Current Top 25

Hi guys

I thought I share with you guys my Top 25 songs as of 21 May 2019.

I know, shocking!

Only one SHINee song. a lot of Taeyeon's. You also see me listening a lot to the original The Greatest Showman soundtracks. 

One thing you should know, Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho. 

I downloaded this on 18th May and it got into my Top 25 the next day. I. am. obsessed.

like~ where have you been all my life?!

If you compared this Top 25 with my previous one, you'll notice how the difference in number of listen is significantly big.
I think it was becoz I was younger then and music is everything.
Oh, it still is. it's just, I got bored easily and I ended up listening to audio stories on youtube.

IT'S THE AGE FREAKING FACTOR!

hahaha so much for 'age is just a number' shit. 

ah well..

got any songs you wish to recommend to me? recommend them in the comment box. 😉


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Blogger at it again!

Hi guys.

Yes, Blogger's at it again.

I know, I know. I posted an update about Blogger JUST last week ago saying that they are working now. 
They really did. that time. 

but at around 16th May to 17th May, I noticed that when I checked my blog via my phone (safari.com) the images on my blog were gone. Like, where the picture was supposed to be are now black. 

Even my profile picture showing that 'broken image' icon. like, what is going on?

But really, my initial thought was, "Not again".

After trying all weekend to no avail, I gave up and sisredha.

The next week came and I asked from Zawir to see if he can see my blog, can see my pictures? He said he can. and I asked him to screenshot for me. he did.

WOULD. YOU. LOOK. AT. THAT.

PICTURES. EVERYWHERE!

My theory is confirmed!
Blogger only works when using wifi, a proper internet connection.
Blogger does not encourage tethering, an internet connection wanna-be.

Blogger is breaking my heart.

at first I was like, I'm gonna be spending so much time at Starbucks now.

and then I thought, I could be like everyone else in Brunei, apply for TelBru espeed (internet cable).

but should I really tho? would it be worth it? I mean would it worth my money?


Here's a little story time;

I've been hanging out in Starbucks for a while.
Thanks to my colleague who has been doing this since forever.
in the beginning, I was doing it to download my fav old movies and now, I still used it to download movies LEL!
She taught me how to download these movies using the TelBru Prepaid Wifi.
when she first mentioned that, my head hurt coz it sounded so complicated but when she showed me how to do it, it was actually very hassle free.
and I've been doing this every weekend since. My solace! *haaaaaaa*
This Prepaid wifi cost me $3 for 24hrs usage. I count it as $1 per hour and as long as I spent more than 3 hours there, kira balik model lah 😜. $3 per weekend, 4 times a month, equals $12. Good bargain. of course, jangan kira makan minum di Starbucks lah ah..😂😂


So, should I really apply for espeed? 
the cheapest package with high-speed data is $75 30mbps 50GB. 
I don't know if I want to commit to that every month.

I don't mind going out every weekend, coz at least I don't spend all day cope up at home doing nothing. Going out is good. even though it means I'll be spending some money.
I'll be spending money anyway! 

sigh.

I don't know. I've been thinking about espeed for a while now. but never come to any conclusion. 
I guess, it's not that urgent yet.
I mean, Blogger still work, just not at home. 
and as annoying as that sounds, I think I can manage. 
For now.

hmmm.. 

and the best I can do with my blog posts is scheduled them. Like, I can prepared them at home first, think of what image to attach and shit, then on the weekend I can upload. 
yeah
that could work.

or i will make it work.

Alright, that is all for now and I see you in the next post.

Raya is comming.

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Aging like a fine wine?

Hi guys!

first of, Happy 11th Anniversary to SHINee 🎉🎉🎉

second of all, in light of anniversary topic, I decided to discuss something related to how I'm aging. since you know, anniversary means another year past and another year you're growing older.

I went window shopping with my mom last week at Rimba Point. My mom wanted to check some ready made baju for Raya.
As we walked around, we came across a socks stall. I never knew that I was but I. LOVE. SOCKS. especially the cute printed ones. and you wouldn't believe how the socks game had been stepping up these past few years! *cough* kpop *cough*
the pricing is 1 for $5 and 3 for $12.
My mom got interested and I asked her to pick which one she likes as I went and choose mine. Ten guesses which one I choose.

