its over, okie almost over. just one more lesson on mon and a research paper on a popular culture text will wil constitute 50% of the overall marks the test and presentation which makes up the remaining 50% went well alhamdulila. =)
went shopping for fawaz's bday gift after school, met rashi coincidentally and went ovr to akka's place. overall, the bday party went fine minus the stark dissapointment due tto the absense of some 'impt' family members who probably intentionally chose not to come. i just dun understand these people sometimes, the unhappiness is with someone else and u show it on someone who gives u her best? haiz. oh well, the impt ting to ponder is, would u all do tat if our mums were arnd? hmmph i guess the absense of our mums is more felt at such times and the deep feeling of missing them surfaces.
we'll have to deal with it. independently. period. may HE guide us thru to deal with all these with extreme patience and strength. ameen.
stayed over at akka's place. i always love the home stays at her place. makes me relaxed and gives me a true sense of escape.i know it sounds exaggerated but somehow its true. prob cos i have little to worry about there, and the setting of her home is so cosy, makes me feel like i have taken a mini holiday.
things at home are not too good now. i seem to worry more nw than when mum was arnd. not a good thing.
nywayz, am looking forward to the Bintan trip. truly need a break. countin down to december and then jan - the completion of school. inshah allah hope all goes well till then.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
reviews..
Recently caught 2 movies - Alagiya tamilmagan and Stardust
People who know me well enough know that i've liked Vijay since I was in sec 1 - thats likes 8 years already so when ATM came out, of cos I had to watch. So despite the tight schedule of school and work, I went down last sunday to watch it.
I must say its one of his better movies (in my opinion) in recent times as it was slightly different from his usual hero trying to save mother/sister/heroine etc from e bad fellas action movies. I had grown accustomed to movies such as gilli, sivakasi, thirupachi, pokkiri that i didnt really place very high expectations on this movie. I just went to watch as a fan and i was pleased when i walked out of the cinema
(Warning: Spoilers ahead)
So it was not the typical fall-in-love and parents oppose kinda film. Vj meet Shreya and they fall in love and all goes smooth. both families r ok, e couple does not have fights or quarrels etc etc. until he starts getting illusions that come true (ok this part was nt all so believable) and he sees himself stab shreya. Fearing that he may endanger her life, he leaves for Bombay, meets with an accident while trying to chase after his look-alike and disappears from the movie for a while.
And then theres the entrance of the antagonist (played by VJ as well) who's a rebel with expensive tastes and a weakness for women. Shreya thinks its her lover and brings her home to stay with her family (her father, played by Asish vithyarthi, is one of the richest men in India) and he settles down comfortably into a life of luxury and a beautiful woman with the help of Vj's diary. The remaining part of the story is of cos abt the original lover coming back and trying to get them to realise that hes the 'original'. Quite interesting how the story takes off from there and almost comes to an end with Vj stabbing Shreya accidentally while trying to save her from being raped by the antagonist.
what i disliked abt the movie was the way the antagonist reformed. after numerous fights, arguments and all, all it took was a lecture abt chastity and sex? bleah.
overall it was a gd movie. vj and shreya make a beatutiful couple. i jus dun understand y shreya has to be swaying her hips throughout the song sequences even when e music did nt call for it. the comedy was good, packed quite a few laughs and the songs were captivating with AR rahman's music.
overall i'd give it 3.4/4 stars so go watch it! I heard from ppl that vel was better though. wont know till i catch it. =)
Stardust was one of those movies i just happened to watch cos the timing was right and i must say it was pretty good. a perfect fairy-tale with a real sweet ending. its nt showing much anymore, but if u do get the chance watch it. am sure it will bring a smile to ur faces.
People who know me well enough know that i've liked Vijay since I was in sec 1 - thats likes 8 years already so when ATM came out, of cos I had to watch. So despite the tight schedule of school and work, I went down last sunday to watch it.
I must say its one of his better movies (in my opinion) in recent times as it was slightly different from his usual hero trying to save mother/sister/heroine etc from e bad fellas action movies. I had grown accustomed to movies such as gilli, sivakasi, thirupachi, pokkiri that i didnt really place very high expectations on this movie. I just went to watch as a fan and i was pleased when i walked out of the cinema
(Warning: Spoilers ahead)
So it was not the typical fall-in-love and parents oppose kinda film. Vj meet Shreya and they fall in love and all goes smooth. both families r ok, e couple does not have fights or quarrels etc etc. until he starts getting illusions that come true (ok this part was nt all so believable) and he sees himself stab shreya. Fearing that he may endanger her life, he leaves for Bombay, meets with an accident while trying to chase after his look-alike and disappears from the movie for a while.
