CONFESSION OF AMRINA AZIZ!!!

Halo! (Beyonce mood) Hehehe… Looking forward to her. Memang plan nak pegi. Tapi last week Baba warded kat Gleneagles, slip disc. Ni suddenly might be going for a minor op. Age is catching up Ba! :p He’s 50+ but everyweek main bowling n snooker. N now… Dang! Dah Baba warded, so macam tak syok la nak berkonsert bagai kan… Tapi Baba best,

“La, nak pegi, pegi je la. I’m ok. Macam dia pulak yang slip disc. 2 weeks je kat sini buat phisio. Kalau tak nak pegi, bagi Baba je ticket tu!”

:D Heeeee!~ Ticket pun belum beli Ba… :p

Anyways, sorry guys for waiting. Bukan saje-saje. Tapi dah kahwin ni biasa la kan. Banyak changes of plan!!! So I have to make myself familiar with the concept of PRIORITIZATION. :

Ayooo people… I was planning to close this blog tau. Ye la, nothing much to be updated since I’ve sort of slow down doing modeling. Tapi banyak pulak dapat e-mail / sms asking about this blog. Ada yang ingat I sakit! Alahai baiknya… Thanks for your concern. Appreciate it very much! I’m doing super-fine here in Sarawak and wish the same to my dear readers!

Nak-nak sekarang ni macam addicted dengan FB kan… Ha, semua pun update kat FB je lah. What more with my new Blackberry kan… Hehehe... Thanks Kurt! He bought himself an iPhone 3Gs. So Blackberry dia, dia bagi lah kat I… :D Nak tunggu I rembat handset canggih-manggih, kirim salam! Nak beli memory card 1G pun dekat 2 tahun haku fikir! Crazy!

Ni pun baru habis ‘busy’ follow Kurt to site. Arrived in Kuching around 11am after abou 15 hours driving! But ada 1 day tak follow. Sebab nak sampai ke site tu kena naik boat 3 jam, sampan (yang dayung tu tau! scarry!) 2 jam, then 4-wheel. Sebelum ada yang vomit tengah laut and sebelum sampan terbalik sebab I menjerit, baiklah duduk diam-diam kat hotel! :D

Semalam balik Ipoh. Now kat KL forrrrrrrrrr God knows how long. :)

Ingat kot tak ramai yang baca blog ni. Ye la, tengok kat ‘Followers’ tu 19 orang je kan… Hehe… So alright, I won’t delete this blog but can’t promise to update as often as before.

Owh! I almost forget the title. Tu la…, Amrina kalau dah pot-pet, semua pun lupa! Makan je tak lupa. Sampai Kurt dah tanya je dah,

"Perut apa ni???"

Haha~ Gheeeee!!! :D Ok, ok. Back to our topic. Now, post kali ni takde gambar sangat kot. So kalau rasa-rasa bosan, tak payah baca. Coz its gonna be a looooooooonnnggggg post dan agak lazer la jugak! Wah! :D Dah nama pun confession kan…

BABY

NO, I am not a preggy mummy YET!

Honestly, I jarang sangat nak tanya kat newly wed,

“Dah ada isi ke? Bila nak bertiga? U all planning ke?”

Duh!~ I mean WTH? Their family pun kan, not yours, so?????

Sebab I faham, pressure. Oh yes, mental strain OK... And to me, kalau dah berisi, semestinya kita akan announce to the whole world! Agree? Biasalah, manusia zaman sekarang ni dah makin busy body. I pun sama. What more with Facebook n Twitter! Hahahahahahahaaa!!!~ :D:D:D

Ada jugak la I dengar orang-orang dok cakap. I tau sape… I nak tengok dia nanti macam mana. Hehehe…

“Alah dia tu model, memang tak nak beranak nak jaga badan.”

“Tuhan tu adil. Dia tak bagi semua. Am tu cantik. Tapi anak takde lagi.”

Amboi-amboi Kak Kiah (bukan nama sebenar ye)… Insurans mulut Takaful dah melimpah-ruah ke? Ke traffic light memanjang hijau sampai tak payah pandang kiri-kanan? ;) We are not planning… Tapi belum ada rezeki, I repeat, belum ada rezeki.

(Imagine ek orang cakap macam tu kat u. My advice (I tau, orang ni memang baca my blog) try to put yourself in other’s shoes before you verbalize something). :)

C’mon la…, ada orang after 5 years baru Allah kurniakan anak. Ada tu after 10 years. Ada pulak right after amek anak angkat, baru dapat. One of my friends kahwin dekat 4 years, takde anak. Early this year rezeki datang Allah nak bagi, dapat TWINS!!! :D We all ni baru 1 year. 1st anniversary pun belum celebrate lagi.

So to those yang ‘gatal tangan’ dok sms / message I “Congrats Am!”, well, thanks but no thanks, as I am NOT pregnant. And I wonder what makes u think that I am pregnant??? Funny la u people…

U know, kalau u wish congrats kat orang sebab dia pregnant, but actually dia tak pregnant pun, u tak rasa ke macam humiliating??? Don’t u? Well I do. :) So next time, let’s be a bit more heedful…

Oh yeah, baru ni ada la this lady nak add I kat FB. Kalau I tak kenal (tak kisah la u ada friend in common ke tak), I tanya dulu, mintak intro ke kan. N this lady dengan jujurnya (ok, I thank her for the honesty) cakap yang dia add I sebab dia tengok I dah kahwin almost a year tapi belum ada anak n dia nak intro pada this bidan n hopefully lepas I jumpa bidan tu, I boleh BUAT POST KAT BLOG ON MY EXPERINCE JUMPA BIDAN TU! Sort of to promote the bidan lah! :O :O :O Ya Allah ya tuhankuuuuuuuuuu!!!!! What’s with these people????? :O Macam ni punya orang pun ada ke???

Let me tell u something. But don’t be shock ok… Have u ever heard of EV??? Go to Google if u haven’t. Now, I have an EV. Enough said. N thanks to one of NUR finalists, Kak Ila for giving me Ustazah Zaleha’s phone number. I sekarang tengah berurut. So I expect no more baby-questions after this OK! ;)

Replying some e-mails…

BLOG

Kenapa Amrina nak close blog ni? Well, honestly I don’t have any specific reason. I just feel like closing it. Ada la few reasons but they are all sort of minor causes.

