...and i am still here. well, technically since i haven't totally close out this account it remains open. 

as such, i'm revisiting Xanga...this dear old friend of mine. no matter how long i have been away, i find myself coming back. i do miss those times where my Xanga friends actively updates their blogs and i'd be so happy to read them! 

i'm not gonna dwell into that but i'm here to carry on writing and i'll just be myself like i have always been. 

let's rewind a wee bit so i can update y'all with my life after i came back from Manila, after spending a whole year living abroad and more importantly, on my own. this little fact made me proud of myself...*add tiny grin smile*

from May to early July, i was in somewhat transition with no direction on my tasks after coming back. of course, this left me disappointed not just with myself but also with my 'bosses'. nonetheless, i focused on helping the team whichever ways they need and finishing up my end of assignment paperwork - which was not even required but i made it a point to produce then cascade to all i.e. trying to sell off my achievements. think it had a lukewarm reception but who cares. i did my job and i am damn proud about it. 

come mid year review, one of my 'bosses' wrote on his review that i am emotional and would like to see it toned down or something like that. i didn't even have a proper discussion about it. sometimes i think i am being misjudged as this boss person doesn't know me. i can get emotional yet professional coz i am like that when i am passionate about something. now tell me that's not a bad thing, right?

no use to keep any ill feelings to my boss. he's still human. and i moved on. and we're still cool.

and literally moved to another team with totally different shift time and business partners. thanks to my big boss, Mike who offered me a job at that team (even though i know, i was an extra headcount in my old team ever since i come back as they promoted my staff - whom i recruited - to asst manager level, which was good for him...) and given me another challenge and another chapter in my career with the bank.

this whole thing came with its own level of difficulties! and me being me, i worked through it. was supposed to be in one team and then suddenly i got roped into another team coz of my experience in trade settlements and coz the asst manager of that team got accepted to head another team. and here i had 2 weeks of training from this person. thankfully, i've had experience with the system but it is still different my old old team back in 2006. hmmm...

everything was going on okay though i had to face a slightly difficult and totally different working culture with HK business partners. it has totally been an eye-opener. as much as i like to think that everyone is good, i have been fairly mistaken and it hurts me to see and hear all these disappointments that my staff are facing. there are few things up my sleeves and with my new bosses' guidance, i think we will reign supreme! hehe... 

up until today, i think i still have a long way to prove myself to these HK people...though i hope they will change especially with our new direction for 2012 for the whole bank. the values being promoted are dependable, openness and connected. i hope they will realise that my team and i are working super duper hard and they need to acknowledge our efforts. 

ok, i've rambled on about work. this is only me ranting and expressing my feelings. don't take it seriously. life is meant to be joyful.

with that being said, last year i went on my first ever date! 

yea, yea...you probably say "what?" or "wtf?"

haha...it was just a simple lunch date at office cafeteria during mid-week and a movie date on a Friday night. and we watched Transformers 3. and funnily enough, we were both tried to be awake coz we were both tired. haha...

nothing happened after that. and we're still friends. i guess, it wasn't an official date coz we're just hanging out! hahaha...

and oh! i've started to join a gym/workout place where i go 3 times a week during lunchtime. so, every Tuesdays (since May) i do abs training, Thursday is kickboxing and Fridays would be tae kwon do or double sticks (arnis). yes, i've started doing martial arts again and it feels grrrrrrrrrrrreat! i'm using back my old coloured belts and i am at green belt now, and my master is preparing me for a test next weekend! wish me luck!

think this is enough for now. wishing everyone a great weekend. enjoy life!

love, Aishah.

well, right now. hehe...i know, my joke is lame. hahaha...

anyway, on to updates. here's in no particular order.

• i am flying to London tomorrow morning for a week of vacation! woot!!! well, this trip has been planned since last year. and we managed to get the flight tix at promo rate! we're gonna visit Madrid, Lisbon and Rome and then back to London all in a short span of one week. crazy? i know.

• my 1 year assignment to Manila is about to finish and i will spend about 5 days back in Manila after that 1 week of crazy travel as mentioned above, and then i am officially back in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. in a way i can't believe i managed to stick it out on my own in another country. yay me! 

