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This would be one of those daily ramble again.

Now, I'm not sure about something. Sometimes I realise I don't have much requests both towards people and myself. I might be wrong from others' point of view though haha. But one moment, I'd think I'm doing it right. Like this is exactly the gratefulness that I'm supposed to have. That everyone should. Just accepting what we've been given and stop wanting all the non-beneficial things in our lives. In short, be a minimalist or live in moderation.

The way I see it, having an 'ok' outcome for anything is always good enough. An ok relationship, an ok amount of money, an ok living family, an ok edited video, an ok written poem... I really feel easily satisfied with stuff. And I don't find anything wrong with that. /nobigdeal

However, I'm reminding myself to never settle for less.

Getting something that we don't think we deserve is very unhealthy. We will find regrets soon enough, we will resent the things we could've gotten but we didn't, and most of all we won't feel the need to work harder - which in fact is the opposite of feeling satisfied or settling down. We need to work harder and not settle for less because that's how we keep things moving and exciting. But if I'm easily satisfied, then how would that help me??

I'm so confused with what's right right now. I am conflicting against my own stand. Just so you know, I am someone who isn't easily influenced by people. That is one of the reason, I don't really keep up with trends. I live my life comfortably rather than pleasingly. Which I know as a matter of fact bothers many people somewhat. I do keep some advices into account but like the very few some, bcos like I said, I try not to go against my own stand.

Anyway, that's my thoughts for now. Thanks for reading hahah even though this doesn't conclude anything. IF YOU HAVE AN ADVICE, PLS FEEL FREE TO SHARE. Who knew, your opinion may actually help in finding the right stand for me. /please

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A lot of things that I've done, don't necessarily make me happy. Some things I did just to please others. Other things just to show off. Most people do too. And I'm starting to think, social media is such a bad money-driven platform. No matter how much I am rooting for my own grounds, it seems that other people is always flaunting their good sides of life that keeping up just makes it harder.

I always ask myself WHY? Why do I feel obligated to show my happiness to the world? Why is everybody trying hard to do that? Then behind all those happy-go-lucky projections, there'll be this drastic change of sadness. Out of a sudden. People begin saying how depressed they are, how life's not been treating them well, how everybody just had it better, how it had not been a good year... Then it got me asking again - WHY? After showing off like that for good several weeks or months or even years, you decided to crawl into your darkest pit and suffer then why did it in the first place? Oh yeah, obligations.

The problem is we are made up like this. Everyone needs to keep up with the trends. If you don't know, that's it, you're a weirdo. We can't be friends.

Speaking of friends, I can't help but to see friendships on social media as a momentary thing. I feel like the more showing off there are, the less likely things are to stay. May Allah forbids. But that's another problem. The moment we stop posting happy pictures, people question our happiness. When we don't show the happy friendship that we have, the friendship somewhat would sink. Again, an obligation.

So now, if I were to do things for people, I'd find a better reason to. I won't settle for any of them. Why? Because humans are disloyal and people changes. Expectation and promises won't lasts. I think this is the big problem that causes it all - our reasons.

My solution? Don't make people as my reason. Myself included.

But one thing about me is I have Allah the Almighty. If I am in doubt of my reasons, I'd be sure to ask if He pleases. Because in the end of my day, there's no one else to please other than Him. If I were to die in whatever I am doing, I'd like it if my reasons were the right ones. And great thing is I can never go wrong with this. Like how Allah is never wrong to us, we would never be wrong with Him. If I were to give up my happiness for anyone, I'd gladly let that be Him insya'Allah.

May me and you, be in the love He pleases Amiin.

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Where did I find this promoter job?

Facebook events and promoters group pages which you can simply join if you like. Usually without any issue.

But the real question is HOW did I get it??

Getting a job is like playing a game. You gotta live by the rules. In this prospect, the timing needs to be right.

When there's a job posting, the sooner you get in touch, the better. I applied to maybe around 20 jobs before I finally get a respond. Usually the ones that will not reply are those on job portals. Mainly bcos by the time you came across anything and submit your profile, there would be tons of application already being sent. And you wouldn't even be aware of your lateness bcos they would not usually show the time and date of the job posting for you to keep track.

