Need You

"That's why I need time, I said I need you, I need you to understand"

Yeehaaaaa! Hello Readers! Yes, you are seeing my post again. So hey peeps! How did you go with your life? Overwhelmed? Or just plain OK? Lol. Come on, chill. Take it easy and relax. You will be fine, God's willing. Anyway, before I start, let me explain what is with the italic sentence above. It was a song that was sung by Travie McCoy. The title was 'Need You'. Hence, my post's title. I have no specific reason why I named my post as Need You, not that I am in love though. But back in the days in my college days, I was really in love with that song. It is catchy and sounded so Pop, because at that time Travie was kind of this Hip Hop guy, which was not really in my cup of tea. I know it is none of your interest or business but I am feeling so ecstatic in explaining to you, my readers because Music is something that grew up with me. Up until now, I still listen to music. (Otherwise, there will be no Queen Bey's photos on my previous post. Lol.)

Okay, that is enough for my introduction I believe? Let us be serious for a little. Just a little while. Last Wednesday, which was on October 12th 2016, I was being instructed involuntarily to attend a talk at Taylor's Lakeside Campus. (Lol, sorry Taylor's people) That particular talk was about PEACE. Yes people, exactly. Peace, but not exactly the peace or harmony within our country/races/religion what so ever. Inner peace, which is just between you and yourself. Forgive me, I have forgotten to introduce to you guys of the speaker. The talk was by Prem Pal Singh Rawat, or better known as Prem Rawat. Honestly guys, initially I had no clue who the hell he was. Lol. But since I had been forced to attend his talk, I have no other choices of Google-ing him myself. Sigh. Lol again. (Sorry again, Taylor's people! =P) But what I found out was that he was one of the respected man on Earth. I know, right? Pheww. He actually was one of the Noble Prize Awards recipient. I do not remember when he received that highly prestige award  and please do not 'Direct Message' me to ask about this thing. It will never be entertained. Sorry. Lol. But guys, you can always ask Mr Google. He is the most perfect source for you to find out about anything! (even the darkest side of the world) Okay, so what I can say about his talk was very inspiring, generally speaking. I mean sometimes we tend to take for granted in every single thing that is happening around us. Just a simple thing that you think is unimportant, yet you might go crazy for that. Especially those who live in this metropolitan city of KL, you are easily annoyed with the traffic and when bad comes to worse, you will end up cursing! See? It actually not good for your inner health, which is your soul. In other words, he pointed out that within ourselves, there were two wolves living; which are the good and the bad. It mostly depending on which wolf you feed the most. If you keep feeding the bad wolf with bad attitude, anger, ego and et cetera, you will end up being controlled by the bad wolf. Which equals to being a very bad person. This will not happen if it is vice versa. I learn from him that you are the key control of your life in feeding your own soul, no one else has a veto power in deciding on the person you will become. So people, it shows that this thing is complex yet profound as it just you and yourself. We keep saying people will not know how I feel cause they are not living inside me, but why we keep doing bad things? Are not you wondering why these things keep happening? That is the reason why I said it is very complex yet profound, because we are human. We make mistakes, all of us do but we can choose to repair it rather than making it worse and soon become worst. Wow, what an essay I have fed your eyes, my dear readers. Lol! Sorry, but you guys did get the point of what the hell I have typed right? You better be or else I will sue you. Alright, I am kidding. #IWillHaveMyLawyerSoon #YoudBetterWatchOut Lol.

So guys, I believe that is all I have in my mind right now. (No, that was not the only thing cause I have DOZENS things to be settled and it drives me crazy! But you guys do not have to know. #FlipBeard) So I will try to keep posting on time. Yes, I know I am late. I was supposed to publish this post by last week but I was so tight with many things in my head and it is crawling to my head and heart now. (drama much) So Taylor's people, I am so sorry for the delay! I promise, this week post I will do it on time! Yeehaaaa! (Hopefully) Anyway, thanks people for reading my not so appealing blog. But still, thank you though. Oh, I will attach a photo of Prem Rawat below for you guys to at least have a glimpse of him. Okay, until next post you all! 

