tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79383408934088961112024-03-09T05:16:02.876+08:00La Scrittura StreetLya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-28449524889880476992024-01-01T10:41:00.000+08:002024-01-01T10:43:04.209+08:00It's That Time, Again <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AIGpgPNT4Yoju8NAyuOih73ouCAGqjLU82sQh-bIAaHLk2JyPsAExVjBqRdw2AYEprT-Otp0jSXCNuCz7Hd8mK4IYlyJNXan3jhXgGHxLax_KE3mFVIct7BaEedGj0G1bvcAT5NxjC8xhFfOHiHmwJL-hMrmB49RuneBhWV9bCNe6zZclQtqq67ez_c/s1456/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_AIGpgPNT4Yoju8NAyuOih73ouCAGqjLU82sQh-bIAaHLk2JyPsAExVjBqRdw2AYEprT-Otp0jSXCNuCz7Hd8mK4IYlyJNXan3jhXgGHxLax_KE3mFVIct7BaEedGj0G1bvcAT5NxjC8xhFfOHiHmwJL-hMrmB49RuneBhWV9bCNe6zZclQtqq67ez_c/s16000/Picture1.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hi. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's that time, again, when I left the blogging world for quite some time and suddenly appeared out of nowhere, <i>tehee</i>. My last post was in 2021. I doubt anyone's here anymore, but here I am, still coming back. I plan on getting active writing again, as writing has always given me peace of mind. Hence, for this first post of the new year, I want to share with you some life updates. Pardon my miserable writing; it has been long since my last post. It will get better, I hope.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Master of Architecture</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First of all, finally, I graduated Master of Architecture in July last year after 3 years of struggling to study while working. At first, I didn't think I could graduate as it was not an easy journey, I even deferred one semester due to exhaustion. But here I am with the certificate, proudly can call myself a Graduate Architect.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><b>I Live Alone</b></div><div>I bought my first house in 2022 and started living alone in January 2023. So, it has been a year. I could say that I love living alone. It was hard at first as I had a hard time early in the year which affected my mental health but gradually it became better and living alone felt like an escapism for me, from people.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>I'm Getting Married!</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I remember mentioning that I didn't plan on getting married at all on my posts before as I claimed to be not to believe in love. But who am I to deny what's written for me. So here's a bit about my future husband; as typical as a modern love story to date, we knew each other online. It happened so fast, we were friends for about one year. Then we visited our families just one week after confessing our feelings to each other and decided to get married 3 months later. It's a big life-turning event, hence I'm full of fear. But I guess we'll hope for the best and be willing to face whatever will happen if it means with him, the love of my life. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Losing Weight</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Erm.</i> Not there. Yet. Again, <i>tehee</i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stepping into 2024 with full of life achievements and life-changing events. Fear of failure is a common thing for me, hence I usually don't dare to get out of my comfort zone. But this time, I plan to just go ahead and face it. Wish me luck, and I wish you guys all the best in your life too!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Till then,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lya.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-2980627942266058902021-06-16T00:28:00.006+08:002021-06-18T21:21:26.102+08:00If There Is No Covid-19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4UfKIEjki0Wd4tiHs6Xv54gGvQaMbPV-WpGP7hRMeS-amjVAk5_mtBKPNas09yN55Var23peT8YTZnmXr2Tp3iYx3rGs1jQ1SFZ49M84afvOcAON8q09xFplYL_6JopJjKVvoRK61bo/s1688/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1688" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4UfKIEjki0Wd4tiHs6Xv54gGvQaMbPV-WpGP7hRMeS-amjVAk5_mtBKPNas09yN55Var23peT8YTZnmXr2Tp3iYx3rGs1jQ1SFZ49M84afvOcAON8q09xFplYL_6JopJjKVvoRK61bo/s16000/Picture1.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hi.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I didn't watch our Prime Minister's press conference about the country's Covid-19 recovering plan earlier today. But messages were shared and the conclusion was, interstate travel only would be allowed starting November. Having been under Movement Control Order (MCO) for quite some time now made me thinking of the freedom we had before Covid-19. I initially had plans that I had to cancel or postponed because of Covid-19 and it also affected some of my routines;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Visit Dubai for World Expo 2020</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was so excited the moment I heard about World Expo 2020 and delighted that it would be held in Dubai, a place I've been meaning to visit so it was like hitting two birds with one stone. I had planned to visit Dubai in 2020 so I was ready financially and just added up visiting the expo in my list. I was about to buy the tickets when Covid-19 hit us. The expo originally would be held on 20th October 2020 – 10th April 2021 but due to Covid-19, it's planned to be held on 1st October 2021 - 31st March 2022. However, I don't think I'll be ready to go abroad in two or three years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Touring Malaysia</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After all the overseas travelling, I realised I didn't travel locally that much. Hence, I've been meaning to tour Malaysia for quite some time and I planned to do it after visiting Dubai. I had drafted the journey from Perlis to Johor and fly to Sarawak and Sabah just for it to be only a draft when Covid-19 happened.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Part-Time Postgraduate Routine</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the earlier part of 2020, I got to experience my new routine as a part-time postgraduate student in UTM KL. It was brief, just about two months that I experienced it. I remembered complaining so much as it was so exhausting and drained my money, having the need to travel from Ipoh to KL every weekend. The heartbreaking part was I no longer can spend time with my family. Though having online classes is much better for part-time study, I do miss those exhausting days nonetheless.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Driving Aimlessly</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love driving and I found solace in a long drive aimlessly, especially at midnight. It's been my routine to have a long drive, at least once a week, just to release whatever in my mind for the week. Usually, I would go out driving on the highway for one or two hours and came back feeling refreshed. Now that even between districts is closed to travel and the city practically is dead after 8.00pm, I couldn't enjoy that routine anymore and I miss it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">A part of me wanted my life to be like how it was originally before Covid-19, but another part does appreciate what happened as somehow it made me take a break from the exhausting struggle I had to push through everyday. Either way, what happened made me learned to appreciate and cherish the things I currently have, rather than focusing on chasing things I want to have.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, what would your life be like, if there was no Covid-19?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Till then,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lya.</div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-23431232011241678252021-05-15T15:01:00.000+08:002021-05-15T15:01:01.283+08:00CovEid 2021<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-d8871RESqVo6VEZ0SpWFTEaCc6Rwq7fho1wD1PiwAx7kf264TDEq90aDMM4S4scOwhadowOxU3Knl8Nrk9BTCFny5_b0FhmU4wzTR_7XRy3_nzVTZOJFbLJUfqt4arsZgcpPvGoIg6k/s2048/IMG_7887.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-d8871RESqVo6VEZ0SpWFTEaCc6Rwq7fho1wD1PiwAx7kf264TDEq90aDMM4S4scOwhadowOxU3Knl8Nrk9BTCFny5_b0FhmU4wzTR_7XRy3_nzVTZOJFbLJUfqt4arsZgcpPvGoIg6k/s16000/IMG_7887.HEIC" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Usual table setting during Eid :)</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Hi, another hiatus from me and came back with this post of Eid. Hope you guys don't miss me that much, <i>tehee.</i> Another year of CovEid this year and it's getting worse, unfortunately. But nonetheless I wish you guys good health and celebrated Eid ul-Fitr as cheerful as ever. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the photo shown, my family and I celebrated Eid as we usually would though it's only us five this year. We dressed into new clothes, set up the table and took family photos. I really missed my big family gathering we always had every year before Covid-19 and it made me realize that we shouldn't take verything we have for granted. Instead we should cherish and pour our heart into doing everything we could at the moment as we don't know when it would be the last time we have the chance to.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also in conjunction with Eid, the month we forgive and ask for forgiveness, I humbly apologize to you guys, my reader, if any of my writings ever offended you in any way possible. Believe me, I never intended to hurt anybody with my writings.</div><div><br /></div>Just a quick update on Eid, and as typical as I could be, I hope to see you in my next writing <i>(hoping I won't go on a hiatus again, tehee).</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Selamat Hari Raya!</div><div><br /></div><div>With love,</div><div>Lya.<br /><div><br /></div></div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-87037048393763108852021-01-30T01:04:00.001+08:002021-01-30T01:04:47.134+08:00Looking Back On Memories And Looking Forward To What Awaits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPC6tSLeLnVmB6C9rQFY3WfH234YloKcbgTnHFtDCgQk4_8JuA_CZEG7PI4DZ8z73QlsqYYG3kSy033cY_uEnNKi8wl3IGZG3ZO3vMRPAiKY1frvbIklMrcgjyRQkEQfXNdmadKFfy1M/s1582/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Looking Back On Memories And Looking Forward To What Awaits" border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPC6tSLeLnVmB6C9rQFY3WfH234YloKcbgTnHFtDCgQk4_8JuA_CZEG7PI4DZ8z73QlsqYYG3kSy033cY_uEnNKi8wl3IGZG3ZO3vMRPAiKY1frvbIklMrcgjyRQkEQfXNdmadKFfy1M/s16000/Picture1.png" title="Looking Back On Memories And Looking Forward To What Awaits" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After so long abandoning this space of mine, I can't find words to start writing again though actually, I have so much to write about. Pardon me if this post is nothing more than just a writing practice to get back on track again as I'm gonna just randomly write whatever I think at the moment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As an annual activity, looking back to last year events would help me to plan to improve whatever life has to offer for the next year. With that, a lot has happened in the span of 12 months in the year 2020 especially with the new-normal life we're living with Covid-19 among us. I'm sure Covid-19 affected people differently and to me, it has affected my mental health.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I don't really know what triggered me but I had a mental breakdown with suicidal thoughts for about two weeks. It's really hard to describe the feeling I had at that time. Things happened, I was exhausted, lethargic and depressed, thus it hit me. I cried almost every night, searching for the purpose to keep living and I keep questioning of my existence. As days went by I slowly overcame it, I don't even know how I did it but I'm glad I did. It was an awful experience and it drained my energy. As I didn't actually do something about it, I know it can hit me again. But next time, I hope I could handle it better.