Unpacking Life -

Suddenly missing my Simba a lot. It's been a bit more than a year since she ran away from the vet. Simba, wherever you are, I hope you're okay. We love you sayang. 

Dear future-me, Please remember that today, once again, you made a fool of yourself. When will you learn? You've been through this many times before and yet you still let this happen. Where's you dignity? Sincerely, Current-me

I was listening to one of those TED talks last night about the topic on love- did not finish it though because I fell asleep half way through it. But I find it interesting that when we're in love, we seem to push aside ("accept") all those little things that annoy us. Things that we're actually, really, not okay with. Habits that we do not agree with. But love seems to make them become tolerable? acceptable? unimportant?  Why? Why do we do that? Why is that, despite knowing that it's really not okay, we still choose to love/be with the person? Why do we lower our standards and accept the person, even though deep deep inside, we know it's not right? Yes, why Iqa?

This is just a quick post- because I'm supposed to stick to my plan of sticking to the plan. I just want to say I'm so proud of myself this morning! I woke up early, took a shower, made breakfast, and got to Uni by 8 a.m! So here I am, on a Monday morning, in the postgraduate learning area, ready to do my work! Yay me :P *Just three more weeks...just three more painful  weeks* Allahumma yassir wala tu'assir. Amin. On a different topic, although I am very grateful to have my 2006 Dell laptop with me (courtesy of my little sister because mine broke down a few weeks before I came here) and it has been really good to me for the past 7 months, I really wish it could just work a little faster. I know you're laptop old my dear laptop, but I need you for the next 3 weeks so please please don't slow down on me. That's all for now, toodles. 

My final 4 weeks before I'm done. 4 major assignments, started on none. My motivation right now? The fact that my parents and adik are coming here in about 6+ weeks! oh and...he is coming too! Super excited, Ya Allah, please ease my journey :)

I always think of myself as a very dull person. If people ask me what I do during my free time, I will most probably say "I don't know ay?". I used to like reading, but now I can't even finish a book (no matter how interesting the book is). The only reading I do now is for my courses- journal articles etc.  I think I was into baking for a bit a few years ago. But it got too ' renyah ' for me and I would always end up with a dozen of cupcakes with no one to eat it.  I tried running/jogging, but that did not last.  I don't really watch TV, I don't even own a TV. I do like shopping, but I don't have the money to sustain that hobby. So, what then? What do I like? So after I did some thinking, I came to the conclusion that cooking is the only thing I never got bored of. I really enjoy being in the kitchen trying out new recipes. I'm not an expert or anything, but I do love it a lot. Whenever I'm stressed out wi

I'm just wondering, how do you show someone that you love and appreciate them? Do you tell them? Buy them gifts? Call/text them to let them know you're thinking of them? For me, I like surprise phone calls, just to say that he's thinking of me. I like handwritten letters too. and text messages. I don't want/need expensive gifts. I prefer something that's right from the heart. Love notes on a paper napkin during a date. Movie tickets, receipts. It's not hard to make me happy really. I just want to know that you're there for me, that I matter in your life, that you care- without me having to ask you. If I call and you don't pick up, it's not that hard to call me back. It's the small things that count. You know how you always tell me to tell you what's on my mind? Because you're not a mind reader and you can't know what I'm thinking or how I feel? I do tell you these things. But I don't think you're

I only have about 4 weeks left before I finish my second and final semester here in Macquarie. As much as I want it to be over, I wish time would just go slower. I need more time. I am really struggling with this semester. I feel very lost most of the time. I'm just hoping to pass all my 4 courses, I don't really care whether it's an A or not anymore. It's already week 8/9 and I have no freaking idea what I'm going to write about for my final assignments. :( I also find the lecturers less supportive than the ones I had last semester.  I need a miracle. Allahumma yassir wala tu'assir. :(

It's actually very simple:  If you don't have anything nice to say, just don't say anything at all. And if you absolutely have to say it/comment on it, make sure you structure your sentences in a nice way, so that people don't get hurt/offended, especially when the thing you are commenting on does not concern you/your life.  There are proper ways to say/do things.  Think. Think before you do/say anything. Words, once spoken, can never be taken back.