I picked the one with the fries print first and my mom was, "inda kan katun". I stopped for a minute and replied, "why not?" while in my head I was thinking, what's wrong with picking such cute socks? they're just socks and no one really sees them. Is she calling me out for picking a socks that is not my age appropriate? Yes, I was so defensive by her comment.
but soon after that, I thought, maybe she thought i was picking a socks for her. LOL No, mam. this cute socks is for me. since, you know, 3 for $12.

From the above story, I was reminded of a story not too long time ago.

I was going out with c Zawir and he somewhat say the same thing, "macam kanak-kanak" in regards to a fashion choice I made. We were window shopping too at that time. I think.
I forgot what it was but I remember thinking, "so my outfit today is childish lah" or something along the line "I'm not dressing according to my age?"

Hmmm..i think it was about a shoe pick. I really could not remember.

So,

I'm 31, becoming 32 this year.

it's not like I don't want to dress my age or appropriate to my age but

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WORK IT TOOK TO DRESS DECENT?

I mean, i do try to dress nicely for work. Yes, I prefer wearing pants most of the time coz they make me feel skinnier than I actually am LOL.

but for weekends? I prefer to dress comfortably.

As far as I know, I do dress appropriately. I mean, have you seen these famos women? 

they are definitely much older than me and you're telling me I can't rock my dope white shoes?

What do you think? too much?

I mean, i feel like it is too much since I don't wear that on a daily basis. LOL but look at me, don't I owned that look?!

Hmmm..I don't know. I think my feelings got hurt. Not because people criticize my fashion choice but because people criticize my fashion choice.
you feel me?
I mentioned this a lot, everybody is different.
Yeah~ I did judged the two women every time I came across their IG post on my explore page wearing something "cool" but soon after, I would be thinking, "if a 'mom' can pull that off amazingly, I most definitely can too", you know, turned that negative judging ass of mine into a positive motivational thing instead.

Lagipun, what is age appropriate outfit for my age?
Am I not supposed to wear "cool" outfit?
or is it my size? That a size like me shouldn't be wearing that kind of outfit?
Is wearing a concert merchandise sweater not age appropriate?
Is wearing colorful socks not age appropriate? in what way?

Besides (this is just another way of saying 'Lagipun' without being repetitive LOL!), I'm 31 going 32. I'm not that old.

and I one hundo persen (100%) refused to dress like I'm an old lady.
why?
Because you only as old as you feel.
and I'm don't feel like I'm old yet.

True, I realized that I am growing old whenever I feel sleepy at an unappropriated time. coz apparently getting to bed early is an age factor.
but still, I don't feel like I'm 60 years old and must dress like a grandma.

As unfashionable as I am, I do want to dress 'my age'; whatever that means to other people. To me, as long as I don't show my gummy tummy, or fried chicken thigh, I'm all good. and I try so hard not to dress like a mom. coz I am not a mom yet.

WHY WOULD I WANT TO DRESS LIKE I'M OLD ANYWAYS?!

Even a mom dress more nicer than me.

GASP! A thought just hit me!

IS MY FASHION CHOICE UNFLATTERING TO ME?! ARE YOU SAYING MY FASHION CHOICE IS UGLY?!

OMFG!

i'm ugly.

ok, wait. calm the fuck down.

I still think I dress decent. My choices are fine. If in the eye of other people my outfit "look too young" for "my old face" then, that's their opinion. as far as I'm concerned, I've dressed myself appropriately.

So, you can put a sock up in your opinion. you too, mom. HAHAHAH

Ok. that is enough for today's rant. On SHINee anniversary too. sorry boys, my life does not revolve around you all the time.

😂

I hope you enjoy reading.

You the MVP.

until next time,
ciao~

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A/N: do you know what makes making a blog longer to compose and publish? the pictures attachment. Yes, the gambar2. Baik lagi menaip what's in your mind down ni, you can finish in a minute. but the pictures? especially when you thought of an old picture you took in the year you don't even remember? Good Luck.