Kalau tengok my blog ni tak banyak sangat cerita pasal my daily life. I tak berapa suka nak update setiap benda yang I buat. I don’t use my money to buy privacy. ;) So mostly pasal photo shoot sessions and shopping. Coz to tell u the truth, my daily life ni tak la best sangat or poles apart from other ladies / wives. Biasa-biasa je… Just that I am not a working lady, which justify why I have more ME time for swimming, yoga-ing, thesis-ing (rosak bahasa!) and following Kurt to site; I’m more as a lady of leaisure. Hehehe...

Cooking / baking? Nope. Kat Sarawak I memang tak masak. Jangankan nak masak, stove pun takde! Seriously, no joking. :D Berdua je kan. Lagi pun dalam sebulan tu we all stay kat condo kat Kuching seminggu je. Lagi 3 minggu we all jadi orang nomad, stay kat hotel. Travel! ;) Alhamdulillah, so far so good. I’m enjoying every second of it. Mesti la, dengan suami kan… Kalau sorang-sorang, bapak sangap! ;p Kalau balik Ampang or rumah in-law kat Ipoh, baru terkedek-kedek google recipe nak masak!

Anyways, sejak habis Covergirl NUR last few months, I memang nekad nak slow down doing modeling. Sincerely, I tak pernah assume modeling yang I buat tu as a career. Don’t ask me why. Join it then u’ll know the answer… :) To me, I involve pun secara kebetulan so nothing so serious about it… But bila dapat job, I’ll definitely do my very best! :)

Once dah slow down, tak banyak la yang I nak update kat blog ni, ye tak? Tu yang dok fikir, tutup je la… Daripada nanti orang usha blog, balik-balik post yang sama. Karang mula la I dapat sms,

"Tak reti-reti nak update?"

Hehehe…

Then pasal shopping. Ya Allah, lately ni sangatlah ramai bloggers yang blog pasal shopping. Ok, your blog, go ahead. I pun suka jugak la usha. Sometimes before nak online shopping kan, nak jugak la tengok apa yang tengah ‘in’ kan. I don’t know about u people. But kalau I tengok orang shopping barang best-best kan, especially handbagsssss, I jadi happy! :D Quite a swift therapy jugak la. On the contrary, baru ni ada la borak-borak dengan Kurt,

ME : Kenapa ek Malaysian kalau keluar shopping, beria betul dress-up. Make-up pun sama. Tengok mat saleh ke, artis Hollywood ke, rilex je. Cool je.

KURT : Haih orang yang cakap tu tak terasa beria ke?

ME : Ish mana ada. Jeans, shirt, bangle, jalan!

KURT : Heels!

ME : Hehehe… Ye ek. Padahal berjalan kat mall 3-4 jam pakai heels mana elok. Nanti tak pasal-pasal slip disc!

KURT : Tau pun. So jom kita rilex. Cool je. Tak payah beria. Artis Hollywood tu beria dress-up, make-up, pakai heels masa red carpet je. Yang Malaysian ni tak berapa nak ada red carpet agaknya. Tu yang bantai pakai heels merata-rata tu.

ME : Hahaha! Ye ek. Ok jugak jadi cool. Kita terfikir tau. Kita ni kadang-kadang beli-beli barang, upload kat blog. Mesti ada orang ingat kita nak menunjuk kan?

KURT : Laaa, kata sebab nak share. So takde hal la...

ME : Kita niat memang nak share. Tapi u, kat luar sana tu, tak semua orang sama niat dengan kita or faham niat kita. Memang la kita happy share-share semua. Tapi bila fikir balik kan, orang lain rembat LV macam rembat Vincci je. Tak kecoh pun. Kita baru beli 9west, dah kepoh kat blog. Macam tak cool kan?

KURT : Kalau dah fikir macam tu, up to u. Elok jugak tu kalau ada mind set macam tu. Kurang la sikit orang yang busy body n dengki!

So u got the picture la kan? Tapi tak sampai 24 jam I closed my blog, ramai yang e-mail and sms. Ada yang kata tak update pun takpe. Sebab bila bosan-bosan boleh baca! Haha~ I gelak sorang-sorang je baca. Thanks la ye… I terasa blog ni macam banyak repekan daripada ilmuan! :D But whatever it is, I appreciate all your comments. Love u people!~ :x

Cakap pasal shopping, raya this year macam tak shopping sangat kot… Ermmm actually almost every year pun biasa-biasa je. Maybe sebab every month pun shopping kan… Sometimes twice a month. Sometimes once a week. In other words, every week la!!! Huhu~ So mood shopping for raya tu macam so-so je la. Even masa buat spring cleaning few days before raya, terjumpa la two pair of heels yang belum pakai!!! Haha~ So apa lagi kan. Jadikan heels raya je la. :D

Bila dah makin besar ni (what more I’m married now) kita tak la beria sangat nak shopping for raya kan. I don’t know about u ladies. But recently, I found myself attracted to the quality rather than the fee. Kalau dulu, asal murah je terus beli. Tak kisah la one size bigger / smaller. Pastu balik rumah,

“Hurm, nak pakai bila ek kasut ni?”

U know... Post-shopping syndrome… :((

Age is catching up so I guess it’s about time for me to be more quick-witted in picking out stuffs for my shopping cart. Biar la mahal sikit, janji quality wise kita puas hati, agree? Hehehe… And when talking about good quality possession, the price tag will definitely cost me the boom! That’s why I had to reduce my shopping pattern. Instead of every week pun shopping, I opt for once a month or once in a two month. Depends on my budget la... Orang tak kerja kan… :p Sooooo, kurang la post pasal shopping lepas-lepas ni yeee! :p But u ladies…, sila lah update on your new purchase ok… Sebab I sangat suka jadi online shopping stalker! Hehu~ :D No la, somehow it gives me ideas what to purchase and what not to… :)

NUR COVERGIRL 08/09

I dapat banyak sangat e-mail pasal NUR ni. Thanks all for the wishes. Muackx!~ ;;) But most of the senders were asking about how they can join the competition, which I will certainly give a cliché answer…

Send your details and pictures to the magazine. :)

Now that’s the proper procedure. Or kalau u nak tau macam mana I boleh terjebak, u might want to have a look at this post. I tak larat la nak pot pet benda yang sama over n over again… Hehe…

Ada jugak yang tanya, macam mana nak jadi JUARA??? Waaahhh! Bagus ni. Talking about dream big eyh! ;)

I tell u, your intention dari awal u join mana-mana competition pun kena betul. I’m not a goodie-goodie ok. But I can share my own experience if that will help.