   

Perfect Inspiration

Hello all my dearest readers. Again, you are seeing me posting! (clap it like you do not care) Lol. So yes, for those who have read my posts before, thank you from the deepest bottom of my heart. I have never taken this opportunity before because I thought no one will read my blog cause I was not interested in blogging initially. But apparently, there are people who actually read my blog (even though I forced them do so, lol!) and I cannot thank you enough for that. #HugsAndKissesXOXO *Ewhh, what kind of hashtag is that?* -_-"

Okay, let me start with my week, how did it go and was it worthy sharing or what so ever. Well, it was Awal Muharam last Monday (Oct 3rd) thus holiday! Happy new year, Muslims! May Allah bless us all with kindness and good health, in shaa Allah. People, the highlight of this week actually happened last Wednesday (Oct 5th) where I have to attend a talk that was organised by Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountant, which also known as MICPA. Yes, initially I was like blergh. Come on MICPA, a talk? Seriously?! What made it worst for me at that time was the venue and the time allocated for that particular talk. It was held at Sime Darby Convention Centre (SDCC) in Mont Kiara. Can you guess the time? 1800 - 2000. What the hell?! 6 freaking PM??!! But yeah, as a student of the certified body, you cannot say much. Let it go and just proceed with the talk and that was what I did. So, with this let go kind of attitude, it turned out great! I mean seriously guys, the talk was great! They invited a lady named Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria to share her professional journey. You guys might wondering, who on earth is that lady right? Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria? The hell? Oh people, wait until I explain in detail who exactly she was and what title she holds. Then you will be consumed by the hell fire for giving me the what the hell attitude. *beard flips* Lol. Okay, I was kidding. =P So this lady was a Secretary General of Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). Yes, I put was because she just retired, last July if I am not mistaken. Can you guess the title in front of her name that she is holding? It was Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Doktor okayyy!!! So let me pour her full title with her name included. Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Doktor Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria. Pheww! I can even finish a cup of espresso while hearing people saying her full title with name. Lol. *People, just something to ponder about, her PhD title is legit and genuine alright. She is not cheating like some individual* Apart from all the titles she had with her and her beautiful long name (lol, kidding tan sri =P), she is truly a humble and down to earth lady. Yes readers, very humble and her talk regarding her journey becoming one of the most important person in the government sector was not boring at all! Yes guys, I am a straight forward guy so if it is boring, I will definitely spill it out. But yes, this particular lady, Tan Sri Rebecca really made me put my respect at her on the mount of Everest, or somewhere infinity. She is a powerful and strong lady with attitude yet so humble and down to earth. One thing I got from her talk was "Know your roots well so that you will stay grounded". Which is very true, right people? I got so inspired with her talk and up to a level that I wish she will not stop talking cause I did not even produce a single yawn. Bravo, Tan Sri! You are my perfect inspiration!

Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria

I could talk forever until infinity about her but I am not going to do that as I will bore you guys. So yes, that was it. As for the low light of the week. Probably still my struggle (or war) within myself in order to fight this laziness inside me to keep striving for my Taxation module. I am still trying to keep up with the pace in order to be efficient to pass this MICPA exam. Sigh.

I personally my achievement for this week was asking question to directly Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri. Oh yes! After the talk, there was a Q&A session with her and I managed to ask questions! (Wohoo!) I was so happy because I feel that I got something from her, which is her knowledge. Oh come on people, she was a Secretary General that dealt with TPPA in Malaysia! Of course I am proud with myself for asking her some questions! *flips beard again* Lol.

Okay my dear readers, I guess that is all for this week. I believe I bore you more than enough but I really hope you guys could learn something from this post, especially on "being grounded and remembering your roots" part. Thank you for your time and damaging your eyes to read my post. Until the next post, people.

