Inside My Head

There are a lot of things that I wanna write today, but unfortunately...I can't publish them here publicly. I wish I could. Sometimes, I wish I can just go to therapy so that I can just talk talk talk and still it's private and confidential (or is it?..ahahah).

Today is a public holiday for Selangor and few other states, however...although my office is located in Batu Caves, somehow it end up at the borderline and considered as Kuala Lumpur. sigh.....so, hubby is on holiday today and I took leave. huhuhuhu....I really can't take it. Yesterday, I almost can't open my eyes....super damn sleepy. I didn't do much today, just lazing around at home and tidy up few things at home. Actually, I am still in the process of wrapping about 20 more mugs to send out.

Ok, some of you might be blur about this whole mug thing. Remember the Eclipse screening I organized in July? Well, these mugs are door gift we gave to the guests. So, after the event, we had some extras, we decide to sell them of to cover back the cost. (Yes, we don't take profit...next time maybe I should take profit for all the hard work). This will be the 3rd and final batch of delivery.

However, at this point of time, I'm having problems on how to wrap the mug. I have wrapped them the best way I know how (with bubble wrap, few layers of newspaper etc) but the 2nd batch delivery (20 mugs) had problem and some of them were broken. I send it via normal parcel delivery and I also put "fragile" sticker on each box. One of the buyer received the mug broken and the postman told her that, if normal parcel...no matter if we put "fragile" sticker, they will simply ignore it. WTF?????? Then why the hell the guy at the counter gave me the stickers in the first place? Just to have fun looking at me pasting it one by one on all the boxes? And the postman also said that only if we sent via poslaju they will give special treatment. Again....WTF???? What the hell is the difference? What I know is, poslaju means....it will arrive the next day (and it cost more because of the urgency) and normal parcel will be send within 2-4 working days (and cost a bit less). But parcel is still a parcel and if the customer indicate there "fragile", it's their responsibility to take care of it.

They even say that, they are not liable for improper or poor packing. Just how is good packaging looks like? And if only 15% from the same item send out was damage during delivery, who's fault is that? Me for poor packaging? or the postman for stupidly irresponsible handling?? uuurghhhh.....to me, if poor packaging, each and every unit that I send out will be damage. Seriously!!! I felt like I wanna kick some a**!! That's the problem with our service industry....most of the staff only work because they need to work and does not have the sense of responsibility. That's what you get when you work with human. sigh.....

So, now..I'm trying to find ways to again minimize the damage during delivery. I will have to spend more time wrapping this final batch. To those who still haven't receive your mug, if you are reading this post, please be patient as I'm working my best to ensure that the mug is delivered to you safely.

Good Philosophy

This afternoon, I got an email from my ex-boss (yeah...he's a cool guy and always forward me some cool emails). Somehow, I love this one email with good philosophy (quote) and a particular one really grab my attention.



Somehow I think the philosophy is so true :). When you start making someone else as a priority and not yourself, you start living for them and not yourself. So, if you are doing this, STOP!! Live your life to the fullest first....before you start living for others. Make decisions that will benefit you without taking into account others. I know it may seem selfish....but sometimes....you need to.

But then again, that's just me. Different people might have different perspective. :)

Just Another Day

I know I said that my next post might be about my 3rd year anniversary trip to Bali, but not feeling like it. So, today started as any other normal day in my life. It's basically just a boring routine. Gosh! I need to do something to break this boredom. Seriously! I wish I can just skip work just like I skipped classes during my school and university days. ahahaha.....those days were awesome! hmmm....I missed those carefree and nothing to worry days.

How did I get to where I am now? Sometimes, I wished I would make a better decision in my life. But what the heck..I'm gonna be 30 this year....so it would be too late to change it, I just have to live with it and hope to make better decision in the future :P. So, as usual...I was still "asleep" when I reach my office and I did my task as usual while yawning once in awhile.

The only thing different is, my dad got back from umrah today and I am supposed to meet him. I missed him during his departure to Mekkah because I actually forgot that he's flying that day. I got a call from my brother at around 11.00pm saying my dad is at the airport and he is with him. hmmm....since it's a weekday, I opt not to go because it was already late. However, even today I didn't get the chance to meet him because he's boarding at 6.40pm flight back to Terengganu and I got home at 5.00pm. So between then and waiting for my hubby to get home, it was too late to drive to KLIA. I miss him actually. Not sure how long have I not seen him in person.

