Tips on How to Lose Weight

Today's topic is dear to my heart which is nutrition. These days, there are so many products/supplements that are sold with the 'claim' of losing a lot of weight in a short period of time. We all know that this is simply untrue. Here are my thoughts that worth considering ;

1. These 'skinny supplements' do not work. There is no strong evidence. People are making money out of your vulnerability. Worse case, they might cause you side effects and health problems. If after consuming the supplements you find yourself visiting toilet more often, and lose weight, well that is because you lose water weight in your body. Not the fat underneath your skin or visceral fats (abdominal fats). And if you lose weight after consuming the supplements, might be due to placebo effects, basically your mindset, that drives you to behave more positively towards food. 

2. Nothing comes overnight. If you adopt a particular diet and lose 3 kg weight in let's say 2 weeks, that is good, provided that you are WELL-NOURISHED and the diet is sustainable. Surely you do not want to only eat kale all the time. Foods are meant to be enjoyed in moderation and in appropriate portion. 

3. Save your money and lose weight healthily by exercise, adopt healthy eating and sleep well.

In future articles, I will share more on these tips.

Keep healthy!

My everything

At the moment of writing, I am a young woman , age 20, sitting comfortably on a wooden chair, listening to zikir to soothes my mixed feelings, carving a smile across my cute lil face, with a heart who can no longer hide what I am truly feeling right now. I feel A LOT.

Only if I could explain, however as cliche as it might sounds, no words can decribe how I truly feel. Thank you Allah for everything, for every single blessings. Alhamdulillah, I am blessed with having supportive parents, a very strong mother whom I admire so much, a supportive father who always care about my wellbeing. Alhamdulillah for my siblings, without whom, my childhood would  not be as colourful as I had. My dear sister whom I love, my ultimate favourite person. Even writing this down make me so touched.  Because I know, I'm gonna miss them so much. And I miss them already. Ya Allah, please grant us happiness here and hereafter because I love them so much.

Ciao! 

-lotsoflove

TB Test di Life Care Bangsar South

Assalamualaikum.
Ciao (currently learning italian a bit ;)

As the tittle says, I want to share my experience going through tb test , as it is one of the requirement needed for uk visa.

1) Don't worry too much. Just focus on what you can do and PLAN AHEAD!

2) Life Care TB test This link will direct you to all the documents needed beforehand.
Bring PASSPORT, RECENT PHOTO and know your uni address. And it says this process will take 3 hours. Yup, true. I went in at 10 am and got back at 1 p.m. No appoinment , just walk in.

3) Special tips: Come as early as possible to speed up overall process. Bring any kind of entertainment (books, charged phones) because the waiting for the tb test (which is an x ray) can be quite boring. Thanks for the comfy couch and serene environment, I was quite happy with it.

4) The staffs are friendly and amazing, you don't have to worry about  anything bacause they will guide you through the process.

That's it! Hope you have such an amazing day !
-lotsoflove

On retainer

I wore braces for 2 years, and had to wear retainer after that for 6 months so that my teeth are not moving for worse. However, I am so lazy to wear it more that 18 hours per day as the dentist told me. I know it is not good but somehow I found it very annoying to put it on and off before and after meal. My retainer is the clear plastic one, so I had to be very careful no to miss it and always put in a special container so that I won't lose it. Anyway, lat week, I LOST it. I took it before eating a burger, and forgot to bring the case with me, so I wrap it with tissue. And I forgot about it, and just left it there after eating. I think my retainer is most likely ended up in the trash bin. Hmm,, I need a new one and for that I might need to spend about RM300+. I hope I can get it sorted out as soon as possible and manage to get it cheaper. Hopefully. May Allah ease.

Adieu~ 

Cara Buat Passport

Nak share sikit cara buat passport. Senang sangat tak perlu risau apa2. Aku buat passport kat Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia, yang terletak di Ayer Keroh. Buat dekat UTC pun boleh. 

1) Bawa satu salinan IC bersama , sebab kalau tak, kena pergi photostat dulu baru boleh dapat nombor giliran. Tempat photostat ada dekat tingkat bawah, sebelah cafe . Kena baya 40 sen.  Aku pergi hari khamis, tak ramai orang, masuk2 je terus nombor giliran aku dipanggil. 

2) Lepas nombor giliran dipanggil, pergi dekat kaunter and officer tu akan minta scan ibu jari , and ambil gambar terus kat situ. Oh, and dia ada tanya tinggi berapa, so make sure tahu ya. Untuk perempuan sila pakai tudung hitam atau warna gelap. Aku pakai tudung hitam bawal je, senang. Baju pun kalau boleh warna gelap sebab kalau tak kena pakai blazer yang disediakan. Nasib baik aku pakai cardigan warna gelap masa tu. Kalau tak rosak tudung nak betul2 kan balik, Hehe. Ambil gambar haruslah lawaa.

