Another One Down

So two of my oldest friends got engaged last week in a small intimate ceremony - for close friends and family only. Saf is always gorgeous. She looks gorgeous without makeup so imagine her getting all dolled up, one word - STUNNING!

We got lost finding our way there. Its somewhere in Kedah. Damn i forgot the name of the place. 30-40 mins drive from the mainland. When we got there she was getting ready. I had to pick my jaw up from the floor because she was glowinggg already. You know how they say a girl looks their best and glows all the time during their engagement period kan? But this girl i tell you, belum tunang dah glowing! Ah im so jealous. And i am so happy for the both of them.

Saf looked happy but Alwi mengigil habissssssss! Nak sarung cincin tangan shaking the both of them ha ha. Nak tangkap gambar pun Alwi jadi keras man it was so awkward looking i had to tell Alwi that i might smack him kalau dia tak loosen up. Saf on the other hand, saw Patchi and went nuts! Asking her grandmother if she could have a few right there and then ha ha then her grandmother told her off "Oh mentang mentang hang punya nak makan sekarang!". LOL. Then Alwi's family came, bincang bincang, baca doa then makan. We took few photos and left. Their wedding is some time soon. Hopefully all goes well, insyaallah.

A huge congrats to Alwi and Saf! x

Masalah Kegemukan

I gained a lot of weight some time last year, nak dekat Ramadhan. My face was so full, too full. I feel like punching myself then. I ate a lot. 2-3 times a week i ate Hameediyah's briyani because i was so addicted to it, and few other things on top of that - RVCs, macs, anything sweet i can get.

I had a blast during my birthday last year celebrating with the crazy bunch but memang teramat sangat tak happy dengan size badan and muka. Lepas tu baru sedar, i need to cut down nasi, and few other things. Cannot be lazy, jalan more whenever i can. So i find myself walking 'round the mall few hours a day and cuci mata window shopping then. Hey, its better than walking along in the park!

Then berat turun until 50kg. Happy but not entirely happy sebab i wanted to be 40kg again, which is IMPOSSIBLE i know. But nothing is impossible right? Sekarang berat 48-50kg. Tak tentu. Hari ni timbang lain, esok lain. But around that, tak pernah lebih lagi. Alhamdulillah im so happy.

Anddddddd dah boleh pakai balik baju Najjah ni, yeay! Sebab time gemok baju ni ketat gila tapi now dah boleh pakai sampai kena perli with my friends sebab dah boleh pakai haha lantak lah im really happy that i can fit into it now. Lepas ni nak kena work-out more. Hopefully sebelum kahwin boleh kurus till 40kg, amin!

Ezani and Aqilah's solemnization, May 2010

Cameron Highlands, July 2010

Iftar at Golden Triangle, Sept 2010

Azizi and Mastura's wedding, Jan 2011

Faezah's wedding, Feb 2011

Jay's kenduri doa selamat, April 2011

Lunch at Twenty One, May 2011

Finally tah-daaaaaaaa!

Safura and Alwi's engagement, Sept 2011

Kalau boleh nak jadi kurus macamni okaybye

Christmas at my Nenna's house, 2005

Choo Shoes

I am always inspired by the tales of rags to riches.

I am always inspired by how these people struggled madly in the beginning and look at them now, they can finally say they've made it.

So many example cases for this. Like Genghis Khan. He was homeless! Imagine that? A homeless guy who went on to create the largest empire in history! And you guys don't know how many times i cried watching Will Smith's The Pursuit of Happyness. I truly believe with determination and hard work, anything is possible!

Im writing this because i am amazed with our very own Dato Jimmy Choo! If you dont know the guy you're probably insane.

He was born in Penang and worked as a cleaner in a shoe factory and worked part time in restaurants to pay off his college education - he cleaned the toilets and swept the floors! He had to do a lot of things to be where he is now. He was featured in an 8 page spread in Vogue but sales was still poor until Princess Diana became one of his regulars. Then Tamara Mellon (daughter of Vidal Sassoon's empire co-founder) bought the company and both of them owned each 50% of the company.

But what bothers me the most if that, what. went. wrong? Why did he sell Jimmy Choo? All of his shares? I don't understand.  What made him do that? I can't imagine building Addara from scratch but not own it. He must be regretting the decision that he made that day. I cannot imagine him seeing his brand grow but not be a part of it, at all. He can't even use his own name. This is just sad.

He sold his part for £10 million. Had he waited and held on to his 50%, he could've gone off with RM350 million today. The company is now worth RM700 million.

I truly hope one day a miracle will happen and that he'll get to use his name back. *crossing fingers for him*

Photos credit to Google images

Jugglin' Baby

Juggling few things at the moment and earlier yesterday i spent 4 hours in front of the laptop replying my customers' queries and emails *dies*

Yeah i know i cant complain. This is all rezeki, i am grateful eventhough tired sangat sangat. Addara is blossoming and going on strong alhamdulillah. I love my customers for the support. Fussy customers, tons of emails to reply everyday, delayed shipments, kena tipu with supplier, not-so good reviews ... you cant break me. I work on improving my flaws and service and i know nothing is easy. This is all a part of the business. But walaupun i had to go through a lot of things, i am happy because i love doing this. My mother - she doesn't approve ... at all. But i can't blame her. I hope in time she'll accept and understand. I am still learning. And people may say "oh this is an easy thing to do lah", yeah my girlfriends thought so too. When they see how i struggled (customers and suppliers can be hard some times), they know it ain't easy.

Okay enough with the sob stories.

So insyaallah in a month's time Addara will be featured in a 2 page spread for a magazine. I cant tell you who what where when yet. I will do so soonnnnnnn. My two gorgeous girlfriends will be modelling for me, yay! I love you guys for helping out. Besides the spread a friend just contacted me asking me to sponsor clothes for her (singer) client's music video. But its such a short notice. They need the outfits on Monday. Tak sempat. So i have to pass. Ruginya. But its okay, im sure there's more opportunities for me in the future. I am also in the midst of designing a new collection for Addara. Harap semua baik baik lah with this plan. And also nanti time Eid Adha nak buat something special for my darling customers. Banyak nya benda nak buat kan?

Addara aside, i have few days left to plan a friend's surprise birthday party (kek belum order, invites belum give out). Next month kena plan event for 200 pax for a friend (satu apa benda pun tak buat lagi). Kelam kabut la nak juggle semua benda.

Harap all goes smoothly. Doa for me please! Need tons of doa!

Frightened!

A friend of a friend just posted a disturbing status on Facebook. A goodbye note to everyone and especially his girlfriend. He is suicidal! He is planning to take his own life at 5, did not say am or pm!

OMGGGGGGGG i don't know what to do. My friend and i - we're trying to figure out a way to get to him or help him (i don't know him at all!!!). I tried to call his phone but its off. My friend tried to call Befrienders asking for help but they said there's nothing they can do if the person's phone is off.

Im really truly sleepy right now but i can't be selfish and i can't sleep peacefully knowing that someone somewhere is trying to do this! And if he does it at 5am it means there's only 2 hours away to stop him!

Ya Allah i really don't know what to do. He is not a Muslim, he is Chinese. So please don't start. His friends commented on his Facebook but no reply. I just hope he doesn't do it. Because this might haunt me forever.

I just pray that someone out there somewhere is able to get through him and calm him down. I hope he doesn't go through with this.