My final week of 2016 (Hatyai and KL)

While I was still looking for things to do at home after my trip to Taiwan, suddenly everyone started to jio and I effortlessly made my last and final week of 2016 fruitful.

I was actually thinking of going three places non-stop, Thailand-KL-Singapore. 

Thailand for shopping, KL for Christmas and Singapore to visit my grandma and relatives over there. But why flight tix to Singapore so expensive, and train still so mafan, I gave up at last (thinking of spending a sweet few days at home to end my 2016)

Hello Thailand!

After checked in to out hotel we went out for lunch.

It has one hour time difference so when we were starving some of the shops are still closed =/

This is the typical kind of food in Thailand, please notice that thick rows of pork slices at the right, that's the main point of the meal!

After that we went shopping, since it's Christmas it's YearEnd, there's a lot of sales going on. 12 of us squeeze on a mini tuk-tuk and there was once we made a tuk-tuk tyre punture *oops*

Since my 90 y/o great grandmother joined us too this time, it's quite hard for her to go around so mostly she'll be on her wheelchair, all the tuk-tuk drivers we met are very good enough to send us to the entrance, or down the carpark, anywhere which is convenient! (This show how nice and kind the people there are =] )

That night we went for Thai massage! 

It's a must every time we are here, you can easily find massage shops by the road, and this is the one that we always go. If you have the chance to go, make sure you go for their Thai massage!

Checked out the next day, more shopping around, more food indulging. 

I know I had repeated lots of time but Malaysia currency is so bad everything becomes so expensive =/ Sometimes even on sale also feel not worth it ><

Do try out their coconut water or icecream

Also raise your head to check out those cables!

After coming back from Thailand, did my laundry, the next morning I was flying to KL!

One of my aunt is coming back from China for Christmas so this time is more to like meeting the family and spend time together.
We mostly spend our time shopping, chill at home, eat good food and we went to AN EXTREME INDOOR PARK!
It has a guts training section that is 4-storey high, with LOTSSS of trampoline and also I TRIED ROCK-CLIMBING!!! *ticking off one of the bucket list*
It's the largest trampoline extreme park in Asia, inside a huge factory, and I swear I used up all my energy there, especially guts training. Will definitely talk more about it in another post if I have the chance!

By then, I'm spending these last few days at my dad's shop as it's year end and it gets a bit busier. (struggling here coz my Malay kinda sucks =/ )
OMG CAN'T BELIEVE 2017 IS SO NEAR ALREADY!

FIVE things I want to do in Tokyo, Japan

As flying around becomes easier and any information can be easily gained from the internet, traveling becomes much more easier and the best way to travel is definitely live like a local for me!
As an anime lover and watching Japanese dramas for more than five years, a Japan lover and a Japanese speaker, Japan is the country that I'll definitely say if I'm asked to choose a one to travel. (100 times also not enough XD)
This time traveloka.com.my is giving out travel coupons to fulfill #MyTravelokaEscapade which I will definitely choose Tokyo to visit!!!

If you really want to travel as a local, experience the locals life, asking me for recommendation will never go wrong XD
Here’s a brief list of 5 things I want to do in Tokyo! Which I definitely recommend you to follow HAHA


Experience Tokyo metro
By saying experience, it's not only try to understand or figure out how to use the Tokyo metro which looks like tangled wires.
I want to be one of the people in that sardin-canned train during the morning peak hours, squeezing in the crowds who are rushing to work and school, let the train station staffs help squeeze and somehow manually close the train door. (Then I can proudly say those FB videos are true and I've experienced it)

worse than those tangled cables 

Yukata and hanami
I love how Japan practice their culture in their daily life, as said it's not hard to see people in Yukatas at the subway or on the road.
One of my biggest regret is not renting a Yukata for hanabitaikai (fireworks festival) when I went to Japan this summer. Wearing a yukata might be bothersome and somehow heavy and hot, so winter might be the best season to wear a yukata and go hanami (cherry blossom watching?) during #MyTravelokaEscapade. I want to feel the bulkiness on the waist as they described and also walking elegantly with those wooden crocs.
Owhhh, how much I can foresee it'll be a pain XD (must take lots of instagram-worthy pics for this*take notes*)