Yes, nama pun competition kan. So mesti la u nak compete with other contestants yang sememangnya hebat-hebat belaka, yang sememangnya ada x-factor masing-masing. BUT, do compete in a proper and professional manner.

Tips yang I nak share ni memang I buat. I don’t know about other lovely contestants, but these were the details which I hold to.

1) INTENTION. Why would u like to join the competition? Nak glamour? Nak jadikan stepping stone for u to involve in modeling field? Nak jadi icon pada muslimah yang lain? Now, whatever your intention is, percayalah, kalau glamour yang u cari, glamour je la yang u dapat. Tapi kalau niat u lebih daripada glamour semata (in a good way), insya-Allah, u akan berjaya. Well my intention? Honestly I just wanted to gain new experience n to have fun. That was my main intention. Tak tipu. Sebab tu masa catwalk on stage, sempat lagi melambai kat my hubby n friends yang datang kat Matrade tu. :D Suka hati aku je. Masa hari final baru I terfikir nak tengok kebolehan I n nak menang. Oh YESSSSS… Tipu la u join competition u tak nak menang! Baik tak payah join. :p Tapi, I nak menang sebab masa final tu I pakai baju from Butik Udaimatunnur by Syahirah, pelopor busana pengantin muslimah. So I was thinking, kalau I menang, I dapat buka mata all of the spectators. Butik muslimah pun boleh setaraf dengan designer yang dah mellettss macam well, u know who. So macam ‘masuk’ la dengan tema competition tu kan. Untuk muslimah. So bukan I sorang menang, I jugak dapat bantu butik muslimah indirectly. Alhamdulillah, I bukan jadi juara je, tapi dapat best dress lagi. Trust me, kalau niat kita betul, insya-Allah, we can leave the rest to HIM. :)

2) CONFIDENT. I ni, bapak la tak confident punya manusia. Kalau tak Kurt n En. Ismail yang tolong meng-confidentkan (rosak lagi la bahasa) I, hagham! Tanya la Kurt. Berpuluh kali I went like,

“Ye ke ok ni? Boleh ke ni?”

N Kurt sangat je high expectation ok… Yang siap suruh I tengok VS fashion show!!! OMG! :O Takkan la I dengan baju muslimah nak tergedik-gedik jalan macam Adriana Lima kottttttttt…! :p

Ye la, muka I ni tak la licin macam belut kan. (I sedar diri OK). Ada la pimples n scars here n there… Penaja pulak beauty product kan… So my common sense uttered memang takde chance laaa… :(

I rasa kalau I jadi Kurt, mau I tempeleng je! Hahahaha!!! :D Tapi Kurt ni penyabar sesangat... ^_^

Tips dia, kalau tak confident pun, BUAT-BUAT confident je. Really, just go for it! Lama-lama kan, u akan gain confident tu dengan sendirinya. Oh, I cakap memang senang… Betul tak? Well, I cakap sebab I dah went thru it! ;)

Now, nak dijadikan cerita, 2 months kot before final NUR ni, ada la hamba Allah ni hantar e-mail pada editor NUR, buat cerita konon I ni tak tepati janji! Konon I dah janji nak model for her boutique, tapi last minute I cancel! Siap suruh editor NUR tarik penyertaan I! Haaa! Orang-orang kuat NUR ni smart ok. They won’t simply trust craps. :) They asked me first about the e-mail. (I tau siapa yang buat. Cuma I takde bukti. Daripada cerita rekaan dia dalam e-mail tu, somehow I memang dapat agak siapa). I almost tarik diri la jugak. Mujur Kak Sal ada, Kurt ada. I gained back my confidence. Kurt cakap, buat apa nak tarik diri, u dah half way pun. Itu yang dia (sender) nak, u tarik diri. Kalau u tak salah, go for it! :D

Then a week before the final, I dapat e-mail lagi. Haaa! This time dia send direct to my personal e-mail! Tak percaya? Nah! I bagi tengok.

:D Funny! Ok, fine, I tau hidung I besar. But itu Allah bagi. So wth, right? Besar-besar hidung I pun, ada jugak magazine panggil buat modeling. Dia ada? Takde kaaaaannnnn… :D Ops, sorry. Hehehe, saje gurau… I showed the e-mail to Kurt. Kurt gelak je. I mula tu tension la jugak. Dalam hati I,

“Ya Allah… NUR je pun. For God’s sake ni bukan Americans’ Next Top Model ok… N I’m not a celebrity sampai dia nak dengki-dengki tahap ni.”

As usual, Kurt jugak la yang bagi I semangat. Tuhan tu kaya, orang yang send e-mail ni mula beria la nak datang final NUR tu, siap nak bawak sorang Datin lah. Tapi, hagham! :p

What I am trying to stress here is, once u join mana-mana competition pun, akan ada orang-orang yang dengki dengan u. Tak payah tengok orang luar la. Macam I, relatives sendiri pun ada yang dengki. Easy, sebab manusia ni rambut sama hitam tapi hati lain-lain. Sekarang ni rambut pun dah macam-macam warna, kan? Hah! So, lagi la! :D Yang penting, u know where your stand is. U tau u berada di pihak yang benar, so, try to ignore such craps. Buat reverse psychology sikit la to gain the confidence.

