Hi friends,

 HELLO FRIENDS,

How was your chinese new year? what did you do? All I did was devouring all the CNY cookies. hehe. 

and here is me holding two oranges for the first day. LOL 

It is safe to say that I hunted for Magnum Mini for close to 3 weeks, but to no avail. Magnum if you're reading this, please stock up on all grocery stores in Penang please!

I got slightly burnt out, (emphasis on the slight) and took leave on the 8th day of CNY. On my day off, I spent my time spot cleaning my nook, washed the pillow cases (here is a reminder for you to wash your pillow cases every two weeks) cleaned the bathroom, and enjoy a coffee after ehhehe.

I ended the day by dropping by at the mall. Hunted for Magnum Minis again and couldn't find any :(

I decided to record my lil adventure and I uploaded my first vlog! 

Thank you for dropping by,

see you on my next post. 😁

Hello friends,

It’s my birthday month.

 Hi non-existing readers,

I know it is just me who reads, and it will only be me who reads in the future. I need an escape, I need it now, and this is my escape.

As you all know, the world is suffering from the pandemic- COVID-19. I did not expect this to come, nor did anyone. At the end of 2019, my husband was pestering me to go back to Malaysia in the beginning of 2020. I reluctantly agreed. We both tendered our resignation letter in January. However, we can't go back as COVID-19 is getting worse. We worked from home since end of April to end of May. We couldn't wait any longer in June as our contract for house rental ends in May. We flew back to Malaysia on 5th of June. 

It was during quarantine, when I finally made some friends in Singapore, and I couldn't meet them before I fly back to Malaysia due to Circuit Breaker. I need to readjust my life again in Penang. I have no friends to hang out with, I'm a foreigner in my own country. I don't recognise the road, I have no where to go during weekend except to stay home. I feel alone, as if I don't have a life of my own other than sharing it with my husband. 

Life is getting harder, I won't deny COVID-19 has affected me. It has, and I'm not sure I'm liking it or not. I want to grow, I want to be different, I want to be better. I'm afraid of being the same me 5 years ago. I want people to know me as me not as my husband's wife. I want to have my own friends in Penang, my own life I create in Penang. 

I guess you can't break what's already broken.

Till next time,

Jamie

Hello everyone. I have nothing to update for this month. It is as typical as any other day.
It is almost a month since my last post. I am watching The Resident.
Liking it so far. I'm also loving the Boom Chicka Pop popcorn. I enjoy eating them while watching The Resident.

I made new Spotify playlist.
I have a  few playlists

1. Workout Playlist
2. Motivation Playlist
3. KonMari with Me Playlist
4. Wedding Playlist (Volume 1 & Volume 2)
5. Commute with Me Playlist 
6. My Best Playlist

I am loving my new shoes and card holder

life is hard. life is simple but life isn't easy
there are people who win in life, who excel who love everything that's thrown at them. There are people who take down challenges like it's nothing.

Some are independent, some love being alone, some enjoy the quietness.

some got married at 23
some gave birth at 22
some bought a house at 24
some bought a car at 21
some got a promotion at 25
some people grow wiser, grow stronger, grow more independent
some never change. some stayed the same as they were last year
some still gullible
some still inexperienced
some who never board the plane alone
some who don't take property classes or investment classes
some don't volunteer
some who can't do simple math
some who is just couch potato

Hello everyone!

I bought some stuff from Hobonichi. Hobonichi is a store from Japan. They are well known for their planner that uses Tomoe River paper (heaven for fountain pen users)

Tomoe River paper is an extremely thin paper that holds water very well. You can water colour in them and if you use fountain pen, there won't be any feathering like you would experience in a copy paper.

I used hobo weeks this year and I'm continuing it for next year. so I bought the Hobonichi Weeks as my everyday carry (edc). I bought the one with the Tokyo Tower as the cover. If you haven't read my blogpost about my honeymoon, you should check it out and you'll know why I chose the cover.

Then I bought the A6 notebook for journaling because the planner version is too expensive. I can't justify buying hobo weeks and A6.


Finally I got the pencil board. because I wanted to own a print of Dasenka, so the cheapest I could find and that I would use is the A6 pencil board. Pencil board is a smooth surface for you to write on. It prevents bumpy surface from all the writing or stickers that you've stick behind the paper.

I did an unboxing on my YouTube. Hope you'll enjoy them!