Visit cafes
Name one of the cafes that you'd like to visit in Tokyo.
“Ok! Maid cafe, owl cafe, Gundam cafe, AKB cafe, and …. what? You say one??? But… it's so hard to choose *sobs*”
NEVER ASK ME TO GO ONLY ONE CAFE. I'm already in Tokyo! It's not like it's easy and cheap to travel this far, or I'll have another #MyTravelokaEscapade!!!  EVERY CAFE COUNTS.
As an owl lover, an otaku, an engineer-to-be tech lover and also an old AKB fan, all of those cafes are listed in my MUST VISIT list… which I'm still continue listing (not to mention those limited season ones!!!)

dream destination. No?

Japan local food
As a person who watched anime and Jdramas for almost ten years, trust me I can name every food that appears (excuse me food lover here) but at the same time it's also a ‘shame’ not trying it before!
In case you don't know what to eat in Japan (too much choices), here's a list: Curry rice, Ichiran ramen, Kaiden sushi, zaru soba, takoyaki (octopus ball?), taiyaki, kakigori (shaved ice), crepe… you name it!!!
Owhh and not to forget to try out their McDonald's! They have so much choices that fused with their locals taste!

limited time sakura ones, matcha ones, choco fries <3

Studio Ghibli museum
Leaving this as the last of 5, it's hard to get tickets for it, even harder as a foreigner =\
I guess it's everyone’s dream to visit the museum as long as they watched one of their productions. It's even more attracting as it's not allowed to take pictures in the museum so everything inside is so s mysterious !!!
Tips: After visiting the museum, make sure to visit their cafe there (as everyone say so)
There’s also a place to visit nearby that not much people know which is Edo Tokyo Tatemo no En where you can find old Japanese buildings there in the middle of the Tokyo city (if you don't have a chance to visit Kansai this is the place for you to explore Japan’s old buildings!!!)

this is also the place that gave inspiration for the movie SenToChiharaNoKamikakushi

I've done a looooot of research for this, just to go to those places with 'high CP', so pleeeeease make #MyTravelokaEscpade trip to Tokyo come true!!!
There's stil a lot of things that I wanna do in Japan, such as walking the Shibuya crossing, go to a nastu-matsuri (summer festival), to a music festival or a concert in Japan, to the izakaya (beer stalls) drinking beer after a long day with the office workers, shop for anime and technologies at Akihabara!
(WILL NAME FIVE MORE IF I HAVE THE TIME FOR IT XD)

The living cost in Japan is 'scarily' expensive!! (I almost ate onigiri from the combini everytime last time I went Tokyo XD) It's almost impossible for me to visit my dream country these few years =\
Luckily I saw a light of hope when seeing traveloka.com.my is giving out travel coupons!!! (My God My angel My Kamisama My Megamisama!!!)

Looking forward to #MyTravelokaEscapade and visit Japan one day, as it's my dream country!!! Moreover language is no longer a problem as I speak Japanese (chehhh) self taught though XD

Exploring my allergic zone

You can definitely tell how I'm enjoying my holiday and feeling festival, having a Christmas decoration around my neck which I simply grab from Daiso from a random shopping this morning.

single eyelid so single LOL

Few days ago I went explore my allergic zone.
Saying myself allergic to seafood, I actually don't know how bad it is, as I was being a good kid keeping away from those food. (I even gave up my favorite Hokkien mee as it has prawns in it)

I used to enjoy seafood a lot when I was young, going out to the sea with Dad's friends, and enjoying a feast at night, having BBQ party at the backyard, shoving my face into the sea of seafood (gosh it rhymes! XD)
It'll usually ended up with my skin itchy that I scratch so much it'll end up bleeding with a kind of yellowish liquid (sry ewwwww). I used to attend ballet classes and I remember wearing those lace socks was a pain, as it'll usually scratch my skin and make the wound worse =/

Okay end of ewww-y story, so a restaurant nearby was having a new meal set with crabs and prawns, so my aunt jio-ed me for dinner to try out. It was satisfyingly good and goshhh I haven't been eating seafood for a couple years!

We finished it between three of us, and when I was halfway typing this blog, we went for the second time just now. Still nice.

