Cinderella and her shoes

Once upon a time, there was a girl who always faces difficulties when it comes to shoe shopping.
 It would be either because she was too choosy or the shoes that fit her were hard to find.
She nearly bought a HP shoes during her short trip visiting her prince recently.
But, deep inside her heart she didn't feel the pair belonged to her feet neither her soul.

After a couple of weeks, her lady friend brought her to the Mall. She had fun strolling around until she passed the shoe corner.

A hunch within her urged her to open her eyes and to seek the pair that silently called her heart.
 Alas, to her heart's content, she found one!
It was beyond comfortable and well-fitted to her widely-spread feet.
In fact, she was lucky enough to get extra discounts and freebies.

Now, the girl no longer had to worry about not having proper working shoes.
Good thing that things are definitely falling into places according to their own time. :)



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Done with SPP interview

 

God is Almighty. Another step related to my future career had been accomplished yesterday and can be strikethrough from the list. I spent 9 hours for the appointment : 1 hour of driving to the venue, 4 hours of waiting for my turn, as it turned out that I went for the last group *_*, 1 hour for interview session, 3 hours of lunch and spending time with my future sis in law, Kak Leen and finally another hour of driving back to SP.

But seriously, I was so happy that Ibrahim would be together on the same day with me for the interview. He had became the strength and courage of my soul to face the thing that scared the hell out of me (fyi, I’m not good at talking formally with strangers, I even got lost while talking with my darling most of the time so, I believe you can imagine how I am with other people). I was glad that I could put a smiling face all the way through and got to know some of the candidates. I learned indirectly about their backgrounds and post-interview experiences.

My experience: It went okay but there were some stumbling moments that I experienced despite my effort to control them such as stuttering and got blank at the most important moment while delivering my points. (it seemed like I didn’t prepare myself well although I read everything I should) Reflecting on this, I remembered my tutor’s comment few years back on my presentation. Somehow it was similar in terms of my capability to grab the audience attention and interest in the beginning and middle of the session but the ending part, I tend to stutter and do stupid mistakes. I will take note of this seriously. I want to improve but the most important thing is I AM DONE with the serious stuff until next January…I must and should enjoy my holidays.

20-hour trip

 

I took the KTM at 11 pm from Butterworth on the 14th November. I finally get to travel by train and being aware of every little detail during the trip. Once I entered my coach #28, I was shocked to see the setting which was in my opinion similar to dormitory concept but the difference was the two sides of the coach were filled with joint double decker beds.

 

I was excited to see my crib because the last time I remembered, there were no pillow, bed sheet cover or even blanket provided. But I believe this coach is improved since the past few years whereby there was reading lamp and curtain available for each crib. I purchased the lower bed because Dad advised me not to risk anything that might cause injuries to my recovering hand ( I’ve to climb short stairs if I took the upper bed).

 

I love the view through the window though it is not that visible in the picture

 

I reached KLsentral at 7 a.m. and went directly to the ladies to freshen up and applied some make up. By the time I was done, I realised there was old book sales. I bought a magazine for just rm5. Then, I took the train to Shah Alam at 8.10 a.m and arrived at 9.15 a.m. I was seriously grateful for the ladies coach.

After that, I hopped on to one of the taxis but the uncle couldn’t send me into UiTM compound. He suggested that I took the Rapid bus which I did ( again, it was good that I trusted my instinct to just bring my old TouchnGo card). Off I went to get my graduation certs and for my VCA cert, I had to go to another building which required me to walk down the hill from Seroja until the main gate’s post guard and walked further up the hill until the building of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin.

I guess God loves me indeed whereby He ensured that the weather was okay ( no rain or storm hitting my way). I love my honey fiance so much because he lessened my tiredness and distracted me from thinking that the journey would be too far and all by being on the phone with me. I had a good laugh all the way.

Once done with the VCA cert, I waited by the post guard for Rapid bus. At Section 2, I took the chance of taking my passport picture and brunch before going back for good. My timing was quite good today as I reached the bus station at Section 17 10 minutes before 12 p.m. and a guy approached me to ask where I was going. He directed me to the KMK bus counter and booked me a seat for the 12 p.m. bus to SP ( Seriously, good timing,aite?). Later, they announced the arrival of the bus, I was actually disbelief because it was a double decker bus. I’ve been wanting to ride such a bus since the days I studied in Shah Alam but I was told no double decker bus available to SP from Shah Alam. Seems like some things have changed .

I climbed the stairs to the second level of the bus happily and excited to get the window seat.Yey! The bus driver was a smart looking guy, you would never guess he was the driver and he drove the bus very carefully and I did feel safe until I reached my destination. I was a bit sad because I promised to go for a double decker bus ride with my Munchkin but maybe God wanted to give me extra love for my effort today by fulfilling my desire earlier (Sorry B…I didn’t expect it too..) I got to experience better view throughout the journey which I really love! I want to do this again!

