First and foremost, Alhamdulillah for a good beginning of the new Hijrah year :) I'm unbelievably happy at the moment. I hope it stays that way for a very very long time.
Job -
Going pretty well I guess. I'm still trying to adapt with how things are in Era. Not much work to do actually. It makes me feel a little weird because it was nothing but work in XFM / X (a.k.a Xfresh). See, in X we were understaffed. So I had to do a lot of the work myself. Whereas Era has enough people. It somehow makes me feel "dysfunctional" at times. I guess I can always try and learn new things and concentrate on that but right now I'm kinda enjoying not having much to do! Maybe I'll chill for another month, and then I'll start getting myself busy again. Whatever it is, my job is stress-free. YAY! Syukur... :) :) Having said that, there's always certain things that I dislike about my job. The only thing that I like about it is going on-air and preparing for my show. The rest - like "marketing" myself for the sake of station branding, hosting or interviewing artistes for Era TV without getting paid, photo shoots, emceeing events for free (also for station branding), showing up at events - well, basically being exposed lah. I really really dislike that part of it. And the make up!!! Eww... I just don't get it. How come females have to be dolled up so much as if we are not supposed to look the way we naturally look!? It's so unfair. Males can make do with just a dab or two of those loose powder (or whatever it's called). Why can't radio announcers sit quietly behind the mic and do what we do best and nothing else? Sheesh..!
Bandar Baru Bangi -
Before moving back in with my parents, I was worried about a few things like being far from my circle of friends, being so used to coming home late from a mamak session, the amount of money I have to spend on toll & petrol, being far from the usual hangouts that I like, getting along with my family... Surprisingly, all is good. I managed to track back my 'Bangian' friends (non schoolmates!), find new hangouts in Putrajaya & Cyberjaya, glue myself to the internet and get along with my family. And... I'm lucky enough to have someone so rajin to come all the way to Bangi to pick me up and go somewhere, send me back, and sometimes just to have dinner & mamak session with me here... Woohoo!! Alhamdulillah, syukur...
Relationship -
I finally realised how blessed I've been with the whole break-up thing. We're still friends but just like that only lah. He cheated on me, but I've forgiven him for it. I totally understand why he did it. It's no excuse, but he is who he is. A serial cheater (only discovered this 2 months after the break up. Aiyoh!). I wish him all the best. I wish both of them all the best. I hope he's finally happy with the love of his life ;) I met someone about a month ago. So far so good. He's a really nice person. We've been out on dates. We can talk for hours... I like him very much. Ngeehee.
Hijab -
It's been more than a month now since I dawned the hijab. I still get the "how come" question. I'm more than happy to answer them. Some people can be sarcastic and call me "ustazah" or "maktok". Some still can't believe it. Some are so happy for me. Some say I look good with it. Some say I don't. Some aren't sure if this is permanent. Some are just not bothered. Me? I feel awesome wearing it. It's also pretty fun trying to colour co-ordinate my look for that day.
Summary -
I AM AT ONE OF MY HAPPIEST POINTS IN LIFE. Masha-Allah... It's great! Agagagaga.
Table full with food...
It's uncommon to see Umairah without a smile on her face :(
Roger Federer hair-do!
Umairah the beautiful gem (^.^)
