Home stuff: Living room deco 101

Assalamu'alaikum

Hi there guys! How are you guys doing? It's school holiday season now and I hope many of you had great times with the kids. As kids, we always look forward to the holidays, me and the sibs...well, who doesn't, right?hehe. Mom and dad would send us back to the village or we say kampung in Malay, to visit our grandparents and cousins. It never bothered us if dad and mom were not around because we get to play day and night with the cuzzies, and eat such lovingly made food by Uwan :) 

I remembered the most epic game that we played was the treasure hunt game. The older cousins would sneak the clues in the most dumbest/weirdest place ever! Haha. They even shove it down a dead banana tree trunk and made us dig it up. Sooo nasty! haha. We bathe in the kolah (small pool in the bathroom used to contained water) and pretended as if we were in a swimming pool. Haven! Hahaha :D Those were the days. I'm old now though *sigh*

Sooo...back to the topic! I have a Pinterest account with sooo many inspiring pins that I adore! You can check them out here. So as I have many free weekends now, I thought I should give some of the easy ones a try :) I have been falling in love with geometric decorations I guess. I recently bought small pillows to put on the couch with chevron lines and previously had bought a small carpet with geometric design..annddd now, I want to try and paint something artsy for the wall *on a canvas, of course* with geometric inspired design too! hehe :D 

I love the geometric pattern on the wall and also the various designed pillows!
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I personally think it complements the yellowish carpet and also the curtains. I am thinking to buy/made another simple pillow but longer in size to put in between. It seems nice to be in odd number, right? But I didn't know what shades of color should I go for. Should I go with blue-ish tone, or grey-ish tone? I think those two would be nice. Or should I go with a lighter shade like white, peach or pink? Hmm...

Looove the combinations of turquoise+red+grey!
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Another thing I would like to add is more sitting spaces. Since I have a small living room, I think buying more bulky sofas is not such a good idea. I want to have a reading nook besides the window but I'm worried though because when it rains water will dissipates through the cements. I don't want that to ruin my pretty nook..cewahh..hahaha v(n_n)v But anyhow, I couldn't erase the idea of having a comfy nook in the living room. Here's some inspiration for you guys to check it out :D 

Love the led lights and the colorful pillows :D
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The plant pots, rattan basket and how simple this looks!
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Simple and functional. The copper bronze tone added umpph to the area :)
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White pillows and natural light
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Another tips I've learned to make a small space looks and feels roomier is by adding mirror in the room. I want to buy these Ikea mirrors since they can be 'glued' to the wall using only double tape but I will try to look for a more cheap version of it if I can though :) Since I only rent this house, I am not allowed to 'punctured' the walls with nails, so tapes are my last resort on trying to hang something on the wall :') These are some of the inspirations I get from Pinterest.

I would omit the lamp and the vase though :)
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The different sizes mirror give different dimensions to the room
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Would be nice to add to the wall facing the windows
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I know it is ambitious to do all of these deco stuff but I think I'm going to start small first, then slowly build my way up :) Moreover I have to think about my budget for this project and also my time allocation for it. Hee :D I would love to start from making the cushion cover myself and a sewing machine would definitely be a good idea to have now! Heheheh I am soo excited and thrilled to see the outcome :) I hope it is not only saying though. I think this will be it for now. I have something on my mind for this weekend project and will be sharing it with you if I really did it. Hihihi I think that is all for now. Thank you for reading! :)


~Husna S

Should I, shouldn't I?

Assalamu'alaikum

Hi guys! How is everyone? I hope no one is catching a cold due to the weather conditions lately. I am good here. Just recovering from cough, but am still having it though it is not as bad as last week :) 

So I have a friend, a new one actually. We were good at first and suddenly I don't know what happened, that person suddenly shows hatred towards me. Not directly though. Like for example, he/she will emails everyone in our group whenever he/she got something good, but not me. I don't know where did it all went wrong. Sometimes I felt like that person was just jealous of me, which I myself is still trying to figure out what is the one thing that I have, that he/she didn't. I am totally clueless ??? 

That person always asked for my help back in the days when we were good. I am glad to help, because we are friends, right? That is what friends should do to each other. And now, out of the blue, that person started to kick me out of his/her life. Started to ignore me whenever he/she feels like so, and talk to me whenever he/she feels like so. I am a little mad, of course; because I didn't like people used me like that. Being kind to me when he/she wanted to ask for a help from me. Friends share their laughs and sorrows together. Not just happy times. So when he/she decided to ignore me, I started wondering, should I do the same to him/her too? 

