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Sunday, January 04, 2009

Closing Down... For Good!
Hey all,
I'm closing down this blog for good. I will continue blogging at my scrap blog and I am also doing Project 365 this year, which is to take a photo a day for the rest of the year, so I will be blogging about it daily on my Project 365 blog. I'm hoping that with less blogs to concentrate on, I would be able to fully focus on the project in order to hone my photography skills. :)

See ya around, guys!

posted by Sya @ 2:27 PM  |

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Titbits of my life... now...
1. I registered as a Master's student last Saturday, which surprisingly (or maybe not so surprising) took only about 15 to 30 mins ONLY. Seriously sangat best cos we expected to be there for at least one hour but I was out of the seminar room by 9.30am, leaving us ample time to go ronggeng for a couple of hours at Mid Valley. Anyway, it was a case of mixed feelings really. I'm excited to be taking this step but at the same time I'm scared out of my mind. And yes, I've decided to NOT quit working just yet. I think I can do all the things that I wanna do if I just put my mind to it. Positive thinking!!

2. I'm obsessed with One Tree Hill right now. When I say obsessed, I really do mean obsessed. I've been doing the trivia challenge on Facebook and am currently at the Exalted Mind level. I've been listening to Bethany Joy and Kate Voegele on repeats. LOVE their songs. Will post a couple of their videos here soon. And I just love watching the show on repeats when there's nothing else that I can watch. Serious sangat best and tak boring. I think I've memorized lots of line from the show. Anyway, if I were to continue with this obsession of mine, it would take forever and a post is just not enough!

3. I'm a proud owner of a brand new Compaq laptop that I bought last Wednesday. IF I celebrated Christmas, it would be my own Christmas present to myself. LOL! It is really high time that I bought a brand new laptop anyway cos it's very hard to multi-task using the old Compaq. It's still usable but with the amount of work that I have to do, it just ain't working to the kind of performance that I want. With this one, it's all super fast! 3GB of RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo processor... everything is just good. Anyway, thankfully we managed to ask the akak at the computer shop the difference between Core 2 Duo and Dual Core processor cos we were dead set on the cheaper version. It means a bit more money, but for the added benefits, I would take Core 2 Duo anytime anyday. :D And oh yeah, the laptop have built-in webcam too. So cool!

posted by Sya @ 3:47 AM  |

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Is There Hope For Me Yet?
Maybe, just maybe...

*winks*

posted by Sya @ 1:53 PM  |

Sunday, November 30, 2008

In A Dilemma...
Okay, if you remember, I kept on whining and whining about how I wanna quit my job. I lost interest in teaching full time and maybe I lost interest in UNISEL. After all, I had been there since I was a student and I think I need a new environment.

So anyway, I received my postgrad offer letter from UM yesterday. When I got the news (via online) that I got a place there, I was having mixed feelings. I was happy but at the same time I was scared. I was contemplating not telling my parents that I got in. Stupid, huh? Sometimes I felt not ready to go through all this but I know that this is something that I just HAVE to do, for the sake of my own sanity. But the thought of doing it part-time was exhausting. Sundari said you REALLY have to know how to manage your time and the thought of having to let go of my weekends is too depressing to say the least.

That was when my parents decided to drop the bomb.

Dad was thinking of sponsoring me to study full time. That kinda surprised me so I don't really know how to react. Ultimately, everything is in my hands now, whether I wanna study part-time or full-time. And I know I said I wanna quit my job, but the thought of letting it go gives me chills. So I'm in a dilemma right now. Study full time and have more time for designing work, or juggle three things (study, teaching & designing) at the same time? I have to say that the first option sounds sooooo much better now cos I will be able to concentrate better on my studies and also able to focus more on my designing career (hopefully)...

But, entahlah... Still have to think this thing through.

posted by Sya @ 2:49 PM  |

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Last Weekend...
.... was most probably one of the fullest weekend I ever experienced kot. Usually, during weekend, you will find me holed up in my room, in front of the computer, scrapping or watching movies or new TV shows.. Basically just chilling la cos I had a full weekdays 'working' at the office, so weekend is just for me, me & me. Sometimes when the rest wants to go out, I would rather just stay at home and do my own thing cos I know I would not enjoy it if I force myself to go out.

But last week I was forced to go out because I had to work at the Shah Alam. Exams had started, and since I was teaching two classes in Shah Alam, I had to invigilate there as well. So there goes my Saturday and Sunday morning. Sangat tak best have to work during weekend, when everyone else was just bersenang-lenang. I don't know how my brother did it when he was working at the McD call center last time.

So anyway, on both days, right after the invigilation ended, we had places to go. On Saturday, we went to Putrajaya for my sister's graduation. We weren't there for the whole event, but by the time we arrived, there were still a lot of umat manusia at the hall, so macam still best lagi la nak ambik gambar and everything. Snap here, snap there, then we made our way back to Sungai Buloh. Had lunch at our favourite mamak. Thought of having naan, but naan is only available after 5pm. Huhuhu.. Kak Z la ni, dok citer pasal naan cheese yang best during our invigilation last Friday. That and seafood. When she mentioned butter prawns, terliur aku! Hahahaha...