3) BE YOURSELF. Simple. Don’t be a follower but be a trend-setter. It’s ok to duplicate a good personality or character but it is BETTER to uncover your own x-factor! :) Baru la nampak your uniqueness. Baru la u stand out from the crowd bak kata omputeh. :D Kalau semua orang pun sama, bosan! True…, reality kat Malaysia ni, kalau nak cari bakat, mesti nak ada iras-iras personality yang dah popular. Contoh macam ada satu stesyen tv ni. Buat la casting nak cari host. (I tak join, but a friend of mine did). Tau-tau, nak cari host yang muka ala-ala salah seorang host yang dah popular dalam stesyen tv tu. Bluergh! I personally rasa it’s quite unfair la kan. Kalau terus-terus macam ni, memang takkan maju la industri… I’m not sure, mungkin demand dari masyarakat kot? Now whatever it is, my stand is clear. Be yourself. Setiap orang ada x-factor tersendiri. Find it n try to enhance it to the max! Kalau u ikut-ikut orang, u won’t have fun. U akan stress. Macam I. Nak beli my dream bag coz now bag tu memang la tengah ‘in’. I stress. Stress mengumpul duit yang sampai sekarang tak kumpul-kumpul pun sebab bila ada duit macam-macam nak beli! Hahahahahahahaha!!!!! :D:D:D Tak salah…, nak duplicate / follow sikit-sikit. Tapi jangan sampai diri kita yang sebenar, jati diri kita, kita gadaikan. Not worth it! Kalau u jadi diri sendiri, u tak payah nak main politik pun. Bodek la apa lagi… (Oh YESSSSS, ada!). My advise, tak payah bodek-bodek laaa… Somehow people akan tau u ni jenis macam mana jugak nanti… :) Make it a clean n enjoyable competition la… Kalau u gedik, ha gedik la. Nak buat macam mana dah memang u natural gedik, kan? Haha! Ye ke??? :D:D:D Tapi kalau gedik dibuat-buat tu..., sooorrreeeyyyhhh...! No entry! :p

Then ada jugak yang tanya, mesti jadi model dulu ke baru boleh menang??? Hurm, yang ni honestly I tak sure ok. But during one of the briefing, ada jugak la
they mentioned, pilihan tu lebih pada mereka yang ADA BAKAT (bukan yang dah memang model ok) untuk buat modeling… Like I myself, ermmm, I can say that most of the incidences were somewhat instantaneous. Lepas je jadi covergirl, BARULAH offer for modeling datang…

4) PUNCTUAL!!!!! Ni terrrsangat penting! Timing ni boleh manifest your personality. Kalau orang suruh dating pukul 9.00 pagi, jangan 9.30 pagi u baru terkedek-kedek nak sampai ok. N traffic jam / sesat are sooooo outdated punya alasan. To me, kalau u dah tau jam (KL ni ceruk mana je tak jam???) or kalau u tak sure jalan, MAKE AN EFFORT untuk gerak awal. Biar awal, jangan lewat. Kalau I, I always remind myself,

“Besar sangat ke I sampai orang yang nak kena tunggu I?”

:) N kalau boleh, orang suruh datang pukul 9.00 pagi, be there 5-10 minutes earlier. Takpe. Tu semua dikira effort. :) Kalau timing u superb, it shows that u are serious in your work. Bukan sambil lewa. Orang pun akan suka nak ‘deal’ dengan u. Markah dikira dari 1st day u datang for test shot. Bukan on the final day itself! So be prepared. Oh, I cakap senang la. I tak kerja. Hehehe… My friends yang masuk NUR tu I can say 90% kerja. But most of them timing memang tip-top! I salute them for their endeavor!

PAYMENT

As I mentioned above, the people are being more busy body these days. So not so surprise when most of my readers / FB friends keep on sending me e-mails / messages regarding the payment I receive for modeling.

But my fav. question is this one,

“I tengok u r x working. Housewife kan? Ur hubby engineer celcom kan? (Yeah right! Celcom lah sangat…) Tapi u shopping pon leh tahan ek!~ Ehehehe… I pelik gak nengok u shopping. How much u dpt masuk jd model ni???”

Wah! Macam siap buat calculation jeeeeeeeeee…! :p

Takkan I nak reveal EVERYTHING about my side income kotttttt?! Takkan I nak reveal berapa ekar ladang getah kottttt… :D:D:D

Payment for model kat Malaysia tak la hebat macam kat London / Paris sayang oiii… (I rasa ni sangat common sense OK). Nak-nak lagi for busana muslimah. Unless u dah tahap supermodel like Nasha Aziz / Tg. Azura (my all time fav!!!!!), ha tu lain la…

Macam I, dia depends pada magazine n boutique. N jangan ingat publication yang besar n fofular tu bayar kita mahal yeee… Paling rendah I pernah dapat is RM50. Paling banyak I pernah dapat is RM1000. Normally I dapat berapa tu, ha lu fakir la sendiri!!!!! :D Psttt, yang bagi RM50 tu bukan butik cikai-cikai OK…! Mellettsssss butiknya. Tapi bila dah dia cakap for CHARITY, kita pun, ok…, fine, charity. Niat kita memang nak tolong butik-butik busana muslimah ni. But c’mon la… Don’t take it for granted la kan… My advice, please be careful kalau u nak jadi model for muslimah. Nowadays banyak yang guna alasan charity! N ada one magazine ni siap NAK CARI MODEL YANG GILA GLAMEEEEERRRRRRRRRR!!! So that they don’t have to pay the model! :O Hah! But benda ni depends… Macam I cakap. Kalau your intention nak glamour, maybe u tak kisah buat kerja free. Tapi kalau I personally, hehehe… Zaman sekarang mana ada yang freeeee!!! (>.<) That is why I always use the word PART-TIME instead of FULL TIME when referring to my modeling job. As a hobby boleh kot… But for cari makan, tak tercari lah jawabnya! :p MODELING To those yang dok e-mail I with cliché question like below…,

PLEEEAAASSSEEE do refer to THIS post ok… :D:D:D:D:D N let me clarify something here. Since many of u yang tanya ni were from Shila Lama Modeling Agency. Hmph, is it agency? I’m not sure. Anyways, as far as I’m concern, Kak Shila CUMA PROVIDE MODELING CLASS, which I pun tak sure how many hours. But, masa u all sign agreement / contract / whatever u call it, (masa u buat payment tu), Kak Shila tak menjanjikan u apa-apa job. Cuma kalau dia ada dapat job, dia akan select few yang dia rasa OK. Now OK macam mana tu I tak sure. U urself have to prove la yang u memang berbakat! ;) N trust me. Kak Shila bukan jenis tengok rupa cun, ok, jalan~ No. Your catwalk style comes first. Then baru lah rupa. Kalau rupa ada, tapi catwalk u so-so je, hehehe… Macam I. Sebab tu though I am close with Kak Shila’s students (yang lama like Nad, Eppy n Kak Sue), tapi Kak Shila tak pernah panggil I for catwalk shows! ;) Sebab catwalk I memang fail laaaaa… :D:D:D

Now, I would like to add something here. Ermmm not an advice la. Coz I pun macam entah apa-apa kan… :p Something to share la with u ladies yang ada ambition (if I can call it so) nak jadi model muslimah ni… Try to HAVE A GOOD MISSION. Bukan sekadar nak jadi model nak glamour, bukan sekadar nak jadi model nak cari duit. Jangan jadikan model muslimah ni as your last resort. Try to change the perception of our society towards modeling line of business. Normally orang akan ingat model ni semua setakat SPM je. Tak pun Diploma. Tak pun ex-stewardess. U know the three-entertainment-cycle... Stewardess – Model – Actress. Try to change that. Biar model muslimah ni orang appreciate n respect. Gain the respect. Be a graduated muslimah model. To cut it short, be a BEAUTY WITH BRAIN! Insya-Allah.