3) Next, lepas ambil gambar, pergi dekat kaunter bayaran. Kaunter2 ni sangat berdekatan, confirm senang nak cari, so tak perlu risau and officer tu akan bagitahu nak buat apa. Tunggu kejap sampai nama kena panggil dekat kaunter bayaran, and terus bayar . RM200 untuk 5 tahun, RM100 untuk 2 tahun, Lepas bayar, dia akan bagi resit. Ambil resit tu and LETAK kat atas kaunter kutipan passport. Aku tak tahu kena letak resit kat situ sebab orang tu cakap tunggu sejam . Aku pun tunggu la kejap sampai dalam 15 minit, aku pergi kat kaunter kutipan passport, dia kata letak resit dekat situ, kalau tak sampai petang pun tak dapat huhu. Tak sampai 5 minit lepastu , passport dah siap! Semua proses ni tak sampai 40 minit! yayy happy sebab aku la manusia paling 'rajin' bab2 uruskan dokumen. hehe. Tapi aku sistematik sebab tak nak serabut buat last minute. 

Next, aku kena buat medical check up, TB test and lengkapkan visa nak sambung belajar ke UK :)

Semoga Allah permudahkan urusan dan harap2 benda aku tulis ni membantu .

Adios !

Review Teeth Trainer

Assalamualaikum,

Aku nak share pasal teeth trainer yang aku pakai dah 5 bulan . Kenapa aku pakai? Sebenarnya aku dah pernah pakai braces untuk 2 tahun setengah. Tapi, aku still tak puas hati sangat dengan end result tu.... (mengada perfectionist). Gigi aku dah rata bawah 100 percent, yang atas pun, tapi yang gigi dua paling depan bahagian atas dah tak rata sangat kalau tengok dekat2 and macam ada gap sikit. Dr cakap memang akan ada gap sikit sebab bentuk gigi aku. So, aku pun cubalah nasib dengan beli teeth trainer ni. Sehari pakai je dah rasa perubahan sangat maybe sebab gusi aku lembut baru lepas pakai braces, so gigi cepat je beralih. Memang akan rasa sengal sikit bahagian gusi  tapi aku dah biasa dah. Aku happy sangat sebab gusi pun berubah bentuk, and gap between gigi aku dah tak sebesar dulu.
Kalau nak pakai untuk betulkan minor issue maybe berkesan, tapi for complicated one, aku tak sure sangat. Yang penting kena rajin! Aku memang malas sebenarnya nak pakai teeth trainer ni, kalau teringat je baru pakai. Retainer pun dah jarang pakai sebab retainer aku jenis clear yang ikut acuan masa bukak braces. Tu je nak share. One more thing, aku beli teeth trainer tu dekat ig, mahal jgk RM99, tapi now ada yang jual RM35 je :(

Adios~

My Personal Statement Experience

Assalamualaikum :)

Road to UK Part 1

Writing personal statement is not an easy journey for me, but I was very happy and satisfied with the effort that I put in. It was hard word guys, seriously for me, because I put all my heart and soul into that little piece of essay. So, I would like to share my humble journey with anyone who are reading this right now! Little bit about me, I applied to UK Universities (2015), and was doing A-level. I applied and Alhamdulillah, got all the offers. Personal statement, is basically an essay with no longer than 4000 CHARACTERS (not words) or 47 lines.

It was hard for me...why? Because I am the type of person who loves to write long winded essay, so in order to fit in all the contents that I had in mind, was a real struggle, seriously!

Without further ado, let's jump into my tips on writing the best personal statement!

1. Take it easy.

I was panicked at first because I didn't know where and how to start. I even had to attend personal statement workshop 6 months before the deadline. The session was very helpful actually. First, always start with a fresh mind and believe that you can do this, truly believe you can. It helps to calm down the overwhelming feeling. Ease your mind and now, be ready to take the next step.

2. Plan contents

As the name suggest, the essay must be something personal, be very specific and detail. It's not possible  to stuff in all your experiences from kindergarten , it will be ridiculously long .So, be sure to select the most significant and relevant to the course you are applying . Don't make a list of your participation, instead try to analyse and evaluate the benefits and why those experience inspire you to read your course.  Be convincing and clear. It's also best to insert work attachment if you have one.

2.Draft A LOT

This is the most important part. Keep drafting until you feel very satisfied with it. I had so much fun drafting my personal statement during my journey on train, bus and in the car. Somehow my creative juice always came up when I was travelling, which was very nice.

3. Grammar

Absolutely important!  Ask help from more than one trusted person at least (if you need) to check on your grammar. I asked 3 people, all native speaker, and surprisingly, there's always improvement made each time.


4. Be happy with your personal statement and pray for the best !

BELIEVE YOU CAN, AND YOU ARE HALFWAY THERE.

Best wishes for you ~