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Hey! How're you guys? Hope you're well. Anyway just a quick post. It's thursday night already. My goodness time flies. Today I got to meet my friends who studied in the UK and lived in the same halls. Had lunch and went around KL with them. :)

Anyway monday's the day i start work. Getting very nervous and excited. InsyaAllah ill do well. Doa for me k? Gotta get some rest now. Went to the doctor a few days ago. Fever? Nil. But my headache and ear pressure is just killing me. Due to the STUCK nose. Blargh!

Till next post! :)

salam

Piling up!

Oh my. Things are starting to pile up. Darn it. I've got a lot of
things to complete before this weekend. So I can start my internship
with a light shoulder.

Anyway had lunch in KLCC today with my parents. Been awhile since the
three of us went out. Also been a month since I came back! Oh my
goodness. Time went past too quickly I think. What have I been doing.

Anywho Jijo's wedding is coming soon. Everything seems to be looking
alright. But rather messed about here and there. Hope she'll pull it
through. We have got two weeks before the day. Best of luck!

My body aches like crap. Back is hurting. And arms are sore. Oo much
moving from yesterday. Wedding photography can be challenging. Argh!
But was happy to have done it. :)

How was your weekend? Any good? :)

Fahmi & Hasmah

Alhamdulillah, their wedding reception went well. So did Fahmi's sister's reception as well. The venue was in kg. Pandan. In the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

There's nothing much i can say about the event today except the fact that i couldn't lay my eyes off Fahmi's dad. He kept giving that very warm hand shake to whoever that comes and also has that very friendly attitude. He was really something. Apart from that, his family was brilliant. Enjoyed and feel honoured being their photographer for the day. Thanks Fahmi and Hasmah!

I'll now have to start sorting and editing these images. With my current health not being in a good one, it'll take awhile. :( but insyaAllah it should be done soon. Have a lot of things to do this week. I've also cancelled two outings with a someone i just met. Sorry! Didn't mean for things to go this way :(

Till next post!

Salam

RIP: Yasmin Ahmad

Inalillah. May Allah bless your soul.

Yasmin Ahmad, one of the greatest creative minds in Malaysia and the world (IMHO) passed away at around 11.30pm on Saturday the 25th of June. She was admitted to the ICU earlier but now has been pronounced dead.

I'm sure you remember TAN HONG MING and UMIE KAZRINA? =)

I'm not sure of further details, but she was an amazing creative. She went to places where people didn't dare. She challenged taboos. She raised issues which weren't meant to be raised. She was one heck of a person. To be honest? She was one of the reason's why i was so interested in Advertising. Emotions and feelings. How she channeled those and inflicted results. Well, she did wonderful commercials and ads. And someday, I'll be wanting to step up my game as well.

If i recall, she was also a Creative Director at Leo Burnett. I can't really remember, but i think so. Anyway, may Allah lighten her family's burdens and may she rest in peace. Amin.

Bandung

hey all! I've arrived safely alhamdulillah from Bandung yesterday morning. 6am flight! Can you imagine? Argh!

Anyway i'm not feeling well right now :( Don't really have the mood to write. So am doing this just for the sake of it :P

Will update more soon-ish k?

salam!

Adorables

Thanks Zaidi for editting this beautiful video (we knew u had a soft spot for them.) hahahah!!

Starring:
Putih, Snufflelafougous(snuffles), Vee and Hitam.

WE had loads of fun with them. Thanks to Ayu and Fairuz for taking care of them! =D

Bandung @ 18:55

Yay! I'll be heading off to Bandung. For a proper relaxing vacation. 5
days with my grandma, cousins and our star guest Eryne!!

I'm sure we will have so much fun insyaallah. Can't wait! Above are
the equipments I'll be bringing to Bandung. After looking at them, it
kinda scares me lol!

Anyway have a great weekend!

Second year results!

Alhamdulillah. Praise be to God. I successfully Scored 5 First Class.
A little dissapointment with one of my modules where I only obtained a
2:2. :(

I'm happy. Because I feel great after putting in the effort. But I
want to do more. More and more. I'm more pumped and excited. Hungry
for more!!

On a side note, perfection is my dad's favourite word. So he's not
tooooo happy with the low 2:2. :( well, I'll try harder. Insyaallah.

Salam!

To and lepas

Tengok tengok, di situ juga ku berpusing. Ke mana sangatlah aku ingin pergi? Kalau ada, ada lah. Kata kata the people of old used as a weapon against all odds. When things go against you. Malam ini ku berasa rather solemn. Daya ingin menulis juga tiada. Namun ada.

Macam mana tu?

Minda ku berputar. Mungkin ada yang belum ku selesai. Haruskah aku reverse dan 'gostan'. What. Does it even matter? Would it be appreciated? But perhaps aku terlalu risau. Ataupun tiada apa yang dapat ku lakukan.

I will.

p.s: Maaf, malam ni ku kurang enak di kepala. hence, the ambiguity.

Repairs?

Heyy! Today my car was towed away. Needed repairs to the engine bay.
The steering oil pipe went bust. Was kinda scary cause my brother was
driving it and smoke started coming out. Luckily nothing went bad
alhamdulillah. :)

Anyway after realising that I've been back for two weeks now, I've not
had much done. My dissertation research is one of the major thing
that's worrying me. But insyaallah in due time.

I'm going out with Nabsy and Yumi tomorrow. Haven't seen them for
ages! Would be interesting.

Meaning to write more, but my eyes are just giving in. Till next time
then.

Salam!

Did you know?

