Kopi dan Buku

​It’s 1st August. 30 days to celebrate the Merdeka Day. It is a good time to ask our self on the achievements so far. Well at least, which box of our wish list is ticked. Achievement can be as simple as eat clean, live healthy or maybe meeting your old friends for a reunion. I don’t know. Mine will not be that simple.  My third quarter review of my wish list is... not as good. I did managed to complete one huge debt which is a loan (pat shoulder) but I’m still not good in making more money. In fact, I did not even make extra money this year. Status quo.  As for the places to go, I only managed to step on a few places in my lists which are Hatyai, Keriang Hill & Langkawi. Langkawi is actually my annual trip. So, yeah. I also had an unplanned Sabah trip which is not in my list but another place to go annually as well. So that means, I only achieved less than half. Poor.  But...I always love to start with a ‘but’ even though I know it’s not the right th...

Age is no guarantee of maturity. It doesn't mean that if you older, then u are more matured than the other younger person. It is also not a guarantee that if u are so good in doing things - that other people is less good than u. U got what I mean? Being arrogant shows that u are nothing better than other people even though u are richer, older, wiser, prettier or even owned a social media with million followers. So, why bother to waste your time showing off the true color when no one would care less about u or who u are. It's just showing that u are totally immature. Maturity is not when we start speaking big things but it is when we start to understand small things better. I was lucky that by age, I am having more self control which is one of a sign of maturity. I am thankful to my past that I can now differentiate between being defensive or being more professional in handling any situation. I am grateful to my life that gave me plenty of free times for me to enjoy ...

Gais, this is cool stuff. L'occitane is giving out their products for free when you recycle your empty skincare bottles or packaging at 15 participating outlets in conjunction of their recycling program - Big Little Things. So, how it works? 1 - Clean and dry your skincare, makeup or hair care bottles. 1 - Bring the bottles to any participating outlets. 2 - Receive 1 stamp for every full sized empty bottles 3 - Get a complimentary gift of L'occitane products with minimum 6 stamps (6 empties) It's very easy. However, not all type of packaging is accepted. So, please make sure it is according to this specs: Beauty packaging such as lip balms tubes, makeup remover bottles and pumps, fragrances bottles and pumps and deodorant sticks. Skincare packaging such as face care packaging, refill pouches and dispensers and tubes for shower gels, facial cleansers and body lotion. Hair care packaging such as pumps and caps from shampoo and conditioner bo...

I don't understand why people have to criticize others and feel so good about it?  I mean.. look, we have our own life to take care of and U are instead, busy with other's people life. Just because they posted it online and you happened to read it...and because U can? If you don't like things happening around you, try to avoid it. Or, don't bother to read it.  I still remember few years back when I was in my upside down world, getting bored of the so called routine work and environment but at the same time was so scared of my future being too comfortable and secured. No promotion, same work load and task, similar faces and events, the typical daily routine that broke myself into pieces inside out. Screaming inside but laughing outside. You know that feeling when you do your work for the sake of doing it, just because you were paid to do it?  Well, that's how I felt.  I can't control what's happening around me that time. I have no a...

Skincare ni memang topik favorite I tambah-tambah kalau orang minta tips atau pendapat. Sebab nya, I sendiri dah melalui proses menambahbaik kulit muka yang dulu banyak acne, jerawat pasir dan fine lines (sebab suka berkerut macam banyak giler masalah). So, entri ni nak cerita sikit pasal Skincare Routine yang I dah amalkan dan akan ditambahbaik dari masa ke semasa. Some of the Products I used for my Skincare Routine Perlu ke tambah baik? Yes, why not.  Sekarang my basic routine dah okay so I nak fokus untuk pores pulak. Maybe nanti kalau I rasa nak achieve glass skin goal pula, so my routine akan ditambah (atau dikurangkan) ikut sasaran. Cuma, untuk permulaan, asas rutin tu kena kukuh dulu. Trust me, it's not gonna be an instant result. Proses akan makan masa walaupun kulit tak ada masalah. Macam I, halangan utama adalah kurang rajin, sebab tu makan masa untuk betul-betul puas hati. Hahaha. But first, here are some disclaimer: 1 - This is gonna be Korean Skinc...

