Halloween Costumes are costumes worn on or around Halloween, a festival which falls on October 31. The Halloween costume has a fairly short history. Wearing costumes has long been associated with other holidays around the time of Halloween, even Christmas. Among the earliest references to wearing costumes at Halloween is in 1895, where "guisers" are recorded in Scotland, but there is almost no mention of a costume in England, Ireland, or the United States until 1900. Early costumes emphasized the pagan and gothic nature of the holiday, but by the 1930s costumes based on characters in mass media such as film, literature, and radio were popular. Halloween was originally promoted as a children's holiday, and as a means of reining in the licentious and destructive beahvior of teenagers. Early Halloween costumes were aimed at children in particular, but after the mid-20th century, as Halloween increasingly came to be celebrated by adults, the Halloween costume was worn by adults as much as children.
Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products.It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales of over US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006. Victoria's Secret is known for its annual fashion show, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and for its catalogs, both of which feature top fashion models.
Victoria's Secret was started in San Francisco, California, in 1977 by Tufts University and Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus Roy Raymond, who felt embarrassed trying to purchase lingerie for his wife in a department store environment. He opened the first store at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, and quickly followed it with a mail-order catalog and three other stores. The stores were meant to create a comfortable environment for men, with wood-paneled walls, Victorian details and helpful sales staff. Instead of racks of bras and panties in every size, there were single styles, paired together and mounted on the wall in frames. Men could browse for styles for women and sales staff would help estimate the appropriate size, pulling from inventory in the back rooms.
In 1982, after five years of operation, Roy Raymond sold the Victoria's Secret company, with its six stores and 42-page catalogue, grossing $6 million per year, to Leslie Wexner, creator of The Limited, for $4 million. The Limited kept the personalized image of Victoria's Secret intact. Victoria's Secret was rapidly expanded into the U.S. malls throughout the 1980s. The company was able to vend a widened range of products, such as shoes, evening wear, and perfumes, with its mail catalog issued eight times annually. By the early 1990s, Victoria's Secret had become the largest American lingerie retailer, topping one billion dollars.
On July 10, 2007, Limited Brands sold 75% of The Limited clothing chain to firm Sun Capital Partners to focus and boost sales growth on Victoria's Secret lingerie stores and Bath & Body Works units, which provided 72% of revenue in 2006 and almost all the firm's profit. There are 1,000 Victoria's Secret lingerie stores and 100 independent Victoria's Secret Beauty Stores in the US, mostly in shopping centers. It sells brassieres, panties, hosiery, cosmetics, sleepwear, and other products. Victoria's Secret mails more than 400 million of its catalogs per year. Under pressure from environmentalist groups, Victoria's Secret's parent firm and a conservation group have reached an agreement to make the lingerie retailer's catalog more environmentally friendly in 2006. The catalog will no longer be made of pulp supplied from any woodland caribou habitat range in Canada, unless it has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The catalogs will also be made of 10 percent recycled paper from post-consumer waste.
The company gained notoriety in the early 1990s after it began to use supermodels in its advertising and fashion shows. Throughout the past decade, it has turned down celebrity models and endorsements.
Ternyata Allah Memanggil Kita Hanya 3x Saja seumur Hidup
Allah Memanggil Kita Hanya 3 Kali Saja Seumur Hidup.....
Ibuku berkata... * Allah hanya memanggil kita 3 kali saja seumur hidup*
Keningku berkerut.... ....'Sedikit sekali Allah memanggil kita..?'
Ibu tersenyum. 'Iya, tahu tidak apa saja 3 panggilan itu..?' Saya menggelengkan kepala.
1) 'Panggilan pertama adalah Adzan, ujar Ibu.
'Itu adalah panggilan Allah yang pertama. Panggilan ini sangat jelas terdengar di telinga kita, sangat kuat terdengar. Ketika kita sholat, sesungguhnya kita menjawab panggilan Allah. Tetapi Allah masih fleksibel, Dia tidak 'cepat marah' akan sikap kita.
Kadang kita terlambat, bahkan tidak sholat sama sekali karena malas. Allah tidak marah seketika. Dia masih memberikan rahmat Nya, masih memberikan kebahagiaan bagi umat Nya, baik umat Nya itu menjawab panggilan Azan-Nya atau tidak. Allah hanya akan membalas umat Nya ketika hari Kiamat nanti'.
Saya terpaku.... . .mata saya berkaca-kaca. Terbayang saya masih melambatkan sholat karena meeting lah,sibuk dgn pekerjaan lah, dan lain lain. Masya Allah.......
