Moving!

If you've been wondering why I've been so quiet for so long, well there's a simple explanation: I have a new blog! I've been thinking about this for awhile now and finally took the plunge to do so about 3 months ago, back in December 2007. I've been busy ever since then, tweaking the new blog and even though it's still not quite ready yet, I feel it's about time I show you what I've been working on otherwise you'd think I dropped off the face of the earth!

With this new move I am also changing the name of my label to Mimpi. Why? Well, I've spent the better part of my so-called adult life dreaming about running a business that I was passionate about and now that I am kick-starting my business to full throttle I thought it'd be kinda appropriate to call my small little business Mimpi (which in Malay means Dream).

It's going to be rather sad to leave behind PureMoon... I've made many wonderful friends and clients through this blog so I hope you'll be able to drop by at Mimpi (http:www.mimpimurni.blogspot.com). Remember, the blog still needs tweaking but I'd love to have you join me in my reverie ;)

Hugs and kisses!
Murni

I really should

My favourite shots from Flickr.

I really should be working now but my head is not screwed on right at the moment.

I really should focus and zero in on what needs to get done.

I really should bear my responsibilities like the adult I am (I think?) even though all I really want to do now is snuggle in bed with hot chicken soup and read Stardust for the umpteenth time.

I really should just count my blessings, get organized and plunge into the mountainous pile of work that awaits me with gusto for I know once I'm done, I'll have a nice glowy feeling of accomplishment.

Ugh. I hate Mondays.

Expectations

2008 has been pretty good so far. Exciting even. I have a few things in the works and am keeping busy with my multitude of plans plus a pretty busy work schedule (yes, I have a full time job too!). More will be revealed soon... when I'm ready.

Before logging off to work on aforementioned plans, thought I'd share with you (oh silent blog reader) some pictures of my new packaging which was borne out of necessity. Pos Malaysia's bubble envelopes are kinda ugly I'm afraid, so much so that I've had to "mask" them with wrapping paper. Thank God for adhesive spray. That stuff is genius I tell you! The accessories are individually wrapped with colored tissue paper and finished off with little ribbon bows. I then pack everything in an organza bag with a simple handmade thank you card (which I sometimes include a little extra something for large orders). This all then goes into the "masked" bubble envelope.

Why so much trouble for packaging?? Because I love you, my dear customers (how's that for buttering you up? Hehehe). Well honestly, I buy a lot online and I love, love, loooove receiving pretty parcels with lots of colorful paper and ribbons. It may be a girl thing, I don't know, but anything beautifully wrapped never fails to increase the pleasure factor for me, what more for my customers right? Anyways, I like having an excuse to shop for pretty packaging. So there.

Yay!

Time for partying with great friends (or family), spectacular fireworks at KLCC and more parties! Don't drink and eat too much, make sure you pace yourself and wear comfy shoes if you're heading towards KL because you may end up walking a long, loooooong way with the horrendous jams KL is renown for during New Year's Eve.

Anyways, whatever your plans may be for this New Year's Eve I hope you'll have a great year ahead of you filled with love, abundant blessings and colorful experiences.

xoxo,
Murni

Daemon

You've seen The Golden Compass right?? Great. Check out my Daemon! How cool... No messing around with "Dust" and nasty Magisterium and Gobblers too!



Hello Myron, little buddy of mine. Isn't he adorable? He's a civet cat at the mo but may change form because a new Daemon takes 12 days to settle into its true form. Well, in the movie a Daemon's form settles once the child is an adult but hey, this is real life people and I guess the tech guy over at New Line Cinema can only do so much. Get your own Daemon here and make sure you click on Daemons.

Merry X'mas!

Thought I'd share this with those of you who celebrate Christmas.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Here's a link to the same video but performed by the cast of Scrubs. It's hilarious!

Happy Holidays!

A Free Calendar

If you're like me around this time of the year, you end up buying some sort of cute and snazzy planner for the coming new year with the good intention of using it to create a semblance of organization in your hectic life. And then in the whirlwind of said hectic life, you neglect the planner by mid-February.

Well, not next year!

Download this calendar/planner for FREE (with my Christmas and New Year wishes and blessings) and print it out on to A4 paper to start using it in the new year. It has ample room for you to scribble in notes and reminders, plus it won't look out of place at the office or at home. You can also shrink it down in size and bind it together to make your own handy mini planner to carry around.

A little peek of the calendar which Blogspot has decided to distort.
Click on the image for a clearer view.

It's a PDF file (1.25MB) so you'll need to download a freeware PDF Reader from Adobe if you don't already have it.

