Let’s Take A Break.
- My friend S says thank you for the pictures and that she definitely felt better :) So YAY. Hahhaha. We made it! I’d also like to thank ALL of you who participated in any way, cuz I dare say, this post has made quite a number of people come forward to talk about their insecurities, and how it’s evolved through time. We’re all human afterall ey? Thank you for sharing!
November is just around the corner and so is my first A Levels paper. I hope not to blog for the whole of November till my last A Levels paper. Anz (or whoever else for that matter)! I am willing to place money this time round! Hahaha!
Anyway before I go off, I would like to post a last entry which is dedicated to my friend S, and I hope all of you will enjoy laughing at the pictures as much as I have enjoyed compiling them.
Click on the first picture you see below and subsequently just hover to the right or left of the popup and click to move to the next picture. Have fun giggling!
I would like to warn you though, that dialup users would definitely die waiting for everything to load properly. There are around 50 pictures after you click the link below. And yes, you’re supposed to wait for ALL the pictures to load first before clicking anything cuz the viewing gets screwed up if you’re impatient..
Hahaha, hilarious aren’t they? I hope you had a good laugh and the handful of you who are actually feeling down as reflected on your MSN nicknames and your blog entries, I hope that made your day.
But that’s not the only point. The message I’m trying to deliver, is that almost everyone goes through that phase whereby we don’t look as gorgeous as we want to be. However, that does not give us a reason to weep every night feeling sorry for ourselves.
Instead, we should be thankful for what we have, make peace with our innerselves and find a way to improve the way we are if really need be.
As quoted from one of the emails I received;
The only thing that she can do, is to accept it and know that beauty lies deep inside. There is no way anyone can tell her that she’s beautiful, but herself and furthermore, its only her and she alone can help herself.
If only i knew how to appreciate myself the way i see it now, i will tell myself to learn to love myself more, and won’t think to much about what people have to say…
And just to add on, I actually cried while reading one of the emails I got from someone regarding this issue. I had a serious insecurity issue over my looks when I was growing up and I so could relate to that person. Maybe next time I will talk about it. Not that I’m running away, it’s just that I’ve to start mugging! Hahaha..
Oh and by the way, it’s ok Eddy, I forgive you :) Click on his name to see a rather long and very good blog entry with regards to the same topic, with which I could find myself nodding and relating to. Thanks Eddy for jotting down what I cannot find the words for.
Comments are open for this entry aight! And if you want to add your photos to this entry, don’t hesistate to send them to fingersdontfingfaddy@hotmail.com! I need one Before photo and one After photo. (Updates to this entry not counted as blogging ok! ahha!)
Note that I will delete any comment deemed to be of malicious intent :)
PS. Huge thanks to Shikin, Fifi, Luqman, Crabs, Yanni, Peah, Claire, Eddy, Uncle Sha, Amira, Salbiah, Narda, Jannah, Hafeez, Nassy, Atiqa, Izyan, Fauzi, Sangitah, Radhiyah, Filzah, Ayie, Fitree, Lynn and Myself for making this post possible! -Hugs-
BYE DARLINGS I LOVE YOU. ok time for full on chugga chugga chugga. Allahuakhbar!!
WOOT!! IM FEATURED INSIDE! wahahhahahahahahahhhaha! *COUGH*
all the best for your A Levels! =D
thx for making such a great project on your latest entry… its true… the only reasons for the insecurities that we have, is because of what people had judged you and perceived who you truly are…
” you are beautiful, you are smart, you are who you truly are… ” and no one can take that special something that you possessed…
thanks fad… i was smiling myself, silly… :D
gosh faddy! nice work man! it’s great to see you do these kinda things.. you really are one hell of a blogger.
everyone become more handsome or pretty sehh! :D
*ROFL*
(roll on floor laughing)
hahahaha.. malu nye~!
i am still reeling from shock
but i’ve the admit, its cute
HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I THINK I SHOULD MAKE MY ENTRY PUBLIC AH DEN YOUR READERS CAN READ AND SEE HOW SLENGE I WAS BACK THEN. LOL LOL LOL!!!
anyway, i am glad i popped by your place just now cos i swear its been a long time since i last saw you and it feels so nice to see you doing good.
all the best for your A’s, sweetheart! cya soooon.
ya allah, malu nye aku…
haha. Faddy. Like i told you, if it was an examinable subject, you wld straight away get that A STAR LA!!!
Anyway, I love this latest project of urs. It really made me laugh and smile and remind mysev that we’re all just human la eh.
Love you babe!!