You'll never know till you get into it first. :)

Just a little self reflection for me. How much am I willing to push
myself? Even if it's something dreadful, in order to get what I want?

Think just like a child. Perhaps that was the best advice that was
given to me. Kids always grew hungry and searched out ever nook and
cranny for what they are interested in.

Why shouldn't we?

Music and Dance

hey guys. Tonight i spent watching this wonderful stage performance by The Temple of Fine Arts. They organised an Indian Dance and Music performance which really was elegant and entertaining. To be honest with you, I just love the dedication that they've put in doing the thing they love. Dance. And music.

Went with my two cousins. Wanted to get a seat for my sister, but it was all full. Really feel bad for my sister :( ill make it up to her and bring her somewhere this coming week insyaAllah. Everything's been really quiet and slow. I've not been doing anything much. Today was the ONLY day i really went out and enjoyed myself! Can you believe it. Argh.

Anyway it's already half past 2am here in Malaysia. So i'd like to get some rest before waking up early tomorrow to send my papa to the airport. He's going off for a golf trip with my other uncles. :)

goodnight and salam!

Smile

'Smile even when you heart is aching.'

I just love this quote. I believe it's from Chaplin's song. Lovely piece of writing. Simple yet it works. I think it is beautiful because i believe in it. I believe, when you are sad or depressed, putting on a smile could just make u feel a little bit better. And also, having a smile won't make other people feel depressed. Sometimes, we just need to keep to ourselves because there's just too much pain and agony in this world. Too much supply, but no demand. So in economic terms, it doesn't commute.

It's been awhile since i sat down and properly blogged. Have been pushing this to the side since i arrived. So have been blogging through my iPhone. Hence the spelling errors and all. My apologies. Lately i've not been doing anything productive. But i've been reading abit about the company i'll be interning at. Really quite fascinating. And the things they do are just exampilary.

Nothing much to say to be honest. Just felt like writing. Been awhile since i wrote from my heart. Could it be because i've not looked in myself and think about the things that pour my soul? Perhaps i've given up hope in thinking that i could mend certain things. And put back the puzzles together. Perhaps i'm just tired with puzzles and games. Maybe it's time to really sit and see what is needed to be done. I've not fed myself. Well not proper food, but emotionally. Emotional feeding time, closed? hehe. It's been the longest time since i remembered being able to speak my heart and mind. Calmly chatting away in the night. Talking about things that do not have anything to do with work, money and all those sort.

Perhaps i've been too busy with university and my working mind. I wonder where I misplaced my other parts?

Man, my writing is so 'kekok' right now. I'm so embarassed.

Salam

Listen

I made a personal conclusion that, we do not need to say alot of
things because it just shows how much we truly listen.

The time spent in talking about what we feel and think takes away the
time that we need to listen! As such cutting our listening time short.
Not a good idea I think ;)

Sometimes I prefer to be a listener. Yes I do talk alot. But
eventually the things that I say are only supporting sentences. Yes
maybe perhaps. It's interesting to know that people like talking about
themselves. Being all important. That's the nature of men. But when
then do we truly listen?

I remembered papa saying 'Listen with your HEART'. Only then will you
truly understand. When we ony skim through the outer layer of a
conversation, we get but only a glimpse of what's going on.

The purpose of that particular conversation or speech is how you HEART
it. Subjective. I know. =P

Think of it. When was the lastvtine you really listened to what he/she
said to you? Did you reallybpay attention. Or dis you just nod for the
sake of wanting to end it quick.

It gets on my nerves when someone is talking and the supposed listener
doesn't concentrate and wanders off in his own mind. Truly arrogant.
People are taking their time to speak to you. Take some time to LISTEN.

The beast is just too hot

I'm living in a fantasy right now. Dreaming of this wonderful car.
Darn it. I'm just annoyed at how tough it can be not having a car to
drive around.

Yes we have the Estima. And the Beemer. But they are too big or me to
drive on scary roads and places. Darn it. But there's no point getting
a car right now anyway. I'll be back in the uk in a few months. Argh.

Looking forward

Hi guys. Sorry for not updating frequently. Anyway I've just got back
from the Ogilvy office in Pusat Bandar Damansara. Alhamdulillah
they've accepted me as an intern at the OgilvyAction Department.

Praise be to Allah. Syukur.

I have a big feeling that this is an entirely new level of my career.
I feel there will be lots and lots of work that needs to be done. I
think it'll be a huge challenge. Challenges perhaps. Of which I'm
willing to take on. Insyaallah with patience and what is in mybheart I
should do ok.

Moving away from that, I'm also looking forward to my Bandung Trip
with my cousin Along and his wife+kid and my grandma. It'll be fun.
And relaxing too I hope ;) the breeze, the landscapes and a little
pampering here and there.

Till next post!

Hilmi
iPhone

Family weekend

It was a nice evening today. Went to my aunt's place in putrajaya. Had
LOADS to eat. Oh my. I'm stuffed!!! Anyway I've been slacking in
posting photos here. But you could keep updated with either my
facebook/Twitter/flickr.

Do check them out. Haven't got time to write more. But so far so
good. :) till the next post!

Mama on a jet

Hiya. Sorry for not updating regularly. Been caught up with lots of
chores. Hahaa. Mama just left for Jakarta today. Should be home by
Monday. InsyaAllah.

Just a quick update, I've yet to receive a letter/e-mail from the GRT
Awards regarding my entry. Apparently Daowen received his and got i. A
huge congrats to him.

Anyway will post photos of what's been going on soon insyaAllah.

Praying hard to get through!!

Hilmi Ramlan