Updates and answers

Hi guys.

quick updates and answers to my own questions.

First, regarding this Blogspot website.
On 27th Apr 2019, I bitched about how Blogger won't load on my phone and on my laptop when using my phone internet data. 
But when I got home afterwards, I tried opening my blogs using my phone and what do you know? 
the page load perfectly. I even tried opening the website via laptop, also using my phone data, it worked too!
I'm guessing it's nothing to do with my phone service provider, and Blogger has finally fixed their site?
I hope so.
Coz, this is the second scheduled post I made from home.
I AM SO PUMPED RIGHT NOW!

Secondly, regarding NCT 4th sub-unit, WayV.
I learned from Wiki that I was right, WayV is NCT's Chinese promoter. 
They debuted first in August 2018 with the name NCT - China and again in January 2019 with the name WayV. 
They released their first EP The Vision. in it has 3 songs: Regular (Chinese version. obviously), Comeback, and Dream Launch.

and that's it.

that's the updates.

I was reading thru some old post and I came across the Book post with giveaways which nothing ever come of. I will make an update on that soonies.

For now, 
I leave you with this music video that got recommended to me on the last Friday in April



the French dialoque in the beginning! AND pastels!

Side Note: Ever since I watched Black Mirror season 3, ep 1 Nose Dive, I've been seeing a lot pastel colored theme. Hmmm..

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Lightsticks

Hi guys.

In light of the previous post with NCT light sticks, I thought I will share with you the rest of SM's artists official light stick. 
why?
Just becoz. 
Also, I think they're pretty and I want to own all of them. 

Disclaimer: this post is only for OFFICIAL LIGHTSTICKS! I understand that everybody have many many lightsticks for their many many concerts thus far.

First of

BoA

Released date: 19th Dec 2018

AFTER 18 YEARS SINCE HER DEBUT!

Secondly

TVXQ

Released date: 20th Apr 2018

Third

Super Junior

Released date: 7th December 2017

Fourth

Girls' Generation

Released date: 6th October 2018

Fifth

SHINee

Released date: 27th May 2018

Sixth

f(x)

Released date: 

Seventh

EXO

Released date: first verison 7th Oct 2015, second version 2nd July 2016

Eighth

Red Velvet

Released date: 25th Jul 2018

Ninth

NCT

Released date: 7th May 2018

SOOOO! 
SM is fcuking bias!
EXO got 2 versions?!
and BoA, their GODDESS? only got hers after 18 years since debut?! 
FU SM!

but also thank you.
Especially for SHINee's light stick.
Fans said SM only managed to come up with awesome design is becoz SM had to complete with Japanese concerts' light sticks. hahahah

and let's us all laugh once again in regards to f(x)'s  non-existent promo. 

also SM also made official electrical fan:

and I noticed that the electrical fan doesn't have BoA's, there's f(x) instead! yayy! that purple/lilac color cought my eyes! 

Anyways,
whose your favorite among these awesome lightstick?
mine is obviously SHINee's. 
Red Velvet's dimsum lightstick comes second.
I have the need to mention this; Taeyeon said GG's lightstick looks like tooth. LOL!

Ok, that is all I have for this post.

Until next post, 

Jaane~

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Song list recommendation

Hi guys,

Yes, another scheduled post.

This time, I'm gonna share with you songs that I think will lift up your spirit (or spirits in case you have many).

To make it easy for me, I'm gonna stick to one artist, or unlimited number of artists.

LOL

it's not NCT without a picture of their official lightstick.

Sooo

Ok, how about I just say, "from One Group" for now?

Yes?
Yes.

NCT currently have 4 sub units: NCT U, NCT127, NCT Dream, and WayV.

I have listened and downloaded every NCT songs. Ok maybe not listen to all songs lah ah. but I have them. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

I just recently come across the sub-unit WayV. and I'm not sure if they have any songs out. but I'm guessing they are doing the Chinese version of the existing NCT songs? Maybe? I'm not sure.