There are times when I am hurt with what he/she said, but then, as time passes by, I recovered and just let it go. Never would have crossed my mind to like totally ignore him/her. Because true friends just don't quit on each other :( So now, things has elevated to another stage. He/she will not even respond to me in our group. Whenever I ask a question, no respond. But when everyone else is talking, he/she would suddenly appear and continues chit chatting like nothing is wrong. I am sad, seriously. Because I didn't know what I did wrong and made me deserve this. I helped him/her a lot though but never have I asked for any help in return because that is my principal. I just don't like to ask for help. I am so sad because I never thought he/she could be this cruel.

I don't want to hate him/her, because we used to be good to each other. But I don't like the way he/she treated me now, too. What should I do? Should I just pretend like nothing is wrong? Should I just refrain myself from getting mad? Should I just continue to give him/her a helping hand whenever he/she ask for one? Of course deep down inside of me, the devil is suggesting just to get out of the group and forget about him/her. Forget that we have been friends before. Treat him/her back like what he/she did to me. But I can't do that. I am not the kind of person that simply just be mean to someone that I used to be good with. I am in a dilemma. I need opinions and advises. Please help me! :(

Love,

~Husna S

Love gets older, but stronger

Assalamua'alaikum

Hello again there strangers! It has been a while, hasn't it? I have been quite suffocated with work and meetings and couldn't cope with writing another post. Guess I just gave you a reason to miss me! HAHA :p 

So last two weeks was my one year wedding anniversary that falls on 16th November. Exactly on that date last year, I was being blessed by Allah by granting my wish to marry such a wonderful man I have ever met (sorry dad, you are wonderful too XD) my soulmate of forever and after, my bestest-bestest friend *if that is even a word* and my loving companion for the rest of my life; Mr. Khairul Amri :)

So the night before we had a chat on the phone since he was occupied with his study due to the mid term paper he is having on the next day. Obviously I didn't have any planned surprise for him. October was the most travelled month of this year. I didn't have a chance to prepare anything..sori sayang :( So we ended the call with zillions of smooches and kisses. Hehe *pardon the newlyweds* :p 

Eventually on 'the day', which is on Sunday; I had some friends over for lunch. Me and Nad cooked ayam masak kicap and some stir fried vegetables. Aina came over too with her most famous sambal udang and Syamil was bringing over some fruits. Nad had a slept over in my house the night before, so while we were waiting for Aina and Syamil, someone knocked on the door. I thought it was one of them, but dude was I wrong! It was actually someone from the florist sending me a bouquet of roses and a box of Ferrero Rocher! It was from him!! I'm so touched because I had never received such surprises and I never thought he would gave me one..thank you sayang :') 

See how excited+touched I am :')

I called him right away even though he was answering his test at that time. Hehe. Sorry dear I am just too excited to tell you :p He had already gave me a present before I fly back to KK which is a photobook of us with all the photos we took together this 12 months. It was a very touching moment for me. I can't forget how the presents gave me goosebumps *in a good way* because I am so touched for his affections and willingness to spend time to create the photobook, to order them, to call the florist and make an arrangement. It was so thoughtful of you sayang :') Aaaand to make the story even more romantic and cheesy, I even got a package delivered to the office. It was actually a card sent by him. Those beautiful words you wrote makes me falling in love with you over and over again :* Thank you dear for everything :)

 

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To my loving hubby:

There is no word that could describe how wonderful you are, my love; and how many times I thanked Allah for letting me be your Halal wife :) I (still) couldn't believe that we are married to each other despite all the challenges we faced before that. Do you remember how we first met? Well, I don't :p I just remembered how you made me fall in love with you. Your silly jokes and unconditional care for me made me realized that I have more than enough already. You made me realize the fact that man and woman can never be just best friends ;) You bring out the best of me. How you make me realized that I could love someone so much and so strong and yet not being bored about it is truly magical. I am always grateful for your presence in my life, for everything that you have ever done for us, for me, and everything that you tried to do to make me happy. Thank you sayang :* I know thank you would not be enough to repay and portrait everything that you have done and sacrificed. I promised you that my love for you will never fade, InsyaAllah. I know there are many obstacles will be coming through our way in the future; but I'm sure as long as we have each other, we can get through it together, biiznillah :) Love you forever and always <3!!

