Seoul trip part 1:Beginning

My Seoul trip began when i decided to follow Aya to Korea, when i realized the date matched my school holiday, and it slipped my mouth to suddenly invited my mum to join me.

So on D-Day, i was so nervous i thought i was gonna break down, while mum was relaxed as ever. My sister said that's because mum trust me. There goes my anxiety level up. The flight didn't take off until 1.40am (which is 40minutes late) and i can't sleep till then. After it took off, i tried to sleep but failed many times. 2am, 3am, 4am i keep waking up. 4.30am, a baby cried and i gave up sleep.

I look through window and i saw beautiful yellow lights like spider web from towns i don't know of. Next thing i realized the sun already up, and i saw the white-covered city. Almost reaching Korea! I got excited like a kid showing mum the frost formed on the window. It's Winter in Korea! But mum was sleepy i thought i'm the only one getting excited haha oh well~

DAY 1

We reached airport, 1st thing i did after i passed through the gate:let mum sit and i went to buy t-money card for mum and me. Top up 10,000won for each. The counter girl works very fast (which later i found all of them who work at the counter in Seoul, are fast).

Then i met Aya. We took subway to our apartment near samgeogogeori station. Took about 1 hour. I already pity my mum because it's going to be a LOT of walking. When we reach the coldness was bearable, 4˚C. I let my mum stay at home since she looked tired.

Nurin & Yuri, me and Aya we went to subway and split at some point because they were heading to Myeongdong while Aya and me heading to Seollung station. To find Chungchun Music company as i want to passed present to Honey G and AhnJungjae.

It was very tiring because we run uphills and we're not very sure of where the company located (it's amazing i can run in cold and uphill after i just touchdown in morning). Lari lari lari, then Aya asked me to confirm the address. We found the building matched the address but we didn't see the company logo or anything. Since Aya got the wifi, she line-ed the staff, and just as awe feel like giving up and just leave the stuff, the Chungchun Music staff came out (hensem weyh~~~ dahla tinggi). He writes very well in English, but apparently doesn't speak as well. Or maybe I'm just explaining too fast. So i gave him present to Honey G and Jungjae, as well as for company. (Honey G showed my present on vlive which i will update on other part of this writing). Aya helped explaining in korean. No picture or anything, we just bid him goodbye and run our life AGAIN.

Reason we are rushing? We have schedule with Arirang Radio!! It was already 4pm (we supposed to be there 3.45pm) when we leave company. So I said to Aya we should just take taxi to arirang instead of taking subway (which is Seocho station, only 3 stations away but that would take times). We suspect the ahjussi to take a detour during the trip, but whatever. We still gave ahjussi Malaysian sweets and he looked 감동 touched). Continue-Part 2: Arirang Radio

What giving lesson and good deed do to you?

It's such a day of few meaningful events to me. I started my day feeling sluggish because i couldn't get enough sleep last night due to caffeine. I was quite late to school, when it's my duty day.

During my duty work, i finally get how the 4-tones in chinese language works. So i followed students recite 'di zhi gui'.

I was still sleeping during class, but i still managed well. Just that i have zero mood to do my lesson plans.

Before i realized, it's already time for co-curricular activity. Bulan Sabit Merah for me. 1st class. Ok. Questions being thrown, almost the best class i get this time because 90% of the students actually engaged in the discussion.

2nd class, here comes trouble. I went in, and already during the greeting, there's a group of student behind that doesn't greet me. I let others sit and just watching two students arguing with each other. One almost punch the other, but luckily didn't.

But that doesn't stop there. The one trying to punch other, didn't want to sit, immediately disobey my instruction to do so. I feel i've been wrong. But the real issue is not about sitting or standing, and even i don't understand chinese, i know the case is not simply disobeying me.

I sort of challenged the boys to solved their problem, and firmly on my stand on not starting the class when they haven't solved the problem and JUST SIT DOWN. i know i have the time, and i know this is not the 1st time the boys not listening in my class.

I told the class to watch how the boys solve their problem, to actually taking this opportunity to teach some manner and life lessons to these kids. Took 20 minutes to the boys finally involving me to help them solve it, though i actually don't want to (being detective in school in short of time doesn't do justice to right kids most of the time, in my opinion. That's why i don't want to).

Some of the students feels irritated when the boys didn't seem to want to solve it. That's when i said the real cause of the scene. And finally stepping in to help sort out what actually happened. The kid standing actually told me to start the class by ignoring him.

..which get a solid NO from me. Said i won't ignore even ONE of the student in my class. Seems like the case started from talking bad to each other, and bullying included (i got it correct, things didn't started just recently. I've been watching the boys long enough to finally speak) I got confessions, but i don't want to blame either, simply because i feel both are in wrong.

Instead, i ask the whole class how they would solve this type of problem. I assisted them, and i got 'we have to say sorry' as answers from few. Point scored.

