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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! )