Mistake

To certain extend in my line of profession - we are not supposed to make a mistake.

People make mistakes ... all the time. But my stand is that we are only given a leeway for at least ONE mistake and that we should learn from the mistake and move on without repeating the same mistake. In order to progress and in order to have zero defect you have to have made some mistakes along the way because with any mistakes discovered, you can now know how to manage and control better.

We should never be stressed out and expect everything to be perfect because to err is human , its inevitable, even in my line of work. But the most important thing is how do we manage the mistake made. The attitude must be in place, feeling regret and sorry are as important as finding ways to overcome the mistake. You cant run away from your mistake. You have to face it and amend it as soon as possible and the best that you can.

My boss does not seem to agree but then of course you cant expect everybody to agree with you. Suffice if we could agree to disagree. But I think he made a mistake there to be so stressed out.

:-P

I Have A New Blog

Well ... since I am now into all this crafty things, I have decided I should create another blog for that particular purpose. This blog should not be contaminated with all those crazy crafty stories. The name of this blog itself does not not condone to anything crafty anyway .. lets leave this blog to only my thoughts and thoughts and thoughts .. not to what my hands can do ... (cewahhh)

http://craftyanique.blogspot.com

.. and I d prefer Crafty Anique not to be linked to this blog. It's supposed to be for a different community but I dont mind those who read this blog, hop to Crafty Anique.

If I m not here .. you know now where to find me ....

:-)

EGO

when everything else in one's life starts to fall apart ... the only thing he holds dearly to is the EGO

you don't need to hang on to your ego when you re at ease with yourself and what you have achieved ... you wont drag your ego to everywhere you go because you know you wont need it to make people notice you

the 'bigger' you are .. the smaller your ego will be

but when your ego is getting much bigger than yourself ...

there must be something missing in you !

hmmm


:-|

Do You Always Mean What You Say

.. because I do find sometimes that people say things because they feel that's what supposed to be said .. like a dialogue in a TV drama .. or a script ... where at this particular scene one should be saying this and this ... when deep down you know whatever shes saying doesnt really come from her heart

:-\

A Closure

Shes been looking for him all these years. They were together for a few years when suddenly he just left without saying anything. Broken hearted, she had no choice but to move on with her life. She went on to meet other people but theres still someone and something that she s missing. She s not sure whether she still loved him or not but he had never left her mind and her thoughts.

Every now and then she she'd google his name with a hope that she might stumble into something about him. She was looking for him wanting to find him to seek something but she did not know what it was .. until one day when the search of his name in FB had prompted her to send him a message. She sees that hes now married to a beautiful woman and they even have a sweet little daughter. She could feel that she was actually .... happy for him.

After all the customary hellos and how-have-you-beens between them , he one day told her how sorry he was that he left her. He didnt mean to hurt her but it was something he had to do and he had no gut to tell her at that time.

She was suddenly reminded of the old pain, no shes not hurt anymore, she was already with someone else and she is happy now. She told him she forgave him and that she was happy for him. He wished her well and he too was glad that shes happy.

And now she knows ... what was it that she s been looking for from him all these years .

She just wanted to find out why he left her

She wanted him to say hes sorry

She wanted him to acknowledge the mistake he had done

He didnt explain everything to her but it was suffice that he did apologize to her

There was no more messages between them ever since

She understands now that all that she needed and wanted all these while was a "proper closure".


Because when you say Hello to someone you meet, it would be proper to say Goodbye when you want to leave.

:-)

Something That I Did Last Night

Front

Back

Can you feel that I need more felt ?

:-p

The Adventure Of Ann And Her Bag Making Class

Sri is my old old friend from the primary school days (see .. we re really old now, but seriously Sri looks younger than her age). She and her sis from Pondok Craft had organized a one day class in Jitra on how to make a bag. I was thrilled and excited of course since my current interest is now all about sewing ! Its about time my skill in sewing buttons be upgraded and expanded.

I was also feeling nervous because until that particular day, it had been a very very very very long time since I last laid my hand on a sewing machine (literally, seriously). In other words I had never used a sewing machine.

I had been to Pondok Craft in Seberang Jaya on its opening day and I must say I was very impressed with the shop .... the fabrics are awesome with a few rows of beautiful American Cotton fabrics to choose from ...! They're really careful with the quality of the fabrics they sell and I also love the choice of patterns and the colors they have.

That' s me and Sri and Aniza at the opening day

Ok , back to the story.