Nevertheless, I thank God for the modern technology that we have nowadays. I made a video call to my dad and get to see him. He was cute with his incomplete row of teeth (I know it might sound cheeky...but he was cute).... ahahahaha....and he laughs when I wave goodbye to him. ahahaha....once in a while I would chat with him via skype and other chat channel that he has. :)) Technology does bring things closer than it looks, doesn't it?

Sometimes, I wonder....if my dad didn't get married another one and my parents didn't get a divorced, how would my life turn out to be? One thing for sure, I might not meet my beloved hubward (that's what we twihards call our husband..LOL). So, things happen for a reason and Allah have a funny way of putting everything in place.

Things Happened

Wow! It has been like almost 6 months since my last entry on this blog. I wanted to write, but everything is so scrambled up inside my head, I decided not too. For one, I don't think anyone would miss my entry at all. I mean, look at the number of my followers. Only 4, how sad is that? ahahaha...well, I created this blog mainly just to write down what's in my head and don't really expect many people would love to read it or follow my blog. :). So, 4 is good enough for me.

So, what have I been doing for the last 6 months? A lot! Let me see.....I was super busy with Twilighters Malaysia event for the screening of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and was happy that the screening went superbly well. I sincerely hoped that all those guest had a good time. I put a lot of sweat and hard work into it. Actually I am proud to say that I manage to pull it off alone. However, I was also lucky to have those who helped me on the event day itself. Otherwise, I might have to be a supergirl to do all that work. Fuh! Ouh...btw, the event was on 07.07.2010 ad you can read about the event here.

I was also interviewed by Malaysia Hari Ini (MHI), TV3 to explain the twilight phenomenon. ehehehe...not too bad huh? First time on tv and I was a bit nervous but excited at the same time. I am excited to share my passion for Twilight (I can never explain why I actually love it!..I just love it). ouh, I was not alone, I was with my partner in twicrime...Nurul Naseron (the one who went to Japan with me). If there was no time limit, we could have explain and go on and on and on about twilight. aahahaha...the positive side was, Twilighters Malaysia gets the publicity and since then, our members have grown.

A screencap taken by my ex-roomate of me on TV. ahaha

Twilighters Malaysia (me and Nurul) featured in Galaxie Magazine for Eclipse event

While I am talking about event here, my sister got married in May while my brother in June. See, those past three months were full with events. :)

Hmm...let see, what else did I do? I moved house (yes! finally) end of June 2010. Now, I don't have to climb up stairs just to get to my third floor apartment, there's no stupid leaves stuck all over my car and I don't have to worry about where to park my car if I decide to come home late. Well, my hubby was happy too. Finally, he gets to buy a new bike and a bicycle without worrying someone would steal them. uhuhuhu. Ouh..did I mention I had a miscarriage again? yeah....again. But this time, it was at a very early stage. I guest it's due to all those heavy lifting while I moved house. At least I get to be happy for 6 days. :P

Ouh, I was also busy seeing a gynea...yeah....to help me get pregnant. Honestly, I am already tired of it and think I wanna give up altogether. Too much money have been spent. Might be, I'm not meant to have a child. But then, I pity my hubby and know he would be disappointed. sigh....so....I'm still trying. The doc said, there's nothing wrong with me. Seriously?? hmmm......

I forgot to mentioned I also switched job. Now, I am in procurement. A totally different thing than what I've did before. I wanted something to do with event, but then...you can't always get what you want, rite? As of now, I am enjoying this new workplace. I even get to do some sports activities with my new colleague. :D. And the best thing is, my new workplace is only 10-15 minutes from my new house. Superb!! And I will be home by 6.00pm. Awesome!!



Ok, I think I have babble quite a lot and don't want to bore you with my boring life story. :P. My next entry might be about my 3rd year wedding anniversary trip to Bali. :))

Me in The Star Newspaper

Ahahahah.....talk about being instantly famous! As you've already read from my previous entry, I went for the E! News Asia host audition in Lot 10 last Thursday. I think I didn't mentioned being interviewed by The Star newspaper. Well, actually they interviewed a few of us fresh faces who are trying our luck. So, here is the article.

