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assalamualaikum!

it's a new monthh! assalamualaikum bulan november! *lambai lambai kat jam*

ok a lot of people kept asking me bila nak kahwin and ada yang meminta saya mengajak mereka, maka saya mengajak la secara terbuka...

untuk baca majalah NUR November '12 issue!

double wedding uolls!

sila jemput membaca wedding impian iolls and fatin suhana's!! hehehe!

handsome hingga ke syurga

eh eh, dambakan kasih sayang hingga ke syurga, in sha Allah =)

tu diaaaa! si giant sebelah si petite!!

anyway, magazine nur ni bukan just about me and fatin, but it's a whole episode of nasihat and useful tips!

ni memang the best la!

25 pintu pahala & penghapus dosa!

we all wanna be in Jannah later, so this is a good guidance la =)

in sha Allah, in sha Allah

another useful tip =')

so barangsiapa yang nak kawen, you want ideas for your wedding and tips on how to build a masjid together, i recommend this magazine =) 

BANYAK GILA TIPS TIPS DIA WEH! iolls suka =D

 another thing to look forward to in this amazing month of November,

Entri Jameela!

Di Astro Oasis, 4th November, 7.30pm!

watch the promo here!!

kalau kot kot la uolls nak tengok iolls bebel bebel pasal... oh my gosh. i forgot what it was about.

ok. iolls pun kena tengok la sebab iolls tak ingat iolls bebel pasal apa.

seriously otak. why you do this to me?

oh well.

anyways, yeah.

i don't know if i'm deserving, because i feel like there're so many unspoken heroes more worthy than me, and all this maybe, just maybe a test for me.

for what it's worth, i hope all the magazines or shows i've been featured in ada lah benefit dia. for both me and orang yang baca/tengok.

=)

jazakallah/jazakillah khair everyone!

for your tremendous support =')

OH YA!!!

video sudah diupdate, alhamdulillah. mungkin less bersemangat than before tapi i think you can understand why la kan. =)

hope this one is beneficial as well.

salam =D

I need a holiday

assalamualaikum~~


i was looking out for places to go for a holiday, since i really really need one right now..
pastu terjumpa ni!

it's a contest from Nescafe Gold, called Savouring the World!!

thought i should share it with you people yang nak menang holidays (like me) ni. hehe!!
mana tau kan, rezeki korang kot kot dapat gi holiday free!!

we can either win:
1. 3D/2N at Tanjung Jara Resort for 2
2. 3D/2N at Majestic Malacca for 2
3. 3D/2N at Pangkor Laut Resort for 2

and it's really simple!!

just follow their steps,

like so, and finish their caption, siap boleh edit2 gambar kat apps ni,
and voila!

we can enter many times lak tu! as long as dia tak nampak cam repetition la and ikut theme. all entries buat la lain lain sket, baru la creative!

very simple contest!

hope this is good news to you all!

all the best!!

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold

assalamualaikum wbt

you, you, you, you and me, we're all different from one another.

we all have something significant about ourselves that reaches people in a special way.

we all have messages, we all have experiences, we all have stories.

it's time to share our story, to be heard, to teach, to learn and to inspire =)

and that's through Project Listen.

there are soooooo many stories shared here, and some bloggers have shared their stories too! like PinkStilletos, Ceeramoon, Proudduck, and more!

En. Kahar's story is one of my favourite stories here =)

with this, i urge you all to read or watch other people's amazing stories and share yours!

i've shared my story about vlogging too =)

check it out! *click*=p

have a good day ahead =)

Hidupku kini, rupanya gini #pantun2kerat

Assalamualaikum wbt

I don't know how to start this, but oh well.

Awkward intro shall be awkward.

It has been 2 years since i've been working as an engineer.

Honestly, it's not easy, but it's not hard either.

It's not easy because it's a lot like law maybe. Banyak refer old documents, spec sheets, catalogues, emails, minutes of meetings, old project docs, just so that whatever project the team's doing, takde kena backfire ke salah order barang ke blablabla.

It's not hard because it's something familiar. Like using autocad, procedures. And errrr... For now itu je i boleh come up with. Gosh, noob nya.

Earlier this year, i applied for masters program and i thought i wouldn't get it. Coz i kinda applied late..