Endless love,

Your wife :*

The moment he gave me mas kahwin

Malu2 kucing..hihihi

And I would like to dedicate this post to you sayang, cause I am telling the world how lucky I am to be married to you :* Alhamdulillah :) 



Thank you for reading!

~Husna S

Lonely in a whole new chapter

Assalamu'alaikum

Hi there dear readers. It has been a while since I last posted something here. How has things been going for all of you? I've been busy lately. Couldn't even catch my breath. Things have been hectic these couple of weeks. Works are just a never ending story. And I'm here again in the ever so beautiful land; Sabah. I'm falling in love with this place every time I came here. Cannot lie to you on that  (insert angel face here) :P 

However, there was always something that would bothers me when I'm here. The fact that my dear is on the other land. The fact that I couldn't be beside him whenever he needs me the most. The fact that I couldn't portrait or even try my best shot on being the perfect wife. It's heart breaking for me to know that I couldn't even make breakfast for him, ironing his work clothes, do the laundry and many other things that is related to the job of a wife. It saddens me whenever the thought came to me. Sometimes I wonder what's the good I got from all of these. I know there is always a silver lining behind the grey clouds but the uncertainty will forever haunts me. I know I have to be positive with all of this, but you know how women and all their strange hormones works. Everytime you try to persuade your brain from overthinking stuff, you will ended up crying in your pillows thirty minutes later. Silly hormones. Haha

Anyhow things will past by even if you don't feel like it. Time will just leave you without warning and I can't forever be sadden about this. I MUST find something to do, somethings that could distract my brain and my silly hormones from over thinking about things; especially during the weekends..huhu. So far, I have developed interests towards beneficial things/hobby but it didn't lasts due to insufficient materials (I will update on it later). Do you guys have any idea on how to make yourself feel busy and distracted? Maybe I could try it out somehow. :) 

I'm out of the house today. Trying to mingle around strangers with the silent approach. You know, just walk past them and feel their presence even though I don't see any positive outcome from it. Hahaha.. I'm just kidding guys. I'm not a lunatic :P I'm just doing some window shopping in the mall. Hehehe. They say shopping could heal you. Well I guess it is partly true because when you go shopping without money, that would definitely add in the sadness in yourself. Hahaha : D So as I was having a lonely lunch, the boy besides me asked why am I eating on my own? Such a cheeky one! Hehe. So I told him, my family is not at home :') Suprisingly he is satisfied with the answer and kept coming back to check whether I ate my veges or not! Hahah! I couldn't help but have my dessert as well, because I missed my husband. We used to have a romantic dinner here, along with the dessert :')

So the sugar rush has helped me thinking positive. Has helped me reflecting on my behavior lately. And do helped drugging the silly hormones to a controllable state :D I guess this will be it for now. I'm going to find something nice for me today. I've been doing a lot for others instead of me. So I guess some shopping wouldn't hurt the bank :) I'm off for now. Thank you for reading this entry! 

~Husna S

Emotional wreck; professionally abused

I was trying hard not to let my emotions filled me in. But i can't just let things go. Well not in a minute time. When you had prior made a decision and somebody just decided to made the decision for you. How does that make u feel? It's unfair, frankly speaking. I don't give a shit who you are and what you are given the social status of yours. And I don't give a damn what people called you. You are someone superior, of course but you definitely don't own me! I have my other priorities besides my job and job is only for weekdays. Why must I entertain your every need when you don't fancy mine? There is a reason why we don't work on weekends and you just don't give a damn about other people's life. 

I wonder what happens in your home. Was it just like work? When you are so free to boss everybody and don't even give the slightest excuse for someone who is dyingly wanting the holiday? It's not just another weekend..it's my glorious anniversary! And how dare you to make fun of it!!!

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I'll get over it, so they say. I can postponed it, so they suggests. But tell me now, who is going to pay for the flight ticket I've bought? It's not cheap, considering the school break season and it's not the first time this had happened. I've burned a few tickets only this year just because of work and I am okay with it, because it was just another weekend in KL. But 'this' weekend is a special weekend. A weekend where I've dreamed of having a romantic time with my spouse. With the man who have vowed to be my husband. A man who has made me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. And I'm goin to miss it just because of work. Just because of some silly carnival...

