Gundek

Zawir is starting his job tomorrow so today I had to follow him shopping for work clothes. As if the 101 shirts he has been collecting all these years are not enough (we actually made a list of all the shirts colours he should have, and I'd say we're about 98% there! Where am I supposed to find a nice dark purple shirt?!), he also needs (read: wants) new pants, socks (whateven?!) and what not.. 

Being best girlfriend of the century that I am, I woke up at 8 despite sleeping at 3am.. Side note: Do not workout in the middle of the night guys. Just refrain yourself from another helping of rice.

After running errands for my house, we made our way to Mitsui Outlet Park in KLIA. Why? Because I wanted to get myself a pair of sports bra but the cheapo that I am wanted to get a better deal so Zawir suggested to go to an outlet (plus, JPO is like 3-4 hours drive away..)

We reached Mitsui by 10.12 despite the 30hour delay in our plans. I was very proud because I was 4 minutes late than the ETA Waze gave me when I Wazed for directions at 9AM.. #speedracer #daddysgirl

My first reaction when I saw the outlet and the shops' signboards: 

"OMG SAYANG! They have Diamond (something) shop too! Can buy cheap diamonds here too!" 

Hehehehe

Our first store of the day was Nike (for me) and God knows where Zawir went but I told him that he should just leave me in Nike as I may spend a little bit more time here. 

See girlfriend of the century! Bangun pukul 8, tak kisah diamond rings on discounts, doesn't expect boyfriend to follow you shopping.. 0:)

After a few times staring at the Nike Flyknit and thinking "Do I really want a blue sports shoes? Its so blue, its Zayana.. This feels wrong.. But this is a Flyknit, and its almost half price..", I decided not to buy the Flyknit shoes and just bough myself a tshirt and another pants (they were on sale for steal prices!!). Oh what happened to getting myself a sports bra you ask? Well, all the ones I want ran out of sizes (one was so cheap but it was XL and I was thinking about how to make it fit for an S lol) and the only one left with an S has polka dots on it... I don't know why, but polka dots on a bra just seems funny to me... Think about it.. Lol.

I tried other sports shops like Adidas, Puma and the likes but they're all either not my sizes, retail prices or not to my liking (why do people make sports bras with spaghetti straps idk, what support do it even give?). 

So after my failed attempt, I continued my gf duties and went to search for Zawir. He said he was in Sacoor Brothers and by the time I got there, he was in the fitting room. I then spotted a shop selling branded cosmetics stuff (like Clinique, Lamer, MAC, Bobbi Brown and what not) and I was about to make my way there then I heard Zawir's voice.

Dang it! 

So after giving my opinion to him on the shirts and picked a tie for him, I told him Imma go back to Nike one more time to think if I should just get the polka-dot bra.. 

Me: It has ugly polka dots on it!

Zawir: Well, it's not like anybody is gonna see it -__-

Me: But I know what Im wearing..... 

Zawir: So?

Men really do not get it sometimes! -_____-

He "released" me and while I made my way back to Nike, I stopped by the cosmetics store to see if they have anything interesting and asked Cik P if she wants anything from MAC (cause the last time she said she wanted something from MAC)

Me: Eh P, they have mac here too, you want anything?

Zayana: Ouuuuhhh issokayyy. Is the stuff cheaper? :D

Me: Yeaahhh!

Zayana: Even the laptop?

Me: ...... Mac makeup lah dol!

Zayana: Oh! Hahahahahahahahahah!

Wishful thinking terlebih budak nih.. 

Since P didn't want anything and I recently had a Sephora spree, I left the store empty handed. I then went to Isetan to look at bedsheets. They had pretty pillow cover but it's sold out :( So sorry SA, you were really nice but I really want that pillow cover jer. 

Got back to Nike and decided I really can't stand the polka dots and  I declared my shopping done at the outlet, so it was time to just teman Zawir. He's now looking for cufflinks, so we went to Boss, Zegna and Club 21 and found nothing suitable to his taste/budget. So we left Mitsui and made our way to Zawir grandfather's place for lunch. 

During lunch, Zawir's new nephew got introduced to the family members and everybody was basically all over the newborn lol. Zawir on the other hand, 

"Did you know.... I've never hold the baby....."

Bahahahaha! Penakut!

Post lunch we, well Zawir, went to visit his grandmother (from the mother's side) while I wait in the car because I shy and was given the option to kehkehkeh. With Zawir gone, Zoe 7 hours behind, Zayana was the only Z left.. 

*talking about the picture where Zawir commented saying Zayana looked pregnant.. I apologise for his manners*

Zayana: Do I really look fat though? 

Me: No lah! Its just the way your hands were placed, making it look like you're resting it on your stomach.

