Salam Nifsu Sya'ban everyone!
Can you believe it's already 23rd day of RMO already? There are many things to be grateful for despite being the lock down. Hence, for today's post I'm planning on writing down the good things that happened throughout the RMO.
1) Do all the things I do not want to do.
There are abundance of things I didn't want to do earlier this year.
Before RMO: First, I didn't want to go jogging (I know right... what a resolution!!!). I purposely left my sports shoes at home because I thought I wouldn't have the time to jog. My schedule for the last two semesters was so packed! I have classes early in the morning and my day usually ended at 6/7 p.m. By the time my class ended, I was too fatigue to exercise (our academic calendar is a no joke!). Plus, this is the one year I got to be inactive. It was my last year in college, so I decided to take a break from all sort of college's activities. I thought that maybe I should use this time to focus on my study. duh. What was I thinking?
After RMO: Good news is during this RMO I tried to work out as frequently as possible so I wouldn't feel sluggish/demotivated!
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Before RMO: The next thing that I also don't feel like doing earlier this year is journal. I bought planner almost every year because I really enjoy writing. My journal is like my diary. But nu-uh not this year. I no longer write or update my plans. The January and February sections were almost as good as nothing (even though I have a lot of things going on...) I just don't feel like doing it, you get me?!
After RMO: I planned my days almost EVERY SINGLE DAY though my days were pretty much the same. I even decorate it with some stickers so it could look more interesting and fancy. Something I don't do. Glad I bought all the stickers, they finally served their purpose in life.
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Before RMO: Remember back in high school days when all you want to do is reading novels?! Screw those homework! I just want to finish the 500 pages of novel in one day cause I CAN. Yeah, those were the days. Well, bad news guys. I can't do that anymore. I remember a friend once told me that the after effects of reading law is you will not love reading as much as you did anymore. Couldn't agree more!
After RMO: I have completed reading 3 books. I made it a habit to update my goodreads too so I could keep up with the books I'm reading.
2) Self-reflect
RMO made me ponder a lot of things. Every night I would just take a moment to self-reflect everything I did and see how I can improve myself in any ways possible. Every time I feel like I need to work on something, I would just journal them out and do it the next day. I also make this one section of 'self-reflect' in my journal. It's easier to track my progress that way. Hehe.
3) Start writing again!
I know right... I only have 2 posts in 2019 lol. Not this year! It's not even December, but I already have 4 posts + 1 including this one. Do people even write on blog these days? I doubt it. With the existence of twitter and Instagram, I don't think people would resort to blog anymore. It's so much easier to update life through instastories and tweet it out. Nonetheless, I would always have a soft spot for this blogging site. I have been here since 2013, good lord. Never deleting this account. Ever.
Speaking of writing, I should update my trip to Korea!!!
4) Be Productive.
Since I have a more regular routine, it makes my life more productive. Even more productive than my normal ones.
5) No Makeups!
Yup I let my face to take a breather this time.
The end to this Restriction Movement Order is still uncertain but it's for the better. Let's break the chain of covid 19 so we could welcome Ramadhan and Syawal peacefully. Also let's not forget to count the little little things we did in life as blessings.
SOOoo I guess that is all from me. I have discussion for my assignment at 11 and I really just wanna be done with it.
Signing off,
Nurzafira Sabrina.
Thursday, April 9, 2020
Monday, April 6, 2020
Street Law Program (Outbound) | Depok, Indonesia
Assalamualaikum guys!!
Here's an update for my RMO day 20! Alhamdulillah I manage to wake up quite early today and helped my mom in the kitchen while she attended a meeting online #workingfromhome. Also, I decided to do a 20 minutes of Yoga Weight Loss for my working out routine today! Keep that body moving peeps!
By the way, you guys know about this Instagram feature where it reminded you of the memories that happened years and years ago right? I almost forgot that on April 2017, I participated in a Street-Law Program for my outbound participation (just so you know, in UM Law school, it is MANDATORY for all students to participate in an outbound program). I was so lucky I was given the chance to be a part of it when I was in my first year, second semester. I really miss the time there. I made a lot of new friends, not just the one we met at Indonesia, but I also get to bond with some of my seniors in Law School. I swear I wanted to write about my trip to Universitas Indonesia (or people called it- uuu-eee) as soon as it ended but I was so occupied with school. So I want to remedy that by spamming some pictures for keepsake memories.
