How to shop overseas!

assalamualaikum =)

so nowadays memang i hardly shop outside, in shops. i just shop online coz it's easier and cheaper. heeheeee =p

a lot of you (girls) have asked me too about online shopping too, whether boleh caye ke tak, barang online dalam gambar sama tak ngan real life, etc etc.
truth is, a few times i bought my stuff salah size and lain dari gambar. tapi what can i expect, with cheap price, memang la takleh expect sama quality macam designer stuff kan. hoho!
so i advice to you online shoppers to read the description of the baju thoroughly. like check the measurements, please, and read thoroughly on how to make payment and stuff.
online shops always have that.

read k? =)

anyway, i recently found something cool too!!
there's this thing called Borderlinx Maybank and it's really awesome!!

"At Borderlinx we make it possible for you to shop the websites you love, wherever you want your purchases be delivered.
When you register with us, we'll give you your very own U.K or U.S address - at no charge and no subscription fee. You can then use your new UK or US Borderlinx address as your delivery address when you shop stores online in that country."

we can start shopping stuff from US & UK! yay to more shopping varieties!
haha! =p

thing about shopping from US & UK, for those yang sizes susah nak dapat kat sini, confirm can get from there. good news for my brothers!

my brothers are tall and big, so GAP is one of the shops they have to go to. and buying straight from US is better coz they have more variety and size is not a limitation =D

and i think fashionistas pun don't have to wait for the trends from New York ke apa to sampai Malaysia. buy direct je =) i'm thinking of getting myself some stuff too from thinkgeek.com, like this one!

cool kan??

Borderlinx ni good coz all shipping costs, tax & duty paid in advance, shipping is reliable & fast (abt 2-4days) coz they're using DHL Express. memang express gitu! oh and we can shop at shops that don't deliver internationally! Borderlinx Maybank will help with that =D
woot! click here to know How It Works!

siapa guna Maybank, angkat tangan! *tangan diangkat*
k bagus!
sebab nak register with borderlinx, kena ada maybank account =) either Maybank Visa Credit Card issued by Maybank & Maybank Islamic Malaysia ok?

lastly, Black Friday (hari shopping di US) is THIS FRIDAY! On this day, most of the retailers do offer more than 80% discounts / savings to kick off the shopping season. the Monday immediately following Black Friday is Cyber Monday. expect more shopping sales!
and for 1st time registered users at Borderlinx Maybank, boleh dapat free shipping! The Free Shipping is capped at a maximum amount of USD 25 only and total payout of USD30,000 on first come, first served basis and this promotion ends on 31st December 2012.

good luck with that =D
all in all, it's the same as shopping online locally. just have to read through the procedures, follow the steps on how to purchase and that's it! simple je =)

selamat shopping!

dreams

assalamualaikum wbt

i've been reading a lot of stories about people's dreams coming true lately.
macam pelik, is it a trending topic? maybe it's just a coincidence.
heee..

so, dreams.
i'm a dreamer (like everybody else), and (like everybody else) i wish they'd come true.
some dreams came true, but some did not, and some will never.

and i'm ok with that =)

one of my dreams was to become a doctor and save lives. but i know that can never come true because for one, i've already finished my degree in engineering and now pursuing masters (still) in engineering.

i dreamt of studying overseas because i want to experience being a foreigner and being independent. but that can't come true too. i'm currently studying, in malaysia..

i dreamt of being a drummer for artists like Beyonce and Michael Jackson. but i know that will never ever happen coz i can't stand the loud banging sounds and i had carpal tunnel at my wrists and it sucked. since i stopped playing, dah ok dah =)
oh and i'll never play for MJ since he's not alive and kicking now is he. =p
beyonce? she wanted me to play for her. haha! in your dreams mars. tapi memang pun. just a dream =)

there're loads more dreams i wish would come true, but i think being a doctor and studying overseas were my 2 top things i wanted but didn't get.
drumming tu memang tak aaa. tu imagination semata mata! hehehe =p
so now, after years of letting go of my dreams, i wondered why i didn't get them in the first place.

when i was in matrix, i dapat sains fizikal. i managed to change my course and got into sains hayat. but after 2 weeks of classes, i just can't go with it dah. i get bored in biology classes, i get nauseated at the thought of surgery and squirm when i see needles. how are those traits of a doctor?
i can't even draw a simple mitokondria!
(i didn't inherit mom's creative hands)
i ni dah la takde seni. cuba kalau dalam surgery, after cutting open skin sume, pastu nak jahit balik, memang kesian la patient i tu. macam frankenstein kang. haha!
and cuba kalau i nak cocok orang, nak sample darah konon, cocok je, i pengsan.
nurse sambung amik darah, i terlentang kat lantai.
terbaek! =p
and i thought, the reason why i wanted to be a doctor is ultimately coz i want to save lives. padahal as what i am now pun can save lives =) but not in the ways of a doctor la. heee..

