In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
I was looking at pictures tagged with ‘fairy lights bedroom’ on Google and found the following image.
And lo! I stumbled upon the video showing how to do it. Teehee.
I had no idea that using alcohol to rub the patch on the wall will help the plastic hook to stick on better and longer! What a lifehack! Or maybe I’m too dense to have known that. Hmm.
Having polaroids on fairy lights seem nice too.
But… I don’t think this will happen anytime soon. Will just toss this idea aside first until we have the budget for it.
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
I’m finally feeling the pressures of having a wedding in less than two months. Mostly because le fiance’s health has been deteriorating, which leads to me worrying if he’s fit enough to stay at his current job and if he will have enough time to get preparations done on his end.
And after yesterday’s talk with Khairiyah, I’m supposed to buy lingerie as well. But I’m not sure if I can even get any at this point due to financial uncertainties.
And well today is the start of four consecutive morning shifts.
Gambatteh.
And Allah is always watching, Allah is always fair, Allah is always looking, and Allah is always there. – MM
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Yep, I decided to delete my recent angst-addled post. I think, I actually didn’t need to write it at all if I had told le fiance all about it in the first place. Whenever he listens, it’s as though the whole world listens to me. So just sharing with him is enough to be honest. I realise that is why I don’t blog or vlog often anymore. He is enough for me.
However, I still do vlog and blog because I do get that journalistic bug from time to time.
Like right now.
I must say that it has been a wonderful ride with le fiance so far. So many ups and downs for the past one year and one month plus that we have been engaged. Now we’re less than two months away from finally reaching that milestone each of us has been dreaming of for a long time.
I have been sitting on my ass on a lot of things in my life. But after yesterday, I’m more inspired to hop onto the wedding wagon.
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
I’m at work now and for the first time in months, I feel isolated from everyone at work. But I’m guessing I’m just being too sensitive about things. But that aside, I can’t wait for my next date with Beedin! Yippy!
He promised me to take me out to our favourite eatery, Gurney Drive at Compass One. Yippy! I love love love their Teh Latte. Super awesome and I still can’t figure out the sources of the blend. Hmmm.
Anyway, nothing much today. Just giving a short update as resolved. Lol
Hmm. What else, eh?
Sincerely cannot wait for February to end. Also, I want more pay! Hehe.
And Allah is Al-Waaris, the Eternal Inheritor. – MM
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Gong xi! Gong xi! Xin nian kuai le!
Hello, everybody! Happy Chinese New Year! My CNY resolution is to update this blog daily.
That is all.
Well, I managed to watch the Ostersund v Arsenal game at 2am. We won! Yippy! Now I worry that Arsenal will lose games that I didn’t manage to watch. Haha!
Basically, Ospina was stellar. I think everyone was surprised that he was made Captain in the absence of both Mertesacker and Koscielny. And I think making him Captain actually led him to stepping up his game a whole lot more. It was definitely a wonderful surprise. I’ll say we should keep him as our #1 goalie and also a captain! People really do surprise us in a nice way sometimes. Ozil was class as usual and Mkhitaryan looked like he was desperate to prove critics wrong after that Tottnum game. But anyway both linked up very well. The only problem we had was that our strikers were missing. Welbeck need to find his mojo soon and Maitland-Niles need to mature a bit more on the field. Iwobi’s decisions also need massive improvement. Most of the time I find those three a bit lost whenever they have the ball in the final third.
And that’s about it.
Enjoy life!
And Allah is Ar-Rasheed, the Guide to Path of Rectitude. – MM
In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.
I never knew my colleagues held me in high esteem so I was surprised when they were shocked that I cussed out loud “FUCK” when we gooners discovered that we lost to Tottenham 1-0.
What do you do when you get upset over it?
You check out the scoreline for the new club that your ex-player went to.
Newcastle 1 – 0 Man U.
Even better, when your ex-player had a clear shot at goal but botched the opp. His weakness is just too obvious. He keeps on having to sort out his feet, especially his right foot instead of just winging it with any kind of decent kick. That lack of improvisation cost the entire team. And Lukaku got a little kaku.
But really, I think, they just didn’t have any luck in that match, having watched the highlights. It seems like away games are tougher for all the teams now. Is it a suggestion that home fans are getting stronger? That would be a good sign if it is.
Anywho, today marks my one year anniversary of being engaged to Beedin. Woot! And three more months to our wedding! OMG.
In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.