Before that I would like to just briefly explained what a Street-Law Program is; the objective of this program is to educate people on the awareness of human rights, civil rights etc.We went to many different places in Indonesia such as Rumah Pertahanan Wanita (can't remember what it's called, but it was like a detention place for women) and schools like SBJK... it's so frustrating because I can't remember the exact name of the places we went to while we were there. Anyways, what we did is we taught these women and children about their rights.
Here's an update for my RMO day 20! Alhamdulillah I manage to wake up quite early today and helped my mom in the kitchen while she attended a meeting online #workingfromhome. Also, I decided to do a 20 minutes of Yoga Weight Loss for my working out routine today! Keep that body moving peeps!
By the way, you guys know about this Instagram feature where it reminded you of the memories that happened years and years ago right? I almost forgot that on April 2017, I participated in a Street-Law Program for my outbound participation (just so you know, in UM Law school, it is MANDATORY for all students to participate in an outbound program). I was so lucky I was given the chance to be a part of it when I was in my first year, second semester. I really miss the time there. I made a lot of new friends, not just the one we met at Indonesia, but I also get to bond with some of my seniors in Law School. I swear I wanted to write about my trip to Universitas Indonesia (or people called it- uuu-eee) as soon as it ended but I was so occupied with school. So I want to remedy that by spamming some pictures for keepsake memories.
Before that I would like to just briefly explained what a Street-Law Program is; the objective of this program is to educate people on the awareness of human rights, civil rights etc.We went to many different places in Indonesia such as Rumah Pertahanan Wanita (can't remember what it's called, but it was like a detention place for women) and schools like SBJK... it's so frustrating because I can't remember the exact name of the places we went to while we were there. Anyways, what we did is we taught these women and children about their rights.
The UI students fetched us at the airport, hee, how sweet!
If I'm not mistaken this was our second day here.
I remember taking A LOT of pictures by using kak Syasya's phone (which was oppo btw! the quality was so good!!!) and posted the pictures the same night because I was obsessed with...not sure myself or the place. Haha.
UM ft. UI
I have a very serious question, what happened to me now? I looked pretty decent back in those "innocent" days.
This was when we conducted a Mock Trial and I became a judge.
While waiting for kereta.... cause that's what they called keretapi there.
If there's anything I treasure so much from this trip it would be the people! You have no idea how welcoming and kind Indonesians are! I remember Irvan belanja me KFC for my lunch because I had spent all my money on shopping (blaming my impulsive self!!). and you know what's funny? Later I figured out that I still have 50,000 rupiah which I kept at the back of my phone's cover. Adoi. I also remember that this one night we went to this one restaurant for desserts and there was this one busker entertained us with his angelic voice. Sedap gila suara dia. I tak tau nak describe macam mana. But remember asking him to sing Dia by Anji because I was hooked to that song. Mana taknya, setiap pagi the hotel we stayed in would play the song and Virgoun's surat cinta untuk Starla. Tell you what, the song wasn't even as famous as it is right now!!!
DID I also tell you how good their foods are?????
Besides the good foods, and company, I also enjoy the program very much. I got to learn Indonesian law, read their Federal Constitution, and exchange views on Malaysia and Indonesia education system. The best part of program is to be able to reach out to the unprivileged people and educate them about their rights. It is actually sad to know that some of them don't even know basic rights. And to just hear their stories about life, oh lord you have no idea how strong these people actually are.
Writing this makes me miss Indonesia so much!!! I hope my Indonesian friends are doing well. Most of them have already graduated and are now working their dream jobs. Ah~ This is why we should cherish Instagram- for reminding us of old memories is one thing, but to also connect people from all around the world, that is just amazing!!!
Until next time guys!
Cheers,
Nurzafira Sabrina
Sunday, April 5, 2020
RMO Day 19
I wonder how's everyone coping with RMO?! We have a week left guys before it's over. I really hope it wouldn't get extended.
One of the main reasons I find it difficult to survive RMO is because I sleep late and I sleep A LOT. I am having trouble fixing my sleeping pattern. I can only hit the sack at 3 a.m. and the next morning, I either wake up early and spent the rest of the afternoon sleeping, or wake up super late that I have anxiety of going downstairs because I don't help in the kitchen. Haha. But for real guys. For real.
