Black Friday

Black Friday is here!

One of the best time to shop for stuff. Being me, I have surveyed around a few flyers to see if there's anything that I would be interested to buy. Gadgets are pretty cheap I guess, so I thought of buying a camera. The camera that my brother had suggested to me before is on sale and I thought, sure, why not...

However, in the end, I didn't get it because...I just don't want to. Heh. I think I will be spending a lot next month because of the trip to Toronto. So, I'm putting the camera aside and saving it for another time.

I did order a few items online though, random stuff for my sister and all. They're not here yet, so for now, all I shopped for on Black Friday is this:

 

I have to keep my toes warm!

Traveling One

Two aunts of mine held their wedding reception yesterday and I missed it.

It sucks to be on the other side of the world during family gatherings. This is the 239214032th one I missed. I lost count already because there's just too many. :(

In order to not make me feel so bad, I would video call my parents or siblings back home to say hi to everyone. I am the walking head on a tablet or phone, being passed around to wave hi, exchange short greetings until everyone got their fair chance of talking to me and rubbing in my face how I am missing all the yummy food and fun. -_-

Not to forget, commenting how fat I am... or my face to be exact.

Uhh, tunggu ahhh...!

Graduates

Three or four years ago, every once in a while, I would dedicate a whole post to wish my friends and families on special occasions. Ever since I put a halt to my blogging days a while ago, I have stopped dedicating such posts as well. Today, I want to relive those moments by posting this late congratulatory wishes to my girlfriends.

Dear Afra and Nul,

Credit: Afra

Happy belated graduation day, girlfriends! I wasn't happy that I couldn't attend your big day but I am still a proud friend! Congratulations for reaching this milestone in your life. May you girls be blessed with happiness and success in every step you take forward towards goodness, Aamiin! I love and miss you girls! <3

P/s: I stole your picture. Sorry, I'm not sorry. :P

Of Doorbells, Knocks and Bangs

I was worried that I would overslept for my appointment on Saturday.

I tried sleeping early but I just couldn't, so I fell asleep around 1:00 am after asking my friends to wake me up at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm, Malaysia and Brisbane time respectively.

I was woken up by the ringing of my apartment's doorbell. I thought I overslept, so I looked at my phone, 3:25 am. Well, that's weird. Maybe I was dreaming... So, I went back to sleep and heard another doorbell, followed by loud knocks on the front door.

Okay, this was definitely weird. Was I dreaming or was it real? I tried to go back to sleep, again, someone was banging on the door... I tried to ignore it, hoping it was just me, imagining stuff.

Around 3:47 am, I checked my phone and saw a text from my housemate.  'U awake?'. I rubbed my eyes and replied 'Yeah'. She asked me to come out for a while, and I did. I saw two of them were sitting in front of their doors, looking sleepy like I was.

'You heard it, right?', was a question I did not want to hear but there it was, out in the air. 'What do we do?' was next. We sat together for quite a while until almost 4:00 am, paying attention to the front door while discussing the situation. We were super sensitive to any sounds of creaks or knocks at that time.

We tried to remain calm and came up with possibilities of the doorbells and banging of the door: a) someone was drunk, b) someone was playing a prank on us, c) Dan (our landlord) was collecting rent (okay this was funny). We agreed that we would call the police if we heard another bang or doorbell sound.

We then returned to the comfort of our bed, hoping that nothing would disrupt our sleep again. I climbed onto my bed, went under my comforter, texted my friends (which made jokes about it -_- not funny!!) and I heard taps on my window...

I ignored the sound and tried to go back to sleep, I did.

The next morning, I wished no one was sleeping on the front steps when I opened the door at 7:30 am.

To my relief, no one was.

Winter

Brace dear self, winter is coming!

As much as I love winter, it is killing me slowly from the outside. I can already feel the change on my skin. It's getting drier and flakier day by day and I do not like that...

When I first came to Ottawa, I only have one personal care item that I use regularly, which is deodorant. Now, I have a basket full of personal care products, I do not know who am I anymore (really!!).

I currently HAVE to use face moisturizer, body lotion (which I use for my dry hands and feet too), lip balm, and some oil (in an effort to get rid of my scars) regularly. When I skip (or forget) using them, I regret it the moment I step out of the house. It doesn't help that I bleed at all the said places when I don't use them! T_T

I have truly become a girl in this harsh weather condition.

Low-maintenance? What?

Adorable

Me: What did you dress up as for halloween?

Afif: A pumpkin! *grins*

Me: Can I eat you then? *grins widely*

Afif: Nooooo. *laughs*

This guy is too adorable I feel like eating his cheeks!

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Me: Can I have your chocolate?

Yusuf: Noooo. *points towards vending machine*

Me: Where? Show me.

Yusuf: *waddles to the vending machine and points again*

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Can I just keep these cute babies??

I would have attached pictures here, but I was too busy playing with them, I forgot...

Janji Melayu

Yesterday, a forum in commemoration of Maal Hijrah was held.

I hesitated going because a) it's cold, b) I'm lazy, c) I haven't finished studying (refer to b). However, in the end, I went because I thought I should at least do something for such a big event...

The tentative schedule was simple. Lunch at 1:30, speech at 2:00, forum at 2:15 and dinner at 4:15. My housemates and I missed the bus at 1:01 because the bus driver decided to come early and we ran to the opposite direction to catch another bus at 12:58.

We arrived at school around 1:10 and entered the venue at around 1:25. Surprise, surprise, no one was inside...

We waited and waited and waited. The food arrived at 1:42 and the rest of the food came at 1:53? Duh, for a formal event, I expected the time management to be better!

What's more embarrassing is the fact that the VIP guests came earlier than the students. It's such a shame to make them wait for the students... I know it's a big event and it's hard work trying to coordinate it and such, but couldn't people respect more of people's time?

It's not like I have never been late to an event, but at least I try not to...

There's nothing to be proud of 'janji Melayu'.