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Congratulations to my cousin, Nurul, for getting hitched last Friday!

So we’ve been busy with wedding preparations, especially next door, what with the baking of cupcakes and putting them into nifty boxes like the ones below:

Apologies for the quality of the picture. It was taken by my cousin’s camera phone, and I couldn’t be bothered to brighten the picture up. Yes, I was meant to look really excited, as the boxes were stacked up on the table to nearly my height. Colour co-ordinated, even. That’s pink, yellow, white, pink, yellow, and white, yes sir.

That’s the campur for tonight’s berbedak ceremony.

I read about the Limbang road accident that resulted in five lives lost. Three of the deceased were Bruneian, two Singaporean. First of all, my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased who are feeling the mighty sadness of losing ones you love. Al-Fatihah dibacakan, mudah-mudahan mereka termasuk dalam golongan orang-orang yang beriman. Amin.

OK, so on to the media coverage on the accident. I am disappointed. News of the accident, I am OK with. But circulating the video of what happened after? I was really, really shocked. I was forwarded the e-mail with the video attached, but I refuse to even download it.

When BruDirect had that link to the YouTube video, I was even more appalled. I couldn’t believe my eyes as I was reading it! I surely didn’t focus on the pictures that were on the article.

Why I refuse to watch the video, is a bit personal to me. If, and I surely hope not, it had happened to my dad, after his accident in Seria, I would seriously be very, very angry. And my dad survived the accident, so imagine if he didn’t and someone recorded a video and circulated it.

Angry might not even be the right word right now. I would explode, I would cry, I would be bitter, to say the least. How can people watch that video and not have respect for those who went before us?

It was hard enough to look at the picture of the vehicle that my dad was in when he was in the accident with his colleague. Please, if you receive any e-mails, or MMSes, or anything of the sort, that has the video attached, don’t watch it. Most importantly, don’t forward it, stop distributing it.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of the deceased. May your hearts be soothed by the fact that Allah is giving you these trials and tribulations because He loves you and wants you to remember Him. Multiply your prayers, recite the surah Yassin for them, recite the Al-Fatihah every single time you have them in your thoughts.

It definitely works for me.

Oh, wow. I had great fun this weekend!

Farah, one of my classmates from CIS, ITB, fellow netball player, and good friend, treated a number of us to a sleepover at The Empire Hotel and Country Club. I haven’t been there in a long time now, and I thought, hey, it should be good fun. You know, chill out, have fun with a few good laughs.

In this case, a lot of good laughs. Even when we were in bed! Well, four of us were in bed, the other three made use of the sofa. Sorry girls (who were on the sofa)! The bed was too comfy too pass! I have always loved the bed, pillows and duvet!

Basically, siuk lah berabis. Haven’t had fun like that in eons. So, thank you, girls, for making my weekend.

Pictures on FB. Too lazy to post. Hee.

I’ve had a pretty dreary day today. It was too long for my liking. Very sleepy in the morning, ended up sleeping during lunch instead of a meal. Thankfully, our boss bought us something to eat in the morning, so I wasn’t completely hungry when midday rolled around.

Work’s been piling up again, each confusing after the next, but we (my colleagues and I) will get through this, and when it’s done, it’ll be great, I can feel it in my bones. So, for now, I think I have to stick with whatever it is that I have to do.

One of my cousins, who grew up with me when I was little, is getting married soon. I haven’t been to her place yet, as I have been busy and after office hours are the only hours I can get rest. So, my apologies to Nurul for not being there (yet.)

Tomorrow’s going to be the nikah and hantar berian, so congratulations to you! Don’t worry! InshaAllah, I will be there tomorrow.

Anyway, back to my boring life. I actually decided not to go for aerobics this afternoon, after work. I had made up my mind, I convinced myself that I needed the rest. Unfortunately, it didn’t go as planned. The road heading on to the highway was full of drivers who couldn’t go into the other lane skillfully, and being the impatient woman that I am, I decided to take another road to go home.

This other ‘road’, is nearer to the fitness center rather than my house, so the part of me that wants to lose weight won the debate, and parked my car nearby to the center. Ended up doing a full hour’s worth of step aerobics, which resulted in sweat and ankle pain. Doesn’t matter, as it felt good in the end. Hahaha.

I still feel like I haven’t had enough rest though. Bleh. And I’m hungry now because I haven’t eaten a proper meal yet.

Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Exhausted. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy. Busy.

Not to mention sick of seeing and dabbling with Microsoft Office documents.

I can’t wait for the weekend! (I may just post pictures.)

Gaaaaah. Work has been very stressful, and not to forget tiring. Also, I never bring work home, as it’s against my principle, but with the work load that I have at the moment, I think I just might be doing a fraction of it in the comforts of my own bed.