=p

Tuptup

Sampai letter kat rumah, and walauwehhh! I've been accepted to Hogwarts!!!

I wish.

I was accepted to UPM's master program in engineering management. alhamdulillah =)

Takde la pape sangat. Mula mula thought of doing research program, but i was very intrigued by the course subjects. Ada business related courses tu, i loike. Hehe!

So anyway, alhamdulillah, i am now a working student.

It has been a month since, and my routine changed drastically. What with four classes a week, after work, i go to class, after 3 hours of learning, some days i ada class rohaniah, some days i balik terus. Other non-class days, i ada tuition class and class class lain gak. oh, and my other part time jobs. like modelling, giving talks and stuff..

Most of the time i will have dinner in the car.

Either tapau siap2 from home, or buy burger kat tepi jalan, or buy snacks from petrol station.

mee hoon from home

burger ramly best from tepi jalan 

And most days i reach home very late. So yeah.

Sometimes after work, i get really tired and in class, i admit, it's not easy to stay focused. Many times i have to force myself out of my stupor by conteng sana sini, gi toilet jap, and good thing classes ada breaks for maghrib prayer! Helps a lot, that does. Sometimes i wonder how my classmates yang working pun can stay focused in class.. Hope i can be like them soon!!

My brain condition (sometimes), kalau nak dicartoonkan la, at work, it's quite active

During classes and stuff...

at the end of the day..

Motip sangat pengsan bibir terus plump kan. Haha!

But then, there are some nights when even after a long day of work + studying + learning, my brain still nak active. which i see as something good la. gives me time to read my books =)

It's a challenge, for now.

But in sha Allah, i will get used to this new routine. Because as usual, all new things will someday be a normal thing and we'll look back and wondered "eh, aku dah ok dah? Bila aku ok ek?" Hehe!

Taken at upm's engineering faculty. Wearing al-raqia's awesome shawl. After work, so muka mmg belacan.

Taken at the same place on my saturday class and (this) ipad is the reason why im updating more frequently. And because blogging sort of makes me feel better.

Im not sure why but i suspect it's because i have more untold stories which i just need to blurt somewhere. And le peliks is the best place for blurting out =p

Very different feel from utp, but i'm loving it :)

Everytime i walk past this area, rasa cam nak buat concert kat tengah tu. hoho!

At first i didnt want to blog about this pun. Didn't think it would interest anyone pun what goes on in my personal life. As long as i tau, dah la kan.

So then, why you blog this maria mercedes?

Because i met two girls at campus, and they asked me why i didnt tell ppl about it, and because im too lazy to answer the same questions over and over again. Might as well make it official.

yes, kak maria is mastering.

masterchef.

amiiiiiinn~

eh eh.

=p

Sape sape yang tanya susah ke belajar sambil keje, well, baca la betul betul k dari atas sampai bawah.

Maybe can give u a lil' insight.

Im not discouraging, im just saying it takes time to get used to.

For me, it's a struggle for now, tapi in sha Allah next year, it will be a bit lighter to handle coz instead of being an engineer, i'll be......

Your crying shoulderrrr, i'll beeee loves suicideeeee

I'll beeee better when i'm olderrrr, i'll beee the greatest fan of your liiiifffeeeee~

Motip.

No, coz i'll be a wife.

In sha Allah

=)

May Allah swt permudahkan urusan urusan ku, dan juga urusan urusan harian mu ;)

Amiiiiiin

ps: i have test later. my first ever test this sem. feels good to be back, school.

PPS YANG CAPSLOCK: I HAVE TO THANK MY MAMA FOR HANDLING MY WEDDING PREP! i think i only did 1/20 of the job. so don't ask me about my wedding coz seriously, im not so sure what it's going to be like. i just want to be a wife. haha! i'm very confident mama knows better than me about what's best anyway =) MAMA ROCKS!!

Missing this

Labbaikallahumma Labbaik

Labbaika Laa Syarikalaka Labbaik

Innalhamda Wan Ni’mata

Laka Wal Mulk

Laa Syarikalak

Aku memenuhi panggilanMu ya Allah aku memenuhi panggilanMu. Aku memenuhi panggilanMu tiada sekutu bagiMu aku memenuhi panggilanMu. Sesungguhnya pujian dan nikmat adalah milikMu begitu juga kerajaan tiada sekutu bagiMu

I still cant believe i was there, praying right in front if the Kaabah.

