Wednesday, November 2, 2011

To Be Center Stage


Do you know what it’s like to be the center of attention? To be in the spotlight and have control of the stage? To be deemed as intense and opinionated?

I have.

All this while I’ve been told my friends and family that I am outspoken and intense, but hey that doesn’t necessarily mean a good thing right? Maybe my friends are just saying that because I always say the wrong things? Maybe my siblings are just saying that because when I argue with them, I do it so well, their points are suddenly invalid? Maybe my parents are just saying that because when I want something, I’ll present them a (verbal) proposal they can’t reject? Hehehe.

Then I enrolled into Uni and was recognized for being outspoken and intense. In my freshman year, I was the Public Speaking Champion. In my final year, I was awarded Best Speaker during the debate finale. So I guess my friends and family meant it in a good way eh :P (Don’t ask what I was doing in between freshman and final year because I was basically lazy and always away for the weekend :B)

To be completely honest, I don’t quite fancy the idea of going in front of people and have hundred pairs of eyes focusing on my every move, listening to my every word, anticipating any mistakes I was bound to make. But you know the storyline; no one wants to do it-- I gotta be a hero and represent – I rejected but a hot guy talked me through—standing ovation-- at the end of the day everybody is happy—credit rolls while the crowd cheers. Yada yada.

So what was it like being center stage? AH-MAY-ZING. The thrill of having all eyes and ears on you is indescribable. It feels like HEY YOU I COMMAND YOUR ATTENTION, and surprisingly they obeyed LOLOLOLOL! Gotta love the electrifying rush that comes with it. If you ask me to do it all over again, relive the glorious moment, I would! The hot guy doesn't even have to talk me through it this time.

Why am I telling you all this? Because I feel like I can relate to what Fergie has in mind when she created Outspoken Intense perfume. 



 She wants to share with you the thrill and excitement of performing, all in one bottle.

“Alluring top notes of succulent blackberry, shining star fruit and luscious kumquat will captivate your audience. A heart of lush purple passion flower adds a bold and vibrant edge to lush gardenia and velvety orange flower petals. A base of sensual musks wrapped in white amber and blonde cedar creates enduring rhythm”.


For me, the scent is refreshing. Thanks to it, I smelled like I just got out of the shower—all day long! I absolutely love it. If you want to experience Outspoken Intense yourself, I have 3bottles to give away *one eyebrow up along with a smirk*.


TO WIN: All you have to do is write an entry on How Confidence Has Changed My Life and send the permalink in the comment box! I will pick 3 best stories and who knows, you might win the Outspoken Intense by Fergie! So what does it feel like being confident? I love it! Good luck!
CONTEST HAS ENDED.

76 comments:

  1. to be the centre of attention is one of the best experience of my life.

    people heard me. i was once a best speaker for a seminar forum.

    and it felt great. just great :)

    and ouhsome too. ahahaha

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  3. http://gadizgula.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  4. never experience. err, i mean not yet :p

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  5. saya memang confident fgn diri saya! tapi kalau berdepan dgn masalah.. saya down ckit.. grrr

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  6. WOW OH WOW, i've created a post! :)

    http://syafiqahjasmin.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  7. http://sarahrashid.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  8. Hello there, HZ. :)

    Saw your tweet and thought of sharing mine too. Tadaaa

    http://melissance.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life/

    xoxo

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  9. Hi Hanis,

    And this is mine.

    http://haaniiali.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/confident-and-change/

    They say - Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it..

    Enjoy my piece :)

    Take care.

    Love,

    Kak Hani

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  10. err.. patut la leh gi jekarta, hong kong, jerman, pe sume.. mem promote product x abis2 nih.

    this is the source of my jelly.

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  11. im just trying my luck! hehe


    http://nurulainulfarhain.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  13. hanis....hahaha...sukenyer topik ni....cam tercakap untuk diri sendiri aje..hahahaha so this is what I wrote on my blog..macam bergenang air mate ingatkan memori lame....

    http://laila0983.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  14. BOught this perfume!~ :)

    seriously i am a person who have low self confident -_-"

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  15. Hi Hanis..here's my permalink....

    http://th3b0r3dsha.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  16. http://parasyit.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

    Hold your head high gorgeous, they will kill to see you fall, be confident is a must :)

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  17. this is a fragment of stories
    before i finally gained my confidence.
    not exactly written(technically typed) for this contest.

    i'd be delighted if you'd count as one. otherwise, just sharing my story that maybe someone out there has been through as well :)

    http://deeyacantabile.blogspot.com/2011/05/dont-read.html

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  18. i try my luck! Enjoy!
    http://doodleak56.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confident-changed-my-life.html

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  19. I'm in, HZ (:

    http://sarcasticversion.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  20. ^.^ this is my version!

