I am waiting, waiting outside the line.

One of my biggest flaws is that I have very little patience.
I admitted before in my other entries that if I want something, I want it like, NOW.
Vic said it is because I am still young, and that when I get to my 30s I will learn how to be patient. So we will find out about that soon enough.
I am currently waiting for something to happen, desperately waiting for something to happen.
Just when I thought I saw a light at the end of the tunnel I began to realize that it is actually a false alarm and it is not something solid - This is when I once again feel my BP rising.

That aside, something funny (well, funny to me) happened today.
Vic and I were on our way to have our lunch when I bumped into a student of mine.

Me : You are J, aren't you?
J : Yes, I am J.
Me : You were the only one who got an A for my class last semester.
J: oooo really? Why did you give me an A? *beaming*
Me : Oh no, no, I did not give you. You earned it.

And suddenly..

J : You seem much nicer this semester, madam. You were scary last semester.
Me : ???!??

Haha.
Bukan sebab I scary or not.
Bak kata pepatah melayu, "Tak kenal maka tak cinta". True?

I love my job.

My precious readers,

Each morning when you wake up, do you feel excited about going to work? Do you feel like you cannot wait to be at the office (or work station)? Or do you feel totally the opposite? Do you keep telling yourself you would stay in bed for just an extra five minutes? Are you excited to see your colleagues? Do you look forward to meeting up with your friends at work? How about lunch, do you enjoy having lunch and keeping up with your colleagues?

Lately,  things are going a bit crazy BUT fun for me at work. It is only when I am in the middle of this whole craziness that I begin to realize, hey you know what? I LOVE MY JOB.

Sure there are times when I wish I am somewhere in New York City, or working in Boston, or sitting in a fancy office in Switzerland while overlooking the snow, but as people always say, it is not the place, but the people that will make it a totally different experience. And to that I could not agree more (though it would be absolutely lovely to have snow and sip coffee while in NYC).

Today is one of those days where some crazy stuff came up, but at the same time, I realized that I am surrounded by great people, and for that I am forever grateful. *POSITIVE ENERGYYYYY*

If you have colleagues like these wonderful, wonderful lecturers, you would also jump from your bed every morning just to be at the office. And yes, those yellow shirts we are wearing are our corporate shirts for the faculty.

With a bunch of FCSHD HRD girls who received their Dean's List Award today. Yup, beauties with brains. Students ku cantek-cantek, ko ada? May all of you continue with your excellent performances, I am so proud with all of you.

Of burgers and vanity

I was in Miri for the past weekend. The trip was not planned in the first place but I had to utilize a ticket from Miri to Kuching which I had purchased by mistake. Yes, I do that now, buying tickets without checking (I swear I DID check) the dates.

So after paying for Kuching to Miri route, I packed my stuff and off I went to the airport. It was not bad at all actually, (apart from hurting my credit card) because I get to see my love before his birthday.

While in Miri, we must do what Mirians do. Yes, by that I mean eating burgers at a stall called Kinky Fat Chef. Heard good reviews about the place so off we went to try it for ourselves. Ezain had tried it before but for me, this was my first try. If you are interested, this place is located at one of the houses in Piasau Jaya. I am bad with directions and roads so I cannot really recall where it is.

I had Grill Chicken burger and Ezain opted for beef. Not bad, it is delicious and heard that they  use their own burger patty and sauce.

Owh I LOVE my room. It is small and filled with cheap furniture but I still think my room is lovely. It  looks the exact same way just like on the day I got married (sans fresh flowers and lit candles)

I am thinking of getting myself a new pair of glasses. Hmmmm.

OK here comes that awkward moment of not knowing how to end this post.

Blog later OK? Gotta do some work. Love youuuuuu.

Happy Birthday to the love of my life

Sayang,

I would like to wish you a Happy Birthday. Yay! May you have many more to come.
I am sorry for not being by your side on the day you turn 29.
I promise I will make it up to you when we meet again at the end of this month.
On this special day, I would like you to know that I am very blessed to have you in my life.

Maybe one day we will have children, maybe we won't.
Maybe one day we will be rich and live in Paris, maybe we won't.
Maybe one day we will be very successful and famous, maybe we won't.
Maybe one day we will travel around the world in eighty days, maybe we won't.
Whatever the future holds for you and me,
I want you to know,
Through all the joy and laughter,
The tears and sorrow,
I am  thankful that I have you to share my life with.

I never miss to mention your name in my prayers,
I pray that God will guide us both,
And when we look at each other,
We will be reminded of how special this bond is.

I love you.
I love you.
I love you.

Cubaan 1

Cubaan 2 .. OK I give up!

Adele Inspired Hair Do

I have been trying to get that Adele's hair do quite a number of times now but still did not manage to get it right. Anyone with any great tips on how to do it?

I will probably spend my entire Saturday trying to figure it out. Thank god for Youtube.

Just in case you have not heard, Adele, smoking kills.

Look! Adele sporting a similar hair donut bun!

My version so far.

Hopefully I will get to show you  much improvised version of the pictures above soonest.

