TADAH!

Assalamualaikum and hi guys!

I'm sorry for the late announcement but heeeyyyy, do you realise what have changed? What has gone more awesome? ITS THIS BLOG!

If you guys still remember, I've mentioned before that I was going to renovate this blog bits by bits, make it even more cooler with more cool stuff, and recently I got the time to change it all!

LOOK NOW!

Instead of the previous dusty pink and messy layouts, I changed it into a simple white design. So that when people come and read my posts, they will concentrate more on my writings, my works and find all the interesting things beyond the dull design. My writings will be the design now.

And previously I wrote on my studies, I just started a new semester so it was about how I prepared for it (not really) and anticipated for my classes. I'm sure I gave certain tips on that post, especially on my Study Planner.

Therefore if you guys look up on my pages' tabs, there is a page I made on Study. That is basicaly to share with you guys the things I use to help with my studies, from printables for the study planner, youtube accounts and videos, instagram accounts to get inspirations and motivations, and also a list on smartphone apps that I like to use. It is a small list actually.

I'm not sure if all the things I listed on that page will be useful for you guys since we have different methods on studying and we are in different fields, But I hope it will even if its just a little, because I use all that things to help with my studies.

If you guys have any tips or ideas or anything to share on your ways to study, drop your commnets below and I'll make sure to share it with all of us!

Drop by the Study page and happy studying!!

I'm Back To School!

Assalamualaikum and hi guys!

I'm trying my best to post regularly, trying to make my bluff in earlier post a reality. I even made a list for future posts! 😁
So this is a good start right? Somewhat my unwritten new year resolution (goodness I am so late 😂)

So its 2017! When new year comes it is always a hype for everyone to start anew and get a new book of life! For some, new year means upgrading school life and be cooler than before 😎

While a month has passed for primary and secondary schools, I've just started my new semester yesterday! (I sound like a joy but really I do) During my semester break, I was doing nothing about college and reading, I was so not anticipating to go back to Gombak. I even dreaded it. But the time must come. Huh.

So I have to be realistic. New semester about to start, I'm gonna be a second year student, there is no way I can evade education. Hah. Education guys! I had to be prepared! Need to climb all that good grades and cgpa for a better future (sun is blinding upfront). Wow.

So what did I do? Well actually I did nothing. I started preparing when I packed my things for Gombak the day before departure (LOL), and that are mostly clothes and food. But I need to get into the spirit of learning! Then I have this one instagram account, dedicated just for studying, named @nurmiastudious . So I opened that instagram, and updated pictures of my books and such, and scrolled through other people's studygram (short form for study instagram , like studyblr). And... it worked! Well, a bit.

Okay my motivation rose a bit. Got inspirations to study from super-shockingly-good students all over the world. And my mom and sis brainwashed me to aim for higher. Higher what? Grapes. 😂

Then in Gombak, the night before my classes starts, I checked my pre-registered subjects and the venues for tomorrow. Packed my things. Update my bullet journal (I just started late January). Watched some study vlogs by @waystostudy. I swear her videos are so inspiring you that don't even realise you are procrastinating watching her studying. After all that no-fuss I pretended that I was prepared. Because I didn't. Really.

I ACTUALLY GOT INTO THE WRONG CLASSES TWICE! TWICE GUYS! Can you believe it? And it was all because my classes started on Tuesday, and I was looking on my Monday schedule. Luckily I didn't miss any class because of my mishap. Dang girl.

However-so, I was actually productive that day! This is all thanks to my own created bullet journal, I'm a bit more organised than before with all my realistic to-do-list. (angkat bakul). But it's true!


Aside from my classes, I also spent my day updating my study planner. Printed out new Semester Planner and My Study Planner 6 sets (one for each subject) that I used for last semester. The study planner was really helpful with my studies last time. I get to tracked on topics of each subjects everyday and plan my study sessions! I got these two printable planners from theorganisedstudent.tumblr . You guys should check it out. She prepared a lot of other printables, but I'm using only these two for my studies.

While I was doing my study planner.

However, I forgot to print my class logs. Because I made the template by myself, so I kinda forgot about it. When I was sorting the planners in my study file, it was then I noticed. And I had to make a new one. Class logs is to jot down lessons for sessions each classes. So everyday I'll write down the topics discussed according to each subject. I got both study planner and class logs idea from a senior in my university. I'll share my class logs with you guys later.

