Adage

Such a long hiatus it has been and I apologize for my disappearance.

January 2012, to put it briefly, has basically been the month of me struggling to embrace my 22 years of existence, where I ought to be more tactful with my manners, which is easier said than done. -.-'

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Arithmophobia.

After 6 years, gladly and eagerly may I add, hehe, leaving Physicsand Add Math behind, expectantly for good – hence my choice of career in TESL, I had never foresee the day where I will have to use my brain to calculate numbers - aside money of course, hehe, to solve algebra and trigonometry ever again!

Gaaah, mommy made me do those tutorials to check answers with her students.

As she eloquently stated, “Great mom, great thinking.” – Liza, 2012.

-.-"

Despite my near brain death experience, tad bit of exaggeration there, hehe, I successfully completed the entire book within two hours, without any brain damage, hehe, and I found myself rather content.

And *gasp* surprisingly, light!

That torturous evening reminded me of my love-hate relationship with chemistry, physics and advance maths. I used to spend the entire evening in my room with my face in my chemistry and add maths and physics books, and a jar of Milo to keep me fresh and awake, as I forced numbers and equations and theories into my poor brain, haha.

As much as I loved them dearly, and as devoted as I was to our two-years relationship, however, I knew that I couldn’t go on for another year, in fact I could no longer picture our future together.

Thus, I left them in hope I would find my true happiness - in English - and they would find people who would greatly appreciate them.

Hence, dated 2007 declination letter to Matriculation to study Pure Science.

Dated 2007 acceptance to UoS to study TESL.

Hehe, and never a day that goes by that I have ever regretted my choice.

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Or-gas-mic

Orgasmic? Now, now, easy there cowboys, haha.

Ages had it been since the last time we had dinner together – as a happy family.

Due to career and time constrain, as well as the matter of distance, this practice had been put on a halt for several years to the extent of disappointment.

Welcoming 2012 with a family dinner at a decent open-spaced diner atTown Hall Terrace in attendance were my younger siblings, my uncles and their wives and I. Unfortunately, my grandparents, my parents and my aunties couldn’t make it for some unavoidable reasons, much to my dismay.

Nevertheless, ‘Twas a fantastic night – wonderful company, excellent food, cool music and a handful lot of stories to share. I shall bear in mind to keep this tradition alive from today on-wards.

I could not afford to see my family that I love, become distant and remote to one another,

merely for the reason that time and distant do not permit a family dinner.

THIS, my friends, is called ‘Roti Bakar Telur Goyang’.

Get your mind out of your gutter, buddy, haha.

Or in direct translation to English, ‘ToastBread with Shaky Eggs’, haha!

It certainly doesn't sound yummy, does it? Haha,or in Muggle’s words:

French Toast with half-boiled eggs.

Two words: Food Orgasm.

=P

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Adrenaline Rush.

What better way to greet a new year, if it isn’t by getting adrenaline rush - watching an excellent movie with great plot and amazingly hunk-o-licious heroes with smexy booty, who frequently invade your dreams in your sleep? Lol, they do mine. *blush*

(Source: MI Ghost Protocol Images)

Simply put, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is by far the best action picture ever produced.

It delivers everything that you could ask - a non-stop action (yes, from the very beginning to the very end), thrill-ride of a blockbuster. Moreover, this eye-popping, jaw dropping, __________(insert your preferred adjectives), fourth instalment is funnier and more comedic than the previous entries despite having more action than the others put together.

Kudos to Tom Cruise for another great instalment, which in turn, generates more bank for him. Dayum, lol. And thank you for introducing Jeremy to me, hehe, he has now become the apple of my eye. =P

(Source: MI Ghost Protocol Images)

How do I go from liking Zac Efron to Jeremy, is beyond me, haha.

(Source: MI Ghost Protocol Images)

If I were to choose this ride and Jeremy, I’d prefer to ride......

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BMW!

Lol, get your mind out of the gutter, pervs.

MY mission: DVD hunting. Say no to piracy.

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Melancholic.

Abang is towering over me and he’s taking every opportunity he gets to remind me. -.-‘

Big sister on the clock – dropping off and picking up my baby brothers.

Abang is now embarking upon his teenage hood.

I was, beyond concern and unhappy, when I sent him to school and watched him made a bee line across the field to his classroom with his overweight backpack and overloaded briefcase, (which till today makes me wonder why does he need to bring awful lot of books to school every day, don’t they have lockers?) and passed by a few groups of predators, or in school word, school bullies.

