See you in court

This week was quite a ride for me.
I don't know how to start, but remember I told you I was moving a few post ago? Click here if you're unsure.
So anyway, the agent called me yesterday the landlord was planning to inform her lawyer for the "damages" at home.

OK, I admit. I'm not the perfect tenant. But for the doors that were broken since the first day we came into the house and yes, we left lots of our things that we didn't need to bring with us. So, it's pretty messy.

But to bring the matter to court just for that small matter?
To a fresh graduate who barely has any money to pay the amount the landlord requested?

I told the agent that if you want to take me to court, take lah. Do I care?
And he even charged me for the cleaning people.
Like I said, I'm not the perfect tenant but that's what deposits are for.

But I asked around, and almost everyone told me, chill lah. Nothing to be afraid of. If they want to saman, samanlah!

But I'd like to ask,
what should I do? 
Then again, the case is too small, too insignificant to even bother myself with. 

The Wedding Photographer

Well, I've got my first job as a wedding photographer!
It's for my good friend's wedding, so when I showed him my works, he was very happy with what I've got to offer.

PHOTOGRAPHY 101 FOR ME. (source)

And seeing that I don't have much experience in professional photography, I'm just trying to cool it by looking at other photographers' works around the internet.

So, after I did a little bit researching, here and there, here's the formula!
Angle + Spontaneous + Not much on pose, more on sincerity + The Energy = 
Successful Photography!

Nizam Zailan's Photography

Since the wedding is not until a few months later, I've got some time to practice and practice well!

Apart from wedding, I'm also very keen on babies photography. Love their smells, their cute laughter, their little hands and feet. Aren't they adorable? 

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What about you? 
What do you look for in your wedding or special occasions photographer? 

How are you, darling?

So, what have you been up to ladies and gents? Have you done anything awesome lately? Well, if you haven't, get your butt of the chairs in front of your desktop and start the awesome things at work already!

Have you ever been the comforter of someone before? 
Exactly how did you structure your greetings to them, so that they could at least feel better?
Sometimes, I feel it is a very difficult thing to do especially with some close comrades who may have lost somebody they love.

The choice of words, the expression on the face - that's something that can make all the differences, see?
Picked from the movie, Evan Almighty, ARK - "Act of Random Kindness"
Somehow, it hit me hard deep inside.

It might feel very little or insignificant to us, but the thing is, it might just affect them so much more on the long run. Someday, they might just remember what we have said, what we have done...for them. 

We can be their crying shoulders, the very thing they need at that moment in their lives. 
Like what I've written in my previous post, the best thing in life is not the most expensive thing but the things that we have with us...at this point in life.

And when we're of old ages, we might not regret about the things that might have been but grateful for the very thing we have done for someone's life before.
Have an awesome Sunday, love!

Counting the countless Blessings

We crave for the things our hearts desire most. Sometimes, our thoughts would jump to the expensive things in life that has the best ability to make us feel happy. 

But come to think of it, it's not always true. The happiest people in the world are those who feel grateful with what they have and feel blessed for having them in their lives. 

Yes, we cannot control the things that are going to happen in our lives. You and me. Them. But darlings, the very thing that we have in control over at the moment are the things we currently have with us, not the things we are going to have.

We may have "heart attacks" every now and then. We couldn't control our anger at what God has thrown at us. We start to point fingers and play the blaming game.

If we can start counting our countless blessings, we would realize how lucky we are actually.
This year, I:

A.   was fired from my job but got my acts together again eventually and managed to get life going all over
       again.
B.   failed relationship with a special lady I thought would be the one
C.  And many other countless things that I can feel bitter just by thinking about it.

But...
If I start to open my eyes to the blessing that has been showered upon me...
Have a super AWESOME weekend, my love!

The Curse and Blessing of

I'm a huge supporter of Manchester United. So much so that when I have my own kids later, I'll name them after some of the players in the team.

In football, of course there are ups and downs. That's normal.

Their narrow win against QPR last week really had me going with heart attacks! 

My team can beat the crap out of a team I hate on this Saturday, and next week they will probably be beaten by a team most would call, inferior. 

So, as we all know by now, Manchester United did not win anything this season. Not the English Premier League, Not the Champions League. Nothing. Na-daaa. 

But that's just part of the deal.
But being a Red Devil, of course it's normal to get the Non-Red Devils Supporters to laugh and make fun of the Red Devils.
Whatever it is, we're coming to get you next time! 


By the way, on a whole other news, found a newspaper cutting. So cool!
Take a look at the date, people!




Impressive, huh?

Where did I ... ?

I was over at Midvalley yesterday for lunch. And of course, there were a lot of parking spaces in the mall. I picked mine. Usually, when I go to the malls, I'll take a picture of the park number just so i don't forget.

But yesterday,

I didn't. 
Luckily it was not a bigger mall. But it was big enough to make me walk around for quite awhile.
I paid the freaking parking ticket and I had only 15 minutes to search!