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we couldn't travel freely and I'm quite afraid to take the risk to travel anyway, I spent my time <i>(of course, and money)</i> to staycation instead. I found that staycation helped me to get things off my mind too. I think I've covered all the hotels in Ipoh and I would love to share a review on all the hotels. This would take some time as I'm still not in the mood.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm really really struggling to juggle between working, studying and hobby-<i>ing</i>. I found myself exhausted everyday till I fell into depression. It is so so hard to be disciplined and to manage my time efficiently. I plan to do a daily schedule I should follow so I would do my works consistently. This, however, is something I'm not confident with myself.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stepping into 2021, here are the main resolutions I wish to achieve by the end of the year;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li>Maintaining my CGPA at least at 3.5</li><li>Write on this blog at least 2 posts per month</li><li>Write on my journal</li><li>Getting my ideal weight by the end of the year (45kg)</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By the way, it's my birthday today (30th January). It's a coincidence that I decided to write again on this blog on my birthday but I would love to consider it as a special coincidence. As a grown-up, I never look forward to my birthday, I've been spent it like any normal day anyway. But just a simple birthday wish; being 28, I hope for better days ahead for me, achieving success at whatever I do. Please pray for me, I'll pray for you too.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Till then,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lya.</div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-83351045016710570712020-08-15T14:41:00.006+08:002020-08-15T14:41:54.640+08:00Hi, Life Update!<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As going away from this blog for more than one month is a common thing for me, I guess you don't actually miss me, right? <i>Tehee.</i> As cliche as I could be, life has taken the most of my time till I don't have any left to update this blog and my YouTube channel. Or maybe it's just that I didn't have the mood. <i>Whatever.</i> But anyway, here I am again and always will be. I meant, no matter how long of a hiatus I'll be gone to, I will always come back as this medium of mine has a soft spot in my heart that I won't ever let go.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Genting Highlands</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAy56eZBxbIGBVIdt9n1BOKpbt-wjNM0xgauVxC3eMAE9c2K_YstCDav-l-cfpRboMaU6v_tL_zwbvh-D88v-UTKrmF1WW-SI7Icub5ViBjVGBc7xSHq2EpMVomNUkouLucWwff68O-WI/s1080/WhatsApp+Image+2020-08-03+at+10.53.34+AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAy56eZBxbIGBVIdt9n1BOKpbt-wjNM0xgauVxC3eMAE9c2K_YstCDav-l-cfpRboMaU6v_tL_zwbvh-D88v-UTKrmF1WW-SI7Icub5ViBjVGBc7xSHq2EpMVomNUkouLucWwff68O-WI/s640/WhatsApp+Image+2020-08-03+at+10.53.34+AM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfTbZHVKPCMFbFirCUInD4O7JPcyHDp1oxWZnj4AVyaeq4YphQgSjnqd_EWVziLOoZoCxnvVtchlQOrAPZjRQCZ_AZ3nM2iPggaa4FCHAAG-liDZLvpPRd9xsCsvX3CO4-VY5F4snD3c/s1080/WhatsApp+Image+2020-08-03+at+10.53.25+AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1080" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfTbZHVKPCMFbFirCUInD4O7JPcyHDp1oxWZnj4AVyaeq4YphQgSjnqd_EWVziLOoZoCxnvVtchlQOrAPZjRQCZ_AZ3nM2iPggaa4FCHAAG-liDZLvpPRd9xsCsvX3CO4-VY5F4snD3c/s640/WhatsApp+Image+2020-08-03+at+10.53.25+AM.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As you know already, furthering my study by part-time has made my life so busy even during the weekend. I have classes even during the Movement Control Order (MCO) so I got no chance to pamper myself by travelling as I used to anymore. So by the time I got one weekend off from any classes, I booked a trip to Genting Highland with a friend. We stayed at The First World hotel for RM150 per night. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was the first time I went to Genting after the Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park was opened. The one day pass costs only RM60 while pay and ride pass costs RM15 per ride. In my opinion, this indoor theme park was better and more enjoyable than Berjaya Times Square Indoor Theme Park as there were more extreme rides for adults.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Watching</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love K-drama. I'm the type that will wait for the drama to finish airing first instead of following it every week as waiting for the next episode would be a torture for me. Then I would go for two or three days straight watching the drama and neglecting my balanced lifestyle. But nowadays I tended to can't wait to watch the drama as I kept seeing the updates on Twitter so I started to follow the drama every week. I found that it's healthier and I was better at managing my time so I guess I'm gonna keep it this way, hopefully.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, the dramas I watched so far were Dinner Mate, Backstreet Rookie, It's Okay To Not Be Okay and currently Was It Love. Among these four, I love It's Okay To Not Be Okay and Was It Love the most. Both were off different genre so I could not choose which was better but I loved to see Kim Soo Hyun for the first time after his military discharge and finally Song Ji Hyo's drama which shows how beautiful she is.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Listening</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Usually, I'm hooked with current songs but nowadays I kept listening to old songs too. I loved how listening to old songs brought me back to the memories of old times. Anyway, I'm the type that there would come the season I listened to English songs only or Kpop only or Malay songs only. Currently, I'm enjoying Kpop and here are the songs that I'm currently enjoying:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jessi - Nunu Nana</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rain - Gang</div><div style="text-align: justify;">FT Island - Wind</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jung Joon Young - Sympathy</div><div style="text-align: justify;">IU - Love Poem</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lee Hi - Breathe</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hwasa - Maria</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Work and Masters Study</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though my class currently only conducted online, I still can't seem to manage my time between working and studying hence no update on my blog or vlog. But I'm still glad that online classes were more flexible in term of time management and especially helped me to save money because no money needed to spend on travelling. I might be enjoying this working and part-time study at the early stage of the semester but now I started to feel the exhaustion. But hopefully, I could get back on track and enjoy this again as I still have a long way to go through. Pray for me!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just a short update. Till then,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lya.</div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-70432486092513175942020-06-19T11:23:00.001+08:002020-06-19T11:23:27.474+08:00Why I'm Deleting My Photos On The Internet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqhAL692ceFcGlQ_GUv_88jmajQKxsk5cPoXLIccoZEtVrFOV9HzEEcfGi5n1zbi96FidrKkRkK18U0UgYl6Jjp4uter5fELekjC_pWZpL7sVOFijpmRe96tu_GbfGqXa2GkLrIxchT0/s1500/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Why I'm Deleting My Photos On The Internet" border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqhAL692ceFcGlQ_GUv_88jmajQKxsk5cPoXLIccoZEtVrFOV9HzEEcfGi5n1zbi96FidrKkRkK18U0UgYl6Jjp4uter5fELekjC_pWZpL7sVOFijpmRe96tu_GbfGqXa2GkLrIxchT0/d/Picture1.png" title="Why I'm Deleting My Photos On The Internet" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I read a tweet where somebody said something along the line of:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>"I can't believe we survived high school and university days without social media back then"</b></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since I belong to this age group, this tweet relates to me so much. I kept wondering how did we manage back then, especially on how did we complete all of our group works? But belonging in this age group also <b>made me a social media addict.</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I remember <b>I used to post something on my social media almost every minute,</b> it's like I thought I was a celebrity that everyone needed to know how I'm doing. The same goes for posting photos on my social media. Since I'm confident enough with my looks and my photography skills, I post my photos on my social media almost everyday, even sometimes, 2 to 3 photos per day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Growing up, I know it's not necessary and it haunts me, wanting to look good all the time in people's eyes even if it means deceiving them, deceiving myself.</b> I have multiple occasions where I wanted to deactivate all of my social media. But like an addict I am, and as <b>I want exposure for my blog and now, my YouTube channel,</b> I hesitate a lot on deactivating everything so in the end, I didn't.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Instead, I made my Twitter private, and now only I had the guts to start deleting all photos with my face, also photos with my friends and families</b>. If you're following me on my Instagram then you can notice I've deleted those photos. I'm turning my Instagram into something like my hobbies' Instagram where I would post photos on my writing, drawing and photography.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other than that I'm growing up realizing these, I also deleting my photos because <b>I'm finally started to feel scared that people can use my face for bad things.</b> There was one time where it was viral that random men have a Telegram group that they share girls' photos for their sexual satisfaction. It was also revealed that scammers use our photos to scam our friends and families so I want to avoid that in every way possible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course, <b>something that had been put on the internet will never be deleted permanently</b> so I kinda regret that but I can't do anything about it and I just have to hope for the best. I've finished deleting my photos on all of my social media but I'm yet to delete my photos on this blog. It's too much, I would need time to do it. <i>Slowly but surely.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm still struggling in fighting with my own desire to post my photos on my Instagram so pray for me so that I could stay strong on this new principle of mine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Till then,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lya</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">p/s: Please visit my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtStvYpdMh8" target="_blank">YouTube channel (click)</a>, I've just posted a new video!</div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-83920348700916692302020-06-05T22:20:00.014+08:002020-06-05T22:34:10.979+08:00I Finally Started A YouTube Channel<div style="text-align: justify;">Hi. Finally, I did the one thing I never thought I would - I started a YouTube channel and I already posted two videos on the same day. Talk about the excitement of discovering new things! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eO798F6RviX2QbzI-yuhn-DdS5sopA2Df_lvw3gVNmmP3rQFnzRrlv7Zz95BRrHSf8-NbhdsweWH9JPsW42mVUgk1z77xXKSi_2rlbH-GlFBynI7egMFLp89rS4ljezMKcufT7AzVkg/s1572/20200605_110925746_iOS.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="I Finally Started A YouTube Channel" border="0" data-original-height="879" data-original-width="1572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2eO798F6RviX2QbzI-yuhn-DdS5sopA2Df_lvw3gVNmmP3rQFnzRrlv7Zz95BRrHSf8-NbhdsweWH9JPsW42mVUgk1z77xXKSi_2rlbH-GlFBynI7egMFLp89rS4ljezMKcufT7AzVkg/d/20200605_110925746_iOS.png" title="I Finally Started A YouTube Channel" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I started to enjoy watching YouTube videos during this quarantine since there's not much to do. Then at some point, I thought I wanted to make one too. But since I don't have a good camera and I don't really know what contents should I do so I postponed it for quite some time. I thought, I would start it once I buy a new camera, which is gonna be about a year from now. I thought that's the final decision I made on making a YouTube channel.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Life continues, and I started watching YouTube videos more often which eventually intrigued me to start it sooner, especially since I've owned an iPad which would be a great tool to edit videos. So I started recording. I edit the videos using VLLO apps on my iPad and now my YouTube channel is up;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8GxN7aI7r3Y" width="320" youtube-src-id="8GxN7aI7r3Y"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GxN7aI7r3Y&t=135s" target="_blank">(click)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As I said, I don't have a good camera so please pardon the bad camera quality. Also, I don't know if it's just me but I find my Malay subtitle is kinda cringy. But I want to make a dual-language subtitle, in Malay and English, so I would keep it that way. Hopefully, I would improve on not making it cringy in the future. Since I am a newbie to this thing I hope I did okay with the videos, on the transition, subtitles, sound, editing, and contents, everything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Just like this blog, I'm gonna post videos on random stuff I love, especially maybe on daily life, iPad tips and cooking. I gotta be honest. I guess this post is more like me promoting my YouTube channel. I hope you guys would find that my videos are up to your liking. If you wanna see how an introvert's YouTube videos look like, then hit the play button. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Watch it, like it and subscribe to it if you love it. I thank you in advance!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Do you have a YouTube channel? Share with me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Till then,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Lya.</div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-15564730968289115252020-06-01T22:00:00.002+08:002020-06-01T23:53:53.586+08:00May Diary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It's been so long since I last wrote a monthly recap post though I had the intention to make it a monthly post. As a typical lazy blogger and since my life is boring with nothing much happens, I tend to not write that monthly post. But here I am today, back with May recap. As I've mentioned in my previous iPad post, I'm keeping a digital diary. Hence, this May recap is based on what I wrote in my diary and down here is the diary I made for May.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGPh4R_m3R7T43WXdQOsJn_ygd6AOuVYWrPIc2KnjKnU1SBBjVGBF4aeztasoLT7ge0JiYopXGAaJxwKE0t9jKKo_o73KoPaYpRMxQg0k68X7r4LTfvNQNirBz9VJ4XOiTHeV22SKkr4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="May Diary" border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="3087" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGPh4R_m3R7T43WXdQOsJn_ygd6AOuVYWrPIc2KnjKnU1SBBjVGBF4aeztasoLT7ge0JiYopXGAaJxwKE0t9jKKo_o73KoPaYpRMxQg0k68X7r4LTfvNQNirBz9VJ4XOiTHeV22SKkr4/d/20200601_074813363_iOS.jpg" title="May Diary" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Complete iPad + Apple Pencil set and started practices digital drawings</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After almost two weeks of waiting, I finally received my Apple Pencil, and it completed my iPad experience as the initial intention I wanted to have an iPad was to try digital drawing and I can't do that without the Apple Pencil. My first digital drawing was Pikachu and an anime girl I found on the internet. I'm still lacking in digital drawing as I'm just a beginner so I didn't post any of the drawings on my Instagram since I wasn't satisfied with them. I'll practice more and will post once I'm confident with my drawings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Going to work during Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After such a long time quarantined myself, I finally went out to see the world, thanks to the need to go to work. Since I needed to go to work twice a week only, I continued to stay with my parents during CMCO and went for 1 hour and 30 minutes road trip each time I go to work. Though I miss the normal days, I kinda like it this way so a part of me hoping CMCO will continue a bit longer, <i>tehee.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Doing part-time Masters Study during CMCO</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As a part-time student, I didn't get enough rest as I was working during weekdays and got classes during weekend. So I kinda like CMCO as I got plenty of time to do my assignments and the online classes were flexible. I just finished submitting all assignments for one subject and another is waiting. I can't wait to finish the semester. As it's my first semester, I hope I'll do well. Please wish me luck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Mom's birthday on 5th May and youngest brother's on 24th</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">On my mom's birthday, the whole family including my dad didn't wish her birthday, we didn't even mention it because we ordered surprise delivery. The surprise delivery came in late around 4.00pm and it surprised mom so much, she loved it. My brother and I also bought a new phone for her as her phone was already broken. Mom didn't expect it as we never gave our parents any expensive gift before so she was thrilled and happy about it. We were glad that she loved it! For our youngest, my mom and I baked a chocolate cake. We planned to buy him a new phone too, but only by the end of the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>CovEid 2020</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've posted this year's eid on my previous post, go check it out if you haven't already. Every year, I never missed to give out Raya card to my friends and this year is not an exception. But this time, I made a digital card instead. It was a challenge as I needed to design the card myself rather than just buy a card and write on it like I used to. Anyway, though this year's eid definitely not the same anymore, I'm glad that we celebrated it as normal as we could. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>The King: Eternal Monarch (TKEM)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">TKEM is a fantasy, sci-fi Kdrama. I contemplated a lot before decided to watch TKEM because I don't like the hero, Lee Min Ho. But I watched it anyway because I love the heroin, Kim Go Eun and the writer, Kim Eun Sook. The show also started off boring as it was so slow-paced and the romance felt like it was forced. But the show then got really good starting from episode 6. There are only 3 episodes left and I can't wait for it! The World of The Married has ended but I still haven't watched it as I really hate a cheating husband. We'll see when would I finally want to watch it, <i>lol.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Lathi, If I fall in love and Running on my mind</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">TikTok is gaining more and more attention but I still didn't install it. I watch TikTok videos people posted on Twitter instead. I stumbled upon a TikTok video on the song Lathi and I was immersed in it. The song was so good I can't stop replaying. Ali Gatie also released new songs right after Ramadhan was over, 'If I fall in love' and 'Running on my mind'. He never disappoints with his songs. I love 'Running on my mind' more than 'If I fall in love' though. Go stream all the songs I mentioned on Spotify!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I guess that's all for my May diary. Hope June would bring good news and be better than May.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">How was your May?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Till then,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Lya</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-65360934529831714742020-05-28T12:08:00.001+08:002020-05-28T12:09:48.359+08:00CovEid 2020<div style="text-align: justify;">I'm seeing a lot of Eid photos with 'CovEid' caption, I guess indicating with what's been happening currently, hence I put it as the title to this year's Eid post. Some of you might notice that I'm in the process of deleting my photos on the internet so I won't be posting my family's Eid photos this year. Please bless your eyes with this flower painting from a stock photo instead.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrCrQZpzmIp8bP2wvDqOfqmPWVhpr78km-xSPy6A6kbnFk7grA9h90j0EohUswlo7pG3p5-b05PTvMd9ufPLYzZu1AnRPm-VvVrOiGWnYqnv8ZCK2MOSGaw9HG_cz7IrQhy-7OiRYlSY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="CovEid 2020" border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTrCrQZpzmIp8bP2wvDqOfqmPWVhpr78km-xSPy6A6kbnFk7grA9h90j0EohUswlo7pG3p5-b05PTvMd9ufPLYzZu1AnRPm-VvVrOiGWnYqnv8ZCK2MOSGaw9HG_cz7IrQhy-7OiRYlSY/d/flower-2342706.jpg" title="CovEid 2020" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://pixabay.com/illustrations/flower-abstract-painting-floral-2342706/" target="_blank">*source</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From the span of last year's Eid post to this post, I've posted about 30 posts in total. In those 30 posts, I humbly apologize if there were any of my writings that might've hurt you, might've offended you. Trust me, I never intended to write negatively. On the other hand, I'm very grateful if any of my writings have inspired you in any way possible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I believed we all were having mixed feelings celebrating Eid this year. With the virus didn't show any sign to stop spreading, followed by the government's SOP on Eid celebration, we might not get to celebrate it as lively as we did. But I was glad to see most of us still celebrated it with joy, still posting Eid <i>ootd</i> and served foods. I hope the virus will stop the soonest and we'll get our normal days back.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wish you and your family in good health and may this Eid brings happiness to you nonetheless.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Till next Eid,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lya.