How is August just ended? And now we're officially moving into the month of -ber, the last quarter of the year. I swear it felt like April yesterday. If you didn't know I registered my marriage in August last year, I know! It has been a year since I am someone's wife! Blows my mind too. I digress. Today, I would like to share what I enjoyed in the month of August.

1. Siren Season 1 and Season 2
Don't be surprise I can finish both seasons in a month. I just can alright? All I can takeaway from this is that Ryn (the mermaid) has a polygamous relationship with Ben and Maddie. First of all, how? and why? but whatever, I just binge watch and did not give much of a thought

2. The Good Doctor Season 2

Dress: Zara
Shoes: Mango
Bag accessories: Universal Studios Japan : Harry Potter and the Wizarding World
Watch: Samsung (OH EMM GEEE this watch is my most favourite thing in the world and will always be in my favourites every month)

Hey you, yeah you, the one behind the screen. Thank you for setting aside your time to read this. Actually I'm not sure any of you will read this, heck even finish reading this. I enjoy writing on my blog and yet I know not many of you read them, why even try, right? Well because this platform helps me to write what I really felt and somewhat a part of me want this out on the internet hoping people like you to stumble upon and read.


I am Jamie, I'm in my mid 20s. I'm really really an introverted person, you can't find anyone else who's more introverted than I am. I'm always this quiet, shy girl my whole childhood, sometimes it feels like it'll cost me an arm and a leg just to say hi to strangers or meet new people.


Obviously, case in point, I do not have many friends. Is either you don't like me, or I'm not interesting enough or I'm just too shy. I have been underweight all my life. I was this skinny girl who spends her time burying her nose in a book. I am always awkward on social events, on someone's birthday, on a tea party and so on. Yes, I go through puberty but never across my chest, just vertically. I am towering over boys my age at 14. I was this angsty, pimply faced girl and I went through a phase thinking that the world had wronged me, God forbid, owed me. Thank GOD that went by quickly. Growing up, I'm quite a chill person, shy but chill. Nothing roller coaster summer life of that nature, just atypical girl next door.


Here am I in my 20s still had no idea what to do with her life. Life is exhilarating, yes but I still have yet to find my niche. Lately I discovered the world of planning, the world is at my fingertips as some of you may say it, thanks to Google. You may ask, what is so fascinating about planning? Boy do you have a lot to learn. I suggest you to read my previous post to get a glimpse of it. (shameless self promo) Planning to me is like you giving LOL dolls to 4 year old girls or talking about how many horsepower does Aston Martin Valkyrie has to a guy wearing Italian leather shoes. I would trade anything I mean anything for a new squishy velvety squared corner leather cover with 30mm rings Planner. Heck I even have a YouTube channel and Instagram dedicated to share my love for planning.


Am I a nerd? Maybe. But to me, I finally found something that I truly do enjoy with every fibre of my being. OK, that's a tad dramatic, but you get the drift. My point is, no matter how you think the world is against you, or how you're not worthy enough, or how you're not lovable, or that you felt like a failure. Accept all your strength and flaw of every single cell in your body. You don't have to beg everyone to like you or wondering why everyone is so against you, you just have to be the better person than you were yesterday. You just need to trust yourself, be that person no one is for you. Love yourself, stop procrastinating, stop saying you do not deserve all the goods in life.


Start today.

This year, I went ham in the planner world. I have for years been planning, but never spent any money buying planners because I use free planners every year from the insurance company.
You must have asked, what changed my mind? Well I began buying my first planner in 2017, the one from Typo. Then in 2018 I upgraded to Moleskin, the collaboration with Starbucks. This year, I tried many many planners. All of them serve their purpose.

My current everyday carry is my Hobonichi Weeks.


As you can see, the pen I'm using is Wancher in collaboration with Sailor. The name of this pen is Hawaiian Ripe.

This book is really small but mighty, I love writing small and fountain pens work well with this paper. The paper has slight yellow tinge to it, honestly it doesn't bother me and I don't mind at all.





I will talk about fountain pens in another post.

I have a pocket Mia Cara, which I use during weekends, where I need to time block my day. It has dailies inserts where I separate my tasks to be tackled by hour, so that I don't double book myself. It also houses my Finance where I list down my to buy lists, spending tracket. Also my Home section, where I keep my cleaning schedule, household needs and my vehicle maintenance and all that jazz. Most importantly it also holds my dog, Collie's information. I keep track of his grooming visits, vet visits, and even his license.