tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047144780588385572024-03-12T17:28:47.822-07:00I am just sharing..Just random thoughtsJaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-76979018490701369842019-07-17T13:47:00.000-07:002019-07-17T13:47:23.482-07:00Summer ShortsLondon is not really a place where people enjoy being in shorts to enjoy the heat. London can be hot today and voila! It's cold again the next day! Coming from a tropical country where the weather is either scorching HOT sunny or downpour wet heavy rain, I do miss the heat, wearing shorts and going to the beach.<br />
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But anyway, I love the shorts designs during this winter so far! I bought one unique shorts from <a href="https://www.primark.com/en/">Primark</a> where the prints are Pac Man! My favorite Game when I was little!<br />
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<br />Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-51811013788450493342019-07-15T14:04:00.000-07:002019-07-15T14:09:51.879-07:00Freelance Modelling ProjectHi all,<br />
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It's been a while!!! I have been quite disconnected from blogging. Oh well, blogging is just not a thing anymore anyway. But now, I am actually doing something with my free time. Yes, I am trying a freelance modeling. As a hobby, obviously. Nothing serious.<br />
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Reason for me doing this is because I think we don't really see South East Asian models out there to model for international brands. We all know that South East Asians consume many international brands too, but all models we see selling the brands are, you know it, westerners. Mostly. We do have Asian models, rarely, but those Asian models are mostly Chinese, Koreans, Japanese or very little, Filipinos.<br />
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So I am thinking, what would South East Asians look like if they are chosen to work with international photographers and wearing Western brands? Will they look "sellable?" Therefore, as a curious person myself, and as someone who LOVES taking pictures, I now try to do Freelance Modeling to see how South East Asian people look to fit in this "Modeling diversity" most brands are trying to promote now (Although they are not really trying hard enough!).<br />
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If you have been following me on my Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jai728/">@jai728</a> (Please follow my IG if you are interested to collaborate in the future), you would know how much I love to pose. Here are some of my pictures for a start.<br />
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Stay Tune! More to come!Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-49705017809714973992017-12-31T12:38:00.000-08:002017-12-31T12:41:46.401-08:002017 accomplished, here comes 2018<div style="text-align: justify;">
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as I'm writing this blog post, it is still 2017 in London. Whenever I open my Instagram or Facebook, I only see posts about new year, people making resolutions, people being sarcastic about others making new resolutions, people who already gave up on 2018 because they did not accomplish anything in 2017, people who are just bitter about getting to work and ETC.</div>
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So, what about me? How did I do? For 2017, I would say I did <b>not so bad, not so good</b>. I think I had the bad days in 2017, but somehow, I managed them well, in my opinion. I won't list down the good vs the bad, instead I will list down the highlights of my journey in 365 days I have lived in 2017.</div>
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<b>1. </b><b>I battled Winter Depression</b><br />
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This was probably one of the hardest things I had to cope in 2017. For the first time in my life, I got to know what it felt to have depression. Only the difference is that it was not really a mental depression, but I suffered from winter depression due to lack of sunlight.</div>
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This first happened when I found it difficult to breathe for a few days. My weight went crazy and I just could not stop eating. I also woke up early morning feeling numb, like really, I felt nothing. Not sadness, not happiness, nothing. And I could not explain that "cloudy" sticky feelings I had. So at first, I honestly thought something was wrong with my heart (because obviously, I googled my symptoms and well, you all know Google's answer).</div>
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When I saw the doctor, he said everything is fine and I was rather healthy. Except, fat. Then he went on saying about me having anxiety and he told me to take it easy. Then after a while, I was told that I got winter depression. </div>
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To be honest, it was hard for me because I felt like I was treated as if I had a mental problem. The doctor even gave me anti-depressant! A few days after, I went back to Brunei and after spending two weeks in Brunei with a lot of sunlight, I recovered from the shitty feelings.</div>
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I have to say I understand why people with severe mental depressions kill themselves. Even I, a mentally healthy man, finds winter depression really making your <b>soul </b>sick. Not your body, not your mind. <b>Your soul. </b>Honestly, I do suffer the winter depression once in a while, especially when the weather changes drastically.</div>
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<b>2. </b><b>I finally went to Egypt.</b><br />
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Egypt is one of the countries I have been dying to go since I was little, so yeah, I went to Egypt in April 2017. So basically, I accomplished one of my dreams.</div>
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I gained weight like crazy in early January, due to the winter depression. So, I ate a lot. I would order gelato from Deliveroo almost every night and ate the entire gelato by myself and then went to sleep. I rarely exercised either. So, it took its toll on my body.</div>
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My body weight skyrocketed to 78 Kg and my waist size reached 32 inches. After my friends mocked me for being fat and round, and I also realized that I could not fit in most of my suits anymore, I knew I had to do something. So, I decided to lose weight. I went for intense workout and went on strict diet where I only eat carbs 3 times a week. </div>
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Now, I lost 8 Kg, my current weight is 70 Kg and my waist measurement is 29 inches. I feel happy since I could actually proved that I can do it. Bear in mind, I made it in 4 months!</div>
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As a battle to fight any coming winter depression or anxiety, I started a new freelance non-profit making project called The Travel Cinematics on Youtube.</div>
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It is basically a project I made to make travel videos in a cinematic style, where I combine travel experiences with made up storyline. So basically, I made the travel video as if it is a movie.</div>
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It is not really for profit making, it is merely a hobby for me to distract myself from work. Also to fill in my free time here in London. Check out my channel on Youtube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR3AN6_gJfuz3rl7668av8A?view_as=subscriber">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR3AN6_gJfuz3rl7668av8A?view_as=subscriber</a> .</div>
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As you can see, there was not much change for me in 2017, it was really, all about my survival, less about progress. So, I'm hoping that for 2018, I would be able to:</div>
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1. Travel more.</div>
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2. Getting fitter and more defined six packs abs lol</div>
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3. Solve some unresolved 2017 issues</div>
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4. Save more.</div>
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5. Finally get my personal loan paid off!</div>
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6. Accomplish more on my job.</div>
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So everyone, Happy New Year!</div>
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In October 2017, I decided to go to Italy again, but now, I went to the parts of Italy where there are good foods and history. Yeah, I went to Campania and Rome. Campania Italy is the third country I featured in my freelance project called The Travel Cinematics. If you have not watched it, you can watch it here (For the first two countries, visit my Youtube channel at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR3AN6_gJfuz3rl7668av8A?view_as=subscriber">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR3AN6_gJfuz3rl7668av8A?view_as=subscriber</a>):<br />
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So why Campania? Obviously because of my undying love of human history! One place that I had been dreaming to go was Pompei! In 2007, I found a book about Pompei, the history about how the place was full of "erotic" cultures in the past, in which most people (including me) believe that one day, the place was destroyed by a raging volcano known as Mount Vesuvius because of their sins.<br />
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From that moment, looking at the pictures, how the people of Pompei were preserved in a way that the whole city was frozen in time, ignited my curiosity to go there and see for myself what life was like.<br />
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I went to Campania first, from London. I landed in Naples and took a train straight to Pompei on the first day. I spent three days and two nights in Pompei. I went to Herculaneum first before Pompei because from the research I made, Herculaneum was a smaller city than Pompei that was affected by the eruption. Herculaneum somehow was only about 25% discovered to date.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most interesting site for me. I couldn't stop imagining myself living the past in these ruins</td></tr>
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After spending quite some time (The whole day) at Herculaneum and Pompei, I then went back to Naples and spent a night there. Naples was okay for me. Just that the city is very old and nothing much to do there, BUT I LOVE THE PIZZA!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pizzeria Port Alba is claimed to be the first Pizzeria in the world. Although it is not selling only Margherita and Marinara (the two most original forms of Pizza) anymore, the tastes of their pizzas are still very authentic, fresh and DELICIOUS!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went for full blast seafood. This is called Pizza Ala Port Alba.</td></tr>
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After Naples, I went to Rome. In Rome, I was a bit overwhelmed at first because my hotel was in Laurentina. It's called Warmthotel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite being a very nice, cozy and beautiful hotel, the location is too far from the main attractions. I had to travel at least one hour to the main attractions!</td></tr>
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But, my overall experience was pleasant though.<br />
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I must say that Italy is one of the countries that promise you good foods, lovely people and beautiful sceneries. However, there are other parts of Italy that I would love to go such as Florence, Pisa, Amalfi coast etc. I really hope to visit all parts of Italy! But for now, I think I should go to somewhere else first.<br />
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I'll share with you in my next post about my trip to Turkey with my friends!Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-46969321819607070542017-07-08T09:47:00.002-07:002017-07-08T09:47:46.058-07:00Crew Cut SummerHi.<br />
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It has been really hot here in London for the past few days, and I'm not complaining. I actually love it, because the hot weather really makes my workout more "satisfying" with the rate of me sweating is so much faster.<br />
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However, I kinda had a problem with my hair. It kept falling. I am not sure why, maybe it's the water here in London, the food I have been eating or the work related stress, I am not sure. But I do believe that my hair is damaged, beyond repairs because every time I use shampoo, conditioners or hair cream/wax, God knows how worrying the amount of hair stuck in my hands!<br />