Kurt Donald Cobain - RIP

Don't Hurt Yourself

That is right people. I am back. Watch out for another boring post by me blabbering about my life, again. Lol. Whatever. Anyway, the reason I put the photo above is because I just want something other than alphabets for your eyes, my dear readers. Hence, only Queen Bey is qualified to be on my blog. So bow down, people. *I am the dragon breathing the fire* 

Now let us quit playing and be serious. Hell no, you guys know I can never be too serious, especially when I am blogging. But yes, I am going to tell you that I did learn something and that 'something' was recording myself. Yes, in a video. Which I hate. Some people call it as vlogging, I believe? Oh, who cares! I just hate to see myself in a video, or even hearing my own voice! Can you imagine, I need to play that recorded video of myself in front of other people??! It was so embarrassing! *Okay now I feel like swearing* But yes, like it or hate it, I still need to undergo that thing and thank God it was DONE! You readers, do not ever think that you will see me posting that particular thing (video/vlog) on my blog. Na-ah! Never ever dream of watching it! Sorry, I ain't sorry. :-P

Even though I hate to see myself or even hearing my voice in a video, but that thing was actually the high light among all the things that happened to me this week. Probably because I had a war within myself in order to put myself in a video. Oh yes, it was not easy for me but still, I managed to overcome the hatred I had and did it! To be honest, it felt awesome! *Hell yeahhh I did it and it was not even a perfect illusion!!!* Oh one more thing, I played basketball with some of my classmates. Yes, I am bad in sports cause I do not own any enthusiasm when it comes to sports. But what the hell, I just played it even though I was a useless player who never score a single point and run whenever I feel I want to but actually I should not. Sorry, classmates. Lol.

Right. Now the low light. I am still trying to adapt with this professional course. Specifically the module I am taking, Taxation. Yes, I still feel that there were too many things need to be done (reading) within a jiffy and it kind of put me under pressure. I may look like nothing crucial is going to happen to me but inside, I feel like killing people! Okay, that was a joke. I am not a maniac that is prone to be a serial killer. But you readers get the point right? You may look at peace on the outside but there is a storm inside you that people cannot see. That is me right now. However, I believe hard work will pay off at the end so please pray for me that I could kill the laziness inside me so that I could work things out according to what I have dreamed of. May Allah ease. Amin.

Achievement. Okay. Small achievement I have made this week so far was overcome the hatred I had within me to record myself in a video! Yes! Lol. It sounded so silly but it is a big achievement for me though. So yes, nothing much but it was huge for me. 

Alright peeps, thank you for reading! Oh, you guys might wonder why I named this post as 'Don't Hurt Yourself'. Firstly, it is because what I have been through this week was something that I will never do if I was me before I sign up for this professional course. Meaning to say that I did something out of my comfort zone, which was recording myself in a video and showed it to other people. You are hurting yourself if you do not improve yourself by just staying at your own comfort zone. *Whew, look who is talking. Lol* Second of all, it is one of my favorite song title by my madness Queen Bey. #KThxBye Until the next post, readers. 

Bow Down

Let me start with this: I HATE BLOGGING. Thus, it relates to the main title of this post. Bow down to it, people! Lol.

Okay, I am kidding. Or joking. Or maybe not but I will still say it though because the reason why I am starting to have this link or blog is because it is compulsory. I know, right? It is boring and to be honest, I love to swear and it will look great if this post is full of foul language. Right? But, sadly no. I cannot post it like how I want it to be. *cries like a newborn baby* Oh, and I need to remind you that someone is monitoring my blog and I think I will be graded with what I post on my blog. I mean, I think so? Alright whatever it is, here comes the formal boring post on my story life. Before I start to make all of you yawn like tomorrow is your last day of your life, please, BOW DOWN! LOL.