Ibu melanjutkan,
2) Panggilan yang kedua adalah Panggilan Umrah / Haji
Panggilan ini bersifat halus. Allah memanggil hamba-hambaNya dengan panggilan yang halus dan sifatnya 'bergiliran' . Hamba yang satu mendapatkan kesempatan yang berbeda dengan hamba yang lain. Jalan nya bermacam-macam. Yang tidak punya uang menjadi punya uang, yang tidak merencanakan, ternyata akan pergi, ada yang memang merencanakan dan terkabul.
Ketika kita mengambil niat Haji / Umrah, berpakaian Ihram dan melafazkan 'Labaik Allahuma Labaik/ Umrotan', sesungguhnya kita saat itu menjawab panggilan Allah yang ke dua.
Saat itu kita merasa bahagia, karena panggilan Allah sudah kita jawab, meskipun panggilan itu halus sekali.
Allah berkata, laksanakan Haji / Umrah bagi yang mampu'.
Mata saya semakin berkaca-kaca. ........Subhanallah......Semoga ada waktu di mana diriku bisa menjalankan panggilanMU tuk pergi kesana......
3) 'Dan panggilan ke-3', lanjut Ibu, 'adalah KEMATIAN.
Panggilan yang kita jawab dengan amal kita. Pada kebanyakan kasus, Allah tidak memberikan tanda tanda secara langsung, dan kita tidak mampu menjawab dengan lisan dan gerakan. Kita hanya menjawabnya dengan amal sholeh. Karena itu , manfaatkan waktumu sebaik-baiknya. ..
Jawablah 3 panggilan Allah dengan hatimu dan sikap yang Husnul Khotimah.... .......Insya Allah surga adalah balasannya.. ...
aq hanya bisa tertunduk.....malu akan dosa...dosa...malu akan akan semua yang telah di ingatkan oleh Ibu ku....klo kita di tanya...siapkan kita dengan Kematian..??? tentu sebagian besar dr akan menjawab tidak.......
Semoga kita bisa saling memperbaiki diri.......amien!!
Hati-hati menghayal
Suatu hari, fikiran saya terhenti sejenak. Tiba- tiba fikiran saya terfokus pada sesuatu.
Pertama, ketika abang saya cerita, bahwa saat bekerja dahulu terlintas dalam fikirannya, “Wah..cukup hanya 25 tahun saja bekerja..” Dan apa yg terjadi…, Eh.. benar sekali lamunan 20 tahun yg lalu itu terjadi sekarang.
Kedua, Saya 5 tahun yg lalu sempat membayangkan dengan khusyu, memiliki anak 3 3 nya laki-laki semua. Dan itu Terjadi Pula..
Ketiga, Saya pernah pula membayangkan kondisi seseorang yg bisa dibilang lemah secara ekonomi, kemudian saya bayangkan dia berubah secara signifikan. Dan Itupun terjadi..
Terakhir,… ketika saya chatting dengan teman saya, dia menceritakan bahwa dia barusaja ikut seminar, dan dalam seminar itu dikatakan, ketika kita menginginkan sesuatu maka “Bayangkanlah dengan seksama”.. maka someday hal itu akan terwujud. Dan tentusaja Sang Trainernya adalah orang yg benar-benar mengalami hal itu..
Jadi kesimpulannya adalah, terlepas dari benar atau tidaknya hal ini. Pesannya adalah “Berhati-hatilah dalam Menghayal…..”
Demikianlah……
Pertama, ketika abang saya cerita, bahwa saat bekerja dahulu terlintas dalam fikirannya, “Wah..cukup hanya 25 tahun saja bekerja..” Dan apa yg terjadi…, Eh.. benar sekali lamunan 20 tahun yg lalu itu terjadi sekarang.
Kedua, Saya 5 tahun yg lalu sempat membayangkan dengan khusyu, memiliki anak 3 3 nya laki-laki semua. Dan itu Terjadi Pula..
Ketiga, Saya pernah pula membayangkan kondisi seseorang yg bisa dibilang lemah secara ekonomi, kemudian saya bayangkan dia berubah secara signifikan. Dan Itupun terjadi..
Terakhir,… ketika saya chatting dengan teman saya, dia menceritakan bahwa dia barusaja ikut seminar, dan dalam seminar itu dikatakan, ketika kita menginginkan sesuatu maka “Bayangkanlah dengan seksama”.. maka someday hal itu akan terwujud. Dan tentusaja Sang Trainernya adalah orang yg benar-benar mengalami hal itu..