QUIT MODELING

NO!!!!! I am not going to quit. But I will be slowing down n focus more on what should be focused. Ramai yang cakap…, buat apa quit? Tengah ‘naik’ sekarang… Hehehe… Dr.M kata, kalau kita makan, bila tengah ‘sedap’, kita patut stop. Lebih kurang la the concept… So far alhamdulillah, I’ve gained what I wanted. I’ve achieved what I SHOULD achieve. Though baru 2 years, enough la… Nak merasa orang kata kan… Honestly I didn’t expect to be THIS far. Depends la. Some maybe akan teruskan sampai puas. But I always opt for moderation… :)

I dapat peluang bekerjasama with different publication…, Karangkraf, MMP, Berita Publishing. Alhamdulillah! :D

I dah dapat peluang model untuk butik pengantin muslimah which I can call yang terbaik la kat Malaysia ni kan… Pelopor butik pengantin muslimah, Udaimatunnur by Syahirah…

I dah dapat peluang model untuk butik yang boleh dikatakan ‘top’ kat Malaysia ni, Hajaba…

I’ve finally made it for Pesona Pengantin magazine!!! :D It’s not easy to be appeared in this magazine, one of the best bridal magazines in Malaysia! :D

I’ve won NUR Covergirl competition for 08/09 session. Dapat Best Dress lagi! :D Happy! I think so far NUR je kot yang ada this kind of competition, untuk wanita bertudung. Correct me if I’m wrong. Sebab tak pernah dengar yang lain. :p

ANNNNNDDDDDDDDDD…, last but not least…, I’ve made it to IFF!!!!! :D:D:D Wooohooooo~ Yup, International Islamic Fashion Festival! :D Jadi lah, sekali merasa kan…

So! Apa lagi yang I nak??? Going to Paris / Milan??? Haha~ Agak-agak la pun kalau nak achieve something kan… :p I have to mention few names la as a token of appreciation. But that will be on my next post.

FACEBOOK

Ok bab FB ni I nak membebel sikit ye. So please bear with me. :p Honestly I rasa kalau I tak buat modeling, Friend Lists I kat FB tu tak sampai yang ada sekarang… :) Somehow I tau siapa yang betul-betul want to be my friend n siapa yang nak jadi stalker. Well, ok, no problem. Coz I pun kalau dah bosan tak tau nak buat apa, suka jugak la jadi stalker! Well I bet la most of us did the same kannnnn… :p So, ok…, I approve je laaa… Nanti karang kata sombong pulak. BUT!!! Haaaaa, yang buat I terasa nak jadi mak nenek ni…, bila some of them add I for the purpose of advertising! Nak promote their stuff n MLM thingy. Helllllooooo~~~ Be professional like Nuffnang ok… Ok la, Nuffnang macam high class sangat kan coz u’ve been paid by Nuffnang if u buat promotion for the company under them kan. HAVE SOME COURTESY laaa… I buat post pasal ni coz I yakin orang-orang tu memang dok baca my blog. Coz most of them will praise my blog dulu! Haiyooo… I have no problem at all kalau u message I, intro sikit about your product n tell me properly la what’s your intention. Ini tak. Add I, bila I suruh intro, tak intro-intro dekat seminggu, I ‘Ignore’ la. Then add balik siap cakap I sombong. Ok laaa, I ‘Approve’ laaa… Aleh-aleh esoknya…, HAAAAA!!!!! Tau-tau my FB wall penuh dengan gambar gelang la rantai la kain batik la! Urrrggghhh!!!!! EEEEeeeeee!!! Let me tell u. I jenis kalau barang tu TAK OK, or I sendiri TAK PAKAI, ha sorry la I nak tolong promote ok?! Tak kuasa nak beria promote padahal I pakai pun tak. Tak rasa menipu keeeee????? Haaa so faham kan kenapa I tak suka? Nak, ok, boleh. Tell me what product n yada yada~ Be professional in doing business. Baru la Melayu boleh maju. Ni memanjang nak ‘short cut’, kirim salam! :p :p :p

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Panjang dah Amrina pot pet. ^_^ Kejap lagi nak hantar Kurt to LCCT, then visit Baba at Gleneagles. Maybe dia boleh discharge today, but not sure la what time.

Wokeh darling-marling kuuuuuuuuuu… Selamat bekerja yeeeee!!! :D YEEEEEHHHAAAAA~~~~~ :D:D:D:D:D Monday blues eyhhh~ :p

P/S : Kawan-kawan rapat ku…, I’ll be in KL until 1st / 2nd November 2009. So kalau nak jumpa, buzz me ok! :D Miss u people!!! Muahs!~ :D:D:D

Order Kek Lapis / Ikan Terubuk Masin Sarawak (3rd Batch)

Wow! I haven’t posted any stories for about a month! :O Sooo sorry. Been quite busy with something. Cliché explanation. Hehehe…

Anyway, I’ll be coming back to KL insya-Allah on the 15th of October 2009 (Thursday).

So macam biasa la. To those yang nak order kek lapis and ikan terubuk masin, e-mail me at amrina_aziz@yahoo.com, latest by 14th of October 2009 (Wednesday).

Ada yang busy tak sempat nak bukak e-mail, nak sms pun boleh! ;) 016-2252274.

Wokeh! I gtg! Now kat Miri. Will be traveling back to Kuching right after brunch! ;)

Oh, btw, I’ll update my blog with a very looooonnnggg stories in 2-3 days time, promise! "A Confession of Amrina Aziz". So stay tuned! :D *hugs*

Order Kek Lapis (2nd Batch)

Halo! ^_^ Dear readers, I'm currently in Kuching and will be coming back to KL on 14th September 2009.