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So, I decided, maybe, it's time for me to regrow my hair and get new hair. After two weeks contemplating, I finally decided to go with crew cut. Boy, have I forgotten how it felt to have no hair! I initially wanted to clean shaved my head, going skinheaded, but the barber, who has 50-years barbering experience told me going skinheaded is not nice, because he kinda "adored" my hair lol I told him my reason, and he finally agreed to cut my hair into shortest crew cut only. He is quite experienced, and he treated cutting hair as an art. He cut my hair with precision, to ensure that I got the "right short crew cut". I did not tell him I used to have bald hairstyle for years lol<br />
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I have to admit though, having no hair (almost bald) after keeping my hair relatively long (for my taste), it does feel different. I mean, somehow, I felt a bit insecure and I don't know why I feel <b>shorter</b>! lol<br />
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But anyhow, I tried to overcome that feeling and went out, did what I do best to gain confidence, <b>posing for the camera</b> lol<br />
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So I decided to go out wearing short jeans from Next with light blue cotton jersey from H&M. I love the cotton jersey, it is very thin and light, and it feels cool too. Although it was a bit hot out there, I did not sweat.<br />
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I also wore sandals today, instead of shoes. It was lovely to go out hanging out at the park, to release some exhaustion at work. I got to meet people jogging and some dogs playing catch. They are all adorable. Sometimes, a relaxing time at the park, enjoying the breeze and the greens is all you need, of course, with comfortable shirts.<br />
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Well, I better enjoy the heat and the bright sunshine before comes the coldness and darkness. How I wish Winter could be skipped!Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-80927074824604574702017-07-02T12:19:00.001-07:002017-07-02T12:19:49.872-07:00The Mummy of the Dark UniverseHi.<br />
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When the new The Mummy movie was announced, I was very very excited. I love mummy movies, due to Egyptian culture thing. After reading so many reviews about the latest The Mummy reboot with Tom Cruise in it, finally I have decided to watch it. I don't really give movie reviews, but for this one, I just have to.<br />
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Before watching it, one of my friends told me that if my expectations include hoping this reboot will be anything like the previous the Mummy, I would be disappointed. So, I cleared up my expectations and came to the cinema with one objective, to enjoy the movie and not to compare it with the previous ones.<br />
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Did I enjoy it? Hard to say. In summary, it is an <b>okay to watch</b> movie. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either. I personally think there are several things they could have done to improve the movie. Eventhough at first I did not want to compare it to the previous the Mummy movies, but after watching it, I will, just to explain my points.<br />
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So, here are my honest reviews as a customer who paid for the ticket.<br />
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<b>1. The Female Mummy</b><br />
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To be honest, when I first watched its trailer, and when I first found out the Mummy villain would be a female character, I was super excited. Why? Because I saw a lot of potential story developments.<br />
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Sofia Boutella, the actress playing the Mummy is very good. She suits the character well. <b>However</b>, the storyline of the movie <b>kills </b>her potential character development. I just felt like her backstory was very interesting, then somehow, it was barely explored because the focus was put too much on Tom Cruise's story of being the chosen one.<br />
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The previous installments involving Imhotep was written in a very good way. The writers balanced the story between the Mummy and "the chosen family" who were destined to destroy the Mummy, they even told the stories of the descendants who are given the responsibility to protect the Mummy's tomb from being intruded. The previous installments really told the story of <b>The Mummy</b>.<br />
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This new movie, makes me feel like the Mummy, Princess Amunet, is just an evil supporting character to fulfill Tom Cruise's destiny to become whatever it is he has become in the end. Honestly, I think the movie does not feel like a "The Mummy" movie at all.<br />
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<b>2. Delivery of the Mummy Character</b><br />
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Imhotep, delivered his character well in my opinion. You really feel his "evilness" and his curse, and you also feel his hunger of power when he possessed everyone to become his followers. I honestly think Imhotep was kind of successful with his revival in which he made everyone's life miserable and he also made the heroes to "work harder" to defeat him. I also could relate his doings as being driven by his vengeance and love for Anck Su Namun.<br />
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Princess Amunet on the other hand, seems to be a bit off. She was introduced as a power hungered princess, who was willing to make a deal with the Devil and killed her own father. Somehow, when she was revived, the storyline becomes weaker to connect to her origin. My understanding of her character is that she is a sensual evil (because she kissed people to take their life force), ruthless, silent and she also wanted to be together with the Devil to rule the world. These <b>elements</b>, are delivered <b>poorly</b>. I am very disappointed with it.<br />
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Again, it is not Sofia Boutella's fault, it's the writing of her character that fails.<br />
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<b>3. The Mummy's backstory</b><br />
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I am very disappointed with this one. Princess Amunet deserves more complex twists of her backstory. The movie makes her story so cliche and simple. It is told this way in my opinion: "She was the only daughter meant to be the Queen of Egypt, got threatened by his father's new son with his second wife, gained power from the devil, killed his family, tried to get a man to become a host for the devil, got caught then mummified alive."<br />
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<b>None </b>of her backstory gives me chill. Come on. They promised that this reboot would be darker, but seriously, it is <b>NOT</b>. The way Imhotep was punished with all of his men gave me more nightmares! Princess Amunet's punishment was a <b>HUGE </b>disappointment for me. It does not do her supposedly "evil nature" justice at all!<br />
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<b>4. Characters' Developments</b><br />
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One word, <b>RUSHED</b>. I know that this is a franchise for the Dark Universe, but does it really kill you to add more mysteries to the characters? Honestly, by the time Princess Amunet met Tom Cruise in the church, it is already the ending for me. I felt like I already knew what would happen to everyone.<br />
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<b>5. Mysterious "Findings" on Egyptian Hidden History</b><br />
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Of all disappointments, this is the one that I think is the most disappointing. Although I like the idea of Princess Amunet's history was attempted to be erased, the way this "erased history" was discovered was rather anti-climatic.<br />
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Remember how Imhotep's mysterious history was found by Eve through series of findings that eventually led to Imhotep being brought back to life? That "build up" really worked and gave chills! I was also very satisfied with how the evil mummy was resurrected after his mysterious life was slowly uncovered.<br />
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Princess Amunet? Man, she was brought back to life after a plane crash and a random policeman touched her. What was her source of revival??? My theory on this is she was never dead, she was only paralyzed by the mercury (???). Again, the delivery fails!<br />
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<b>6. Tom Cruise vs Brendan Fraser</b><br />
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I am not a fan of both, to be honest, I am very neutral to both. But for this kind of movie, Brendan delivered exceptionally. For some reasons, I just cannot relate to Tom Cruise's character. I don't know if it's him or I just think that Tom Cruise does not fit to play the character.<br />
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To be fair, maybe some of you say that's because Tom Cruise is more well known for his spy movies, so it might be that I was used to that. Not really. I knew Brendan from his Tarzan (forgot what the movie called) movie, I still enjoyed and totally convinced with his character in the Mummy.<br />
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Also, there are many other actors known for their established roles, but you still think their other movies' characters are convincing. Tom Cruise in this Mummy movie, <b>does not convince me at all</b>.<br />
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<b>7. The Mummy's Connections</b><br />
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This is about the people who had been trying to keep the Mummy imprisoned. In previous the Mummy, the Mummy was "guarded" by the Pharaoh's descendants, who would kill intruders to keep Imhotep away from being released.<br />
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Princess Amunet, I am actually confused. I understand that she was moved far away from Egypt, to Mesopotamia, with Mercury to hold her from escaping. Then what is her real connection with the Crusaders?? It was mentioned briefly that the Crusaders held the gemstone (or whatever they call it) but why?? I seriously cannot relate to that.<br />
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And also, it frustrates me with the fact that they "rip" away the Egyptian most historical culture in the movie by making Princess Amunet's "walking dead" soldiers the Crusaders, or Europeans, <b>NOT </b>Egyptians. I mean, why??? This upsets me because <b>Mummification </b>is <b>NOT </b>crusaders' thing. Yes, I've read about crusaders' mummies found in Dublin (?), but the Mummies were as a result of the dead bodies were put in a place full of natural chemicals suitable for mummification and the bodies mummified naturally, not because it was a ritual or a culture of the Crusaders!<br />
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It's like the producers are trying to "appropriate" Egyptians' culture, which is not cool! However, I have two theories of the Crusaders' mummies:<br />
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One: The movie tries to tell that the Crusaders in the past actually mummified their people as part of their "unknown" historical culture, and that, this mummification "culture" for the crusaders was uncovered recently which kind of changed the historical views on the Crusaders.<br />
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Two: The Crusaders in the movie were mummified for a <b>reason, </b>which was<b> </b>connected to their attempts to prevent Princess Amunet's resurrection.<br />
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Whichever theory that is true, the writers <b>FAIL</b> to deliver it. I mean, I spent some time thinking about Princess Amunet's connections to the Crusaders, like how the hell she knew where the dagger was kept but not the gem? And why the dagger was kept by the church? Was there any connection between the church with the people who punished Princess Amunet? Seriously writers!<br />
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<b>8. The Mummy's Attack</b><br />
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Another disappointing deliveries in the movie. Imhotep's attacks were in stages, and he did not attack in one event. He attacked many times with different "dark magic". Yes, I think Imhotep's powers are more Dark Magic like than Princess Amunet's. Princess Amunet's attacks are very cliche and typical, it's like the powers of any Hollywood's super-villain. Even the "egypt sand" attack with her face looks so dull and boring.<br />
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I remember seeing Imhotep with his variety of dark magic powers really "wowed" me. His "egypt sand" attack with his face on it, was memorable and phenomenal. Princess Amunet's attack somehow looks like a typical CGI, totally nothing special.<br />
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<b>9. Locations</b><br />
