Week Three

I am still trying to get used to waking up at 5.20am.

Yes, i think its a totally ABSURD time to be up.

I have to DRAG myself out of bed and get my arse into the shower.

Mondays are ESPECIALLY bad.

*super monday blues lah today*

Anyway, I think i OVERenjoyed over the weekend, thus causing my current Monday Blues symptoms.

Went bowling at NSRCC. The girls were bowling FANTASTICALLY.

I scored a strike TWICE!

S*ali got a turkey.

Lisa was bowling like wonderwoman.

Mimi was bowling better than average.

I was so ecstatic.

The girls were so ecstatic.

But going home was a chore cos it was so far.

But DK made it better in the end =)

He always makes it better

*grinz*

Yesterday i hung out with just the girls and did some shopping at I*kea.

Thankfully I had the car.

Spent quite a while at I*kea and just got silly.

And drove to S*impang B*edok for some chicken fajitas at spize.

Yummmyyyy.

By the time i got home i was too tired but i still had to do my lesson planning.

Shite.

I still need to come up with a FANTASTIC lesson for SVA (concord) and set a comprehension paper.

Working really hard.

Then by the time wednesday rolls around i'll have my convocation!

That means i have to be in school only till 10.35am!

=D

Yahoooo!

Then i'll get to meet my Wi*wiiiinnnnnn!

I miss her.

and Mr. Fuddles and Keiko and Yvette and the whole GANG!

The misfits graduate.

Hahah.

Hilarious.

Lets see what happens then.

I MISS DK.

urgh.

sorry for the randomness.

Fin.

Day 4: Mind-Boggling!


Spent 12hours in school today.

Unbelievable.

4 of my boys got caught for smoking this morning.

in UNIFORM no less.

And the punishment?



Caning lah.



Haiz.

Why they insist on smoking before coming to school in their school uniform is simply, befuddling.

But the bright side is, the rest of the class is AMAZING.

The boys especially were receptive, listened to instructions and carried out all my requests.

And i can't help but to have favourites already.

S*yah, A*marool and L*enny.

L*enny is so CUTE! Round and chubby and used to be from w*oodlands primary.

When i asked him who used to teach him and rattled a few names (one of them being my mother)...

He shuddered and said, "ooohhh that one fierce teacher."

I asked which one?

"Mdm S" (who is my mom)

I wanted to ROFL. Literally.

If only the sweet kid knew.

*Evil laughter*

Fin.

Class, today's lesson is...

6th of January marks my first day stepping into the class.

No easy task ok.

I still get nervous before I enter my class.

Anxiety washes over me, and i beads of perspiration start forming on my back and neck.

(thankfully, places that aren't visible to the students)

Today, i entered my normal technical class.

My sec. two normal tech. class.

One of them i remember from last year when I relieved his class (retainee).

Alhamdullillahx3

My class is manageable (for now).

The form teacher to that class had already warned me:

"Please arh, don't smile at them for the first three weeks of school"

HAHA.

And it works wonders.

I only have this FEARLESS boy who just wants to TALK and TALK and TALK..........

Very annoying.

I punished him for talking. Made him stand at the naughty corner.

Yes people, naughty corner's still exist in secondary school.

When i run out of corners, i put them on the naughty corridor.

Heh.

*i've made this TALKATIVE student my assistant.*

________________________________________________________

2010, is shaping up to be a challenging year for me.

I am really looking forward to facing this uphill task of educating my charges.

Here's a parting word from me the new beginning teacher (BT):

Teaching as a newbie is like going for a buffet; you go in the restaurant and start piling things on the plate and soon, you feel like you're overwhelmed.

Wise words?

Fin.

Back to School.


Like many school-going children going back to schools today, teachers also had to go back to school to facilitate.

And like the P1's, Sec 1's and J1's, it was my first day at school too.

I had been made a co-form teacher to a secondary two express class in my new school and i would be working closely with a more experienced teacher.

She just so happens to be a school mate of mine from JC and i am very fortunate to get her as my mentor!

For the first day, the normal duties would include the collection of report books and checking of uniform.

Alhamdullillah, the students are well-behaved (thus far!) and I hope that they'll learn to trust me and open up a little to me.

I start lessons proper on Wednesday, and as a teacher teaching only the lower secondary, this means that i'll only be preparing lessons for the secondary two normal technical students!
(sec ones still having orientation programs the rest of the week).