    http://farhanapetera.blogspot.com/2011/11/44-how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  21. Nak berkonfiden dengan wangi jugak!

    http://relicseekerx.blogspot.com/2011/11/kalau-anak-burung-tak-konfiden-nak.html

    =)

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  23. Hi kak hanis! read my story on how confidence has changed my life=)

    http://aiminadirah.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

    I'm loving confidence because it has changed many things in my life!:)

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  24. Perlu keyakinan sepanjang masa baru berjaya

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  25. Hamis, i joined this because i adore u and i minat gila kat fergie. so, i nak cucuk2 u so that u would give me that fragrance. hehehe boleh kan??

    http://gwenvelora.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-change-my-life.html

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  26. salam kak hanis, this is mine. thank you if you read it. :)

    http://nuna-kamarudin.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  27. excited!
    http://notaperempuan.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  28. excited!
    http://notaperempuan.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  29. my story :p

    http://akuiwana.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  30. HANIS HANIS! :D

    http://ainainwauhidus.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  31. You'll never know the courage I need to post this, but the confident won anyway.

    *proud*



    http://diarisenja.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confident-has-changed-my-life.html

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  32. Hi Hanis =) This is my entry on 'How Confidence Has Changes My Life'.

    Happy reading.

    http://yayaqiestina.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html?zx=745b88674c44ac9

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  33. Hi Hanis =) This is my story on 'How confidence has changed my life'. Well, I really hope that you enjoy reading mine. Happy reading!

    http://yayaqiestina.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html?zx=745b88674c44ac9

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  34. lol!! another opportunity to win!!! nak join. wait for me! i wanna create an entry to win that perfume. i want it so badly!!! (screaming)

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  35. xmenang pun xkisah..lalalalaaa~



    http://syahrinz.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

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  37. Bismillahirrahmanirrohim...

    Dengan penuh harapan, cik tikah join contest Hanis Zalikha (ok, ayat skema)

    http://banyaktehkereta.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html


    Check it out bebeh! ^__________^

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  38. hey Hanis. You asked how confidence has changed my life?

    well, since high school, i have always had the urge to be more outspoken and outgoing but heck, there are much prettier girls back then, so my esteem are quite low...Sadly to say, I let them walk all over me..They aren't bullies, mind you..don't get me wrong.. They are just more confident and poise with themselves. Well, when I entered Uni, I started to reflect my life back. It surely wasn't fun watching other shine in the limelight..So what I did was I decided to alter few traits that I can eliminate in my life..Wallah...I am no longer the timid shy girl who hope people would include her in conversations..I am much comfortable in my own skin and I no longer worry about what people say.There are no more illusions of staring eyes and smirking faces..And best of all,I have a little sister who is only 15 years old. My responsibility now is to advises her on the peer pressure issue and always reminds her that she is pretty confident girl. And I am happy to see her doing well in school. So does my confidence changed my life? heck yeah..and I am able to help my sister as well..its like killing two birds with one stone right?

    Owh and the Fergie parfume seems really really cool..Please pick me!! I would love to grab one!! Okie Dokie...Byeee~~~~

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  39. Sila2x :
    http://zieytruehappiness.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

    :-p

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  40. I am more confident with myself since I consistently wearing Premium Beautiful corset.
    To me inner beauty is important, but outter beauty also help grows women's confidence.

    -www.sabrinamalek.com-

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  41. How confidence has changed my life...?
    Hurmmmm...

    Well if you read my blog you'll know how much im struggling with my own weight problem. I've been an obese woman almost all the days that I've been alive. Since my childhood, i didn't get much confident to live life. But i'm so lucky to have a family especially my mum who always support me in anything i do.

    Being an obesity girl was truly a tough situation when it comes out to be in public. It's common to see fat chicks to be treated the way they don't wanna be right? People can always say that it's your own fault being an obese, you are ugly enough to be in stage performing for the school event or what so ever.

    But i far as i concerned my confidence has always taken me to face any challenges given; to be a better person. Now im already become a mom of two, and for the sake of my children life am still building the confident to loose more weight, so that i can create a better life for the whole family. I just want a happy life and sharing the confidence and the love i have in me as long as i can live in this wide world..

