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5 Simple Shopping Tips

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Shopping... The term is often associated with clothing more so that most of the time, people forget that even purchasing food is shopping. Being an avid shopper myself, or rather an "ex-avid shopper"  ? Money was never safe in my hands. I had a habit of spending whenever I get the chance. Most of the time, it was on frivolous items that served little to no purpose only to be ended up on my list of junk items at home. However, a few months back, I started working and apparently thats when I realised that I should start cutting back on my expenses and start spending frugally on things that was really necessary. So, let's cut to the chase and go about a few shopping tips! 5. THINK Before You BUY! Hey, both buy  and speak  are verbs. So, if you can think before you speak , why not think before you buy ? Take all the time you need. First of all, ask yourself. Do you really need this? Why am I holding this? What is it's

Beginner / Lesson 25 (Hobbies) || Learn Malay Through English ||

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Hello everyone!  If you have missed my previous lesson of the "Beginner Level", click below: Lesson 20 (Furniture) Click below to access the list of lessons available in the "Beginner Level" :) Beginner || Learn Malay Through English || --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What makes a person unique?  Different from the rest, despite us being the same species. Genetically different but with most of us having the same number of limbs nonetheless. It could be the physical aspects that separate us from having the same exterior looks. However, we are still not the same internally. Our minds. We are of course different in terms of our mentality which in return defines our personality. What separates us, it is how we spend our time here on Earth.  Hobbies. Based on the Oxford English Dictionary , it is "an activity done regularly in one's leisure time fo

MAHSA University Orientation (Day 3)

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13 September 2017 Programmes: - 9 a.m - 12 p.m               - Finance & U               - Students' Club               - Residence               - Creative Competition             - 2 p.m - 5p.m               - Treasure Hunt --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting from the third day, our orientation began at 9 a.m. We had two time slots. From 9 a.m - 12 p.m and from 2 p.m - 5 p.m. I remember waking up that day at 6 a.m and having breakfast at 7 a.m. Despite feeling tired, I just couldn't go back to sleep (which is a good thing, I think?) However, restless. So, for the first time slot, we were divided into two teams, which were Team A and Team B. The meet up point for Team A was at "Pharmacy Block"  at Level 9 (which was where we had our MBBS interview). Meanwhile, the meet up point for Team B was at Level 9 of the "Dental Block" . We

MAHSA University Orientation (Day 2)

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12 September 2017 Programmes: - Registration             - 2 p.m - 5p.m               - Campus exploration and team building --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The second day of the two weeks orientation and as the previous day, there was registration in the morning. More students arrived today and most of them were foreigners.  The orientation began with the campus tour. All of us went to our respective groups and were lead by a facilitator around the campus. On campus, there are 5 blocks. Beginning with the block from the main entrance is the "Pharmacy Block" . The second building is the "Dental Block" , the third building is the main building and followed by the remaining two are the hostels . The facilitator of our group is an MBBS student. A second year student. She showed us the lecture halls and laboratories that we will be using for the Faculty of Medi

MAHSA University Orientation (Day 1)

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11 September 2017 Programmes: - Registration             - 2 p.m - 5p.m               - Orientation and Ice Breaking --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So, basically, this is THE DAY I embark on my tertiary education journey beginning as a freshman at university. Which university in particular? MAHSA University at Bandar Saujana Putra, Selangor Malaysia. What does MAHSA stands for? It is an abbreviation for M alaysian A llied H ealth S cience A cademy. I am under the Faculty of Medicine, pursuing my studies in MBBS which is Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. It is a five year course. However, enough of that and let's talk about the FIRST day. The FIRST day of my two weeks orientation. The FIRST day of med school. The FIRST night staying at the hostel. The FIRST time staying away from my parents. The FIRST day of the rest of my tertiary education. I arrived a day ear

Beginner / Lesson 24 (Dates and Ordinal Numbers) || Learn Malay Through English ||

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Hello everyone!  If you have missed my previous lesson of the "Beginner Level", click below: Lesson 23 (Days, Months, Seasons) Click below to access the list of lessons available in the "Beginner Level" :) Beginner || Learn Malay Through English || --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this lesson, we will be focusing on dates or rather, usage of number in dates and also ordinal numbers. Before we move on, do check out my post on numbers and months: Lesson 10 (Numbers) Whereby I would be teaching numerals in Malay from a single digit to a million and also teaching the months of the Gregorian calendar in Malay.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dates (Tarikh) 1. Date - Tarikh (Tā-ríhk)     - What is today's date? - Hari ini tarikh apa? When it comes to the usa

Beginner / Lesson 23 (Days, Months, Seasons) || Learn Malay Through English ||

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Hello everyone!  If you have missed my previous lesson of the "Beginner Level", click below: Lesson 22 (Daily Routine) Click below to access the list of lessons available in the "Beginner Level" :) Beginner || Learn Malay Through English || --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is your favourite day of the week?  Mine is Friday. Although it's not yet the weekend, however, that's when the weekday draws to a close. Friday night is special. Like the extent of the weekend.  When it comes to the month. October. Because it's my birthday month :) Lastly, the season.. Spring. The temperature is just right and the scenery is beautiful. :) So, this lesson will be about "Days, Months and Seasons"  otherwise known as "Hari, Bulan dan Musim" . Days (Hari) 1. Day - Hari     - What day is today? - Hari ini hari apa? 2. Today is