BuJo Theme thus far

This should have been posted monthly.

but here we are. 

November.

this was inspired by the kdrama, Start-Up.

December.

this theme, as a whole, was inspired/recreation of AmandaRachLee's December PWM, and the Mood Tracker was inspired by Danosbujo, also his December Enola Holmes theme.

and latest, 

2021.

again, inspired/recreation of AmandaRachLee 2021 set up. I love the pastels.💙💚💛💜💗

and until there only. I haven't been bothered to do the January theme. I know which theme I want to recreate. I just don't have the will to do it. 🤷🤷

also, I started a new IG account to cater to my bujo posts and of all my stationery addiction related things. 😆😆😆

but I'm a little bit overwhelmed with life at the moment, whats with my trouble with transferring videos from my camera to my iPhone for editing. I ended up taking an indefinite break. 💆

as you can see I am posting again. Slowly but surely.

September BuJo theme

 Yooo.. I forgot to share my BuJo September theme. 

I mean, I shared di IG plang sudah. eheh but the sharing on this blog must continue~~

I don't think I was in dillema for September's theme; I did some research, nothing was catching my eyes. and when Amanda's posted her video, I thought, yeah, let's recreate her September theme.

it's easy and soooo me! I mean, I grew up in the era when internet was just starting so this theme is a tad bit nostalgic.

put my own little twist to it, with my picture. coz September IS my birth month. and color scheme is love 💜💜💜

I started this page last month. 

Data Balance. I mean, look at the amount of time I spent on the internet! 😅

I think it's a good addition.

oh I should mention, its been a year since I started this BuJo theme thing! yay! can't believe I have been doing this for a year. as in, a year doing a cover theme for the month. I used to just write words and paste some pictures whenever necessary. 

One good thing doing this? Helps finishing my countless number of unused journals/notebooks. When starting this, I have used two journals/notebooks. 😝

So now.

what are we gonna do with October?

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they're just bags but I'm torn!

hi guys!

yiss, sis is back!

I love bags! not necessarily branded ones, coz if I could find a cheaper copy of it, i would just buy. coz money don't grow on trees. unfortunately.

and recently, a friend posted on her IG Story of this bag that I find very lawa..like, the shape is soooo my style! 

BUT sadly, its by a brand that I no longer support!

argh. why

I even went on a mini discussion about the bag with said friend, all the while thinking "but I no longer support this brand". I feel ashamed when I said to her "we might have matchy bag soon!" her respond to me that made me guilty? she shared with me discount codes from some local influencers. 😖 I am sorry girlie. I lied. She was excited too. aww bless her precious heart.

I mean, I'm not saying never. I'm still sleeping on it. I mean, I have been for a week. lol. but I can't go back to my words. my sister even said the pricing is decent. for an indie brand. well, they're not really indie, but you know, not Gucci or LV. so, I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️.

My bestie on the other hand, "If you buy that bag, find new friend" LOL coz he's not supporting for a different reason from mine. 

For backstory purposes, I never was a hard core supporter before. I only ever own two items from this brand, a tudung and scarf bag. but atu pun because the brand collaborated with our Crown Princess, Princess Sarah. Honestly, if it weren't for that collab, I don't think I would ever buy anything from them, coz its just a head scarf and it cost astronomical? and when they released that collab, I just had my bonus paid out, and I thought, why not? the dumbest purchase ever to be very honest. LOL I only ever used it twice! DUA. KALI. SAHAJA. pasal apa nah? the material was so flimsy that certain areas are ruined due to the pins/clips used on it. I mean, I don't know how you gonna keep your tudung stay in place without the pins/clips. So, yeah. that tudung is now in its box. collecting dust.

Why I am not supporting this brand anymore? this one kinda, personal. She was releasing her own brand of telekung (head scarfs and skirt you use during prayer) and I don't know the full story to be honest but I saw her post on my explore page where she judge people who sell a knock off version of that telekung (apparently her brand is so popular that they got copied to a more affordable price for other people who can't afford the overprice telekung). I understand you were upset that people are technically stealing from you, butt..