I tried to make some plans for my day every night before I go to bed. I am not restricting myself to time, but there are "things" that I must do every single day i.e. I have to read, work out, and do my assignment (yup, I have three assignments already T_T). Nevertheless, it's hard to keep up with your routine when you do not start your morning right. Sometimes I feel sluggish and demotivated that it's easy for me to just abandon my plans and just binge watching Brooklyn 99 on Netflix or sleep again. I resorted to these two options because 1) it doesn't require a lot of thinking; 2) it's the laziest thing we could do as of now.
BUT I don't want to do that ALL THE TIME. Sure, it's fun not having commitments (slap me as I said this because I have tons of them, I'm just living in denial) but there are times when I feel so overwhelmed. I have been doing a lot of thinking these days especially about my future. I was so worried whether or not I can graduate this year. People have been saying things like we should just postpone this semester and to be very honest with you, I don't think I can do that. Then, I started thinking about my Chambering. I'm worried if it's possible for me to score a decent place to chamber at after all this ends. With my CGPA and the current situation of our economy-- can I? It's scary to know that our country is going through a serious recession and it's affecting a lot of companies in Malaysia.
Tell you what my friend, the more I spend time lazying around, the more overwhelmed and useless I feel. So I decided to plan for my days and stalked some influencers online to get some inspiration to design my day (I did this because I think at this point of time, influencers are very helpful especially those who come out with practical & positive contents). That's when I met @soimjenn's instagram. I adore her because she shared with her viewers her fair share of struggles during this RMO and some tips to overcome it.
During one of her instagram's live session, she shared tips on "how to design your day" and I want to share it here:
One of the main reasons I find it difficult to survive RMO is because I sleep late and I sleep A LOT. I am having trouble fixing my sleeping pattern. I can only hit the sack at 3 a.m. and the next morning, I either wake up early and spent the rest of the afternoon sleeping, or wake up super late that I have anxiety of going downstairs because I don't help in the kitchen. Haha. But for real guys. For real.
I tried to make some plans for my day every night before I go to bed. I am not restricting myself to time, but there are "things" that I must do every single day i.e. I have to read, work out, and do my assignment (yup, I have three assignments already T_T). Nevertheless, it's hard to keep up with your routine when you do not start your morning right. Sometimes I feel sluggish and demotivated that it's easy for me to just abandon my plans and just binge watching Brooklyn 99 on Netflix or sleep again. I resorted to these two options because 1) it doesn't require a lot of thinking; 2) it's the laziest thing we could do as of now.
BUT I don't want to do that ALL THE TIME. Sure, it's fun not having commitments (slap me as I said this because I have tons of them, I'm just living in denial) but there are times when I feel so overwhelmed. I have been doing a lot of thinking these days especially about my future. I was so worried whether or not I can graduate this year. People have been saying things like we should just postpone this semester and to be very honest with you, I don't think I can do that. Then, I started thinking about my Chambering. I'm worried if it's possible for me to score a decent place to chamber at after all this ends. With my CGPA and the current situation of our economy-- can I? It's scary to know that our country is going through a serious recession and it's affecting a lot of companies in Malaysia.
Tell you what my friend, the more I spend time lazying around, the more overwhelmed and useless I feel. So I decided to plan for my days and stalked some influencers online to get some inspiration to design my day (I did this because I think at this point of time, influencers are very helpful especially those who come out with practical & positive contents). That's when I met @soimjenn's instagram. I adore her because she shared with her viewers her fair share of struggles during this RMO and some tips to overcome it.
During one of her instagram's live session, she shared tips on "how to design your day" and I want to share it here:
1) Something I don't want to do
- Help mom in the kitchen/cooking
2) Something I love to do
- at this point, being online???
- or reading/writing
3) Something to learn
- new skills such as cooking perhaps.
- need to brush up my knitting skills or I could probably start learning crochet!!
4) Something that makes me laugh
- Brooklyn 99 ftw! (often we forget that laughing is the best medicine)
5) Something inevitable
- assignments
- eat, take a shower, skincare routines, keeping my room clean and organized.
- eat, take a shower, skincare routines, keeping my room clean and organized.
There you go. I know it's not easy to keep up with routine, so I decided not to restrict myself to the schedule. Sometimes I would just scribble down the things I want to do tomorrow and do it whenever I feel like doing it. The key here is consistency. You just do it, every single day. Until it becomes a part of you.
Here's to many more days of RMO and surviving it!
Cheers,
Nurzafira Sabrina.
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