YOU ROCKS LA!!!
wah!! stail ah gambar2 ni sume. buat kenangan..tapi orang2 yang difeaturedkan kat dalam mesti mangkok nye..pasal dah kene ketawe… anyway bout my pics that u want to put rite, can u put it as small as possible? or mayb poor resolution so it may not look that obvious.wakaka!
Faddy
1st time seh ada orang nak promote my Jambul tinggi pics. Hehehehe and to think I waited for more than 15 years for that. Penat tau buat jambul tinggi2, tangan sampai lenggoh.
Finally ada org notice, after a long 15 years wait.
Thank you for your interest in my before pictures. Hehehe dulu take org nak pandang pun…
hahahahahaha. gambar yg last tu la yg paling kekek.. hahahaha.. kental nak mampos.. tapi pmpn tu skrg lagi rabak.. kental to the max!!! hahaha. kidding.. skrg dia dah makin lawa ah.. fooo… berdesyut ah dia.. macam beyonce.. =) ok la, gd luck for a’s! cau!
great effort faddy!
moi was taking a break frm mugging when i read tis … really made my night
i’m sure your fren get the point, i hope she does, if not, let me ketuk her head!
gd luck wif u A’s!
cheers
If I can dig out my photos and figure out why the heck my server is not uploading pics… I’ll email you a before photo. Otherwise, I’m sure you’ll find something lurking in my archives. lol
hahax!! cool!! Best!! Oh kak fad, i donno where my pics have gone!! haiz~.. bt the entry is damn cool!! I had fun laughing..
ALL THE WAY!!! Sorry i couldn’t help you in this one.. really tied up=(
GAMBETTE!!
*hugs*
and here I’ve signed up for NaBloPoMo http://www.fussy.org/nablopomo.html
all through November baby!
hoho! luqman is my uncle! so slenger lor. so many many the pictures. tak sempat tgk la as im in sch. hurhur.
wahahahahahahahaha..
Damn i shud haf given u my pics oso sey..
Too bad i dun haf d time to switch on my SLOW pc..
OMG!
i looked so stupid la before!!!!
and YOU!
haha can still rmbr how you wore that checked pants to camp bahtera sia. wanna slp in the same tent with me somemore!!
(((:
Nassy looks so manly la, but so cuteeee!
and ATIQA!! hahahahaaa. xingnan sehh!
alamak. gue syg sama lu la beb. kembali kenangan lama!
Hello Fad!
Let me get my introductory done first. My name is Huda and I’m 19.
I read Eddy’s entry with much interest about his “low self-esteem” years.
I was surprised, that I wasn’t the only cousin who had to go through the same
phase. So I decided, to share my story too, and hopefully through the
encouragement your friend receives from the people who care about him/her (incld you!)
your friend will feel much better about him/herself. Insyallah.
Up till now, there are still times when I feel that I am not on par when I compare
myself with my bestest friends. Worse still, there are some of my relatives,
especially my grandmother who loves to rub it in,(besides the fact that she hates me. hurhur.)
by telling my aunties, that “Huda, ni tak lawa, tengok adik dia, lagi lawa. Dahla tu, si Huda ni pemalas.” Haha. It gets pretty amusing when you get older of course, yes, amusing and very hurtful. I remember seeing pictures at a birthday party, and how my aunt said that my cheeks were like an apple. Golly, and here I take at least an hour to finish an apple!
Just like abg yotz, I am surrounded by beautiful people. My bestest friends always
have cute/hot guys going after them. Being in poly, is also at times frustrating,
you have to look your best at least 60% (understatement)of the time,
worse still, I’m in the business faculty, where all the hottest chicks alive are constantly surrounding me. HAHA. No, I’m not being bitter, instead I love (neither am I a lesbian!) admiring these girls ,some, whom are my very good friends.
Even the parents, love to make fun of my butt once a upon a time.
Which of cos’ I told my parents, that it is my asset. =)
Although I am not overweight, they used to tease me that I’m fat.
It pretty much sucked. Haha.
However, things took a change for me when I stepped into poly.
Amidst, all the beautiful people who are at times shallow,
(eg. malay guys whom will not talk to you unless you are pretty)
I met my ITCH gang whom pretty much gave me a makeover,
at that point, I had a great boyfriend (whom of cos’ became a jerk later on)
who taught me to love myself, my body, my babats and just be comfortable with myself.
It’s a tall order but it takes alot of time,confidence in oneself and definitely support
from people around you.
Yes, it’s still pretty normal to scream when your hair just refuse to co-operate,
or pimples popped out at the wrong time, but definitely I love myself so much more now.
Best part, I love saying, “Wahlauu, I so kental last time!” when I look at old pictures.
It makes me laugh cos’ I know, if someone only judge me of my exterior, and did not take the time to know my interior. Then “Good Riddance no?.”