Although the competition is really stiff, I still hope I get the chance to go to the next level. ;)

Trying My Luck @ E! New Asia Host Audition

Wow!! It has been so long since I've updated my blog. Well maybe becoz my life now is more of a boring routine. :P. Plus, I am bit busy with my work (uurghhhh!!! I hate targets) and Twilighters Malaysia at the same time. Though, I love managing Twilighters Malaysia. I love all the twihards!!! LOL

Well, to break out of my routine...I decided to go for E! News Asia host audition. I got to know about the search for quite awhile but decided to go for it at the very last minute. Actually, 2 days before to be exact. ahahahahahah. The audition was on 11th Feb (Thursday) and I went to search for new clothes/dress just the day before. I haven't shopped for new clothes for quite sometime now. Yes!! Trust me.....I can't remember when was the last time I really shopped other than shopped online for Twilight merchandise.

I wasn't feeling that nervous rite until I arrive at the registration counter as I saw all these celebrities also trying out their luck. Who? hmm....Sazzy Falak, Sarimah Ibrahim, Nina, JJ, Rudy, Jac Victor, Hani Madu and I'm sure there are more that I didn't mention. Talk about intimidated.

Me at the audition :D.

I registered, got my script (Thank God for the script!!) and my number. We were asked to remember 2 paragraphs from the script given. Oh! And my beloved fren Nurul was there to give me support and coach me a bit on how to present the script. Thanx Nurul ;). Love yah!!

The wait was excruciatingly nerve wrecking. I just felt like I want to get done with. I even thought of going back coz it was damn hot and I have been standing for almost 2 hours. Gah! And....my parking is gonna cost me a fortune. LOL! But, I didn't and I am glad I stuck around and did the audition as it was a fun experience. No doubt my heart was beating fast like I was doing bungee jump.

How did my audition go? I think I can only give 5 out 10. :(. I had to do a few retake to get rid of the nerves. But hey, as a first timer, not so bad. :D. The director (I think he is the director, I was to nervous to remember his name, sorry) said I looked good an screen. eheheheh...that is a bonus and flattering. Now I know how I look on screen. The one thing I regretted was not asking to do a last overall retake :(. sigh...and being the perfectionist that I am, I am gonna punch myself every time I look back on that day. And that, will be for quite sometimes. Gosh! I am gonna have a lot of bruises. ahahahahah

Well, maybe I can make up for it if I do get through to next level. Daydreaming.....:P. But who knows if it's my luck and my life is changed forever!! Ah! I also want to thank all my friends for all the wishes and support!! Thank you very much!! xoxoxo

My Journey to Japan - New Moon Tokyo Fan Event

Japan is one of the Asian country in my list that I was looking forward to go to but never in a million years I thought it will actually happen. Well, fortunately....a miracle happened and I was of to Japan..not only to visit the country but also to meet my Edward Cullen...Robert Pattinson himself and everything is sponsored. YATTAAA!!! You can see The Twilight Saga is all over my blog :D.

I think my journey was fated. If I am still pregnant, I will be on my 8th month and I couldn't travel all the way to Japan. So what do you know....God did have a good reason for my miscarriage ;)

So, you can read on how did I manage to get to Japan on the Twilighters Malaysia blog.

Departing from KLIA (Nisa, Nurul, me and Sunie)

Arrived in Narita Airport 6.05am on Tuesday 3rd November 2009. The weather was nice...but as we arrive in Shinagawa, it was cold (at least to us :P). The first day was dedicated fully for the New Moon Tokyo Fan Event. We got to Shinagawa at around 10am and went straight to our hotel to leave our luggage then go directly to Shinagawa Intercity Hall to redeem our tickets for the event. At this point of time, both of us are hungry, but being in a foreign place...we decide to skip breakfast and lunch :P. To cut it short, the event starts at 6.30pm and and ended somewhere around 7.30pm. My overall rating for the event? 5 out of 10...hmmm. BUT ROB WAS 200 OUT OF 100...ulalalalalala :D

However, I did make new frens (fellow twihard of course) at the event and was so happy to know them. Katie, Laurel and Mel are US Navy wives based in Japan, and they are so cool and friendly. I even got a gift from Laurel, a key chain from Forks, the place where the Twilight starts ;). She went to Forks, WA last summer. THANK YOU LAUREL, IT'S AWESOME!!

