true yoga/ true fitness sucks

ok i don't usually name names when i'm complaining/ venting about stuff, but i've had it up to HERE already.

whatever you guys do, don't join true yoga/ true fitness. they have the shittiest customer service i have ever experienced.

it's been 4 months since i alerted them that they wrongly deducted about 100 bucks from my credit card, and i'm STILL waiting for a refund. no one has gotten back to me about it even though i've called and gone down to their centre multiple times. best part? their consultant can call me and ask if i wanna renew my membership, conveniently forgetting that he was supposed to look into my refund. renew membership?? so they can steal from my card again? over my dead body.

bloody assholes.

back for now

i have reached the point (again) where i REALLY don't wanna work anymore. any ideas on how i can stay home and still earn moolah, anyone?

or maybe i should work on rediscovering my passion for research. if i had any in the first place.

in a fangirl moment, i have also decided that my new goal is to be an extra in the bre.aking da.wn movie. naturally i will be a va.mpi.re and the hubby will be a wer.ewo.lf.

6 days

happy new year guys!! hope y'all had a good time no matter where you were and who you were celebrating with. just thought that i should write a proper post for now since i have the time. haha.

anyways, can you imagine, this time next wk i'm changing my status to married. am i nervous? no. excited? yes. sexcited? hell yeah. wahaha. of cos i'm probably having my period either during the wedding or during the honeymoon so, can't help things there. i am praying real hard that it'll come late, like after we get back from the honeymoon. haha. mind over matter!

my only concern is that i'll look like a fat cow actually. you would think that my own wedding would be enough motivation for me to lose some, but nooooo. i'm naturally blaming f, cos he won't let me take pills to help things along. otherwise i'd be looking like a supermodel by now :p

i'm also breaking out like crazy and i can't figure out WHY. it's driving me nuts! could put it down to stress i guess but wtf, i haven't had it this bad since australia! horrible timing siaaaa. since i don't have any suspects i can't friggin' do anything except to carry on like normal. gggrrr.

happy to announce that everything on my list below is done tho :) now all i need is lingerie. is it just me or are the sales this season not as good as in the past??

ok then shall go back to doing wedding stuff... btw my phone is spoilt, there's no sound. can't hear anything when people call, so as far as possible, sms me ok? may or may not get a new phone tomoro, see how...

have a good 2009! and see you at the wedding!

wedding list update 3

lose 10kg in 5 weeks. fuck it.
book inai person
order wedding cake and other goodies
buy my top sekrit (ok not so sekrit since i told rohana) guestbook related stuff
go for spa sessions
finalise honeymoon flight & accom

on top of that:
move our stuff to crib
find a bedframe/ divan

i'm TIRED. have been going out after work every single bloody day of the week for the past 2 weeks. aaaarrggghhhh!!

trepidation

so tomoro will be my first day at my new job. it kinda breaks my heart to think that i won't be reporting to pr.iso.ns. tomoro. :( my boss told me that he won't submit my resignation yet, and will gimme 3 wks to come back if i change my mind. haha. so nice rite? seems to be convinced that i will tho... hmm. does he know something i don't?

i should feel more enthusiastic but i don't... maybe cos i wasn't ready to leave yet. sigh. need a better mindset to go into this... more likely that i'm gonna be there for the next 3 years rather than 3 wks.

in other news, picked out baju for actual days and photoshoot. pretty happy with the selections but then ah, gonna need toned arms and back for the shoot. got a bustier gown and 2 halters. dang. if all else fails i'm just gonna bring along a shawl or fur stole or something. or hide behind f. haha. so if anyone knows where i can actually buy a fur stole or cape, hit me!

f's birthday is this sat and i'm running way behind on what i have planned. noooooo. life is what happens when u're busy planning...

and we're gonna be married exactly a month from tomoro. OMG. apparently i'm sharing this countdown with a lot of people. aeshon who's expecting her first child, and everyone whose thesis is due on 9 jan. haha. gonna be one heck of a january.

