Too Busy

Fren: Hey u free for a meet up Wednesday night?

Me: Sorry, I got a long day the next day, I need an early night.

Another fren: Mi, I have not seen you for quite a while, how about breakfast this Saturday?

Me: (checks my schedule)  I got a couple of things going on this weekend, can I get back to you?

(needless to say, I was just too jammed packed with stuff to get back to my friend.)


Yet Another Fren: How about Friday nite? I can come over to your area, we can grab a bite for dinner and we can just catch up. You have been very busy.

Me: Can't, I'm already booked this Friday.

Trust me, I do feel lousy not being able to have time for others. Despite being busy with stuff, I do feel blessed having concerned friends who never got tired of sticking around by my side, Alhamdulilah.

I am thankful for whatsapp and facebook. It keeps the people close to me closer (even though it is just virtual) and facebook helps me to be in the loop of what is happening in their live (whenever I do have the time to check facebook at least). It is nice seeing my sister-in-law, cousins and other family members celebrating their youth, graduating, posing those happy moments with my aunts and uncles, or reading their funny shoutouts, or ex-schoolmates who just gave birth to a new additions and more. 

Someone told me I need to be able to balance my life better. I do try my best having a work-life balance. I learned over the years to prioritise in order to get a whole lot more done. It is not easy. 

I have not seen Erwin for ages, and we live 2 minutes apart from each other by foot. She came over the other day to pass me some cupcakes. They were yummy btw. What was supposed to be a drop-and-go errand for her ended up with us catching up for a good 20 minutes at the front door. Even then, I had to get back to doing my work.

I do miss my girls.

I miss hanging out with Ayu and Ratna. Ayu is back at work. Her 4 months of maternity leave has come to an end. I miss chilling at either of their places. I owe Ratna her tripod and I can't seem to find the time to drive over to her place to return it. I miss them dearly.

I miss watching the movies with Erwin and just heading somewhere to just sit and talk, laugh, rant, more laughing, et cetera.

Thank god there's whatsapp. We hung out there a lot when I have some time to unwind in the evening before I head off to dreamland.

My aunt messaged me and invited us for a short trip up north with my cousin. I was just thinking of heading back up to Kay Ell and check out some collection from Mimpi Kita or The Cosry or somewhere there. Sadly, the proposed dates clashed with my work. We are considering joining them just for the weekend, but I cannot be certain for now.

I sometimes wish I have an additional 24 hours a day. Things are moving too fast for me. Alhamdulilah, being busy is indeed a blessing. An ibadah I love way too much.

I do have tonnes of things on top of my mind to type out. Like talk about my sprained thumb caused by excessive whatsapping, hahhahahahah. Didn't know that was possible. Or the upcoming dinner event outfit I am thinking of.

Sometimes I wonder if I need a macbook air and just put it next to my bed so that I can blog down more thoughts while in bed. Then I thought of my bed's seduction, the television shows, the channel surfing, the fluffy pillows, the iPad being connected to the Apple TV, me drooling over that cute actor before I simply slipped into dreamland, sometimes, with the TV watching me instead...

Well... I think I should know better...

Maybe I need a bigger bed instead?!

 I had no plans to head out today. I was planning on working on some stuff I had brought home to complete. I ended up with a tummy ache, nailing me to my bed and running to the washroom every now and then. There you go, just like that, my Saturday was gone. But it gave me some time to catch up on some much needed rest. Allah knows best, He knew I needed this, hence this happened.

Time to head back to bed and a lil me-time....

Blush Mix

The golden jubilee weekend has been fantastic indeed. 

From social gatherings to meet-ups, weddings and more. Ayu and Ratna always commented that these events are  pretty much part of my weekly schedule. This month especially, wedding invites seem to be pouring in more than usual. Even as I am typing this, I am writing a mental note to myself about the 2 wedding invitations and the open house invite on the same day next weekend. 

One of the things which I always love looking at any lady in all these events, is the way she dresses up. My mom always say that how a person dresses up, reflects alot on herself. 

My mom is my Coco alrite. 

She always nags at me about my clothes. Do not mix work clothes with other social event clothes. Same goes for shoes and bags and more. Whenever we shop together, she is the one who always hits me with the hard truth if the apparel looks good on me or not. Or other way to style them up other than my usual comfort style. 

I envy how some ladies seem to have a room full of her own clothes. Although I do wish that sometimes, I would love to have a warehouse full of clothes, I learn to make it happen despite the lack of wardrobe size, hahahhaha.

So if I am gonna be having social events on weekly basis, I do not have the space to be adding on new items to the wardrobe all the time. I decided to bring out one of my lacey blushing skirt which I designed myself and pair it with my favourite white shirt. I love this mix.

Just like that, a totally new, never been matched before outfit fit for another occasion.

naimefied look

headband: Tangs

scarf: Kaffah

Top: Ralph Lauren

belt: naimefied

skirt: naimefied

bag: Miu Miu 

SG50

Today marks a significant day for our dear beloved Singapore.

My country.

My home.

We have come a long way. 

From a village settlement, to having a 7 storey building as the tallest building in the early 1950s and now, having a land filled with skyscrapers. 

At a young age of 50 years old, she has accomplished a lot. 