And then theres the entrance of the antagonist (played by VJ as well) who's a rebel with expensive tastes and a weakness for women. Shreya thinks its her lover and brings her home to stay with her family (her father, played by Asish vithyarthi, is one of the richest men in India) and he settles down comfortably into a life of luxury and a beautiful woman with the help of Vj's diary. The remaining part of the story is of cos abt the original lover coming back and trying to get them to realise that hes the 'original'. Quite interesting how the story takes off from there and almost comes to an end with Vj stabbing Shreya accidentally while trying to save her from being raped by the antagonist.
what i disliked abt the movie was the way the antagonist reformed. after numerous fights, arguments and all, all it took was a lecture abt chastity and sex? bleah.
overall it was a gd movie. vj and shreya make a beatutiful couple. i jus dun understand y shreya has to be swaying her hips throughout the song sequences even when e music did nt call for it. the comedy was good, packed quite a few laughs and the songs were captivating with AR rahman's music.
overall i'd give it 3.4/4 stars so go watch it! I heard from ppl that vel was better though. wont know till i catch it. =)
Stardust was one of those movies i just happened to watch cos the timing was right and i must say it was pretty good. a perfect fairy-tale with a real sweet ending. its nt showing much anymore, but if u do get the chance watch it. am sure it will bring a smile to ur faces.
Aussieland...
Its the intensive module period in school nw, which means i rush for school after work many times a wk and have to finish a presentation within 2 wks of starting class and learning wat popular culture is all abt. oh, did i mention the test on sat on everything that we learnt ovr e past 2 wks? and tat it makes up 25% of the course grade? RMIT is amazing.
recently have been contemplating going to aussie to do my honors with a fren of mine whos going to pursue journalism there. though i know there will be several considerations attached to it. money being e first but its also e one which is easy to solve (banks r willing to give loans to poor working adults like me who want to pursue their further studies at exhorbitant interest rates. they r a bunch of nice organisations i must add, cos they charge you merely 10% interest on ur monthly loan repayment is u are late by 3 days)
but yes, the money issue (atleast to do e degree) wont be that much of a problem but there are so many other things i have to consider. the first being, repayment of the loan once i'm back. and of cos e social stigma attached to asians esp tudong wearing muslims in aussie. recently a client was telling me that her muslim fren had beer cans thrown on her while walking down the streets when there was issues of terrorism in Aussie. sad i must say. and of cos, convincing e conservative family of mine. the SUPER conservative. sometimes i wish i could just pick up my bags one day and leave saying i'm moving out or migrating - alone. i'd be met with instant no nos, gasps.
i know for one tingm bee (much as he would nt wanna be away from me from such a long period of time) will be supportive if i decide to go, cos he respects me and the decisions i make. even my bro MIGHT agree, but then chachi.. the dialogue will follow 'Will you go if ur mum was arnd?'.
Okay, of cos i wont go if mum was arnd. but hey, alot of tings will be diff is mum was arnd.
and the final decision i made was - i'm staying put here. not cos i'm afraid of breaking out from the strong holds, but cos i decided i had to get my priorities right. If i were to have an honors, i'd prob earn a couple of hundred more but i would be using that couple and more prob to pay off e loan. and that means i wont be able to save in a long time. its gonna take me 3 yrs to pay off my current loan. add 5 yrs to that? I'll prob be 30 b4 i can settle down. but e reason y i wanted to do it was for the experience of living independently in a foreign land and surviving, standing on ur own feet, being resourceful etc. maybe then i'll appreciate my life here better? i dunno.
but yes, i'm nt going. atleast nt now. unless some miracle happens or i have a windfall. oh well, i can always dream.
recently have been contemplating going to aussie to do my honors with a fren of mine whos going to pursue journalism there. though i know there will be several considerations attached to it. money being e first but its also e one which is easy to solve (banks r willing to give loans to poor working adults like me who want to pursue their further studies at exhorbitant interest rates. they r a bunch of nice organisations i must add, cos they charge you merely 10% interest on ur monthly loan repayment is u are late by 3 days)
but yes, the money issue (atleast to do e degree) wont be that much of a problem but there are so many other things i have to consider. the first being, repayment of the loan once i'm back. and of cos e social stigma attached to asians esp tudong wearing muslims in aussie. recently a client was telling me that her muslim fren had beer cans thrown on her while walking down the streets when there was issues of terrorism in Aussie. sad i must say. and of cos, convincing e conservative family of mine. the SUPER conservative. sometimes i wish i could just pick up my bags one day and leave saying i'm moving out or migrating - alone. i'd be met with instant no nos, gasps.
i know for one tingm bee (much as he would nt wanna be away from me from such a long period of time) will be supportive if i decide to go, cos he respects me and the decisions i make. even my bro MIGHT agree, but then chachi.. the dialogue will follow 'Will you go if ur mum was arnd?'.