NOTE TO SELF: Take a freakin' picture! Never take it lightly! 

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Learning English Part II

I've written a post before on Learning English, you can check out the old content here. CLICK ME! 
Anyway, somehow I felt it is something good to contribute again and again.
As mentioned in the first post, although it is not necessarily the must-have language in your arsenal, however it would be very beneficial to master.

In the first part, I shared one of my learning methods:
Pick a book I love and read it over and over again!

Now, if you are able to follow what I've shared with you earlier, it's time you take things to practice.
Another way that can really help someone to better master the language is by:

1.  Surround yourself with people who speak the language very well.
2.  Attend networking events and be active. Speak. Over time, you'll become better.

Besides that, get used to attend this kind of event. (Click here)
It would be very helpful on the long run.
It works for me, hopefully it works for you too. You can even watch it online. 

Have a non-Blues Monday tomorrow! 

You're not paying attention, Mr. Boyfriend!

When we're in love, and by this I mean, still early in our relationship, everything seems so simple and relaxing. That's the easy part, huh?

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But the moment when the storms have started to knock on the door more frequently, there will be times when:

A.  On the phone, I am not given enough time to justify and clarify what's happening and she's already off the phone. What the - ? 


B.  When I ask her what's wrong? She said everything is fine. Everything is okay. But when I thought everything is okay, she starts mumbling about how I'm being insensitive. Seriously? I mean, seriously?


Anyway, I just thought I want to share some frustrations here. 
For the guys, have you had experiences like these? Or worse? 


Have an awesome Friday people! 

A Malaysian among the whites

Over the past few weeks, have been getting quite a headache with the Immigration Process. I thought it would be simple but turns out, there are a lot,and I mean a lot that I need settled.

You guys might be wondering what I'm talking about.

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Guys, I'm contemplating over a move to Canada. So, at the moment, I'm just considering the fees and documents involved. But nothing concrete for this year. I guess I'll have to make sure everything is in place before making the move.

But wherever I go, Malaysia will always be in my heart. 

Between Grade A and Grade D

"If you're going to commit yourself to the service-industry,make sure you do it right and do it well. Never take your customers for granted" 

And I was once told of this. 

I've been disappointed with some companies lately who take their customers for granted. Hate it when they do that. 
But in the spirit of learning, I don't want to make a big fuss of things. However, hopefully anyone who reads this, try and read the advice above through and through.

How frustrating it may sound, how confusing it may be, just hold on there. 
Have you encountered a totally Grade-D service company? Mind sharing? 
Have an awesome day!

Baby, we need to talk.

Have you ever been in a position where you have to be break bad news to someone and you'd feel all squirmy and the most uncomfortable feeling in the world - this is always nerve-wracking! 

How do you guys handle these situations? How do you break the news to them?
Especially when the people you have to break the news to is your girlfriend.
That's really scary.

"Baby, we need to talk.."
"Talk about what?" (Eyes getting bigger)
Might as well book my bed in the hospital after that.

The Stupid Things

As a part time book writer, those times when I could actually steal for writing are precious. When I worked on a project, ideas are really hard to come by. But when I don't feel like doing it, those ideas gushed in. 

Well, even when it's not book writing, for everything else that requires my creative-head to just do something, a task that I need to complete, if I were to just sit in front of the laptop I cannot seem to get anywhere.

doing crazy things can really help to relax the mind! 

So, finally I've decided the best way is for me to do something totally unrelated. Like dancing, sitting upside down on the couch, kiss the wall, talk to myself in the mirror - you know, something I don't normally do in front of other people.

Anyway, just to share, my aunt just got married last week. She did some photography session beforehand. She said she wanted to be traditional. It was really cool.

Anyway, happy Thursday and hope it was an awesome day for all of you out there!

The Beautiful you

It's amazing how strangers can affect us when we least expect it. I was rather lost and confused, and alone having a cup of iced tea, suddenly someone passed me up a leaflet and had this kind of message on it. It's really inspiring.



I remember a time, when my friend was really depressed. He thought life was meaningless, not until someone came up to him, a nurse from a nearby clinic offered him some comforting words. A few years later, they got married. This is a true story.


Life is unexpected in so many ways, my dearest. Sometimes things can be so hard that it would seem very difficult for us to continue with our lives,

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we hurt the feelings of the people we love.
we blame God when things are not going the way we expected them to.
we point our fingers to the people around us when we are treated badly.

These times are the times when we should remind ourselves how beautiful life is,if only we choose to look at it that way. 


Remember, Remember how we are loved, we are appreciated, we are honored, we are praised, we are kissed.


Please remember that, my love.
Strangers come in and go out of our lives, in ways we didn't really see them coming. But these strangers are sent to us to remind us who we are and who we can be.

Teachers, you're awesome!

Now, Do you guys know who she is? Well, I just find her very inspiring. Her name is Rebecca Mieliwocki and she was just recently named the National Teacher of the Year in America. 