I had a really long day today.

Left the house at 6.35am, reached school at 7.05am, and left school only at 5.45pm.

Almost 12 hours in school.

Not fun.

All in the package i guess.

I have a whole slew of meetings this coming week.

Busy, busy, busy.

=D

Alhamdullillahx3

Fortunate that i have a job that pays well and gives me some satisfaction.

Its still early days but insyaAllah with some hard work and perseverance i'll be able to love the job even more.

It is no joke to be God's vicegerent.

Not an easy burden to bear.

But insyaAllah.



Fin.

The First 3 Days of the New Year.




What the hell did I do?

1st Jan, stayed home to sleep off the exhaustion, and did housework.

2nd Jan, met up with the Samirians for Changi Village dinner and ride.

Rode from CHANGI to Kranji Dam.

Then from Kranji, rode to the CCK cemetery.

Not funny lah.

The girls were pretty helpless, cos we were pillion riders only.

Sali and Bek sat it out.

Which left me, Lisa and Atiqah.

Luckily (or not) we went to only the Chinese cemetery.

And of course, on our way home i had the eeriest encounter.

My first.

But alhamdullillah nothing really that serious.

I wanna thank my DK for easing and calming my fears and sat with me for a while at the void deck.

But i have to say, the cemetery was calm and silent and actually looked pretty (in a photographer/poet) point of view.

It was melancholic at some point. Especially with the moonlight washing over the tombstones.

Somehow or rather, i was INSPIRED to write a poem on the back of DK's bike while we rode through the cemetery.

Heh.

Stupid or crazy, you judge.

Then today, the couples decided to go to the N*ational M*useum to check out the Egyptian exhibit.

Personally, i wasn't really blown away.

Mainly cos it was a small collection from the V*iennese M*useum with only about 230 odd artefacts on display.

And for someone who was a huge Egyptology buff, i guess i wasn't as impressed.

The part that really got me excited was the activities they stationed outside the gallery.
The little math quizzes, the games Egyptians used to play and their writing systems.

They provided papers and crayons for pple to do rubbing over some raised images and some rubber stamps in hieroglyphics.

I kept it and i'm going to put it on my teacher's desk hehe.

First day of school tomorrow.

With a staff meeting at 2.45pm till 5.30pm.

I seriously believe what D*ennis said:

We go to work before the sun rises and reach home when the sun sets.

Erkk.

Will post up an entry soon when i have the time!




Fin.

Happy New Year!

From me to my readers:

May 2010 bring health and happiness to all and may you strive harder to reach your goals and savour sweet success, ameen insyaAllah.

New Year Resolutions for me?

Hmm...

A little hard to say.

But i will try my best to become a good educator.

One who will inspire, persevere and get students to be motivated to learn.

*self-directed learners i loike!*

I want to be able to survive my first year as a teacher, hopefully i don't make too many mistakes along the way and God willing, learn from those mistakes that i've made.

That's on my career now, on my personal life...

Let's see...

Well, time will tell. That's all i can say.

Maybe save more money this year? Less spending?

I want to increase my savings.

And take care of my health so that i won't fall sick too easily.

And i want to learn to be more patient.

Be a better daughter, sister, niece, grand-daughter, bestfriend and girlfriend

InsyaAllah.

Hopefully become a better muslimah too with all that's been said.


May 2010 ring in peace and prosperity for all!

Love,

M*aryam


Fin.

2010.

The new academic year is looming right in my face.

I got my class placements.

Exciting but at the same time SCARY.

2 sec. one express classes for english, 2 sec one normal academic classes for lit and...

ONE sec two normal technical english class.

So help me God.

i have NEVER taught a normal technical class.

i am excited about the prospect.

im just nervous about getting slaughtered in class.

must remember not to let my nerves get the better of me so they won't smell my fear.

Pray for me people!

Fin.

Blog Edition 1.0: Meet Louis and Avatar the Movie in 3D


My Louis made an appearance on the 23rd of Dec! =D

I waited with bated breath...

And here he is in all his glory.


i swear this was $$ well spent. saved a fortune on this 'cos i got my aunt to get it for me @ Champs Elsysee, Paris.

I think i saved about $400SGD


i took a pic of the locks for Kha

the card and the receipt. so pretty. the box and paper bag were equally pretty!
and it was SNOWING in paris when my aunt went to the boutique so i think this bag is pretty special.


