Doodle : On Weekend

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I feel like I need to start again on things that I used to have. I need to learn so many things from the start. Sometimes I feel stuck and even how many times I try to repeat, nothing works. I know if I let this for long, I'll never go anywhere. So I need to push myself back again. 

Writing has been a perfect getaway for these couple of months.

While doodling was a bit of a disaster. I can't doodle, I can't even feel inspired by looking at someone else's artwork like I used to. 

Sketched this on weekend, had so many other spoiled sketches : 

I guess I can't let this controls me anymore.

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PS : Thanks for those following and liking in my facebook page & instagram today. I was a bit shocked by the big addition this morning. I found out that I was featured in Safiyya Tv9 this morning, huh ? I was not informed by them, so I didn't know when they were going to air the slot. It was today and thank you so much for the love & supports ! 

I am not currently open for custom-orders though :)

Little Stories 46 : Morning Caffeine

I dozed on the bus, holding the remaining 2/3 of IQ84. The sun shone directly on my face, but I was too sleepy to complain. Waking up so early for a dizzy morning? Maybe it is not a great start after all. It is Friday and I woke at 4am.

I stepped off one station ahead for the nearest 7/11 and bought myself a can of Nescafe, "please mild caffeine, make yourself useful today". A can of Nescafe contains about 60+ mg of caffeine and it will usually goes into the system in 30 minutes, lasts around 2-5 hours. Moderate caffeine intake is around 300 mg for normal people. Information taken on their website for random fun facts. 

I am a light-drinker.

Thank you morning caffeine.

Little Stories 45 : Fayyadh

Fayyadh entered standard 1 this year, I hardly see him at the lab like I used to. It's finally school holiday and he stopped by yesterday. He brought a jar of keropok and sat next to me. When he is not influenced by Ariff - *our animator, he is a very nice thoughtful boy. Boys being boys, sometimes they can be a bit annoying.

Story 1 :

Fayyadh : I hardly see you.
Me : Yes, you started to go to school?
Fayyadh : I don't come here often, I go to school.
Me : Do you have many friends there ?
Fayyadh : *silently counting* , THREE ! 

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Story 2 :

Fayyadh : My hair is short.
Me : Yes, you cut your hair?
Fayyadh : Do I look like Aaron Aziz?
Me : Ahh, you look even better than him.
Fayyadh : *huge grin*

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Story 3 :

Fayyadh : Kak Reen, I brought you keropok.
Me : Oh thank you.
Fayyadh : For you it's free, for everyone else, it's 3 for RM 1.20
Me : *huge grin*

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Story 4 :

Fayyadh : Kak Reen, why your iPhone is so small?
Me : This is not an iPad, of course it is small.
Fayyadh : Why don't you buy an iPad instead?
Me : Because I already got an iPhone. Why I need more?
Fayyadh : Well, throw this iPhone, and buy an iPad.
Me : No ! *(O.O)*

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Story 5 :

Fayyadh : Do you know what is this? *showing an icon on the iPad while playing game*
Me : No, what is that?
Fayyadh : A shovel.
Me : You can read that?
Fayyadh : No, I watched it on Youtube. They said it is called a "shovel".
Me : *impressed*

Fayyadh : What is this?
Me : It is a 'chest'. *reading the label*
Fayyadh : What is a chest?
Me : It is a thing that we use to keep items.
Fayyadh : Okay, I am going to keep my things in the chest now. 

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While playing a game on iPad.

Little Things 70 : Your Day

The most beautiful moment in a day is early in the morning, when a cold gentle darkness is still around.  When it no longer feels like night time, when we can wait for the sun, for a new day.

You can open the window widely and feel the cold air bites your skin, make a nice cup of hot milo and sit silently.
The world around you is still sleeping.

It will last only for a couple of hours.
Before your day starts. Again.

App : Water Daily

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The facts stated :

60% of our body is water ,
70% of our brain is water,
and the lungs are nearly 90% water.

So as everyone knows, water plays a huge role in our body.
Do you drink water as much as needed?

Here is an app I used with a nice minimalist interface design to keep track of my daily water intake : Water Daily by particlemade.

1. Select your water amount : 2500ml (recommended for man) and 2000ml (recommended for woman) ,
2. Set your waking & sleeping time : to keep track of your time,
3. Allow notification : for people who don't drink as a habit - I don't need any reminder. Ha.
4. Check your daily drinking habits.
5. Shake your iPhone every time you drink 250ml water and it will automatically record it :

Nice one, huh?