    In short, my confidence is basically the way for me to EMBRACE MY AWESOMENESS!
    Previous weight: 99.8kg
    Currently: 75kg and still counting

    Hope to be pick by you Hanis! x

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  42. how confidence has changed my life

    i was once a very timid lady with zero confidence and that was not the worst part, the worst part was I didn't even realize it. i always thought that it's just the way it is. i think it has something to do with how I was brought up (i am in no way blaming my parents, people's mentality back then was really conservative). due to low self esteem, i was so scared of trying new things, to defend myself, to speak up ... it got so so so bad that i can't even order my own food at fast food joints. it used to go like this ...

    me : eh ko belikan aku dabel cisbege set medium
    fren : order la sendrik
    me : ala takut la, aku bagi ko duit ko belikan eh
    fren : bukannye akak tu nak mkn ko, order sendrik lah!
    me : orderkan la, ko kan dah biasa nanti aku salah sebut order acane?
    fren : ape yg susahnye kan ade menu, tunjuk je nak yg mane
    me : aku boleh jaga table nanti org amek seat pulak
    fren : hieieieiie ye lah ye lah bak duit! (bless this fren, she's been around for 18 years n counting :))

    yes. i know. embarassing. i don't know why i was so afraid to even order my own food. ridiculous!

    it all changed when i started working at my current company, my mat salleh boss pointed out that i was lack of confidence. without confidence, people will never listen to you even though you are right, mainly because whatever you said came out wrong. they came out wrong because you worry so much that you might be wrong, you worry so much because you have no confidence, you have no confidence because you have low self esteem. see how it all adds up?

    what did my mat salleh boss do to boost my confidence? he assigned (more like campak) me a job i dreaded until today... kutip hutang. for the love of God and all that is Holy!!! nak order food pon menggeletar lagi kan nak mintak clients baya hutang??! oh nooooo! but the table is about to turn ...

    after months of training this timid silly caterpillar turned into a vibrant colourful butterfly (mode poyo, laugh all you want). not only i was able to collect debts from clients, also from kawan2-yg-tak-sedar-diri-hutang-bertahun-tahun hahaha! my mat salleh boss sent me overseas for training, promoted me to Manager, increased my salary and many more. i am so thankful to Allah I met my mat salleh boss, who has changed my life almost completely in a professional and good way.

    when i gained my confidence, other positive traits just naturally follow. i become more cheerful, helpful, easily trusted, independant, people listen to my ideas, more responsible, calmer in tough situations and the list goes on. so i urged everyone out there especially women, if you have (somehow) lost your confidence there are many many ways to gain it back. all you need is will :)

    p/s : hanis, i org johor gak (ini ayat penyata, bukan ayat bodek)

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  43. An off tune story from me.. ^^

    http://terumbukarang.blogspot.com/2011/11/karang-karangan.html

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  44. Me too gonna try

    http://dakwatsotong.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

    heheheh

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  45. http://chirpydeera.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

    I really hope you'll read my post Hanis, even if you won't pick mine.

    Thank you for your time :)

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  46. http://chirpydeera.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

    I really hope you'll read my post Hanis, even if you won't pick mine

    Thank you for your time :)

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  47. salam..
    hanis zalikha..
    this is my story..
    sekadar ingin berkngsi cerita
    http://aniapmc.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confident-has-changed-my-life.html

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  48. salam..
    hanis zalikha..
    ini cerita saya..
    sekadar ingin berkongsi cerita
    http://aniapmc.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confident-has-changed-my-life.html

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  49. hihi..mencuba..

    http://cumidiaries.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-confidence-has-changed-my-life.html

    hope you enjoy it!

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  50. the winninng entry is yours!!!

    dasyat2x!

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  51. aha is oll about promote

    but u did it

    n i know im fail to be outspoken person -.-

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  52. you must got something we called as X-factor menyebabkan u bleh jadi center stage...and fyi..., saya suka tgk org yang boleh convince people as u do... =)


    PTPTN dihentikan mulai 2013?

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  53. wah hanis dh bg tips. hee :) Salam aidil adha hanis:)

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  54. people say that look is a bonus compare to anything in life... but i'm not agree with that... look is just a trait from your ancestors...
    what is bonus is confident... no matter how judgmental people towards you as your confident is at the top believe me you get over them... look is created from ABOVE... confident you build within... so have a nice day peeps....

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  55. hye hanis..i always been ur fan..i slalu baca ur blog..hmm now i just started my own blog..which is

    http//www.eenlove.blogspot.com

    hope u can support my blog bagila comment apa2 so that i can improve my blog. and introduce to ur friends as well..:D

    thank you so much dear :D

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  56. hye hanis..i always been ur fan coz i slalu je baca ur blog.

    now i just started my own blog which is

    http://www eenlove,blogspot.com

    i hope u can give me ur support and kalo u rasa i punyer blog tak berapa ok..give la any comment so that i can improve my blog.

    Thank you so much!!!

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  57. hai HZ, imma big fan of yours from BRN :) greetings from the borneo island! :)
    p/s please hop in to BRN !

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  58. Hanis...I've won hahaah ...so I would like to thanks your blog which I undi all the time because I really do adore you and winning is sweet..thanks Hanis..hehehe and nuffnang and avon of course hehe

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  59. contest 'to be center stage' dah umum ke?

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