</div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-41852183563805962392020-05-18T00:22:00.000+08:002020-05-18T00:22:19.933+08:00My Quarantine Routine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiUaGeHh4tSMUS8Qvs0Jgg1OfQWIXSNahS_1uhODgNZLgVHOA5EtfPmCOkITZW3gCcgNFB9wsWJgrUVbZVO2SIVSfOy9LpiCU27JXKxb7qorwXyjP4JEjZc7US_VlqlOKd45UO6pB0-U/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Quarantine Routine" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiUaGeHh4tSMUS8Qvs0Jgg1OfQWIXSNahS_1uhODgNZLgVHOA5EtfPmCOkITZW3gCcgNFB9wsWJgrUVbZVO2SIVSfOy9LpiCU27JXKxb7qorwXyjP4JEjZc7US_VlqlOKd45UO6pB0-U/d/IMG20200517221121.jpg" title="My Quarantine Routine" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tomorrow is gonna be exactly 3 months we're in this quarantine period due to the Coronavirus and starting the 3rd week of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO). Since the CMCO was implemented, I started to work at the office again but we're doing rotation and my turn to go to the office is on Monday and Thursday every week. The office hour also was shortened to 9.00am - 2.00pm only. I found that the new normal we have to live in made major changes in my daily routine and I wanna share it with you guys.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since it's the Ramadhan, and I'm living with my family, <b>I wake up as early as 4.30am</b> to prepare for Suhur. If it's my turn to go to the office, I will be straight preparing to go to work after Subuh since it's gonna be 1 hour and 30 minutes journey to the office. <b>I'll make sure I arrive at the office by 9.00am and would check out from the office exactly at 2.00pm.</b> I usually would arrive home around 3.30pm to 4.00pm and <b>I will take a nap as I'd be exhausted from the long drive.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If I won't be working that day, <b>I would sleep again after Subuh, usually, it's 1 hour after I perform my prayer.</b> During that hour, I would watch youtube or shows or scrolling my social media to stay awake. <b>I would wake up again at around 10.00am.</b> If I wake up any later, I will be so lazy to be productive for the day and I will be sleeping the whole day, which is not good. So I make sure I wake up the latest by 10.00am. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>After refreshing myself, I would first clean the house, especially the kitchen, then starting to do my works.</b> My works included my study assignments which are due very soon and my office works that I bring home. As a typical lazy girl as I am, I didn't spend much time doing my works no matter how slow I'm going to finish them all. I always lose when battling with procrastination <i>(Lya 0 - 1 procrastination)</i>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>By 3.00pm, I would take a nap,</b> or rather it's not really a nap, but it's a very long and deep sleep. Not gonna disclose at what time I would be waking up, it's just embarrassing myself, but <b>by 6.00pm I would be in the kitchen to help my mom prepare Iftar for the family.</b> The one thing I feel blessed during this quarantine is my family pray Isyak and Tarawih together. It's the 24th of Ramadhan and we never missed a night to pray together, <i>Alhamdulillah.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Finally, night time is my favourite of the day. If I'm still in the mood, I will continue doing my works, but if I'm not, which usually that's the case, I would be watching Kdrama or youtube videos or reading or sketching, basically doing everything I love, for example, tonight I'm writing this post. <b>If I will be working the next day, I make sure to be sleeping by 10.00pm but if it's off-day tomorrow, this doing hobby of mine could go up till the time for Suhur.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I hardly go out if there's nothing important for me to so this is basically my quarantine routine. Actually, I feel like I'm more productive during this quarantine, maybe because I have more free time in my hand. But no matter how much I love having more free time, I do miss the normal days a lot, especially to hang out with friends and to go travelling.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What's your quarantine routine? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Till then,</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lya.</div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-20279448243817240012020-05-08T15:17:00.005+08:002023-11-30T10:54:35.729+08:00Digital Diary & Dream Board<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvbX4Kp58DX6jZaJLp5xtFP7TfgZh1UfaQg8Ixje1XO_7889U6ez-byUL3onQZoAd7hGvY7_-CxXZ5UvIsmjIWvhtrouc-DgcaZfXMjjY_e5YhZtJXpQJq-gKYUtszHF4b9PSph_nzcI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Digital Diary & Dream Board" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvbX4Kp58DX6jZaJLp5xtFP7TfgZh1UfaQg8Ixje1XO_7889U6ez-byUL3onQZoAd7hGvY7_-CxXZ5UvIsmjIWvhtrouc-DgcaZfXMjjY_e5YhZtJXpQJq-gKYUtszHF4b9PSph_nzcI/d/Picture1.png" title="Digital Diary & Dream Board" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Did you guys notice the changes in blogger setting? I just noticed it when I wanted to write this post. I'm still getting used to it but I love the changes, looks more professional and minimalist. Anyway, it's been less than a week I got my complete set of iPad and Apple Pencil so I'm still in the phase of exploring it none stop, even neglecting my works, tehee. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've been watching iPad tips videos now, mostly on digital journaling, note-taking and drawing. So as typical as I could be, I made one too. I made a digital diary and my dream board for now. Along the process, I realized I love doing it, I love creating it. 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I first created the background template on Procreate and uploaded it on Goodnotes 5 to compose the board. I love pastel pink and purple colour so I made the board from those colours. I actually redraw most of the stickers such as the map, iPhone, money, etc. It was a long process for a beginner like me but I love it! I set the board to be my iPad's wallpaper so whenever I look at the screen (which I always do), I'll be reminded of my dream so hopefully, I would strive to achieve them all, no matter how long it'll take. 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Though it's a diary, it's nothing to hide so I'm sharing it here. I first made the background template, literally, only the lines and background of all the remaining months with different colours on Photoshop before uploaded it on Goodnotes 5 to compose the diary. I initially wanted to make April's diary to share with you guys but I gave up as I couldn't remember what I did each day, and I was lacking on photos for it so I did May instead and it's ongoing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I love creating these so much and I hope you guys love it too. Share with me if you guys have similar creation, I love to learn from you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Till next digital art,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Lya.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">p/s: These are inspired by:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">1) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryaXo70DFPA" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryaXo70DFPA</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">2) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WePIYyD1JRc&t=3s" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WePIYyD1JRc&t=3s</a></div>Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-38458930064897438292020-05-04T15:28:00.002+08:002020-06-15T09:28:04.983+08:00Unboxing iPad 7th Generation And Apple Pencil 1st Generation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Having architecture as my background, I couldn't help but follow fellow friends and other architectural related accounts on social media as art is one of my interests. Nowadays these people started to venture into digital drawing, including my best friend. I once tried drawing on her iPad using the Procreate app and it sparked my interest to own one, to try digital drawing.</div>
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I initially wanted to buy a cheaper tablet option but since most of my friends recommended iPad and Procreate only available on Apple product, I decided to just buy it. I actually wanted to buy at a physical store but I lost my chance since RMO was implemented and I couldn't wait for RMO to end so I purchased it online. </div>
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I purchased the iPad and Apple pencil at two different stores, iTworld and Switch because iTworld didn't have Apple pencil in their stock while Switch didn't have an iPad. iTworld used GDex for their courier while Switch used DHL. I purchased both items on Sunday last week, and I got my iPad on Tuesday while my Apple pencil was delivered only today.</div>
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I tried my first writing on iPad today, looks like I need more practices!</div>
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I got myself an iPad 7th Generation, 128gb WiFi only in Rose Gold colour at RM1,779 while the Apple Pencil 1st Generation costs RM419. While browsing through iPad video reviews, I found that people love to do digital note-taking too. I immediately installed the Procreate and Goodnotes 5 app which costs me RM39.90 and RM34.90 respectively.</div>
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I've been blogging since 2009 so this year marks my 11th year being in the blogosphere. As you can see now, I don't have a particular niche, I write about whatever comes to mind, by the categories I stated in this blog <i>- personal, lifestyle, blogging, architecture, travelogue, review -</i>. It's been a while since I last wrote on a blogging label post so I figured why not write one. I've been watching on lifehack videos nowadays, mostly on <i>how-to</i> videos so I've been thinking of why not sharing on how I do a blog post.</div>
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I'm the kind that would do a draft outline for the blog content so the draft outline mostly was written on my phone, but sometimes on my laptop, while the actual content I write using my laptop. I love the keyboard sound while writing so much. <b>The laptop I'm using is ASUS VivoBook 13 inch</b> which I just bought about a month ago while <b>my current phone is Oppo F7.</b></div>
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I always remember what <a href="https://www.aidaazlin.com/" target="_blank">Aida Azlin</a> said; for her <b>to keep having ideas is by being consistent.</b> I tried that, obviously failed miserably but I still continue in doing that sometimes. Anyway, <b>in order to write a blog post, I brainstorm for ideas,</b> jot down which ideas came in mind and <b>just create the 'new post' to save as draft first.</b> </div>
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<b>Then I would begin writing the draft outline for the content</b> <i>(I don't know if it's the right term, but refer to my desktop photo below for how I do the draft outline).</i> Actually, it's just recently that I started writing a draft outline before writing the actual content. I find this method is very efficient as it helps to keep my ideas and it eases my writing.</div>
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If I have multiple draft posts, I would write the draft outline in blogger, in the draft post itself. But sometimes I write the draft outline on a sticky note on my desktop as shown in the photo or if I wasn't on my laptop, I'll write on my phone. <b>I would delete the draft outline after I publish the post,</b> what's the use anymore, right? </div>
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When the draft outline is finalized, I would start writing the content. As English is not my forte, <b>I use <a href="https://www.grammarly.com/" target="_blank">Grammarly</a> to help my writing.</b> After finished writing, <b>I would preview my post to see how it will look like and read the content several times</b> to check on the grammar, spelling and words suitability until I'm satisfied, only then I would publish the post. Then I would read the post again one last time after publishing it.</div>