Zayana: Seriously??? Haih, I can't wear tight clothes, I can't wear loose clothes..... What can I wear Aisya?

Me: Noo! It's not the clothes, it's your hands position. Optical illusion jer, chill lah.. You don't have to make it a kain lap meja yet (inside joke)

Zayana: BAHAHAHA! You'll never know.. 

Me: Now now, don't do anything rash

Zayana: Child, I just had a packet of Oreos for lunch.. Anorexia is not something you should be scared about for me

Me: Nooooooo! I mean don't make it into a kain lap! You can't even starve yourself for half a day if it's not with niat "... kerana Allah SWT"

Zayana is one heck of a complicated child.
For the years I've known her, she's almost always fasting Monday-Thursday because God knows how many promises she has made with God, and yet she could barely make it til lunch with nothing in her stomach on days she's not fasting.. 

Me: Zayana, I'm in a pickle.. Zawir is visiting his grandma and I'm in the car and I really need to pee..

Zayana: Why didn't you follow? 

Me: Cause contrary to popular belief.. I tau malu okay!

Zayana: Ahahahahahaha!

Me: Let's not talk about the sea... (cause we were talking about the sea previously)

So we talked about life

Zayana: He just wants to add (insert name) to his gundek list!

Me: ...... HAHAHAHAHAHhAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH That's not how you spell it!!! *insert laughing til you cry emoji, lots and lots of the emoji* 

Zayana: REALLY?! Damn.. And here I was really proud for using a bombastic Malay word!

Me: Omg, I might just pee from this... Ahahahahahahahahahahah!

Gundik = concubine, and it's spelled with an "i" yer tuan-tuan dan puan-puan.

After another half an hour of pointless conversation, Zawir came back and off we went to Pavilion for more shopping (for him)! By the time we reached Pavilion we were soooo tired. We went to Parkson and Zawir got his pants, then we went to Uniqlo for his inner t-shirts and socks, back to Pavilion to go to Nike for my sports bra (I caved! I know....) and some drinks and snacks for the road.. 

Next stop Bangsar Village. Zawir actually fell asleep while waiting for me to find parking in BV, kesian dia.. We quickly ran our errands in BV (light bulbs shopping lah, pants alteration, grocery shopping and quick refreshments for Zawir) and zoomed to Hartamas to pick up his dry cleaning (last stop for the day, woohoo!)

So the entire thing you just read above equals to... about half a tank of minyak, >RM30 on tolls + parking fees, 180++km and 6-7 hours of being out of the house.

You guys penat baca, I pun penat.. 

The Whisper Challenge

For as long as I can remember, I have always been listening to music really loudly. Mummy & Kookie would always yell (cause that's the only way to get thru the loud music..) to me to lower down the volume. Despite her countless reminder from them about how bad it is for my ears to be listening to such loud music, I never really bother, I'd still listen to music as loud as possible, even while studying (it was a gift, I know)

When I started studying abroad I lost my "gift" and I can no longer focus while reading and listening to music at the same time. However I can't not listen to music while studying either. So bye bye earphones and hi playing music on the laptop :(

Now that I'm working I can't possibly play music on my laptop (because really, my clients & colleagues will not be interested to listening to Hindi movies..), so back to earphones! Btw, a day in the office w/o earphones is torturous. But I no longer play music as loud as I use to, because well, FOCUS! 

One day while I was browsing YouTube during my downtime (lots of free time remember?), I discovered the Whisper Challenge. And it looked so fun! So Min & I decided to play it one day and it was really fun!!!

All those year abusing my ear drums paid off! I think I am excellent at lip reading. 

And I would like to say, if Yasmin didnt say "last time ookay!" to me, I'd figure out she said fruits not food -.- CHEATER purposely enfored time limit on me suddenly (my fault also for not thinking about enforcing the limit back on her.. Told you she's extra competitive)

Black Cards

Last weekend I was cleared from my house arrest and I need to go to Sephora considering my Argan Oil was victimised.. So eventhough Zawir offered to take me to Sephora (people just seriously become nicer to you when you're sick man.. Especially Zayana coming to see me, Zayana never comes to see me :p) I know I have to go to Sephora with non-other than Yasmin. I mean honestly, Zawir would have rushed me like crazy, I might just get another asthma attack out of stress, hehe I kid. 

Anyways, Min took us to Mid Valley as the last Sephora trip we took (with Zoe) to Bukit Bintang was less than fruitful for me. We went there with a specific list of things in mind; for me I need to get my Argan Oil (I swear this thing is amazing! I can't use Argan Oil for my hair as it dries it out, somehow, but it works wonder for my skin!), a mascara (I just love how it looks so natural whilst enhancing your lashes!), a lipbalm that doubles as a lipstick and an eyebrow gel, and as for Yasmin she wanted to get a blusher. 