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I understand they want to have a different set up other than Egypt since Egypt had been used in the previous installments, so was Amazon (I think), China and Arctics. But London? <b>SERIOUSLY? </b>When I saw London was the main location set up, I was like <b>"OH MY GOD! NOT AGAIN!!"</b><br />
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I guess London is the next New York City that villains love to destroy huh?<br />
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So yeah. As you can see, I obviously do not like the movie, but however, I don't actually hate it. I just think that the movie has some potentials that may be incorporated in the next installment. As I said, it is an <b>okay </b>movie to watch, but I won't watch it more than once. Unlike The Mummy Imhotep version, where I have lost counts on how many times I have watched it.<br />
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If I were to give ratings, I definitely agree with Rotten Tomatoes's average of 4.2/10 at 15% approval rating.Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-21643764097655779572017-06-30T16:50:00.002-07:002017-06-30T16:50:49.807-07:00A Grown Up Camera loverHi.<br />
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Judging from the post title, sounds like a narcissist posting eh? Almost lol A few days ago, some people started asking me if I'm a model, because they browsed my Instagram and one person said I look like a professional model. I mean, I'm just 168 cm, average male model is what? 175 cm? Come on.<br />
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To clear up some doubts, no, I'm not a professional model, or whatever you call it. There are a few people including my British colleagues who encourage me to apply to become a real model, and trust me, I did consider that, <b>but</b> there are certain things stopping me from doing so. Among others, the major reasons stopping me are:<br />
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1. I'm not sure if I'm tall enough to become a real professional male model.<br />
2. I don't think my face is editorial or commercial enough.<br />
3. I don't want the stress of attending auditions and finding real professional photographers, make up artist etc.<br />
4. I don't think I can be a freelance model without a proper agent or manager.<br />
5. I am technically employed by local UK company, which means I pay tax. I don't want the hassle of declaring my extra incomes from modelling etc separately and doing it myself.<br />
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However, I was contacted by some agents, asking for my professional portfolio and asking me to attend auditions etc, but reasons number 4 & 5 above prohibit me. Therefore, some agents actually encourage me to "self label" myself as an "amateur" model, and keep their offers open if in the future, I get "hunted" by huge clients and I finally decide to become a professional model (I doubt that though).<br />
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There are also freelance photographers who made "trade for prints" deal with me to take my photographs for their non-profit making projects (I don't know if they really did not use my pictures for profit making business, but I don't really care. It's not like I took pornographic photos with them lol)<br />
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So, what's with all these "wannabe" modeling pictures? Well, it's my hobby to take pictures and being creative. Since I was little, I have been that boy who just loved taking pictures. I would not define myself as narcissistic though, or vain, but it's more of a fun thing for me to pose for the camera and get a little bit "story" to it.<br />
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Growing up, in Uni, I started to take "creative pictures" for fun. Those were the times when I was first in love with camera for real and photoshop lol Motives of these pictures? Seriously nothing. As I said, I just love being creative and taking photos. Here are some of them:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I remember posting this on FB and someone sent an "inbox" asking if this was a real magazine lol</td></tr>
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There was a phase in my life where I actually was not interested to take pictures anymore because I lost my confidence and having my lowest self-esteem because I gained weight so much. Here are several photos showing my worst weight gains,although I still took photos reluctantly for some photos taking sessions:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was during our graduation photoshoot. I was actually reluctant to do it but all my friends did it and it felt awkward not to</td></tr>
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In 2011, I started to get my confidence back, thanks to my friends who had the same hobby as mine, and our former colleague in BISAM who is a very talented photographer, who was looking for inspirations at that time. His name is Pg Haris. He was looking for a male model for his project.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copyright of I-man creative studio, published in 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My bestfriend who had the same hobby as mine back. Copyright of I-man creative studio, published in 2011</td></tr>
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Check out Pg Haris's works on his IG @heris6690.<br />
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So times passed, I am afterall, still that kid, just that I have grown up and my hobby to take photos remain. Obviously. Today after work, I went out to Hyde Park to take photos with my colleague's help. I must say she's good! But today, I have a reason for taking these photos, they were all planned, because I'm trying to win a prize from Next store for their summer products through its IG, that was why I was wearing all Next (except my shoes) lol<br />
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So here are the photos taken by my (apparently) talented colleague.<br />
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Alright. Enough vaining for today lol Till the next post folks.Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-24039090107028266332017-06-27T11:14:00.000-07:002017-06-27T11:38:59.270-07:00Stripes at the farm: Mime for a changeHello.<br />
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It is third day of Eid in the UK and I still have my long weekend. Today I decided to go to Hackney City Farm, just because that's usually what I do during Eid in Brunei, visiting animals, specifically goats and chickens. P/S: It was my job together with my twin to take care of my late grandfather's goats when we were teenagers. So I kinda miss it lol<br />
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Hackney City Farm is a very small farm, owned by the council, and run mainly by volunteers. They have less than 5 workers (I assume), that's why they rely on volunteers to help them out. Their running costs to feed the animals and other costs also depend on charity and donations from the public. It is not a proper farm, so don't expect too much. It is just big enough for chickens, ducks, geese, a few goats, a pig and a couple of donkeys.<br />
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The farm is a bit far from my house, took an hour plus by bus, and almost 30 stops. Maybe I was just unlucky, but it was raining again when I visited, just like the last time I went there.<br />
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My purpose was just to visit the cute fat chickens really. I just miss seeing the chickens doing their stuffs. I know it sounds weird, but trust me, by observing these little creatures, you actually get some peace of mind, in which I can't really explain.<br />
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Here are some pictures of the animals I took before the rain got really heavy.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Alpha Male. How do I know? Because he has most wives</td></tr>
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I also did not miss to take a picture of myself (of course). My outfit today was rather risky, t-shirt with black and white stripes, white shorts and black and white shoes. It is a day of being a mime, for a change.<br />
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<br />Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-91081157144961049732017-06-24T15:46:00.001-07:002017-06-24T15:53:05.933-07:00Eidulfitri, The month of victoryAssalamualaikum.<br />
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Alhamdulillah, today (UK time) it has been confirmed that the new moon for Syawal was sighted. This means, that today marks the last day of Ramadhan for the UK, and tomorrow, all Muslims in the UK will be celebrating the first day of Syawal, 1438 Hijr year.<br />
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As usual, every year when it comes to leaving Ramadhan, I will have mixed feelings of happiness and sadness. Happy that I have come to the end of my yearly spiritual journey, and sad to leave the holiest month of the year, where every good deed you do is rewarded hugely compared to normal months :(<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">English translation: "Eidulfitri is the day of victory for all Muslims for they have defeated bad desires throughout the month of Ramadhan."</td></tr>
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This year, will be my first time celebrating Syawal outside of Brunei. I will be celebrating Syawal in London. Despite the sadness of not being able to celebrate it with my family, and all of the happy things for the first few days of Syawal in Brunei that I am going to miss, I am very grateful with the fact that my parents are healthy, and that my family is all fine and happy.<br />
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Last year was a tough year for me. Although I was home celebrating Syawal in Brunei, but it was not a cheerful Syawal for me and my family because both my parents were sick. My mom was very weak due to her kidney problem, and my dad suffered swollen painful feet.<br />
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Alhamdulillah, we went through the hard time together and both my parents managed to get through their sicknesses and got healthier. Nothing made me more grateful. So this year, despite being all alone celebrating Syawal, knowing the fact that both my parents are healthy and all my family members are also doing fine, makes me feel just grateful to Allah.<br />
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So to all Muslims around the world who will be celebrating Syawal tomorrow (I know Brunei will be celebrating it on Monday), Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin. Please forgive me for all of my wrongdoings to you, whether on purpose or not, directly or indirectly, known by me or not, physically or verbally, please forgive me.<br />
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<br />Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-90954483050657978972017-06-18T15:25:00.002-07:002017-06-18T15:46:01.160-07:00The Dark Joker"HELP!"<br />
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A sound from a dark alley screaming for help. A policeman who is patrolling nearby the voice quickly runs to the alley. He finds nothing. He gets into the alley, trying to search for the source of the voice he heard earlier. Suddenly, the police notices a shadow of a body, sitting still on a bench at a dark corner.</div>
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"Hey, are you okay? What happened?" He asks the figure.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Awww.. Now you care about me, officer?"</td></tr>
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Shocked, the police shouts "The Dark Joker!" and he tries to take his gun. In a matter of seconds, the police falls down. With his throat slit. </div>
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"Hahahahahahahahaha!" An eerie laughter fills in the silence of the dark night.</div>
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The figure walks into a big house, filled with darkness. There he sits on a chair, silently, without blinking. He seems contemplating, surely not about the murder he just did.</div>
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"Well hello there Dark Joker. What brings you here?" Says a voice out of nowhere.</div>
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Dark Joker: "You again. Why won't you just shut up already?"</div>
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"I'm your friend. I will always talk to you. I am your only friend."</div>
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"HAHA. That's so sweet of you."</div>
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"You killed a man today, didn't you? Where's his face?"</div>
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"Nah. He's not worth it. He does not have that quality I'm looking for."</div>
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Dark Joker walks to a chest, and takes out three masks.</div>
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"You see my voice friend, this is my favourite."</div>