pasal studying overseas lak, i guess i didn't get it coz it wouldn't do me good. the way i used to be, i think i akan jadi lebih rosak instead of better. coz i adapt easily and i wasn't strong in my beliefs.
i imagine if i was in a foreign country.. i probably would adapt to their lifestyle and ikut cara diorang. i think i akan lupa diri..
i thought being strong means being independent, being as far away from family as possible, but now i think being strong heavily depends on the heart.
and my heart wasn't strong dulu.

the way i see it, my dreams did come true, only differently.
i help people semana i boleh even without being a doctor
i have education, and eventhough i didn't study overseas, but dapat scroll gak

=)

but then, tipu la kalau i kata i redha with everything dulu.
when i changed course from sains hayat to sains fizikal, i was frustrated with myself. i felt like a disappointment not only to myself but to my family too.. i knew how much my parents wanted a doctor in the family. since my 2 elder brothers were already halfway through their non-medicine-related studies, i knew i was their only hope. and i knew my mom wanted me to study abroad because she missed her chance dulu.. and as much as i wanted it too, when i didn't get scholarships, there's nothing else i could do. my parents couldn't afford it, so i moved on. but the bricks of not being able to be what i dreamt of being weighed me down. i moved on, yes, but i couldn't let go.


it was recently when my friends went all over the world for work that i got this realisation. it required a lot of flashbacks and bila dah accept, i felt like all the disappointments i had for myself just dissipate into thin air. =') it's a great feeling!


Alhamdulillah syukur for everything.. Alhamdulillah for the dreams not made true. Alhamdulillah for the dreams that did made true. =)

Allah SWT knows and understands me better than anyone else. myself included.
i didn't know what's best for me, i don't know my capabilities, i don't know my weaknesses, i don't know a lot of things about myself!


but i do know i have Allah SWT to trust and choose what's best for me for Allah SWT is the best of planners =)

and so far, it's a great journey! alhamdulillah!
hope that whatever Allah swt has planned for us, we'll be able to make the best out of every opportunity given =)
in sha Allah =D

salam =)

a strong person is a person with a strong heart

assalamualaikum!

i can never get over Project Listen.
there're so many stories shared and honestly, all of them inspired me.
=')

so many brave people shared their stories.. i rasa cam i ni baby gila compared to them..
apa la sangat haters pun nak kecoh kan.

This is a story shared by Jackie Ng, and it's very inspiring.
she became paralysed because of the brain tumour, and how her dreams were unreachable.. but yet, she moved on, and still able to be positive! it's amazing!

and here is a story shared by sis Bibi, a blind teacher.
the allowance money she got, she gave to a school. ya Allah... mulianya dia.. you have to read her full story!!
dia ajar braille Al-Quran, siap ada buat tazkirah and kelas hadis!

it's so amazing how many people have gone through real hard times, but manage to just get up and live the way they can.
it's amazing how being disable doesn't stop a person from doing what's right.
it's amazing how strong people are, despite the hardships.

i don't know the people in project listen, but i am so thankful that they shared their personal stories.
i wish i could tell them how much they affected me.
and i hope i can grow to be a strong person when i'm faced with difficulty =')
in sha Allah

and you (yes you yang tengah baca ni), i know you have something you can share! just share k?

who knows, you might save a life today =)

flights & bags

assalamualaikum!

end of last month, alhamdulillah my cousin got married!!

best betul theyolls. cut queue. 

wuu...

i didn't get to go to their nikah because of work, but alhamdulillah i got to go to his wife's reception. but i was super late coz i had class that night and super out of theme!!

the family was supposed to be in pink, but i..

*gambar instagram* (iolls jealous theyolls got married earlier than me. hence the face. ahakkk!)

.. i wore black baju kurung, black tudung and black shoes. nasib baik baju kurung got pink flowers!! or else theyolls would think iolls gothicsters. 

ohokk! =p

today was my cousin's side of the reception. overseas ok! 

and because it's held overseas (padahal takde la oversea jauh sangat. neighbour je) yesterday i took half day from work since the flight was in evening. 

one thing about airports kan.. the smell of Famous Amos SELALU buat i lapar!!! even when i'm full already!! and for some reason, bau tu sangat lah amat lah kuat!!

lu apahat ah famous amos?? lu kipaskan bau cookies lu sampai satu airport boleh bau ka?! ka wa punya hidun manyak sensitip ngan bau lu!?

lu jahat.

eventhough selalu buat lapar, tapi tak pernah pun beli. coz i'm the kind yang suka makan cookies se piece or two piece.

anyway!!

i sort of was looking forward to leave the country. nak get away from the entahpape-ness here and just chill with the family. and then, masa check in tu, tiba tiba my dad looked at me and said

"ena, you tak renew your passport ke?"

eh? i answered

"tak. nape?"

my dad and kakak counter looked at me and i felt cold.

"saya tak boleh buat apa apa. passport dia dah expired for international flights"

kata kakak itu.

wadde?? bukan i baru balik dari overseas ke? i gi umrah kot haritu!

takkan lah dah......oh wait. that was in march.

.........

