My PLKN Experience and Advices

It's that time of the year again, where people as in Malaysian Form 5 students worried about apart from SPM.

PLKN name list is out! Time to check whether you are the chosen one. HAHA  

It had always been a hot issue among Form 5 students.

Back then when it was my turn I was one of the one complaining how unfair it was for me to be chosen. 

I wrote this post just because my brother is one of them this year. 

But 'luckily' he wasn't picked to serve in PLKN. 

The question is, is being choose to go for PLKN really UNLUCKY ?

I admit it, it's kind of troublesome to go for the 3 months service (counted short when compared to other countries) and its what parents and students said as wasting time 

Concerns of going for PLKN:  

- Can't further study ( even if appealed and being granted temporary excluded, you still have to go back and service don't you? [not very sure about it but that's what I know] ) 

- Can't work part time to earn more pocket money ( this was my case lol ) 

- Spending my holidays in camps (with the thought of fun-less training)

- Be apart with love ones ( family and friends) 

- Missing all the fun of celebrating the festivals with family and friend 

- For boys : you will get to feel winds on your head other words, bald or a.k.a botak

BUT 

If you went for PLKN :

- you get to learn new things such as :

how to march properly (or in army way)

how to camp in the jungle ( including cooking and how to set up a tent with ponchos )

basic 'swim' ( life saving) 

how to be a more noble person from classes given (moral wise) 

To love your country more 

disciplines

more independent 

responsible

- you will also know more friends from different backgrounds 

learn their culture 

 - if you are being put in a camp for example you're from west Malaysia and you are allocated at East Malaysia, you get to visit and see new sights of the state. 

Through my experience, I admit how you felt unfair and stuff about going into camp and others being in their comforts at home ( trust me I've been through it already). But I was 'brave' enough and took up the challenge and I went.

After camp even during camp, I never regret a minute that I've compromise and go.

I do miss home and everyone but it's like a training though the things you will face in life.

Don't worry, if you don't do anything reckless and just follow the rules and orders, you will be perfectly fine.

Up until today, my memories are still fresh, how I acted on the first day of camp and how awkward when I made friends with my buddies in camp and how I cried so hard when I leave.

These memories will be part of my life and it will never be forgotten. :')

Lastly, a word of advice,

It's a chance of a lifetime I mean hey not everyone can go even if they wanted right? since you're 'lucky' enough to be chosen, just go!

When life put you in though situations, don't say why me, just say TRY ME! remember? :)

So just step out of your comfort zone and go for it! Believe in yourself! 

God doesn't give us challenges we can't handle. 

Read about my experience and more in detail here :

PLKN Life 

In case any of those who are going and wanted to ask more about PLKN or even about the things you should prepare before you go, just leave a comment, I will reply with my experience but I do not guarantee that they are 100% correct but I will do my best! ( Every camp may differ in some aspect). 

Till then, 

Thanks for reading! :)  

Soooooo out of date update!!

Hello everybody! :D 

How's it going? Well, as for me.... still in holiday which started to get boring LOL 

Long holidays do kill so beware! HAHA 

So as for the last two weeks for my holiday before I start my semester 2 in University, 

I decided to play and have fun! :D 

My sister came back cause it's also school holiday for all the schools! 

Even though it's only one week but I still feel grateful that I can be accompanied by my sister for 

at least a week to prevent future "decomposition" at home. 

There could be side effects from having too much holidays. 

First of all, you will be LAZY and I mean REALLY LAZY! 

For me, everyday I wake up and do the same thing all over and over again everyday which is mostly eat, sleep, and play. That explains where my fats come from! 

I was too lazy to do anything. But I still make it a habit to read something even though it's just a magazine or a novel, I just read or else I will be super slow and I can't catch up to my works when classes starts.

I still manage to finish a novel in two nights which is not a bad achievement for me haha

easy goals that can simply make one satisfied by achieving them.

Holidays are best time to do nail art. Like hey, I have plenty of time to do the details and stuff on my nails right?

Tried new nail arts and happy with them :D

Even though you can't be as perfect as doing it in a saloon but satisfied that I can D-I-Y them without spending a lot of money :D

Finding things to kill time really isn't easy so I was walking around my house, doing some housework treating them as exercise and thanks to the hot weather, I sweat everyday and I really hate it!! It makes me feel so uncomfortable :|

Btw, had my braces on already! 

I was so excited about it :D 

But beauty is pain! 

No Pain no gain right? 