I pointed out 2 things: 1)listen to your teacher. 2)learn to say 'l'm sorry'. Talking bad about/to other people never do any good, for whatever the reason is.

Happy ending, the standing boy finally sit down after 30minutes, he even recover from the rage and laugh at the end of class. The other one say 'sorry, sorry' which lack of sincerity but ok, at least you say it. Best part, before going out of the class, the standing boy bowed to me and said 'teacher i'm sorry' and i replied with it's ok and don't do it again.

All the above are said in class, not just my monologue. Hoping that the kids really learn life lessons from things i pointed out. They're really lack of manners, kids nowadays.

When i was driving back home, i feel a bit empty deep in my soul. I plan to take fresh air/looking at blue sky from high place on the lrt station near my house (the railway is really high above road).

I drove around for parking 3 rounds before i give up a near parking and just park besides the convenience store, grab few snacks and start walking to the lrt station. An uncle was with his wife, stopping me to ask if there's taxi around. But i said it would be hard here, you have to go further ahead. They thanked me and walk away. I was halfway on the stairs to up above, when it crossed me that Allah actually wants to heal me in another way.

I turned around and go back to my car hoping the couple didn't go to far. They didn't, and i rolled down my window, offering them to take them to place where there are more taxi available.

The feeling of satisfaction of helping the couple after that, is undeniable. Even if they're different race from me. Whoever they are.

It was such a blessed day for me, though not the best day. I believe Allah has better plans for me, and i won't stop my dua'. -yanaliyana

D1: Misi bermula! #YanaDay2DayMission #D1

My Day-to-day mission already started today!!! Yeay!!! Nak tau background projek aku ni, boleh check entri sebelum ni. tingkatkan-motivasi-diri-hari-ke-hari

Ok, aku memang tak sabar-sabar nak mulakan projek motivasi diri untuk orang pemalas (atau mungkin senang-hilang-fokus) macam aku ni. Aku pun mula la cabut kertas misi malam tadi.

"JAJANG!!!" aku dapat: "Tulis sajak ringkas". Aku pun macam... =.= aku tak rasa aku semangat untuk bangun esok kalau misi aku macam ni.

Kelebihan projek ni adalah, kalau aku tak suka, aku cabut lain muahahahaha dah nama pun nak tingkatkan motivasi kan. Jadi aku cabut lagi sekali...

Hmmm.. aku berfikir panjang lepas tu. Lagi satu kelebihan projek ni adalah, aku boleh postponed apa yang aku cabut ke hari seterusnya, atas alasan kesesuaian masa. Ini perbezaan projek aku kali ni banding zaman maktab. Kali ni aku lebih laid-back dan taknak stress.. no hardship towards myself. Love yourself kata Justin Biebir..?

Macam dalam gambar, mission aku harini "belajar & guna 5 perkataan Cina dalam sehari". Strip bawah tu pulak, aku tanda "D2" kat hujung dia. Maknanya tu strip yang aku postponed esok. Next entri baru aku tunjuk apa misi yang aku postponed tu. Bawah sekali "tulis sajak ringkas". Aku tak tanda apa-apa belakang dia incase aku nak masukkan balik dalam senarai misi. Yang harini punya aku dah tanda sebagai "D1"=Day 1.

Aku tanda sebab 1)tak ulang misi yang sama. 2)aku boleh simpan and can keep track which day i did which, in case i want to do some throwback maybe? Oh patut tulis tarikh sekali.

Ok hasil D1....*drumroll*



BERJAYA! Succeed! 성공!

Takde hadiah, kepuasan dia dah cukup. Cuma, aku belajar perkataan Cina lebih dari 5, tapi aku guna sikit je hahaha

Apapun, aku sedar dalam menjalankan misi aku, aku dah jadi lebih kreatif dan berani, malah dapat ilmu lebih dari aku target!

Sebab aku guna (tulis) perkataan tu dalam kelas, kat papan putih. Aku belajar 4 intonasi sebutan, dan terima kasih tak terhingga kat kawan sekerja aku yang aku rapat, Wong, aku belajar banyak tentang bahasa Cina dalam masa yang singkat.

Proved-shot. No more words needed. Can't wait for tomorrow's mission! #YanaDay2DayMission #YD2DM #D1

Tingkatkan motivasi diri hari ke hari bagi orang malas. Mampu kah?

I have yet to update the 2nd part of my sudden Penang trip. I'll skip that 1st because i'm up to something now. It's called self-motivation.

Lama dah tak guna Bahasa Melayu, jadi entry ini akan bercampur Bahasa Melayu & Bahasa Inggeris. You know, when suddenly i can't think of the Malay word hahaha..

Ia adalah salah satu projek pembangunan diri sendiri..gitu! Masa zaman maktab dulu, aku guna cara 'countdown-motivation' iaitu menetapkan had masa untuk senarai beberapa kerja perlu dihabiskan.

Contohnya ada 7 perkara yang perlu diselesaikan (basuh baju, kemas bilik, tulis nota, hantar barang, etc). Aku tetapkan, dalam masa 3 jam, sebelum pukul 11pagi misalnya, aku dah habiskan kerja aku.