So pada sesiapa yang nak order kek lapis sarawak, especially yang tak sempat nak order last month, haaa, do e-mail me at amrina_aziz@yahoo.com by 2.00pm tomorrow.

I'm quite occupied with something, which explain why on earth this loft has been not updated for quite some times. Hehehe... Anyways, I'll try to come up with stories next week.

Thanks! :D

Order Kek Lapis & Ikan Terubuk Masin Sarawak ;)

Salam and Hi to all my dear readers…

FYI, I will be coming back to KL on the 31st of August 2009.

So kepada sesiapa yang nak order kek lapis or ikan terubuk masin from Sarawak, do e-mail me at caramalize@gmail.com by 29th August 2009.

Thank You! :D

A Bit Of Everything...

I received a call from En. Ismail (Udaimatunnur by Syahirah) yesterday, right after he finished a photo shoot session at Karangkraf. He seemed quite downcast about the photo shoot. A sudden guilt strike within myself. Not that I purposely do not want to come back for the photo shoot. But I have my personal matters here in Kuching, which I set as my very first precedence right after the NUR Finale. :)

Then again I explained to him that there will be more photo shoots to come for him, as he is busy designing his new line of wedding dresses for 2010 and insya-Allah if the time permits, I’ll be modeled for his boutique next time. So no worries! He is a designer whom I shall say next to the word perfect.

Anyway, how has your Ramadhan been so far? I wish a good one for everybody. ^_^

As for myself… I was so looking forward to this holy month since early this year, as I’ll be celebrating it with my beloved husband for the very first time and hoping for a blissful and joyous Ramadhan. In fact, I had this hunch saying that 2009 is MY year. I sound so sanguine. Hehehe… ;)

But they said, to hope is to risk pain. True enough. At least in my case.

Someone has tested my patience on the very first day of Ramadhan. ISigh… I won’t go into detail of what she did. Exigent enough that it involved my family, whom I can never ever compromise. Not to mention, my dignity.

This is not the first time, as I’ve been troubled by her since last year. But I kept on ignoring her big mouth attitude until she drove me up to the wall last Saturday. I didn’t chew her out though. I guess it’s about time and I had enough of her crap.

I’m not a goodie-goodie. So most of the time whenever someone has an axe to grind, I will just close one eye…, wait and see…, and move on. I can be very sweet to civilized people but not to a big mouth and a cry wolf!

This time, she has dragged my dignity and my family and I won’t compromise my flesh and blood. Not that I’m being over-protective, I just want her to realize that people had enough of her drastic times call for drastic measures attitude. Bila orang diam, tak bermakna orang suka. Diam boleh jadi menyampah. Enough said.

I have to mention few names here. My father, my husband and my cousins (you know who you are)…, they’ve been very thoughtful. Many thanks! Oh, one of my readers too, Kakak, you know who you are. Reading your reply made me feel better (especially the last part). Thanks.

Things happen for a reason, yes. Besides muhasabah diri, this crap made me realized that religion and education are very important to ourselves so that we won’t end up our life in depravation.

Okay! Enough on the gloomy post. Let’s talk about Singapore! Hehehe… I wanted to share about my lil purchases since last month but I left the pictures in Kuching.

I bet most of you have been to Singapore. The National Geographic shop at Vivo attracted me the most!

3D 2N is definitely not enough for us to cover the whole of Singapore, especially to taste those lip-smacking foods. I wish to have another trip to Singapore for food hunting and no more shopping! :D Oh the Sentosa Island was great! :D

I didn’t really shop as you can get most of the brands here in Malaysia. But Kurt….. Heh! Armani memanjang! 8-)

MINE...

SOUVENIERS FOR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES

FROM KURT TO ME :D

KURT'S

FROM ME TO KURT... :) This was suppoed to be his wedding ring...

Reason to SMILE... :)

They said nothing good or bad, but THINKING makes it so. I am still dwelling on the options given by Kurt.

I personally would prefer to be with him 24-7 despite the agitation of accompanying him to sites or shall I call it as sites-hopping?! Hehehe…

It was fun to travel from one district to another. Sarawak to me is the best state so far. I really treasure it’s grandeur of folklore and traditions. Not to mention the wonderful Sarawakian… Somehow, Sarawak reminds me of my favorite country, South Africa.

I feel SUPER-BLESSED with a very compassionate and thoughtful husband! Alhamdulillah… Couldn’t ask for more.

Nevertheless, decision need to be made. Preferably, one that please both me and him. As for now, I haven’t decided anything yet. All options are sensible.

Just so you to know, I’ve begged to be excused from two photoshoots last week. Memang dah niat nak celebrate 1st Ramadhan dengan Kurt di Kuching… ^_^ Can’t wait! Bagi chance la kat orang lain... Asyik muka ni je, nanti bosan pulak, ye tak? ;)

But I still hold on with my ‘vision and mission’. Insya-Allah I will be joining the next big thing with Pesona Pengantin Magazine and Udaimatunnur Boutique by Syahirah soon. How I wish other Muslimah models will involve too. Perhaps! Masih dalam perancangan.

On my jovial note, hehehe… Kurt bought me this gladiator from C&K yesterday! :D

Thank You, Love You! :D

To all my lovely Muslim readers…, may you have a wonderful and blessed Ramadhan! May your prayers all be answered, insya-Allah… Salam Ramadhan to all! ^_^

Photoshoot and Double Celeb! :D

One of my wishes when I fortuitously involve in modeling is to be appeared in one of the best bridal magazine in Malaysia, Pesona Pengantin by Karangkraf. God knows how austere the team when choosing a model for the magazine.

But Alhamdulillah...

Thanks to Udaimatunnur by Syahirah for making my wish comes true! What more with the latest collection for 2010..., a splash of pastel colors and Martha Steward-inspired. A very modern yet classy pattern without those flowers and kerawang... Simply stunning design! :D

I can't upload more pictures until the actual magazine came out in store. So get yourself a copy of Pesona Pengantin October issue! It is a special issue with selected designers' masterpiece.