Then on Xmas eve, the 3 couples went on a TRIPLE date. a triple threat i call it.
we're noisy (bikes AND people included)
and we don't seem to know how to NOT meet up with one another once a week.

i miss them a whole bunch if i don't see them once a week.

yes. i am emotionally attached to them already.

we all caught Avatar in 3D. I thought the storyline was ok. too much CGI. not quite a big fan of CGI. it was a little bollywood for me.

I think Hurt Locker was the BEST movie me and Ayie watched this whole year.

more pics of us.

while SOMEONE took a smoking break, the 3 girls with Yas as the photographer attempted to take shots of us jumping.

Some successful while others weren't.

I on the other hand, after about 5 jumps or so, lost my balance and fell backwards, flat on my ASS in front of a dozen or so pple.

I think i scared the shit out of my friends.

Not so much as humiliated but tickled as I already knew i was gg to fall anyway.

So i lay on my back and continued my giggling fit while Yas took the picture of me lying on the ground laughing hard.

Ended the night with some nice hot teh tarik Gajah and rojak mamak.

And this picture sums up all the emotions =)


Fin.

Review: Bukit Putus New Highway

Probably only Kha knows what i'm talking about.

That's if she even remembers. heh.

Ok...on with the story.

Went back to my kampung on sunday mrng to pick my brother up.

(He's spent one month at my grandparent's place)

On the way to my kampung, there is this long winding narrow road, narrower than the road that goes to Genting.

It's called Bukit Putus.

It is not for the faint hearted.

At every sharp turn, 13 if im not mistaken, you look down over a ravine.

A deep, deep ravine.

It takes half an hour to get from the bottom to the top and back down the other side.

And that's if you're lucky enough not to trail behind a heavy laden truck.

Which in that case takes more than half an hour.

NOW....

There is a new road!

I laud the M*alaysian government for cutting through the forest (although it does not seem too eco-friendly) and paving a new highway to get through the pass.

It only takes FIVE minutes!!!

Why am i so excited???

'Cos for as long as i can remember, Bukit Putus has been a bane in my existence.

I hated having to pass through the winding and narrow road be it by car OR bus.

Yes i've taken a bus from Seremban to get to my grandparent's place.

ALONE.

And it used to cause me motion sickness all the time.

Very bad motion sickness.

NOT ANYMORE!!!!

I even drove up the road.

Excellent driving.

Though i would like to drive driving on Bukit Putus one day *gulps*

All pics of my 2 day trip back to my kampung will be up!

New rooms added to my grandparents house.

I MUST bring my friends to my kampung one day.




Fin.

Congratulations!

To one of my closest friends, Zakiah Samani and her husband Hafiz who has been part of the group of AI girls since 2001!

Halal certified now heh.

I am truly happy and honoured to be part of your big day and was glad to help out during your photoshoot at the botanic gardens.

Loved the venue you guys chose!

The girls and the bride and groom sans Shereen and Shahidah.

From left to right: Umi, Azura, Azimah, Myself, Bride + Groom and Marliana

Photo taken outside Zak's place @ Blk 602. Lovely weather!

Not forgetting Fahrul Dzaki, my secondary school classmate and friend on his solemnization with Nurasyikin!

So happy we managed to catch you in time before you left to change your outfit.

To both couples:

Congratulations to both on your big day!
Marriage is an important responsibility and duty which you both have fulfilled.
Take care of your other halves and carry out your responsibilities with God in mind,
For He has brought both of you together.

I pray that both couples will experience matrimonial bliss till Jannah.

Amiin.

This is only the beginning of the rest of your lives together.

May God Bless you Both.

Fin.

Reunion

We will be united soon my love...

xoxo,

The Makeup Junkie.

Fin.

Countdown: 7 days!

Licensed to...Drive!

About 2 weeks ago i took my driving test and i PASSED!

I am thankful i had a fierce instructor who only demanded my best performance every time i went for a driving lesson at B*ukit B*atok driving center.

Every lesson was a test and he never said much unless i made errors and how i should correct them.

And for that i am grateful to Mr. L*um!

I've been driving frequently especially since my parents have been away for Haj.

And today i drove all the way to O*rchard Rd with my sister (no supervision!)

and successfully parked at F*ar East Plaza.

Its a mean feat for me personally.

And i'm glad i've been able to do it!

And today i went shopping.