Got two of my tooth up for my upper teeth so I can put braces on them and I admit I am really scared to go to the dentist :X 

Got two of my tooth pulled in two weeks time and was some how proud of myself T.T 

everything I remember that I have to take out two more tooth from my lower teeth I will feel the pain ouch! 

But I'm sure it will all be worth it in the end! Imaging myself with straight teeth already makes me happy :D 

*Found this in my draft and decided to post it after 3 MONTHS lol!! 

Me and lazy me lol 

Come Back.... Be Here..

As I've mentioned in my last post, Something sad happened...

I still have tears in my eyes when I flashback once in a while

I still remember our faces that day at the airport...

The airport, the place where sad and happiness were found.

15th February 2014

Jayden was sent off the airport to further his studies at Australia :(

It was sad to think that we will be miles apart and will only meet like twice a year :(

But hey we still have Skype right? haha

And I am counted lucky enough to see him twice a year cause compared to the olden days, when students are sent overseas to study, they won't be able to go back to their hometown until they finish their studies as in years! (that time air tickets were pricey)

So I still feel grateful and lucky despite everything else :)

On the day he left, well I told myself not to cry or something but in the end I cried so hard LOL

thinking back....

 Gosh how embarrassing in front of so many people T.T

Now it's been like 3 weeks and starting to get used to it already. 

Of course we do video call, talk and stuff like always, which keeps me updated about how has he been and everything else. 

I've decorated my room with our photos too :D 

It looks pretty just that we need more photos cause my wall is too big haha 

well, I'll wait till you come back then let's cam-whore!! 

Love you lots and hope that you're coping well :) 

And before I end this post, 

I would like to share a song which describe my feeling to the maximum,

Taylor Swift - Come Back ... Be Here

One phrase that always reminds me of something important:

"Distance doesn't matter if two hearts are loyal to each other."

Lazy Updates

Hey, It's me again ! :P 

Ya I know, 

I haven't been updating it since my holiday starts which is a bad thing cause I can't recall back anything LOL hahaha 

Well, One of the big issue is that it's 2014!! 

Happy New Year guys 

( I'm so late for this)

Anyway, 2014 started with an exciting trip to Singapore! :D 

First time ever I traveled out station without my family members! 

So... you traveled alone? 

Nope! 

I went to Singapore with my boyfriend and his family as in his father and mother haha 

It was fun our schedule was packed! 

well, I went there for about 3 days only so ya. 

Still remember how my face looks like when we are at Singapore.

 I felt so "sakai" as in a weirdo and feeling amazed that I am actually there LOL

We went to marina bay and of course the Universal Studio! Not to forget the S.E.A Aquarium too :D  

It was fun I admit just too little time spent in Singapore, hope to adventure more in my next trip! 

Here are some shots that I liked :P don't wanna post them all haha

As time passed, after my Singapore Trip, here comes Chinese New Year!! 

Time to be together with all my member members when I say ALL it means ALL! 

Both my grandma and grandpa, my mummy and daddy's siblings everyone! :D 

As they say, home is where the heart is! 

Every year, as a tradition, my family will drive back to Sibu, where all my relatives are at :)

It is the most exciting moment every year! I love the feeling of being together in a car for like 6-7 hours talking laughing and joking around in the car. It makes me feel grateful that I have a happy family and it only bring us closer together :) But my BF had been a little blue about not be able to celebrate the first day of CNY with me :P 

Didn't wanna share my photos cause 

 I looked so fat!! Actually I gained so much weight that it is now that I am at my heaviest! 

Speaking of gaining weight, 

well, I ate too much everyday and also ate supper almost every night T.T and with my beloved BF who's scared that I will be hungry so he gave me lots of yummy food D: I don't blame him cause I know he loved me enough to care ;) thanks bby!! 

My Diet plans will have to start so no further tragedy will happen on me LOL I can't look into pictures of myself and accepting the fact that I will be hearing people saying that I grew "BIGGER". So sad :( 

Well, after CNY something sad came :( 

It's so sad that I cried in my dreams....

But everything will work up right? 

Keep it for my next post ;) 

see you soon 

&

thanks for reading!!

Holiday at last!

YAY!! Finally I've finished my Foundation Semester 1! 

Nostalgic moment... neh~ I let it pass cause I was so happy and excited about the holidays. 

Actually I've finished my exams on 12/12/2013 haha and now then I write my blog LOL see what I did there? 

