I have always panicked about my life about everything; why on earth don't I have a boyfriend yet when everybody else in my circle has one, why am I not working yet when everybody else's making money while studying, why haven't I publish my first book yet, why this, why that. I have always thought that at 18 years old, I am actually quite slow. I used to think that I'm still young and I still have a long way to go, but there are a lot of people who achieved more than I did at my age. At first, it became a motivation, after that it became a pressure. I mean, I have only six years left before I get married. Ok, hang on there, six years is a long way to go, but, I wake up and now it's August. Six years maybe like six sleeps away, and I haven't found my groom, nor the money for a grand wedding. Dramatic and lunatic, I know, but, oh my god. *sleeps anyway for the sake of killing the thoughts* *wakes up the next day and it's already next year* *hello*
The other day, I was in the car with my mother and my aunt, and I overheard their conversation. My aunt couldn't progress in her work position because she is not a degree holder, hence she has to stay in the same position until the end. Fair enough, her current position is money making too, but conceding to the fact that she can climb higher makes me wonder. She got married at 35, and she finished her diploma maybe when she was 20-22 years old. At the gap of nearly 15 years, I think that she could have done so much for herself, especially in terms of education. Of course, she hustled at work until she could own her own properties and assets, but that wasn't enough for your self-development. Being rich is a bonus, but being educated is a priority, as being educated can make you rich.
From that day, I was like, you know what, scrap all this petty stuff. I will hustle for myself. I will study hard and earn a doctorate, improve myself, and do everything that is good for my own self-development. I will still wait for my Prince Charming, but, while he is looking for me, or maybe we have found each other, but as he is arranging his strategies to take me for good, I guess I'll have to learn how to use my own weapons while he's not around to save me.
Oh, I haven't been talking to all of you for quite some time now since I'm always talking to one particular person and ignoring everyone else. I'm sorry for neglecting 14 up to 60 people of you who stopped by to read my shenanigans and rants, or simply just want to kepoci around like I always do with some of you as well hehe. #kepoci4lyfe
Let's talk!
I have just finished my final examinations last Thursday and attended my first recording for a uni ad, which is actually my first job and got paid decently, no, more than enough for just talking for about 5 minutes. I suddenly feel like doing showbiz seriously now since I really love the creative industry, let's look out for more opportunities, In Shaa Allah. I'm so proud of myself I'm not going to spend my first cheque on anything, I might even frame it! I cannot express how happy I am to earn something by myself because I have never worked, well, I do, like submitting stuff and such, but I never got rewarded for it. Ah guys, I know I am overreacting but sheesh, let me have my moment pleaseeeeee.
I have an upcoming project that still needs loads of revision, but I'll tell you guys all about it later. I'm just helping with the writing....which reminds me that I need to finish it up soon but........it has been long since I don't procrastinate so...... *reaches for the pillow and sleeps*
Done with my life updates, let's get personal.
All of my friends know that I dream a lot of dreams, and some of them can be a film, some of them can be an inspiration for my stories. My dreams can go from nonsense to seriously, brutally, drop-dead real.
I have been dreaming about someone that I never met. He was never my type of man; shoulder-length hair, looks quite messy, and wears what Shawn Mendes always wears- a T-shirt underneath his unbuttoned shirt, what do you call it? Whatever. He looks like a miserable student. Nonetheless, he was a good man and likes to take me for rides and meet up with his family. I remembered in one dream, he showed me a video of him surprising me during my birthday.
I dreamed about him twice but in long intervals. I remembered that I dreamed about him again after 3 months when I forgot about him. In that dream, I was in his car and I said immediately, "Eh, bukan ke kita pernah pergi tempat ni?". Psychic, I know. I'm impressed with myself too. How can I think critically in dreams but not in real life?
To make things more complicated, I was scrolling through Instagram and found a picture of a man that I don't know. He was a student in a university close to mine, and what drawed me to look at his picture was his pose infront of the university court. Fair enough, I closed the tab and slept. However, my head started to actively think. Shoulder length hair, quite the same features.......could it be....
HIM?
I freaked out and looked at his picture again. Is it him? Is it really him? I asked around my friends if they know him. They asked me to stay away from him because apparently, he's..a James Dean in Rebels. A bad boy, as how they address it. Oh, wow. God must be having a flip in my stories. How can I fall in love with someone that doesn't cut his hair, looks messy, a bad boy some more. I always go for the good ones, although well, they break my heart but, they are good boys.
I don't know how fate is going to take a toll on me, and maybe it's not him, but let's just wait for the next episode of this Akasia drama slot of mine.