I was the first to be in the class and there were 5 Bernina sewing machines on the two tables . So you see, Bernina, for those who only know Singer brand as sewing machine, is one of the branded sewing machines in the market. When you use a Bernina, especially the high end ones, it means you have arrived ! And those crazy quilters .. they would at least use the Bernina Aurora which can cost about RM7,000-00. The top notch of the brand can be traded with a new Kancil car. They also have the low range set which is Bernette, but Bernette, according to those hard cores, is not the real Bernina, as the story goes they are made in Thailand and not Switzerland.

So it's confirmed that I am crazy to dream using a Bernina Aurora or Activa (the mid range version) when the one I can afford is only a Bernette and another brand Janome. This entry I tell you, can be longer if i want to go on mumbling about Janome and all the other machines and I cant afford that or else you readers would be jumping to someone else's blog.

There were about 6 of us in the class including two male participants who came with their wife and I'm telling you .. those men, they really know how to sew !!! Not sure if I should post their photos here ... never mind .. just take my words for it. They are good.

This is Sri my good friend who helped me a lot and who must have sworn she should have charged me more than the others

Oh I do want to tell everything in details but it ll be so long winded and I think I ll just sum up everything in point forms:-

. I had caused problems with the machine (they let me use the Bernette). I cant blame the machines because everybody else was doing fine with theirs. Or maybe because its Bernette, but then another Bernette was fine too ... hmmmm .. such a mystery !

. I also cost them more threads than the others because I kept on making mistakes, sewing on one side when I should have sewed the other side ...

. The machine wont listen to me. ! When I wanted to go straight it would sway the other way. Another mystery to me and the teachers too.

. Everybody was already packing their bags to go home and mine was still not finished.

. The teacher had to finish it for me ... because they cant afford to wait for me .. it ll be dark if they let me do it

The Guru Besar who was fated to put up with me

And finally .... after all the trouble and sweat ( to the teachers as well) , ladies ...... heresssss 's (drum role) my bag ! :-

I love love love the bag ... it doesnt matter that I cheated when making it .. its still my bag !!! Yeahh !


All the credits must go to Sri and her Sister for being so patient with me. I would have been sent out the class had it been other teachers !


I used the bag right away the next day and you know what ...

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the handle came off ....


tsk .... me and my so called hand-made bag ! A typical me and my hand things ... just like everything I lay my hands on


But hey all that does not put me off ...... I am more than ready for another adventure with the PondokCraft team for their next class ....

psss ..... I have a feeling they might want me to find and bring my own machine the next time .

Hmmmm

:-)

Looking For A Partner ...

a traveling partner to hop and jump at this beautiful island in South Thailand.

the island is not as touristy as Phuket or Phi Phi or even Samui ... u ll love it ...

a place to just relax .... reading a book under the tree ... diving into the sea for a good snorkeling ... good seafood around .... ... no clubbing or wild party .... ahhh .... pure bliss

its nearer to my place than Terengganu .. just not more than 3 hours drive ....

alahaiii ......

sampai kena buat iklan .....



or else i ll just go alone .... wahhhhh best best best !

Hand Me Down Shoe Rack

I am the eldest in the family ... or you can also say the oldest among my siblings. When you are the first born, ever since you were a baby, you get to have all the nice new things just for you .. the best of everything because your parents were young , they consider you to be the extension of themselves.

... and when your brothers and sister came along ... some of your things are handed over to them ... your toys .. your shirts and skirts ... (if your brothers dont mind)

but now ... since we are adults ... it has turned the other way round .... my younger sister, the one who likes shopping, now is handing me down some of her things ..... hmmm

I dont mind it at all .. especially when those things are still in good shape ...

and so last week when she bought herself a new shoe rack ... I gladly took over her old one.

I d say this is a rather pathetic entry ... to be talking about shoe rack .. but actually, the main reason is I just want to share how much I love the decorations I assembled on the top shelf ....



:-)



P/s: You d notice too that I had bought myself a new basketball ..... ! (cantik kan..?)


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Kalau Ada Jarum Yang Patah

:-D

Mari Bersiap Sedia

.... dengan kegilaan musim baru ....



tungguuuuu



akan datang


:-P

What;s Your Priority ?

We all have different priorities in life. With an exception to the rich, most of us have to decide what is more important than the other in terms of spending.

Those who are into photography would not think twice to spend RM15K on a good camera, but they would of course think its ridiculous for the wife to have a RM4K LV bag. And the wife who's eyeing the RM7K sewing machine would climb off the wall to hear her daughter's request for a RM1K iPod ....

So you see, right now, my priority is not the TV ... seriously ... I have always mentioned that the idiot box will never be at the top list of my priorities. Plus, I have not paid my ASTRO account for more than a year.

My mother brings her OWN ASTRO card whenever she comes to my house.