Burppp. RIP.

Other than that, mostly time at home were spent with my loved ones. Reason that I think staying home is important.

trying out new recipes with mom

kacau at Dad's shop with grandpa

Bii is coming back from Japan tonight!!! Can't wait to see her and presents she bought for me!!!

Beside the safe line

My first year first semester's result's out.
Third time, still somewhere at another country, this time at an airport waiting for baggage check in.

Compared to the last two semester, it's much more stressful.
Reason1, I have a goal to reach, and if I fail to score higher than that, I'll be saying buhhbye to my current scholarship.
Reason2, I'm not focusing a lot at studies this semester, compared to the last two. I used to read more than I should as I'm interested, this semester I'm just trying to score those marks but not really learning =/

Gladly, luckily, I'm beside the safe line, in a good way.
Thank God I secured my scholarship for one more semester, which also means one more semester to be much more stressful as I've come such a long way, promise will study well and focus more.

I don't know who I should thank, as I was skipping class and was being blurred all time (don't learn guys, not good, serious) Maybe I should thank the papers for being not that hard this time (?) as I was expecting something harder (based on past year papers) and Lady Luck was seriously by my side as I know everything on the paper.

The worst part, probably that assignment-based unit. Screw it.
It's so hard to score and even following all those rules and doing my best, going for lots of consulting and doing everything I can to score higher, It's still much more lower than others unit.
Ironically, the unit that I put most time and effort turns out having the lowest marks. #reasonimnotstudyingcommerceorbusiness #isuckatassignments

Anyway, small pat on head for well done, huge punch on face for not giving all out.
I am still very grateful that the results left a happy ending for my trip and not ruining it. #thirdtime

At the same time, Zoe is having her sembreak and is going around Europe for a few weeks.
Bii just finished her performance as a cellist at Kyoto, now travelling around Osaka for a few days, fulfilling two dreams at the same time. Her PT3 result will be out tomorrow (I guess?) and she's now oversea with her principle, not sure how she'll check her result, I'm much more gamjiong than she is HAHA #travelledbacktostudywithher #moretokacauthantolong #butstill #wheretofindsislikethis
Hard work pays off, the backstage blood-sweat-tears part is never shown, I'm very proud of them being able to reach where they are right now, and did not give up! #proudsis

Ok, results out=drama mood. Kdramas for learning Korean I swear XD
I'm trying to do something new everyday, so far I still find my holiday fruitful and still a list of challenge, let's see when I'll get bored.

#travelwithmum Taiwan'16

After collecting my delayed baggage from the airport after doing my laundries, I can officially say that my trip with mum around Taiwan have officially comes to an end.
Tbh, I'm torn, tired, dying, but feeling... alive.
Until today I still can't feel my whole body (yes THAT tired) so sorry for the lack of update for more than half a month, I did make an effort to bring my laptop around with me, but it ended up adding those kilos I have to carry everyday.

We spent 11 days travelling (13 to be exact, including flying from AS to KL) starting from the north Taipei, following the west coastline down to the south KenDing, then going up to the north along the east coastline, making a round anticlockwise.

It all started when I promised mum saying that if I got a scholarship I'll spend that money bringing her to Japan (as that's my favorite country and I don't mind going lots of timesss)
I can't really recall why it ended up Taiwan, probably on one of my busy days I saw a promotion on flight tix to Taiwan, it probably lasted only two days and tickets were selling out very fast. I called my mum during her work asking whether is it okay, and the next moment I was already clicking that BUY button (rushing somewhere I guess).

I can't really put my time and effort in planning the trip, busy with finals and alls. If you tried planning out everything before, it is time consuming brain killing XD
I tried my best to at least book somewhere to stay, just not to find ourselves sleeping by the side of the road in the middle of the night. Other than that, I left it to fate (such irresponsible).

I really have to thank someone who helped me so much that my trip will be incomplete and not perfect without him. I depend on him literally every single day every hour every minute, yes YOU, Mr.GOOGLE !!!

I literally planned the next day's schedule the night before, no sleep and brainstorming every single night after the long day. If you're reading this, DO NOT DO THIS, its dangerous! Literally!!!