Dengar macam selalu buat je.. tapi mesti tak jadi kan? Kita akan 'end-up' postponed masa kerja tu kan?

Apa yang aku buat, aku set countdown (timer) kat phone. Dan phone aku akan berbunyi macam alarm setiap sejam yang dah dihabiskan.

Memang berkesan, pasal setiap kali alarm tu berbunyi, aku alert masa aku makin hampir ke tamat. Boleh gak set 1/2jam sekali alarm tu bunyi. Setiap kali aku tengok phone aku, masa tu makin sikit-makin sikit. Gelabah kauuu..

Ala-ala jam pasir gak la. Tapi versi moden. Dan berbunyi. Kasi gempak sikit.

Namun apakan daya, zaman belajar dah berlalu. Aku mula keje. Bajet macam lepak, tapi aku sedar motivasi aku makin turun. Tu la, sape suruh tak set target/ cita-cita awal-awal lagi kan? Susah untuk aku set matlamat jangka panjang/pendek bila aku masih terumbang-ambing nak sesuaikan rutin harian bekerja ni.

Jadi aku pun keluar la dengan idea 'day-to-day mission'. Misi hari-ke-hari. Apa dia menatang ni?

Cara dia:

1) aku tulis benda-benda yang aku suka buat (berkaitan travel, art, kamera, etc), sebagai misi yang boleh dibuat dalam sehari, dalam banyak-banyak kertas yang akan aku gulung nanti.

2) dah siap dalam 30, aku gulung semuanya, letak dalam 1 bekas. Lagi banyak lagi bagus, kalau boleh nak buat 365, untuk setahun terus.

3) setiap malam, sebelum tidur, aku cabut satu kertas, misi untuk keesokan hari.

4) aku tidur dengan mindset aku ada misi untuk esok hari...

Ni contoh aku buat. Malas nak gulung dan masuk bekas cantik hehehe

Ni contoh misi aku buat la. Boleh tengok kat gambar tu camne aku tulis aku punya misi. Ikut kreativiti nak buat misi lagu mana. Boleh suma..(utagha plak tetiba)..

Hasilnya, aku akan lebih semangat bangun esoknya, dan melaksanakan misi aku dalam masa 1 hari, takde la asyik fikir nak sambung tidur je... Jadi, kita tengok apa hasilnya dalam entri lepas-lepas ni...

Diingatkan bahawa 2 cara motivasi diri di atas, aku reka sendiri, untuk diri aku yang malas dia tahap Ya Allah Subhanallah Tabarakallah hoiii tolong la siapakan keje! punya tahap malas.

I know i was born to be great, but yeah, i'm still basically poor in attitude management. Kalau anda mempunyai matlamat hidup yang jelas dan kuat, teruskan usaha anda, anda dah silap baca blog ni haha! Love-yanaliyana

Penang retreat (part 1)

I'm so extremely happy to be back in Penang after a year. Gosh I even scream! So let's go a lil bit back before that..

I'm so stressed of a lot of thing week before, I even sobbing at my best friend who came all the way from Johor, a weekend before, because i held in so much. But along that week, Yu seungwoo released a duet song with Younha, Picnic (여름밤 픽닉) which i translate it as Summer Night Picnic if my Korean is correct. It is so sweet and i feel like I have to reach him somehow. So i suddenly remembered about Sungha Jung, one of his best friend as far as i know, coming to Malaysia...

I posted in twitter asking if i should go to Sungha Jung's event, and Herlin replied me she said she's looking for company. Great~! Things happening, we bought vip tickets and waiting for weekend to come...

Honestly the journey to Penang was what excites me the most at the beginning. It's been a year! While I was driving all the way to Penang, memories flood in. Memories in Genting with family, Cameron Highland with Kulim housemates, my almost-solo journey in Kampar, train & bus rides, and so many things happening during 5 years back and forth of lebuhraya utara-selatan E1.

And i realized it later, it was exactly 1 day short, of 6 years ago when it was my 1st trip to continue studying in Kedah.. what a coincidence!

When I reached Penang Bridge, I really, literally scream AHHHHH PENANG!! I'M HERE~!!! i was smiling all the way on bridge. Penang has always been my favorite place for my escapee. Whether it's for event or just my random stress-reliever. But to name few names, i had good memories related to Henley, Fuying and Sam, Alvin, and Soo Wincci (though only FS happened at island. Those drenched-in-rain memories!)

I just put my phone on phone holder but i didn't open my waze (always lost my way in Penang!). Still, i follow the direction to Komtar because i have something to find there. End up i just know Prangin Mall is just besides Komtar! But phewwww  250616 weather in Penang was extremely HOT!!

I met Herlin at noon there, while we wait for Sungha Jung. We talked more than last time we met. And we met this time, it's exactly during fasting month too! Like last year! (Continue)