Never mind but let's rewind back a few days back first before I was all excited about my holidays... It was that day that, one day break between my exams.... I've lost my purse!! :'(  Ya and like always blur me only noticed that I've lost my purse the day after the lost lol when I needed to pay something. 

I overreacted when I found out that I've lost my purse.

 Well, If you lost your's then you will feel me! Losing a purse with your Identity Card, Driving license, ATM card, and cash is so not cool! 

It's a combination of sad, worried, blaming myself, and frustrations.

 I kept thinking where I've left it and where I've been the day before!

 Luckily I went to two places that day for food lol. 

So, there's still hope to find it. The first place we looked was actually the wrong place :X  

Ya, and me and my Bby spent the whole day looking and waiting for the manager to see if they've found my purse. 

When they told us no, I admit, I cried so hard! 

At that time I really don't know how to face my mum!

 Like what mums always do, nag scold and all those hurtful words.. 

But I did not gave up hope, neither did my bby! my sis suggested that I should find again and tell mummy only after my last paper which is the second day, and only then I give up! 

That night I really hoped that I will get it back even without the cash inside, I just need my IC and Driving license!! 

The next morning, I went for my last paper economics, and my Bby went to the other place to ask again and this is when the miracle happened!

 He managed to find it at the information counter!! 

Well, when he picked me, he acted like it was gone forever (like always and I hated it so much!!) and I was kinda sad and moody, then he threw the purse at me and I was overjoyed!!!

 I scream!!! (really and it was so loud,I think the cars nearby can hear me!)

 I was really really happy!! I really thought I will never see it again but it came back!!!

 Although I've lost some cash inside but who cares,

 I've got my important documents back!! 

The "moody-ness" was gone and I laughed so hard in the car. How lucky would I be? I've found my purse, my holiday started and I can finally have the time of  my life!! 

Badass me had already planned what to do and I went out with my sister and her friends that night to celebrate a birthday! 

Like always my sister's friend Liz planned something and this time it's a Birthday Dare!

 It's called Fiona's road to present LOL!! 

But I admit I had fun despite I hurt myself wearing my sister's heels LOL

 I didn't want to but she insisted and at the end I wore Liz's creepers! 

now I really love them so much hahaha I am so gonna order one!

After my crazy first holiday night, the second day, I went out with my bby's gang, again a fun trip! We drove (I just sat in the car) to Muara Tabas, 

if you're local you will know that it's kinda far from the city. 

Well, after breakfast, we went and arrive around 12 when it was so hot!

 We waited for the others there, we watched the view and it was nice with the breeze and everything.

 Then the others arrived and we had lunch at the seafood restaurant nearby.

 After lunch we went to do some more sight seeing and we drove back. :) 

As I said, packed and busy schedule,

 so after we reach  Kuching again, rest a bit took a bath and I had dinner with bby's family :) after that went to catch a movie. 

We watched The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. 

 At first I really didn't want to watch that movie cause I was like halfway in the story and  ya didn't had much interest :P but since my bby insisted,

 I went and I admit I enjoyed it and the prince of the woodland realm OMG he is so cool and of course the girl elf which he likes awesome!! 

Guess I'm going to watch all the series huh haha. 

After movie ate supper and I went back it was already so pass my bedtime. 

No doubts about getting 'panda eyes'. 

So my holiday started with a YOLO style.

 Hope to get more rest and sleep to recharge and I can see that more excitements and fun coming soon! 

Just wanted to share some photos :

A group photo of my sister and her dance group. 

The middle one with the elephant is Fiona haha 

My favourite group photo of the night!! :)

( I'm going to the cinema again to watch frozen with my Bby, sister and Fiona later :P and Christmas parade tonight!! I can't wait!! :D ) 

See you guys soon and thanks for reading!!

Loretta ;)

F-A-S-H-I-O-N?

Fashion, 
hmmm for me it's a luxury. 
Because I don't bother to dress nicely to go out I will always wear something I find in my closet and don't even care how I look until..... NOW. 
Can you relate? 
Maybe cause I've grown up and was exposed with so many resources haha 
or I just had sudden interest in fashion lol  

Well, since NOW I'm more particular in what I wear or how I look like every particular day! 
Especially when I go to uni.

You can't blame me when you see most of the students dressed nicely prettily everyday to uni.  

When I say most, I mean 99% of them!! 

But another saying is that, 
every girl likes to dress themselves up, I mean which girl doesn't? If it's not now, it will happen in the future I'm sure! 