Sorry for the overflow ugliness of me and my nerdy specs ._.
I guess this is the truth behind those nice vacation pics, although its stressing myself out but for me this is also the fun part of it!

I've met a lot of people during this trips that made my trip much more interesting, listening stories and knowing every different people's thought of life. This might be what I gained most throughout.

Going travelling alone might no longer be a challenge for me, as I'm just okay enjoying all those hardships. Bringing my mum travelling definitely is, she'll of course babble about this and that, and making me stressful to make sure everything goes perfect.
Thanks to her I did not come back like a girl walking out from the forest, and huge thanks to mum that bear with every mistakes I did.
As I always believe that in a relationship one must always be giving, doing something, and not take for granted. I hope this small effort I did do successfully bring us closer, and I somehow feel it really did.

After all these BTS hope you guys still feel like going on a travel, if no, here's a video that might help. Enjoy.

Missing my flight...

So HI this is Aki updating from the airport waiting for my next flight.

I was counting how many flights I had taken this year so far and surprisingly there's 24 so far this year 0.o and maybe 6 more coming XD
The airport will probably be my next home, as usually I need to spend the night there for my transit, most of my blogpost and assignments were rushed there, already get used to dozing off at the cafe or maybe on the rows of bench at the airport for the night.
I like how I am feeling like a traveler (perasan haha) and I never get tired of this kind of experience, it makes me feel young feel alive feeling carefree.

Back to the topic, I'm now at the airport ready to fly back my hometown. I should be reaching by 9.40pm tonight and gahhh I can't wait to meet mummy and my dear Bii. Aunt was calling since two days ago want jio me out for dinner, I packed with excitement and reached the airport earlier than I should be, thrilled, can't wait to go home... until I check in.

Until I check in...

Stupid me bought the wrong date!!!

Yes! Wrong date!!!

I remembered I bought the tickets when I was very busy, I rushed home between classes to have a small rest, and I thought why not buy now. Scrolled through the airlines website, check and compared the prices, clicked buy, done.
The problem is I chose Decemeber instead of November!! (OK NOW LAUGH)

I was really panic that time, try to act like nothing happened, kept telling myself everything cool. Cool. Chill. Chillllllll.
I quickly find a place to settle down, dig out my phone to check flights available today, and damnnnnnn, expensively expensive!!!

I went to the kiosk and ask for a change of the tix, and of course I have to pay more to cover =/
I still need to go home anyway, but plan changed I now have to wait from 1pm until tonight 10pm for my flight, then spend the night at KLIA, taking the earliest flight tmr to get home. (which I supposed to be having a good night sleep on my bed at my home sweet home)

Lesson learnt, trying not to be clumsy like me.

But this is life right? There's mistakes done, lesson learnt, unavoidable.

Called mum and dad to tell them what happened their reaction was to laugh ._.
Excuse me your daughter almost can't make it home. Mum said she was sad as she looked forward for me to come home to hang out with her.

Another night at the airport, probably my 6th/7th night spent at the airport this year, plan to watch a concert video I downloaded and plan my coming adventures. Yay.

Entering degree...

It's another look-back-to-the-whole semester time, I'm sitting here in the all-packed-up empty house, me with my computer, enjoying the loneliness and quietness. I don't know how long will I be still doing this, but as long as I still feel the emotions coming, I will write it down here.

I have to say the way to start my degree life was amazing, drowning in all the workloads assignments and countless weekly quizzes, it felt like there is no end to this, catching up dateline and there was a time I felt like I can't breathe from all this tiring schedule.
But still, look a me, all still in a piece after the semester. Everything handled or been through seems so easy, proudly to say I've totally grown.

Starting the semester with ImpactShowcase as an Organizing Chairperson, it's the first one and the most meaningful one throughout the semester. That was during the start of the semester, when I was trying to catch up academically and dealing with the sudden workload and busy timetable. The event was a huge pain having something to be worried among the hectic.
Not saying it adds burden for me, it's much more like a runaway time. I get to rest and clear my mind from everything, focusing only on the preparation.
Other than that, I built really strong bond through this small event. I remembered when I was in Taiwan for the iContact camp, the OCP Angela told us, that a success event is not define by other things, but how strong the bond and how much everyone learnt. I'm really glad that we are very close until now, blessed by having them by my side.