My name is Iqbal or you can call me Bal, with a single L please and not with a D because I still have plenty hair on my head. So what I like to share with you readers is that I am feeling enthusiastic! *wait, am I?* I think I am feeling it because I just enrolled myself in a professional program called "Mister, I Could Produce Ashes". But people love the abbreviation of it, which is MICPA. Okay, I was kidding. That was not as what I have written before. It actually means Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. That is right! I am enrolling myself in a professional program to become a certified accountant. *sounds crazy and exhausting, right?* I know, most of you will think that I am money oriented person. Let me tell you something, it is a tough world out there and yes, I need money to survive. I will not lie to you because I am aiming to own money for myself but it is not just that. I have my goals and being a professional auditor *or accountant* is what I am going to start with. Enough with my introduction.

Allow me to start nagging about my activities that I have been asked to do here. The program that I have enrolled myself was called PPAS-MICPA and I will be caged in Taylor's College for nine months and the rest 27 months will be part time studying while working. Gulp. Okay, I took it back since I realised that the latter sounds scarier than being caged for 9 months. So basically, this week is my first week in Taylor's and I have met a lot of new people. I lost my count but basically, I repeat, a lot. So I went for my first Taxation module and hell yes it was overwhelmed. Phew. And then we have this thing, I meant program, called Nurture & Development Program (NDP). It is sort of a preparation for us to enhance our soft skills before job placement. Ergo, besides meeting new people, I have learned that we need to respect each other regardless of their skins, religions or even language. Not to say that before this I was this rude guy who do not respect people and all I know was being mean, no, but it is just that now I know more in depth on why respecting each other's perspectives is important. It is profound as we are living in a country that have many races. You know who you are, Taylor's people and for that, I cannot thank you enough.

Secondly, I firmly believe that the highlight that I have experienced for this week was learning something new from someone who you just met (the lecturers, Taylors' people) with the ones you just knew less than 10 days (classmates/colleagues). Of course it was a little bit overwhelming. Imagine you were just being introduced to everything about the program for the whole day, with a bunch of strangers that will be your lecturers and classmates on the same particular day and all of sudden, you were cramping your head with endless Taxation theories for the next day! Even I need to sip my coffee while typing this sentence, so it shows how overwhelmed I was. LOL. Anyway, it was still the highlight of this week since it did give me an impact to reflect myself on why I signed up for this program even it just started. I hope it will give me a constant reminder to not get carried away with my 'severe' surroundings.

The low light? Let me think. Okay, let me put it in this way, it is not that I am complaining but I believe nothing is perfect, except God. Thus, personally, I feel that living in Subang Jaya, even just for 9 months is hard when your friends that you knew since forever are staying in SJ as well. The fact that they knew I will be staying without my parents in a hostel is luring them to lure me to hang out with them. It is the "hang out until late night" kind of thing so it is a big challenge for me to say no as they were my good friends since my day one in KL. But I believe this low light will not last long as I believe that there are things that we need to sacrifice in order to gain success. I will sacrifice my time for my friends since this program means so much to me and they will understand if they regard me as their friends. Even if they do not agree with it, but as "blood brothers", I know they will get it. LOL.

The last thing I would like to share is one achievement that I have achieved, so far. Hmm. It is a tough one. During my diploma and degree days, I will NEVER START STUDYING if it is the first month of the semester. Not first week, guys but first effing month! But since I enrolled myself in this program, I have STARTED STUDYING the moment I got my hands on the Candidate Study Guide (CSG). I was shocked with myself, either!!! Like seriously, can you all believe it?! :O 

Hah, I think it is enough for now. Yes, I am tired of squeezing my brain in trying to pour what I have experienced into this blog because it is not my thing. -_- I apologised if any of my informal language tend to hurt your feelings while reading this post and I do not really mean it. *I hope so* Haha. It is a boring post though because I do not include any photos. Yet. So just bear with my silliness. Thank you for reading. Till the next post, everyone.