As for my pocket... sorry :( But in my opinion, it's a good investment! :P 

Now, for my fashion inspirations :D 

Sometime it can be a pain to figure how to wear or how to mix and match clothing to make them look nice together.
 Lately I've been I won't say stalk but following some bloggers to know what are the latest trends and open my eyes to how they wear particular clothes in other words as references.
 I've learnt a lot from them!  
One of my favourite blogger is pxdkitty! I love her styles and her blog so much! I love how she gives advises on relationships and share particular information and knowledge. She teaches D.I.Ys too! I would like to try one someday, as you know, I am a professional procrastinator. haha 

So here a some examples, 

I am addicted to black accessories.. I like black necklaces black bracelets, black everything! Even for hand-phones, I will never choose white because, 
It is too mainstream and it will get yellowish eventually which I dislike. 
But I don't hate white for sure :) 

And, I love the fashion concept or style from f(x) new MV : Rum Pum Pum Pum !! 

If you haven watch it, here's the link :  f(x) - Rum Pum Pum Pum ♥

I love it so much I started to find clothes near to the concept. 
And I found a skirt which is similar to the ones they wore in live performances (School uniform concept ) the other day but I regret not to buy it now :( 
Why didn't I bought it?! It was foolish. 
If I had a chance, I will go back and buy it! 
But it's been a while now so I'm not sure whether it is still available or not :(  

This is the School uniform concept :

I Love it so much ! ♥

                                             

Ya, I've searched it and fall deep in love with creepers (the ones Krystal is wearing) LOL 

And the two favourites of mine is wore by Victoria and sulli!! Both my biased :P 

Credits to the photo owner :) 

Next, I'm in love with cross design. I'm not sure why but I like it. Last time I was obsessed with stars but now more to cross :P  

Just sharing GD's mv because I'm addicted to it and love the street art in the mv! ♥

GD - Crooked ♥ 
Don't forget to check out the lyrics! I was attracted by the lyrics too haha 
Lyrics ♥

So that's my recently fashion 'direction'. 

Will update my 'directions' because it is my interest :P 

P.S: My bby is back!!! :D I'm so happy!! Going to appreciate every moment I spent with him! ♥

Till then, See ya! :D 

Thanks for reading! ( every time wondering if anybody even reads it haha)

XOXO 

Loretta :) 

Temporary FREEDOM

Hello everybody!! How is everything going? 

As for me, I've just finish my winter semester MPW final exams!! :D I'm so happy and felt

relieved. After much struggles (actually its only a few days), I've gain FATS of course 

but TEMPORARY FREEDOM!! 

Well, now I can catch up with my dramas and animes :P Which is a good enjoyment for me. 

And here, I want to thank my by Jayden for helping me with the notes and guidance through the 

exams x) So blessed to have you!! 

If you're wondering why it is just temporary, it's because I'm starting my Semester 1 next week! 

Excited, Depress, Scared, Happy at the same time. So many mixed emotions. I was sick for a 

few days and I'm glad that I'm recovering! :D Hoped that I will enjoy my semester 1 and meet 

new friends :) 

I'm going to enjoy my holiday to the fullest this week will be a time to relax before changing 

back to serious mode again :D 

My holiday resolution : 

EXERCISE!! 

Got to burn off some FATS T.T 

Eat more healthily! 

I always tend to drink Starbucks and other cold drinks, I just can't resist it T.T but I have to for the sake of my health and to cut down fats :(  

Spend less money!

I have this problem, maybe because I'm a little really just a tiny bit of crazy over nail polishes... okay fine it's a huge problem and I'm crazy over them okay? :P I can't resist to see many colourful nail polish every time I pass by The Face Shop... maybe it's okay to buy but the problem is I always tend to forget what colour I have and bought two of the same colour and only found out after I return home to my collection. Face palm moment!! and I will run around and moan because I've bought two of the same colour!! And my sister and brother will laugh in my face. So, now I will double triple check before I buy any colour again and ya I got tons of colours now and it looks kinda insane on how much I've spent on them :| 

 Read a novel!!

I always can't find spare time to read and now I have! :D So, read at least a book okay? Finger crossed that I can achieve this :P I'm a professional procrastinator haha 

DIY! 

I always like to make cute stuffs but I always find reasons and excuses for not doing or making something because I am just LAZY to find or buy or even do it. So, girl this holiday, JUST DO IT! :D I want to produce something cute for myself :P  

And so, 

before I end this post, 

thanks for reading and hope to update soon! :D 

Quote of the day :

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11