Moving on.

without further a do, here is the list:

1. Firetruck - NCT 127
2. Whiplash - NCT 127
3. Paradise- NCT 127
4. BOSS (because I'm a fcuking BOSS!! LOL!) - NCT U
5. 1,2,3 -  NCT Dream
6. Regular (English Version) - NCT 127
7. Touch (Japanese version) -  NCT 127
8. Candle Light - NCT Dream
9. Without You - NCT U
10. Cherry Bomb - NCT 127

I didn't plan on making a 10-song list but that's what happened when you try to quickly finish this post. ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ

also, I am not NCT 127 bias. it just so happened SM releases NCT 127 songs more often. go and nag SM.

Let me know if I introduce you to your new favorite songs, yeah?

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my FAQ

other than the Solan Capo Emas (Soalan Campur Emas) "Ko bila lagi (kan kawin)?", 
I have another FAQ; about my travels.

without further ado, lesgo!


Question No.1
"Ke mana ko ari atu?" "apatah?"
"Where you go?" "how was it?"

You would think I love these kind of questions but not really.

Becoz:
1. People only asked to pass the time
2. People asked 'just becoz'
3. People genuinely curious but don't match my excitement when I started talking

When they asked me this, i usually become so hyped up and ready to tell them my 'adventure' time but then I see their faces. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I have this intuition thing going on where I know I should calm down and minimize my story. It made me feel blergh and I wish they would not start up that conversation if they were not ready to hear my explosive with excitement story.

WHY YOU PLAYING WITH MY FEELINGS! ლ(́◉◞౪◟◉‵ლ


Question No. 2
"Ke mana saja tah ko?" "Bahapa saja ko di sana?" "shopping tah ko?"
"where did you go (there)?" "what did you do (there)?" "did you go shopping?"

Ok, first of all, are you sure you want to know the answer to these questions?
second of all, "I sight seeing a lot", "I sight seeing a lot", and "not really shopping coz I'm on a budget but yeah, i did buy a few knic knacs"

These questions are the most intimidating to me.
Even though it's my travel, my plan, my time and money, and it's my dream, I still feel a little anxious telling people what I did or didn't do.
People often replied with, "eh inda kan di sana saja?" "rugi tu eh inda ke sana" "sayang jua inda shopping". 
🙄🙄🙄
These responses used to mess with my head. Like, if I didn't go to the place where THEY wanted to go, I'm missing something. and If i didn't buy that one thing THEY would've just bought (becoz it's from overseas 🙄), I miss the opportunity.

Akusmi (excuse me), whose travel is this for? You kah? Me kah?
Different people, different wants and needs.
Just becoz my travel plans/ideas are not up your alley, doesn't mean I'm doing it wrong.

I just had a deja vu. have I made this kind of post before? 🤔

*search blog* yup! i did. back in March 2018. LOL but this is the 2.0 version!


Question No. 3 
"Since ko pernah ke sana, tell me what to do" "What should we do about tempat tinggal?" "Ke mana patut di aga ni?" "Berapa patut ku bawa?"
"Since you've been there, tell me what to do" "what should we do about accommodation?" "Where should we go?" "How much (money) I should bring?"

These are the questions that pushed me into making this post.

(I have a feeling this one gonna be too long but I'm not gonna break this into two part post coz, I'm not rajin)

People have the notion that since I've been there before, I must be an expert!

Ok, listen up (or read up) people! I AM NOT. 

the answer to this seems so difficult for me to give. coz i strongly believe that different people has different idea about 'travelling'. Kindly refer to Question No. 2 for my anxiety ridden reflexes. More often than not, I got annoyed.

but, I decided, I'm gonna take this opportunity to educate people.

Here we go:

it's 2019 and internet is a thing.

I'm not being ungrateful but I always feel like I'm the one person who has the least internet access or the only one who doesn't have access to wifi. 

BUT I have my phone data, and if I can do this with just that, then you definitely could too! 


Step one!
Google is your new bestfriend!
I know it can be daunting. You might feel like you don't know what you should do coz you've never done this before, etc.
But in this age and era, you must know about Google.
So, step one, open your internet browser or chrome go to Google.com (if this is not you default page, what are you doing?)

and then ask away~ 
What I did was ask Google "what to do in Seoul"

Example: 

Youtube videos will pop up with this too. So, if you are not rajin to read, watch those suggested videos.

