happier note

On a happier note..


I bought a new coat yesterday..
It was time for a new one..I had the old one for years.
This new one has a buckle belt, and it is dark brown.
If it was a longer length, it would be perfect.
But it fits me nicely..and I like it very much..
Plus, I get an additional 30% off, and it was the last one in my size.
So, I had to get it.. (^_^)
Now, I need to get new shoes...lalala..


Lu Fee's parents are here, holiday-ing in Adelaide.
Her father has been cooking almost everyday, trying different recipies.
He even bake his own bread every other day..and it is NICE!
Today, he cooked Jamie Oliver's grilled salmon + vegetables.
Yum..a fantastic home-cooked meal.
It was a healthy + delicious dinner, I really enjoyed it..
Lu Fee also did some yummy dessert.
Another Jamie Oliver recipie, some lemony mud pie thingy.
I had yummy treat tonight.. yeay!
Now I'm in the mood of cooking something for them.
I haven't cooked in ages..
Even Lu Fee said "I haven't seen you cooked so far.."
So now, I need to set a date to cook for the Wong family.
Is time to put my cooking skills into practise again..hehe..


Oh yes, watched All-Star Amazing Race earlier.
This week's destination..Kuala Lumpur!
The teams had to go to Batu Caves, Masjid Kampung Baru, Taman Sri Hartamas + Carcosa.
I was so excited to see the familiar scenes + buildings..
Less than a month..and counting!!


On a sadder note, it was Rhiannon's last day today.
Her family is gonna migrate to Kents this week.
She is one of the friendliest baby ever.
Almost greeting me with a smile, always so cheerful.
She is a fast learner too. Loves reading books.
Rhiannon, am so gonna miss you..
You stay cute, little miss!

end

Just when I thought,
I didn't know how to fix things..
I figured perhaps it was time to forgive + forget..
Let's put the past behind us, and let's move forward.
Unfortunately, that's not the case..
whatever that was said, it hurts..
hurts real bad.
The damage has been done.
I guess, there won't be any closure.
It has to end here.
And so, I bid farewell..
may you have a great life ahead.

masterpiece

Presenting..my masterpiece..

Taadaa~
Remember I cleared my envelopes + such?
Well, instead of throwing all away, I cut out my written name and pasted onto this big cardboard.
And here it is, my "wall" of fame!
It has my name written in different styles..
Helena, Helena Ezmeen, Miss Helena Ezmeen, Meen, Hezmeen, Helena Ezmeen Salleh, Helena Ezmeen Mohamed Salleh. Helena Mohamed. Helena MS. Helena E. Mohamed Salleh. Helena Mohamed Salleh.
I love this collage..(^_^)

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Last time, I remember lots of ppl asked me about my life in Adelaide.
They always asked "Eh, aren't you bored in Adelaide?"
Adelaide, being the "kampung"city of Australia.
i.e: not much happening things, no night life, blah blah.
And I always tell them this,
"Well, to me, it is not where you're at..
It is who you are with.
That what makes the place fun or interesting".
That was my answer at that time.
When I still love Adelaide, and don't mind living here.


But now somehow,
Things are different.
Yesterday someone were to asked me "Are you bored in Adelaide?"
And suprisingly, my answer was "Yes, I am.." (-_-)


Have I had enough of life in Adelaide already?
Another direction that I might be heading...


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If I could go to a concert now..
I would love to see..Il Divo..
Is funny that I came to like them only recently, and also so suddenly.
They were in KL when I was back, but the tix were too expensive, plus I wasn't into them so much.
Now, everytime I hear them sing..I feel that I am floating..
Like I am in another dimension, flying in the clouds..
Especially the voices of David + Carlos, the deep-soprano-manly voices.
*Sigh dreamily..*

clearing & packing

I've been clearing lots of things from my room the past week..



