month and this has significantly reduced to only 10k-15k/month. which is crazy kan? The aftershocks of the 08 Global financial crisis was the major culprit for this but things have been made more difficult with increase in property/shop rentals . Despite the fact that the australian economy is now at its highest point, ever since the global financial crisis, it was a bit too late, the damage has been done.

The main players in the industry (the more generic brands) would have the $$ to continue on and flourish, but the small businesses (the boutiques, what melbourne is famous for) have no choice but to close shop.

I’ve also noticed how the quality of material that some of the shops use have been significantly downgraded. The impact is evident on the fashion industry especially when you’re in a business of selling something that is not a NEED but a WANT.

bagus la i guess no shopping for me! it’s ok. im fine to just veg out on the couch in front of nawa’s big ass tv the whole time im here 😀

kiss me.

woot. woot.

Second day.

ive been woot wooting all week. barijap. krg jadi woot woot.

‘woot woot’ ani kalau benda, apa bendanya? it sounds like a penyumbat. ku woot woot krg mulut mu.

ran from city point – south gate- melbourne central. surprisingly, it wasn’t even an 8km run. 7 ganya. what do you know, melbourne’s not so big after all. it’s pretty gloomy and cold and i didn’t even run the whole stretch. the cold air makes it harder for me to run. balik ku kerumah tadi AMPUS. hahaha. it was really embarassing to stand next to the other pedestrians at a traffic light.. WHEEZING. ilang cool. lawa sudah makai seluar dalam di luar mcm superman. huhu.

didn’t do much today. not planning to. im off to coles in abit. and then im gonna call it a day.

its so good to not be doing anything. 😀

kith me.