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August Mini Updates!

NatDaily 4:41 PM

Hello hello!

Today I'm just dropping by to update my blog because it's been nearly a month since I last posted something :) Since I've completed the journaling prompts I haven't found the need to come back here. Lots of things have happened since my last update and I'm leaving bits and pieces here to document it. Oh by the way, HAPPY MERDEKA! And sadly, water odour pollution aka water cuts happening today as well. Such a mixed news day *cries*

Here's a selfie update so you know I'm alive, chubby and in dire need of a hair dye and hair cut lol!!! I've been tempted to just dye my hair black with one of those dye boxes... and welp my tummy HAHAHAHA working from home just dumps all that inactivity and gathers it in the tummy!! :P

Moving on with some updates, my sis and I have been purchasing little things to improve our table set ups and ergonomics the past month. I've managed to ugprade my table to a larger table from IKEA, and gotten a few stationary organizers and a cork board for my wall.

That's how my cork board looks like :) I'll probably do it up a little bit more once all my stationary packages arrive! Those washi tapes aren't sticking as well as I hope so I might have to stab those cards with bobby pins OR replace the washi... I've yet to decide. I think I'll show my table set up once everything is complete. There's no before after since I didn't snap a pic of my previous desk - which was way too small and made me a hunch back!

I'm also waiting for additional organizers which are still on the way... it should reach this week though. Then I'll be able to organize my washi tape collection! It's currently a mess that I keep inside a large box lol. Look at it!!! Maybe I've hoarded too many washis... they're mostly from a massive taobao haul from a few years ago hehe.

I've catalogued all of them inside my journal binder as well - which I got from Looter's Box! Just showing you a small snippet of my hoarded collection haha. These are my favourite pages! I've recorded the unboxing video haha! I've been binging so many videos of journaling and unboxing and stuff on YouTube that I got inspired to record my unboxing as well. It's been so long since I last recorded anything, that I might find it hard to edit the video HAHAHA. I'll upload it once I'm done! Pretty excited to just do interesting things again :) I've even purchased a tripod for this! Initially I bought it just for convenience to take my OOTDs when no one is around lol.

My mini haul from Looter's Box ! Was recommended by Sammm :D

What else is new the past month? Oh! I changed the layout of my bed again HAHAHA. Just changing the direction of my bed breathes a new life into my bedroom. It's the power of moving furniture around to create something fresh HAHA. I've had lots of dreams the past few nights in a row before I changed my bed. I was thinking if it was because of the hungry ghost festival? I'm not sure. But since changing my bed direction I've stopped having numerous dreams at night. (those were pretty weird dreams too lol)

Also I've recently changed my hair shampoo and conditioner to Nunature! It's a local brand that I've been seeing a lot in social media - and OMG I LOVE IT. The smell is pretty nice but I think I've deepl missed using conditioner as part of my hair routine. My hair is so soft now!! I'm not sure how good the anti-hairfall effects will be - it's a process I'll have to keep monitoring throughout the next few months - but I'm super satisfied! They even gave a lot of freebies which I'll try using later on as well.

Left to Right: 2 mini trial/travel sized freebies, Wonderbrew Kombucha (was a joint promo with minimum spending), FREE shampoo with min spending as well, Anti-Hairfall Shampoo and lastly the Hydration Conditioner. Would highly highly recommend! Click here to visit their Shopee and #supportlokal :D They're having tons of promotions and free gift offers at the moment of this posting hehe

Also, super jelly of those who are able to go for hair cuts! My 2nd vaccine jab is only due early October, and to wait for an additional 2 weeks for complete protection.... would put me at the end of October to be a fully vaccinated individual HAHAHA. So here's to staying safe until I get my jab so it won't get delayed or postponed! Though... getting my jab at PWTC is scary cause there's just so many people there. It's like a zoo without SOPs of any sorts outside the building, whereas the inside is at least sorta spaced out. Going into those crowds just to get my jab was like... semi anxiety and claustrophobia mashed up lmao.

While we're on this topic, my sister's uni lab had a positive case awhile ago too... and I'm like super grateful that she's safe and not affected by that person, (she wasn't a close contact but still - you'll never know which variant it was and where that person was huhu). Still judging my mom's response to tell me to be careful instead of my sis. Like... nani?! Just because I'm the only one in the fam who hasn't gotten my second dose doesn't mean I'm the one who's most prone to GETTING the virus... I wish I knew how her mind works.

I've also spent some time in games HAHA. I'm still playing WOTV - and my luck is finally back! I have CLOUD and MAMA HELENA !!! I've been trying to get Mama Helena for so long...!!! And to get her on Cloud's banner was like icing on the cake! I'm still feeling kinda meh about this game, it's been about 1.5 years since I started playing... and the guild is the only thing keeping me going... might or might not decide to drop the game and sell my acc later on... But for now, I'm so happy to have these units in my roster!