Yeap, that's me when I was a baby..
making a mess with my box of nappies..hehe..
(just wanted an appropriate picture for this entry)
Anyways, yeah..I cleared lots of paper-related stuff.
Notes, assignments, envelopes, phamplets..
It was pretty tricky, as I have to decide the ones that I wanna keep, and the ones I wanna throw out (a.k.a put in the recycle bin..
I am environmental friendly!)
The notes, I kept those which would be practical for later usage.
The assignments, I chosed the ones I got good grades only..haha..
and also the ones that I might refer to one sweet day..
especially prac stuff..
Am keeping prac folders..my observation folders can go..
Oh my gosh..why am I "packing" and "cleaning"?
Does this mean I am headed to that path already?
I wonder...(6_6)^


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Shades woke me up from my sleep last night, around 1am.
She msged..
"Can't wait 2 hangout wit u when u come bck meen..39 days left!"
Wah, that soon?
*yeay!* (^_^)
Can't wait to hang out with you too Shades..along with Zaf + Terk..
Might need to go to Singapore + Brunei for a short trip.
JB is definately confirmed, kak long needs me.
Counting down the days...(sigh happily)


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Ma + Dad are back from their trip..
Indianapolis, NY, Las Vegas.
They met Kak Izlin + her new baby Aoife, Uncle Dan + family..and not forgetting Barry + Celine as well!
Lucky them!
They are still in their jetlag daze..
Cepat recover..there's lots to update! =)

tshirt story

After our 'Rich List' + 'Desperate Housewives' marathon, I had an interesting chat with my dear housemate, Lu Fee. We were talking about being at the crossroads of life, and how one needs to decide which route to choose. It was just last year when she went through that phrase of life, when she has to decide either to come to Adelaide or Sydney. Then, she told me about the t-shirt story.



About 3 years ago, she bought this red t-shirt that she liked. A month later, she went for a OCF camp in Tasmania from Melbourne, and brought along the t-shirt. After the camp, she went back to Melbourne early, and accidentally left the t-shirt there, and never saw it again.


Just about 2 weeks ago, she met this friend of hers, and she was wearing a familiar looking t-shirt.
When she looked closely, she told her friend "Hey, I think I used to have the same t-shirt long time ago".And the friend said "Oh my gosh, this IS your t-shirt!"Lu Fee went "Huh? What are you talking about?"
The friend explained "I found this tshirt at the camp. I asked around for the owner of the t-shirt, but nobody claimed it. So, I kept it, wearing it occasionally. And little did I know that I found the owner of this t-shirt today, and it is YOU!".The t-shirt flew from Melbourne, to Tasmania, and Adelaide, and now back to the owner, after 3 long years.


Bottomline, she was trying to tell me that if it's meant to be, that it will be eventually.
If she decided not to go to Adelaide, then she will never find back her t-shirt.
This is just one of the few reasons that made her believe that Adelaide was her right choice.
God wanted her to be here, and she earn that choice to be here.
It was such an inspiring story. (^_^)





As for me, either routes is still very blury for me.
Either way, both choices are good, both choices has its pros + cons.
But, which route was meant for me?
I need to decide...fast!!

cupcakeholder, babies

Went to Harbour Town with Mai + Adil, and I bought this..

A Cupcake Holder!
It was $10 less, and I got an addition 10% discount on top of that.
A good investment for future cuppacakes purchases..hehe..


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After being in my childcare centre for almost 3 months, now I begin to understand how the 'politics' work here.
Is funny how they confronted me without making me feel bad.
I guess I have to play their game.. just 'zip' my mouth, not siding anyone + be as neutral as possible..sigh..


Anyways, enough about 'work politics',
let me talk more bout the kids.
I am in the babies room now btw.
Didn't get the kindi position, which is fine.
Am loving my babies..
Now I am getting better as a "poo-detector" &
"nappy changer" person.
I love being in the babies room, cause it is nice + quiet here comparing to the kindi room.
I love it when they slowly close their eyes when I pat them to sleep.
I love watching their 'thunder thighs' when they walk around.
I love feeding them, seeing them making a mess out of their food.
I love playing 'peekaboo' with them.
I love when they say "Ta" (Thanks), "Halo", "Tata" (Bye), "Ogon" (All gone), "mo" (more), and other baby words.
I love it when they sit on my lap during storytime.
I love it when they know the songs and act along with me.
I love it when I cuddle them, and watching them smile + being happy.