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"Why is that?"</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"It belonged to a man who had ambitions to change this world. Pathetic loser thought he could change this world, so I took his face and carved a mask to honour his stupidity."</td></tr>
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"But maybe he could change this world?"<br />
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"To make it worse? Listen lame-head, humans who think they can change the world are always those who think the world has to be as perfect as he wants, not as how the world should be. I ain't letting that shit happen."<br />
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"What makes you think you know better Dark Joker?"<br />
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"Because I do you idiot! My master told me chaotic world is the natural state of this world."<br />
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"How about that mask? The jester mask?"<br />
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"Why not? We are friends."</div>
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"SHUT UP! I have no friends! I only had a master. But he left me! For the winged man! And a woman!"</div>
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"I assume the jester mask has something to do with any of them?"</div>
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"If you must know... Love does not exist. So I took the life of my master's beloved."</div>
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"Your master had a loved one?"</div>
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"MWAAHAHAHAHAHA! See?? You did not know about it too! Nobody knows! Nobody but me! I won't let my master taste the happy lovey dovey stuff!"</div>
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"You have someone you love too, Dark Joker. I know who you love, and the reason why you are here, all alone in the darkness. Every night."</div>
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"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!!! GO AWAY YOU BASTARD TALKING VOICE! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"</div>
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"I SAID SHUT UP! LEAVE ME ALONE YOU BASTARD! I HAVE NOBODY TO LOVE. IT'S BULLSHIT! I ONLY LOVE BLOOD! CHAOS! THE WORLD WILL SUFFER! HAHAHAHA!"</div>
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The sun rises. The darkness disappears. The world is bright again. For another day. Dark Joker is sitting on the floor after a long night rampaging. Dark Joker looks straight at the sunshine penetrating the house. He remains silent for a very long time. Then he finally says,</div>
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Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-24386797809329068152017-05-28T12:02:00.000-07:002017-05-28T12:13:35.644-07:00Shorts SummerIt's the second day fasting for Ramadhan and I'm doing better than yesterday. Usually, the first day of Ramadhan is always the hardest, since we are getting used to the "rhythm", but the second day onwards, it gets better and easier to cope with. I did not get out to enjoy the sun yesterday, but today, I was out for a while to get some sun. Actually I wanted to go to the Little Venice in Warwick Avenue for some canal and river cruises, however, it rained, so I had to cancel it and cut my outing short :(<br />
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Summer in London can be disappointing sometimes, because you can't predict when it is going to rain, and how long the sun will be out. It can be really sunny and hot in the morning, usually during weekdays when I am working, but when the working hours are over, the sun disappears and it starts raining! Weekends sometimes, it can rain the whole day. So yeah, I just have to deal with the inconsistent weather in London.<br />
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But what do I like about the sunny summer in London? It's very relaxing. The breeze during summer is rejuvenating and I think due to the fact that London's weather is always gloomy, the sunlight is somehow making things colourful. Well, maybe it's just me. But one thing for sure, the sunny day here in London is so different from Brunei.<br />
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In Brunei, I don't really wear shorts despite the scorching hot weather. I prefer jeans or chinos. Only if I go to the beach, or the playground or to the gym, then I'll wear shorts. It's very rare for me to wear shorts in Brunei when I go out hanging out or chilling. I don't know why. But here in London, wearing shorts during summer is a "summer must wear" for me. For some reasons, I feel more relaxed wearing shorts during summer, in which it is confusing, because I don't feel that way wearing shorts in Brunei. Weird right?<br />
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So today I decided to wear something very simple, with straight forward colours matching. Initially I wanted to go for maroon chinos with black t-shirt, but then I changed my mind to wear something much lighter and more relaxed, so I chose dark blue shorts and "cream-ish to lightest brown t-shirt" and shoes (apologies, I'm very bad with colour names actually. I'm quite sure there is a name for the colours of my t-shirt and shoes lol)<div>
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This style is inspired by some recommendations I got on <b><a href="http://thread.com/">thread.com</a> .</b> It is an awesome website where you get online stylist choosing outfits for you based on your budget and preferences. Check it out!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Tomorrow is the bank holiday here in London, so we will have one more "weekend". Hopefully it won't be raining again tomorrow. But I'm not sure if the cruise company will be opened tomorrow, or most attractions. Maybe I'll just relax in Hyde Park with some shorts for the summer.<br />
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Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-5958860633217102052017-05-26T13:41:00.000-07:002017-05-26T13:41:05.956-07:00Ahlan Wa Sahlan Ya Ramadhan: What Ramadhan means to meAssalamualaikum.<br />
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As most of you are aware, all Muslims all over the world have one month seen as the best month of the year, named Ramadhan. The new moon was not sighted yesterday in the UK, but the new moon was sighted today in Brunei, hence, both countries are going to celebrate Ramadhan on the same day, tomorrow, Saturday, 27th May 2017 which is also 01st Ramadhan 1438. Alhamdulillah.<br />
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Personally, I love Ramadhan. I actually love Ramadhan more than Syawal (where we celebrate Eid). Most people might be wondering what's so fun for not being able to eat and drink during the day? But that's the thing, Ramadhan is so much more than just you are prohibited from eating and drinking during the day, there are so many things or shall I say benefits behind this sacred month.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I chose "almost Red colour" to symbolize "STOP" doing the prohibited acts in Ramadhan</td></tr>
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Here I list <b>four major meanings of</b> Ramadhan to me.<br />
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<b>1. Being together with family</b><br />
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Well, this year will be lonely for me as I won't be coming home for both Ramadhan and Syawal :( But that's alright. I'm not complaining because there are people who could never celebrate Ramadhan with their family anymore, and I'm just grateful that both my parents are healthy celebrating Ramadhan.<br />
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Ramadhan brings me closer to my family. Why? Because this is the time where we will eat together during break the fast and during sahur (the time before dawn where we start fasting). Also, Ramadhan is always the time for me to bring my family going out to buffet and go to furniture stores and groceries stores buying necessities for Eid. I just really love that feeling.<br />
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<b>2. Cleansing my body.</b><br />
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During fasting, it is the only time where I get the chance to go for a long time without drinking and eating. I love the fact that by fasting, my body detoxify itself (given that, of course, I don't overeat during break the fast).<br />
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<b>3. Spiritual Journey</b><br />
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Ramadhan is the month where we believe all satans are being captured by the angels and being locked up. Therefore, it is the reason why we feel lighter in this month because temptations from satan are gone and you are in your own truest form, only left with your own desire.<br />
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To me this is a great time to self reflect. All this while we have been tempted by satan to do bad things. But now that satans are gone, why do we still do bad things? It reflects our own nature, the true us. If we still do bad things, that shows that our heart is darkened and it is us who should make the choice whether to stay bad or improve our spirituality while we are in our truest form.<br />
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Ramadhan is not just about not being able to eat or drink during the day, but it is also a month of journey, a month of battle for you to defeat the bad desires you have and striving to revert to our purest form as much as possible. Therefore, there are a lot of disciplines that we have to go through with one thing in mind, we are doing this to please and get blessings from Allah and hoping for us to win the battle and that we will continuously winning the battle even after Ramadhan.<br />
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<b>4. Increasing my awareness on others' difficulties</b><br />
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Fasting during Ramadhan also teaches me how it feels to be hungry and thirsty. Most of the time, it hits me to think that eventually I will eat, but how about those who could never eat? Or drink? Ramadhan definitely opens our heart not to complain over food, or drinks, and simply makes you feel grateful that at least you have something to eat.<br />
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There are other meanings of Ramadhan to me, and I can assure you that the list can be endless. But these four are the biggest meanings of Ramadhan to me. In the end, the whole purpose of Ramadhan to make you become a better person, from the outside and the inside.<br />
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So for all Muslims, I would like to say "Selamat Menyambut Kedatangan Bulan Ramadhan yang Mulia, Semoga semua amalan kita diterima oleh Allah Jua. AAmin Yarabbal Alamin".Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-13387221579333619492017-05-21T04:11:00.000-07:002017-05-21T04:12:10.661-07:00Men's 7 minutes essential "getting ready emergency kit"Being a man is simple. Most of the time. Men, in general, and may not apply to all, always try to find the simplest way to everything, which sometimes may not work, unfortunately. But, when it does work, that's a huge success for men.<br />
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One thing that I find so great being a man is when it comes to getting ready. I used to have a conversation with a group of friends, men and women, and we tried to identify what causes "delay" when both men and women are getting ready. In the end, all of us agreed that generally, when getting ready for work or date etc, women take time "after" shower, while men take time "before" shower. Let me explain that simply.<br />
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We agreed that most women take their time to dress up, touching up, making sure her looks are okay from head to toe, and that happens after shower. Men on the other hand, take their time <b>before</b> shower. It's normal for men to take a bite, play games, read books (or comic books), day dreaming, "admiring" themselves in front of the mirror (which is why women are always annoyed and mad because men seriously can get carried away lol) etc But trust me, after shower, men can take only 7 minutes or lower to get ready.<br />
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So yesterday, this theory was put to test on me. I arrived home around 5.30 pm, and had to rush getting ready because we had to be at Picadilly circus at 7 pm, so we had to leave home at 6.30pm. But I finished getting ready at 6.11 pm, which I got time to take some pictures and the idea of this post came up.<br />
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Now, how do we do that? Some men will take less than 7 minutes, even 3 minutes. The only thing that makes the difference is our hair. For men, the most important thing to take care of is only the hair. In the past, I had no hair. So yeah, getting ready in 3 minutes was no problem. Now what do we need in essence? First, let's tackle the hair. Please bear in mind that I'm not a hair expert. I just style my hair as I please lol<br />
