Must Watch: The Reader

Yes, it's the movie which Kate Winslet won her Oscar from. And, I dare to say, she's worth the recognition. The movie was slow, just like any other Oscar buzz movie would be like, but, it plays with your mind and emotions just like any Oscar worthy movies.

It's a love story; a forbidden love story. A tale of lonely and unfulfilled hearts. Get ready for unexpected turns and lots of nudity in this movie - Kate Winslet looks good naked, so you don't to cover your eyes, instead savor the purpose of the story - a tale of love.

Watch this with an open mind and don't hold back from your emotions.

Week 11: "It's all good!"

As for the 4 months of the on-going internship, my personal life has taken a backseat since I’ve spent all my weekdays at the office being the goody intern who ‘sometimes’ threw a few mischievous comments and big laughs every now and then. I have divided my life now into 2, weekdays are for work, and weekends are for friends and family, with the exception of unexpected or professional events.

It started to feel like a routine, and, I HATE routines. Wake up at 6am – shower – morning prayer – get ready – have breakfast – wake up my little brother – freaking traffic jam – cursing at slow drivers and traffic - catch the 8:16am train – cursing at annoying passengers – switch trains – more cursing at annoying passengers/KTM – arrived at the office – tease the other intern – turn on my PC – go to the washroom – go to Nadhyrah – get tea at the pantry – do ‘media monitoring’ – ask my mentors for work – do work – endure sarcastic comments from hedgehog - break – giggles and eyeing for cutie pies –go to Cold Storage to buy drinks – go back to office – continue work – more sarcastic comments from hedgehog – giggles with Nad – finish/stop work – get out of office – have drinks or desserts to avoid traffic at the station (kill time) – catch the 7:45pm train or 8pm train – relentless cursing while queuing, waiting and boarding the train – arrive at my station around 8:45pm – waiting for my always-late-brother – arrive home at 9-ish pm – have light dinner (depending on the mood/energy) – some TV – shower – prayers – sleep. The next morning, more or less will go through the same routine.

I won’t complain about my job this week, as everything seems fine to me. The only new thing that I did this week are becoming a ‘mystery shopper’ and attend a presentation on findings regarding Malay market, which was totally unnecessary, since I’m part Malay, even more, I studied at UiTM, I basically didn’t learned anything from it, except a self-realization of how not ‘Malay’ I am - if the criteria’s are what defines me to be one. After the presentation, my mentor actually asked me if all of it is true or right to the point, I said yes, of course. Then, asked me what I think of it: ‘A self-realization of how not ‘Malay’ I am’, I replied. He laughs.

Then, there was the time I became ‘mystery shopper’. It was a market research for some optical company. I did it with the other intern. We had fun….wasting time. Hehe. Have to act cocky though and became particular of the products they’re selling. It was all good!

Hedgehog didn’t give me any trouble this week, instead he was being thoughtful. Always entrust me with different jobs. But, he does throw some sarcastic comments here and there, but, nothing that I can’t handle or blast at him back. Hehe.

I felt useful this week as I’ve helped 5 different people. In normal week, I would only cater my services to my mentors, but, this week, people seemed to asked for my help. This was nice, but can be nerve wrecking if you are obligated to your mentors but at the same time others are asking for your help too. I guess, juggling act is part of intern requirements.

That’s all folks. Until next time. Adios!

Read this: Love Letters of Great Men

Ahh, the art of writing to one's love has long been abandoned in the edge of fast pace technology. But, in truth writing a long charming letter or just a short simple and sweet note to your loved ones are a thing to cherish for all eternity. Written not typed words, are a sign of such dedication of one's heart to another. It shows that your partner really took his/her time to write and choose the most perfect words to describe his/her for most of the time are: unnamed feelings.

My sister bought this book; "Love letter of Great Men". Truly, the book was inspired from the movie; "Sex and the City". It contains the letters of great men in history, the ones you mostly known for their own achievements, writing long or short sweet love letters to their lovers. Most of them are divided by wars, both the common wars of land and power, and, the war between hearts and desires.

I read a few of it, and personally I adore the one written by this men, who I never heard of until my eyes catches his letter in this book. I fell completely in love with it. As though, Mr.Right was writing with his own words. The adoring fellow men has a name, he is: Richard Steele.

He's a politician and a journalist. Created the 'Spectator' magazine with Joseph Addison. He married his second wife whom he met at the funeral of his first. He supposedly wrote like 400 letters to his beloved wife. But, the ones I love speaks of the torture of not being near to his lover, and the unbearable desire to have her closer.

I love that he speaks his mind, and is not ashamed to admit defeat to his lover's teasing tactics, instead of some ego tripping and charming words. In the letters he speaks of wanting to steal his lover's glove or handkerchief if she didn't gave him, just something to remember her by. And, how he said it is the worst thing in the world to be in love and to do work at the same time.

Read it and weep. Better yet, read it and rejoice!

Happy 23rd Birthday to my Bates twin - Nadhyrah!!

