Ramadan Kareem to all Muslim Community

It says it all on the title! Ramadan Kareem /Mubarak to all! It feels surreal that I'm experiencing this celebration on first hand. Wayback in college, I actually had a friend that practiced fasting during Ramadan and after 6 in the evening, we would eat at a fastfood nearby. She usually treats me and of course as a friend I'm have no right to oblige.

Back to present, as i've posted on my previous post( redundant?!) I'm currently living and working here in KSA and we all know that this is a muslim country and celebrating Ramadan is way different in what I experienced with my fellow colleague. 

Before Ramadan, you can see in their grocery store or supermarkets, Muslims bought much food like there's no tomorrow. A lot of people are busy stocking much food. Also fastfood here are pretty much busy than before. And few hours before the Ramadan itself, prayers( or salat) are quite longer and frequent than usual. 

And as of the moment, as I'm typing this post, they are in fasting until 7 in the evening. It is not allowed for them to take any food nor liquid at 4am til 7pm. Also they are not allowed to smoke. It's their way of cleansing for this sacred event that happen once a year. And we must respect their practices. We non muslims should never seen in public eating or sharing food to them. Also our working schedule had changed due to people are actively awake 7pm til around 4 in the morning. And it means we don't have work on daytime. ( lucky for us! Yipee!) 

That's all for now guys. I'll be posting more updates of what's happening here and there. Bye for now! Ciao!

Update

Hey readers! I've been missing in action for so long and I apologize for that. I've been focused with my profession(or so called work!)that I've left my blogosphere  for quite some time. I'm not even sure how to start blogging again(teehee!) but anyhoo, I'll try my very best to write some posts here. 

I'm currently here in Middle East specifically in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for work. As few of you knew that I'm a Registered Nurse and practicing it in our homeland won't give me much future( or rather savings!) and also I wanna try explore different things. Nuff for my rambling! I've been here for five months now and I can say that I'm quite adjusted but not totally. And at this very moment I'm just lounging here at our workplace coz it too benign. No workload for me! Yipee! And more time for blogging. Maybe on my next post I'll share my skincare routine. And contemplating whether to start doing videos(not tutorials, much like get ready with me)

So for now, that's all I want to share with you guys! God Bless and take care! Ciao!

 New place. New adventure.

I just got lucky

It's been a while since I post an entry here on blogspot. I even forgot my old account here(sayang!). 

Anyway, this will be my first formal entry and I do hope this will make any sense. at all :D

I've been joining Blog and Youtube contests/giveaways since 2009. And I admit, my previous blog mainly composed of these giveaways. It is one way of gaining new make up items from beauty gurus here in blogspot community and also from youtube. I can't even remember how many contests I joined before(but its a lot!) and how much time consumed on staying online in order for me to post each and every giveaway. But luckily, with all efforts I put on, I won few items(locally and even internationally). And gives you such happiness when you received the items.

I'm gonna share some photos of few items I won on previous contests(not all) I joined ^_^

2009

My first winnings (all the way from Tampa Florida)

Ecotools 5 piece brush set and Spell mineral cosmetics

2010

benefit posietint sample
stila illumnating powder-100 wattsNyx 5 color eyeshadow-dream of antigua
maybelline expert blush-sweet cinnamon

Clinique lash doubling mascara in black

2011

First high end make up winnings

NARS LIP PRODUCTS

NARS LIPGLOSS in Orgasm

NARS SHEER LIPSTICK in ROMAN HOLIDAY

NARS MATTE LIPSTICK in Bangkok

NARS LIP PENCIL in DOLCE VITA

I can't find other photos I've taken(sorry) from other giveaways that I won. Also I got few freebies from companies for their promotion like Sunsilk and Johnson's & Johnsons(I shared it before on facebook)

I'm grateful that I gained few new items from the past years(and it's free). But winning those giveaways are not mainly based on pure luck,it includes hard work, determination and God's will.

That's it for now. Til next post! Ciao!

November Bookshelves: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

The Sea of Tranquility

by  Katja Millay

I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk.

Full of rage and without a purpose, former pianist Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone discovering her past and to make the boy who took everything from her pay.

All 17 year-old Josh Bennett wants is to build furniture and be left alone, and everyone allows it because it’s easier to pretend he doesn’t exist. When your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.

Everyone except Nastya, a hot mess of a girl who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. The more he gets to know her, the more of a mystery she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he may ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding or if he even wants to.

The Sea of Tranquility is a slow-building, character-driven romance about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances.

MY THOUGHTS:

This is my first ever book review so I wanna make this short and simple. The author gave much justice with the two main characters, Nastya/Emilia and Joshua and their story itself. It is a heart wrenching especially on Nastya/Emilia's part that'll make you even wince.  I like how the author describe vividly the high point or the climax of the story. It makes you feel what the main character wants to deliver at that certain moment. I also adored Drew's character,  Joshua's(and later on Nastya's)confidante.

This book is light reading type and close to reality unlike other YA books, it can happen to anyone.

I'm trying my best not to give some spoilers(and it's quite hard!). I am in awe on the ending though because I didn't expect it at all. 

RATINGS: 

That's it for now!God Bless and take care!

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