Step two!
Accommodation!
Agoda.com
this one, I seriously cannot recommend you places to stay.
Why?
coz my idea of accommodation is cheap and for sleeping.
If you're the type to say, "eh so small the room" "no wonder cheap", please, I can't help you there.
As far as I know, hotel is expensive every where.
There will be cheap ones, of course, but you can't expect a lot.
You can't have the best of both worlds in this.
And if you're with family, definitely don't book 'hostel'..be realistic. 'hostel' is dorm like hotel room, meaning bunkers bed, shared bathroom area, no personal space, etc.
Again, you can Google your specifications; room for family, cheap hotel for family.
Also, remember to choose a hotel nearer to tourist attractions. thank me later.


Step three!
As you Google/browse thru ideas after ideas of what you should be doing in the country that you're going to visit, you definitely will have a list of places to go and things to do.
List them down. on a piece of paper or on your phone if that's more convenience you. 
I'm always the pen and paper girl, so I would list that down on paper.

this is just a sample, not mine. 

and it listed down countries but I hope you got what I mean LOL

If you wanna be extra you can do a Travel Journal like me. 
Jot everything down, where you wana go, what you wana do there, etc.

again, just a sample, not mine.

My journal was supposed to be like my travel itinerary and what I'm gonna use when I was in Seoul but it became so personal that I ended up not bringing it anywhere in fear I could lose it.
but the point of this step is to just jot everything down and making a list.
so stick to that.


Step four!
After you have your list, it is time to organize.
Yes, you must. if you come to me for advise, this is what you gonna do.

You must already have dates set on when you're gonna leave and when you gonna come back from your vacation.
with the help of the list you just make from Step Three, you now can do some military precision planning!
No, but this is gonna be awesome. especially when this is your first time going there.

for this step, Microsoft Excel is your bestfriend!

it also helps if you divide your places to visit base on area/city.

Here you can see me dividing places to visit/see base on area/city; two places to visit in a day, during night time can do shopping, etc.

I also do research on how to get there, what train to hop on, where the exit to a place from the station gonna be, etc.

I'm a little OCD, don't judge me.

I mean, every little thing helps! especially if its your first time there.

This Excel timetable was what I printed out and use all the time I was in Seoul.

Ok, ok. maybe this is not your thing. You can skip this part. Do your own thing. Improvise. You do you.
I honestly don't use this to the T! I made adjustment where needed. this is just a form of guideline. like, if that castle is close, you can go else where. you know, so you don't waste precious time and money.


Step five!
Budgeting!

here's an example from my Seoul trip.

again, depends on your wants and needs

you can break it down by days too if you want. but I can't do that. (▰˘◡˘▰)
also, something worth remembering, again, different people, different wants and needs.
I was on a budget, and yes, I do jot that I'm gonna shop but really, depends on you. If your plan is to shop then you know you gonna have to bring extra. If you plan to try all the food, again, you gotta bring extra, coz food ain't that cheap, for halal restaurant food anyway.

and that is what, when, where, and how I do my planning before my travel.

Three responses to FAQ, and additional "STEPS" on how to plan yours. 
I hope I laid it down clearly. If not, feel free to comment and I will try my best to respond back. 😉

If you noticed, this is my first time doing my planning this thorough. Even on my first solo Japan trip I wasn't this thorough. All I did on my first solo was print out a one-week time table and wrote down the places I wanna visit and i winged it when I got to Japan LOL.

but same principle applies; that plan is just a form of guideline so you don't waste precious time and money. 😉

I know this too long of a post but I wanna get it out of my system.

I wanna say thank you to Iku Tree from youtube.

it was from her video that I learn to make 'thorough' planning for my trip.

Thank You! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Check out her video below.



Yes, her video is for solo travelling to Japan but there are a lot you can take out for your own non-solo travel planning.

and with that, I shall end this here.

Thank you so much for reading up till here.

you the MVP!

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