She brought up dosa pahala di sana atu and you know how I feel about people who talked like its their job to collect peoples deeds. Like, I can do the same about you sis but I'm gonna keep that to myself. It really was becoz of that one post that I stop admiring her collections and ultimately stop supporting?

one time I went to her shop, dangani my cousin who wanted to buy something, back in 2018, and saw her stationery collections. I, avid fanatics' of stationery that I am, gotta have a look at them, and was surprise at how similar looking the stapler was with Typo's, an Aussie brand (I think its Aussie brand)? like, did you buy from them and slapped your brand on it? why? the price was a lot more expensive than Typo's too. why?

ANYWAY

Yeah, I am torn. I still stand by what I said about why I stop 'supporting'. but why bag so lawa and my style?! whyyy

Now, I might have to buy the other bag that I've been wanting since last year but never got the chance to purchase yet, coz price. 

Rachel Satchel, Fossil. 

this one a bit cheaper tho, Fiona Satchel.

same shape.

didn't know they the same level as Michael Kors. lol

Lol this one also I found thru a friend IG post. 

again, sooo my style! I just like this shape ok. I don't know why. I mean, I like other shape too. I don't know man, sometimes, its just that first glance love kinda thing but really this shape and style? Mine mine mine!

This friend is also sooo precious! we talked at a length about the bag and once again, I was encouraged to buy. but when I found out the price, I was like, err..maybe not now? LOL 

I mean, I could splurge but at that time I was like, "I should use this money for travelling overseas" lol

but after the above situation, I think, I'm better off buying Fossil? coz brand reputation and ranks? I'm not sure anymore.

WHY BAGS HAVE TO BE BRANDED AND EXPENSIVE?!

Ok lah. I did buy 3 known brands, MK, Longchamp, and that Anello backpack. MK's my most expensive I've ever owned and still in mean condition after 4 years? my Longchamp a little battered coz I used this bag when I travel a lot. my Anello backpack is a little new and only been used for travel once.

The rest of my bags? cheap cheap only. Ok, my Harry Potter bags are not cheap. the shipping cost alone is crazy but I'm also a crazy person for HP merchandise so..

I guess quality over quantity? and to have better quality, we gotta pay more?

This post went from 'Not supporting this brand but I want the bag' to 'but the one I wanted for so long is expensive tho' real quick. LOL

sigh.

In conclusion,

I won't go back on my words. earlier brand's bag cost BND130. If I save up some more, I'd be able to buy the Fossil's Rachel Satchels.

So, yeah..as lawa the bag is, as guilty I am towards my lovely friend, I just can't.

I mean, I could just buy and not care what other people think of my fickle conflicted decision/opinion but I wouldn't be able forgive myself for going back on my words over a BAG!

like my uda (uncle) once said, he said it in Malay but in English, it loosely translate to, "Self integrity"

Fossil Rachel Satchel, please don't discontinue, or I might die. 

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my favorite color

Hi!

proper greetings this time. 👋🏼

took me a while to start this one coz I was checking whether I have made this kind of post before or not. but couldn't find anything on it. So, here we are.

...30 years laterr...
I found the post. I mentioned my 3 favorite color in here. I'm afraid I'm gonna contradict myself about how Purple isn't Male-related LOL.

My favorite color. hmm 🤔 It goes from liking Lime Green, to Colors, to Purple, to Orange, then to Mint, then anything Pastel, then Yellow. I mean, I don't know how people can have just one favorite color.

The reason why I have so many is becoz, back in high school, I remembered feeling very envy with other friends; they be buying cute items from this Knic Knac shop with their favorite color and i couldn't buy any coz they didn't have that cute thing in my favorite color, Lime Green. Apparently, Green isn't a color for a girl?
I think from that moment on, I try looking for my next favorite color, you know, just in case the no.1 color isn't available.
WHO MADE THE RULE TO ONLY BUY SOMETHING IN YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? AND KALAU NADA YOUR FAVORITE COLOR, YOU KENOT BUY? WHO?!

but that was before. I'm all grown up now and have a shopping problem. BHAHAHAAHA

sigh

anyway, my favorite colors. Lets discuss.