On a happy note, me and BFF had a small double celebration at Kenny Roger's yesterday. It was her treat. Love you Erin! Gaji Erin naik ok..... Wohooo! Sooo happy for you! Another celebration was for my..... well, you know what. :)

A cutilicious cupcakes from Erin to me. Oh, she also gave me a very mouthwatering chocolate cake! Perfect!

FINALE NUR Pencarian Covergirl 08/09 @ Matrade Hall

Salam and Morning to all my beautiful readers!

How is your blogging updates? Hehehe... Sorry for a long mute. Honestly I have many things to update but cliché as it may sound; I'm currently running out of time.

Last week had certainly be eventful... Photoshoot... Hubby came back from Sarawak and we went back to Ipoh... The never-ending 5-inch heels hunting which ended up with nothing... Haha! Preparing for the Finale of NUR Covergirl Search... Not to mention the very last-ditch of changes in my to-do list and yada yada.

Such an adrenaline rush BUT....., it has all paid off! I won 2 categories... Best Dress and Juara! Wohooo! Alhamdulillah... I'm having the time of my life.

Here are some pictures for my dear readers... I'll try to update this loft as often as before insya-Allah. More pictures at my FB.

Pre-Event NUR/Dara.com @ KL Tower

Salam and Hi to all dear readers... I am sorry for not updating my blog as often as I used to. So many things to be updated but I have so little time for that. As for now, enjoy some pictures from one of the programs for NUR finalists, Pre-Event Pencarian Covergirl NUR/Dara.com with Safi 2009...

9West Catch! ^_^

I bet most women had experienced an impulse buying upheaval at least once during her retail-therapy jiffy. I am one living proof who is still facing with THAT quandary. I've been trying to be more in control of what comes out of my purse but at times, the money seems uncontrollable! Haha! Yes, yes, people can give reasons to demonstrate the power of denial. :D

Anyways, after being quite hectic with doings and goings-on..., I had a chance to have ME time for window shopping (errr, not really as I accidentally bought something)..., relaxing at J-Co while reading my fav. magz..., sipping a sinful drink of Godiva dark choc. raspberry..., my..., it was quite restful when you were able to go out unaccompanied. :)

Long story cut short...

I accidentally grabbed these from 9west!

Hmph... To be honest, the sign of "Discount Up to 50%" wasn't caught my eyes. It seemed cliché. It was the foul whispered within myself that brought me to splurge!

"You have to buy something here. The discounted items are not so last-season. You have to buy at least one item. Oh, you don't have to buy it, you NEED it! Yes, you need something formal, a touch of structured details, and oh, you need something practical too! You know..., a 2 in 1 bag where you can wear both for shopping and meeting clients."

Crap! ^_^ Wanna share your Mega-Sale experience?

Safi Beauty Workshop

This is a must program for Pencarian Cover Girl Majalah NUR; Beauty Workshop with the main sponsor, Safi Rania. It was held in Karangkraf, Shah Alam.

It was quite similar to other beauty workshop where the main focus laid emphasis on the correct way to cleanse our face for radiant, fundamentally more beautiful skin. We also learned some beauty do's and don'ts plus, the right technique to put on makeup.

Thanks to Kak Mas (a representative for Safi) for being so kind and patient answering our beauty-related questions. :)

I personally heart its moisturizer; both day and night. It smoothens the skin's surface just fine!

Kak Mas with 'orang-orang kuat' Majalah NUR... Hehehe...

AJ All Star Rox!!! :D

Semalam lepas shopping sikit (story shopping later ye...), sempat la tengok team Imran (my youngest brother) main futsal. MSSM Under 16. Organized by Milo and Rakan Muda. My brother is 17 so dia tak boleh main. Makanya dia jadi Manager. Bluerk! :p Main kat Sports Planet Ampang, belakang rumah je pun...

So around 6.00pm tu dia sms,

"Dtg ar tengok aku. Team aku masuk semi ni!"

Dah kata belakang rumah je kan. So I went with Baba. Sempat la solat Maghrib kat sana... Ok la suraunya. Bersih, ada air-cond... :)

Dia nak sampai semi je. So boleh qualified ke Grand Final 26th ni. His team and another three teams akan represent Selangor la nanti.

What impress me most was their achievement in the tournament. Out of 180 teams yang bertanding, they managed to get 3rd place! :D Wohooo!

Tadi teman Mama ke Lot10, I bought him this as a token of congrats! ^_^

P/S : AJ All Star = Ampang Jaya All Star :D

Wedding (My Photog.)... Cupcakes (Again!)... Photoshoot...

Wedding...

Hanie and Mr. F were both my official photographer for Khatam and Berinai Kecil ceremony. They are lovely and sweet couple. I admire their exceptional acquaintance. Two soles sharing one equal interest. A beautiful photographer couple! To Hanie and Mr. F, I wish both of you all the best wishes in the world! I am sure you are enjoying your marriage life as much as I had fun attending your big day! Bila photographer yang kahwin, ramai la otai-otai yang snap pictures kan... Hehehe...


Cupcakes...

I just can't get enough of cupcakes, especially Wondermilk's. Simply scrumptious! ^_^ But knowing that cupcakes are undoubtedly fattening, I won't place large order.

That's Wondermilk's for Father's Day. Note the oreo cuppies. It is a must-try!

And here is baby cuppies also from Wondermilk.

Nak bite pun macam tak sampai hati sebab cute sangat... RM5 for 4 pieces. Not bad kan? I bought for door gift sample. Lagi 3 pieces ni bagi kat Cik Pooh sebab dia balik kampung siap bawakkan sukun, pisang, bunga kantan! Baik kan dia? :) For those who want to experience a guilt-free cupcakes dining, these baby cuppies are just the thing! :)


Photoshoot...

Hajaba will be publishing it's 3rd booklet for Mingguan Wanita (Karangkraf) magazine. As usual, the photoshoot took place at Pn. Mona's beautiful house in Shah Alam. This time, she wanted a more relaxing pose.

"Santai-santai ye Am..."

Hehehe... Mujur la Hany (the designer) bawak Bazaar. Boleh usha kan...

That's Kak Hezlin (Karangkraf Advertising).