Final day. Cepat betul setiap jam dan minit berlalu. Dah pagi. Hmmm... termenung kejap atas katil sebab tak bersedia nak balik KL. Tak puas. Banyak lagi tempat tak sempat explore. Katil pun best... Pagi tu kami breakfast di dalam bilik je sebab dah beli makanan di 7E hari sebelum tu. Senang, boleh berehat lama sikit. Sempat la layan movie sambil bersiap-siap. Hari ketiga kami dah tak ada tempat untuk melawat melainkan Airport. Memandangkan tak dapat menghubungi mana-mana tuktuk dan shuttle dari hotel pun mahal, maka kami book Grab untuk ke sana. Nasib baik I rajin baca FB post orang lain yang dah pernah ke sini. So, dapat la idea untuk guna Grab Promo Code. Cari punya cari, try promo code 'HATYAI', dapat 50% discount, maksimum THB50. Tambang asal THB260 dari hotel ke Hatyai Airport, tolak discount tinggal THB210. Syarat untuk pakai promo code, mestilah first time user. Maka, pandai-pandailah. Sebenarnya jauh juga perjalanan nak ke Airport. Lebih kurang satu ja...

Day 2 - Full Day Trip  It's another morning. Alhamdulillah. Sebenarnya untuk hari kedua, I dah charter tuktuk untuk 1 day trip dengan Abang Arie. Dapat nombor handphone dia dari Facebook. Seminggu dua sebelum trip dah memang contact beberapa driver tuktuk untuk tanya pakej. So far, Abang Arie bagi rate paling rendah dalam THB1,200 walaupun standard rate adalah THB1,500. I bargain pun sebab kami berdua je. Kalau ramai dan penuh tuktuk, dah okay sangat harga tu. Tak payah la tawar lebih-lebih..kesian Abang Arie pun cari makan. Jauh tempat yang dia bawa tu. Awal pagi dalam jam 8.30am dia pick-up kat hotel terus ke Chabura Dim Sum untuk sarapan. Sebelah restoren tu ada 7 Eleven yang besar dan sangat menarik perhatian. Tapi takpe, makan dulu. Sabar ye, mata. Mula-mula agak kekok sebab tak tau nak order apa bila nampak banyak giler dim sum kecil-kecil kat depan mata. Teruja sampai mampu sengih je. So, duduk dulu..bawa bertenang sambil cuba belek menu sebaik mungkin....

Minggu lepas waktu pergi meeting kat BNM, singgah kejap dekat BNMLINK untuk buat semakan kredit. BNMLINK ni sebenarnya adalah Bank Negara Malaysia Laman Informasi Nasihat dan Khidmat, dan ianya dibuka untuk orang awam. Boleh dikatakan, satu pusat informasi untuk sesiapa yang nak tahu berkenaan khidmat nasihat berkaitan kewangan termasuklah untuk peniaga-peniaga PKS (SMEs). Okay, berbalik kepada semakan laporan kredit, waktu nak check CCRIS kat kiosk tu baru perasan rupanya dah boleh check CCRIS online. Mungkin ramai dah tahu kot tapi I baru tahu sejujurnya. So, I pun terus daftar akaun I supaya lepas ni dah tak perlu datang sini untuk semak laporan CCRIS.  Apa pentingnya semakan kredit ni? Selalunya kita akan semak kredit hanya untuk membuat pinjaman baru dengan Bank atau Institusi Kewangan. Sebenarnya, selain bertujuan sebagai dokumen tambahan untuk sesuatu permohonan pinjaman, CCRIS atau Central Credit Reference Information System juga penting untuk mengetahui tahap kesi...

Entri kali ni nak cerita pasal backpack trip ke Hatyai sebelum puasa hari tu. Banyak lagi trip-trip lain yang nak dikongsi tapi dulu tak rajin, ni baru nampak tahap kerajinan yang makin menjadi. Hatyai ni ceritanya, memang dah lama rancang tapi tak kesampaian. Makin lama, makin ramai duk post di Facebook sampai lah viral pasal betapa seronoknya makan di sana. Maka, bila Yan ajak je, terus ON. Plan asal nak naik train je untuk return trip tapi memandangkan tarikh trip kami betul-betul beberapa hari sebelum Ramadhan, maka kami ambil keputusan untuk tempah tiket Air Asia untuk balik. Hari Pertama (Selasa) - ETS & Special Train ke Hatyai Dari KL Sentral, kami naik ETS paling awal, jam 7.05 pagi ke Padang Besar, Perlis. Padang Besar ni sempadan Hatyai. Tiket berharga RM76 satu hala untuk tiket Gold. Untuk perjalanan ke Padang Besar daripada KL Sentral, ada lebih kurang 4 perjalanan, bermula seawal jam 7 pagi sehingga jam 12 tengah malam. Jadi, untuk yang merancang nak direct...