I applied mine about an hour or 2 after the job posting and got a call an hour later. Special thanks to Ka Mun for coming across the post 2 minutes after they've posted on FB ahah. Also if you don't get a reply within 2 working days, move on. Considering I got a call so quickly, I'd say they'll contact you back within the same day if you are really needed.

How's the pay?

From the ones I see, ranging from RM80 to RM120 per day. Usually RM100/day. For a 11-9 job, it is a good deal.

Which day of the week should I expect to work as a promoter?

Weekends. And holidays. Expecting a promoters's job on weekdays is quite limited for malls and hypermarkets because the crowd isn't as many, so the need for promoters can be very minimal. Plus, take note that jobs on weekdays as a promoter will be even more tiring, when the pay are equally the same. You gotta stand and wait for some sort of crowd to make an ambush, but at the same time you know it ain't happening bcos everyone else's working.

What self-profile should I send in?

Usually they would ask for basic details (name, age, IC, address, etc.) and the crucial of all - your working experiences. Having a resume that you can just copy paste around is good enough for this kind of job.

Before applying for promoter's jobs, it's best to have a proper part time beforehand so you can get a picture of what these jobs usually need (like doing product sampling, in-store promoting, concept of FIFO and etc.). Basically, having basic working background would boost your chance on getting the job. This is because employers usually need promoters in an urgent manner and training a complete newbie isn't exactly easy and can be time consuming. Some jobs may be easy enough to not require any sort of experience, but just keep this in mind.

Do they provide training?

Some yes, but don't expect a step-by-step run down of what-to-do kind of training. You'll probably just be given a quick briefing regarding the product you are promoting and things that you should know (like sales target and the targeting audience). However, your actual work usually requires more of self-learning on what to do because most things they would've assumed that you already know.

I am a Malay/ Chinese/ Indian. I am a male/ female. I only know Malay/ English/ Mandarin. Will there be a job for me?

Absolutely. However based on what I see, most job calls for female, then mostly Chinese. Next is speaking in Mandarin/ Cantonese. But if you aren't female or aren't Chinese or don't know any Chinese Language, it's OK. You just need to find harder. Those are just the majority aspects for this kind of job.

That's all from me. Good luck on your job hunting! Remember, being a bum isn't always bad... Lol jk, go get a job!

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I had the NEW McDonald's Spicy Korean Burger on its releasing day which was on the 25th July. I was already out with Ka Mun and we both thought we should try it while we're at it. But we found out then and there that it was a beef burger. We seriously thought that it'd be a chicken burger. Like how Korean are also famous for its fried chicken but boy, were we wrong... Since it's beef, our Ms. Leong here cannot eat them. But for me, I really wanna give it a try so I was the only one who ordered it.

When I first opened the box, the burger looked very messy. There's all kinds of veggies inside and they were all spilling out. The patty looked similar to any other beef patties - thin and plain dark - nothing surprising. The only sauce I noticed was the cheese on the veggies. I took my first bite without dipping in the chili sauce because I wanted to try the pure taste of it. And little did I know, I never dipped my burger in at all.

The first bite took me a long time trying to digest the spiciness. Initially, I thought the spice was really lacking. But after I chewed on longer, they finally hit those taste buds. The burger was goood. Something about the patty just seemed right. The kimchi sauce that marinates it plus the combination between the charcoal bun and the cheese sauce really boost up the taste. I loved it!! The spiciness was on-point for me.

I don't know if it's just me, but the size of the burger felt satisfying too. I took quite a number of bites so it was enough for me.

It also came with the crispy cut-fries. They're very little compared to the usual french fries. It's crispy, but it really felt like eating a mini cracker rather than fried potato. I prefer the normal fries. Or at least the cut-fries can be made bigger in size so it'll be more worth it.

The price though... was expensive. I get that it's a promotional burger, but RM16 for a medium set with small amount of cut-fries, quite a bum. Even BurgerLab's charcoal burgers can get much more filling with that same price. I didn't know we can get a Fanta grape OR the usual coke for it, and I usually don't take coke so I changed it (not knowing Fanta grape is part of the promotion) to a Sprite... boooo!! Talk about not being well-informed. Ugh.