Cos’ I am special and unique in my own ways!
Psst, did I bore you? Haha. Hopefully not.
I too have a dear friend who is going through the same thing,
so every time I see her, I will remind her, that she is beautiful in her very own
special way, especially in my eyes and give her a big bear hug.
PS: Good luck for your As.
–
cheerios,
huda
=)
There are so many of them i grew up with.
Peeah,.. from primary school…
Atiqa from sec school..
mirA from sec school,.. hee.
Filzee… from sec school…
Yes,.. they’ve changed.. on the surface… And trust me,.. they’re like becoming much prettier as the days pass.
I tell ya,.. i think i’m very fortunate to have met one of the most beautiful people around..
of course you can see that they’ve changed,.. appearance-wise,..
But one thing for sure,.. and that i’m very positive of,.. is that they are still the same person, yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Peeah, atiqa, filzah, amira,. are all very very very nice people. I would never be able to thank them enough for playing, whether a small or big role,.. but is still a part,… in my life.
I’m sure they have taught me something in the course of my life,.. and yeah… these are the people… ugly or not,.. who are your friends and who still remain who they are thru time.
I’m not spared from my own period of insecurities. Trust me,. These 4 people know much much better. hahahah. Im sure they’d be able to laugh their heads off thinking back upon my kental days. and trust me,.. it WAS VERY kental. hahaha.
But I hope i still remain the same person as i am. Inside.. Where my friends saw me through,. as a friend,.. and during those times were when i learnt one of the more important lessons in my life. All thanks to the people around me.
So,.. at the end of the day,.. when you look at the pictures again,.. do remember that these people,.. before and after,.. are still the SAME person. They still love the same things. they still laugh at the same jokes. and they still hang out with you. They are the same soul and human being as they were in their ugly days. Let us thank God for the transformation we have had to make us feel like a better person.
But dont forget, let us be the same humble person too and that we may learn more priceless lessons in time to come. And not forgetting the friends we had.
And lets give a hand to our friends whom you think has a better potential for a different haircut or another shade of makeup yeah?
It does wonders. :)
[...] A MUST-READ… My friend, Faddy’s latest entry. And to you Fad, better concentrate on your As aite. And no more blogging for the time being ok. Wish you all the best, babe! Sorry I wasnt able to send in my pics, you MSN-ed me at the wrong time ah babe. =( We should seriously really really meet up soon, together with Nas. Been quite some time.. [...]
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Hello Faddy!
I hope I’m not too late to send you the before and after pictures. :) *cross-fingers*
I can totally relate to your friend’s concerns regarding her physical appearence. I,myself am no stranger to this issue. It all started when I entered secondary one, I was one of those unlucky victims forced to be in the TAF pogramme. I swear it was the painful, embarassing and most of all heartbreaking point of my life. Every day without fail my classmates would call me names such as “air pork” (what the hell right?) or make funny noises such as BOOM BOOM! when I’m walking anywhere near them. I tried to put up a brave front by ignoring but they refused to stop. I took their comments seriously and felt that there is something wrong with me, since I could not resist foods there is no way I could avoid it. I read an article abt bulimic people, yes it got me curious. My curiousity almost led me to death. I aint kidding you. Syukur Alhamdulilah God has given me a 2nd chance.
In the hospital they stuffed me with alot of food,within 2 weeks I gain my original weight back. I had to comply if not they wouldnt allow me to be discharge. Weight wasnt the only issue, I had a severe case of acne on my face. It affected my self esteem very badly. I had to drag myself to school for 5 exhausting years. My only regret is I did not seek professional help. I brushed it aside thinking it’ll prolly go away,but of course it didnt. My studies was badly affected as a result.
Things got a lil bit better after I graduated frm sec sch. My mindset soon changed. I realised in the end,we are the ones who has to stand tall rather than beat myself over hurtful, insensitive remarks. Reading inspirational accounts frm those who are facing the same problem as me helped me to see myself as a better person. I admit being on the plump side does have its disadvantage,in this stick thin society - especially when we are out shopping for tops. Some clothes look good on thin girls,but it would look horrible/bad on fleshy girls like me but hey why should I feel down about that? It’s the nature of the design.
Ok I better stop blaberring. Sorry about that yeah? I hope your friend,S will feel better after looking at the before and after pictures yeah? She has to change her mindset that all. Oh yes thank you for sending me the email! *squeks*
Oh yes, best of luck for your A’s my dear. Study smart. :)
Lots of Lurrrvvveee,
Lynn Covergirl.
Call/sms me as soon as u’re done with ur As, babe. And we can shop/enjoy/and have fun! Huahuahuaaaaa