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After shower, I wipe my hair until it becomes damp and I put the keratin on first. Then I blow dry it with full air blow to dry it for 3 minutes. Then, I apply a bit of wax just to toughen the hair. These are the products I use.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I always use this product because it makes my hair smooth and easy to style. I buy it from Amazon at <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-World-Brazilian-Smoothing-Treatment/dp/B00FLUCAUC">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-World-Brazilian-Smoothing-Treatment/dp/B00FLUCAUC</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the wax, I have been using this wax. It is really good for a strong hold of the hair. Sometimes, I combine the wax with some hairspray. I get this product from Amazon as well. <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/DaDude-DaWax-Extra-Strong-Styling-x/dp/B0124HJRBE">https://www.amazon.co.uk/DaDude-DaWax-Extra-Strong-Styling-x/dp/B0124HJRBE</a></td></tr>
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I could have worn jeans and a tshirt, but I just wanted to wear something else and of a different style. So I chose casual smart kinda style. Hence the best is to combine a formal shirt, twill trousers and casual shoes.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wore dark blue (blue again) formal shirt from Next</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I combined my shirt's colour with white twill trousers and white shoes, just to get a different look for myself. </td></tr>
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Then voila. Here is my 7 minutes look. Simple yet it looks like I have put some efforts while I actually did not.<br />
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So gentlemen, what's your favourite 7 minutes look?Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-53270437295309564692017-05-20T08:52:00.000-07:002017-05-20T08:52:44.726-07:00The Pinkie and the JeansieIt's pretty common when we talk about pink, we immediately associate it with femininity. In my country itself, a man wearing pink was often seen as (almost) a wardrobe malfunction to that man simply because people used to think men should not wear pink. That however changed (at least in my opinion) with the rise of popularity among "metro-guys" wearing a shade of light pink in mid 2000s and the light pink colour somehow makes a man fashionable and charming, in addition to being casually attractive.<br />
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So, why pink was not seen suitable for men back then in my country (or at least for most)? One simple answer, it was not really prohibited for a man to wear one, but it was because girls "owned" the colour and successfully made pink as a girl's colour. The boys, as we know, little boys, found it embarrassing when got bullied and told that they looked like a girl when they wore pink, hence, the mindset of a man should not wear pink, developed. (PS: This might not be the real reason, but this is true in my growing up environment).<br />
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I myself did not wear pink in the past, but mostly for a different reason. I just thought pink was too light for my skin and I would just look ugly in it. In 2010, my uni colleagues and I celebrated the breast cancer awareness and we had to wear pink. I did not wear pink, but I only wore a pink tie. I did, however, think that pink resembled sensitivity, sweetness, romantic and charm. Since I was all about being a tough soldier as my ambition back then, so my colours choices exclude pink.<br />
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But times changed. Now, I am more open to "wider" range of colour choices. I decided to wear a light pink t-shirt today, with a pair of jeans and light brown ankle hard boots for the gloomy London weekend.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ankle hard boots are always a challenge for me to wear, considering that it always makes my legs look shorter lol</td></tr>
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You may find my colours combinations are "almost" colour blocking but not there yet. I'm still not confident with colour blocking choices. Maybe next time. For now, I'm playing safe with the pink t-shirt, dark blue jeans and light brown ankle boots to add some variations.<br />
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Why jeans? A little bit of opinion (or some advice), if you are wearing a t-shirt, it's always safe to wear a pair of jeans with it if you are not sure. Jeans can be very versatile with whatever shirt you wear, especially dark coloured jeans, just be careful with the occasions you are in.<br />
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I honestly thought pink colour would destroy my look. Well, I think I have just found the right pink for me. I should get more t-shirts with that kind of pink shade!Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-72152840579425385902017-05-15T14:30:00.000-07:002017-05-15T14:30:12.224-07:00b(L)ack to basicsOnce, a wise man told me there were no colours. There were only light and dark. Then from that, God created visible spectrums so that humans could see more. Eventually, humans started to distinguish all these visible spectrums into identifiable colours and gave them names. Since all visible lights are named, therefore, the extremes, which are the light and dark, are also given names as white and black. (PS: This is just a story to entertain little kids. Not meant to be taken as scientific or religious knowledge lol)<br />
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So technically, black and white are not really colours, as I understand it. They are nature's "original form". Therefore, as much as we think that green is the nature's colour in general, the true form the universe is either black or white. That is why I believe, in every fashion you choose, you will never go wrong with black and white.<br />
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Black and white in my opinion, makes anyone "safe" when you are wearing suits because black and white colours balance each other, just like Yin and Yang. In corporate world, even luxury hotels, they regard black and white as a sign of professionalism and class, simply because of the timeless look both colours combined can offer, and also because black and white give the vibes that you mean business. Bodyguards also wear black and white, and somehow it gives out intimidation to people.<br />
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So if you are pretty new to suits and having doubts, always choose black suits with white shirts on. Put dark ties if you are not sure which colour to match it with your suits. Some people may prefer bright coloured tie, but I always choose darker colours because white coloured shirt needs darker tie to make the tie "pop out".<br />
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Someone asked me if it is okay to wear brown shoes with black suits. I used to ask the same question before, and if you are wondering the same, here's a piece of advice that should be passed over, "ONLY WEAR BLACK SHOES WITH BLACK SUITS NO MATTER WHAT!".<br />
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<br />Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-89905013400168013492017-05-14T13:59:00.000-07:002017-05-14T13:59:10.682-07:00An An An.. Tottemo Daisuki.. DoraemonThe title of this post alone may make some of you wonder or even question my maturity lol This post is merely about one thing that I can't leave behind as I grow up, reading Doraemon comic books.<br />
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For some reasons, despite the emergence of new comics and cartoons, I still have not moved on from Doraemon and I don't think I ever will. (For my top 10 favourite cartoons, check here <a href="http://jaitalksabout.blogspot.co.uk/2008/09/my-top-10-favourite-cartoonsanimes-for.html?view=magazine">http://jaitalksabout.blogspot.co.uk/2008/09/my-top-10-favourite-cartoonsanimes-for.html?view=magazine</a>) It's a shame that Tora Aman company (the company that publishes Malay versions of Doraemon) has to be shut down this year.<br />
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Some of you may not know who (or what) Doraemon is, especially those of you from the west. You can google it and it has a wikipedia page. But in summary, Doraemon is a blue cat robot who comes from the 21st century to help a kid who will cause misfortunes to his 100-years of generations, named Nobita. According to its first comic book issue, Nobita will fail miserably in his life where he went bankrupt and consequently, left a huge debt burden that has to be paid by his generations for 100 years! Imagine that!<br />
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So 100 years later, one of his descendants, received Doraemon as a christmas gift, who is a defective robot sold at a cheap price. This descendant of his eventually had enough of his family's misfortune and sends Doraemon through a time travel machine to meet Nobita and instructs Doraemon to change Nobita's life. From that moment, Doraemon and Nobita, together with three of their other friends, Suneo, Giant and Shizuka, live quite an adventurous life, full with actions, adventures, mystery, family values, lessons learnt, technology etc<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left: Suneo, Nobita, Doraemon, Sizauka and Giant (Photo taken from tvtropes.org)</td></tr>
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Now why Do I love Doraemon so much? Other than the fact that I grew up with it and it was the first cartoon I ever knew in my life (I started to know about Doraemon before I even started my pre-school), here are the five reasons to love Doraemon:<br />
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1. Iconic<br />
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Eventhough I have never been to Japan, but the settings of Doraemon's story is very iconic; the place where they always hang out, Nobita's house, the school backyard etc You can easily understand the story and remember each character very well. It also gives you a little idea of how Japanese culture was back in 1970s (the comic first debuted in 1970s)<br />
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2. Smart storyline<br />
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The storyline is always impressive and unpredictable. The twists are always good and some storylines can even raise mysterious impacts that make you really think when the twist is finally revealed. I always love the long story comics because they are always filled with unexpected surprises and difficult problems to solve, which Doraemon and his friends will however manage to solve them. But, the way they solve the problems are the ones that make me feel like the comics are very well written and there is no way that Fujio F Fujiko (the creators) were such ordinary people with ordinary intelligence.<br />
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3. Impressive modern technology vision<br />
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Now this is the most impressive. Doraemon was written in 1970s-1980s and became popular around Asia in 1990s. Some of the techs Doraemon introduced are the technology used in the century from the future. Although some technology can be sci-fi, but there are some techs that actually became real!<br />
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Some of them include hoverboard, apple watch, drones, skype/facetime, phones with wireless functions and many more. I always know Japanese are always ahead of their time when it comes to technology, but for a comic writer to come out with such ideas? Amazing! Sometimes I do wonder if these inventions we have today are inspired by Doraemon comics!<br />
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4. Factual science/knowledge<br />
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Doraemon comics also include debunking some myths according to whatever storyline Nobita is in. Some knowledge I have learnt from Doraemon include the flat earth theory, the history of chemistry, the formation of an island and the facts about gravity. There is even a chapter where Doraemon taught Nobita how the earth was formed as a result of the big bang!<br />
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5. Spontaneous jokes<br />
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Of course, what's a comic without jokes. Doraemon storyline always involves spontaneous jokes without having to be so offensive or inappropriate. The jokes are always subtle but funny and easily understood.<br />
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I know this post is a bit "not so mature", but I don't think it's wrong to read comic books regardless your age. Plus, I'm not that kind of hardcore comic reader who is too much and living in his comical fantasy. I'm a moderate comic lover and I don't read so many comics. I still stick to only three comic books, Doraemon, Shin Chan and Dragon Ball Z lol<br />