I think I’ve gone crazy, but it just hasn’t shown.

Speaking of crazy, I watched The Dark Knight yesterday with Zawanah and Mizah, after having sushi lunch with the other girls. The late Heath Ledger was great in portraying Joker, very, very convincing! Sick man, that Joker. But the movie itself was not too bad. I wouldn’t want to watch it again, though. Then again, this is coming from someone who hasn’t watched any Batman movies since Val Kilmer played Batman, so what do I know, right?

Ooh! Guess what I finally have in my possession? THIS!

Yes, yes, it’s the same picture I used in the other post. Credits to her for the picture and for bringing it safely to Brunei and into my hands!

(To you: You can’t take it. Me tapuk.)

ALSO! To all my friends who are graduating, especially those from UBD, CONGRATULATIONS! To Izzah, Amani, and Amni, who scored themselves second class honours! Proud of you girls!

I found this on Ka Ety’s blog, and YA RABBI, CALINYAAAA!! I haven’t laughed this hard since the boyfriend left for training.

I am not dangerous, I am Perrrssiann~

I think Maz Jobrani is funnier than Ahmed Ahmed, though. Go rummage through YouTube and search for the videos of the comedy tour.

Urgh. I just did some calculations (thanks, Microsoft Excel!) and I came to a conclusion that I will be debt-free by next year. Well, not entirely debt-free, but free of the worries that tag along with debt.

Even then, I have to be very, very, very frugal. And I can’t forget to pay my bills ever again. I’m that forgetful, it’s ridiculous. Sometimes the people from this certain bank calls, and they will scoff at me when I told them I forgot to settle this month’s bill. It might sound a bit far-fetched to you as how I could have forgotten, but it’s true!

So I made this list using MS Excel, and I should print it out and stick it on my wall, just so I won’t forget my financial obligations for every month.

I have also made a plan to keep my credit cards at home. I plan to ask my maid to hide it so I won’t sneak it out of the house to spend on a splurge. Trust me, people, if you haven’t got a credit card yet, DON’T GET ONE. I’m so peeved at how I can spend so much more than I can afford with a stupid credit card.

I have two, one of which I’m not using, but just paying off the stupid balance, so I’m going to terminate that one by the time I get the balance settled. Which, I’m going to say again, will be settled by next year. PHEW. And the other one, hopefully I’ll settle the balance soon enough, and if I have the courage, I’ll terminate that as well. I really hate credit cards.

I’m going to have to put in some money in my other inactive bank account for a rainy day as well.

So.. wish me luck! Hopefully I’ll get through this financial rut and be financially savvy!

Seems like I was nervous for nothing. I was selected as MC for an event for the Ministry I work for, three working days before the event! It actually bothered me at first because;

• I haven’t prepared a single thing,
• It’s in Bahasa Melayu, and
• I haven’t been a formal/official MC ever even though I worked on radio for nearly three years.

Please don’t roll your eyes on the Bahasa Melayu bit, because trust me, I can’t speak it fluently. Bahasa Melayu Brunei, yes! You can count on me if you need me to speak Brunei Malay. But standard Malay? You can pay me B$500 and I won’t do it. (Actually, I will, but I’m just trying to prove a point.)

I agreed to it anyway, but with a very reluctant heart. I was so scared I was going to screw it up.

So anyway, the event was this afternoon, right after lunch, and I was there, like a headless chicken trying to get the final bits of the event into my notes. I tell you, if you want me to do something, give me ample time to prepare. Hahaha. In the end, I got it together, and lo and behold, 15 minutes before the whole thing started, I was told there was already an MC!

I was so relieved! I said, “Alhamdulillah!” I was so ready to give everything up already. (I seriously didn’t want to screw the event up! Haha.) Unfortunately, my relief was short-lived. They said it would be better with 2 MCs. Hahahaha. Oh well, I guess it was better than doing it all on your own. And it was. It passed by like it was a breeze, and I didn’t screw it up!

All right, maybe I needed major work on my intonation and it wasn’t as seamless as I wanted it to be, but we all got through it without any big mistakes! A big YEAY! for me!

Still on the topic of work, the next few weeks is going to be very, very busy week for my unit in the Ministry. Just thinking about it is making me queasy. I just hope I get through it without adding more stress lines on my face. I don’t want any stress fat getting on either. Haha. A new realization: I eat more when I’m stressed these days. I didn’t use to, but I do now. Which is sad. Heh.

I’m off for now, I think I need to relax both my mind and body. The public holiday yesterday didn’t do me any justice at all!

(Still missing the boyfriend. Stop leaving comments and pick up the phone! )