Jadi kesimpulannya adalah, terlepas dari benar atau tidaknya hal ini. Pesannya adalah “Berhati-hatilah dalam Menghayal…..”
Demikianlah……
Hati- hati Menghayal
Suatu hari, fikiran saya terhenti sejenak. Tiba- tiba fikiran saya terfokus pada sesuatu.
Pertama, ketika abang saya cerita, bahwa saat bekerja dahulu terlintas dalam fikirannya, “Wah..cukup hanya 25 tahun saja bekerja..” Dan apa yg terjadi…, Eh.. benar sekali lamunan 20 tahun yg lalu itu terjadi sekarang.
Kedua, Saya 5 tahun yg lalu sempat membayangkan dengan khusyu, memiliki anak 3 3 nya laki-laki semua. Dan itu Terjadi Pula..
Ketiga, Saya pernah pula membayangkan kondisi seseorang yg bisa dibilang lemah secara ekonomi, kemudian saya bayangkan dia berubah secara signifikan. Dan Itupun terjadi..
Terakhir,… ketika saya chatting dengan teman saya, dia menceritakan bahwa dia barusaja ikut seminar, dan dalam seminar itu dikatakan, ketika kita menginginkan sesuatu maka “Bayangkanlah dengan seksama”.. maka someday hal itu akan terwujud. Dan tentusaja Sang Trainernya adalah orang yg benar-benar mengalami hal itu..
Jadi kesimpulannya adalah, terlepas dari benar atau tidaknya hal ini. Pesannya adalah “Berhati-hatilah dalam Menghayal…..”
Demikianlah……
Nothing to proud
After came back from Beijing, I feel a bit hard to get myself organise.
My place is in big mess! Well not that I am so clean before.... hehehe
I wonder how those working mum juggle with their time?
I guess I am too emphasis on my personal time most of the time until I neglected my surrounding.
I promise to myself I will not go out and play this Saturday just because I need to get my habitat in order!
Well.... we shall see about that.... hahaha still doubt on my this ambition.
Oh! work have been hectic since I just came back from my one week off.
1st Monday morning starting with scolding and lecturing my people.
Then start to make a big complaint to the building management on their rude personnel towards my staff.
Yup! I am one protective 'Big Sister' in office. Can't stand to see outsider bullying my staff!
Of course receive confrontation from the people I complaint when she was forced to apolorgy to our company and her superior scolded her. Well!!!! be nice to customer in future girl!!!!
Owwwhhh!!!! terrible monster...I am now!!!!
This morning received a short message in my inbox from my boss reading as ' Good Job Rina!!!'
Then I realise I got 'pat' on my back just because I am creating this game on settling this issue on his behalf and asked him to shut up and let me get the shooting in front on his behalf. Basically becoming his shield!!!!
Oh!!!! is this something I should proud off???
Hell 'Big' NO!!!!!
Who can be proud to die ?????
Why did I volunteer to handle this matter and ask him to pretend to people this is on my hand and he is innocent???
Well.... I know his style very well... he want me to settle yet when he interfere he definitely spoil the game and at the end if the problem is not solved, he will blame on me.
So this time .... MAN!!!! you shut up and listen.... stay behind me... let me solve this blunder for you 'Brother'!!!! hehehehe ..... yup!!! I am putting up a show here 'SISTER!!!'
Gosh!!!! I guess I am getting crazy over my work now!!!
Working hard to go Korea next year!!!! Or should I start saving up for Australia???? mmmmm.... later.... now need to work and work and work...
Beijing adventure photo..... my house computer seems like hating me for leaving him behind and refused to upload photos.... I will try again this Saturday....YO!!!!
Read More...
My place is in big mess! Well not that I am so clean before.... hehehe
I wonder how those working mum juggle with their time?
I guess I am too emphasis on my personal time most of the time until I neglected my surrounding.
I promise to myself I will not go out and play this Saturday just because I need to get my habitat in order!
Well.... we shall see about that.... hahaha still doubt on my this ambition.
Oh! work have been hectic since I just came back from my one week off.
1st Monday morning starting with scolding and lecturing my people.
Then start to make a big complaint to the building management on their rude personnel towards my staff.
Yup! I am one protective 'Big Sister' in office. Can't stand to see outsider bullying my staff!
Of course receive confrontation from the people I complaint when she was forced to apolorgy to our company and her superior scolded her. Well!!!! be nice to customer in future girl!!!!