Okay, of cos i wont go if mum was arnd. but hey, alot of tings will be diff is mum was arnd.
and the final decision i made was - i'm staying put here. not cos i'm afraid of breaking out from the strong holds, but cos i decided i had to get my priorities right. If i were to have an honors, i'd prob earn a couple of hundred more but i would be using that couple and more prob to pay off e loan. and that means i wont be able to save in a long time. its gonna take me 3 yrs to pay off my current loan. add 5 yrs to that? I'll prob be 30 b4 i can settle down. but e reason y i wanted to do it was for the experience of living independently in a foreign land and surviving, standing on ur own feet, being resourceful etc. maybe then i'll appreciate my life here better? i dunno.
but yes, i'm nt going. atleast nt now. unless some miracle happens or i have a windfall. oh well, i can always dream.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
time to update..
Its been a real long time since i updated. y? cos its been a super busy 2 wks.
Workload is up (i'm nt complaining) and school has started. Its the intensive module which means i go to sch on mon, wed, fri after rushing out the demands of clients (who by e way r never satisfied) and on sat from 9-5. And after sch on sat and on sun, what do i have to do? get ready for the grp presentation on the 24th Nov. pheww gonna be a tiring 2 wks. and i am gona miss so much of the fun for fawaz's bday. *haiz*
the A's and O's are ovr so yes nw nas and banu can breathe. am glad for them. inshaha allah they would have done well cos i feel they both deserve it. *pat on the back
the days r going by fast, with the end of this module, i will have jus 1 more to go b4 graduation. i pray very hard that i get e degree with distinction! i tink i deserve it. haha.
The Bintan trip is finalised!! wooohooo. i'll be off on the 14-16, thats one thing off my wishlist. =) Might be going penang b4 that ovr 8-11 for Amirul hisham (baby cousin) naming ceremony. That should be fun, if i can get the time off.
alot of options going thru my head on where i should be headed towards, no clear directions yet. will just take things as they come. so long as at the end, it is all worth it.
my laptop is down with virus, anyone who has the necesary software to rid the prob?
Workload is up (i'm nt complaining) and school has started. Its the intensive module which means i go to sch on mon, wed, fri after rushing out the demands of clients (who by e way r never satisfied) and on sat from 9-5. And after sch on sat and on sun, what do i have to do? get ready for the grp presentation on the 24th Nov. pheww gonna be a tiring 2 wks. and i am gona miss so much of the fun for fawaz's bday. *haiz*
the A's and O's are ovr so yes nw nas and banu can breathe. am glad for them. inshaha allah they would have done well cos i feel they both deserve it. *pat on the back
the days r going by fast, with the end of this module, i will have jus 1 more to go b4 graduation. i pray very hard that i get e degree with distinction! i tink i deserve it. haha.
The Bintan trip is finalised!! wooohooo. i'll be off on the 14-16, thats one thing off my wishlist. =) Might be going penang b4 that ovr 8-11 for Amirul hisham (baby cousin) naming ceremony. That should be fun, if i can get the time off.
alot of options going thru my head on where i should be headed towards, no clear directions yet. will just take things as they come. so long as at the end, it is all worth it.
my laptop is down with virus, anyone who has the necesary software to rid the prob?
Monday, November 5, 2007
In the midst of it all
Its been a eventful week with loads of happenings.
Alot to say, but kinda caught up at work.
the Business Times Pulses launch, the Citi media party, the weekend - was a happening week.
plus the open talk i had with bee.
Alot to say, but kinda caught up at work.
the Business Times Pulses launch, the Citi media party, the weekend - was a happening week.
plus the open talk i had with bee.
it helps since we havent had a great week with both being stressed and busy.
will give the details of the events e next time i blog.
just wanna say,
will give the details of the events e next time i blog.
just wanna say,
DO GO WATCH the GAME PLAN.
Of 5 stars, i'd give it 4.5 or even 5!
Of 5 stars, i'd give it 4.5 or even 5!
Really enjoyed the show. One of those wholesome comedy movies that you can watch with everyone. Entertained from start to end.
That movie jus made my weekend. =)
(yea i know i am easily contented. hah)
Compared to Mr Woodcock, this was better by leaps and bounds. Mr Woodcock was quite a disappointment.
another things i realised ovr this week is that, its truly simple to socialise. You just have to go up to someone, smile and say hi.
Compared to Mr Woodcock, this was better by leaps and bounds. Mr Woodcock was quite a disappointment.
another things i realised ovr this week is that, its truly simple to socialise. You just have to go up to someone, smile and say hi.
even after being in PR for almost 2 years, e tot of meeting new people stil nerved me
sometimes..
but i tink i can grow out of it. and you can too.
after all, all it takes is a genuine smile. everyone needs one. =)
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