BOOK REVIEW: REVENGE WEARS PRADA

Title : Revenge Wears Prada
Author : Lauren Weisberger

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I tak suka buku ni. Wasted my time reading Andy whining and complaining about unfairness in her life. Get a grip girl!

Also, be sure what you want to be. Nak jadi business woman atau editor/writer. Once you decide that, go through with it.

10 years after Paris incident with the devil, she claimed her life and make her own name and she is now a respectable writer but she is still having nightmares of her past life. Andy is now living life in New York City and engaged to be married to a lelaki idaman, handsome and rich, and he won media empire. Andy also bestie again with Emily but oh-my-god she still didn't grow up. Apa ko nak sebenarnya pompuan?

The writer made me think of Andy as shallow and petty. She let small things in life to dictate her and eventually ruin her. Yes, her future mother in law don't like her (anyway, who does?), then she complain how she has to look good for appointment. Like, if you hates it so much, delegate the work to someone else. grrrrrrrrrr.

She and Emily started a small but successful luxury bridal magazine. She being good writer and superb editorial skill and combine with Emily sharp business skill they made good team. Is she happy about it? NO. To her she is reason the firm success no thanks to Emily help.

Her husband, is described as so handsome, is the major shareholder/investor of her magazine. Does she recognise that? NO. She entitled to it. She's the wife haha.

So when the devil found out about their little magazine, they making an offer to acquire them. Everyone ecstatic except her because one of terms are both of her and Emily has to stay for a year. Immediately her nightmare  returns and she is so adamant to refuse the offer.

When the investor/husband try to find out why;

“If you’re late for lunch with Miranda Priestly, she’s not going to yell and scream and lecture you on courtesy and consideration. She’s merely going to order the exact moment she’s ready, whether you’ve arrived or not, and then she’s going to eat her lunch and leave. Does it matter to her if your kid was sick or your taxi was in an accident? ... Not for a moment. Because she doesn’t care about you at all.”

Truthfully, that is not enough reason to refuse a good offer. Not like she will be the devil assistant again. She will be editor of a magazine, work will continue as usual. So, I feels that she is selfish, self entitled and the way Ms. Weisberger write it, Andy Sachs is whiny and annoying little girl. Why didn't the author empowered her as an editor? Why is she still thinks like a assistant? When will she grow up?

I'm so frustrated and upset of this book. Perhaps my feelings is due to the movie was so good. Anna Wintour was portrayed as iconic successful woman and Andy in movie a strong young woman who face off the devil successfully.

However, this book is an okay book for beach reach. 

Tracking My Spending

So, I started tracking my spending since November 2017. I list down all my expenses, company and personal. For company, I have to make sure the Balance Sheet properly recorded and this time I collect receipt and bill properly, yeah, so rajin. For personal usage, I write down my expenses every night.

I notices a pattern. It is so obvious. I spent so much on food! I eat out a lot and masya-Allah, so expensive. Simple lunch; nasi, lauk, dua sayur is now close to RM10. Then I like to buy goreng pisang or cucuk-cucuk.

Not only it is unhealthy, because you don't know how many times they use the minyak to fry and you know it is bad for your weight. Gah! Gemuk dapat cholestrol pun tak control.

Then I also know where my money gone to. I waste it on all cute cute things like small bags, key chain, ear rings, lipsticks, mascara, hair wash etc etc. Oh no. I try to ask myself if I really need it but the answer is always yes. 

What. Should. I. Do.

I did hair rebonding for RM70. This is cheap ok. But unplanned

Listening to motivational videos does help.

So, in one of business motivational classes I was told to listen/watch video of speeches of successful people. Off course I was told to watch Tony Robbins, Jack Ma, Apple guy, and all other successful entrepreneur. No, now going to watch them. I don't really like them because too much of them. I don't easily like over exposed people lulz.

One afternoon in December 2017, I think deep who do I admire. Who I want to be? Who's life is interesting enough for me. Then it dawn to me, VICTORIA BECKHAMS. I enjoy her IG postings, I think her life perfect. 

I always love Victoria Beckhams since she is Victoria Adams i.e. Spice Girls time. I even buy their CD and I think buying cassette or CD is a waste of money. I love her style, I think she is classy. She is funny and her English sense of humour is great. Just watch her interview with Ali G. So funny!

She is the business woman I want to be.

The first interview is saw is this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFUF5OEUiD8 and I think it is witty and cute. So, I proceed with other interviews, speech and talk and I really inspired.

Slowly I go to other people that I admire and now I'm listening to YouTube of motivational videos to get going. When I'm working on my laptop, I let it run on my phone.

Some days I go for positive set of mind. Tony Robbins will pump you up! Seriously. I pick up some tips and I implies to my life ever since I started:

1. Begin with blow your breath out. Exhale hard for few minutes.
2. Prime yourself
3. Relax

For me, I do this after Subuh prayer and before reciting Quran. I'm not morning person, I usually on auto-pilot prior that. I like doing this because my schedule is usually not fix. After doing this, I will go through my Things To Do and plan my day out. What, where and who properly set up so I get to the why and then, ready for the day.

The thing with YouTube, it will suggest more similar video and just click what fancy you. In down day, it is actually better to listen to motivational videos rather that reading #ootd and #fashionfeed.