May all your wishes comes true. And, all the best wishes in your future endeavors.

Shall we meet our 'Mr.Darcy' in time...hehe.

Week 10: Funny coincidences and tons of giggles!

This week I kind of had fun at work, although, I did have to work on the field and on a weekend (first time!), but, it’s all good. Plus, it’s always good to began your week, with one day missing; thanks to so-many-public-holidays, in your working days.

On Tuesday was the beginning of funny coincidences. As I and Nad would call it: “Meet your old school mates day”. I saw 3 of them walking around and back home, assumable, at Midvalley. 2 of them were my advertising seniors who had just graduated. 1 actually dated way back from my secondary school days. It’s nice to see familiar faces in a sea of tourist and shoppers at Midvalley.

Throughout the week, honestly, I had a good time at work, since the work I’m getting is more versatile. I’m not stuck in with a data entry job which I know I will soon resume into next week. Along this week, I did organizing the client’s database, mystery audit, event observation, invitation drafting, research and other silly manual labor stuff like make tons of copies of powerpoint slides, then, stapled it, media monitoring, and sorting out the filing cabinet (out with the old, in with the new!). Overall, I had sorta fun. I was not bored entirely. Plus, I get to get out of the office and fooling around with Nad, my little brother and the other intern before rushed back to the office (really curi tulang case!).

I got no complaints for any of my colleagues this week except my ever sarcastic you-know-who. Still driving me up the wall just as I’m about to be nice to him, then, he goes screwing it all with his comments to the extend I had no mood to dwell into his games anymore. – Once he called me ‘sombong’ because I didn’t gave him any reply, then, he tease me about going ‘dating’ – Huh!? He alone mistakenly heard I murmured the word ‘date’, tak pasal-pasal I kena!?

This week, my big boss is in the building already after taking a 2 weeks break, he is so hardworking – totally impressed with his persona. So, everything running well again – thanks to him.

Have I told you guys I bought like bags of ‘fortune cookies’? Well, I had one everyday, so far the fortune has a funny way of opening up it’s meaning along the day. Like one fortune reads: “Help the needy and you will reap the benefits”. I thought; “Oh, okay. Help the unfortunate people then, and I would feel good about myself, for sure”. But as I went along my new task of doing some mystery auditing around my destinations – helping out my supervisor for some banking client, I unexpectedly finished way earlier than I should, so, I made a deal with my supervisor to be back after lunch is over, and it’s like 4 hours until lunch is over. SO, apa lagi!? From my last destination at TTDI, I made a detour to One Utama!! Haha. I had myself a lovely lunch over at ‘New York Deli’ which you guys should try!! And, some lil’ shopping added at the end - as usual. I guess that’s what the fortune is telling me…help the needy (my supervisor) and I did reap the benefit (extra time for fooling around). Hehe.

I think work has made me an angry person. I know I’ll get pissed easily, but I became more violent nowadays. Sad but true. Words that I never used in my life are suddenly out of my mouth. I just had a swearing fest last night in the car, alone. The peeps next to me, must think I’m having a fit. But the traffic and the stress of circling around SS15 trying to find a parking on a Friday night, had the worst of me, what can I say. I should reconnect to my spiritual side. Get connected to more important things in life. I guess that’s what my fortune today reads: “Get time off from work and relax”. So true!

Along this week, I added a few things in my wish list: a pair of multi-color Puma sneakers, heavy custard fruit pie, and a lovely bohemian inspired dress. Yes, I want a dress, after reading myself in the Cleo’s ‘Why women wear pants?” article, I suddenly had a revelation, maybe it’s time for me to start wearing skirts again. My legs now are so freaking pale, somehow it would looked freakish.

Anywho, I had a good time at work, get to see a lot of things, and not get pissed as much as usual. But if work doesn’t pissed me, the KTM commuter does. On Tuesday, at a very ample timing getting back from work around 7:40-ish pm, there are still tons of peeps waiting for the train, reason being that the train scheduled was cancelled, not delayed, but FREAKING CANCELED! Even worst, the softy guy with the exaggerated accents announcer at KL Sentral didn’t let the commuters know when is the next train is coming and which line should they queue. By the time the train arrives, I was already sweating like a pig. And, I hate pigs. Aiyoo!

Another thing that gets into my nerves this week is when I did my rounds doing the mystery audit. My last stop was to this Islamic banking branch. Well, most of us would think that the peeps there are nice and polite. Truth be told, they are nice and very knowledgeable as compared to other conventional banking I went to before them. But, the thing that got into my nerves, I had to be polite because I am pretending to be their customer but in truth I was auditing their performance, so they definitely took the advantage to swoon me with hasty compliments and soon, get my digits. To make things worst, the older man, old enough to be my father actually have the nerve to say: “I call you nanti okay!?”, then, the young man follows his words too, as I was about to leave. Thankfully, I intentionally misdirected them with false digits. HAHA!

Overall, it has been a pretty occupied and fulfilling week. That’s all folks!