Self vector portrait.

Salam all and Hi.

How you guys doing?
I hope everything is okay with you.

Someone sent me a vector portrait of myself, and it is free of charge. yay! So here I want to do kinda review of it.
Maybe you're interested to get one, because his work is so stunning!

Yes, everyone has their own style of creating vector portraits. To be honest, vector art is not my forte. To me in creating a vector, we really really need to have an eye for details and spend some time on it and patience.

I tried to make a vector portrait (turning a photo into vector illustration), I was using GIMP. The software is quite niece and easy to use, especially for beginner but I don't really want to spend that much time on making that so I decided to just leave it. haha don't judge me.

but hey look at his work!

I don't know but I am so impressed! and I genuinely really like it. Thank you so much. It's amazing.

If you want him create a vector portrait for you, you can reach him on:

Facebook: Fitri Hamid

Whatsapp: 0135078346

What do you think of his work? Don't forget to leave a comment.

Till then. Ciao!

How weird is my name?

Salam all and Hi.

I hope you're doing great.

How is me? I am fine, thanks.

For those who doesn't know what is my full name, lemme tell you - my full name is Nurul Farozze. Maybe this is the first time you have ever known someone with this name, and that's me. Well it is kinda weird name I guess because there are lots of people ask me,

"what is your full name actually? is that for real?"
"oh that's weird!"
"what is the meaning of your name?"
"I don't know how to pronounce your name?"
"Is that the real spelling?"

So yes, that's my name and I am proud of it. Shout out to my dad, thank you so much for this name <3

I've never hate my name nor the spelling, but I admit that I was curious to know what is the meaning of my name. I did google, asked people - but I didn't found it. So I simply say that my name doesn't mean anything.

Before further ado, if you are wondering why am I suddenly talking about my name? This is because recently, someone that I just know and he asked my full name (as always) and I told him, that's my name. Then he asked me what's the meaning of my name? and I just answered him that I don't know but I think there's no meaning, and he was like "kalau takda makna panggil nama lain je lah."

Auch, that's hurt!

But hey I'm not sad or anything, I get used to it. I have been using this name all my life and I am actually don't give a crap on people who saying bad about my name and stuff.

I am too busy being me, yknowwww.

To be honest, I am so thankful for this name because it helps me a lot, in everything. Yes, people easily remember me - the lecturers especially. (but it makes me hard to skip any classes/ponteng because the lecturer knows me)

Oh ya if you're wondering how to pronounce it, it is like 'Fa-ro-zi' - the spelling doesn't matter.

I still remember when I was taking a test for IPG, one of the lecturers there asked me - what country is your dad comes from? and I was like, hey my dad is a Malaysian, and then he said sorry because he just wondered why my name is spelled like that. I wasn't mad or anything - it's okay!

I want to be real with y'all - frankly, I always getting nervous whenever I am being in a ceremony or event and whatnot, where is my name need to be announced or to be called in a public, in front of tons of people. I am scared if they mispronounce my name, I don't know why I've got that feeling and yes it is annoying, but I get used to it. No problemo. I know most of people genuinely cannot say my name.

One of the beautiful things that I like with this name, is whenever I am waiting for my name to be called, and at that moment - the person who are calling the names is like 'nurul fa......ro......' and they look of confusion on the face and I just like "yahhh that's me" and I have never ever mistaken! Well people usually stuck on my name and I swear, I know that's me. Haha.

And I know some of people they are laughing of it, yknoww I can hear that, but I couldn't anything - whatever people do is not my business and I just care about me, about how I feel. That's that.

For those who likes to make fun of other's name, can you just stop it. You don't really know how they feel and why not just being nice with people?

I am so sorry because I don't have any special ways of explaining my name but I am proud of it.
Nurul Farozze, that's me. Call me 'Ee' for short (E-e) maybe that's the weirdest nickname I dunno.

and yes I have never been able to find any key chain with my name on it. Lol.

Till then, keep well.

Book Review: Gantung

Salam all. Hi.
I hope you're doing well.

So today's post I wanna do a review of Gantung by Nadia Khan.

This novel is published in December 2013 and this is my second time reading it. Yes, I can re-read this book even 10 times. lol.

I feel like reading the past and present at the same time, it was a lil bit confusing at first - so when you read this book you really need to catch the whole thing from the first or you will re-read it again to capture the whole thing when you just know what is actually happened.

The superb plot twists are so mind blowing! I don't know but I just like it.

Basically the story is about friendship and this is not a love story. They are four of them, Gibbs, Ray, Kj and Troll who are best friends. They have a promise/code: no one for all, just all for one. and yes they treat girls like object. They can't have an exclusive relationship with a girl, they must share the girl till one of them breaks the code then strange things start to take place.

This book is for matured audience I guess because it is a lil bit adult-y, I'm not saying your brain will turns to blue or green or any colours - it is not that extreme tho, but just parents, be careful on what your kids should read.

It is absolutely satisfying but you know I'm kinda frustrated by the ending, because of this one character - it almost made me cry cause I like Gibbs to be real somehow, and Kj, he is a cool guy. So I would like to give 4.5 out of 5.

I really really like this book a lot, and it is one of my favourite malay books - I just read fixi books. hehe.

Well I don't want to spoil but just trust me it is a worth reading if you're looking for something different.

Leave me a comment what do you think about this book if you have read and maybe some suggestions of fixi books?

Till then, keep well.
Ciao.
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Read the first two chapters: HERE

Exam Anxiety?!

Salam all, hi!

I hope you are doing well.

And yes, it is exam season. To anyone who has to do exam right now, I wish you all the best.

I don’t know about you all, but maybe you can’t help but feel some anxiety, you would stress so much. You didn’t sleep, you stayed up all night and go to your exams looking like death. You didn’t eat properly. Basically, you are stressed and anxious.

I am not that kind of person, I am not a night owl. I sleep early, wake up early in the morning. But just a little bit nervous, like butterflies in my stomach. Basically I deal well with exams, but still I hate exams and I don’t know why. Even I passed with flying colours but just I hate it.

What I always did whenever I feel anxiety, nervous etc.

•           I listen to music.
•          Getting to bed.
•          Drink lots of water.

I heard that chewing gum, it would help you to increase your focus and concentrations and apparently it is a better study aid than coffee.

Well, I don’t feel that exams really show our intelligence. It is actually just make some people so anxious. But we still need to do the best, I don’t know why, but we have to.

What I hate the most is whenever I forgot something, I knew it but I just forgot then my mind goes blank and I will keep trying to remember it, but just I forgot it – and as soon as I leave the exam hall, nahhhh I remember it.

And the coursework, it’s like 60-70 % of the grade. And I usually don’t check my coursework marks before the finals. Either I did well or not, but just I don’t want anything to bring me down before I go for exams.

I would not recommend it. Because yes, it is not the best way to go about it. And for some people, by checking the coursework would bring them some confidence and spirit.

Some people say, all exams do is test our memory not our knowledge. But yah, feels free to disagree.

That’s basically my thoughts on examinations. And it all worked out great, literally nothing bad happened. I managed to be in the first class, so far. I’m in a second year and I have another 2 years to get a degree.

Wish me luck.

And to anyone who currently goes through exams, please don’t stress! It’s okay, you will find your path.

Why not leave a comment and tell me what you usually do to beat the exam anxiety, to handle the stress and nervousness. It might help others.

Till then, keep well!

Ciao.