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As you can see I rarely took photos for the blog, <b>I mostly use stock photos</b> and edit them in PowerPoint to put the title overlapping the photo. My most favourite websites for <b>free stock photos are <a href="https://pixabay.com/" target="_blank">pixabay</a> and <a href="https://www.pexels.com/" target="_blank">pexels</a>. </b>I do use my own photos sometimes though I'm the laziest person to do that. <b>When I use my own photos, I edit them using Adobe Lightroom on my phone or Adobe Photoshop on my laptop.</b></div>
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<b>The overall process of publishing a blog post could go for a day or two,</b> depending on my eagerness to publish it. Basically, that's all that I do to write a blog post. I hope my sharing would benefit you in any way, especially for you guys who are new to the blogosphere.</div>
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Till then,</div>
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Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-38116200567268838852020-04-19T23:53:00.004+08:002020-04-19T23:53:46.362+08:00Cooking During RMO<div style="text-align: justify;">
As I've mentioned in my <a href="http://www.lyaamie.com/2020/04/what-i-learned-during-rmo.html" target="_blank">'What I Learned During RMO'</a> post, I hate cooking. But as the only daughter in the family, I'm bound to help my mom cooks. Learning all the cookings from my mom, I can say that I'm pretty good at cooking but I never cook when I live alone. But since I live with my family during this RMO, I did cook, helping my mom. People are sharing their cookings on social media during this RMO so here are some foods that we cook;<br />
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My mom is an expert at making dough for bread, pastry, etc. There this one time she made <i>Roti Arab,</i> pairing it with beef curry.</div>
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I'm an <strike>almost</strike> expert at baking chocolate cake since it's my favourite. The whole family love chocolate cake!</div>
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There was this one time when we made <i>pau.</i> We made chocolate, coconut and red bean fillings. Actually, this was the photo before we steamed the <i>pau.</i></div>
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I googled and found that <i>kuih onde-onde</i> in English is called Klepon. </div>
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Most favourite: homemade pizza! It was two huge pizzas but we managed to finish eating them in one day only. </div>
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Some more bread, my favourite was cheese bread. </div>
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I love all sweets food so we made doughnut. </div>
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We never run out of ice-cream at home!</div>
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Homemade burger was great too!</div>
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Obviously, there's a lot more that we made but didn't make it to the list, either because I forgot to take photos of 'em or I just chose not to include 'em in the list, <i>hehee.</i> We have more than a week to go, I believe there will be a lot more to cook.</div>
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To many more cookings,</div>
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Lya.</div>
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Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-41594312241462941932020-04-10T14:26:00.000+08:002020-04-10T14:27:24.853+08:00Book Review: We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If I haven't written on a topic for so long, I tended to search for a similar post I wrote in the past for a reference. So I searched for my past book review posts, only to find out that I've written literally only one post on a book review. I thought I wrote at least 10 for the past 5 years I've been serious in blogging, I thought I was a bookworm back then. Anyway, I finally read a book, yay!</div>
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It took me about a day to finish reading We All Looked Up (WALU) written by Tommy Wallach. I remembered the feeling of wanting to buy it right away after reading the synopsis that was so intriguing;</div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"They said the asteroid would be here in two months. That gave us two months to leave our labels behind. Two months to become something bigger than what we'd been, something that would last even after the end. Two months <b>to really live.</b>"</span></div>
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Not to mention that the synopsis didn't match well with the cover page. I meant, the synopsis sounded depressing, but the cover page looked calm and soothing. So the book got my attention.<br />
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<b>Plot</b><br />
The book started off by telling the story of each characters' life before the news on the ending of the world. Then came a day where the world discovered <b>a star shone so brightly and beautiful up in the sky which turned to be an asteroid that was expected to hit the Earth in two months.</b> The book told a story of what the ending of the world affected the characters' life on love, family, friends, behaviour, routine, most importantly, of chasing their dreams. The ending of the story wasn't clear if the asteroid really hit the Earth or not but it ended with every character feeling somehow happy and relieved of the new life they're living.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"However unsatisfying it might seem, the ending of the novel is meant to be unclear. In that way, I like to think <b>it mirrors real life.....The world is full of unknowable mysteries and vague resolutions. Books should be allowed to explore those same mysteries,</b> don't you think?" - Tommy Wallach</span></div>
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I loved how <b>the author wrote each chapter represented each character</b> but in a mannerly, smooth storyline arrangement. I didn't know that this story was about teens of 18 years old, I wouldn't buy it if I knew since I'm actually not fond of coming of age characters. But the characters turned out written so well I'm just hooked to read and know more about them.<br />
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<b>Peter</b><br />
A typical hero of every story. He's a popular, basketball player in the school who thought his life was already planned - graduating high school, get into a sport-based university, go professional for a career, get married to his girlfriend and live a happily ever after life - until he found out that his life might not be planned that way indeed. He's a kind, determined guy who would do anything for the ones he loves, even if it meant that he must sacrifice his feeling in order for them to be happy. He's also a reliable eldest son of the family who would do anything in order to keep his family safe and happy together.<br />
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<b>Eliza</b><br />
His father was all she got and he's everything to her. She got a mom that tried to talk to her but she never answered her. She loves taking photos but keep them to herself until she decided to post them on a blog to show how the world has become when the ending of the world is coming, which made her from an invisible to a famous, lovable girl. She's so expressive of her feeling and speaks her mind blatantly even if it would hurt the other person.<br />
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<b>Andy</b><br />
A kinda spoiled kid who lives alone. Always let himself be used by his drug addict friend, Bobo but sincerely love him too. He followed Bobo everywhere and almost became exactly like him <i>(drug addict and violent)</i> until he became friends with Anita and Eliza - towards the end, with Peter too - where he called them his <b>karass</b> <i>(a group of people somehow affiliated or linked, who have the same purpose in life).</i> Music is in his blood, he's the one that wrote all the songs in the book which made him so much attractive and cooler than his drug addict 'friends'.<br />
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<b>Anita</b><br />
A princess in a castle where her life was controlled by her parents who expected her to excel in her studies and go to a prestigious university and brings honour to the family. She worked hard for that goal set by her parents and neglected her real dream, to become a singer until she found Andy. Her life changed.<br />
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<b>Author</b><br />
Most books that I bought, I never heard of the authors, including the author of WALU, <b>Tommy Wallach.</b> Turned out <b>he's a singer-songwriter.</b> He even wrote an entire album for WALU, it's called <i><b>We All Looked Up: The Album</b></i> which you can find on Spotify too! I especially loved how <b>he included the entire album's lyrics of each song</b> at the end of the book. I listened to the album while reading the book, especially at parts where Anita and Andy practised for their performance and during the part where they performed. <b>Listening to the album while reading the book made the imagination on the scenes easier and clearer.</b><br />
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<b>Recommendation</b><br />
It's a light reading actually, of how the news of the ending of the world made the teens' life changed in only two months, which made me realized, we actually can change our life if we're determined to. But maybe we just don't want to take the risk and needed a cause for us to actually try changing our life. Reading WALU made me thinking about what I'm doing with my own life, if I ever have a dream I actually want to realize but don't have the guts to. That's a question mark, really. <b>I recommend this book if you're into a light reading, coming of age story with a bit of nerve-racking moments.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"That was what life was supposed to do, right? Just keep getting better and better?" - Peter</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"The best books, they don't talk about things you'd always thought about, but that you didn't think anyone else had thought about. You read them, and suddenly you're a little bit less alone in the world. You're part of this cosmic community of people who've thought about this thing, whatever it happens to be." - Mr McArthur</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"Do you think it's better to fail at something worthwhile or to succeed at something meaningless?" - Mr McArthur</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"Why were adults always so obsessed with the future? It was like the present wasn't even happening." - Andy</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"...do you ever worry that you're wasting your life?" - Peter</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"...who's dumber? The guy who does his own thing, or the girl who does someone else's thing?" - Anita</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"You don't wanna go out of this world with regrets. If there's something you want to do, you do it. You take this life by the balls and you tell it that you existed..." - Golden</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"...trying to stay angry at someone you loved was like trying to keep an ice cube from melting in a cup of hot chocolate: impossible." - Anita</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">"Seen from the right perspective, pretty much everything looks tiny." - Eliza</span></div>
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Did you guys read any books during this RMO?<br />