My two beautiful units!!!

I've also dedicated another part of my time to ROX! Pretty fun. I've always played Ragnarok with le boyfie so of course I'm playing it because of him. But having a good guild is what keeps most players consistent in the game haha. I have 2 characters in 2 different servers lol. If anyone's playing in Crystal Waterfall or Gungnir server - hit me up and we can play together hehe

Just le boyfie and I chilling on a bench in ROX hahaha!

I've also been doing workouts consistently almost everyday now thanks to my workout buddy - Hsuen! We've been keeping each other in check and already completed 2 of Emi Wong's 15 day challenge haha. up next is a 4 weeks challenge!! I might be a potato constantly sitting at home but at least I get my workouts done to make my body exercise to keep healthy! I'm liking that I get to see more people at the parks now after parks were opened for the public. It's been so long since I saw little kids running around with their siblings and families. Just makes my heart feel lighter now that part of the normal is coming back :)

In other news, I'm pretty glad that I've finally factory reset my handphone! I finally have more memory space to do things! I've only just realized how much I store memories on it... which I've had to painstakingly transfer to my laptop to transfer to my external hard drive. And now, to making more new memories despite the lockdown because I can! And so can you!!

Wow. I just realized this post is pretty lengthy! Allright imma end my not-so-mini update here before it gets even longer hehe!

I hope you had a great month thus far as well :)

Take care and stay safe! 💓

Here's to a better September!

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2nd Year.

NatDaily 2:14 PM

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20 Months

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Words of Wisdom

30DayChallenge 2:46 PM

Hi everyone :)

It's been so long since I last touched my blog. But I'm here to update all of you about my life for a bit. I've finally started studying again after STPM. It's been a VERY LONG break. About 9 months since I last touched my textbooks and I'm expected to still know everything I learnt back then.

Oh, for all of you curious cats, I'm taking my degree in Biomedical Science at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus. Please don't classify or stereotype me as a rich kid, because well, scholarships are everwhere. It's so different compared to Pre-U and I feel old because nearly everyone in class is a year younger.

As for those thinking why I didn't opt for Local Universities, I didn't get the course I wanted. Well technicaly I WAS offered a course, but I applied for it as a backup plan if I didn't get the course I originally wanted. But then again, Biomed was an option i considered only AFTER submitting the UPU applications.

"Do what you want to do, Don't let the world define you or shape your options"

That is actually something I can relate to. I honestly feel like a robot sometimes. I'm always influenced easily by the opinions of people around me. I'm the kind of person who, in the end, does things and makes choices to please people or to go with the flow.

Take this for an example.

My mom was going to get me a car. A week before getting it, I asked quite a number of people to help me decide on the colour, knowing very well that the colour I personally favoured was RED. However, EVERY SINGLE PERSON I talked to chose SILVER. And right now, my car is freaking silver. It wasn't bad at first, until I saw the red version all over the roads.

That pinching feeling in my heart made me feel like I imade the most terrible choice in the world. And I'm trying to change that. It's not easy to change once you get to a certain age, but I'm trying. I don't want to let the world define me, I want to be DIFFERENT.

But that won't happen without support. And this is why I'm truly grateful for the friends I've made right now. They're very cool people. They make me remember what kind of person I used to be a long time ago. I used to be the talkative one, the one making decision and influencing my peers. But right now, I'm just a listener, the quietest person, and one saying "yeah that's fine".

Screw that shit. I still don't think I'll have much to talk, but I'm going to do the things I like without worrying about the opinion of others. I want to shape my identity.

Well now. Thanks for reading :) And so sorry for unrelated pictures again, I need an outlet to be vain sometimes. HEHEHEH.

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Little Blessings at 20

NatDaily 9:45 PM

Hi everyone :)

Thank you so much for the wishes, gifts and time spent with me over the past few days. I appreciate every one of it :)

Sorry if I didn't reply you, I might have overlooked it. Suddenly at 20 years old I don't feel old neither do I feel all that young. I guess the twenties are the borderline between the two. Even birthdays don't seem like such a big deal already compared to when I was a kid.

I wonder if you feel that way too. Whether you're the same age or not.

I'll also put a pause to my 30 Day Blog Challenge for this post. I want to look back on my birthdays and how I spend them in years to come. Don't you ?

Woke up to this on my sister's room mirror. I don't have a mirror so I use hers HAHAH. I think she paid me back for the time I stuck tissue on the car wiper. (she thought she had a parking summon HAHAH).

Had lunch with two of my girls at AMPM Cafe. I'm glad I finally had time to go there as I've always seen reviews on blogs and pictures on Instagram. Heheh. I also took the opportunity to try Eggs Benedict. Yup. That was my first time HAHAH. The first few bites were amazing ! SALMONNNN. MY LOVE. However, towards the last few bites I felt like puking :/ Can I blame the egg yolk ? Heh.