• i report back to work in KL office on 11th April 2011. mark those dates coz you know i'm back! hahaha...

that's all for now. come back for more updates, as and when it becomes available 

thank you. salamat!

p/s: my sister introduce me to this girl's youtube. she's cool and funny. 

dearest everyone,

sure been awhile. last post in September and now we're in December! how time just whizzes by you like nobody's business. yes, that's what happen when you live your life OR just plain busy. 

ok, here we go!

i've been back in KL yet another time for Eid ul Adha last month and that's the last time i will be back in KL until March next year. anyway, i think it'll be great to be to stay in Manila and see the Xmas celebration here. FYI - they started playing Xmas songs at the mall since September and now there are a lot of Xmas trees and decorations all over the place. the office will soon be decorated too...and we're having Secret Santa. shoot! that reminds me i have to buy the gift...hehe...i'm sure i'll think of something. any ideas? feel free to suggest 

well, work wise...everything is progressing. i need to ensure all my projects will be completed by the time my short-term assignment ended in April. pray for me ya?! we had a lot of visitors from London, Paris and KL office here in Manila and i was just glad to see them coz it has been awhile since i last see them - think 1 to 2 years back! hehe... since i've been working for the best place to work for 6 years, i have met and befriended some of the amazing people from all over the place...with rich characters!! i am very grateful. 

right! December is here and before we know it, 2011 will come and knocking...there is something i learnt from one of the bosses that we sometimes forget to do our own personal plan, eg. like learning new things. seriously, didn't even think to do my own personal plan. it's as if i have forgotten about myself! here's a reminder to everyone too... hmmm maybe i can add in that "special someone" with my personal requirements in the mix hehehe...ok ok i guess i'm sharing too much but i think it's all good, coz if i "broadcast" it...the Universe will align everything in my favour, right? hehe... so yay in advance? hehe...

below quote is befitting, right?

"Our highest power is LOVE & it is one thing each of us has an unlimited amount of. Each day we have an opportunity to set out with this great unlimited power in our possession & pour it over every person & circumstance. Love is appreciating, complimenting, feeling gratitude & speaking good words to others. We have so much love to give & the more that we give, the more we receive."

i think that's pretty much it for now. hope this will keep you guys/gals entertain until my next update. and did i mention i LOVE GLEE? wanna give special mention to Anna whom gave me Glee album #2 and #3...that is such a pleasant surprise! and these songs complement my Glee album #1 hehe...and everytime i feel down and need a boost, i will listen to any of the upbeat, happy and fun songs from Glee...

and here's a song that is pretty cool from my local hometown singer (fyi, she raps too! and recently got engaged to Hujan band's frontman, Noh! Congrats!!!)

here's Mizz Nina featuring Colby O'Donis - What You Waiting For...

Y'all take care now...

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Post-lazy me. 

OK, here's what happened today. our team (manager and assistant manager in our product area) been planning for a dinner out and finally today, saturday was the night. so the plan was having dinner by the bay (next to biggest mall, SM Mall of Asia)...so, my friend and i wanted to go there by a taxi...but all the taxis didn't wanna go that far (it's like 45 mins to an hour from where i stay). so we decided to take the LRT...damn, it was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many people. it is literally the weirdest experience having people stacked up like that. anyway, i had a chuckle about it and we from the last station of the LRT, we took a taxi to the restaurant. 

and there was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo many people by the bay...our table was outside and people were crowding around at one point where there were 2 dancers dancing hip hop and all kind of other songs, complete with hoodie and masks! pretty cool i must say...and food was good. seafood, mind you! hehe...

and after dinner, we went to Resort World. we have a Resort World back in Malaysia, it's a resort, theme park and casino. so they have a branch in Manila, and i must say it was a huge place. and yes, it is a casino and a mall...all roll into one. being in casino, i definitely feel like fish out of water. seeing TONNES of people gambling... that was just unreal. anyway...4 of us left our boss and our colleague at the casino and we roamed around the mall area...high-end and expensive boutiques...think we explored and walked all the floors of the mall and towards the end, we stopped at an ice cream and crepes parlour. had yummy banana split and we talked until we were ready to go home. 

and here i am. gotta say i'm tired now and ready for some rest! and later today...yea it is Sunday now, me and another friend of mine gonna go and watch a local Filipino movie, My Amnesia Girl. it looks like Adam Sandler's 50 First Dates but a friend told me that it is different. OK. what the heck, i just go and watch. hopefully, the cast acting skill push through and i understand...with my poor tagalog knowledge.

HAPPY SUNDAY!