happy graduation

happy graduation to my ukm-ude juniors especially to najwa, marni and razmi.
and also to my ukm-gsb seniors especially to thah, wana, deveki dan bell.

hope you'll have a blast graduation day.
i'm sure today (or tomorrow) will be one of the happiest day for you.

speaking of graduation, my proudest moments was 2 years ago.
dah lama dah, ohh tuanya i.
i'll have another one next year insyaAllah, yeyy.

this entry is made for my ukm-ude juniors and ukm-gsb seniors.
but since this is my blog, suka hati i lah kalau nak letak gamba konvo i kan hihiks.

so here they are..

in the hall with ukm-gsb mates

with my super supportive parents

with my bestfriend in ukm, hanis *ohh i miss u*

with saz and imah

my family

thanks all for the lovely flowers and gifts

eh not to forget with my beloved boyfriend

and these are during his, one year after mine..

zila ziman: freelance makeup artist

who is zila ziman?

she used to be my housemate back then when we were in matriculation.
we did our pre-degree at maxisegar, rawang.
now there's no maxisegar anymore.
in fact, we are the last batch pun.

my first impression of her, "cantiknya budak ni, chinese look, mesti mak atau ayah dia chinese" (cakap dalam hati).
and i was right, she has got chinese blood on her mom side.
added with pak sheikh punya blood on her dad side.
no wonder she's super beautiful and tall.

at that time, we all berhempas pulas belajar sains.
zila was in biological science and i was in physical science stream.
but both kena berhempas pulas bergolok gadai demi mendapatkan tempat di universiti awam.
slept at 3-4am, woke up at 7am, got class from 8am till 7pm, that was normal for us, cewah.
sangat berkorban sehinggakan sanggup memakai lab coat gedoboh bersama lab goggles yang memburukkan muka untuk masuk lab.
ye, sangat berkorban. kan?

now that we have grown up, she's still pretty and i'm still fat.
but we both have changed our career path!

i am with my spa business and she's a full-time makeup artist.
i used to berangan nak jadi makeup artist, but for some personal reasons, i think i'm not going to make it as a career, so i retired.
cece, retired kunun, start pun tidak.

anyway, there are three important things that are very much important if you want to be a makeup artist.
one: Partice.
two: Portfolio.
three: Publicize.

i took part in all three P's when zila told me that she seriously wanted to join into this business.
Practice: i jadi salah seorang dari bahan eksperimen dan latih tubi zila.
Portfolio: i jadi salah seorang bahan portfolio zila dan mencadangkan rakan-rakan untuk mendapatkan servis makeup pada rm50 yang mana sebenarnya zila nak jadikan sebagai portfolio.
Publicize: i provide servis makeup di seputeh kapas spa menggunakan khidmat zila dan i makan komisyen sahaja.

now that she's already famous, her skills have already so much improved and her services have expanded which is not limited to makeup services, i am very proud of her.
she's so much passionate about what she does and really work hard at it, and that what makes her successful.

a big smile on a very satisfied customer

tapi jangan cemburu buta, kamu juga boleh menjadi seperti zila.
sebabnya zila juga ada buat kelas makeup supaya kamu kamu boleh menjadi protege dia.
yang seronoknya adalah, sempena ramadhan, zila baik hati menurunkan rate untuk kelas makeupnya.

normally, the fee is rm350 for a basic to advanced makeup class.
but for ramadhan, the fee is only rm200 per pax which is sangat berbaloi-baloi.
but seats are limited to 6 pax per class and sekarang sudah pun open for registration.

you don't have to have any experience.
the class is open to everyone even with zero knowledge dan tangan bangku.
and don't worry if your makeups and tools tak complete, you can still attend her class.

click on the picture to make it larger

how to register?
just inform zila that you are interested via sms (+6012-3474745) or email her at info@zilaziman.com along with your full name, IC and phone number.
rm100 is needed for registration as commitment fee.
payment can be made to her maybank account and you are in!
the class will be held at zila ziman studio which is located at damansara damai, PJ.
for more information, you can go to her website www.zilaziman.com.