Overall, McDonald's Spicy Korean Burger is worth a try. I'd eat it again if I get the chance to. I think having ala-carte would be a good option for this burger considering the fries are just meh. So I'd give it a 7/10 for the great and tasty burger. Hopefully a chicken version would be up next!

Disclaimer: NOT A SPONSORED POST. I just enjoy eating the burger.

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I don't know how many times has this thought occurred to me, but being at home (bcos sem break) just makes it even clearer. I don't think I'm an extrovert. I really don't think I am. Funny because I don't seem like the kind who's not. People would think I'm bubbly, have a lot of friends, smart and outspoken but truth is... not exactly.

As I'm typing this, my friends are currently chatting away in our whatsapp group and I've been ignoring them for a few hours now. Just don't feel like talking with anyone, really. And for the record, I don't have that many friends. Even my dad asks, don't I have any other friends. Having people around just makes life far more complicated and I am such a simple being. Therefore, I tried to avoid dramas.

But then again, life is life and drama will always be a part of it. For example, I had an unresolved issue with one of my closest friends. It sucks considering I don't have that many friends. Sucks more bcos we were very close. A couple of days ago, I realised she's been updating her stories really often. It's always her hangouts and whereabouts with her friends (whom she still cherish to her heart's content and would include sweet af captions on every posts with them). I know those are normal nowadays bcos pretty much everybody does that (myself included), but obvs once you feel ill-hearted towards someone those stuff in particular would bother your day and night like no other. So I did what I had to - which is to mute her stories on whatsapp and Instagram. Hopefully she wasn't notified on that. But now, I don't know why I'm still reaally bothered by her in general.

Also, for the past week my grandma had been asking me to buy her kuih every tea time and this had been bugging me. To me, it takes such an effort to go out. Even from my room. I dislike going out for a short period of time. It's just never worth it. So whenever I did, I would grab the simplest thing to wear - an instant headscarf and a jacket. I wear kain batik at home. It became my thing since last year when I saw my roommate wearing it. Going out, obvs kain batik is so taboo and people would think I'm a "mak nenek" or smtg so I'd always change to a pants just for the sake of leaving the house looking decent. Since I don't use that pants at home and so does the jacket and headscarf, I pretty much would rewear them every time I go out. Literally. For the whole week. I admit that I look damn hideous and I always pray that I won't meet with anyone I know. At all. It's pretty embarrassing but then again, who am I tryna look nice for? Even the Pakcik kuih won't even look at me when talking smh.

Yeah... I am pretty lifeless right now. All I do is eat, sleep, repeat and loads of thinking and figuring things out in my head. I really miss blogging so I'd try to ramble whatever I can for as long as I am still not occupied. Until then, goodbye!

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I have an interesting story. You know at times, life can be really funny towards you.

This evening I picked my mum up from the LRT instead of my dad. Well, at peak hours obviously the traffic wasn't so smooth so I had time to look around while sitting behind the wheel. So what happened was, my eyes caught a nice black Porsche trying to turn over a junction. I thought it was really cool so I said "Wahhh Porsche tuuu".

As I drove passed the Porsche, I saw the driver. I FRIGGIN SAW AND I FRIGGIN KNOW THAT GUY. I was just like "what what wHAT?". Ok as a matter of fact I knew he's loaded, he has always been. He is actually my brother's friend so he is a year older than me.

But the funny thing is the last time we saw each other was at the driving school. That is the same guy who repeated his test twice and retook it along with other 18 year olds at that time (me included). Not to mention he could've failed again if it weren't for me. During the circuit test, we were supposed to walk from one JPJ officer to pass our candidate paper to another. We were all informed beforehand to not be stupid and buckle our seat-belts once we re-enter the car before continuing with the test again. Being the confident guy that he is, finally finishing off to his last hurdle... Ofc he just had to forget to re-wear his seat belt. Yeah and he became that stupid guy.

I was at the side just watching him and I could hear whispers from people saying "Oh no he's not wearing back his seat belt" and "Omg does he know?" or smtg similar to those. In case you didn't know, during the test all cars are required to lower the window so we can hear what the officer tells us from the outside. I felt really bad for him. We've not spoken to each other for ages and most times I only did as my brother's sister, never as a friend of mine. Why isn't anybody telling him that? Where are his friends?