Firstly, happy birthday to la Mama! She turned 53 today. Oh me, oh my. She was 22 when she got married. I’m marrying at 28 turning 29. That means I’m a little late in the game but hey, better late than never, right? And I met Mr. Right. *winks*
Secondly, holy moly. Aubameyang is in Arsenal. And you have his partner Mkhitaryan in Arsenal. Bloody hell, I’m pretty sure everything was organised smoothly, much like Ozil’s transfer. But typical of Wenger to play it off as coincidence. I must say, it feels like the former Arsenal strikers who left are a little salty about that. I personally feel for Giroud because out of the whole lot of them who left — Chamberlain, Sanchez, Walcott, and him — I have always felt Giroud’s dedication the most. They are all good. Sanchez prolly a rung up above them. However, the difference between them and Aubameyang is their consistency. I also think the problem was that they were having the feeling that they were not growing in Arsenal and they were pretty much stuck with the same players. The lack of trophies, not including the FA Cup and Community Shields, and having dropped to Europa League, might have made them feel like oh, the players around them aren’t good, which was why they were not performing well and Arsenal just couldn’t be the team it was supposed to be. If you take a glimpse of the squad, you would think that the players aren’t so extraordinary. They weren’t as glorified as Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero, and the likes, what more on the Cristiano Ronaldo kind of calibre. In fact, there were many unknowns and youngsters, like Iwobi, Maitland-Niles, Kolasinac, and Xhaka. Those are all simply my postulations, of course. But imagine yourself as Ronaldo coming into the Arsenal squad. You’d prolly be like “Are you kidding me, I’m supposed to work with them?!”
Yes, if you catch my drift, in my opinion the Arsenal squad is not far from a typical underdog Hollywood storyline. If you were to go beyond a glimpse and actually examine each player, you’ll actually be surprised by the individual qualities. Most of them are good enough to be part of the first team for the international games, if not the World Cup. You look at the kids like Bellerin and Iwobi — they are pretty green in their experience but the pace they offer, really aids the senior players. The defenders like Koscielny and Monreal are hungry for goals. Monreal scored in almost every game recently and I remember when he was still quite new to Arsenal. Couldn’t say/understand a word of English and was like a blundering leaf at the right back. So many costly mistakes and was part of the team that took the massive humiliation at Stamford Bridge I think, during Wenger’s 1000th game. I can’t recall. But look at that lad now. Clever play and not shy of the goal and he can even translate to English for the less confident players. Koscielny has also become more comfortable in his role as captain on the field whenever he deputises for Mertesacker.
So when it seems like Arsenal was doomed, having sold almost all their attacking forward players to rival clubs, there was indeed a much needed lift and rejuvenation in the dressing room when Aubameyang arrived and Ozil extended.
And suddenly we were watching the forgotten quality of the Arsenal in the game against Everton. Suddenly everybody wants to get on the scoresheet, almost as though they want to impress Aubameyang. When you have somebody of a great calibre in the dressing room, you naturally feel the need to step up your game and save your own face. LOL. And well, it was also not unlike a form of gratification. Like saying, “We promise you won’t regret signing for us.”
What I hope that Mertesacker and Koscielny would instill in the dressing room is the belief in themselves, in their own qualities. In the knowledge that the success of the team does not rely solely on an individual’s qualities but on the harmonisation of many. Also a wake-up call that everybody is dispensable. You may be great and you may leave but there may always be someone greater than you taking your place. What exactly is the legacy you would like to leave behind?
However, if we were to recall, Ozil was in a similar situation to Aubameyang. The media were not very friendly towards him, especially during his transfer. Aubameyang who is currently surrounded by so many controversies, may be an unwitting replica of Ozil in time to come. I think we all still remember the time when Ozil did not applaud the away fans during a huge defeat and Mertesacker shouted at him. Recently, I discovered that Ozil shouted at Sanchez for not doing so. So hopefully, Aubameyang would calm down and settle down at Arsenal and London as much as Ozil did. I think Ozil has improved and matured remarkably. Even his English is filled with banter now!
As for Sanchez, I don’t think he quite settled as much as the rest did…and I don’t find him to be confident in his English! Hahaha! But whatever, he’s on another team now and scoring. Good for him. I’ll just enjoy the amazing link play that is signature of the Arsenal way, happy that my main man has extended his contract, and even happier to watch someone who closely resembled Thierry Henry in his playing style. I seriously got goosebumps watching the Everton match live. Although offside, that Auba goal was just…there was just something Henry-like in it.