I was skipping my Spotify playlist and it came across Lauv's 'Never Not'. I decided to drop by while I still think about you, in case if you are still here, reading my feed. It must be nice, having someone to write about you and compiling all the thoughts of that person towards you for you to read until the end of a lifetime. I am not throwing shades, I'm being drop-dead serious. I have always wanted paragraphs or letters written to me or about me too, I always wanted to know how I appeal to people or make people feel or how I change his life. Wait, why am I saying all of these things to you? Yes, you pay attention to what I say. Used to, I believe.
It has been a few weeks after the confrontation, and I haven't heard from you ever since. How are you? It seems that the new place is good for you and not as scary as what it seems, right? I know that you will blend well.
I know that this is a very short post but I'm just checking in to check up on you a little while. Stay safe!
"Dear, I'm having a meeting on Monday. Come and join us"
I literally left the text on read and threw it to the back of my pillow. My week has been messed up and so did my brain. I didn't have the energy to even wake up. Besides, it was usual for Cikgu to take me to his meetings to come and nod when they were discussing things that I wasn't involved in. Well, I actually do eavesdrop their discussions although my eyes were stuck on the laptop/phone/book, I eventually learn something. As a person that doesn't like to be left hanging, I replied a few hours later after I felt soberer. "What is it about? It's not an order, right?"
"Yes, it is. The board of directors of the company is having a meeting, and you are one of them"
What. The. Actual. Fish. Cake. (I swear a lot but in case the elders see this). No, he's being ridiculous. He has always been ridiculous. I mean, I do all the typing for him but not as the main line of his company, no way! I'm just 18, messed up, no financial support, knows zero about management, and now I am a board of director of a company? Is he serious?
I swear, I bombarded him with a lot of questions for him to change his mind. "How is that you are allowed to make such decision without the agreement of a majority?" "Isn't it too young for me to do all this?" "I can't manage myself, how am I supposed to manage a company?" "How are you so confident about this?"
He shut me down with one answer:
"It's my company, I can do whatever I want"
Oh well :)
The next day, I was really contemplating to go and decided to tell him that I'm not going because I am so shocked of the news. It was so sudden. I mean, he has always arrange things for me and my future, but it was too much for me to comprehend. Imagine snuggling in your blanket after a mental breakdown and you were told that you will have a big responsibility ahead of you. Double trouble. I replied that I was not going and snuggled in my blanket again until I opened my eyes and checked my phone. He was on my way in 12 minutes. This man I tell you, will do anything when he wants to get it done.
Yes guys, I dragged myself to the meeting with a hoodie and joggers. I listened what the hell should I do and what my role was. So basically, I had to manage a publishing company that is under my name and the director thing is so complicated but I think that is all you need to know. Another shocking news; I will have my own publishing company for real. That publishing company is for a cause and mission though, I can't simply publish all the stuff that I want especially without Cikgu's approval, I will die the second he knows I am doing something else behind his back with the company. I was planning to start another independent publishing press where I can publish all my poems as I progress and know my way in the industry.
Fast forward a week later, I had register my company under SSM with my name as the sole owner! I was proud that I did all the documentation alone with my mother sitting there with her tablet, but the procedures were actually super easy and fuss-free. Please go to Putrajaya if you want to get all government-related stuff done. I have an unpopular opinion that Putrajaya is the only city that is carefully preserved by the government. It is clean, the architecture for each building is mesmerizing, the scenery and view are just breathtaking. Other than KL, Elle and I will have our Putrajaya edition shoot soon. Oh, she's in UiTM Dengkil now taking law, finally, someone that I can refer to when I want to find evidence to support my study cases and reports.
Honestly, I have mixed feelings when this company was given to me. It was all that I dreamed of and it was given to me just like that. The idea of being fully involved in crafting your words and turning it into a solid spined book is what I have ever wished for. Being present in the process A-Z is what I hoped for. It doesn't matter if it is genuinely my thoughts or rewriting other people's stories, I have always found a special connection with the paragraphs and words that I write. Also, the idea of doing projects with your loved ones; Mama and Cikgu guiding me all the way, and having our names printed at the front cover side by side or on top of one another is just, you know, how cool is that? Despite our super petty fights, we managed to work out and do something out of it.
I am still trying to work out on what to do with this company. For now, I just need a team of three; to handle Accounting and Finance, and Design. I'm planning to pull Elle into the company because she loves books and she has a good entrepreneurship skill, she'll ace in marketing. She's also good in management so there'll be a check and balance in the company. While waiting for her vending machine dream to come true, we'll focus on this first. I'll learn how to print and all that during the semester break that is a week away so let's hope I'll learn fast!
This will be a very long journey, but I can't afford to waste people's trust in me to do this. Bismillah, in God's will, I will ace this.