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What's your favourite?Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-523111728760563512017-05-13T15:25:00.000-07:002017-05-13T15:38:32.995-07:00I'm Blue DaBaDee DaBaDaaThis week, I was introduced to an idea of "fashion challenge" from some random woman I met at Hyde Park. We were talking about our own country's "typical fashion statement" and what colours are always chosen by designers or fashion bloggers. At one point, she introduced me to this idea just for fun, that is "fashion challenge" where you wear some colours that you are normally not comfortable with, and try to own it. She has not seen many guys doing it, only girls. I suppose that's obvious, because girls are more dynamic in fashion. But I do like the idea.<br />
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The idea to me is not all about fashion entirely, it actually also challenges you to wear something and try to feel good about it, even though it is a "wardrobe malfunction". In other words, we face wardrobe malfunction once in a while, just like bad hair day. Some people just give in to it and get ugly, but some actually make the look work. So yeah, I was definitely up for the challenge. To start, I'll start with the colour I love, Blue.<br />
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I love blue, always have. I love red, green and purple too. But Blue is always my favorite and choice. However, I'm not an obsessed blue lover who wants to change everything to Blue. I'm a kind of blue lover who always picks blue to wear unconsciously.<br />
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Blue is however not always compatible with my skin colour. My skin colour, which is dark brown, tends to look good with darker blue (according to unanimous opinions as well lol). Light blue, not so much.<br />
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To be honest, I don't feel comfortable wearing lighter blue, or any light colour at all because it kind of erodes my confidence. I would feel out of place somehow. This fear of wearing lighter colour shirts stemmed from one event in the past where I wrongly chose a colour that was so bright and it made me look horrible. I always get confused between a mild light colour with "loud strong screaming bright" colour. Mind you, I have some problems in identifying if a colour is too bright or not.<br />
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However, I just took the challenge to wear lighter blue shirts for fun. And also considering the fact that this is London. No one cares and judges if you look horrible anyways, unlike Brunei lol. So here it is.<br />
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I didn't wear jeans, because that would be cheating. You know, wearing jeans in any shades will still make you look good. That's why I went for chino instead, because wearing chino is always a challenge, it never makes you look good and it takes a lot of confidence to wear it and convince others that you own the look. Also, my choice of shirt is the common squared pattern shirt, which is also one of the "nemesis" in looking good.<br />
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So yeah. As you can see, I'm really trying to look good in lighter blue and to add the difficulty to boost my confidence, I wear the ones that are difficult to automatically make you feel or look good.<br />
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That's my first "fashion challenge" for this week. This is fun actually and definitely, I will try more difficult colours in the future. Thanks Cathy (maybe that's how the woman's name is spelled, or maybe Katy) for the idea!</div>
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<br />Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-90566829095689272792017-04-30T07:00:00.000-07:002017-04-30T07:00:43.927-07:00Cairo, Egypt Trip, Part 2: The pyramids, The papyrus and the Sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The next day of our Egypt trip was the moment I've been waiting for; a visit to one of my most favourite (and the one that will never cease to impress me) ancient wonder of the world, the pyramids.</div>
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But I was so unlucky, because I charged my camera all night just to forget to bring the battery!! I was very disappointed and it kinda killed my mood a little bit. But then, I just decided to have fun and commemorate the memory permanently in my head. I had my Iphone 6 though, but the stupid phone was always having not enough memory though I had deleted so many things!</div>
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Anyways, our tour guide, Akang Cairo fetched us from the hotel around 8.30 am and he brought us straight to Giza. Along the way, he told stories about pyramids and history of Egypt. There are different charges, depending on whether you want to enter the big pyramid or not. Our package included going in a small pyramid and riding camels, which cost us (if I remember it correctly) <span style="text-align: center;">around EGP 250 (that's approximately GBP 12+).</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We rode the camels all the way to this destination just to get this most stunning view!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's nothing inside pyramid, unfortunately. But it does not erode my fascination to keep learning about it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The journey in the pyramid was a little bit exhausting! I needed some Fanta!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, not after the keeper told him to pose with me!</td></tr>
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After we had lunch, we went to a papyrus paper making factory. I love the human "writing" history with the paper, where I think that it is amazing how our ancestors were trying to start to tell stories on something. Plus, the idea that papyrus paper "technology" was already more than 3000 years old, really impresses me.<br />
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But... I made a huge mistake again! Remember when I paid £ 145 for four scarves in Morocco because I was confused with the currency? It happened again. And it was worse! I spent £500 for five papyrus papers! I got confused when calculating it. The woman said it would be EGP 10,000, so I calculated it but apparently, I pressed EGP 1,000 instead of EGP 10,000 on my hand-phone's calculator! So I thought I was paying £50, but I actually paid £500! I only realized that when my colleague whom I traveled with told me in the car!<br />
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Second lesson learnt even harder! God, I wish the numbers won't keep increasing! But it's no use for me to keep on thinking about it. I enjoyed the trip and I refuse to have a bad memory on the country I had been dreaming to go.<br />
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After Pyramid, we headed to Jabal Muqotthom. Muslim Tradition had that this hill was first promised to be the place for Prophet Musa to speak to Allah. However, the place then shifted to Mt. sinai instead. The hill was then "re-assigned" to become the "tomb of the scholars", hence why there are a lot of early Muslim scholars (even reportedly, some scholars before Islam) were buried there including Imam Syafie, one of biggest Muslim scholars in history.<br />
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Actually our day did not end there. We had a lovely night cruising the Nile river, but I did not take any pictures due to my stupid phone having not enough memory. So I decided to just have my relaxing moment, clear out my mind and enjoyed my night, which I did! </div>
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Day two, in my opinion, was the highlight of my Egypt trip. And I will definitely do it again, especially the river cruising. My colleague told me there is a one week cruising package where the cruise ship stops at the historical places all the way down Egypt. Count me in for the next trip!</div>
Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-58323906418472519922017-04-23T13:24:00.001-07:002017-04-24T09:00:14.470-07:00Cairo, Egypt trip, Part 1: Marhaban bikum fi Egypt, One of the Most Blessed countries on earth<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was in 1990s, when I first discovered about Egypt, the mummy and the pharaoh. I remember watching a documentary about the pharaohs and it sparked my interest. My religious school teacher used to tell stories about Prophet Musa and how he split the river.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then in 1999, the Mummy movie was rebooted with Brendan Fraser as the main cast. Then in 2000, when I was in an Arabic school, new teachers who just graduated from Egypt came back and taught us. They told us about Egypt and the stories about Egyptian ancient history, made me totally in love with the country. Since those days, I started to read a lot about Egyptian history and the pharaohs, dreaming that one day, I would set foot in that country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fast forward to 2017, I finally did it! It was a quick escape from London during Easter holidays, but one thing for sure, I will be back for a longer escape!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before I go further, I would like to recommend our tour guide, who did a pretty amazing job making our visit to Egypt so memorable. He is a professional tour guide, and if you are from Indonesia, Malaysia or Brunei, he is the best tour guide due to his ability to speak Malay and Arabic (and English as well).You can search his IG @akangcairo or you can also find him on FB at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/akang.cairo">https://www.facebook.com/akang.cairo</a>. He can be contacted at <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;">+201128992234. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We booked a flight from London to Egypt (direct flight) on Thursday night through Egyptair. My flight ticket expense was around GBP 600+ due to Easter weekend. Normally, it would only cost around GBP 300+. We flew back London on Monday. Our flight was at 10+ pm and we arrived around 4 am Egyptian time. Egypt is one hour ahead of London, so it did not make much difference to me. But the sunrise is pretty early though. When we arrived and when we went to our hotel, it felt like 8 am despite it was only 5.30 am.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We stayed at Hilton Cairo World Trade Center Residences. It was quite a decent apartment with three rooms. But one room was more of an "office room" with an office table and a sofa bed.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of one of the oldest universities in the world! One lecture class can cater up to 5,000 students!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Bruneian students we met in Brunei Hall. Coming from Arabic school myself (though not finished), I felt instant connections with the students. It felt like an alumni meeting with them</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One thing I like about Egyptians is they love camera. They like it when you ask them to smile for the camera, and they are also friendly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During our first night, we went to the famous fruit juice stall near Brunei Hall. And I can assure you that it was the BEST mango juice I have ever tasted in my life! And as usual, the people were so friendly to take pictures with me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The juice only costs you EGP 9 each. That's like 40 pence! But the taste really puts the juices in London, even Brunei to shame!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last stop for the first day was the stars centre mall. It is a modern kind of shopping mall. It felt a bit like in KL or Singapore to me</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first day was more of getting out and about. Understanding a little bit of the culture, and how Bruneians, Malaysians and Indonesians live there. We also performed our Friday prayer there, and I just love the moderate simple life they have. One thing I love about the life in Egypt is it is so colourful in its own way, without so much entertainments such as pubs etc, you still can see how happening and lively the night is! I can't explain it, to be honest.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If I were to compare Egypt with Morocco at first glance, I would say that Morocco is more of an adventurous trip for me, while Egypt is more of an educational trip as I love all about Egypt. Morocco probably has simpler life though. I can't really say who the winner is, since both offer one thing I love most in life, the simplicity of life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">First day and night ended with a big smile on my face. For some reasons, I felt so calm. However, I was so excited for the next day, we would go to the pyramids! Stay tune for the second part.</span></span>Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-56256239034176067862017-01-13T14:15:00.003-08:002017-01-13T14:20:20.873-08:00 Benvenuti a Venezia, Italia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Last year, 2016, I decided to take a very short vacation. I wanted to go out for a quick solo trip, getting out of London. You know, it's the depressing London weather that makes me really wanting to get to somewhere else.</div>