But in the end, I heard myself shouting out his name... twice. I was giving him gestures to buckle up and even the people around me turned to look. Malu la jugak but I am even more glad that I did what I did. He thanked me afterwards but ofc it's still awkward especially when I don't know how to react hahaha.

My point is, he being the guy who had to retake the test twice and could possibly had to redo it again because of a mere seat belt is now driving a Porsche. The Porsche that I happened to find cool, that I happened to look at right when he is driving... Hah what a coincidental life. Hopefully the JPJ never had to sue him for not wearing a seat belt in his damn cool Porsche lol.

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This post will just be about my thoughts and roughly my plan for the future.

Recently after my finals ended, I've been doing a lot of thinking and debating with myself. Like the things that I'm doing, the things that I say I'd do but never did, the things I wish I could do instead, and stuff like that. I noticed now that I don't enjoy the fun fun things much (Malays call it 'benda lagha'). I still like watching kdramas, listening to kpop, watching funny youtube vlogs but it's not as much as I did. I legit feel like I've somewhat grown lol.

The thing is I feel like I should be doing something but I don't know what. It's been a long time finding the thing that I am good at. My interest and my passion. Something I would enjoy doing that won't take too much of my time. Because I'm afraid of doing something then in the end I'll lose interest. I don't want that. I wanna go all out. I wanna try my best so that I won't regret, cos I tried.

Funny, but I know that I'm not alone when talking about this. With so many successful kids out there, we can relate the pressure to rush.

Among all the things that I enjoy watching right now (which mostly are self-motivational vids), I kinda learn a lot of wise things that wake my lazy bum up. To not delay things anymore and to chase my dreams while I am young and have a long journey ahead. I wanna try and gain as much experience and skills that I can before I graduate my degree. That's the plan.

You know after ending my first year of diploma, I kinda wanna stop joining clubs and taking up positions. I just don't like how it interferes with my life last 2 semesters. I don't regret them, but it wasn't as fun as I thought. However, those vids kinda boost back my confidence and now I have a reason to. I may still not know what club but surely, time will tell. I'd rather be torn out now than have my resume empty with useless skills. At least that's what keeps me motivated.

So now, I've decided. I've created a new blog that dedicates to all my poems. I wanna see how much I can grow there. It doesn't have to be successful. I just feel like putting something up that I can be proud of in the future. That won't make me seem dull and incapable. The reason why it's not on this blog is because I like how personal it is here. Not many knows about my existence here and no one really read all my posts. But then again, they're really personal stuff so it's better that way.

My other blog is up on Wordpress (WP) and there's a reason why it's not on Blogger even when I've been a user since primary school. I see WP as a more professional and proper website to share with people. Rather than using Blogger which seems more like a child's play. And I learn that WP actually have better statistics count compared to Blogger and it track viewer counts more accurately which I like. But ofc, WP is a bit limited for free users and it's actually quite confusing to use. Fortunately so far, it still get things done so I'm ok.

Check out my poetry blog here.

Plus, I also made use of my hand lettering as the featured image for each post. I just started it and I thought it'll be better to include images in my blog that I can create on my own. So this idea came along to combine those two things, thus the name. I probably suck so bad but at least I made the effort.

I actually plan on making videos on my poetry and make a channel for it, but I'm just not ready yet... in the future insyaAllah. For now, I probably will consider making podcasts for spoken word poetry and definitely will share it when that happens.

Last but not least, I also created a Facebook Page dedicated to my poetry YAYYY!! It's called 'Poetry Lettering', you can search it up or just click here. I plan on posting all my updates there along with new posts on my blog so 'like' it and wait for more of my crappy poetry. And I know many don't use fb anymore bcos there's other fun social platforms, BUT I figured I need a place for people who solely are interested in my work in the first place and where I can link to my blog easily. Tbh I wanna keep it lowkey, that's why I don't prefer sharing on my personal Instagram account. I did once, but I don't think I should do it frequently.

And so far, I like what I'm doing. There's more to learn and to improve and I can slowly do that. I'm just gonna show a whole lot of progress happening. That's why this started. It's all about the process, not success.

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