wedding list update 2

wedding to do list update:

lose 10kg in 5 weeks. a little help here, anyone? ok mebbe not 10, will be happy with 5 :(
finalise who s doing my inai
invite people to the wedding
figure out dulang deco
order wedding cake and other goodies
buy my top sekrit (ok not so sekrit since i told rohana) guestbook related stuff
go for spa sessions
finalise honeymoon flight & accom

on top of that:
decide on paint colour for crib
get someone to actually paint
move our stuff there
find a bedframe/ divan


inviting people is gonna take a while man.

wedding list update 1

wedding to do list update:

lose 10kg in 6 weeks. a little help here, anyone?
visit the deco peeps to pick the deco
visit mak andam to pick out baju
visit bridal studio to pick out locations and baju for photoshoot
finalise who s doing my inai
collect nikah gagra
invite people to the wedding
finalise berkat for kids
figure out dulang deco
order wedding cake and other goodies
buy my top sekrit (ok not so sekrit since i told rohana) guestbook related stuff
go for spa sessions
finalise honeymoon flight & accom

on top of that:
decide on paint colour for crib
get someone to actually paint
move our stuff there
find a bedframe/ divan


woohoo! i got SOME things done... expect invites to come yr way soon peeps!

can u hear the crickets?

so, thesis is done (wooooooohoooooooooooo!!!) and i can concentrate on the wedding. behold.

wedding to do list:

lose 10kg in 8 weeks. a little help here, anyone?
visit the deco peeps to pick the deco
visit mak andam to pick out baju
visit bridal studio to pick out locations and baju for photoshoot
finalise who s doing my inai
get kavi to bring me to serangoon to make the blouse for my nikah gagra
wait for invitation cards to get printed (yeah, still not ready. patience people, patience)
invite people to the wedding
finalise berkat for adults and kids
figure out dulang deco
order wedding cake and other goodies
buy more dulang stuff (his perfume, my shoes... and i'm sure there's more which i've forgotten about)
buy my top sekrit (ok not so sekrit since i told rohana) guestbook related stuff
go for trial bridal spa
decide which spa i'll end up using
finalise honeymoon destination

on top of that:
spring clean our new crib
decide on paint colour for crib
get someone to actually paint
move our stuff there
find a bedframe/ divan

and... start at my new job mid dec while keeping up the ruse that i'll be at my current new job for a good long while

due to the stress i'm gonna go back to my book and read for a good few more hours, even though i should be doing chores and cleaning the loo cos my aussie ex- housemate is coming over for a few days (yaaaaaaaay!)

it's about bloody time

woohoo i'm back! or rather, my 17" lcd pc is back. except that it didn't really go anywhere, it just sat there on my desk WITH NO INTERNET CONNECTION. which is why i had been using jordan (the ibook) for the past couple of months. i love jordan but he's just past his time, u know what i mean. ram hasn't been upgraded, running on old os x, 13" screen, etc etc. he's my never fail back up plan despite all his shortcomings. :)

anyways, this 'break' away from the world wide webhas taught me that i really am a net addict. haiz. when i got sick of straining my eyes on jordan and shut him down, i couldn't think of anything else to do except sleep or browse the ikea catalogue. argh! and to think i have a dozen books i haven't read and a thesis to complete. well the good news is that i can concentrate on my thesis now, since i can download articles and what not quickly, as well as access sites which only use IE. yay!

so, big news of the week. the fi.nan.cial me.ltdo.wn. can i just say, ha. ha. ha. for lack of a better reaction. well, padan muka is another good one actually. yasmine (or was it lian yi? i can't tell) wrote about it on their blog quite eloquently so i shall not. haha.

how does it affect me? i need to send out news about it every single day to a select group of people. zzzzzzzzz. mainly because a.ia is our competitor lah. was scouring forums and blogs too for reactions and stuff. it's funny how at the first sign of trouble the instant answer is to cut your losses fast/ don't take the risk and run away. far far away. relek ah, most of the products are long term, not short term. and the big big principle that everyone seems to forget in times like these is - buy low sell high. so really, if i had the moolah, i'd totally blow it all on a.ig shares. call it a financial lelong ok. still think it was a mistake for the f.ed to bail them out but what do i know. straight f's for econs. wahaha.

how does it affect you? if u have a.ia policies, hold on. they have seperate funds from a.ig for yr policies. if u have policies from other insurers, relek one corner. if u play with stocks n shares, buy buy buy! gawd i'm soo not looking forward to updating the weekend news on mon. zzzzzzzz. getting really sick of all the news.