Pink

90s Power Ranger. Pink Ranger. Kimberly. oh how I love pink ranger! but I have to mengalah with my cousin, and ended up liking Yellow Ranger. coz she the other female ranger.
Then fast forward to high school. oh how I hate pink. coz a classmate was sooo minat Pink that everything she owned was pink. argh. but I guess I was just jealous LOL coz I wasn't 'supported' to buy whatever I want.
That was then. Now I like pink. in pastel. coz its prettier. rose gold is another shade of pink and is prettier.

Light / Lime Green

ok. this one is funny. I only like it coz I was following my sister. this is also during my highshool period. I remember she had all her stationery and books' wrap in that Lime Green color. and I was following everything she did. coz I always want to be my sister. *cue Ashlee Simpson - Shadow. LOL I think I was in that Lime Green phase during Form 5, Lower and Upper Six.
I stopped liking it tho.
but now I'm accepting it again.
coz

NCT!

Purple

This was when I began understanding that favorite color is supposed to be your own. and I remember thinking, what can I buy that represent Harry Potter? This was before the existent of Pottermore and its House Sorting. At that time I, as everybody else's too I'm sure, a Gryffindor, which is red but I don't want that to be my favorite color, so I rack my brain and came up with purple coz in book 1, Dumbledore was wearing a Purple robe.
LOL
still one of my favorite color now but the only reason i avoided it, if I can help it is becoz I don't like seeing one color in my wardrobe.

Orange

Onew. I wasn't able to buy official merchandise and I was looking for things that I can relate to Onew. and he was one of the MC on a show and his 'jacket' was orange color (other MCs were wearing diffent color from each other too). so orange.
I seldom choose this color nowadays.

Mint

SHINee World. Official merchandises are expensive as fuck. Suho mentioned recently, "capitalism". dam right it is. anyway, Instead of crying over that official SHINee phone case I can't afford, I ended up buying one that is just SHINee color.
still my favorite now. Its funny, coz this color is associated with 'aesthetic' stationery color for some reason. hence, easier to get my hands on. 👍🏼

Yellow

Now, this is from Pottermore. I was sorted once before (not Pottermore) into Ravenclaw but that was before I started picking colors that have some relation to my favorite things. Ravenclaw is blue by the way. So, Pottermore sorted me into Hufflepuff. My initial feeling was 'so I'm not a Gryffindor worthy' but soon after I'm like HASHTAG HOUSEPRIDE BITCHESSS! lol again, official merchandises are expensive as fucckkk and instead of stressing over that, I bought color that associates with my house color. Yellow.
THANK GOD for primark and online seller! #youthemvp
come to think of it, I once choose yellow coz Onew wore yellow jacket twice. Yes, i'm that crazy. hahaha

Peach 🍑

this is definitely becoz of that Ice Peach tea drink. I don't know what Peach the fruit real color is. I don't think it as pink as the emoji indicates. but I like that color. I think this is the pink that makes me like pink again. Then, I bought the Too Faced Sweet Peach Pallette. then that Nivea Delicious Drop Peach&Vanilla flavor lipbalm. then Jaehyun.

BONUS:

Red

*cue Taylor Swift - Red
LOL this one is the most random. I only ever pick this color when I'm buying gadget or its accessories. I know it started with that Sony Ericson w760 Walkman I once had. It wasn't entirely red but it accent was. I bought my sony viao, back then, in red coz it matched with my phone. I wanted to buy a red car just so it matched my phone and laptop. I didn't get to tho.
Now, I owned red laptop and a red car. but really, not becoz its my favorite. I can't put this color in my favorite list actually. Red color is more sentimental to me. My dad used to have a red car. Hmm.. I think that is why. That second last sentence, honestly, just pop up to the top of my head. huh



There ya go. What's behind the color that I pick.
but if you see me picking up color that is not in this list, its becoz its the only nice color that I can pick. Why my color not being there stop me from picking it up/ buying the thing, right? If you needed it, you just gonna deal with the color choices the kadai provides. 😜

What's your color story?

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How I spend my time when My laptop was rusak

hi guys!

to answer: I actually spent my time journaling and reading. like,  ALOT!

Yes, I'm very into journal layout these days. all thanks to Amanda!

actually, lets us all thank internet connection, without which, we won't be expose to many great things to enhance our creativity!
so, THANK U INTERNET! (yes, yes. sometimes I like to sarcastically thank OUR internet but this time, I am sincerely thankful)

So, onwards.



