Lukas Podolski

Looking good in an Arsenal jersey.

I realise the lack of football blog posts on here, so I decided to dedicate my first one to Lukas Podolski, who Arsenal just recently signed. Us fans are extremely excited to see him in action. ESPECIALLY if Robin Van Persie stays(which sources suggested recently), to get to see both strikers working together to score goals.

I'M SO EXCITED :D

Life and Time

It's 3 in the morning--my usual time for blogging and tweeting. What shall I talk about? I usually start off with some context in mind, then stray off to some other random thing that's been bugging or inspiring me. Or I just start talking about music, since I write these posts with music playing.

   I also realise that blogging about what I did today/yesterday/the day before is not only boring for readers, but boring for me to write as well HAHA. But yeah I'm in the middle of exams right now, I've got four papers left. The next one's on Tuesday. Tomorrow, actually. Shit man what is it with me and blogging the day before a paper?
   It's also slowly dawned on me recently that I'm nearing the end of my time here in KYUEM. It's those kind of things that you've known for a long time but it suddenly hits you when you're nearing that time, and it hits you hard. (random mental note: blogging at late hours with an empty stomach is not fun at all). I've been in this place for almost two years. TWO YEARS. The exams I sit right now is the exact reason why I came here in the first place: to get those grades and fulfill those requirements. Through the process I've made many friends, many memories, and have formed unforgettable friendships.

and I'm grateful for that. Who wouldn't be?

Goodbyes are hard. No doubt about that. But it's something every single one of us have to do to each other at some point in our lives. How often do our parents hang out with their old high school and college friends? Coz after uni there's career, work, marriage, raising a family...life's universal routine. It's not like I'm gonna choose a different path and be hipster about it, it's just....normal, you know? It's actually scary how normal it is to have great friendships and drift apart because life gets in the way.

But hey, there's no harm in trying.

I'm hungry

bye

Axiata

I GOT IT.

It's so unreal. It's a miracle--a beautiful one. It's the one thing I have hoped for ever since the first semester of my college. My mentality was "If I don't get a scholarship, I won't even be flying overseas. I don't have that kind of money" since Day 1. It's been my vision, my goal, my dream. To have reached the final stage of it was a miracle enough, and I'm happy for it. To achieve this thing I have envisioned since 2010....indescribable. Now that I've gotten it, it has become of the upmost importance to meet my university requirements. I need those grades.

and I'm going to get them. If I can achieve this goal, I can achieve another.

I'm just so happy :') I'm thankful to Allah, my parents, my friends, and the support of anyone and everyone. Lol I sound like I won an Oscar but CLOSE ENOUGH. Tomorrow's my first A2 paper. Pure Maths 3, the dreaded one. Pray for me.

LOL MORE MUSIC!

Tiffany Alvord and Chester See's cover of Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away". SO MUCH TALENT ON YOUTUBE HOW CAN I NOT HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AHH. Talk about music spam. Enjoy.

Kina Grannis

How have I not known about her until now???? After lots of youtubing last night, I came across this video and fell in love with her version. I love Kina Grannis and I hope she makes more music like this. Flawless. Here's her cover of "Fix You."

<3

Hallelujah

Just in case I haven't introduced Justin Robinett & Michael Henry to my blog(because I don't remembering uploading any of their videos), here it is. These two dudes are a talented duo--their flawless harmony and soothing piano skills are only part of their potential. Here's their cover of Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah".

Marvel, my life

The furthest I've ever gone

So I'm back home, but just for a night. Lately I've been progressing through the Axiata scholarship assessments, and have successfully reached the final stage after lots of patience and effort. I've gotten this far and it's the furthest I've ever gone. To be honest, I never even bothered to consider applying for a scholarship when I finished SPM. I took it too easy, and now I regret that. But with regret, there is compromise. I pray that tomorrow will be successful and will grant me a place on Axiata's list of scholars.

I noticed how my blog has a lot of hope in it. Are these posts of hopes and dreams a declaration of my goals in a way? Or just plain wishful thinking? Haha and I keep asking questions too. So many questions in life to answer; so many questions we don't know the answer to. Anyway, this is the furthest I've gone for any scholarship application whatsoever. It really tested my ability and brought out my potential. And now I'm like, "DAMMIT IRSYAD YOU CAN DO IT", which is good! :) The road doesn't stop there, though. Still right smack in the middle of A2 examinations. The final push has arrived, and I sure as hell do not want to disappoint.

Have at thee.