Completed semester's planner. And an example of  class logs.

So that was how my messy preparation and clumsy 1st day went by. But all in all it was all good. I enjoyed my day. And seriously watching waystostudy videos are so inspiring you'll get motivated just by watching her videos! I can't get out of myself her spirits in studying! I'm smeared with her spirits! HAHA

My day ended really early, I fainted as soon as I cleaned myself . So so tired.


Thats it guys. How my 1st day of my new semester went by. I don't know if this will help you guys with your studies, I don't share many tips, but I hope it will! Btw don't forget to check out my studygram @nurmiastudious !

Have a nice day!

My multi-purpose moisturizer ; Aloe Vera Gel

Assalamualaikum and hi guys!

So today I want to share about my moisturizer that I've been using it since 2015, my foundation years. I must say that this is the most useful moisturizer I have ever used, I love it and can never have it finish without restocking, because that is just how much I love and need it!

TADAA!!! Its Jeju Aloe 99% by TheFaceShop , a Korean brand.

There you go! The picture on the lid looks very refreshing isn't? It is! And its scent really helps the refreshing effect as it is almost rain-like scent, but its very good and not too strong.

I started to use this aloe vera gel when I was out with my friends and they kinda recommended to me to buy and use this (it was buy 3 at cheaper price so they persuaded me to fill the quota). One of them showed that she use this as moisturizer, ALONG with her foundation cream, like mix them together.

So I was like, okay. I'll try it.


But the funny thing is that, when I first bought it, I didn't use it as my moisturizer. Instead, I put it on my hair every time after shower. My hair at that time was very very dry, it took efforts to comb it, and a total opposite of ideal hair. Honestly I didn't know why I used the gel as a part of my hair treatment, but I wanted to try it since its moisturizing right? Who knows it might work wonders to my stiff hair.

Then OMG MasyaAllah it really did help with my hair! After first apply, it didn't instantly smoothen my hair but it reduce the dryness of it. After a few weeks, my hair became totally smooth, moist, and absolutely gorgeous! I said my hair before was hard to comb right? Now I can even use my fingers every morning to straighten it! Wonderful isn't?

Even my friends were surprised at my hair, because they knew how bad it was. And to top it all, I've tried so many ways to treat my hair, from extra virgin olive oil, expensive shampoo. Oh and I can never use hair conditioning because it itches my scalps and largely contribute to my hair fall. Huh.



After my hair has become so much normal like others, I stopped applying aloe vera gel on it, and started to really use it as my face moisturizer. Like for my hair, I'd use it each time after I shower or cleanse my face. One of my friend would sometimes use it after a day spent under scorching hot sun to reduce sun burn, and aloe vera is really famous for sun burn treatment.

And I must say, it works well on my skin too! For your information, I have a skin disease called eczema, it's very common nowadays. During my school days it was bad, but now it is okay, bearable as I would only feel itchy and sensitive to certain products and food. Therefore this aloe vera gel is compatible to my sensitive skin!

However, my other friend, showed me she had allergic to aloe vera gel, and it happened to be that she used another brand of this gel. I'm not really sure about that brand's quality, but it smells like fresh chopped grass (as aloe vera is a type of green plant so maybe that is the smell of chlorophyll). So remember guys, my suggested brand is TheFaceShop , okay?



As I like reading and scrolled through my Pinterest and Beauty and Makeup, I often came across that to lengthen the eyelashes is I must use aloe vera to my upper and lower lashes. So its easy then, as I apply it as my moisturizer, I'd use the excess of it to comb my lashes using my finger. Ever. Single. Day. And ..

Voila! I don't know if it's only my illusion but I think my lashes are getting longer a bit! But of course, it only shown after months of application so, PATIENCE IS THE KEY!



There you go the 3 functions of aloe vera gel according to myself, hahaha.


Maybe some of you guys are worried about the ingredients, if it contains harmful chemicals like paraben or something suspicious. But don't worry guys! Because I myself is very concern about such things too and trust me this brand of aloe vera gel DOESN'T have those kind of chemicals or ingredients.

Zoom in peeps! You can check it here!