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Event : MMU Campusfest 2013

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Hello,

I signed up for a booth for next weekend with MMU Cyberjaya. I really hope everyone can come along and bring families, and friends, and partners and everyone possible, and buy all my stickers. 

Here is their offical facebook page : MMU Campusfest 2013

This would be my third event for this year, my 15th event since 2010. How can I possibly cut thousands of stickers and draw hundreds of doodles ? Using this magical hand & remarkable God's given inspirations - for that, Alhamdulillah. 

PS : I am currently highly caffeinated and overly excited ! 

See you guys there ! 

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The event was not on this weekend, but on last Tuesday and Wednesday instead. It was my mistake, I did not rechecked the exact date. I thought it was just like the other previous events, I was wrong. So I took a day off from the lab and went to MMU Cyber with my sister. I sold stickers, my sister sold those little things of hers and my brother sold cupcakes from CakesDeLemari. 

Thank you very much for stopping by.

Updates on the event days :

My brother sold cupcakes from CakeDeLemari.

Stickers Galore

Tiramissingyou Cupcakes.

My sister, Azah Azrina. 

Little Things 69 : On love

The reason I am here today,
is because of you.

You don't know how much you taught me how to love.
To understand, to accept and to cherish.

Of all the people, I am glad the lesson came from you.
You will always be my first love.
Thank you Ma ❤

Little Things 68 : Pencarian

Antara benda paling kelakar adalah cari cermin mata untuk cari cermin mata.

Hidup menjadi separa jernih.

Cermin mata yang hilang,
dan adik yang comel.

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Food : Cakes De Lemari

Hello !

I used to dislike cupcakes before this year. I hated the colourful icings and spongy cake. But that changed since I tasted 1) Tasya's little cupcakes made for my & aja's birthday , and also 2) cupcakes from Cakes De Lemari, a brand new little cupcake shop in Equine Park. 

Without icing, cupcakes taste a lot better !

Sugar, colours and everything sweet? 

I suggest you to try cupcakes from the shop.

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By the way, my handsome-single younger brother is currently working part-time there, soooo if you want to meet him and exchange nice small talks, now it's your time ! 

PS : He is currently doing his degree in Cyber. Hewhewhew. 

This is cakes in the jar :

Tiramisu, Caramel, Rainbow& Chocolate.

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Here is a rough map I did on GoogleMap,

it is near Maulana & Snogurt, Equine Park.

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Little Stories 44 : Glasses, SecretFamily & Awan

Story 1 : Glasses

I woke up at 4 am, thinking I should do something productive today. I went to the toilet, washed my face, went to the kitchen to make a hot milo and turned on my laptop. I tried to find my glasses, but there was no where around the room, the kitchen, the living room, the toilet.

I hate it when I can't find my glasses.
I squinted my eyes while trying to find it, but I can't see clearly.

If I am a spectacle, where would I be? 

Gah.
*I typed this without my glasses on.

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Story 2 : Secretgroup's Photo

Two days ago, I was given a task to collect all my colleagues' photo for our website. Assuming most people probably wanted to retake their photo *I am included, I hated the old ones, I voluntarily offered to take everyone's latest picture. 

Here is the challenge : 

1) I am not a good photographer when the object is other human. In 2009, I tried several freelance works in weddings and events - I  found out that when I take photos I became awkward and they became awkward. I make people feel uncomfortable. Ha. 

2) Some people are born photogenic. Some people are super shy, and I will become even worse than them. 

3) Some people just love to be photographed, this is very helpful & challenging, *because I were to blame if any pictures taken will make them seemed fat/dark/anything possible to be critiqued.

4) Some people will only blame me for how they looked. *Okay not some, one particular person, I personally think he did this on purpose. No problem, I will still bring the camera next week. 

Anyhow, I love the result and the experience and the fussiness and how adorable everyone was : each and every one of them was very unique & different when they had to stand in front of the camera. That was new.

There are some pictures that I need to retake, and some people that I have not take yet. 

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Story 3 : Fatso Awan

Awan sleeps in my room at most nights. 

Around 4 am, I will sleepily be awake by Awan's heaviness on my stomach. She will lie/sit/other yoga-ic postures to lick her whole body's fur until maybe she feels clean & well-licked, then she will sleep somewhere else. 

This happens almost every night.

My rough hypotheses on why Awan needs to be on my stomach while she does her fur-licking routine :

1) Maybe it is easier for her to do odd postures while lying on my stomach, than on the flat floor.

2) Maybe it is just for her amusement to wake me from my sleep.

PS : Awan is quite heavy now.

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