Won't mention other events, I had countless, and I believe no matter how little, I grew.

At the end of the semester, I chose to close myself up for a month.
I was having a really down time, things too much to deal to handle to go through, I'm a kind of person that is more comfortable to keep everything in, not telling anyone.
I know there's a lot of people who were frustrated by me at that time (yepp I can totally feel duhhh) but I can't care anymore =/

As the semester came to an end, there's almost no class no quiz, I can choose to just stay at home whole day. My daily routine was wake up-study-sleep, but most of the time zoning out.
I've had sleepless night and understood the pain of insomnia. I had more than five nights having totally no sleep. Went to bed at 11pm, and see the clock ticking off. I had an electronic watch in my room so every hour there'll be a small 'beep'. I was listening to the beeps, one by one, and it's already morning. Woke up and start the day, tired but no sleep.

To make sure that I don't fall into the down atmosphere everyday, I chose to study not at home this time. Library was my second home and gahhhhh glad that I was productive and being able to concentrate.
I really had to say I had a great time studying at the library (sounds stupid but yes) As everyone should be quiet, we won't talk and that was the greatest thing. I need to concentrate so my phone was always away for the whole time only scroll through before I sleep, and it felt great to be disconnected haha.

Another huge thanks to my foetus group aka jio group for the last part of my study week. Studying with them might not be productive (singing songs all that), but less stress and more fun (which is what should be felt when studying XD)

Owhh and also huge thanks to dear Jonathan being a papa bringing us everywhere for midnight supper haha
Totally gained weight and fats because of that, time to keep fit starting right now =X

the empty icecream 

I will totally remember these days we went through together, a highlight of part of my degree life.

Leaving this time sounds much more sad as we had stronger bonds, not like last year which we went through only one semester.
Starting from next year we might be having different course and unit from now on, which means less time together *sobs*

Looking forward to my semester break as I'll be having lots of adventure!! Will try to update here =D

Halloween festival 2016

This is me all dressed up as Bloody Mary on that night, when I do it, I make sure I go full length HAHA

So I volunteered for VAD's Halloween Festival, just thinking that we don't need to pay LOL Well we did pay by giving hard work and seriously it's all worth it, I worked with a bunch of awesome people and had tonnes of fun working with them.

On that night, we had three different sections which used up half of the campus, which was fully decorated and seeing people all dressed up on that night was really fun. We had a haunted house, a game called ManVSMonster (which was playing RunningMan in a maze) and I was working under TrickOrTreats. What we have was a few stations playing all sorts of game and I'm under KimonoWink, which is find the difference in the dark, with someone disturbing, which is me XDDD

makeup halfway

I dressed up from 5.30pm, worked from 630-1130pm, all five hours with a new batch of people coming in every 5mins. It was VERY VERY TIRINGGGG. With the makeup on, rushing to set up the game after every batch left, then rushed and hide, come out again LOL

The fun part is of course seeing people screaming, some scared girls just kept screaming for the whole 5mins XDDD and some really macho guy all scared rolling on the floor hugging each other. There's also people that totally gave up playing and just used up their 5mins to take picture with me LOL (see, people pay just to see me MUAHAHA)
Most feedbacks they got is the BloodyMary in KimonoWink is very hiao, I have to declare that I was just disturbing them by touching them, playing their hair and looking them very close while they are trying to solve. (Well actually quite hiao also laa hahaha) But that's the fun part! Got the chance to touch hensem not good mehhh XD

I'm having mixed emotions throughout the five hours, feeling like break down because too tired and the thing is not even ending yet, and also feel fun playing and scaring people. I thought the hard part was over after the five hours but I was wrong! Taking off the makeup is another pain!!!
They used glue to stick tissues all over my eyes, and it's a very thick layer around the eye, which is the most sensitive part of the face with the thinnest skin. I tried to wet it before I tear it off but it didn't really helped. It was THAT pain that my tears came rolling out LOL

The atmosphere at the campus was so Halloween-ish, they set up th whole campus, even with Halloween fairy lights all the way, people were in their costumes and makeup. I missed that moment a lot by just hiding under a table in a classroom LOL

We finished everything at around 12am, cleaned up and put back all tables and chairs of the classroom and tidy up the place until 1am, then we had dinner ._.
It was a tiring, memorable, and crazy event, that I had a lot of fun working, knowing a lot of people, especially a few very sweet girls working with me <3

sweet and really lovely <33333

OPS & LWH

So yepp, this is Harith Iskander, in my university rec hall, giving a talk.