In case the link above doesn't work, here's the URL where you can download my calendar:
http://www.mediafire.com/?el75ntbmwyy

Weekends

My weekends have been great and I have pictures to prove it. 2 weeks ago was a mini KTJ reunion as we celebrated the union of two dear friends who were my classmates in KTJ and have been together ever since then. Well, sort of but hey, what matters is that they were made for each other and have inevitably tied the knot. Yay, Shimi and Lisya! I'm so happy for you two! It was great catching up with everyone especially those who I haven't seen since graduation. Gosh, can you believe that it has been 10 years since high school? It feels like it was just yesterday we were all hanging out at the boy's boarding house or at the tuck shop in ratty tees and shorts and now here we are all dressed up talking about work and marriage. Crazy!
Then, last Friday we had another wedding to attend. This time it was Meme & Hani's. Congrats you guys! Right after that, the bf and I were "summoned" to SevenAteNine at Ascott. Seven Eight Nine. Geddit? Anyways, me in my kain batik which I wore for the wedding (the bf wouldn't let me change out of as he thinks it's very sexy) and the bf joined the usual suspects who were there for their ritual Friday Happy Hour which always extends to the wee hours of the morning... Wheeee! Saturday rolled in and we vegged out to recuperate from Friday night. On Sunday we emerged from our comfy caccoon to have banana leaf rice all the way in Bangsar at Sri Nirwana Maju which is right opposite Bangsar Village 2. It was soooooo good digging in with your fingers in an all you can eat supply of rice, veggie, curry and freshly fried fish and chicken all served on a banana leaf. Almost primitive but so satisfying and YUM! My stomach is growling now just describing it. I'm so going to make the bf promise to take me there again this coming weekend! Right after the glutton fest, we scooted back to Ampang to hang out with some friends at Alexis. A full tummy, an iced coffee, Reader's Digest and snuggling up to the bf sealed a series of great weekends.

Life should be filled with blissful weekends don't you think?

I've Been...

I've been listening to Maliq & D'Essentials, especially my fave track Terlena. They're all about smooth, dreamy jazz with a definite feel good vibe. Oh, god... that sounds so cliche but it's so true! Haha. Anyways, there's no Maliq in Maliq & D'Essentials (surprise!), they're from Jakarta, Indonesia and yes, some of the tracks are in Indonesian which is great because the Indonesian and Malaysian language was made for smooth, dreamy jazz in my humble opinion. Here's their MySpace and here's their official website. Do check them out.

I've also been shopping on Etsy and drolling over some prints at Belle and Boo. They're just so achingly adorable! I got this print on the left entitled Hello Chick. Now tell me, how could anyone resist a bunny and a chick???

I'm also getting this thanks to Etsy. They're actually called Little Girl Button Headband in Ladybug Luck and as the name suggests, they are actually meant for little girls but guess what? I'm getting it for myself!! Hehehehe. I got lovely Renee, the lady behind Magpie's Nest to custom make it in adult size just for me! Yay Renee! She's so nice and amazingly easy to work with. I've bought from her before and she also custom made that order.

I've also been watching reruns of Miami Ink. I'm not really sure what it is about the show but it's just so darn engrossing! The boyfriend thinks I'm in love with Ami James and Chris Nunez who are two out of the six tattoo artists on the show. Yeah, they're hawt (sorry baby) but really, the art on the show is just amazing! Plus, I've been thinking of getting a tattoo for the longest time. I'm just looking for an image amazing enough to commit to ink on my body... and a good enough reason. I'm definitely of the school of thought that you should only get a tattoo to commemorate a significant occasion. That way, the tat is special and you're less likely to regret it later. I'm still waiting for that occasion... Have a Happy Tuesday!

AWESOME!

Wow, It's been yonks since I posted anything here eh? Well, that's because I've been doing lots of posting here instead: a super secret blog for all the people invited to my bf's SURPRISE PARTY! Yup, yup, yup... little ol' me and 2 of my bf's buddies threw Mr. It's-Hard-To-Trick-Me an AWESOME rock themed party last Saturday complete with scrumptious finger food, a DJ and his smoke machine, lights and booming sound system, Guitar Hero on a big screen projector, exotic dancers, 27 bottles of alcohol in total, 150 helium balloons and about 100 of our closest friends! And yeah, the birthday boy was totally surprised! YAY! Read all about my scheming and planning at the "other blog" and you'll understand why I've been super busy. I still have yet to come down from the high of partying my brains out and yes, I have a lot of work to catch up to so I'll be away from this blog for a little while more but I'll be back with more updates and lots and lots of pictures! In the meantime, you can check out the rest of the pictures from the party here.