Let's go hunting!

Well I promised you that I will post an update on my job search.

I am still unemployed! and I don't like it!

I need to earn some money to survive the high cost of living in Malaysia. 

A lot of you must be shocked, since I have been living in UK, known to be as an expensive country to live in.

Well, to be honest, you are wrong.

Have you been to the supermarkets lately?

When I went there, I felt like everything is dead expensive.

I went grocery shopping in Manchester every week. well you can imagine if you literally live above a supermarket, who wouldn't?

In Manchester, I spent on grocery + toiletries about 50-70 pounds a month. and to those of you who know me, I eat like a man. I have a huge appetite. but 70 pounds is sufficient.

For instance, toiletries - i can easily get good brands e.g Garnier, Loreal and Palmolive at just below 2 pounds per bottle. 

Chicken - 10kg of chicken legs = 12 pounds.

chocs and biscuits - from 50p to 2 pounds. 

dead cheap. right.

go do yourself a favour and go to the supermarket.

plus, you can't leave the house with less than 50 ringgit these days. what's going on? once i start working, i will just eat at mamak and gerai tepi jalan to save money.

Anyways, about the job hunting.. so far I got a job offer from the Institute of Mental Health Singapore. Decided to turn it down because I don't want to be specialised in psychiatric straight away. So, I thought I've decided that I'll just stay in Malaysia to the PRP, with the fear of getting posted to rural areas. Went to the interview already but I don't know when will I start. Apart from that, I had to miss another interview at a hospital in UK coz i'm back in Msia and damnnn they dont allow skype/telephone interview. owh well.

so that's the long story.

til then, keep eating people! it's still raya!

The Spirit of Aidilfitri

Salam to all,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! 

Maaf Zahir Batin!

So the month of Ramadhan came to an end and we welcomed Syawal just yesterday.

Another great year to be grateful for.

Alhamdulillah I am back home to celebrate Eid with my family. but like the past 7-8 years, Eid is never the same coz my family and I don't go back to Taiping.

When I was young, Eid was different. more fun, and something that my cousins and I looked forward to every year. We  went back to Taiping a few days before raya, buka puasa together and celebrate raya together. During the morning of first Syawal, we were excited that we woke up early in the morning, took turns to shower coz there were only 3 toilets and there were like more than 20 of us in our grandpa's house. after that we dressed up in our traditional clothes, ate and collected our duit raya from each aunt and uncle. then we would go from house to house to collect duit raya from the neighbours. at night, we played firecrackers or the elder cousins would bring us to eat in town. hehehe. it was loads of fun.

We stopped going back to Taiping just 2-3 years after my grandma passed away. Plus, my grandpa was more keen on going down to KL to celebrate raya. So since then, we celebrate raya around KL every year. Now that my grandpa has passed away, to see all my aunts, uncles and cousins to gather together under one roof seems impossible. coz we don't gather at grandpa's house in Kelana Jaya anymore.

As sad as this story may seem, I still look forward to raya every year. may be boring compared to my childhood days, but the spirit of raya itself is strong. but this time, i would disturb my mom in the kitchen, see how she cooks. i would ask my dad whose house are we visiting and i would ask my sis where will she be on first day raya (with in law or with us). it's different, but it's still raya. you only get the raya feel once a year. and it's the best feeling when after you fast for a month, you get to stuff your face with delicious but fattening food. 

SO HAPPY HAPPY EID MUBARAK EVERYONE! ENJOY PIGGING OUT AT PEOPLE'S HOUSES AND OF COURSE COLLECTING DUIT RAYA! 

Thought of updating my job search but it's ok. it's raya post, so I'm not gonna spoil it.

*hugs*

Miss Unemployed

First and foremost, Happy Ramadhan to my dear Muslim friends! 

it's been awhile since I last updated my blog. 

I guess a lot has happened over the past 3 months.

So the latest news is that I am back for good in Malaysia! 

Secondly, I am officially holding a degree in Masters of Pharmacy (MPharm). So my next step will be following my sis' footsteps to do PhD. err... hold your horses. not yet.

well the real plan is to start working in Malaysia. I have to do a one year pre-registration a.k.a provisionally registered pharmacist (PRP) in order for me to be a full-fledged licensed drug dealer.

yes.. drug dealer. no don't get me wrong. I am your licensed drug dealer. so it's legal. I will be pushing legal drugs to the civilians. owh yes, in order to improve your health and quality of life. but please don't ask me for hash, marijuana, ecstasy etc coz i'll just tell you to get out off my face. lol.

Anyways, after 5 1/2 years being in the UK, it was time for me to say goodbye. Surprisingly, I didn't cry. I didn't know why. Probably due to the acceptance to leave UK and come back home, perhaps? Though, I will miss my life in UK. Late night shisha sessions, supper in Rusholme, stay up til sunrise with friends. heck. I won't be having that in Malaysia.