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Her down to earth nature, that I find is very impressive can be highlighted through her words here,

“I am not the best teacher in America — there isn’t one,” she said. “All across this nation there are millions of teachers who do the work that I do and many do it better.”

Mieliwocki said that across the country, teachers are working wonders despite the mounting barriers they face.

“Our children are our future and that I have a hand in guiding and shaping that future compels me to make every minute, every lesson, every moment with them count,” she said.

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Some of the things she did,

1. She wants to make sure every student that she teaches understand what they are learning by going for awesome, cool school projects. 
2. She created a Facebook page so that parents could be updated 24/7 on what's happening. 
3. She sends weekly memos to parents to let them know what's happening at school. 

Well, as this Month is special for our teachers, I like to extend my gratitude and thanks for what you are doing for our children. I do know too, that some of the readers that come here so religiously are teachers themselves. And for that, thank you for your awesome dedication!

Speak up or Keep your mouth shut, Malaysians?

I understand that one's right to say and express are theirs and it's a freedom that should not be taken away. I understand and totally respect that.

But I couldn't help myself feeling infuriated whens the other side of the field is saying things such as this:

"I don't care what the Opposition or the Government does, as long as they don't interfere with or interrupt my life - I don't really give a f***. What Bersih? What Election?"

Honey, as much as the freedom is yours to fiddle with,  I don't really like this attitude because it only tells me how ignorant and selfish you are.

Only when things are not going as well as you had hoped or it has suddenly become difficult for you to live your life, then you start rambling and complaining on your facebook of what has been done by the law makers, the politicians.

Darling, just as you chose to be ignorant at first, you can't really blame them for making decisions that could literally, "interfere" your life. 


If you choose to be ignorant and not speak up and not participating, then I'm sorry - you have automatically disqualify yourself from saying anything in the future.
But of course, this is the ideal way. And in the future, I cannot expect you not complaining again when things start to go wrong. 


Whether you like it or not, if you love the country like you said, then you have to start paying attention. If you don't, then they are bunch of jerks in the governing body that will do what ever their heart desire. 


Your choice.and mine.

Woman Shower versus Man Shower

A topic for today might be a little bit too weird. But I've just got to ask! 

I am burning with curiosity that what needs to be asked, is asked.

Why do girls have their shower and taking too long doing it? 

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I was going out with someone today and she's a female friend of mine. And I was waiting for her to finish with her shower for an hour - literally!


So I want to know why. What could possibly be taking so long in the bathroom? 
It happened before with my sister. And it's happening now.
It's haunting me...

Be Crazy!

Sometimes, we need to be crazy and just let it go. 

Be afraid of life and the unknown will only hinder us from the possibilities in our lives.

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There are times when I thought of giving up and letting go.
It's hard, insanely crazy and unpredictable. 
But I love to look at these kind of pictures, watch inspiring movies like The Aviator to keep me moving. Because if I give up now, I'll carry the baggage of regrets with me forever.

Good day to you.
And never stop trying.Never stop believing.

Awkward Sex Scene

Have you ever been in the room with your parents watching a movie on the tele, and then the hot,steamy scene comes along? How awkward it was? 

Or, when there's a family gathering and you're watching a movie with the children. And then there are your uncles and aunts, grand papa and mama, everyone there.


Unsure whether to keep on fixing the eyes on the tele - 
or
Take out the cellphone and try to look busy. 


Of course, can just switch the channel.
But too often, I don't want to be the one that make the move. It's just weird and awkward! seriously! 

I don't mind much on the kissing part. That's too common these days. 
But when it comes to the bed-scene. Now that's a whole different story. Like I said, weird and awkward! Because I still feel awkward watching this kind of thing around my parents and the nephews and nieces. 


Have you been in the situation? 
the worst part,if you're not in your home but a stranger in the living hall with your friend's family.you literally cannot say or do anything! 

Take a break.Have a kit-kat

Stress-free advert like Kit-Kat's is sometimes, worth a second look.  

To remind us of what life has to offer each and everyone of us, if we just stop running and start looking around. 

Take a break from life.
Have a laugh. Have good foods.Hang out with the people you love and care about.
And probably start something new?
write a poem.
shoot a music video.
buy roses for the special one.
anything not routine-based activities. 


Have a blast today, lads!


P.S. Can you identify where I sit in the picture? 

Quarterly Reminder

Looking at the calender hung on the wall, why it's almost the end of April already for this year! So much time have passed, now why don't we go back to the end of last year - 

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Remember our new year resolutions? So, how many of those that we set for ourselves we have actually achieved or on the way of achieving? 

Are you still far-off from the things that you thought you would be this year, or you are on your way and everything is working out as planned?

Now, love, take a piece of paper and pen - try and recall what you thought of achieving this year. It's important - if we are serious on growing from time to time, to always keep things within our control and at the same time, enjoy what we wanted from life by observing the process. 

Have you? Have an awesome day, love!