Birthdays are days where spending on good food is worthwhile and reasonable. Also, it's not everyday people will pay for you HAHAH. Unlike my every work day mamak food, this was a VERY nice change. It's been awhile since I had salmon too.

Thank you ladies for the cake ! My first and only slice of cake this year so far hahah ! It was also my first time trying salted caramel cake. I honestly thought it was a chocolate cake at first sight until the owner mentioned that it's actually caramel. I must say, it was a satisfying choice. It wasn't overly sweet and had a subtle caramel taste... until you eat the sides.

Mandatory picture with Layne and Vonn ! :D Thanks for spending time with me despite your busy schedules heheh. However, the food didn't stop there. Oh no no no.

Vonn and I headed to SS15 for Sangkaya's Coconut Ice Cream ! The parking was crazy but the ice cream was worth 4 rounds around SS15 heheh. One of the best ice creams I've tasted so far. The sweetness was just right! Unique in it's own way. The only thing that would have made it better is if came in a slightly larger portion hahah !

For dinner, Jason and I went to the Three Little Pigs & Big Bad Wolf. I've always walked past this restaurant while doing grocery shopping at Bangsar New Village. Never really got the chance to taste the menu until tonight. And right now I'm wondering how many first(s) I've already written in this blog post. Heh. I dare you to count.

Can never avoid Orea Milkshake and Carbonara once I eye it in the menu. Speaking of which, I somehow chose not to eat Carbonara for lunch for the first time in Carbonara menu history HAHAH JOKE. I just needed to satisfy my carbonara craves. I liked the mood setting and ambiance there. Was romantic enough for the night hehehe.

I think the only thing I did on my birthday was eat. Breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner and now supper ! Oh wait, does dessert count as supper ? Hahah ! I brought Jason to Dip&Dip because he didn't try it yet. Besides, I'd rather have it in Bangsar than cram in the outlet at Pyramid.

"There's always room for dessert". I'll take that back HAHAH. By the end of this Jason and I were so full. It felt like my tummy was going to explode. I'm not a person who can eat all day long and still eat. Definately overestimated my tummy that day. At that moment, I wonder how connoisseurs feel like when they taste food all day long.

Oh. Who gives a bouquet of flowers and skittles ? My boyfriend. HAHAH. I'll blame this for my sugar rush at work. 6 packets of extra energy.

Once again, thank you to everyone who made my 20th a little better, be it in a small or big way. Heh.

♥♥♥♥♥

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My Top3 Pet Peeves

30DayChallenge 8:39 PM

Hey everyone :)

Thanks for reading the entries for the 30 Day Blog Challenge. It means a lot. And today is April Fool's ! :D Hope you guys have fun playing jokes hehehe. I, on the other hand, am starting work again today. Yup, got myself another job heheh.

Anyways, here's a proper nice selfie before I begin with Day 3 of the 30 Day Blog Challenge, "What are your Top 3 Pet Peeves ?"

For those of you who aren't so sure about what pee peeves it, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with PETS. It's just a word that describes an annoyance that's caused by someone else. Or something that you find very annoying and ticks you off. I hope you get the meaning heheh.

I'm pretty sure all of you have your own pet peeves. I have plently, but choosing only 3 ? I'll just pick the ones that everyone's bound to agree on (I hope!) Now let's get started, in no particular order HAHAH :D

*no ear to hear*

#1 Its/It's or Your/You're or Their/They're

In short, people who don't know the difference ticks me off. I always feel the need to correct them but most of the time I don't give a damn. It's everywhere. Maybe it's because I've been speaking English my whole life so it just comes naturally to me, but I just can't stand it when someone else makes that mistake over and over again. Correcting them won't do a thing. Imma grammar nazi they say :/

*think before you talk/type maybe?*

#2 People who ALWAYS find something Negative to Comment.

It's hard. It really is. Every time I watch a music video, it's full of comments. Then I'd scroll down to read, curious about what other people thought of it, and what do I read ? Bashing. Tons of bashing. Ridiculous negative comments that sometimes have nothing to do with the video content. Sounds like they just went there to comment and not watch the video. I don't even bother to read comments nowadays. It used to be a way for me to expect what to see in a video, but now :(

*keep your eyes on the road*

#3 Bad Drivers

I thought that would sum up all the drivers I'd like to complain against. No putting signal before cutting lanes, driving too slow on the fast lane, horning other people for no reason, double parking, drivers following too closely, not giving way like their life depends on it, following behind an ambulance or police and so many more. The list goes on and on and on. Feel free to add on :D

Honestly I would add more, like dirty public toilets, people smoking in non-smoking areas, rude waiters, and more but then this would end up becoming a really negative post. Heh. How about you ? I'm sure you're conjuring more pet peeves in your head, aren't you ? Hahah.

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