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Till then,<br />
Lya</div>
Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-68556872616605389722020-04-06T20:44:00.004+08:002020-04-06T20:44:25.285+08:00My Spotify Account Was Hacked!<div style="text-align: justify;">
As an avid music listener, <b>my Spotify account is my life saviour.</b> There will never be a day without me listening to my Spotify playlist, especially to help me sleep at night. I have a few playlists I've made and I usually listen to them accordingly with my mood of the day. A few days ago, I was logged out from my Spotify account and I couldn't log in back, it stated that <b>my account never existed!</b><br />
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I don't know if you can relate to this, but <b>I have a total of 5 emails</b> I use to sign up stuff; 1) official use for my works; 2) official for my studies 3) my blog; 4) social media, online shopping, etc; 5) a backup email. The bad habit of mine, <b>I would only check on only till the 3rd email.</b> This is because the 4th and 5th emails I receive usually weren't that important, it was about promotions, notification on someone like my photos and stuff so <b>it's annoying to check on 'em.</b><br />
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I used the 4th email for my Spotify account. Apparently, I received these emails a day before I got logged out from my Spotify, but <b>since I didn't check on the email, I accidentally allowed them to take my Spotify account.</b><br />
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So, some Russian hacked my Spotify account? </div>
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They changed the email address to log in!</div>
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I officially lost my Spotify account, I couldn't log in anymore. Fortunately, <b>I subscribed the family plan for my Spotify account,</b> where there's one 'head', and 5 other members and <b>I was not the 'head'.</b> So I just had to ask the 'head' to remove me from the member list and created a new one to add as a member again. </div>
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So there was nothing to worry regarding <b>the subscription I might giving free to the hacker</b>. But the 'head' decided to change her Spotify account's password as it's worrying if she was the one that got hacked since <b>her banking details is in that account.</b></div>
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I also got this email on my 4th email yesterday, regarding someone tried to log in to my email account and maybe tried to steal it from me! <b>I think my 4th email is in danger of being hacked,</b> I should change its password.</div>
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<b>What I learned from this incident:</b></div>
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1) I should make it a habit <b>to check on all the emails I have everyday</b> though it's annoying and troublesome.</div>
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2) I should <b>occasionally change the password</b> to all my online banking, emails, social media, etc for security. We never know!</div>
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3) <b>Never save your card or banking details in any applications</b> such as online shopping, hotel or flight booking apps.</div>
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I hope you guys could learn this too, change your password!</div>
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Have you ever experienced the same incident as me? </div>
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Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-63525762302616778122020-04-02T21:24:00.001+08:002020-04-02T21:24:08.160+08:00What I Learned During RMO<div style="text-align: justify;">
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It's day 16 of the RMO and I saw a few people, even some of my colleagues, saying that they miss their offices, their works, their messy desks, etc which I definitely can't relate to. I'm enjoying myself being lazy at home. But I do miss the fresh air of shopping malls, <i>tehee. </i>Anyway, 16 days have been the longest holiday I ever enjoyed and I learned a few things;</div>
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<b>Grateful for having a good health</b><br />
I'm someone who rarely got sick, I even could go a full year without getting sick, without even having a slight fever or running nose. Even if I do get sick, it's never the kind that was bad, to the point that I couldn't get up or losing my appetite. No, I never experienced such sickness. So throughout every year, I always wished that I could get sick, wanting to experience such sickness, one of the reasons was to get medical leave from work, <i>tehee. </i><br />
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But during this Coronavirus outbreak, I realized that having good health, a good antibody is a blessing I shouldn't take granted for. A blessing I should be grateful for and I should always continue to take care of my well being. I stumbled upon this quote that made me won't have the feeling of wanting to get sick, ever again; <b>"it's better to be poor and healthy than rich but sick"</b><br />
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<b>I'm okay with not spending on unnecessary things or expensive food</b><br />
I tended to spend carelessly, lavishly on food and things I don't really need. I used to hang out at shopping malls after working hours almost every day and I would spend on something every time I went out too. For examples, I bought clothes, makeup though I already have 'em, ice cream or ice blended, etc. But having quarantine, having no choice but to <b>not</b> go out, I found that I won't die even if I don't spend on these things and surprisingly, I rarely got cravings too. I should keep this habit even after this quarantine period is over so I could save more money!<br />
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<b>I hate cooking</b></div>
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I'm staying at my parents' house during this RMO. So as the only daughter in the family, I'm obliged to help my mom cook every meal, every day. We usually have 4 meals a day <i>- breakfast, lunch, tea time and dinner -</i> which is already a lot, but my mom loves cooking and baking, she sometimes would bake every kind of cakes, bread, etc, and I'm the one who needed to help. So yeah, I knew this already but emphasizing this in here; I hate cooking. It's troublesome, it's hot in the kitchen, and it's tiring. Growing up helping my mom, I'm proud to say that I can cook on my own but I never cook while staying alone and I think I'm gonna stick to that, <i>tehee.</i><br />
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<b>I'm a chronic procrastinator, and that's not good!</b><br />
Like I didn't know already, but I'm still shocked at what a chronic procrastinator I am. It's been 16 days already but I still procrastinate. I have tons of works to do; my office works and my Masters Study assignments but everything I put on hold till I don't know when. I remembered being motivated to not procrastinate in the early days of RMO but it seems like <b>I failed.</b> I should start on my works soon.</div>
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<b>Worshipping God is the most peaceful activity to do</b><br />
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Despite all these, I think I gradually became better spiritually. I started to follow the <a href="https://www.aidaazlin.com/" target="_blank">AA community</a> properly, which is good for my soul and I started to spend more time with the one who created me, Allah swt. I realized that <b>nothing could beat the calmness</b> and peaceful feeling I have when I'm on my prayer mat. Also, since I'm so afraid of death that I have no one to turn to but Him.</div>
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Will try to find more of what I would learn for the remaining RMO period. And I'm curious about what you guys learned during this RMO? Share with me!</div>
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Like I said, I'm enjoying myself being lazy at home, I hope you do too, <i>tehee.</i></div>
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Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-7094540743117008942020-03-26T21:34:00.003+08:002023-11-30T10:54:45.218+08:00Sketch : A Lion & Weil Hotel, Ipoh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6RoTmHXdZgu6XrDLGWo5oyqiwWE1sJUbMYJsOgqhz-yEHZIWUvQJQ0Aut-OKMj2XKBqwKe2dEyaHWpGCc9Fy2zNY9M7ttKTmEqsKQXtrMTR-fmC3euRp5EVVvZDFynJS6olTnArJtHo/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sketch : A Lion & Weil Hotel, Ipoh" border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="932" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6RoTmHXdZgu6XrDLGWo5oyqiwWE1sJUbMYJsOgqhz-yEHZIWUvQJQ0Aut-OKMj2XKBqwKe2dEyaHWpGCc9Fy2zNY9M7ttKTmEqsKQXtrMTR-fmC3euRp5EVVvZDFynJS6olTnArJtHo/d/Picture2.png" title="Sketch : A Lion & Weil Hotel, Ipoh" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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It's been ages since I last draw. Realizing that my drawing skill will go rusty if I don't practice, I was thinking that I should start drawing again, using this free time I got while the Restriction Movement Order (RMO) still ongoing. </div>
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As usual, I don't know what to draw at first and I was afraid to ruin a drawing if I just start drawing something big. So while scrolling photos for ideas, I found a photo of a lion which I thought would be easy for me to draw, so I did. This lion drawing took me about half an hour to finish. It was easy indeed but I wasn't quite satisfied with the outcome actually. It really showed that I hadn't drawn for so long, <i>tehee.</i></div>
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When I thought to just shut my sketchbook, the feeling of unsatisfied lingered in me so I googled for reference photos to draw again and I found that Weil Hotel in Ipoh would be an easy building to draw. So I grabbed my drawing pen and started to draw it. As you can see, I still couldn't overcome my rusty hand yet. But hopefully, this would be a stepping stone to get on the right track again. I'm planning to draw at least one drawing per day starting today. I'll post the drawings compilation once the RMO stopped.</div>
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Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-32368006550018588022020-03-26T00:48:00.000+08:002020-03-26T00:48:58.417+08:00Life Has Been Exhausting!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you guys might know already, I've started my Masters Study in early February. I've never been so exhausted and missed my hometown terribly before and I felt that during this time. I spent my weekdays working, my usual routine, and went to KL every Friday for my weekend class, then returned home in Ipoh on Sunday every week without fail.</div>
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I was exhausted, mentally and physically. But as I've missed studying, I found that I love this busy life I'm having. I got little to no rest as I needed to do assignments on weekdays, after working hours, but I enjoyed getting tired, I'm still excited about studying, for now. </div>
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I was preparing for my crit session for upcoming class last week and then the Restriction Movement Order (RMO) was announced. I must say I was 70% happy with the news as I was having trouble completing my works, <i>tehee. </i>Also, since it's the first time ever I'm having a two weeks holiday since the past 5 years, I'm thrilled and happy to start doing nothing at home!</div>