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Unfortunately, it was pretty last minute. All flights and hotels were fully booked and REALLY expensive. I actually wanted to go to Pompeii, Italy. And moved to Rome. But, both destinations, flights and accommodations total up to GBP 700++ each! I only had GBP 600 budget for that 3 days and 2 nights trip.</div>
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So I tried Venice. To my surprise, everything only cost me GBP 500+. So I decided to go there. Actually my plan earlier this year after Morocco was to go to Italy, planned visit was to go to Rome - Pompeii then Venice. But I could not go due to some things came up.</div>
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But anyways, finally I chose Venice. I've always been dreaming to go to Venice, simply for one reason, remember Tomb Raider 2 where Lara Croft went to Venice?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The game somehow gave me and my siblings that unique "adventure feelings" and I had been dreaming one day to go to Venice. Photo taken from http://www.trle.net/</td></tr>
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So off I went to Venice! My whole plan to go there is just to get away from London and to enjoy a different scenario. Plus, Morocco was about "desert therapy". Venice to me is more like "water therapy".</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hotel I stayed in, Hotel Flora. The hotel is quite decent for a 3/4 star rated hotel. And very close to major attractions. Took around 50 minutes via water bus from Marco Polo airport</td></tr>
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Actually I arrived around 3 pm. So I straightaway went out and roamed around. For the first day, I just went for a Gondola ride. The next day I roamed further by walking. It was actually really nice to get lost there. Here are several photos that I took (not according to chronology)<br />
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I'm looking forward for my next solo trip. Maybe Finland??Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-32982055863368249202016-12-23T15:02:00.001-08:002016-12-23T15:02:21.657-08:00Suit up in Brown and Blue with £ 300Hello.<br />
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Been a while, hasn't it? I've been pretty occupied for the last few weeks with work and FINALLY, the long weekend is here and yes, I'll also have my whole next week OFF!! I need rest. I have reached my peak cycle where I need to take a break to rejuvenate.<br />
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So tonight is officially my first day of vacation!! To start my vacation, I just feel like blogging about something that I like, dressing up in suits.<br />
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People who know me since Uni know very well that I love to suit up. It took time for me though to be able to get the right styles for myself because I did not really know how to "play match" with suits. Back in Brunei, it was hard to suit up simply because we don't really wear suits to work. Also, if we are required to suit up, the colour must always be black. Affordable decent suits are also hard to find in Brunei. Once, I bought an oversize suit priced at BND 200. The only way for you to get really nice suits are to get services from the tailors, again, they are not cheap. The best cut you could get will be around BND 250++. So yeah, hence why I did not really get to acquire some "suit up" skills in Brunei.<br />
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Until I work in London. I thought at first, suiting up in London will be worse. But I was wrong. Suits with amazing colours are everywhere and you actually can afford quite fashionable two-piece suits at a very affordable price. In short, you don't need Hugo Boss or prada or any brands to look good!<br />
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But again, that depends really. I'm just lucky that my body type is average and easily fits most sizes here in London. If you are smaller or bigger, you may want to alter the lengths etc. But again, still it is not that bad.<br />
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Now, I would like to share for all of you gents out there, who love to suit up just like me, looking good and confident, but (kinda) refuse to spend a lot of money just to look good, or in short, you want to look sharp while on budget, I have several tips for you. Specifically, I'm sharing two different looks for you with a £300 budget (or lower).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown and blue colored suits are almost timeless (black is always the timeless one)</td></tr>
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For this post, I will share where did I shop for the two suits in the picture above, together with the shoes, the ties and the white shirt. I bought all of them (except the black shoes) at the Next store (web: <a href="http://www.next.co.uk/">www.next.co.uk</a>) Their stores that I usually go to (simply because it's convenient for me) are the ones in Oxford street, Bond street and westfield shepherd's bush. I love Next because their cuttings suit my body, and also, the colors are very nice.<br />
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Simple advice, don't be shy to ask opinions from the gentlemen working there (especially those who are designated at the men's section). Ask them about which sizes that will make you look skinnier, and what colors that will help you to look good. They can give you some advice. If you are bad at matching colors (just like me) when it comes to ties, they definitely can give you some tips. Now, let's look at my attires in specific.<br />
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I had a budget of £300 to buy all that I needed; two piece suits, ties, belts and shoes. Let's start with the suits.<br />
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The brown suits cost me £89, and the blue one cost me £79. (Total so far: £168)<br />
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White shirt £ 12<br />
Tie (Maroon) £10 Blue £8<br />
Belts £25 (Total so far: £223)<br />
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Burgundy shoes £50 (From Next)<br />
Black shoes £13 (From Church street)<br />
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Now, you must be asking about church street. Most Londoners may know that Church street is a place where there are varieties of vegetables, fruits, fish and accessories are sold. My favourite? The shoes and smart shirts are also being sold there!<br />
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What I know is that all items sold there (some are quite branded) are outdated, meaning they are the "leftovers" from the previous seasons and sold at lower prices because latest designs have entered the main stores. Sometimes, they are also "defective" products, But really, you can't really see the defects though, you only can feel the defects. I always buy smart shirts from there, of which are coming from my favourite stores (I don't want to mention it to keep the brand's reputation)<br />
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So there you have it gents. You don't really have to spend a lot just to look good. You just need to work with the resources you have. Unless you are super rich, then duh go ahead and pamper yourself. If you are on budget, there is no reason for you to not looking good right?<br />
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Till next time fellas.Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-66241971047884766152016-11-21T14:55:00.000-08:002016-11-21T14:55:06.243-08:00Embracing the ageing phase<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Since my teenage life, people always guessed my age to be at least two years older than I really am. Maybe I got mature too fast, or maybe I just looked older, I don't know. Growing older, I come to realize that you tend to have changing habits, behaviors and also tastes. That includes the way I dress, which clothes I'm attracted to, what food I love to eat etc.</div>
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Few weeks ago, I had a dinner with my Uni mates. We had a conversation about our Uni life. At some point, we talked about how we used to dress. To my surprise, they remember one of my "infamous" T-shirt I used to wear to Uni, the "soldierly net T-shirt". We also talked about how our so called taste in clothing has also drastically changed, to which I completely agree. The main reason for this I believe is because of our current lifestyles.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As my age is nearing 30, I realized that I love to wear suits. I already have 6 suits as of today</td></tr>
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During my Uni life, I probably had the worst fashion sense ever. Looking back at my old photos, I realized one thing, it was my "clothing taste" that made me look older than I really was. Here are some of my old photos.</div>
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In 2012, I started my first full time job. Things really got out of hand because I gained weight even more. 2012 - 2014 were probably the worst years of my life because I really could not control my weight and at one point, some people actually thought I was in my 30s</div>
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When I got posted to work in London in 2015, I started to change some of my eating habits and I also learned some gentleman's clothing tricks here. I work mostly with people in hospitality industry, where appearance is most important, therefore, by mingling around with these people really gives me useful tips on how to dress.</div>
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I am currently very obsessed (I know) with suits and smart shoes, as a result of learning how to dress properly. But, I have to say it's not a bad thing. Most people I met here in London, who dress up properly to work in dashing suits are not young anymore. Most of them are in their 40s and 50s.</div>
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As you grow older, you are creating your own style and honestly, that style makes you a true gentleman and makes you an inspiration. You may look sharp with your "swag" style now, but nothing beats a man with class. And that is my mission for now.</div>
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Some of you reading my blog may have my IG profile. And I believe you have been seeing me posting my pictures wearing suits. Well yes, I am embracing getting old without looking old, but rather embracing the ageing phase, with a gentleman style :)</div>
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Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-86402892649299774842016-11-20T13:09:00.001-08:002016-11-20T13:09:44.074-08:00A vacation to a place I call HomeAbout 6 weeks ago, I went back to Brunei for a month. It was for a vacation and for work. Living and working in London for one year and three months now, I must say I am adapting to the 16 hour flight to Brunei.<div>
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It's quite weird to say that going back to Brunei is my vacation. My whole trip to Brunei was well planned out, and since my duration of stay in Brunei got extended, I had the chance to enjoy Brunei with my family.</div>
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Honestly, as much as hot weather sometimes bothers me, but I kinda liked the hot weather, in fact, I've been missing it. During my vacation though, the weather was very unpredictable. It was raining heavily at night to dawn, but scorching hot till midday (that the water quickly evaporated) then raining again in the afternoon and the trend continued. However, for two sundays, I managed to go out with my family to enjoy ourselves at Pantai Tungku and Jerudong Park Playground.</div>
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I have to say Pantai Tungku and Jerudong Park Playground have so much potentials to offer to the tourists, if marketed properly. Here are some pictures I have taken.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantai Tungku is spacious for all of these ATVs and "buggies" to drive around. I really enjoyed driving them, and the crowds are really sporting too</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw a cicada's skin being left at the wooden wall. This is my first time seeing such thing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous and iconic Jerudong Park's crystal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new attraction: The waterpark. It is really bigger than I thought</td></tr>
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I had fun in Brunei, considering that I managed to spend most of my time with my family doing things I rarely did in the past. Now that I am back to London, the temperature here is freezing and I barely am active to go outside. Thank god I have refilled all my vitamin D back in Brunei lol</div>
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Now that we have less than two months for 2017, I think it's time to plan for another solo trip. It's been long due since Morocco :)</div>