Was meant to do some top secret shopping but...

Urgh.

Ended up buying...

2 tops at M.ango and 2 books from B*orders today and a watch.
(Time Travellers Wife i bought yesterday, which makes it THREE books in 2 days!)

One of the books being this 2006 Nobel Literature Prize winner, O*rhan P*amuk (Turkey)

Titled The Museum of Innocence (translated by M*aureen Freely).

And another book by W*endy Wallace, Daughters of Dust.

Going to read it ASAP!

Will update on my best friend's wedding soon!


xoxo,

The Makeup Junkie.


Fin.

A Month of Celebrations!

There were a lot of things that have been going on for the past few week.

Been really busy with bridesmaid duties and my dumb induction courses.

But i have been able to plan the hen party for one of my bestest friends, Zakiah!

We had a Korean themed (okay maybe just in terms of food and entertainment) party =)

note the colours of the South Korean flag!

the bride to be and her bridesmaids!

our hen party hamper! GREAT job done by Azimah.
We spent the whole of Monday (2 weeks ago) shopping for her hen party presents.

A big thank you must be paid to Kak Fik for playing along with our plans!
Heart u many2!

our naughty gift for Zak!

look at how excited she is? haha

our 2nd naughty gift for her to use along with the red pack we got for her hehe

Then another happy wedding happened last week!

Congrats to the both of you. I had fun snapping those photos.

the bride and her beautiful dress.

and my favourite photo of all

=D

Fin.

About turning 25...



I know my birthday was 7 months ago,

but i have to tell you some worthy self discovery that i've made some time AFTER i'd turned a quarter of a century old.

Its only when i turned 25 that i'd learn to be at peace with myself.

There was always something i wanted.

Or something i didn't like about myself.

But at the beginning of this year, I told myself:

there is no way you are going to screw this year up.

You are going to suck it up and take it as it comes.

The good, the bad and the ugly.

And somehow this little threat made to myself worked.

I was a new person.

I actually liked looking at that person in the mirror.

I liked what i was doing with my life.

Where my life was going.

Things seemed to be falling into place, amiin.

And this was BEFORE i met DK.

I'm glad he met me AFTER i'd found myself.

I'm happy.

I may have gained a few pounds but i'm happy.

*i may hv put on weight but i KNOW i'm fit. and i CAN still do a sprint!*
-cos occasionally i sprint for the bus =) -

I take my lemons.

Make a little lemonade and smile.

I whine a lot but I DO IT ANYWAY!

and i GET IT DONE!

So thank you Allah for giving me everything.

The good, the bad and the ugly.

I hope that there's more to come.

And i'll take it all in my stride insyaAllah.

Oh and i've stopped worrying about what OTHER people think.

If im happy and i didn't do any major transgressions, that's between me and God.

I don't WANT to worry about other people.

I worry about myself =)

Fin.

Make-Up All Day With Minimal Touch Ups!



In this entry, i'm going to introduce to you one of the items that will help you keep your makeup on all day!

You need two things:


1) a stippling brush



*this is just a dupe brush, any brand will do!*

and

2) a bottle of e*vian spray

*this retails for $5.90 @ W*atsons*

according to the label on the back of the spray, it says that with frequent use of this product, it increases your skin hydration by 14%.

Ok so normally people spray it directly onto the face, but after watching some videos online,

it seems that its better to spray it directly onto the brush.

So after applying ALL your makeup, take the spray and spray it onto your brush.

flick your wrist to get off the excess moisture,

then just dab it all over your face.

*repeat the steps if you feel like you need to reduce that powdery effect*

it prevents your makeup from having that powdery look after applying the makeup.

your makeup will even out and settle on your face perfectly.

I think this works well especially for those of you who use a powder based foundation.

And i do have to agree that this method really works!

My makeup doesn't slide off my face, and i don't sweat off my makeup.
*which was always the case in the past*

So i hope this helps!

Try it out and let me know how it works out!


Fin.

xoxo,

The Makeup Junkie

Makeup Review!

The last time i wrote, I was talking about weddings.

And yes.