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When the Coronavirus was first discovered, honestly it didn't bother me as it happened in China. A few days later reports were out on Malaysia's first few cases, it still didn't bother me as I believed it was nothing, it would stop immediately, I didn't even talk about it with families or friends, that's how unimportant I thought the virus was.</div>
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Today is the 9th day since the RMO was started and it was announced yesterday that the RMO will be continued until 14th April. This staying at home thing now slowly no longer feels good. The news on the virus with now a total of 20 deaths reported has been daily news I keep wanting to update. It no longer feels unimportant and I started to worry about my families and friends well being. This started to exhaust me. But in this difficult time, I'm blessed that my family and I are being in good health and I hope you guys are too.</div>
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I'm sorry as it seems like this post is getting nowhere, it's just me worrying about the situation we're in. Let's pray and hope for the best.</div>
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Till then,</div>
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Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-27386783312174055262020-03-23T10:21:00.000+08:002020-03-23T10:38:50.350+08:00Tips for Hiring the Best Movers and Packers in Klang Valley<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Hiring the best <a href="https://mover2u.com/movers-and-packers/">movers and packers</a> in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor has always been a chore. Moving a house isn't an easy task and it could be a painful experience at the same time. </div>
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If you're moving alone, then you would possibly realize that relocating years of furniture and belongings from one room to even another room within the same block can make you sweat like mad. It is true to say relocation can be tough and that’s why you will need reliable and fast movers, who will do all that relocation job for you, while you stay relaxed and enjoy your day.<br />
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Tips for hiring the best movers and packers in Klang Valley:</div>
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<b><b>Start your search early to book your appointment slot with a good mover</b></b></div>
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Do your research about any mover company and run through their website. Confirm the dates and details of your move and book an appointment for a consultation.</div>
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When it comes to finding the proper mover, start by asking people you trust for recommendations. You may contact your friends and family to examine if they have any recommendations or information that you should be aware of about moving companies they've employed in the past. If the companies you're curious about offer references, call those references.</div>
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Check the movers’ online reputation by reading customer reviews on a trustworthy website.</div>
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Encore Melaka quickly became one of the top ten must-visit places in Melaka since its opening. I've always interested in visiting Encore Melaka. Finally I got the chance to, last weekend, as I was sending my younger brother back to UTeM. I went there with my family. It was our first theatre experience and it was spectacular.</div>
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Encore Melaka - Impression Series is an immersive performance with a series of untold stories of Malacca, which reflects a society that embraces diversity and inclusiveness. This 75-minutes long mega show reminiscing life stories of the locals with state-of-the-art production sets. The audience will experience 360-degree rotating audience platform fronting a 240-metre long stage, multiple lifting platforms, sound and light, and a 3D projection that creates virtual reality that travels through time.</div>
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<b>UNFOLD STORIES BEHIND MALACCA’S INHERITENCE</b></div>
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Thinking that the performance would be on the history of Malacca, I was expecting to watch on Hang Tuah-Hang Jebat tales and all the war stories. It turned out that the performance was beyond my expectation. It was about Malacca's inheritance and it was beautiful.</div>
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The storyline begins with Parameswara who named Malacca to Cheng Ho’s fleet celebrating their arrival with spectacular drumming. As the tales say they fell in love with locals, thus began the heritage of the distinctive Baba Nyonya culture.</div>
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Followed by the grief but touching storyline where the 6 mothers in 6 races taking care of a boy who eventually nurtured a harmonious nation. Through a myriad of compelling songs, dances and scenery, it is a compilation of cultural stories that enhancing your sense. The audience will be transported through different eras via multiple stages designs, presented in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, Tamil and local dialects to reflect the coexistence of this ancient city and multiculturalism is depicted, reflecting the love, peace, harmony and tolerance of the society in Malacca.</div>
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Encore Melaka is also telling the origin and development of Malacca and where it can lead the audience to explore the charming side of Malacca City through the history, cultures, traditions and people’s living habits.</div>
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Encore Melaka introduces Southeast Asia’s first performing arts theatre with a 360-degree rotating audience platform facing a 240-metre long stage with multiple hydraulic stages. Throughout the performance, there will be a 3D projection mapping with intricate theatre props creating a virtual reality that allows the audience to travel through times. The building itself occupies total landscape size 15-acre in Impression City overlooking the scenic water view of the Straits of Melaka.</div>
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The geometric facade has concaved arcs made out of thousands of fish scale-like LED panels and 50,723 pieces of white diamond-shaped aluminium composite panels, which reflects light from the ever-changing and vibrant sky of Malacca. The Encore Melaka theatre embodies the cloud and the sea, movement and serenity, and where East meets West. This unconventional concept represents a journey through time and space, complementing the Encore Melaka performance.</div>
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Encore Melaka is the newest offering from China’s iconic Impression Series as it was established in 2003 by renowned directors, Zhang Yimous, Fan Yue and Wang herself and has since staged ten widely acclaimed productions. Out of 150 contesting countries, Malacca was handpicked by Wang as the coveted home of the first Impression Series performance staged outside of China.</div>
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The theatre is strategically located next to the beautiful Straits of Malacca. This minimalist blue and white theatre facade allows young people to take personal photos with style. Encore Melaka theatre has instantly become an Instagrammable hotspot in Malacca. It has emerged as the trendiest tourist focus in Malacca and it is also a replacement bridge from an old to a new attraction in Malacca. A lot of hobby photographers and tourists love to check-in Encore Melaka.</div>
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The theatre also has a beautiful sunset seascape makes people feel relaxed after watching the Encore Melaka show. Currently, it is the largest and most advanced theatre in Southeast Asia.</div>
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As I've watched this beautiful performance that left me with a satisfied feeling of understanding and more appreciative of our cultural heritage, I recommend you to try watching it too. You can buy the tickets online on their official <a href="https://encore-melaka.com/ticketsonly/" target="_blank">website (click)</a>.</div>
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Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-3924192326507495552020-02-07T16:55:00.000+08:002020-02-07T16:55:08.814+08:00I Figured That I Love Surprises<div style="text-align: justify;">
I remembered writing <a href="http://www.lyaamie.com/2017/01/im-up-for-surprises.html" target="_blank">this(click)</a> post where I talked about how I never got surprises my whole life before. So having never experienced it, while growing up, I tended to educate myself that surprises weren't that big of a deal. I lived by that and I was okay, at least until my birthday in 2019.<br />
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With now growing number of shops that offer surprise delivery, it's much easier to surprise someone. On my 26th birthday in 2019, I got my first birthday surprise, a surprise bouquet with brownies delivered to me at my office. Since I never expected it, I felt overwhelmed, happy and excited.<br />
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Then I went through the days as usual and never expect for another surprise ever again because I knew if I hoped too much, I'll just ended up being disappointed. So, I still thought that a surprise wasn't that big of a deal. But I guess I'm blessed with having people who're willing to surprise me so again, this year I got not just one, but two surprises.<br />
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<i>the sweet surprise bouquet I got this year</i></div>
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It was just a couple of days ago, on my birthday in January. I guess getting a surprise is indeed a big deal. I didn't think that I love surprises that much but having these surprises for the last years I realized I love it so much to the point I'm expecting more <i>(I should not!)</i>. I think it's not only us ladies but men love surprises too. So if anyone said that they hate surprises, they lied. Surprise someone you love if you could.<br />
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Anyway as you already knew, I'm currently working on my first step to achieving more in my life which is furthering my Masters. So at 27th years old, I'm beginning a new journey in my life. I hope it's not too late for me to dream a new dream. Wish me luck guys!<br />
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Till then,<br />
Lya.</div>
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I've been to a few architectural interviews for both studying and career-wise and I've been meaning to post about my experiences. Since I've just been accepted to further my study in Master of Architecture (M.Arch) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur, I think now is the perfect time to talk about it.</div>
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<b>M.Arch, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Pulau Pinang.</b></div>
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I first decided to further my study in 2017 since I kinda had a bad time in term of my career, I was asked to resign from my former company at that time because the company was struggling financially with no more new projects. </div>