Fast forward 5 hours (you read that right.. FIVE!) we came back with more than we planned for. Oops! Thank God for the exclusive 20% of for Black Card holders though.. 

p/s: I managed to find the lipstick at the Dior boutique in Pavilion. 

Also I think I am so outdated guys in the beauty world (not that I was ever advanced in it pun..). How did I not know there's a Jo Malone in Malaysia?! I love Jo Malone's perfumes and used it every day while in UK. I remember Farmie saying even my sweater smells like "me" (the perfume) when she borrowed it. 

But damn, the struggle is real when you're paying 200+ for a perfume whereas in UK you pay like GBP40. #firstworldproblems

Definitely need to make a trip back to Mid Valley one day when I'm done with my current and next perfume that my mum passed to me. Please Malaysian economy, be better so the exchange rate will decrease. Aminnnnn

Moments

While cleaning up my study table, I realise the two Disneyland albums I bought with the intention to fill them in with memories created during the separate trips were pretty much empty.

One was so empty, the plastic cover was still wrapping it.. Hehehe.

So obviously, the tak-reti-duduk-diam in me quickly browsed through all the photos I took during the trip and made a quick order to get them printed. The next day, I got them back and well, the rest is history.



p/s: If you're wondering, the photo frames also were bought months ago for the same reason, and still empty because of the same reason. Hehe.

I think all in all the "unplanned holiday" was definitely a way for God to tell me to slow down child and work on other things that is well, not work.

Now that I've started on this project I realise, I have way more photos to print (Japan & Bali trip)! Hopefully it doesn't take me another year to get that one done, hehe.

On that note - why don't people print photos anymore? I was ecstatic when I got the freshly printed photos, to a point where I even ignored Zawir for like a good few hours, trust me, it's not easy for me to ignore someone when I was that bored. I just love going through the photos again, reliving the moments. And now when people come over, they have things to "read"!

7 Years

Here's the thing - every time I sign in my Blogger, I'll be greeted with not one, but several blogs on my dashboards, and they are all mine. Hehheh *insert sweat-face-smiling emoji*. That's what happens ladies and gentlemen when you have been blogging for years and jump platform (Xanga, Blogpost, Tumblr, Wordpress) every few years. Out of all my years of blogging, Blogspot has been the frequently used one, given the number of times I've returned to it and started a new blog, hehheh *insert sweat-face-smiling emoji again*

So as I was about to update my blog recently, I thought about why I have so many blogs and how I don't have the heart to delete them as they're basically my diary (I think my last personal diary entry was like Form 1, at the latest). Did you know one of my favourite past time is to actually read the old posts?

Suddenly I had a light bulb moment - why do I need to keep them in separate blogs when I can actually just import them into this blog!?!

*ding ding ding, Aisya has finally got the point ladies and gentlemen, few years too late..*

I thought, 

Hesitant-Aisya: Maybe you didn't keep it in one place because you didn't want anybody else to read it

YOLO-Aisya: If you didn't want anybody to know (read it) you wouldn't post it online

Hesitant-Aisya: Do you really want people to know about your past?

YOLO-Aisya: The blogs were public at some point of your life, so there are already people who already know your past.. Plus, what "past" - you were basically a nerd (I know guys, I re-read my posts..)

Hesitant-Aisya: But your writing style is different.. It'll totally clash with how your writing style is now

YOLO-Aisya: But my personality is about the same.. Plus, people change as they grow. 

And thus YOLO-Aisya won and I began exporting from the old and importing to the current. Immediately after I began texting people - mostly my friends that were frequently mentioned in my old blogs. 

"I feel obligated to tell you guys this - my old blogs are being transferred to my current one. So old pictures will resurface. DO NOT SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU!"

I am a considerate friend aren't I? Hehe. And to my surprise they all actually loved the idea and were looking forward to walk down memory lane - "Thank God you blogged like crazy last time! I barely have any pictures from the past!".. Urr, you're welcome!(?) 

So now you have it, 2007 - 2015. 7, almost 8, years of my life (sans 2011-2012 though, stupid me got way too emo and deleted that blog... grrr)!! I can't remember my Xanga password, or I could've included 2006 too - the year I started blogging. 

Now everybody will know when I say I was very, very dark in high school (under high-school drama label).. I don't mean like I was a gothic/emo-punk-rock kid, I meant like my skin was actually darker, think 3 shades darker.

p/s: While writing this post, I just had another revelation - Did I really have the same email address since 2007? O.O I thought I had it while I was in college, hahaha. Because I remember using the other email with the word "glam" and "barbie" throughout highschool.... *insert blush emoji*