the secret life of a bohemian princess who writes for nothing

rush hour rush hour

its 5 o' clock and the rush hour begins.

I don't want to allow myself stucked in the traffic, not even in my precious 15 minutes of driving.

so I punch the card ( they called it kad ketik in malay, funny right?) and off I went to the nearest coffee shop.

if only I was in London right now, I'll probably hit the nearest bar, get the double shot espresso and watch people come and go through the wide glass door.And probably team up with a stranger discussing their ancient stories of war and agony.

Yeah, did that a couple of times when I went there last year.Just couldn't stand my mum's fickled mindedness over choosing the best chocolate milk candies at Marks and Spencer.Yeah, I prefer to chill outside with my coffee.

Opps,tried to skip this fancy habit but I can't.

You see, it was almost like trying to restrain yourself from getting few puffs of ciggies. Well, it was more than that, really.

the next best thing about the after office hour is probably, do nothing.

and oh, blogging is a good idea too.

interest that develops

I'm suffering from the low days in the office right now.
I'm beginning to feel that I'm getting swamped with work and the next best thing to have is a good lunch everyday.

Besides good lunch, I have this weird habit of developing the new interest of the week.

Well, not love interest though, but more towards something than I could look forward, dreaming and discussing with fellow girlfriends.

Like last week, I had this strange obsession over home spa products.

One good thing about home spa is that you might be able to experience spa at your own home, without having to worry whether you have chosen the best spa in town that offers the best price, or whatever.

to those who loves body pampering, you might wanna check out these sites ;

www.sabai-arom.com ( made in thailand spa therapy products)

www.harnn.com.au ( made in australia)

www.myhomespa.com.my ( our very own malaysian brand

i'm lusting over them now...eheh.

sleepless nights

nah, this is not what we call penangan cinta.

this is not like tidur tak lena, mandi tak basah.

I probably didn't get all those lovey dovey feeling, even when I'm madly in love.

But sleepless nights it were, for so many days that I was even haunted by the same awful hard-to-fall asleep during weekends.

It must be the workload. and the reports. the meetings.

Gosh...I wish not to take a break, just give me something else to do,other than the mundane same routine.

When I finished the last report, the clock shows its already 1am.Yet, I'm still stuck here, blogging.

Maybe I need a good cuppa tomorrow,just before the meeting starts.

making decisions

starting this year, I'm beginning to see my best girlfriends are taking relationships seriously. Some of us are planning to get hitched,got engaged, and some are already busy tithering stories of their motherhood.

and yet,there are some, kept contemplating that they are not exactly lucky in love. Yeah, can't help it, but everytime when they meet me and said, well Era, I haven't find my Mr Right yet. And I kept falling for the Mr. Wrong! What is there left for me to say? I could just shrug my shoulder and tell them to be patient. Love sometimes worth a wait.

These few days I found some little time to chat and meet my girlfriends, and most conversations revolving around our crazy hectic working schedule,impossible bosses and boyfriends.On one occasion, I met my friend over posh weekend lunch and she told me about the desire to settle down and her cute little dreams about her wedding.But then again, after listening to her stories of how she and her boyfriend fight and reconcile, and after so many years of rocky and unstable relationship, the love and hate battle, endless cries and constant whining, I could not tell if such things make the relationship stronger or it made her lose her own sensibility. Truly I am a romantic soul, I prefer to make peace with my partner and carefully understand and negotiate.But when I see her fighting was like the second nature to both of them, maybe I think they're quite comfortable to handle things the way it is now. Instinctively I feel not happy for her, because I knew her long enough and I want someone who loved her  make the best of her, not to add more misery in her rollercoaster life.

This is just one of the many stories of difficult love entanglements that I observe and ponder over when I write on the subject matter about love.

Yeah, sometime shit happens.

Sometimes, you realize that you have fallen out of love with the guy and found a new love, and so you've step into the love triangle.But honestly, I believe, you ought to stand for yourself and think about what's the best for you.It is not just about to make other people happy, but you can always put your happiness on top priority list in order to see your life in order.

It's never too late to make the best decisions for your life.