How i miss being there.

How i wish i was there again.

Alhamdulillah, ya Allah, alhamdulillah..

For allowing me to be there with my family.

For making me feel significant to You.

"You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything)."

Surah al-Fatihah, ayat 5

O Allah the Almighty, in sha Allah i will be there again.

Shop & Style (with me!)

 assalamualaikum!

i used to shop a lot before. only because i didn't have enough long sleeved tops, maxis, and cardigans.

i thought i had enough clothes already

until the other day after clearing out my stuff and sold most of them at Churpout Bazaar the other day..

i realised

"maaaynnn!! baju aku ni banyak takleh pakai!! cis cis!"

why cannot wear?

1. jarang

2. senteng

3. quality tak bagus 

4. ketat

ye la.. masa baru berjinak pakai tudung ni, tak reti lagi concept tutup aurat. ingat nak melawa je. ngahaha =p

alhamdulillah now i understand my style, and i know what i need =)

so basically my style is SMART CASUAL.

means i take the smart, and put on casual. hahahah! =p

means pakai casual tapi still nampak ok la. nak gi klcc ke pavilion or any high end places tak rasa underdressed la. =)

why wear branded stuff when all the tags and brand names will be hidden anyway? 

(my shopping principle)

so here are my tips on buying clothes!

1. comfy - if it's not comfortable, i won't feel confident

2. can be layered without feeling heavy or hot (panas ye, bukan hot sexy tu ye)

3. looks simple and pleasant - i'm not so much of a loud patterned clothes coz i feel those kinds are easily out of trend.

i think tu je kot. hehe!

now, kalau ada sisters out there yang tanya "nape tak pilih baju yang cover aurat?"

my answer "because yang tutup aurat tak semestinya ikut syariat. better amik baju yang boleh dilayerkan." - sebab some baju yang long sleeve, maxi dresses, skirts etc etc, eventhough dia tutup aurat, tapi kalau ketat, menampakkan tubuh badan, still tak tutup aurat dgn sempurna. tu kira, tutup kulit je. =)

i tweeted about the clothes yesterday and ada orang tak percaya i beli baju kat tesco. hehe!!

camni k.

labeled clothes sometimes tak se-elok mana pun. but they sell at ridiculously high price. why?

workmanship? brand? cara stitching dia one of kind sangat ke sampai kena bayar ratus ratus?

to me, if it's worth the price, then ok. if i find a top yang cukup criteria (as stated above), i won't mind paying... after many many many considerations that is.

and like i said too, why buy branded clothes if no one cares about it anyway. for self-satisfaction? i tak satisfied kot kalau bayar mahal mahal pastu pakai sekali sekala sebab sayang sangat. hahaha! betul kannnn!

but i prefer quality. and at TESCO, i win! coz i get good quality, and i get good price!

here's the fun part. TESCO has been kind to me that they are allowing me to have a 

STYLING SESSION AT TESCO MUTIARA DAMANSARA THIS SATURDAY (20th OCT 2012) at 2PM!!

the first 15people yang BOLEH and CONFIRM MAU PERGI, drop me a comment and say 

"salam (kak) maria, saya *your name* ingin join anda di Tesco sabtu ni, in sha Allah!"

and and anndddd you will get RM100 voucher to shop for clothes at Tesco!!! weeeeeeeee!!!

it'll be an honour if you can join me, bring your sisters, your friends, the more the merrier! tapi 15 ppl je la dapat voucher. yang lain boleh join, takde hal =D

drop me a comment, and i will visit your blog and drop a comment there or if you takde blog, bagi your email k?

hope to see you this saturday, in sha Allah =D

Lesson 2: how to win a staring contest

Assalamualaikum!



So i thought i should share my secret weapon to winning staring contests.

Why you ask?



Coz zome people have the habit to stare others. And by 'people', i mean strangers, staring at u and me.

It used to be annoying, until i found this secret weapon!!

And yeah! Honestly, getting any one of the 3 responses makes me happier than annoyed.

Kalau budak budak lagi iolls suka. Making kids laugh is like my battery charger. My power akan naik. Wahahahaha!