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Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-47562721539256689402016-09-24T15:43:00.001-07:002016-09-24T15:43:20.919-07:00Brunei Darussalam: What it gives me and what I wish I could do to contributeAssalamualaikum.<br />
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I was browsing my uploaded pictures on Facebook today. I had almost a thousand pictures uploaded on Facebook, but one particular picture stands out from all of them. I am talking about this picture.<br />
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This picture depicts the proudest moment of my life. I finally graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Accounting & Finance. For someone who started off very weak during my first and second years due to no motivations at all to finish my degree because of wanting to work in army so badly, I can say I did very very well at staying committed to make my parents and family proud. It was also my family's proudest moment because I was the first and the only one in the family to have a degree.<br />
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Four years passed, now I have a stable life with a stable income. And how did I manage to achieve what I have today? Yes, definitely the blessings from Allah and my parents' prayers, but there is an additional reason: I was given an opportunity from the Sultan himself, who handed over the diploma/degree/masters/PHD certificates to all recipients from his own hands. And that's not all that encouraged me. Let me take a few steps backwards.<br />
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I am Malay. But I am not from any of Brunei's seven Malay tribes. My parents are of Malaysian descendants. Both my parents' parents were immigrants who migrated to Brunei to turn over a new leaf. They were there when Brunei first discovered oil and gas, and during Japanese occupation in Brunei. My grandparents were involved during those hard times and in the end,were granted Brunei citizenship. I remember seeing some certificates of honors for my Grandfather for his services.<br />
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Growing up, despite not coming from a wealthy family, I lived quite a decent sufficient life. Brunei (under His Majesty's Monarch) gave me <b>four most</b> valuable things:<br />
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<b>1. A proper education. </b>Low annual fees, free compulsory textbooks and free snacks (during primary school). During my tertiary education, I was entitled to receive monthly allowance to study.<br />
<b>2. Highly subsidized commodities </b>that includes rice and petrol.<br />
<b>3. Clean water supply and electricity.</b><br />
<b>4. No personal income tax.</b><br />
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Of course, there are more, but I chose these four because these four valuable things are among the rarest benefits you get in other countries.<br />
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Now that I am employed, and mostly pursuing my life goals, I am at that age that starts to think about how can I help to repay my country's kindness to me? With the current economic situations with low oil prices and how Brunei was reported to have a huge budget deficit, as one of Brunei's future generations, it urges me to try more than my best to help Brunei at all costs. I know I have my limits to help, there are things beyond my control. But if I could, here are four things I wish I could do to help my beloved country:<br />
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<b>1. Help providing an "umbrella" on businesses started by Brunei's younger generations</b><br />
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Someone I know, who is an elderly, told me that Bruneians are smart, but there is one thing they are lacking, <b>exposures to boost rare skills</b>. This is definitely true. To be honest, I've seen very talented people in various things in Brunei but because of lacking of certain exposures to "pull out" that talent, it was never realized.<br />
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When I got the opportunity to work in London, I notice that getting different perspectives from different nationalities boost my rare skills that I did not know I had. This is because sometimes, you know you have the talent, but you don't know how to utilize it. Getting perspectives from someone with a very different culture from us will give you an idea how things could work out.<br />
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My ultimate dream is I would like to set up an "umbrella" company that ultimately helps businesses in Brunei, run by younger generations to grow. For instance, I would become a freelance lecturer and select a few young people with talents every year, give them a capital and let them come up with a business idea and commit to it, guide them through process by process to set up a business and how to run them through a proper corporate governance (basically becoming their mentor and partial owner of the business). When their business grows and becomes stable, I would let them go but the company they set up will have a "service agreement" with the "umbrella" company to help running the business. In time, when the service agreement ends, they will fully become independently managed.<br />
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I know this sounds like a huge dream, but I just think that the exposures people like me who work outside the country get are very valuable and must be shared with younger generations to help establish the expansion of rare skills in Brunei.<br />
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<b>2. Help open doors to (more) tourists, and encouragements of domestic spending</b><br />
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I know that there has been efforts to increase more tourists, and I definitely agree if we get more tourists to have Brunei as their vacation destinations. The reason for this is Brunei's spending demographics are quite low, and hence some businesses struggle to survive due to low demands.<br />
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I wish I could help more on finding a concrete balance on how to make Brunei even more attractive to tourists by looking very carefully at which markets to attract to come to Brunei, and what can we invest in to capture the travelling trends.<br />
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I just believe that there is a niche market within tourism industry that Brunei fits the criteria. If only we can get that analysis thoroughly done, we may get the right market segmentation to market our country, as well as focusing on the competitive advantage Brunei has to attract that niche market and expand that niche requirements.<br />
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On another note, I also wish that I could help bring major business names from overseas to open up businesses in Brunei. So far, food franchises have been really successful in Brunei such as starbucks and Mc Donalds. If one big brand name (not food franchises) starts to expand in Brunei with appropriate and attractive pricing strategy, most Bruneians may rather spend domestically. This may sound difficult, but maybe we can try capture the trends of which businesses Bruneians always look for when they travel and hence, again, a thorough analysis is required.<br />
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<b>3. Help introduce UBER like service in Brunei</b><br />
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If any of you have been to London, America or any parts in Europe, you might be familiar with Uber. Uber is a transportation network company that uses an "app", where you only have to use the app to go somewhere and pay for the fares "cashless". Your fares will be automatically deducted from your bank through that apps. The drivers, are normal people with verified status as an Uber driver. So simply put, Uber is like a cashless taxi driven by a random car owner.<br />
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Brunei is among the countries with a high number of cars per household. This is because of the ease of owning a car in Brunei, relatively low car prices, low petrol costs and low tax. Public transportations in Brunei have seen some improvements but still need more. With the high number of private cars in Brunei, personally I think that Uber business model will be perfect in Brunei. I believe that our online banking service might be able to cater to this business model too, considering that we do have apps for our local banks.<br />
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If only I have huge capital, I would invest in establishing Uber like service in Brunei and help most Bruneians to make more money, even though I understand that a thorough analysis to see its feasibility is crucial, there is no harm of trying if the benefits are much bigger than the risk.<br />
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<b>4. Help less fortunate people in Brunei by giving constant assistance</b><br />
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This is more of a generic wish and definitely not restricted to Brunei. However, one of my biggest wish is that one day I would be able to run a successful business and a part of that business is dedicated to help less fortunate people in Brunei.<br />
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I have this dream that I had a successful business, and that business will employ all less fortunate people and help them develop themselves. Yes, we need skills to work, but skills are "acquired-able". Instead of looking for skillful people with high ego to hire, I firmly believe that people coming from less fortunate backgrounds will be the greatest assets as they know how hard life can be, and also they will work with full of sincerity and loyalty. As part of my dream too, the less fortunate people will become the shareholders and will be given a portion of "profit distributions", in disguise of donations.<br />
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I know that these four wishes sound almost impossible to achieve, hence why I say "I wish I could". But we never know. In 2000, I thought that going to London might never come true to me, but I am working and living in London now. I know it's different, my point is, what's meant to be, is meant to be. Or whatever will be, will be, in shaa Allah.<br />
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What are your lists?Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-204714478058838557.post-19251372467502724232016-09-23T14:04:00.000-07:002016-09-23T14:04:10.155-07:00Heterochromia IridiumI'm quite sure you have ever seen a dog or a cat with eyes of different colors. I have seen a lot of cats in Brunei with different eyes colors and they always look really beautiful.<br />
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I also have one acquaintance who has different eyes colors with one eye is darker and the other is brighter. If you have ever seen this, this is something that we anatomically call <b>Heterochromia Iridium</b>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The word Heterochromia was derived from ancient Greek language, hetero means different while chromia means color. Iridium is related to Iris, which is generally referred to eyes. The difference in colors for both eyes are believed to be caused by the lack of genetic diversity, and determined primarily by the distribution and concentration of melanin (<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;">Wielgus AR, Sarna T (December 2005) in </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;">Pigment Cell Res</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;">. </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;">18</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;"> (6): 454–64.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;"> and </span><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 127, 255, 0.133333); color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;">Prota G, Hu DN, Vincensi MR, McCormick SA, Napolitano A (September 1998) in </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;">Exp Eye Res</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;">. </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;">67</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-size: 12.6px;"> (3): 293–9.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: inherit;">Heterochromia Iridium is considered as a mutation towards melanin distribution and usually </span><span style="color: #252525;">caused</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: inherit;"> by inheritance, disease, injury and other medical or natural scientifically related causes. Despite not really common in humans to have a complete Heterochromia Iridium (where you have totally different eyes colors), it seems to be more normal in animal kingdom especially cats and dogs due to their breeds.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: inherit;">However, I do think that it's really cool to have different eyes with different colors! Don't you think?</span></span>Jaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321301172428471922noreply@blogger.com2