We AIESEC had a two days OPS which is known as Outgoing Preparation Seminar, a section where we prepare those potential EP before they start their life-changing journey.
I didn't spend the whole two days there, just a few session helping out and also free food XD

I joined whole last part of the OPS on the second day, just shortly in a few hours, I got so much motivation to go on, much more clearer on my goals. It felt like a session where I tidy up my mind, from all of the stressful and hectic academic peak weeks. #AIESECmagic

We wrote down our goals and expectations, which made me calm down clear my mind and focus on my heart but not my brain. Didn't expect it to be so useful, but the magic did works.

There's also some simple slides, that made me felt motivated again (seriously I was so tired and was in a very miserable state at that time) There was a session where we where given glow sticks and also after that they tied a string on our hand, that motivated me and last for a few days.

After that we tidied up a bit and I went to the LWH!!! Laugh With Harith Iskander!

When I know that he'll be coming to our university to give a talk, I was thinking MUST GO!
They're selling the tix for RM40 for students, which can be considered very cheap for an international comedian like him. Someone might feel like it's not worth it, but glad that we made up our minds very early, bought the tix early too and got a quite front row.

It felt much more like a mini runaway from all those assignments, quizzes and events. Even though some of the jokes can mostly be found online, but we still had a great time laughing with him XD
There's also two other Curtin students that grabbed the chance to step up on stage and told jokes, which was very funny too and relatable!
Other than Harith, there's also three other comedians that gave a talk. They were quite funny too, in a way, but one of the comedian... I just can't get his joke ._. to be very honest. It may be just because we're not on the same channel HAHA
Another quite shocking thing I found out is that Harith is an alumni of Curtin University! WOW! FYI youtuber JinnyBoyTV that was a DJ at HitzFm is also an alumni of Curtin. I found this out as dad sent me a youtube link he talked on Curtin youtube channel.

Great day spent.

Clair de Lune 16'

So I uploaded a picture of me and my prom date, me clutching(?) his hands, and people thinks that he's my boyfriend =.=" It's 21st century guys, open a bit lahh XD It's not like we hold hands for the whole night, well I look forward to go with my love next year though HAHAHA

I remembered how much I regretted for not going to prom last year, thinking that it's too expensive and I'm having exam in a few days time. Scrolling social media flood with pictures IS A PAIN. Mum said that's the only chance you have from all those dying studying days to tidy up yourself, doll up and at least enjoy a night.
Did my hair and makeup myself as I don't trust anyone ._. Fun fact is that I learnt professional makeup before (those taking a course and certified kind) although I don't put make up everyday. But still after such a long time not practicing and not having enough tools here at Miri, its between the look-quite-good but definitely-not-pro phase.

It's written there that it starts at 6pm, we reached at 6.45pm, and we are still EARLY. Malaysian timing. My friends and I had a whole table, only we two reached early and others came even later.

Look ma! I finally got a rose from a boy XD no more 豆腐花 but real 玫瑰花 (coz my mum laughed at me for not receiving any flowers on my last birthday... at the end of the day she kesian me and bought me a bouquet XD *coughs* guys you know what to get for me for my next bday *coughs*)

menu for the night

Well the food is only okay, not 5star hotel level, but we spent most of the time going out from the hall to take pictures LOL 

This was us being sampat enough to change a prom night into a wedding dinner. Big bouquet flowers proposal and throwing bouquet all those... I believe everyone was looking at us thinking 'OMG these people why so sampat no go prom before izit'

They had very nice setting around for us to take pictures as well.

Also a photobooth to take pictures and printed out on spot, for free.