Because its yours.And you ought to be responsible for it.

currently listening

Sean Ghazi performed during Jamuan Negara, a dinner in honour to celebrate the installation of Malaysia's 13th King, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin from the state of Terengganu.It was held in Mandarin Oriental Hotel in KL, in full zest and glamour.

I was so lucky to be there, for the banquet dinner was truly awesome, from one course to another, I am completely enjoying the meal even though sitting beside the ministers and director generals are pretty scary..imagine talking to Dato and Datin's and you absolutely have no clue about what they said, only the tiniest knowledge about the country's issues.

Thanks to food, and Sean Ghazi.haha..it saves the day. I know Radin, you hated him, but don't force me..cos I like his voice..

Try listening to his rendition of Ahmad Nawab's Sabar Menanti..very sweet.

Tiada kata bagimu
Sebagai buluh perindu
Kanda nantimu

Bekalku hanyalah rindu
Walau dipisah lautan
Duhai kasihku

Kala senja dikau datang
Walaupun hanya lamunan
Aduhai
Sabarlah menanti
Ku tak kan lama

Daku pergi demi tugas
Walau apapun beratnya
Oh relakan
Pesanmu tak ku lupakan
Sumpah setia demi cinta
Oh percayalah

Bila sinar suria menghampiri dikau
Sabarlah dik sayang
Ku kembali

*

Percayalah!
Bila sinar suria menghampiri dikau
Sabarlah dik sayang
Ku kembali

Listening to his songs were like a cup of coffee for me in the early morning while just getting ready to work in my office.Its smooth, inspiring, melodious, regardless of my debates with Radin about his awful attitude and she deciding which is his part of voice which sizzles the heart of many. haha,you can't beat a journalist, can't you?

at my friend's boutique..

Last weekend, I paid a visit to my friend's boutique in Damansara. The last time I went there was when I want to pick up my engagement dress and I haven't got a chance to have a chit chat with him for quite some time.

He was very happy to see me, he invited me for a drink and was quick to announce my upcoming wedding to his fellow clients at his shop.He was unbelievably chatty, and keep on nagging why I forget to bring my photo album for him and the rest to see. And as usual, he was hoping I could make use of his service again for the wedding dress, while I politely refused and was asking for the whole new collection for officewear which I think, I might need to do some makeover soon.haha

And while I was there, I could not help to notice a dainty piece of kebaya with heavy embroidered lace and sequins in off white and apple green on the mannequin.His assistant quickly grab me and asked me to put the kebaya on and parade around.You see, one thing about coming to this shop is that, they were so excited when i came and let me try all the fine dresses and pretty tops they have on the rack.

I often reminded them I'm not going to buy them, but they were just too lazy to care.

and that piece of kebaya that I wore costs more than RM1K. Gosh...and it was originally flew off from a small shop in Bandoeng, Indonesia. If only I haven't decided on the wedding dress, I surely get this one. He said the tailor used to work with Datuk Bernard Chandran before, no wonder the lace and beads come out pretty nicely. I wonder how fine materials can be so cheap overthere.In no time I would see myself fly to Indonesia, if I had a chance to.

This one little shop does have it magical wonders to me.Even if I did go out and did not purchase anything, I could spend hours exchanging stories about comparing Malays and Chinese with them, and keep educating them why certain clothes are not favorable by the Malay women who donned tudung.And still come out feeling zillion bucks, ye la dah try berpuluh- puluh baju..mesti puas hati... ;D

to wed...ah..

It really looks like most of my friends are getting married this year.I've received one invitation after another.Yes, congratulations to all of you. And I've been busy with my own preparation too, that I sometimes feel I nearly suffocate myself when it comes to planning such a big event like this.

Honestly, it never occur to me that planning for a wedding could be so complicated and you have to be very determined and rajin to do extra research here and there.At first I thought this could be easy, ah well, shopping is like a second nature to me, and I thought wedding planning would be an icing on a cake, but it wasn't.

But, the most important thing is, to know which one should go first. Once you have the complete checklist you won't go all panicking on your big day. It would not be a breeze because it can be downright tiring, but things can be easy if you know how to work in a team, and if you have the right team with you.

And the right eye to everything.

Finally thanks to my Mr Swank, who has been able to make this whole thing a lot more easier for both of us, I love you so much!