These are a few of the things that makes me enjoy this job, despite the hi-wire things I have to go through.
I guess there aint such thing as a perfect job,
work politics can't be avoided.
Guess one has to make the best of their job,
enjoy it as much as possible.
Oh well, in the end is all for the money, "a dollar a day".. =)


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Inalillah..
My dear friend Zuhri lost his father last week.
Uncle Yuhyi was 71.
Toli, my prayers are with you, and my most sincere condelences to you + your family for your loss.
May he rest in peace Insyallah..
Al-fathihah..

akudiakamu

My cheer up song...



Rock on!!!

unhappy, run & hush

On top of the world...

I miss that feeling..
The feeling that you feel as though you are "on top of the world"..
when everything is good, you have reasons to smile for..
when even the silliest thing can be funny..
when you feel motivated to do anything + everything..
when everything feels complete, and you feel fulfilled..
I miss that feeling..
the happy feeling.. =)


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"Run Forest, Run.. "

It seems that in the lyrics of the songs that I like has the word "run" or "running" in it..


..we run, running all the time.. - running by no doubt.
..I'm tired of running, tired of searching.. - tired of you by the exies.
..I never saw it coming, should've started running long, long time ago.. - over you by daughtry.
..where I can run, just as fast as I can.. - Just like a pill by p!nk.


Hmm, those are a few of my fav songs..
Perhaps there's more songs with "run" in it, but can't think of anymore for now..
Now I feel like running free~


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Hushhhh.....
Silence is golden..
Therefore, is the silent treatment the golden treatment?
When all is quiet, is it over + done with?
Or is it a start of something worst? (-_-)^
Ain't it great if it is the end of it?
Life gets tough..Sigh..
There is a saying "It ain't over till the fat lady sings.."
True? God knows..

oldschool

I was randomly viewing ppl's blog, when I came across this blog that has the once-upon-a-time-popular-msian-girlband Feminin performing their one-hit-wonder Untukmu.
Oh my gosh.. (O_o)
The dance steps, the clothes, the SONG... haha..
Guys, if you were in a msian primary school in the mid 90s, you can SO understand how I feel.
Brings back good memories.. (^_^)
To think that during that time, we thought it was the
coolest-slash-happening thing ever..
Boy we were wrong...! (-_-) ^
I couldn't resist but to search on YouTube for all the other
'OldSchool' hits.
And this particular user HAS IT!
You name it.. Feminin, KRU, Nico, Res2, 4U2C..they are all there...
Thanx fella for uplaoding the clips..
The best thing about watching these clips is when you have someone who can relate these videos and to share it with you..
Thanx Toli for your most-wonderful company.. =)
We were both laughing half the time...It was great fun!

countries i've visited

I've only visited 13 countries in this world..



create your own visited countries map


woahh..need to do more travelling..
Europe trip please!!

crossroads

Here I am yet again, at the crossroads of life..

Honestly, I dunno where my future would lead..

Should I stay, or should I go back?

Either way, it is the fear of the unknown..

Life's full of obstacles.. (-_-)^

I know time will tell Insyallah....God knows what's best for me.. (",)

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It feels as if this song was written exclusively for me..haha..
Love this version..enjoy! ;)

p!nk pics

Just wanted to post some pics from the P!NK concert I went the other day with my boys Max + Wayne..

This is my 4th concert at Adelaide's Entertainment Centre.
And this is the first time that we have to queue before entering.
And boy it was a loooong queue..
The concert? AWESOME!!
It was like a combination of a rock concert + a Cirque du Soleil show.
We didn't get the best seats ( side view + back row, due to last minute decision), but we managed to get a peep of her coming off from the backstage..
I was screaming + jumping like crazy when she performed
Just like a pill & U+ Ur Hand!
Bottom line, P!NK rawks! woohoo~