Understanding Me……

I was born on 2nd July 1978..so, that makes me a Cancerian.. and a Horse (Chinese calendar)…

This is the description I got from the Facebook quiz.

JULY Birthdays: Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood.Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation.Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about peoples feelings. Tactful.Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody andeasily hurt. Witty and sparkly. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets.Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically andmentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving.Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Lovesto be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Likes to bequiet. Homely person. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Prone to having stomach and dieting problems.Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

Hmmm… I don’t think it’s 100% true…

Fun to be with..
I do hope I’m fun to be with, but of course that depends on the person I’m with…

Secretive??
No way!! I can’t keep any secret… whether it’s mine or others. I think my close friends should realize this… I tell them everything ..even if it’s a touchy subject.

I’m quite difficult to be understood at first..
but once you know me better, I’m almost like an open book. Most of what I feel or think clearly shows on my face.

I take pride in myself… I’m a proud person… (in other word.. ego la jugak kan….)

Has reputation?? Maybe. You should tell me what kind of reputation I have!

Easily consoled!! Yup.. that’s right!!

Honest…. I hope soo..

Concerned about peoples feeling…
I think it’s true.. I always feel that it’s important to consider how people feel or think about you… It helps you identify what’s wrong.. and what’s right!!

Tactful, friendly, approachable…
Sometimes!! I can be tactful when I needed to be.. but at normal cases, I just blurt out things without thinking!
I’m not friendly.. and definitely not approachable AT FIRST!! I can intimidate people… but once I get over the first few meetings… you’ll find out that I’m a talkative person! And I would open up easily!!

Emotional temperamental and unpredictable…
Yes I am emotional but not unpredictable… you will know what upset me.
But my temper goes as easy as it comes…

Moody and easily hurt…. 100% true…

Witty & sparkly…. I can be witty.. (I think so)

Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets..
I’m not revengeful… I think I’m forgiving too… but I’ll definitely remember especially when the same things happen again… but I will forget all the small stuffs!

Guides others physically and mentally.
I don’t think so… maybe my sisters & brothers… coz I’m the eldest!! Who else is going to that for them…

Sensitive and forms impressions carefully
I’m sensitive…
About forming impressions.. well, that’s one of my bad habit.. (my true confession)
I can’t help myself rating other peoples!! Sorry friends!! But that’s the truth.. I actually keep some sort of a score board of all of u in my mind..
every time u score good.. I’ll give u a point… and every time u did something wrong..I’ll minus ur points…
I will only get along with peoples whose score are average and brilliant!! (I know…. I’m terrible)

Judges people through observations
I told u sooo……

Caring and loving.Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy
I’m a caring & loving person…. I try to treats other people equally... and I do have strong sense of sympathy…

Hardworking
Yesssss… I believe soo…. I do work hard especially when somebody is depending on me..

No difficulties in studying
Hah??? I have sooooo much difficulties in studying! Most of the time coz i feel bored!!

Always broods about the past and the old friends.
Nope

Likes to be quiet
Obviously not

Homely person
I luv to stay at home as much as possible… My dream is to work from home…

Not aggressive unless provoked.
It’s true

Prone to having stomach and dieting problems
I don’t have much problem with my stomach…..but I do have dieting problems.. as in dieting to loose weight!!

Loves to be loved.
Who doesn’t….

Easily hurt but takes long to recover
I can be easily hurt.. but takes very short time to recover!! That’s my good side!! Thank you God!!

I do hope u can understand me better when reading this.... and do forgive for all my flaws... I promise to improve!!

Women…. & equality…

8 March is the international women’s day.. Happy Women’s Day to all the wonderful women out there!!!

It’s amazing how far women have accomplished for the past century until today…. We have fought so many battles from getting the right to vote… to having elected a woman prime minister or a president….. (at international level ..of course)..As for Malaysia, Gals… we still got a long way to go…

The theme for this year released by UN is “Women & men united to end violence against women’ … but it is still up to each country to follow or to come up with their own theme… some of the countries are talking about equality…

Hmmm… equality?? I totally agree that we women should be treated equally to the men!! No double standard please!!!!

a) We should get the same salary as men.. (but we Malaysian women don’t face this problem frequently… do we??)
b) To all the chauvinistic guys out there!! Your wife is not ur maid… treat them as ur equal.. (sama2 cari rezeki..sama2 la kita didik anak…sama2 la buat keje kat rumah tu!!) – but I’m glad, a lot of today’s men does help their wives….
c) All the MP’s and men in general… please don’t make statement that discriminate us women.. don’t make silly or perhaps stupid jokes that refers to us in a sexual manner…
d) We are not bad drivers!!! Maybe we are ..at one point!! But not now.. We’ve improved soooooo much!! I find that there are equally good women drivers as good men drivers… equally bad drivers as well!!!
e) Please no more gender bias… we hear lots of saying implying or emphasising on the negative aspects…relating to women.. (It makes us women feel small)…saying, such as.. Women are too emotional… women are calculative …. Women are bossy… women are blaa..blaa…blaa.. Hey guys!! God made us to complete all of you!! You should be grateful..