Amanda made this Kpop Journal thing last year and it reminded me of the time when I was doing my own kind of fav boyband 'biodata' thing. 😂
but before we go 👉 'there', let me show you what I did early December 2019.

NCT

 superM

Come to think of it, I did all of these when my laptop was 'faulty'! Changing my title from "Kpop Journaling with AmandaRachLee" to "How I spent my time when My laptop was rusak"

I felt guilty at one point, coz I was doing Jaehyun's spread first before I did Onew's. Like, woman, how could you?? to compensate, I did two spread for Onew.

Jaehyun

Onew

caution: read at your own risk or suffer the cringe. 😂😂


Now, back to the favorite boyband biodata thing.

Obviously, I'm talking about the time when I was fanatically obsessed with Westlife.
there was this one book, I made back in 2000/1. It was entirely dedicated to Westlife.
are you ready to see some cringe worthy 2000s entry?
you.could.never.

I mean, look at this cover.

where did I even get this from?!

Look, I even made my own border.

 aren't I creative?

also, look at fetus me talking about 'first and last boyfriend'

😹😹😹

click to enlarge and to read my 2020 comment. 

my First EVER screenshot!

Twenty points to your Hogwarts house if you can guess the MV name?

first EVER collage! 

I mean, not a cute one but still a collage.

this was me copying interview from friend 'magazine' coz I couldn't afford to buy my own copy.

this one is when the news of Bryan and Kerry of Atomic Kitten dating first came out.

walaupun aku nangis, i still want to have a copy of the news.

guys!

this is how you supposed to react to Kpop idols dating news.

Nangis but still keep the happy news.

🤣🤣🤣

I MEAN!

A FOR EFFORT!

GIVE ME FANGIRL OF THE CENTURY AWARD GUYS!

🤣🤣🤣

eottokae, guys?
cringe worthy enough for you?

HAHAHAHAHAH FLASHBACK GALOREEEEE

I hope you enjoy this post as much as I enjoy digging thru my old stuff. it was worth it! I mean, I'm fucking talented! talented at creating non-important thing! HAHAHAHAHA

sigh. 

I REALLY ENJOY DOING THIS!

I SHALL DO MOREEEEE


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2020 Hello

hi guys!
Happy 2020! 🎉🎉🎉

as always, no major 'new year resolution', just something simpple for me; MOVE FORWARD,  A STEP AT A TIME.

I was wondering what post should I do to start of the year, then I thought, I'm lazy, let's just post pictures. 😂

So, here goes. 

December 2019 layout, inspired by AmandaRachLee

my first Dec playlist.

my second Dec playlist.

My old journal has few more pages left (I've been putting in entries since Aug 2019), so I thought, I'll fill in the pages with more pictures;

My 2019 in pictures, as inspired by AmandaRachLee as well.

and to finish the book, I did a couple of quotes

and now, I can proceed with a new journal!

SHINee color! BUTT at certain lighting, it becomes NCT color 🤭. So fitting. 🤭


I did follow the 2020 layout but some of them already filled in, so this is the only one I can share at the moment.

Places I Visit. 

this will not only for overseas, but also, locally. I mean, I'm one of those Bruneian yg don't know the existent of some places in my own country 😆


and here's my Jan 2020 layout.

I feel like this is the most 'exact' copy of Amanda's layout that I followed. *pat-my-back-for-not-being-lazy-lol

I skipped Jan Calendar layout tho,

coz I thought I won't need it but now, I think i need it. will do that lay out later today.

but still, I feel so accomplished. and I did this on 1st Jan, so, a good start to the year. 😉

My sister complimented, "lawa jua yoh.." on my IG post. and that is all the validation I needed 😙💛

as for new year's eve, I went to a BBQ at Hasrin's. I took one picture and a video of burning charcoal/ Like, picture taking at its finest. 
We played UNO and Monopoly Deal. 
NYE well spent. 
Thanks, Hasrin, for hosting 💞

How was your NYE celebration and how's your 2020 been so far?

Hope everything is well on your side too  💝

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