the makciks and mamis got it right the whole time. gold rules.

birthdays

so, i'm 26 today. from next year onwards i'm gonna be forever 21. and i'm not talking about the store. haha.

hmm i'm actually having writer's block right now. maybe cos i already wrote in my diary last night. anyways, let's look back.

still hate my job. still haven't found a new one. still haven't started on my thesis. still not losing weight for the wedding. still a procrastinator. still not eating veggies.

on the other hand

still have a great fiance. still earning $$ for doing stuff a temp could do. still have a chance of getting an extension on the thesis deadline. still have 5 months to drop 10kg.

i guess the best gift right now would be an offer for a new job. haha. oh and a personal trainer/ nutritionist. and someone to write my thesis for me. :p

since the chances of me getting the above are pretty slim if not nil, shall just content myself with whining about it.

and of cos...

CONGRATS HAJAR & FADZIL!
on the birth of your first baby Muhammad Aiman.

damn cute and chubby lor!

abdul mateen 010808

so i have a new nephew whom i'm determined to nickname tintin. haha. check him out.aaaaaw so cuuuuute

first pic with auntie girl

bising ahhhh

uncle bil looking lost

he looks so different from his sis man. his sis had fine hair and was darker and taller. he's all chubby and fair and hairy. no prizes for guessing which side of the family he takes after. haha.

because i'm a sucker for pain

What Nazira Means

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are incredibly wise and perceptive. You have a lot of life experience. You are a natural peacemaker, and you are especially good at helping others get along. But keeping the peace in your own life is not easy. You see things very differently, and it's hard to get you to budge. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

please refer to red bold statement. that, my friends would explain the sudden barrage of posts. well by my standards anyway.

i know these personality things r totally juvenile and lame but they sure beat working on my critique. wahaha.

and of cos...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YAYA!

u're officially in your late 20s. haha. please continue being hyperactive, it'll keep the osteoporosis away. :D

waiting game

omg lah. just discovered go.ogl.e bl.og se.arc.h, typed my name in and guess what came out? doh!! therefore the lame attempt at covering up by changing my posting name. haha. oh well.

went for a 2nd interview with @mp today and i think it went pretty well... except i think i didn't emphasize enough on wanting to work there cos its a non- profit. hmm. may not have mentioned it at all actually. basket. ok so I REAAAALLLY REAAALLY WANT IT COS I WANNA GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL FOR GOODNESS SAKE!! pick meeeee i'm worth it!!

might have come across as a tad bit career/ research minded but hey, that's what the position is about, no? mebbe a little bit argumentative too. :s hoping i will hear from them with an offer next week... i should know by wed, actually. please ah please. out of all the jobs i've applied for and interviews i've gone for, think this is the one i'm most excited about. will die a horrible death if i don't get it mans.

speaking of horrible deaths, netizens r a freaking pain in the ass!!! present company inclusive. wahaha. been blog tracking cos of the whole hoohaa about u know what with my current co.. if u dunno then it's ok, nothing to be concerned about unless u have a li.fe pol.icy in.cept.ed after 1.99.3. i'm like, yeah ok important to know wat's going on but a temp could do this yo. analysing the data after, now that's where i'd come in mans. so from the hundreds of pages of comments and postings, this is what i've come up with:

• get a life, people
• all talk, no action
• what's popular isn't always what's right
• think macro, not micro. compared to other insurance companies, this is still the one with the best value and lowest costs
• there is nothing in yr policy that says the returns are guaranteed
• accept change- different people have different styles, so if u expect a new ceo to have the same style as the old one, especially one who has been around for 30 years, u're dead wrong
• if u're gonna be smart aleck and claim that they're changing for the worse... show yr data pls
• our mistake was not engaging people and involving them in the decision making. our bad!
• despite the above, we would've come to the same conclusion anyway. duh, right?

and i've lost interest in making my counter arguments. haha.

in other news i'm 10 wks away from handing in my thesis. that means 1000 words a week from now! omg omg omg. i also have an assignment due mon which is pretty far from getting done. die.

ok done procrastinating. for now. wahaha.