Unless i tgh lapar..



Ok, anyway ni post saje for fun :p

I can update short entries like these coz i use blogsy on ipad. And cartoons ni sume guna apps 53paper (on ipad only).

That's why :p



Have a good Monday people!

Salam!

Lorry & art

Once upon a day, a lorry came to our factory.

Lorries come and go a lot here.

Macam kucing la.

They come, manja manja sket, gesel gesel kat kaki orang sket,

Pastu blah.

Macam kucing, lorry tu, after manja manja around here.......

.......Dia gesel kat my car.

Lorry was identified, report was lodged, tapi lorry drebar takmo admit.

Takpe la.

I pun malas nak fight. Just hope the driver will be extra careful after this.

....

I think the driver thought he was making art. I mean, im not an art litterate person. Im seriously illiterate. In art.

Mom's got a painting at home and i serious tak paham what "it's trying to say"

Coz apparently art 'speaks'.

To me, it's saying "alamak! Esok kena hantar assignment art!! Cepat hantam je! Asal siap!"

I dunno. That's just me.

My kinda art are like these. And they're saying...

Scar, specs, harry potter

Clouds yang comel

"Bllleeeeeuugghhhhh"

My kinda art are those that speaks straight to the point.

Senang je.

So like i said, maybe lorry drebar thought he did me a favour by "artifying" (if that's even a word) my car, that's why dia tak admit he scratched it.

Or maybe he's just a cat.

Come, gesel, go.

What is this post all about, i pun not sure.

Salam!

Lillahi Taala

Lillahi Taala = demi Allah

Surah 35. Fâtir

29. Verily, those who recite the Book of Allah (Quran) and perform As-salat (solat) and spend (in charity) out of what We have provided for them, secretly and openly, they hope for a trade-gain that will never perish.

30. That He may pay them in wages in full, and give them (even) more, out of His Grace. Verily, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (good deeds and to recompense).

 

Terjemahan:

29. Sesungguhnya orang yang selalu membaca kitab Allah dan mendirikan solat dan menafkahkan sebahagian daripada rezeki yang Kami (Allah) anugerahkan kepada mereka dengan diam-diam dan terang-terangan, mereka itu mengharapkan perniagaan yang tidak akan rugi.

30. Kerana Dia (Allah) akan menyempurnakan kepada mereka pahala mereka, dan menambahkan kepada mereka daripada kurnia-Nya (Allah). Sesungguhnya Allah adalah al-Ghafur (Maha Pengampun), lagi al-Shakur (Maha Mensyukuri).








In Sha Allah, moga amalan kita semua diterimaNya :)

biarlah tak rewarded di dunia, pahala lagi berharga..

In sha Allah..

 

Super

Yesterday's many missions were accomplished, alhamdulillah! Got all my girls' baju to make their bridesmaids baju kurung. Harap harap theyolls suka la the baju nanti.

Mama wont stop pestering me abt it. Stress sangat haritu smpai demam. Hoho!

So semalam, weolls sempat gi klcc to eat nasi ayam penyet. I LOVEEEEEE!

Loving my top from H&M :D and of course, my favourite sometime bag :B

Hi pakcik!

:p

Have a good sunday :)

May all your tasks dipermudahkan, in sha Allah

 

I need to get myself a serious facial treatment.

Ps: today tengahari akan menjemput kedatangan seorang lady yg sangat sangat awesome. Ngggeeeee!! Cant wait!

 

 

Lesson 1: How to stop girls from talking

Assalamualaikum!

Here's a 'comic' i made. Ernest (dontlikethatbro.blogspot.com) said anyone can draw......

I know. My drawing is ugly.

Biar lah!

*nangis*



Eh motip kan nak emo! Anyhoooottttsss!

Selamat!

The comic is made based on my own personal experience. So guys, hope this tip will be useful. Girls, weolls pun can learn something from this :p

Girls ni, sambil sambil nak bergerak pun boleh potpet lagi. Cant deny that now can we girls? Hehehe!

However not all girls are like this. So tak elok la we stereotype kans?

This is just made for fun! So.. Jangan terasa ekkkkkk 😁

Kalau terasa, sorryyyyy!

Salam!

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