I salute our forefathers for their hard work, their sweat, their tears and more in contributing to the build up and success of Singapore to become who she is today. 

We are a whole lot of things all rolled into one, meeting at the melting pot.

My ancestors were among the many who travelled around the world for business, met their partners in an entirely different country and settled down with their loved ones in Singapore. Along the way, their offsprings too married non-locals and produce many more mixed up beautiful product of their decision; more lil cute Singaporeans.

I love it that in any part of the world that I am in, I am proud to say I am a Singaporean. We are multi-racial. We live in harmony and in peace. I love the fact that although it is rare, when I do bumped into another fellow Singaporean overseas, we became instant friends. 

This country is where we belong. We are blessed, truly, in many many ways. 

We just gotta learn to open our eyes and see it. 

My dear Singapore,

It has been an amazing 50 years. You deserve the Golden Jubilee title. Wear it with pride.

To 50 more years ahead and more....

naimefield 'Singapore' look

headscarf: dUCk

hairband: Sahara Shawl

top: T Syahmi

pants: Samantha Sherina By Thian

Shoes: Studio

Jubilee Weekend

I love working more than usual these days. That explains the lack of updates on my blog. There are days I leave home earlier than usual, leave work only when I am being shooed out of the building, after that followed by running of personal errands (this does not include meeting Ayu and Ratna). By the time I reach home, it is not only late, my parents are already asleep. 

Lately, this cycle has been going on for a while. There are days when the only way of catching up with my parents is before I leave for work, or in the afternoon when I have a bit of free time at work, I'll call my mom up to ask how her day was, or at night, when I came home and I caught that last few minutes before they head to the bedroom. They are pretty glad I am busy being swamped with work. 

I am really thankful that my parents are among the people who constantly remind me that aside from them, my work is also priority, not an option. My dad never fail to make me forget, work comes first, no matter what. Well, you guessed it right, he is a workaholic while my mom is always busy with her orders.

They always talks about my future plans, my projects at work, considerations to further my studies and much much more. There were times when my dad had to attend a surgery, he make me go to work and only visit him only when I am done with work, not apply for leave just to attend to him. That's my amazing dad.

Since it is the Jubilee Weekend, I am swamped with tonnes of stuff. Wedding invitations, open house gatherings, spending time with my parents, meet-ups with ex-schoolmates and I am perhaps hoping to squeeze in some me-time somewhere with a cup of hot chocolate and maybe a piece of cake. Well assuming it is not raining either.

Let the Jubilee Weekend begin!

I'll start by heading to the shower first....

Disembarking From Euphoria

It has been quite a while since I log on into this realm again for some me-time. How time flew so fast. I have been really busy with a whole bunch of things. Work these days has been taking up a lot of my time. Whatever free time I have after that are catered to spending some quality time catching up with family members, visiting extended families members and all. Yes, it is still Hari Raya season. A reason to discover more long lost family members. It was only recently that my frenz and I managed to catch up with each other as we sat talking and laughing, chilling by the sea side at East Coast.

Looking back at my previous posts, it has been quite a while. A good portion of my time has been dedicated mainly to my work. Someone once told me that it is a blessing to be busy with work, to have work, Alhamdulilah. I do agree with that statement. Working by itself is also an ibadah.

Work has been going well. I do feel grateful and blessed. I have also been putting in more time into my workload, occupying myself with my work projects and keeping myself busy by pushing myself forward and pushing the boundaries I have set for myself. It feels good.

Not too long ago, I decided to work on a personal project which I was excited about. Like really excited. Unfortunately, things went down south. I did not expect the unexpected to happen. Well to be honest, I do not think anyone would expect it. But we always gotta look at the bright side of things and I had to learn to see it as a blessing in disguise.

It is not easy disembarking myself from what I thought was my very own version of euphoria. Perhaps Allah had other plans for me. As what others say, we are mere mortals, we can only plan. That is pretty much it. The rest, we gotta leave it up to Him to decide, what ultimately is best for us. We can't hasten Him, He knows what is best for us.

I am still working on settling the logistics part. There are times I find it really difficult to pick up the phone, or type out the email and explained the situation to the vendors. Many were understanding and I too understood the terms of the contract from their side. Not my rezeki, I continuously chant that mantra to myself. Pretty much all the vendors were understanding with the situation. It was seriously a bitter pill I had to swallow. Erwin offered a hand to help out thankfully, but I make it a conscious effort to ensure that I get most of it done myself.

I am now (still learning) to move forward, moving ahead with myself. I do not feel that I am alone in this. I am constantly surrounded by tonnes of loved ones, be it family or frenz. Like I said, I am blessed in many ways and they naturally came to side with an ever ready shoulder for me to cry on if I needed to. Many, naturally became protective of me. So sweet right?

This is not an easy task, but I know He's got my back.
Just gotta hold my head up high and smile.

Our rezeki comes in many forms. In my case, I am seeing this turn of event as a rezeki which I may soon understand. Maybe it is His way of getting me back on track and mending my relationship with Him. I take this as an opportunity to discover myself and my capabilities, regardless at work or on a personal level.

To an eternity of happiness ahead...

naimefied look

scarf: Kaffah

headband: Sahara Shawl

Top & Skirt: Kuntum by Najeeb Azami

Bag: Celine

Shoes: Studio