You know when people say as you grow older, your bag becomes bigger and full with stuffs you didn't imagine you'd need when you were younger.
HOW COME IT'S NOT IN MY CASE?!
Once, back in Japan, my bag used to be filled with make-ups, all sorts of keys, even perfume! (refer this post, if you remember) And you know what my bag looks like now?
Yes, I'm back to my Tokidoki phase :) And as you can see, currently my bag is filled with my purse, a compact powder, tissues, lip balm, keys and my apartment pass.
And that's it. When I used to carry all sorts of makeup with me back then.
I AM SUCH A GRANDMA NOWADAYS.
But to think of it, really, I don't need so many stuffs with me nowadays except the essentials; what more with the hectic schedule running around the office and home every single day. So glad I still keep my old Tokidoki bag; cause it's really convenient to carry my stuffs to office when I don't have to take a big heavy handbag.
The Tokidoki print is also becoming more popular among the colleagues now; I find it interesting that most of them didn't know about the brand. In Japan, LeSportsac is so popular especially among the older women that 70% of them actually owned at least ONE LeSportsac travel bag.
Now if only I had more small bags..
Because I have these awesome people with me.
(I'm too sweet about my friends, aren't I? Hehe. They should really belanja me for this)
After a longg tiring (but fun) day at Mid Valley.
Yes, the favorite spot I mentioned before was Mid Valley. Why? Because 1) Used to go there with Jannah & Jua during weekdays and weekends to watch late night movies and just going from store to store 2) The one place Shahrul would dare to take me out on the first date because it's close to our college 3) Used to be our weekly catch-up date place.
Yes, we went to Fat Spoon! YAY! There weren't anybody around so we kinda had the whole place to ourselves; so it was awesome. One great advice - go to your favorite restaurant/cafe early in the morning during off days, and you'll have the most peaceful morning of your life.
The cupcakes were meant for Farah since it was her birthday; and we were too skint to buy her a full cake HAHA.
The gorgeous birthday girl.
On another note, things have been going well for me, Alhamdulillah. I think when people say nothing is impossible, 90% of them who actually aren't doubting it have experienced some sort of miracles before. Cause I used to be in that 10% crowd, and now everything's changing.
Oh God, since when did I turned into this lame sappy girllll it's so not funny.
I actually took leave today, due to some reason I can't disclose here. After everything settles, I just realized today is the nicest Monday I've had since..forever. Took me a while to just sit around and enjoy the comfort of home.
Sometimes kan, I'd really really like to have just an extra one hour in a day.
Like right now. It's almost midnight and I've just done my prayer, eat, pat cat for a while, entertain little brother, reply a few emails and now getting ready for bed after one whole day of work and getting stuck in the jam.
BUT I REALLY REALLY NEED TO WRITE. Oh gosh how I miss blogging, as a young carefree person.
There's so many things going on; the busiest week I've ever had, with surprising events took turn at every corner - I feel like I need a breather and pause for a while and of course, blab about every single thing here. But I can't. I've learned that time is key; and privacy is something that people can sue you for later on.
So. Good news is, I'm going for the weekend getaway with my two bestfriends in the whole world and we're going to this place that used to be my favorite spot; in fact it still is! Say hi if you saw me, it's not like I'm going to give you money but I just think that it'd be nice.
Aquí vengo!
Aquí vengo!
Is this website.
Because for me, being happy is about being contented with what you have.
Because for me, being happy is about being grateful.
Because for me, no matter how bad your day is, being thankful for that, too, is a way to get your mood lighter. And for your emotions to be healthy.
Because for me, God teaches us to be grateful in whatever situation we are in; so that we'll always remember Him. Albeit in the most terrible state of mind.
Because sometimes all you need is this.
The best part is, it can also serve as your sarcasm dose for the day. I laughed so hard I feel like writing a thank you note for the author, just for making this blog happen!
I should write thank you notes and stamp them on my wall more often.
How about you?
Having been spending time at home, I realize how much I value every single second of it now. My career kicked off about 3 months ago; the months I've dreaded so much for draining my energy and taking away the sweet time I used to have as a student (albeit taking engineering, pfft) so these past raya week was probably the happiest I've ever been.
And now that it's coming to an end, I realize I can't let my old habits kick again. The same old blues. The same old depressing thoughts.
And the most important thing, to start learning how to save my pay salary for a better use.
If there's one thing I feel proud of myself for the last few months is; I hardly shop anymore, like I used to. No, let's rephrase. I hardly shop aimlessly anymore. Can you believe that in my current wardrobe, all the tops I have are all the ones I brought back from Japan? Yes, not a single new top since last March.
*patting back mercilessly*
Not a single new dress. The only new stuffs are just scarves (that's a GIVEN) and kaftans (for friends' kenduri).
So to say I'm proud of my recent spending is an understatement.
Of course, I'm dying to go over to Zara and MNG and scramble their racks. But I think having been overly busy with work is actually a good thing - I don't have the time to shop (never thought I'd say this). Of course, I'd love to finally click the 'buy' button on the many gorgeous tops and dress on Net-a-porter's website; but somehow there's this sense inside my head that gives me a second thought.
I don't know who's this person I'm turning into. But I'm glad.
Spending a few bucks on new tops doesn't hurt, I think. But when you're overly spending on things that you know you'd wear once or twice, or things you'd wear just to please someone, or things you want because you saw the ad in the magazines when you know you'd hate yourself if you wore it; is the real problem. I've been there. And not a single day gone by without me looking at the clothes and think, "I wish I'd bought tops and dresses that I actually love and would wear every single day without getting tired of it."
It's all about that little voice in our heads; the one that we can choose to listen to or not. "Buy things that make you happy, not proud" - is probably the best advice someone gave me so far.
"Many people define themselves by their stuff; the brands they wear; the type of car they drive. Know who you are inside, minus all the labels."
So let's start making the future real.
OK I know it's the fourth day of Raya but still..Eid Mubarak everyone!
My Raya highlights :
- Prior to previous post, I've sent our baju kurung (me and my sister's) to Mum's tailor 2 days before raya to alter, and thank goodness she still accept our plead to have a normal Raya with a normal baju kurung. God bless her. So we're happy again YAY.
- After solat sunat raya, we went to visit our late grandma's grave as well as Dad's. It feels weird, just because we used to visit only one grave. It keeps reminding me that our life is so short we can never predict what might happens next; or who's turn might be up next. How we should never forget Akhirat and not putting Dunya as our priority, which is our weakest point, for all of us.
- Mum was around the whole day! (She's been working during Raya for as long as I can remember, so this is practically her first time taking long leave during Raya. God bless her.)
- Apparently the perks of breaking the news of your sister's engagement to relatives - now EVERYONE wants you to do the same. Lol. I mean, give me some air, please.
- Shahrul had to work during Raya. Which I think is one of the reasons I didn't go overboard with Raya celebration. Because I know the feeling. Tsk.
- Went to Farah's on second day of Raya - which reminds me that it sorts of became our little tradition : Syena came to pick me up and beraya at my house, and we went to Farah's to beraya with her. Farah's has always been the place we would go despite whatever happens; Raya just doesn't feel complete without these two.
Hope you had a splendid Raya like I did :) Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, and please forgive me for all of my wrongdoings - intentionally or not.
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