 

 

I arrived safely at 7p.m. Not bad for a first-timer lone ranger

 

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J’adore the Final Week of October

 

Two significant events happened in my life in October :

 

1. My Engagement Day

Alhamdulillah that it went well despite facing some issues such as the choice of the theme colour. However, in the end, I chose the colour that I dislike…Yellow-Orange. Well, I’m glad that the outcome of the experiment came out well. Now, I’m OFFICIALLY Adi’s Fiancée on the 29th October. So thankful to my parents, my big brother, Iman & his wife, and of course my fiancé’s parents for helping us realising this. It’s half way to tying the knot now. I hope God will always bless me with His love and protection throughout the next few months until the Big day. Darah manis orang bilang…but u see, I sudah kena insiden minyak panas. Memang dugaan. But it was my own fault due to my failure to think wisely in the kitchen. Here are some shots on that day :

 

2. My Graduation Day – 31st October

After struggling to finish my 6 years-course, I could finally earn my fabulous degree certificate with pure satisfaction. Not only I got to hear my name being pronounced correctly (has always been a major issue before this) but they even included the special title of First Degree and VCA receiver for my parents to hear! Furthermore, it had been extra special because I get to experience it with my boyfriend of five years who is also now my fiancé. I feel so awesome! Glad to be able to savour a tinge of the special feelings that my married friends felt of being able to graduate with their spouses. Oh yes, I was super grateful that I didn’t trip or anything during the ceremony…my shoes did try to kill me towards the end of the event ;p The downside on that day was that I was a bit frustrated because I was not able to take pictures with some of my dear friends. Not fated I guess. Here are some shots that I managed to get:

 

 

 

What is my next agenda ? What can I say, we are fortunate enough that after a few months of being unemployed, we are finally summoned for SPP interview. Although it’s not yet about posting but at least there’s something related to our future career. Definitely God has His own way of letting things fall into places accordingly. Let’s just go with the flow. XOXO

 

 

 

 

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Just My Luck

 

I previously decided (after a long chat with Vane) that I would wear my old black heels for my graduation day. They are peep toe- type so I feel a bit reluctant to wear them as it was stated in the guideline ---> court shoes with at least 1.5 inches so my heels are a bit off of the expected dressing guideline.

As I’ve decided already what to wear on that special day (really hope that it won’t rain..touch wood!), mummy said that my shoes are not proper. But what can I do, I’m jobless and buying shoes is the last thing that I’m capable of doing at the moment. (yes, i sedar diri ni berabis)

Today, we went out again, the both of us mum & daughter to Segama & Wisma Merdeka. We were supposed to look for things for the house but Mummy suddenly changed her GPS and headed to a number of shoe stores. We found two shortlisted pairs and I chose the ones that would promise better comfort to these fragile feet of mine (as advised by mum because to her, the look doesn’t matter if at the end of the day, you’ll suffer yourself.) Then again, I couldn’t guarantee that on the very day I won’t hurt my feet at any point because today, I just gave an unreliable hypothesis based on the try outs.

They are Marie Claire’s. And I just discovered that you can also order through online at Bata.com.my.

By the way, my deepest gratitude to my mum for her generosity but I’ll keep in mind that these are just loans. I promise to pay you back when I’m officially hired. (Bila la tuh?! grrr…)

 

 

 

 

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So You Think You Can Teach ESL? *_*

A senior of mine had recently shared a link of TESL Malaysia with an interesting article entitled "So You Think You Can Teach ESL?"

One of the parts that captured my interest was the second point of the article--->

"TESL programme is not merely a platform for learning English"

Seriously, I could relate this to my own experience whereby I found myself struggling in the beginning to cope with the pressure to improve my language proficiency. Honestly, the basic that I had before entering the TESL course was just fairly sufficient to enable me to 'survive'. Fortunately, I was blessed to have experienced lecturers and helpful friends who were willing to share their knowledge with me. I'm so glad that I did not end up doing unethical acts such as "copying, plagiarizing and cheating" just to compensate my shortcomings in the language. 

and of course, 

       "TESL is not about measuring your proficiency in English"               

If only I could say this to some of my friends. Just because I'm learning TESL, it doesn't mean that I'm a walking dictionary...haha  In the course, I learn and try to understand the basics of the language as well as the skills to teach the language to the students. I definitely agree that "one has to have a huge passion to teach and the passion to make sure the students learn the language". I have the second part covered but I need more motivation in order to realize the first part. 

So, in answering the question of the article.....yes, InsyaAllah I can teach them accordingly....with all I have.