Nurul & I were thrilled to receive the Forks key chain from Laurel :D

The full event chronology will be posted at Twilighters Malaysia blog.

Since we are going back to Kuala Lumpur on a morning flight on Thursday, Wednesday was dedicated solely for sight seeing and shopping. So we start of our day by taking the train to Shibuya, they say it is a place to shop. Well...it's kind of true, coz I manage to get 70% of the things I need to buy there :D. Commuting by train in Japan is a bliss of heaven. The system is superb and I am very amazed. There are like 15 train lines, and yet everything runs smoothly with no hick-up. I think if we were to have that here in Malaysia, everything will go coo-coo and delayed. All the train lines are centralize in one station in each place and it is such a breeze journey except at first we were a bit confused but later, as we got a hang of it, we were happy to hop on and off the train. I really love their system. Before that, we manage to get our breakfast at Anderson Bakery at Shinagawa train station. The bread was heavenly.

I think most of us in the world know that Japanese are very well disciplined and YES!! they are indeed. There are no cutting queues even as everyone was rushing. They even queue up to go on an escalator...seriously!! And as they got on, they will keep to the left (even if a couple is going up/down the escalator, they will separate and be in line). Only those who are really rushing will use the right side.

They are also friendly, helpful and most of them can either understand or speak English. So, it is not too hard to communicate. As I arrived in Shibuya, I was trying to find a Mizuno shop (yeap, you guess it rite..my hubby is the one who ordered) and couldn't find any. I end up in Puma shop in Shibuya and asked them where is the nearest Mizuno shop? The sales assistant gladly help and immediately help to search for the shop online using her laptop. She wrote down the address, phone number and gave me a map to the shop. So, Nurul and I began walking towards the Mizuno shop which according to the Puma girl is about 15 mins walk. Walking is such a norm in Japan, trust me and you don't feel tired at all but your feet will hurt if you don't wear the right shoes :P.

Later, we were at a junction and was a bit confused with the direction and we saw a cute Japanese guy sitting down drinking coffee (apparently it's rude to drink while you walk in Japan), so I showed him the address and asked whether he knows how to get there. At first he said, somewhere around there, then he saw the shop phone number and immediately call the shop (at this point of time, Nurul and I was a bit stunted coz we didn't expect he would help us to call). After he finished his conversation, he told us to go straight and the shop is on the right side two traffic lights down. I took picture with him. eheheheheh...so cute :D.

My dad even asked me to buy him his deep sea fishing gear a Shimano TS30. Thank God it was easy to find :P. Our site seeing/shopping did not end there. We end up going from Shibuya to Jimbocho (to find another Mizuno shop as the shoe size was not available at Shibuya), then from Jimbocho to Roppongi then to Tokyo Tower and back to Roppongi Hills. Roppongi Hills is somewhat a bit high end and the lights are beautiful at nite ;). We wanted to go to Asakusa coz they say that's the place where we can buy a lot of Japan souvenirs, unfortunately, time envy us. We ended our site seeing at around 10.30pm and went back to our hotel. Fuh, were our feet hurts like hell...but it was worth it!

Here are some facts that I learned about Japan;

1. The people are friendly and helpful, regardless they speak English or not.

2. Now, most of them can either understand or speak English. There is even an English learning show on their television channel.

3. Japanese are very well discipline and systematic. No wonder they can conquer Malaya in such short time ;)

4. If you travel to Japan, make sure you exchange Japan Yen earlier, coz their local bank doesn't accept foreign ATM card. Or bring your credit card, NOT your debit card.

5. The train system are superb!!!!! You won't want to drive!!

6. If you are taking train back to the airport via Narita Express, make sure you fully understand the train schedule. (We nearly missed our flight..uhuhuhu :P)

7. The houses are exactly like the ones you saw in Ultraman. I mean literally!!! And it is very very very clean (exterior) as if a person made a point of cleaning it everyday. I am truly amazed.

Here are some of the pics I took when I was there. But there are still more to come as half of it was taken by my fellow twilight fren, Nurul :D



Find more photos like this on Twilighters Malaysia Official Site