Owwwhhh!!!! terrible monster...I am now!!!!
This morning received a short message in my inbox from my boss reading as ' Good Job Rina!!!'
Then I realise I got 'pat' on my back just because I am creating this game on settling this issue on his behalf and asked him to shut up and let me get the shooting in front on his behalf. Basically becoming his shield!!!!
Oh!!!! is this something I should proud off???
Hell 'Big' NO!!!!!
Who can be proud to die ?????
Why did I volunteer to handle this matter and ask him to pretend to people this is on my hand and he is innocent???
Well.... I know his style very well... he want me to settle yet when he interfere he definitely spoil the game and at the end if the problem is not solved, he will blame on me.
So this time .... MAN!!!! you shut up and listen.... stay behind me... let me solve this blunder for you 'Brother'!!!! hehehehe ..... yup!!! I am putting up a show here 'SISTER!!!'
Gosh!!!! I guess I am getting crazy over my work now!!!
Working hard to go Korea next year!!!! Or should I start saving up for Australia???? mmmmm.... later.... now need to work and work and work...
Beijing adventure photo..... my house computer seems like hating me for leaving him behind and refused to upload photos.... I will try again this Saturday....YO!!!!
Galeri Numismatik
If you're Malaysia coin and banknote collector, Sasana Kijang Bank Negara is a must visit place for you. They have a large numismatic collection of Malaysia coinage in their Galeri Numismatik (Numismatic Gallery). I had been waiting for the BNM money museum visit since early this year. It took me over 2 long hours to browse at all coins and banknotes collection that they have. That 2 long hours not enough since I actually missed on some of the collections on display by mistake. I will most probably go there again. Currently, they're less people coming to the Sasana Kijang. It helps me to look at all the collections without any interruption.
The "Galeri Numismatik" is located on the second floor of the visitor building. The gallery is a little bit dark maybe to conserve daily energy used and to help you look at the collections better. You will be greeted by BNM Barter Trade game once you enter the starting gate. Its need two persons to play the game and it teach you how hard it is to do barter trade instead of exchange money. Nobody in the gallery during my visit that day. I try to play the game alone but I then realized this is not what I am coming for.
They display their collections according to the earliest coinage in Malaysia history. You get to see the vast collection of early Malay coinage from Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Perak, Melaka and also Sabah (British North Borneo) & Sarawak coins. Most of their Malay Sultanate collection are something that I never seen before in my life. You also get to see The famous Kelantan Gold Kupang, the kijang coin which is used as a BNM logo. The BNM logo idea suggested by the late Malaysia Bank governor Tun Ismail Mohd. Ali.
What I don't understand about the gallery viewing is the purpose of the coin slide on the wall. For me who like coin collection, the slide is just a distraction when it move while I look at the actual coin. Maybe I will suggest a few ideas on how to improve the numismatic viewing experience in your gallery BNM? Will write about it later.
In the gallery, you also get to see almost complete set of Malaysia commemorative coins collection since 1967 and the latest. All the coins are display on a wall but I think they're some problem viewing them for the coins on the lower wall. You need to crouch to look at the coins. It will be helpful if BNM can arrange them according to human standing eyes level. But maybe they have a kids on their mind when they're preparing the Malaysia coins commemorative wall.
You also get to see all Malaysia banknote designs and variety in this gallery, from RM1 notes until the obsolete RM1000 notes. Most of the notes are just specimen notes. I were hoping to see the Malaysia 1st series A1 bankotes but they don't display it in here. You can also see some pattern notes of Malaya & British Borneo and also Malaysia. Some of the design is far much better then the current Malaysia banknotes. They're also Tun Ismail Mohd. Ali signature plate on display and an old RM100 notes that had been signed & approved by Malaysia Finance Minister.
If you like numismatic, 2 hours not enough for you to visit and look at all the collections in here. A Facebook friend of mine had gone to the Numismatic gallery almost all days since its opening. A highly recommended place for Malaysia coin and banknote collector. Rumours about the new gallery as one with largest currency collection is not true though but it do have almost complete collection of Malaysia coinage history.
For more pictures of the new BNM money museum, you can visit my Facebook album; Sasana Kijang-2nd Floor-Galeri Numismatik.
Mencintai Kamu
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, tidak bisa memberikan alasan mengapa ia mencintaimu. Dia hanya tau, di mata dia, kamulah satu satunya.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, sebenarnya selalu membuatmu marah / gila.