A picture with me and Melvin (whom I met in TW) , just to show my #ootn. A simple black plain gown (which I love a lot coz its comfyyyyyy)

After the prom we went to AliceInBorneoland for after party, lovely atmosphere and we had a great time drinking and chatting, chilled whole night forgetting what's waiting for us ahead.
After drinking we were quite hungry, don't know where to go and ended up and McDonalds, with gowns and heels, suits and ties.

Time really do pass by very fast when you're having a great time. Got home around 5am that night, woke up early in the morning the next day having a little hangover but still need to go for an event. Life. Haha.

Mr&Ms Curtin 2016

Firstly, I have to apologize for not updating for more than two weeks. Life's a mess with too much highs too much lows that I can't really handle. So here's a picture of me acting cute. Yay.

I know the title of this blogpost sounds like a joke but hmmmm... it really is XD (for me)
I'd never imagined myself involved in this kind of competition as ... I don't see the point of it as a person that don't have the looks LOL
Thanks for the person who signed me up, as this is really doing something I've never imagined, stepping out of my comfort zone A LOT, and through this I felt all the love people are giving me.
Me being very kiamsiap will tell people no need to spend and vote for me as I won't do that too, still I have people supporting me, I really hope I can thank everyone one by one.
I really have to say

  WHAT ON EARTH DO I DESERVE ALL THIS LOVE!!!

When I told my mum I would be joining, I started as "I tell you a joke and promise me you won't laugh...." Well of course we laughed our abs out after that ._.

A week ago, I still can't find the reason to join. Just imagining myself on stage, showing all my flaws, performing something that came out last minute and unprepared, I don't feel like doing it anymore and felt like back off. Being afraid doing something wrong on stage and people laughing GAHHH I would rather choose to dig a hole and burry myself.

When I told be all of the things above, I asked for her thoughts, as she always is the person that being very straightforward to me, and I won't feel hurt LOL 

She told me that even if I do something wrong, people down there don't even know me, She knows that I am always lacking confidence, she knows that I have really low self-esteem, she told me to believe in myself, as confidence is beauty. (yepp the story I told on stage was true.)

Overall I had an amazzzzzing day dolling up, having people to do my make up, people sponsoring clothes, wearing high heels walking that catwalk on stage, doing all those cool and funny poses, being the spotlight of the day WOO! 

It was raining and pouring on that day, and the crew did all their best to keep us dry and clean, sacrificing themselves soaking under the rain. Again, what on earth do I deserve this!!!

A bit of the regret is I don't have the chance to run around like what I did last year. 

We AIESEC have our own booth and the activities were my ideas, and I did not have the chance to see it execute!!! gahhhhh.

Seeing videos of the Open Day makes me felt how much fun I lost LOL Coz the competition is running through the whole day, and I need to be there whole time. 

Anyway, I have to say I have totally no regrets joining, tonnes of fun, not in a crazy-run-the-whole-campus fun, but dolling-up-act-elegant fun XD

Sharing a few pics from that day, realizing how much fats I gained and really should start to do something. I am really not in my best condition as I'm dealing with things that is not under my control, and was neglecting a lot of things. 

Hoping things will turn well and believe that I'm able to strive through it. Jiayou.

CV! Make A Wishhhh

A few weeks back, one of my friend asked me whether I am interested in joining the committee of this event. That time I was super busy and had a couple of things on my hand, but this event was just so meaningful I just can't not to do it. Also, you never know how much you can go if you didn't try to push yourself.
What we did was visiting the Sarawak Children Cancer Society centre in Miri, and try to make their wish come true. It felt like I was given a chance to be an elf helper of the Santa Claus helping to prepare their dream presents which is totally AWESOME.

I was the game master of this event but since the kids are not suitable for 'extreme activities' (no dancing, no jumping, no running), rather than games, it's more like sitting down, colouring, chatting, folding origami etc. (totally my styleeee)
We made two visits and I was lucky to be able to go for two times, they hope to have as less people as possible since they don't want the crowds and noise. Even though both visits were just like spending a great quiet weekend there, relaxing outdoor doing drawings and crafts, I LOVE THE SESSION A LOT!