yasmine's surprise

stage: bado.que with yasmine, suryani and muna

well it went something like this

yasmine: so yeah, we're going there in the afternoon and i only have just my normal undies
suryani: oh really? how come, no time to get lingerie ah
yasmine: i've been so busy! don't think i can get any nice lingerie over the weekend
naz: speaking of lingerie, good think we got u this then

*whips out la se.nza paperbag*

all: open it open it!!

omg. don't make me do this. omg, dowan ah. omg.

quick take the pic!

you don't mess with the sexy lingerie

and a surprise birthday partae too!

birthday gals minus one

this is the unposed one. haha

definitely posed

' get her anything that's revealing'

mooch lookin' all sweet n demure
just what i wanted!

huda's surprise baby shower...

can u feeeeeel it

yay pressies!! balloons for effect...

book with googly eyes! woot!

the yummy mummy look is complete

attendees

believe it or not, the ONLY self portrait of the day. haha.

le sigh

ok ah quite a lot of things have happened over the past month or so, therefore the excuse for not blogging. haha.

malas ah wanna write. i'll do it in pics ok.

ahem

ok ah lots of things to update on, so point form it is. first and foremost
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we bought a flat y'all! yeah, probably a little early considering we're only getting married in about 8 months (meaning i should've started my fitness plan a month ago) but it was a really good deal and we loved it so we just went for it. the moment we signed the exercise option i suddenly felt my age. u know, kinda old and grown up. haha. it's probably the most responsible thing we have done, ever. was all nervous and stressed out the entire day thinking about the financing and how we have no choice but to be successful/ make a lot of money in our careers if we are hoping to survive in sg. but hey, we have a crib yo! also, i wouldn't recommend reading the h.db. site for more info cos you'll just get paranoid and confused like i did and trigger a major unnecessary headache. just leave it to the agent, but ask lots of questions and double check with h.db. if in doubt. they need to earn that damned 3% commission. i'd post details but i'll only breathe easy once the keys are in my hands. haha. which will be another 6 months, give or take, seeing how h.db. likes to make it a really drawn out process. will keep you guys updated with tales from the crib as and when i get them. haha.

in other not so exciting news, i have an exam next week and i'm going to kl over the vesak day weekend. smart right? the ethics proposal for my thesis also just got approved so i have 4 months to write my 10 000 words. using a very scientific method, i broke it down to 500 words every 3 days starting from right about now. really fun times man. so, please wake me up only when september ends.

speaking of which, time flies. this time last year i was planning EU07. now, i'm engaged and just bought a flat. how things change eh.

also,i really admire people who can express themselves and be all emotional without feeling any embarrassment. be it while talking, blogging, or whichever other way they choose to do it. i always get choked up and keep it to myself seeing how i'm not the mushy nor complimentary type. hmm.

wake me up when april ends

sometimes i think that the only reason i'm not having a breakdown yet is because of my ability to procrastinate even though i have a million things to do. for e.g. i took fri off cos i have to complete 1 assignment, 1 presentation and 1 thesis title + purpose (it's harder than u think ok) this weekend. fast forward to sunday evening and i still have 1 assignment, 1 presentation and 1 thesis title + purpose to finish. did make some progress on the assignment but haven't even started on the other 2 things. was supposed to meet up with groupmates to put together the presentation today but they're just as lazy as i am to go out... probably haven't finished their parts either. haha.

spent the entire day today doing the assignment in between watching tv, surfing shopping sites (even though i'm not getting anything cos i totally blew the budget this month) and napping. if i had half the discipline of some people, i'd probably be worry free as of lunchtime or something. but nooo... and tonight i need to discuss the assignment cos it's downright vague and confusing and critique 6 papers for the presentation and come up with a legitimate thesis title + purpose which our supervisor can approve so that we can finally move on and do up our proposal.

so, seeing how i have no one to blame but myself if i'm rushing things last minute, i don't actually have the right to break down or get stressed do i?

next weekend i have a 50% proposal and the thesis proposal to complete. think it's unfair that the 50% proposal in lieu of exam is due on the last day of class instead of the first week of exams (which would've given us more time to complete something which is worth that much) but the lecturer seems biased against/for some students so i will not pursue an extension request.

i will have another nap instead and print out the proposal 2 hours before it's due.