But I did get my share of prawns that night though, just not the butter kind. We went to Seoul Garden at One Utama for celebratory dinner, where we had Korean BBQ and steamboat. Yummy-licious!

The next day, I had another invigilation in Shah Alam. This was when I realized that one of my students actually looked like Will from the TV show Privileged. Hotness k. Well, except the fact that he's shorter and a bit on the kurus side, the resemblance is totally there. I would have captured his photo, but my camera phone cannot be zoomed. Hahaha.. (Oh total weirdo la aku nih!) But just to give you an idea of what he looked like, here are a couple of photos of Brian Hallisay, the actor who played Will in the show.



Anyway, later that afternoon, we went over to Prima Damansara to pay a visit to my brothers, mostly because we wanted to see si kecik Azfar yang konon-kononnya demam, naik rashes all over his body but in the end demam tak teruk pun cos his parents siap bawak gi Taman Tasik Perdana (or is it the other Taman Tasik? Not sure...) and he was all smiles riding his 'bike' and all. Yer yer je the grandparents (mostly my mum la) risau. :D

So that concluded my weekend. It was a nice family-filled weekend, just the way I like it. And oh, the fact that I got accepted to UM is just the icing on the cake. :D

posted by Sya @ 7:27 AM  |

Sunday, November 16, 2008

I Like These Songs...
First of all, before you guys jump to conclusion and whatnot, these songs have nothing to do with my life. I like it just because... And because it's David Archuleta, I had to blog about it cos I'm not exactly his biggest fan (well, I used to be, but not since I started supporting David Cook during American Idol), but his debut album is kinda impressive. Everything is good la, but I don't like 'Barriers'. Just because.. LOL!

David Archuleta - A Little Too Not Over You



It never crossed my mind at all
That's what I tell myself
What we had has come and gone
You're better off with someone else
It's for the best, I know it is
But I see you
Sometimes I try to hide
What I feel inside

And I turn around
You're with him now
I just can't figure it out

Tell me why
You're so hard to forget
Don't remind me
I'm not over it
Tell me why
I can't seem to face the truth
I'm just a little too not over you
(eh eh eh oh eh eh eh)
Not over you
(eh eh eh oh eh eh eh)

Memories
Supposed to fade
What's wrong with my heart?
Shake it off, let it go
Didn't think it be this hard
Should be strong
Moving on
But I see you
Sometimes I try to hide
What I feel inside

And I turn around
You're with him now
I just can't figure it out

Tell me why
You're so hard to forget
Don't remind me
I'm not over it
Tell me why
I can't seem to face the truth
I'm just a little too not over you

Maybe I regret
Everything I said
No way to take it all back, yeah
Now I'm on my own
How I let you go
I'll never understand
I'll never understand
Yeah, oooh, oooh, oooh
Oooooooh
Oh
Ooooh, oh

Tell me why
You're so hard to forget
Don't remind me
I'm not over it
Tell me why
I can't seem to face the truth
I'm just a little too not over you

Tell me why
You're so hard to forget
Don't remind me
I'm not over it
Tell me why
I can't seem to face the truth
And I really don't know what to do

I'm just a little too not over you
(eh eh eh oh eh eh eh)
Not over you
(eh eh eh oh eh eh eh)



David Archuleta - Crush


I hung up the phone tonight
Something happened for the first time deep inside
It was a rush, what a rush

'Cause the possibility
That you would ever feel the same way about me
It's just too much, just too much

Why do I keep running from the truth?
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I've just got to know

Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?

Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
'Cause I'm trying and trying to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy

Has it ever crossed your mind
When we're hanging, spending time girl, are we just friends?
Is there more, is there more?

See it's a chance we've gotta take
'Cause I believe that we can make this into something that will last
Last forever, forever

Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?

Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
'Cause I'm trying and trying to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy

Why do I keep running from the truth?
All I ever think about is you
You got me hypnotized, so mesmerized
And I've just got to know

Do you ever think when you're all alone
All that we can be, where this thing can go?
Am I crazy or falling in love?
Is it real or just another crush?

Do you catch a breath when I look at you?
Are you holding back like the way I do?
'Cause I'm trying and trying to walk away
But I know this crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
This crush ain't goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy
Goin' away-ay-ay-ay-ayy

p.s: Ni entri takde kerja namanyer cos everyone is out so I have the house to myself. Or rather, room, cos I locked myself in the room.. LOL! Okay ah, toodles!

posted by Sya @ 8:48 PM  |

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Dedicated to Abang Azzam & Kak Ya...
Was sorting my Raya photos (yes, like finally!) and came across this shot. My sister was the one who took this, so I can't take credit for it. :D



Macam so sweet buat kerja sama2 kat dapur. Ahaks!

p.s: Sila abaikan imej ayam2 yang sedang disiang itu yer.. :D

posted by Sya @ 1:26 PM  |