I had to hold my urge to make a dash to him and carry his things to his class, haha, and probably send some fierce glares at the big kid, while at it, haha. He’s after all my baby brother, couldn’t help but feel a little overprotective of him, hehe. And it’s rather melancholic to watch him go, it’s as if, he’s slowly and gradually walking out of my life, y’know.

=/

5 years from now, he’s going to college and find a girl and marry her and move out. 
*sobs*

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Nuptial.

Friendship which once was as strong as a brick, had crumbled down and shattered into tiny pieces as a consequence of misunderstanding - had landed me in a state of dilemma.

True, we have somewhat made up somewhere in May last year via Facebook, 
and picked up the pieces bit by bit, but the prospect of seeing her and her husband in flesh, and meeting their parents and families - set me unsettled.

I was constantly clouded with many unanswered questions and swarmed with uneasy feelings at the thought of this nuptial. 


Would my presence be a grace or a disgrace to the bride and the groom,

who once adored me like their own little sister?

Would I feel comfortable under the watchful eyes of our other friends,

who are aware of our feud?

Above all, would I be able to come eye-to-eye, nose-to-nose with the person who doubted my loyalty and didn’t spare me the benefit of doubt?

Would I, most importantly, be able to look at her straight in the eyes without any resentment and say,

"I forgive you and I wish you all the happiness", and in turn, ask for my forgiveness?

Would I be able to?

Verdict?

Throwing in towels, puttingup my bravest and coolest face, ceasing all the unwelcomed feelings and dismissing my inner thoughts - particularly the battle between the good and the bad me, haha; I graced the bride and the groom with my presence.

Yes, I attended the nuptial of Lily and Shahid, much to my relief was indeed a good decision.

While where are at this topic, I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate the newlyweds.

We may not be the good of friends as we used to be, but I wish you all the happiness and a happily ever after. May this marriage and your love lasts forever. Take good care of each other. And do know that the presence of the both of you in my life, is never a regret, but an honour.

Eyh, dah macam pantun pula, ends with rhyme ‘er’, haha.

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Azmi’s

Left to Right: Amir, Me, Sara & Azim.

Paying our house a visit was the Azmi’s, who are my second cousins.

Before my younger siblings were born, Sara, was my personal baby doll, haha. She was my only younger sister at the time, hence the extra attention she received from me - that was until my baby brother came into this world.

She had me wrapped tightly and firmly around her not-so-little-nor-tiny-anymore fingers, haha, and once she pulled off her cute card, Gah, I’m a goner, haha. 
Despite my affection towards her, my brothers dominate me. I’ll go kaput just by a single word and a kiss on the cheek, haha, and they are very much aware of this. Dayum! Haha.

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Fireworks

Celebrating the joyous CNY, we enjoyed ourselves silly, haha, playing some firecrackers.

And I, grinning ear-to-ear in this photo clearly, forgotten about my 2012 resolution - be more tactful with my manners and act my age yada yada yada - hehe, as I played some with my baby siblings, haha!

I can't help it. =P

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Bestfriends

Juggling between my job and my studies, as well as my big sister duty,

I prized myself with some alone time with my best friend back in high school.

We have been best friends since we were 16 and our friendship is going stronger each day.

Never once, we had a disagreement, let alone a huge row, and we intend to keep our friendship free war-zone for as long as we could. ;)

Tsk Tsk Tsk. *loooong sigh*

I really need to work on my one and only resolution.

A 22 year old, doesn't go on a swing, for heaven's sake. -.-' Hahaha!

As I have mentioned at the top of my entry, "it's easier SAID than DONE" - True that.

Aaaaww, you know your best friend loves you when, she's willing to wear your size 4 shoe, which is two sizes smaller than hers, because you had blistered foot. Hehee, thank you bestfriend.

I heart you Ira!

In a nutshell, 
January had been chaotic, juggling between my duty as the big sister and my career as an educator,
and oh, as well as, the official house maid -.-' - hence the lack of posts.

And as for my 2012 resolution, 'acting my age, not my shoe size',
I have a looooong way to go before achieving it.

There's an adage says,

"Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul" - Douglas MacArthur

I believe, it is not wrong to enjoy life, and have fun sometimes, but we have to bear in my that there are times when we need to be less playful and more serious. Besides, there are more to life.
Live your life while you're still valid. ;P

Abraham Lincoln had once said,

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."

Happy Sunday!

Natasha

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