2nd photoshoot was for Keluarga (Karangkraf) magazine. Shooting untuk Hari Raya! Wohooo! Puasa pun belum kan... But Karangkraf ni memang cepat. Like this one is for September issue if I'm not mistaken. Tapi by mid. August dah keluar dah... Baju kurung semua dari butik di Sunway Pyramid. Can't remember the name la... :D

That's me with Kak Rin (a reporter from Keluarga magazine). Thanks Kak Rin! :)

I have no photoshoot until 15th. :D Boleh relax and memasak! 15th ni photoshoot for Aniqah magazine. But bukan di KL tau. Di mana??? Tunggu.....!~

Bye people! Enjoy your weekends with your loved one! ^_^

A Visit to Unza (Safi Factory)

Let the pictures do the talking, shall we? :) i'm running out of time!!!

His 27th Birthday @ Hilton :)

Few days before I went back to Kuching, I received an sms from Kurt…

“Tolong booked Hilton! :D 28th.”

I tot he was joking since we will be going to Singapore on the 29th. And just so you to know, Hilton Kuching is just a five-minute drive from our place! So I did not give a pleasant response.

A day later, he called me to inform that he already booked a room! ^_^

Since his birthday was on the 25th of June, I decided to treat him for a lunch buffet at Hilton. :)

His 27th birthday present??? Hehehe… It was an Emporio Armani ring which I bought in Takashimaya, Singapore. Supposed to be his wedding ring but you know Malaysia…, always a late-bloomer! ^_^

Santubong.. Photoshoots.. Wedding..

Some updates from my filthy loft. Hehehe…

Santubong

We did not plan to climb up to the peak. Our initial intention was to experience a splashing good time at the very first waterfall of Mount Santubong. Entah macam mana tiba-tiba tersemangat, so we climbed until the fifth waterfall! Pancit! Hehehe… Anyways, we plan to come back and reach the peak!

Photoshoots

My first time for Berita Publishing. This time, I modeled for Jimi Ali. Tak silap ni untuk keluaran October, Berita Publishing Fesyen Hari Raya kot. Sorry, no pictures from the photoshoot session. We started quite late so it was kind of quickie! I really love the makeup done by Kak Vee. If I’m not mistaken, she used Dermacourse as the base instead of Supra (like most makeup artist use). It was so soothing and the result was superb; natural looking!


Another photoshoot for Hajaba. That’s Hany, the designer. The photoshoot was for two magazines. But none that I remember. Hiks! :D Nona and ermmm… Really, can’t recall.


Wedding

Wan Haji is my late grandma’s cousin. The closest one. It was her youngest son’s big day, held in Jasin, Melaka. Wan Haji is like my grandma ever since mine had passed away last 6-7 years. I am so lucky to make it to the solemnization, though it was a bit tiring coz I had to rush back to KL. Needed to catch my flight back to Kuching on the following day. Kenduri kat kampung ni tak la grand… Tapi teramatlah seronok! First time kenduri kahwin ada roti tisu! :D Best!!!

^_^ Forever Will Be My 'Very Best' BOYFRIEND!

Shopping Updates!

When was the last time I blog about retail-teraphy? Hmph... I can't hardly dredge up! Time and shopping is no longer a pleasure I could afford as I am sort of busy with this and that. I love to keep myself dynamic and full of activities.


Currently online shopping has been my option. I don't really have my ladies hour of shopping fun where I can catch sight of bags and more bags, shoes and more shoes..., try out as many fabulous find as I want but ended up buying only a pair of knit top, well you get the picture... But I managed to grab some heels (not a killer heels though), clutch to be don with my kebaya for wedding invitations, and many more.


Here are some of my catch for last month and this month. Sharing is caring, yes... But in my case, I won't be sharing about each and every single thing that I bought... ^_^

I grabbed the purple messenger tote by Ninewest coz you can never go wrong with this kind of bag. It is practical for everyday use especially when there are a lot pockets present. I can toss anything from makeup to sunglass, mineral water, digicam, magazine, etc. A 'just right' bag for my flight back to Kuching! Hehehe... Love the studs detailing and the adjustable strap too! I can tote on my arm or shoulder. A sweetie bag which is sure to complete my casual get up in an elegant and stylish manner.


MUFE is my HG for loose powder. I don't use compact. It gives a 'heavy' look on me. Less is more, remember? ^_^ I also skip foundation. I opt for concealor instead. Feel like giving a crack at this full coverage by MUFE. It is non-comedogenic, sensitive skin tested, dermalogist-tested and fragrance-free. Perfect!


Feel free to share your current catch ladies! Killer heels maybe? Or... Father's Day pressie...? ^_^

Cupcakes Overload Lagi! Ayooo...

I was on my way back home from a wedding when Baba called,

"Akak, tonight we celebrate birthday Abok tau."

"Ok... Nak beli cake ni pun. Strudels je boleh?"

"Ala Abok suka cupcakes... Belikan cupcakes la."

Dang!!! Normally if I'm craving for cuppies, I'll place order a week or two earlier. I tak sure kat mana ada ready made cuppies around Ampang. So I drove to Uptown Damansara to grab cuppies from Wondermilk. Selama ni makan Wondermilk orang bagi, tak pernah order sendiri. Hamek! 3-4 kali tawaf kat Uptown tu mencari kedainya. Thanks to my cousin Felishia and my dear BFF, Erin for the directions.

And yesterday, I had a great time with cousins at SACC Mall. Ebby (my cousin) saw a cupcakes bunting. So we went to the stall to have a look at the cutie cuppies. I accidentally bought these by B'yyu Patisserie!

^_^ Tak boleh tahan laaa... Sedaaap! Ada mango filling, carrot cake, choc chip and many more! RM3/cuppies.

Penang Pleasure-luscious! =)

We went to Penang last month (if I'm not mistaken) to attend a wedding of our relative. A wedding awash with my favorite color - PINK! ^_^

It was a one day trip. But we managed to taste the signature cuisine for Penang - NASI KANDAR! :D Sumpah puas hati. It tasted way better than Pelita or Kayu Nasi Kandar in KL. I can really delight in the originality. Sebab tu sanggup beratur panjang pukul 12 tengah malam. Yes, we had our palatable nasi kandar at around 12.30 am! I know, not good for our health. Setahun sekali, apa salahnya kan? *_*

Sempat la jugak window shopping kat sana. Nothing much. Kurt yang shopping! Heh! 8-) Dengan kebayanya, heelsnya, belasah! :p

Oh, thanks to Mista Kareem! Dia la yang guide we all kat Penang. Beria dia tunjuk jalan. Sesat jugak. :D Thanks Kareem!