But I guess, I need to start a new life in Malaysia. I have applied for the PRP with government hospitals. Just hope that I'll get the hospital that I wanted. Apart from that, I'm officially unemployed. or should I say employable. 

so here's to the start of a new life. Goodbye Manchester.

AH-MAY-ZINGGGGGGGGGGGGG

HELLOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

IT'S 20TH APRIL. 

AND I SHALL MARK THIS DATE AS THE DATE I SUBMITTED MY FINAL YEAR PROJECT.

Alhamdulillah. it has been a great journey so far. my final year project was on increasing the solubility of Ketoprofen using surfactant micelles. errr. you can google on this if you have no idea what I'm talking about. lol.

I could have done a better job. i could have started earlier on the write-up. 

but I am pleased to have this over and done with.

So, at this point, I have no regrets.

I wish for the best. 

I still have 4 exams to go. but i seriously need a short break. just get out of  Manchester for a bit. Manchester is the place to be. no doubt about it. but you get so wrapped up in this little bubble and you just feel like you want to get out of it. sometimes, it's suffocating.

so I decided to go on a short break next weekend, Budapest. it will only be for 3 days. Manchester weather hasn't been really nice. it's 8 degrees everyday. friggin winter season when it's suppose to be lovely spring.

so that'll be next weekend. 

after exams, it'll be HELLOOOOOOOO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

yes, i have booked my flight, and hoping that my visa will be done in time. it was unexpected coz my dad just randomly said to me on the phone, 'owh go do ur US visa. u can visit ur sis this summer'. errr. owhkay. random. 

but yes, trip is planned. and the highlight of the trip will be... when I drink Butterbeer (hopefully it's non-alcoholic) in Harry Potter World. yes.. MALIQ and SUDU and NINA and every HARRY POTTER FAN. 

can u feel the excitement? lol.

so that's my latest news. it's 2.30pm. time for a short nap. waiting for Nadia Anwar Tan's arrival in Manchester.

Library, the new home

just recently, i found peace in this place called library. been going there for two days, and I think i should go there everyday til i finish my exams.

i'm almost done with my project report. thank God.

now just need to start the editing and wait for my supervisor to give feedback on my discussion. Alhamdulillah. so far so good.

seems to make a lot of sense now. started revision a week ago. it's time to go hardcore.

did i tell you that i'm going to Budapest on 28th April? just for three days though. no sweat.

sometimes you're just so sick of the place you live in and you just need a different scenery to clear your head?

even worse, the weather in Manchester is not helping. it is super cold. i mean friggin winter in April! last week was 25 degrees max, and today was 5 degrees? gotta be kidding me.

Redhead and I love it

owh well this is nothing new.

my hair colour hasn't been natural since January 2008.

since then, I dye my hair like every 3-4 months.

and it has always been the same colour. copper blonde-ish.

so i went to Boots to get my hair colour coz my natural roots were showing so I got this Garnier hair colour.. and the colour is Intense Copper. meant to look like my normal copper blonde colour. but after i dyed my hair, turned out to be red. like red red ok. no tinge blondeness.

But I kinda like it. it gives me that little bold edgy look. and i think it's about time to get a haircut.

anyways, this would probably be one of the last times for me to go crazy with my hair. once i start working, gotta ditch that whatever red or blonde hair and start looking professional.

owh eff. welcome to the real world.

Move over Winter, Spring is here!

When you have tons of work and you don't feel like doing it, this is what you do.

PROCRASTINATE.

how time flies. I'm more than halfway through my final year.

Alhamdulillah. The January exam results came out a month ago.

A bit disappointing, but hey, what's done is done. I'm still grateful that I managed to pass them all. And still maintaining a 2 1.

What happened to getting first class?

Not doable, sorry to disappoint you people.

I have embraced the fact that my mental capacity is somewhat limited when I'm in uni.

Regardless, there are so many other things that I can be grateful for.

Netball season has come to an end. We managed a 2nd place in Manchester Games, and a 4th place in Warwick Games. I have to say, this year's netball teams in UK were really competitive. no kidding. but heck, it was fun. i am ever so honoured to be part of a team whom I can call my family.

anyways, should i even mention about the fact that my friends and i missed our flight to Turkey? owh eff. lol. whatever. long story, but of course we learned from it. Spent a few days in London instead, and it was pure bliss. BIG THANKS TO HAZIQAH ALIAH MUZTAZA =)

Anyways! Spring is here! weather was amazing for the past few days, until today it was gloomy again. but yeh warm weather = legs and boobs out, people!

More updates soon on:

BUDAPEST

USA

EXAM TIMETABLE

gonna miss student life.