under one roof

One disadvantage about living under the same roof with my family is that there is no privacy whatsoever. When living alone, I could leave all my belongings messed around in my room, leave and come back to see everything where I left them. If I had chocolates to munch while doing work, the only person I needed to stay away from them is me.

The situation isn't the same here at home. If I have comfort food, I better well hide it. Even that does not guarantee me from losing them. I used to have a bag of chocolates and sweets in my drawer. By the time I got back from work today, I have nothing. After a thorough investigation, I knew who the culprit was.

As a punishment, I demanded to be given what was taken away from me. Only 10 times more. I thought, maybe this is a good way to freaking teach them a lesson. Make them learn the value of money. I will not tolerate this behaviour so unless I get what I have lost, I'm not talking to them. Simple.

rare opportunity

I thought, since I reached home waaay early today maybe I should post up something memorable which has happened today.


It was the graduation day for our seniors CMT and it was very significant because it was organised by my colleagues and I. No doubt it was tough work but the result was satisfying and we received many compliments from a number of the bank's big shots including our dearly CEO.

The preparation for this event has tested our ability to cope with a lot of pressure and high expectations. I personally was challenged to the highest degree with the responsible of the team leader for this project. However without the concerns of my precious colleagues, I don't think I could have led this important event.


Well done CMT10, without all of you this would not have happened. If it wasn't for our late nights and working weekends, we wouldn't have gotten our panda eyes and all of the great comments today.

journal entry

I was told today that it is healthy to be keeping a daily journal or diary because from it we can analyse the way we feel each day. We can see how frequent we experience a certain feeling and discover why we feel such way. From these findings, we could probably help improve ourselves and avoid the negative feelings.

Eventhough I don't keep a diary, I do express myself through this medium which I have been using for nearly half a decade now. Before today's motivational talk on feelings and behaviours, I already knew that I can find out so much about myself - why I feel certain ways, how I improve the feelings and etc. through my previous entries. Writing your daily experience is up to a certain extent, very good in getting to know yourself better.

To begin today's entry, I must say I am already looking like a zombie after only three days resuming work. I no longer look forward for the weekends as for tomorrow (or today) I still do not have time to catch up with my personal life. I am so bloody tired and there's nothing I can do about it. However I do believe that there will be a lot of benefits gained from this experience. My favourite phrase of 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger' definitely applies in this situation.

Raya only past a week ago but it felt as if I never celebrated it. This week has been really long and raya seemed too long ago. I have missed a couple of open houses and that stinks big time. I am even missing my own open house. And some say life is beautiful.

wishing for more

I hope everybody has enjoyed their Eid celebration no matter where they were, with or without their loved ones. My raya was a blast, I thought, as I had so much to eat that the whole month of Ramadhan was a complete goner. I had the opportunity to learn about my family tree from a few generations back. Visiting my grandaunts to meeting my second cousins to babysitting my cousin's children. It was wonderful.

For the first time since I started work, I had the luxury of having a 4 day weekend. Everything was a bliss - the late mornings, the flexibility of wearing skimpy clothes, and the sweet escape from the dodgy side of town. Don't get me wrong, I ain't complaining yet about my newfound job. In fact, I'm rather excited for going to work every morning. If only there were more hours in a day to regain my strength and energy.

And oooh, I've finally got my private space again and it's one hell of a good feeling.

eid ul-fitr

Waaaay-heee! Finally to be celebrating Hari Raya at home after 4 long years. The feeling is unusual but of course in a good way. Today I am together with my family, friends, raya lightings, raya songs and not to forget, the long array of raya food! (I'm not going to list duit raya because I know I'm a little too old to be receiving).

First off, I want to wish a very Selamat Hari Raya to my eldest sister who has stood me up and let me come back home for raya alone. I hope your raya will be more than just any other day. Don't worry, I will take a lot of pictures of the delicious food and make you drool and regret for standing me up. Muahahahahaha. Maaf zahir batin :)

Next, to all my Malay Edinburgh friends, Happy Eid to you lots. I'm sure raya will still be exciting with all the open houses throughout the whole month of Syawal. I don't think you are missing any of the food here because you can get something just as good over there. Don't forget to skip lectures on the first day of raya. Hehe.

Not to forget, all of my beautiful friends here in KL, Selamat Menyambut Aidilfitri. We will definitely visit each other sooner or later, even when all of us are busy with our respective commitments. Hope you all will have a wonderful raya celebration.

My family... although you guys are just a few meters away from me, I would like to include you people in this post. Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin. Let's make this year's raya a memorable one! (Tough for the one who stood me up).

To my S.O., happy hari raya and minta maaf zahir and batin. Have a good hari raya ;)

For those I have left out, I'm so sorry. I wish all of you a wonderful celebration!

intensify

At orientation today, I felt extremely tired because of this.


A new mascara gave extra volume and length to my eyelashes which made my eyelids heavy and hence nearly put me to sleep.