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USM had always been my first choice if I ever wanted to further my study because I wanted to try another university rather than UiTM during my degree and also USM was the nearest to my hometown so I applied for it and thankfully, I got the interview opportunity. The interview was divided into two sessions, the first session was a freehand drawing test and the second session was the presentation cum interview session. </div>
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During the freehand drawing test, there was a handout of three conditions of what to draw. I was expecting to draw like a ball or boxes just like during degree level's interview but no, it was harder. The handout asked to draw a proposal, a perspective view of a high rise building with green technology in mind and a bay section of the building which showed from foundation to roof details. I can't remember how long the time was given to draw but it was less than an hour. I couldn't finish the drawing, especially the bay section.</div>
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During the presentation cum interview session, there were three panels interviewed me. I was asked to introduce myself and proceed with my presentation of the proposal I did. I remembered being questioned to the point that I can't answer anymore, that's how tense the presentation went. It was exactly like a crit session. But during interview questions, the panels only asked me the reason I wanted to further my study. </div>
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I actually got accepted to USM but I rejected the offer because, at that time, it was the same time I got offered the position of an assistant architect at my current company. </div>
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<b>M.Arch, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur.</b></div>
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I guess my desire to furthering my study hadn't died though I've been blessed with a stable career. But as I really didn't want to let go of my job, I needed to do part-time study and for M.Arch course, UTM KL was the only choice I got.</div>
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The interview session held at UTM KL was rather simple and professional. There was a briefing before the interview where the lecturer briefed about the course, how it'll be conducted, what the lecturers expected the students to be and all of the information us students needed to know. Then the interview began. There were only 14 candidates so the interview went so quick. The panels didn't ask much, they just straightforwardly asked about how long I've been working, what projects I've done, how I'm gonna fund myself for the study and why I wanted to further my study.</div>
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There, I hope my experiences would help you in any way if you wish to further study in the same field.</div>
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I got the offer letter from UTM KL last Tuesday. I was thrilled, excited and scared at the same time because I know it's gonna be hard, juggling between working and studying. I'm gonna have less rest, gonna be more stress but I hope I'll be enjoying the process and would grad with flying colours. Wish me luck guys, I need it!</div>
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Till then,</div>
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Lya.</div>
Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-34872455857366921242020-01-08T23:11:00.001+08:002020-01-08T23:11:43.722+08:00Journaling The Year Through My T Planner<div style="text-align: justify;">
I'm welcoming the 'New Year New Me' motto by buying a new planner for the year....<i>typical, I knowww.</i> <a href="http://temetemerity.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Teme Abdullah</a> has always inspired me through his books, especially because he's an architect too. I was too lazy to design on a blank planner and somehow being Teme's follower on Instagram and Twitter intrigued me into buying his T Planner, a planner he designed.<br />
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I initially didn't think much when I purchased the planner but a few days before 2019 ended, I got inspired to plan for 2020 and I can't wait to receive it. The planner was supposed to be delivered before 2020 but mine was with the second batch that was held quite a while and just got delivered much later. I got mine today to be exact, but I was thrilled nonetheless!</div>
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The first two pages that indicated the ownership of the planner. The exclusivity of the ownership pages made me want to bring it to anywhere I will go.</div>
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The 'boxes of life' and 'me in 10 years' pages made reminiscence of my past and feared of my future. I definitely don't want to waste the time I have left in this world but at the same time, don't really have the idea of how I want to spend it.</div>
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I've written so much on this '2020 goals' page, hope I could achieve all of 'em!</div>
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It's the first time I see a 'mood tracker' page in a planner which made me impressed with Teme, of how he could think of designing this section. I hope my 'mood tracker' page would fill with yellow colour, which indicates a happy mood.</div>
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The 'financial tracker' page which scares me the most, <i>tehee.</i></div>
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I use this whole year section to slash on the days that went by.</div>
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The yearly planner page which I don't have the idea on what to fill yet.</div>
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And finally, the monthly planner. I'm showing February because I've jotted notes in January which was P&C, <i>tehee. </i>In the monthly planner, there are pages of the whole month, highlights of the month, weekly planner, and the financial tracker of the month with more empty pages compared to the earlier financial tracker.</div>
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I guess since Teme is an artist, he figured to design a free space for free sketching. I love how he made one side with bullets while another completely blank. This could call out the creativity in me, hopefully.</div>
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This T Planner is so satisfying, <i>right?</i> Unfortunately, Teme only publishes the planner in a certain amount, with this second edition, came out in a total of 22,222 copies and available only by pre-order last October 2019. I love how the planner was handwritten, it made the planner so much more special. Let's see if I would be in love enough with this T Planner to buy the third edition next year. </div>
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Have you buy/design your own planner?<br />
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Till then,<br />
Lya.</div>
Lya Amiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710728922874826054noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938340893408896111.post-25004483076787624792019-12-31T13:31:00.002+08:002019-12-31T13:33:46.917+08:00The People That I Am Grateful For<div style="text-align: justify;">
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When you haven't written in a while so you have a lot to talk about, just because you wanted to write more so just one post won't be enough so here I am, writing another. I've gained so much in 2019 and there're a few people helped me to go through the year successfully, so I wanted to write something like an appreciation post to them.</div>
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<b>My family</b></div>
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Dad, for being the man I most needed in my life. Dad, of course, helped me on man's things, mostly the maintenance of my car. Dad also the one who would (nag) advise me on my financial management though I'm still failed at that, <i>tehee.</i> Mom, for the one who nagged me on my increasing weight but would always cook my favourite dishes and baked my favourite cakes and bread whenever I requested. Mom, the only woman in my family I could share my woman's interests. My younger brothers who're just by their existence helped me learned to be responsible for the family as the eldest. Them who's the most annoying human being I'm dealing with but love the most at the same time. Thank you for trusting me, for loving me, for making me having a home I can always run to whenever I needed to.</div>
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<b>My best friends, Alia, Najwa, Munifah, Jiha and Husna</b></div>
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I dare to say that these five best friends of mine would forever be my best friends. They're the one that knows me the best, especially because we're off the same line of work. They're the one I would always seek advice for whenever I'm having a stressful day at work or about my 'love life'. They share the same interests as me and would always be the one that helped me gaining new knowledge on everything, <i>especially gossips, tehee.</i> Thank you, for being friends-like-family to me, for I know I can always count on you guys whenever or wherever I need you guys.</div>
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<b>My colleagues</b></div>
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Never in my right mind, I thought I would work the job I'm currently working. I'm a team leader though I'm still a junior so I'm very thankful to my way older colleagues who helped and respected me nonetheless. I'm especially thankful for a few names I won't disclose (you know who you are), for being more than a colleague to me, for being my friends. Also, I'm thankful to my boss, for him being a very kind and supportive boss. I hope the bond we have as a boss and employees, as colleagues, would always be positive and make our working environment enjoyable.</div>
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<b>Him</b></div>
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The friend of 10 years that I made a mistake having a crush on and made us ended our friendship. Thank you for you being the kindest guy I'm friend with. I'm thankful for the lessons you gave me, for the feeling you made me experienced, for respecting me, for everything. But let's not meet or text each other even by coincidence, okay? <i>Tehee.</i></div>
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<b>My blogger friends</b></div>
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You, my blogger friends who visited my blog, who read my posts though I thought most of them were not beneficial nor interesting enough for you to read, <i>tehee.</i> Your presence was what made me fell in love with writing and made me wanted to write more. As I've mentioned many times before, writing is some sort of therapy for me so I love writing more and more. A little shout out, I'm especially thankful for you who left comments on my posts, my 'Biggest Supporters'. Thank you!</div>
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<b>Me</b></div>
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Saving the best for the last, thank you, dear self as you've been so strong going through the year despite having so many difficulties and struggles. You've cried the most this year yet you came back stronger and braver. You've put so much effort in your self-betterment, you've improved so much. Let's be stronger and wiser next year, okay!</div>
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Thank you, for reading this too. Share with me who are you grateful for in your 2019?</div>
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Thank you,</div>
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Lya</div>
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