I just dont watch TV that much ... except for some DVDs ..

I know LCDs are much cheaper and more affordable now, but my eyes are now fixed on something else which I think is worth more than a 32" LCD.


hmmm ....

Even if one day I find myself looking for one LCD or start paying my ASTRO bill, that would be because of my mother .... because to make her happy is one of my top priorities .

:-D

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Rumah Aku Ada Tukun

Semua orang dah tak tahan dengannya

Bila mereka datang ke rumah aku, mereka agak tertekan

Semua meminta aku menggantikannya

Masing-masing berharap aku memikirkannya dengan sebaik mungkin

Mak juga agak keberatan datang ke rumah aku lagi

Sepupu sepapat juga begitu

Mereka kata agak penat kalau ramai yang datang

Macam mana nak tengok Juara Lagu dengan best kalau TV sebesar ini :-

Mak cakap ianya layak dilempar ke laut

buat tukun

Bukan Semua Kagum Kalau Kamu Ada Gelaran

Memang betul sesetengah manusia akan selalu mengejar pangkat demi untuk merasa diri hebat. Mereka perlukan gelaran untuk mengangkat diri dan membuat diri merasa lebih daripada orang lain, walaupun sesetengah gelaran yang diperolehi tidak sedikit pun mengubah apa-apa dari "dalam" dirinya.

Ketahuilah tidak semua akan terpesona dengan gelaran yang kamu ada .... tidak semua menjunjung nilai yang kamu agungkan.

Gelaran yg kamu ada tidak sekali-kali membuatkan kamu lebih bijak pun ....


:-D

Are You Really Better ..?

I m wondering is it a good thing to look down at the person who has hurt you and make you angry; to feel sorry for him/her ... and to think that his/her life is such a sad world (like what I mentioned in my previous entry) ...

to look at him/her as someone beneath you ...

and by doing that you d feel more superior than that person ...

to feel like you re better than him/her ... ??

Is it really ok to have that feeling ?

I guess being angry and hurt by a person's actions towards you does give you the right to have that superiority feeling ... but only for that particular moment. This can help you feel better, calm you down a bit and not do something stupid and later regret it . But that "right" should not really last for long because if you keep holding on to that superiority feeling that you re always better than everybody else, all the time, you will then never be able to be humble ... you will never learn to be a better person ...

because you know what .... sometimes ... yes .. sometimes ... along those hurtful words that have wounded us ... there are some truths

and The Truth Always Hurts

Ouch ..

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The "Roslan" Song

I was listening to an old Malay song by Search "Isabella" and I wondered would there ever be songs about guys ... you know like an all female group who would come up with song titles like:-

"Roslan"

"Aziz"

"Zukifli"

or even

"Zakaria"


I wonder what the lyrics would be like .....

"Roslan kau jejaka baik ...
kerjamu buat ibuku jatuh hati ..
tak ada yang akan menolakmu...
Oh Roslan ... Roslan.... Rossslaaannnnn"

Hmmm ....

"Zakaria" would be more difficult I guess .....



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Some Things Are Just Not Worth It

Sometimes when a person hurts provokes or makes you angry .... you feel like telling him/her off .... your emotions are boiling and you want to hurt them back ... real bad. You want them to feel what you re feeling

but you know what .... some people do not need your retaliation to hurt them

when you look at them you will know that their life itself is a sad life .... there are many other things that have made them unhappy ... even without your hurtful words ... their life is already in a sorry state

take a deep breath ... walk off ... and think how you pity them ....


:-|

Dialog Yang Tak Layak

He was telling her the history of the King of Th*iland, with full excitement

"at one point the previous king had no heir"


dumbfounded, she thought


"hmm ... hmm raja thai tak ada "angin" .... what is the connection between the king and the wind ? ... he must have meant "angin" as to "aura"...."


so she asked him " why the angin...?"


baffled at her stupidity


" raja tu tak rajin kentut !!!"


:-D

Pinocchio Hindustan

"I tak penah cakap bohong tau"

"I selalu cakap yang benar belaka"

"I tak boleh cakap bohong, macam Pinocchio tu"

"ha ah ... patut la hidung you tinggi mcm Hindustan kan ?"


:-D

Glow In The Dark Woahhh

Malam ni ada orang nak datang rumah aku

nak datang dengan gf nak tengok2 barang aku

sama ada aku nak jual ka tak ...

siap tanya brand apa barang aku tu

cewahhhhh ... lagi mau tanya

dia tak tau

"Spalding Glow In The Dark" pun aku ada woooooaaa

hmmm ... nampaknya basketball aku hanya akan tinggal 4 biji saja lagi


*sigh*