They were quite shy at first, and after a few activities, they started to open out and we talked about their life and what they like, introducing me to all kinds of weird online games. They even showed me some videos of the game on Youtube and goshhh since when the quality of online games went so good!!!
We collected their wishes during our first visit, and opened booth in the campus for two weeks to raise fund. Some of the people even donated presents for the kids and I felt so warm in heart and also glad that the society is not 'dead' yet, and people still cares.

The second visit we also spent some relaxing time together and of course gave them their gifts!!!
This event was so successful, as we really raised enough fund and even get to give the kids what they really want ( which I totally didn't expect).
Gifts including remote controlled car, remote controlled helicopter, whole set of LEGOs etc. Thanks to those who tried to give in every aspect that make this event a successful one!

One of the memorable part was one of the kids showed me videos a few years ago when he was sick. I didn't expect this as we don't really want to ask them more about their health condition. He looked quite sick and was staying in the hospital for a long time, and now he is just a handsome boy all cute and just a bit shy.

I got to know more about the current condition through this event, although Miri is the second large city in Sarawak, but there is no equipment for the treatment and usually they need to head to Kuching for treatment. Usually a visit need to be a long time as they need to always be supervised and keep heading to the hospital for checkups. SCCS did a great job helping the kids by providing a place to stay during their time in Kuching, and it's also a great bridge for parents to support each other.

I was pumped up and recharged after seeing so much love from other strangers, that gave all they had in all ways they could. It was very heartwarming and I was really lucky to be given a chance to be a tiny part of it too.

Tsukiji tuna auction

One of our bucket list is going to the Tsukiji tuna auction.
Tsukiji is an area famous for it's fish market, and on this October, it's moving to a new area and in the future, the tuna auction might won't be open to public anymore, so MUST GO!

If you heard about Tsukiji tuna auction, you'll know how hard it is to get into it. Although the first batch is at 5.30am (?) but people started queuing up since 1am and it's only limited to 120 people per day.

After ticking the bucket list -go to a concert in Japan-, we decided to go to the tuna auction after that. It was damn tiring as the concert ended at about 10pm, we need to rush back home to change and rush out to catch the last train.
We reached home at about 11pm, showered, packed a bit and went out at 11.15pm HAHA

It was damn risky but we got to catch the last train and reached the area that night,
We spent the night at one of the manga kisa (a place where you can read manga or use the computer), I watched a drama and tried to sleep a bit but GAHHH the guy behind me was smoking and I got red eyes and runny nose thanks to him =/

Heaven for Otaku

We left the place at about 2.30am, to queue up for the tuna auction.
We were wrong thinking that we were early, as the first batch 60 people is already full, and we almost missed the second batch PHEWWW (3hours earlier we're still considered late!)

Crowd for the tuna auction

We waited there for the 3 hours, went around the area with the chill breeze that smelled like sea and fish in the summer morning, squeezed with the foreigners from all around the world, listened to one of the workers at the tuna auction there sharing his story and tried to nap a bit.

Finally it's our turn to go in to watch THE tuna auction. It felt unreal as I saw lots of videos and documentaries about it and now I am here! I kyaaa-ed countless time inside XD

Inside looks like this!!!

It lasted not long but it's totally worth the wait.
We then queued up for another hour for breakfast at there, we had don although people mostly came for the nigiri.

Traditional shops at Tsukiji

my breakfast!!!

After breakfast, we went straight to Asakusa.
On the train to there we dead slept HAHA (one of the Japanese 'skills' is sleeping on train and never overslept LOL)
We were so early so there's totally no crowd at there.

Hi Kaminarimon!!!

you do this to get good luck (?)

We went around a bit and when all the shops are open, we had dango and matcha at a famous local shop then when for a shop famous for its melon pan (which Yama came before!)

dango and matcha looks simple but DAMN NICE!

The melon pan is heavenly nice too!!!

After two hectic days we can't stand anymore and decided to just go home and sleep.
All the way back we were dozing off on the train and I dead slept once I reached home HAHA

We then moved to another place to stay that night, near Shinjuku and it was so nice as it has two conbini just in front (and one of it even have place to sit!! <--- rare in Japan)
We called for Mcdelivery that night for dinner and even McDonalds in Japan is better!!! Wide range of drinks and also some special menu <3

Ermmm.... we dig in straight after we opened it so this is the only pic I have XD