I'm sorry I ain't being polite in this whole post. I am so mad right now I screamed at an old lady because she took forever to finish parking her car. I'm sorry...I'm being rude to everyone just because of a person. I'm sorry again. It's a Friday, it should be the holliest day in the week, but I had just ruined mine. 

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I'll  be signing off now to search for something to boost my positive energy and attitude back. Good thing I'm going back to KL today. So at least there's something good about to look forward to. Thnk you for reading. 

Not my kinda day

Assalamualaikum

Well...look who's excited to post another entry? hahaha.. I have been thinking to post another entry yesterday but I refrained myself from it. I made a promise to at least let there be a day gap in between posts. So I survived the temptation! hahah :D

I had a bad start for today actually. I woke up feeling well rested because I had a good sleep (thanks to the pouring rain since yesterday morning). I packed my bags for next week's kursus and then had my breakfast and pretty-ed myself up for work. I even brought some dirty laundry to be sent to the 'dobi' later. Don't judge me guys. I don't own a washing machine plus it was raining the whole week and the weather were forecast-ed to continue up until next week. 

So at 7:20 am as I passed the entrance to my house, I saw a long queue of cars. It had never happened before and I am truly devastated. I just prayed that there were no flooded road/area up ahead (due to the continuous rain since yesterday). When I had finally reached the junction to the main road, it was already 7:45 am! I know I'm in big trouble!! I spotted a car (driven by a young woman) had a flat tire, and that my friend, was proposed to be the main cause of the jam! Arghhh I certainly cannot brain that!

I seriously didn't understand the level of selfishness or even the level of urgency of most people. It is a common sense to know that every car on the road in a weekdays mornings is most definitely in a hurried situation. But yet again most of us take for granted of other people's time. They go out in the morning because they need to be somewhere early. It would rather seemed insane to have a leisure drive in the morning! Du'uhh... So yeah, of course I am a little pissed. My time was wasted just like that because other people in the lane decided to watch that poor lady's car and at the same time drove their car as slow as possible. If only that behavior could help in any way to the lady... *sigh*

I drove like a mad cow after that and even had to drove on the roadside just to cut the lane because my office is on the left side of the road. It was full of potholes and I am feeling guilty to my car. I am sorry. huu.. Upon arrival at the office, I thumbed in at a mere 7:57 am, just pure luck there. Then, I was reminded of a meeting (which I should attend but I didn't get any invitation letter about it). Then back again to the other office because the meeting started at 8:30 am. I could save all the trouble, the mad driving and the potholes if, and only if I was previously be known of the meeting. And again, of course I am terrified! Why people? Just why? Today was definitely not my day =.=''

On a brighter side of today, I will be flying off to KL tonight to attend a kursus on Monday.   And I had already made a plan to meet my dear dear friend tomorrow. I'm excited and ecstatic about it because we will be having....

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 *drumroll*

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SUSHI!!!

I missed her a lot and I hope tomorrow's date will be sufficient enough for us to catch up on each other's life. So I guess that is all for this time. I treat you to the cute side of sushi because you have been a good reader to read the luahan hati saya kinda post. Hehehe :D

Isn't it cute??

Us..about 2 years back I think :)

Thank you for reading!

~Husna S

First but not first

Assalamualaikum

I don't know how and where to start this post. This is my fifth or maybe sixth attempt to start a blog. Haha I know its pathetic..sheeesssh.haha

Previously I had intended to write a blog just because everyone else has one. But then I changed my thought to write a blog on my sadness, misery and stress. You know, a girl just thinks too much-hence the need of a blog to write it all off..hahaha

So as YEARS passed by, after gaining exposure to many inspirationals and informative blogs.. I decided that FINALLY I had found the ultimate reason for me to keep this blog..which is to be informative and inspirational to others. Because of that reason, I'm going to keep this blog. Yes, you heard me right. I'm keeping it so that I can reflect the good side of myself whenever I'm feeling down :)

So HELLO there dear reader/s :D

Please bear the uninvited awkward feelings about this post because believe me I am not that good of a writer nor story teller..huhu I'll try my best to keep u guys entertained. Hehe. So I'll be sharing about my passion in cooking, sewing and sports, travels and maybe a few cheesy post about me. Hehehe..😜

I think that should be enough for my first ever post. So I'm signing off now. I hope you guys will be looking forward for the next one. Thank you for reading this entry :) 


~Husna S