.........

kelas kau maria.

tahniah for making yourself look like a noob.

big fat tahniah.

malang berbau famous amos. wat to do? memang tak sempat nak renew. i apologised to the family and my dad especially coz he paid for the ticket.. i feel really sorry for not being able to join in the ceremony.. i blame myself too for not checking the expiry date of my passport. i confident je ingat i still have loads of time for my passport! my cousins and i dah la supposed to make a special performance for the newlyweds! wuuu.. but mana la tau. maybe ada hikmahnya tak dapat pergi =)

today's weather pun very nice, so i bet my cousin's beach wedding mesti cantik and best!
in sha Allah =)

BTW

here's a new update for baglovers!
my other "inspired" bag from Sometime came out already!! i named them Elena. hahaha! only because i really don't know what else to call them. =p

i love it! hope you do too!! =D

i've been using the blue alexa for the longest time, and i just pakai with anything. i don't really bother to match it with my clothes except in this pic. i think i got influenced by the colour so much that i think i looked like.. a blue person?

whateva la. haha! =p

talk about mismatched outfit! tudung from Lanastore and outer from CalaQisya

 the green Elena is now one of my favourites =) and it fits my ipad!! practical sangat!

and here's another update for you baglovers!

if you like the Elena bags and wish to purchase it, just use this code and you can get RM20 off!!

 CODE: ELENA20

*register for an account first k girlies!! =D*

moral of the story:
CHECK YOUR PASSPORT'S EXPIRY DATE!!!!
and get RM20 off from your Elena bags! =D

salam!

kekentalan yang teramat

assalamualaikum =)

THIS IS KENTAL!

me? i'm not kental at all compared to Pn Norazilah. i'm a kentang. mash potato.

wuuuuu..

read more of her story here!

reading stories from people like her really puts me into perspective.

how much we think we've had the worst, until we hear someone having worse than us.

and often i wonder, how would it be, if i were in their position...

would i be as strong?

wallahualam.

"the best way to learn to be grateful, is to see those who have less (than us)" 

Alhamdulillah..banyak nikmat Allah swt beri padaku tanpaku minta. dan kesihatan is one of the best nikmat that i'm blessed with =') 

hopefully i can enjoy being healthy for a long time!

amiiinn

hehee =)

take care of your health people!

salam.

Doa masuk exam

assalamualaikum!

masyallah watashiwa lupa dah SPM dah.
i think it's not late to wish SPM-ers a huge "ALL THE BEST!!"
ihik!

ok, so let's go straight to the doas k. i pun doa for all you spm-ers, so in sha Allah, atas izin-Nya, everything will be ok =)

1. Doa masa study
“Wahai Tuhanku, kurniakanlah kami kefahaman para Nabi dan hafazan para Rasul, serta ilham daripada para Malaikat yang hampir dengan-Mu, kurniakanlah kami kesihatan wahai Tuhan yang Maha Pengasih”

2. Doa lepas study

“Ya Allah! Sesungguhnya aku menitip apa yang aku baca, faham dan hafal kepadaMu. Maka kembalikanlah ia kepadaku ketika aku memerlukannya. Sesungguhnya Engkau maha berkuasa di atas segala sesuatu”

3. Doa memohon kejayaan

“Ya Allah, kami memohon daripada-Mu kejayaan dalam setiap ketentuan, tempat para syuhada’, dan kehidupan mereka yang bahagia serta kemenangan ke atas musuh”

4. Doa masa nak jawab soalan exam

“Wahai Tuhanku, lapangkanlah bagiku dadaku. Dan mudahkanlah bagiku tugasku. Dan lepaskanlah simpulan daripada lidahku, supaya mereka faham perkataanku.”

so ini saya bagi the Bahasa Melayu version of the doas and i asked a few ustaz already, they all said the same, it's ok to just know the meaning of the doa. it's ok to "bercakap" dengan Allah swt in malay or english or whatever language pun. Allah SWT Maha Mengetahui =)
oh and you can just use your own words pun masa doa. the doa i letak tu is like a guideline la of when and how to make a doa =)

i wish i can give you tips, tapi i havent been taken exams for 2 years, and i pun tengah nervous thinking about finals for my first sem masters ni. huhu..

so the best tip i can give is:
1. do your best, doa, tawakal and keep on improving.

itu je =)
i wasn't the brightest kid in school, but alhamdulillah i grew up ok.
alhamdulillah, rezeki Allah swt berikan, itu satu.
and because i wanted to ringan kan beban my parents, so with that in mind, i memang push myself. some people are blessed with good brain, and tak belajar pun still boleh score.
i'm not like that.
i memang kena pulun. usaha is my key to achieve.

so if you spm-ers are like me, yang tak begitu hebat tapi inginkan kehebatan, no shortcut to it.
work smart, give your best, doa and tawakal.

last last, atas izin Allah swt juga kita dapat achieve anything.
no matter what happens, be grateful!

kadang2 failures made us better than ever if we learn from the mistakes.
Allah swt lebih mengenali kita, bukan? be confident of yourself, and trust that for all the efforts that you've given, you will be rewarded, in sha Allah. kalau tak in A's, maybe in some other forms =)
percaya k?

ALL THE BEST!

may the force be with you =)