29 February 2012

Saja nak buat entry bersempena tarikh ini.
Pagi-pagi I serbu ofis Vic.
I said, "Vic , Vic we must do something special today because it's 29th OF FEB!"
Vic replied, " Eh, play badminton also considered special or not?"
Nooooo I said, unless you allow me to take your picture playing badminton all sweaty.
The faculty (some of us) started to have badminton practice every Wednesday after office hours.
Ngam juga sebab ada "coach" di kalangan lecturer yang boleh tahan jugak Lee Chong Wei nya.

Tapi, nak dijadikan cerita, the badminton court was unavailable today due to some try out session for MASUM.
OK lah, our special badminton practice terus bertukar venue.
Starbucks.
Heee.

Ajak Nora sekali.
Nora dah tukar baju sukan.
Tak sempat nak bagitahu Nora yang practice is postponed to next week due to unavailability of place.

So, off we went to Jalan Song's Strabucks the same place where Vic and I did our GRE revision. Sekali jer buat. Heh.

Vic sampai dulu, then I came and after that Nora arrived.

Diet konon, walhal makin kembang ko Hana. Chocolate Tuxedo, Red Velvet and Nora's healthy mushroom sandwich.

Dah macam buah kembang semangkuk .

Berseri nya muka orang yang nak fly jauh.

Favorite picture of the day goes to Nora.

Ololo Nora kenak cute gilak?

Daily Office Make Up Routine

I have never thought of timing myself in the morning while getting ready for work so I decided I would do it today just for fun. I am also curious about the amount of time I need to get ready for work. Some people say they only need 5 minutes to do their make up and I was like 'Whaaattt, really? 5 minutes? Lucky You!'

After shower and face wash, I started with my facial care routine. I used to stick to only Clinique 3-steps but after discovering the increase in their price, I begin to explore other brands for alternatives. I mean, if I keep on paying for the price increase, I might as well see if other well known brands which carry the same price tag or slightly higher would do better for my skin, right?

I have started using SK-11 's Facial Treatment Essence as part of my facial care after toner. Since I still have my Clinique toner / lotion as they call it, I use it alternately with Shu Uemura's lotion (toner) from Whitefficient range. Then I proceed with Shu Uemura's Whitefficient moisturizing essence.

I am currently on my second bottle of SK-11's FTE. I decided to give it a try because of the good reviews I receive from my colleagues, friends and bloggers. So far, I am satisfied with it. I do not really see much difference that the miracle water has on my face but I feel that my skin is not as dry as before and the texture has improved as well, lebih halus kot. Maybe this is just me trying to justify my purchase. Not cheap I would say. But I would certainly repurchase FTE and it has since become my HG.

To be honest, I laughed at myself when I got home after purchasing the two items from Shu Uemura's Whitefficient range. I was like , 'Really Hana, do you think your face will get any whiter?" Ngee. Due to Vitiligo, I do not have much melanin (if any) on my face  and these products claim to reduce the production of melanin (which gives color to your skin). My skin disease is weird; due to my auto-immune disorder, my immune system thinks that my natural skin color is an enemy, hence eating it all up, that is why my skin becomes white. BUT, like FTE, the Whitefficient product range also claim that they can transform your skin to be crystal clear and radiant which is what I am looking for, RADIANCE.

After my skin is nicely moisturized, my next step is to prep my skin before applying foundation.  Again, due to my disease I require sun protection for my skin since I have zero protection against the UV rays. So ever since I got this disease, sunblock has become my best friend. Even if you do not have this disease, you still need to use sunblock everyday because of the harmful UV rays. The sun is the number one aging agent, so if you know what is good for you, you would want to buy your first sunblock for your face.

My current sunblock is also from Shu Uemura. I am currently using Shu Uemura's UV mousse SPF 30 in Pink. I love the fact that this product serves two purposes 1) a sunblock 2) a base for your face.  Then, to make my foundation less yellow and thick, I mix some Strobe Cream (MAC) and MAC's Prep + Prime Fortified Skin Enhancer Illuminateur as my face primers. For foundation, I currently use MAC's Pro Longwear SPF 10 in NC 15 because they do not carry NW 15 here in Kuching. Honestly I hate yellow based foundation because I look so yellow with it, but I correct that problem with mixing it with MAC's pink based primer as mentioned in the previous sentence. Then, I will swipe my brush over my MAC powder to set the foundation.

To add colors to my eyelids,  I decided to  use some earth-colored shadows for my lids from MAC Smokey Brown eyeshadow set which includes Zoom Lash mascara, and Shu Uemura's liquid eyeliner. I decided to have a simple eye makeup so I only use 1 color instead of mixing all 3 colors for a full smokey eye effect (not suitable for day use).For cheeks, I use Shu Uemura's blusher and highlighter (the white powder) next to my pink blusher. The brown tube that you see on the floor is not my mascara but my eye brow set.  It is a brush-on gel that strokes brows into shape. So no need for brow tattoo.

For my lips, I used a MaxFactor lippy.

OK I am good to go!

Excluding the time I need to do my donut bun, it took me 18 minutes to do my face this morning.

:)

How long do you take to do your morning makeup?

UPDATE** I took this picture at 6.50 p.m. after work. You can see clearly that other than my lipstick, my face's makeup is still in good shape after more than 12 hours. Tapi kalau hari yang ambik wudhuk memang akan lari, of course :)