Tp ia tidak pernah tau hal bodoh apa yang sudah ia lakukan, karna semua yang ia lakukan adalah untuk kebaikanmu.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, jarang memujimu.
Tetapi di dalam hatinya kamu adalah yang terbaik, hanya ia yang tau.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, akan mencaci maki atau mengeluh jika kamu tidak membalas pesannya, karna ia peduli.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, hanya menjatuhkan air matanya di hadapanmu.
Ketika kamu mencoba untuk menghapus air matanya, kamu telah menyentuh hatinya, dimana hatinya selalu berdegup / berdenyut / bergetar untuk kamu.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, akan mengingat setiap kata yang kamu ucapkan, bahkan yang tidak sengaja dan ia akan selalu menggunakan kata – kata itu tepat waktunya.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, tidak akan memberikan janji apapun dengan mudah, karna ia tidak mau mengingkari janjinya.
Ia ingin kamu untuk mempercayainya dan ia ingin memberikan hidup yang paling bahagia dan aman selama lamanya.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, selalu memberitahumu untuk tidak berpikir terlalu banyak, karna ia sudah merencanakan semuanya untukmu.
Ia ingin memberikan kehidupan yang terbaik di masa mendatang. Ia ingin memberikanmu suatu kejutan, percayalah dia dapat melakukannya.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, mungkin tidak bisa mengingat kejadian / kesempatan istimewa, seperti perayaan hari jadi.
Tetapi ia tau bahwa setiap detik yang ia lalui, ia mencintai kamu, tidak peduli hari apakah hari ini.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, tidak mau berkata Aku mencintaimu dengan mudah, karna segalanya yang ia lakukan untuk kamu adalah untuk menunjukkan bahwa ia siap mencintaimu.
Tetapi hanya ia yang akan mengatakan kata I Love You pada situasi yang spesial, karna ia tidak mau kamu salah mengerti, dia mau kamu mengetahui bahwa ia mencintai dirimu.
Seseorang yang benar – benar mencintai kamu, akan merasa bahwa sesuatu harus dikatakan sekali saja krn ia berpikir bahwa kamu telah mengerti dirinya.
Jika berkata terlalu banyak, ia akan merasa bahwa tidak ada yang akan membuatnya bahagia / tersenyum.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, akan pergi ke airport untuk menjemput kamu, dia tidak akan membawa seikat mawar dan memanggilmu sayang seperti yang kamu harapkan.
Tetapi, iaakan membawakan kopermu dan menanyakan: “Mengapa kamu menjadi lebih kurus dalam waktu 2 hari?” dengan hatinya yang tulus.
Seseorang yang mencintai kamu, tidak tahu apakah ia harus menelponmu ketika kamu marah, tetapi ia akan mengirimkan pesan setelah beberapa jam.
Jika kamu menanyakan: mengapa ia telat menelepon, ia akan berkata: Ketika kamu marah penjelasan dari dirinya semua hanyalah sampah.
Tetapi, ketika kamu sudah tenang, penjelasannya baru akan benar – benar bekerja / manjur / berguna.
Seseorang yang mencintaimu, selalu memanggil kamu dengan sebutan gadis kecil.
Tetapi sewaktu ia menginginkan untuk membuat keputusan besar, dialah org pertama yang ingin mendengar saran dari kamu.
Seseorang yang mencintaimu, tidak suka akan boneka kecil seperti : beruang teddy.
Tapi ia akan selalu meletakkan boneka yang kamu hadiahkan di atas tempat tidurnya.
Seseorang yang mencintaimu, saat bertengkar, dia akan meminta maaf dengan tak terkontrol (secara terus menerus) meskipun kamu yang bersalah dan nantinya ia akan mengirimkan pesan kepadamu : “Sayang, sebenarnya itu adalah kesalahan kamu dan kamu sendiri sudah mengetahuinya”.
Seseorang yang mencintaimu, ketika merindukanmu, ia ingin membelikanmu seikat mawar dan menunggu dengan bodohnya di bawah apartemenmu.
Tapi ia tidak pernah tau, apa yang ia beli adalah bunga aster.
Tapi itu tidak menjadi masalah, karna dalam hatinya itu ialah bunga mawar.
Seseorang yang mencintaimu, jarang mengatakan kata – kata manis.
Tetapi kamu tau, kecupannya sudah menyalurkan semua hasratnya kepadamu
Tetapi kamu tau, kecupannya sudah menyalurkan semua hasratnya kepadamu
Safank Fank