To all women… I think it’s important to understand what is equality… I don’t think equality is our wish list..
For me.. Women are born to complete the men… that’s why god created Eve… to be Adam’s other half, not to compete Adam!! If they are the Yin .. we are the Yang.. if they are black.. we are white!! If they are right.. we are left, if they are fire, we are water !! I think you get what I mean…

Our role might not be the same as men because we are their missing parts… they can’t operate 100% without us!! (hey!! I’m not talking about sex.. I’m talking about all things in general) So why do we need to be like them!! Equality is not about us having the same role as them.. I think it’s more about us being treated the same way as them!! We want to be acknowledge for what we are.. We want to be appreciated for what we do… Guys.. don’t look down on the our roles. don’t belittle our contributions!! That’s all we ask!!

Things we forget......

I went to watch a movie today… it’s called Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith.

The movie wasn’t that great. In fact, some people with less patience would find it completely a waste of time. It’s one of those movie that tells you bits and pieces at the beginning.. and keeps you guessing what it is all about. Only at end of the movie everything makes sense. No matter how bad the movie is… I’m still touched by the whole story.

The movie begins with Tim Thomas (Will Smith) who was once a gifted aerospace engineer with a beautiful wife and a lovely beach house. Then, while using his cell phone while driving, his car wandered across lanes and he became responsible for the deaths of 7 others, including his beloved wife. Unable to forgive himself or raise the dead, Tim sets out to give "pounds of flesh" that will give new life to seven deserving individuals to make up for the seven lives he destroyed. Just as Antonio would have to die to pay Shylock the "pound of flesh" he demands, Tim intends to kill himself to atone for his sins. His brother Ben (Michael Ealy), who works for the IRS, is deeply concerned about his state of mind. Tim steals his brother's IRS ID to access the IRS database and to find and meet people who he believes worthy of his gifts which includes body organs and material possessions. Holly Apelgren (Judyann Elder), Ezra Turner (Woody Harrelson), Connie Tepos (Elpidia Carrillo) and Emily Posa (Rosario Dawson) are among those whom he identifies to help. Furthermore, Tim assumes his brother's identity of "Ben Thomas" to personally investigate these people and verify that they are indeed the right people he should help. He has a plan for when he identifies his 7 beneficiaries that requires his best friend Dan (Barry Pepper) to see that his wishes are carried out after he is dead. Tim's plan threatens to unravel when he begins to fall in love with one of the people he is trying to help.

As usual, I cried … (that’s nothing new!). What I realise is that.. How easy for us to forget the purpose of our existence….until something bad happens. There’s so much more to life than just trying to pay the bill at the end of the month….it’s not only about trying to work hard for our self and our family… I think it’s important that we think of others too… the elderly… the orphans… the sick…. Any of the unfortunate one. Life is not only about us… Always think of other people….. Be compassionate… be generous… be thoughtful… be kind… be whatever u needed to be…

This movie has convinced me of something I’ve wanted to do for soooo long… but don’t have enough guts to do it…
But today …. I, Norshafina Ibrahim will pledge my organs and tissues after my death in order to help and benefit others….
If you feel the same way too… register yourself with:

Pusat Sumber Transplan Nasional

(National Transplant Resource Center)

Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Pahang, 50586 Kuala Lumpur

03-2615-5555 ext 6576 (Hospital KL) or 03-26942705.

Or go sign up at:
http://rayma.com.my/giftoflife/signup.html

Me?? `hangat-hangat tahi ayam!'

Dear friends or strangers...

This is my third attempt to have a blog.. or to be exact.. to be able to maintain a blog!!

Since i were in school.. i'm always full of ideas, wanting to do new things, or perhaps keep on doing new and different things... I've always felt the need to keep on doing things to brighten up my life... or to cast away the boredom...

For example, i have changed from one hobby to another for the past two years! First.. i'm sooo crazy doing all the wedding things.. I mean all the deco, the door gifts, the 'hantaran'... I'll do it for my friends, my cousins.. and also my neighbours!! I'll do it whenever i can find time, of course.. and i'm always able to find time!! i use to do this almost for free!! Can you imagine?? To me ... it's all about satisfaction!!

Then .. i started to get tired with it... just when i found out that i could do jewelleries myself!! I found out the places i could buy all the materials needed at a reasonable price.. and i bought books as references. All the materials are not cheap .. not cheap at all!! and as usual, that doesn't stop me. I will design my own jewellery and at one point ... take orders from my friends and mum's friends. The bussiness is quite awesome!!

But then the ethusiasm slowly went a way.... now i only do it when i feel like doing it..
At this point of time .. i just found a new hobby.. It's called paper quilling.. I'll tell about it later!

I wonder how long i can keep this hobby? Almost the same question i ask myself when is comes to updating and maintaining my blog!!
Hmm... i really..really hope that i can manage to do it forever,,, and evvvvvveeeeeerrrrr!!!

This blog is basicly about me sharing my thoughts & inspirations with all of you...
Please... do write something whenever or whatever you wish..