ceritera lake garden cafe

2 days before, i went to alamanda to do some fabric surveys at binwani's.
headed to my car after about an hour there, i saw a brochure on my car, under the wiper.
i know that most people won't bother to read and will straightly throw any given brochures away.
but me, i like to read brochures or phamplets or catalogues, except for skim cepat kaya ones.
eh tapi i baca jugak sebenarnya cuma tak terpengaruh lah.

the brochure was on ceritera lake garden cafe.
i wouldn't knew about them if i wasn't given that brochure.
so i went there to try out their foods, yesterday.

it is a new restaurant, they just launched last month on 10th.
located beside the putrajaya lake in the centre of precinct 2, putrajaya, i think this restaurant is strategically located, really.
the environment is very, romantic?
couldn't find any other suitable words to define the environment.
you can enjoy your foods in cosy atmosphere while facing the picturesque scenery.

plus point, they provide surau some more (with telekung wangi).

they share the building with garden terrace food court which is located on the 1st floor.

the interior is quite nice.

but the foods weren't that good.
we ordered mi goreng kasih, spaghetti carbonara and carrot juice.
mi goreng kasih was okay, spaghetti carbonara tak sedap, carrot juice was too sweet.
itu pun dah pesan masa order, "carrot juice tak nak manis langsung".
tapi tak boleh nak kurang manis sebab they use susu pekat manis for their drinks kot.

price wise, okay lah tak mahal sangat.
mi goreng rm6.50, spaghetti rm9.00 and carrot juice rm4 or rm4.50 tak ingat.

will visit again but not so soon.
maybe after they've got a new cook.

nyx lip smacking fun colors

nyx is not available locally here in malaysia.
but i've came across many of good reviews on nyx before.
the goodnesses are not only in terms of its quality.
the best thing about nyx is the products come cheap.
yes, cheap enough you can get a lipstick at 4usd and even a 10-color eyeshadow palette at 9.75usd.

last month when my forum's friend, ice, opened a spree for nyx lipstick (rm10/lippy), i thought of "why not?"
so i ordered two shades of lipstick from her.

it was very hard for me to choose only two shades from many that they have.
why only two?
because i don't actually wear lippies, so three are too much.
why not one?
because i have to add rm4 for the postage, kalau beli dua pun rm4 juga, sayang la kalau beli satu je kan.
why it was very hard to choose?
because the round lipstick comes with many colors, more than hundred shades!
mana tak rambang mata? @_@
and finally, i settled with fig and b52.

after about a month of waiting (eh tipu i didn't actually wait pun, i terlupa i ada beli lipsticks), the parcel has arrived safely today.
the parcel been sent out on thursday using "pos ekspress", and i received it today, on wednesday.
maybe pos malaysia can start thinking of a new name instead of pos ekspress.
how about pos lambat? hihiks!

my review on these two babies:
both colors are very very nice.
one is chocolatey pink (b52) n another one is seriously pink (fig).
personally,i like fig more than b52 because b52 is too sophisticated while fig is more happening which i think suits me better (eh sejak bila i happening?)
the lippies are very moisturizing and the colors are pigmented hinggakan satu swipe sudah cukup memuaskan hati.
betul tak tipu.

good news pretties!
ice is opening another spree for nyx cosmetics especially for those who are interested in getting more of nyx stuffs and also for those who are looking into buying new cosmetics for hari raya.
but the spree will close on friday 6th august which is in 2 days from today to make sure that you can get the ordered stuff before raya.
and for this time, it's not only for the lipstick.
you can have the eye makeups, blushers, mascaras, concealers, etc.

girls, you don't have much time to play around.
now go to her blog http://beautycounter.blogdrive.com/ and start buying.

happy birthday, sayang

dear sayang, i love you.
i love you because of your unattractive behaviors.
you kerek, you tak kelakar, you tak romantic, you tak charming, and you are not a gentleman.
but surprisingly, i'm attracted to your unattractiveness.
they are real and fascinating!

i love you so much.
i hope to continue to be an important part of your life.
and please know that you are an important part of mine.

happy 26th birthday, sayang.

hope you like the gifts!

birthday dinner treat

red heart shaped pillow

arsenal away jersey 2010/2011

pics 2 & 3 taken from yahoo images