Traditional Costume

 

I am not really fond in Baju Kurung when I was a teenager because I prefer wearing casual especially with pants, not kain.

I usually wear Baju Kurung during Hari Raya only, back then. But when I become older and have my own job, I have to wear Baju Kurung. But I am so fond with the Royal costume where it is only be worn on very special occasion.

Nowadays, many people in Malaysia spread awareness about our traditional costumes. There's Keretapi Sarong where people wear sarong-theme costumes. I never join Keretapi Sarong but I think it can be practised in school. I believe that school students love this kind of thing.

Some teenagers dislike wearing traditional costumes because they think that it can only be worn during special occasion such as Hari Raya celebration and wedding ceremonies. They think that traditional costumes are not trendy for they prefer to be in trend. Some of them are influenced by what they've seen in social media.

So, I think it is crucial to spread awareness of out own traditional costumes because that is part of our culture and heritage. 

Online Friend

 

I have a lot of friends, whether in reality or on the Internet. I have met a lot of people online, especially in X. My good online friend is Amal. I met her when she commented and reviewed Hilal Asyraf's book, Nirnama. I was attracted to the way she reviewed and I expressed my opinion in her timeline. After that, we become good friend. She also introduced me to BBB (Borak Borak Buku) and I met a lot of authors!

However, we need to be careful to trust online friend. Make sure you don't be too friendly except you know them in reality. Some online friends have bad intentions when they want to seek their victims.

To be safe online, first and foremost is not to give any details information to anyone. This can prevent anyone to stalk you or harm you online or in the outside world. Secondly, do not share your pictures. Make them private so that no one can exploit your pictures in porno websites.

Having a lot of friends are great but when it comes to online friends, make sure you know how to stay safe.

My Favourite Day

 

Friday is my favourite day.

Because it's weekend!

Usually, I will do house chores after breakfast and after that, I will do things that I love doing such as reading novels, colouring therapy and crocheting, of course. 

At night, my son and I will watch movie from YouTube or binge our favourite cartoons.

Some people hate a certain day because they need to do a lot of work and some of them have to work in the weekends. I hate working in the weekends. Weekends means free time, not working time!

But people need to stay motivated throughout the week. They can go out with families, shopping and go to the park, relaxing. Or you can do something that you like indoors if you don't like to go outside.

When it's raining, I like to listen to music while crocheting or colouring. Sometimes my son and I play Scrabble or Game of Life to spend our we-time! 

Study Tips

 SPM is around the corner. Most of my students ask me about the effective study tips. Well, I am not good in giving tips but when I was still in school, I have my own timetable but I seldom follow it because I like to study in my flexible time.

Because of I am a morning person, I usuallu wakes up early and study or read books. Back then when I was 17, early morning is my perfect time to study. My mind is still fresh at that time rather than I stay up late until midnight.

I used to do short notes for History and Biology. In the weekend, I do the exercises for the topics that I have learned. 2 months before SPM, I did the past years papers. I think that is the most effective study tip because when you do the past years questions, you will know the pattern of the questions and you can do your own analysis.

Apparently, students like to study in the last minute. For me, it is not good because you'll feel panic and you don't have much time to revise on all the topics that you've learned. Some says they don't mind but as students, you should avoid that.

If you don't have time to do revision, you won't do well in exam. Students need to do well in any examination because they need to get good grades and make their parents feel proud of them. Not only that, they will also feel satisfied of themselves because their effort has been paid.

Sleeping Habit

 

I usually go to sleep at 10.30 or 11. I seldom stay up because I am not a night person. I am a morning person. I am trained to go to sleep early since I was a child. My dad wanted me to wake up early in the morning so that my body and mind stay fresh.

I will wake up at 5 so I sleep nearly 6 to 7 hours of sleep. For me, this is the best because it is enough to rest my body and mind.

If I have trouble in sleeping, I read novel or do crochet while listening to podcast or YouTube. I rarely have trouble sleeping except it is too noisy or in the light on. I need a very calm place to sleep and I turn off the light before going to sleep.

Teenagers recently don't have enough sleep because of the smart phone and social media. They love scrolling their phone, watching TikTok, for example so they tend to stay awake and don't realize the time. They need to limit their time in using the Internet, especially scrolling the social media. The blue light will affect their eyes and they will have trouble sleeping.

Pocket Money

Happy new year!

I promised myself that I will update my blog everysay with a topic. I think I need to polish my English writings so I will start with short blogs.

When it comes to new year, some relatives will give money to those who are still studying. I remember when I was in school, I recieved pocket money from my grandmas and my parents.

Usually my dad gave me RM5 per week as my pocket money. Back then, not all things were expensive. I only spent 50 cents everyday, buying nasi lemak at the canteen. But nowadays you can't get food for 50 cents. Even teh o beng is RM1! 

I bought nasi lemak for 50 cents, another 50 cents would be put in my piggy bank. Sometimes I saved 50 cents every day for a week to buy something that I want at the Koop. I loved the Pilot Gel Pen. It costed rm5 back then so I saved about 2 or three weeks to get the gel pen. Sometimes bought junk food for 10 cents.

My parents taught me to save money since I was little. They gave me the piggy bank (it's a house bank, not literally a pig) and told me to save money there. When the bank was full, they opened them (they had the key) and we counted the money and they will put it in my saving account.

I think parents should teach their children to save money at young age. Kids nowadays are influenced by the social media and the influencers. They spend their money more on what they want, not what they need. Sometimes they waste their money on unnecassery things because they want to follow the trend. 

Children should be taught on how to save money so that it will become their habit and they know how to manage their money wisely.