I have been very pre-occupied with weddings and assignments

plus handling the 'going-not going' deal with my parents Haj plans.

very exhausting


me & my kak ct
*customary fun shot!*

make up came courtesy of the E*lizabeth A*rden set that I bought.

but its not really that clear right

haha

i love how chiseled my cheeks look! =)

i look like i have ACTUAL high cheekbones

me and seri

u can see the makeup a little better here.

i used tulle (my pinkest shade in the palette) and washed it all over my lids,

placed the purple colour 'jewel' tone at the outer corner of my lids for a smokey look.

then using 'smoke' the shimmery light charcoal gray colour to further smoke it out.

i used a pencil brush to contour the eyes and of course a blending brush to blend everything out.

i used pink mauve for my cheeks to give me that flushed and rosy look.

very happy with the result.

colour pay-off is REALLY good.

for longer lasting eyeshadow use a primer!

i'm swearing by my primer now =)

spend that amt. of money on gd QUALITY makeup.

for tomorrow's wedding (Kak Hilmah's),

i'm gg to attempt a simple M*egan F*ox look to match my baju kurung.

now i just have to look for my songket baju kurung and iron it out.

*grin*

MY BABY'S COMING BACK TONIGGGHHHHTTT!

=))

Weddings Galore.



November and December watch out.

Lots of weddings to attend!

Most important wedding in November goes to...


KAK CT!


Followed by Kak Hilmah and then Nisa.

December weddings include the wedding of those closest and dearest to me.

=)

Zakiah; my girlfriend from secondary school (oh gawd i feel like crying as i type this)

Suddenly it has hit me...

We're all growing up.

No longer nerdy, bespectacled, feeler-ed, long-stockinged Zak.

You're going to be a married lady!

I dunno whether i'll be able to contain my tears on your wedding day.

And then Kha's solemnization.

Oh gawd.

I PRAY THAT I WON'T CRY SO HARD.

*well promises are meant to be broken right?*

Why are you guys getting married so faaaasssttttttt!!!!!

Stay single longer laaahhhh.

I'm losing my single friends to marriage already!

*gasp gasp*

When did we all grow up?

Current December wedding list:

1) Kha (5/12)

2) Qadr & Juliza (6/12)

3) Zak (12-13/12)

4) Fahrul (13/12)

That's a grand total of EIGHT.

I foresee major wardrobe problems.

I can't possibly recycle them clothes can i?

*cheeky grin*



Fin.

Review =)




Lizzie Arden review coming your way soon !


Fin,

xoxo
The Makeup Junkie

Beauty Find!

Attention LASHES!

Sexify your eyes with this baby from R*immel!

I came across this product while aimlessly walking at B*ugis Junction last Friday.

The mascara wand doesn't even look ordinary.

Its got this weird looking ball shapes.

I love the colour of the mascara tube too! HAHA

The mascara is available in two colours, black and black/brown.


What the website says:



Exclusive brush design curves IN to maximize lash loading, curves OUT to curl and de-clump each lash for a complete curved look...

R*immel

Volumises and curves your lashes in one deft stroke.
I think this is worth getting.

If i'm not mistaken it retails for less than SGD20 so you really get your money's worth.

It's not available at ALL W*atson's stores though so do a little bit of checking out first.

Perhaps those in town stock R*immel

Maybe i'll get this too when i hunt down my shu u*emura lash curler.

Next beauty find that i'm hankering to try is M*ajolica M*ajorca.
I've heard a lot of good things about its eyeliners.

So those of you who've tried it...LET ME KNOW! I want to know.

Its like a bad craving haha.

If you have any cheap but GOOD make-up brands that you want to share, please let me know!

I think i should post up my wish list so it keeps my make-up expenditure in check.

Hah!

Like that really works.

xoxo,

The Makeup Junkie

No makeup update/review YET!



Still haven't gotten around to trying the Liz Arden set that I purchased.

Maybe tomorrow when i go on my last date with Ayie before he flies off to Thailand for his reservist stint for THREE weeks.

Which means i'll be Ayie-less and Samirian-less for the next 3 weeks.

Boo-hoo.

Received some really surprising/shocking news this morning.

Pretty sad but not till it warrants me to get upset.

But still...i want you to be happy.

You know i'll love you still right?


So now, i'm having a big dilemma over what to wear tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn.

Fin.

xoxo,
The Makeup Junkie



p/s: i'm still mad at a certain individual who HAS been (and STILL is!) totally selfish for the past 5 months. Disregarding whatever any authoritative figure has to say.
I'll shut up but it won't be for long.
I've had it with you. The universe DOES NOT revolve around you, you little twit.

You have lost all self-respect from me.
You don't even deserve pity.