Plus! Plus! Plus! It has lots of herbs and useful flowers substances like grapefruit, lavender,sage, spearmint and lots others in this one container! So aside from moisturizing, it would give the applicants abunda
nts of nutrients that are good for skin! It's wonderful!

How it looks at the bottom of the container. At the top is the description and such in Korean, then its translated to English, so it's readable guys!

How the gel looks like. Very smooth very clear. And it smells good too!

But there is one thing about aloe vera gel is it is a bit sticky, so some people wouldn't like it on the face and may cause them to feel uncomfortable. You can always ask for tester at shops to know if you will like it or not.

It's a big as my hand (I'm an adult lol). Would last months, for me a semester.

Where to buy? This will always be available at TheFaceShop outlet anywhere, sometimes they have offers or discounts like the more you buy the less you pay. But then I would usually purchase it online in hermo.com an online makeup mall, because they usually have this 3pax for lesser price (well if they still have stocks).


So that's it. My moisturizer. I've been using it for two years now, I don't know if I'll be changing it in the future, unless if I found a much better moisturizer.

Till then.


*this is not a pay review

Slow Rebuild/Restructure

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

Hey guys! Salam 'Alayk!

So as you can see, I've changed my blog address, and my blog title. Before it was 'dalammindaseorangremaja' for both but I think now things have changed and I myself have changed (and no longer a teenager hah so old), so I decided to change things a little bit, and will continue to do bits by bits in the future.

Hence the title Slow Rebuild/Restructure, because I'm going to change things for this dusty pinky blog. *ugh so pink!  

Just got some ideas and few things for this blog from another famous blogs, which I can never compare with. But why not I start now for a serious blogging? *ANOTHER BLUFF ALERT!

And... As you can see, I didn't post any Arabic posts, or essays as promised before. I believed it's 5 weeks already since the 'promised post'? IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL SERIOUSLY!

I had (and have) so many works to do, and I did like 3-4 arabic assignments so I was like 'this would cover my promised-blog-post and its in pages!' therefore I didn't do my essays because of that and restricted time.

Now? OH BIG NO! I so many hafazan to do, a presentation this Friday, notes, and studies for the upcoming exams, it's crazy! (hence my blog title 'Of Self and Crazy Life). Because I'm just good at doing crazy things. *sigh

I'll try my best to update as frequent as I eat , and wish me luck for my crazy attitude and upcoming exams (and hafazan and presentations and notes and crazy life)

Till next time,

buibui

My current issues.

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

Currently I’m in the mid of semester 1 session 2016/2017 IIUM, and am struggling to finish my assignments and presentations that dues are just around the corner. Not to mention I have to prepare for incoming midterms this week.

I have a lot to say. Let’s try to sort it one by one.

Firstly, I am SO BAD at time management. This is not new. I knew this since I was 12 years old, while remembering how my sister would finish exercise books bought by my mom, I would struggle on finishing a topic. Could be I’m just an easily distracted person, or I’m just lacking self-trained sessions to be focus on a task.

This semester I aimed to get 4 flat. So I’m gonna try my best, get rid of my bad habits (movies, dramas, kpop and blabla), be active, and most importantly stop procrastinating. And I learnt my lesson from last semester’s final exam, I’m determined on making notes for every subjects before study week come. To make it short, every time I made my study session, be it a 30 minutes or 60 minutes session, I could only write notes for a page. A PAGE! THAT IS SO FRUSTRATING O’ ALLAH!!!!

Then I have a halaqah session every Tuesday that I actually promised to come to the leader, there this one where we discussed on how the ulama’ before managed to finish Quran, 4 TIMES A DAY! That is.. Beyond my capability! Beyond everyone’s capability! So after discussing for a time, we accepted that maybe Allah has given them the chance to do so, has given them the barakah, the blessing they got in their time. –AND THAT'S WHAT GOT ME!

I haven’t really thought on why I never get enough time to finish my work, to complete at least 2 tasks in one time. What I thought was: oh maybe the world are really going to be over, the time is getting short and 24 hrs are probably 12 hrs. HAH! Funny me. So I told myself to ask from Allah to give my sufficient time, to bless me and the time given, and to ease my works incoming. Ameen.

Second, actually I was just taking a break from doing my assignment; a report on my Introduction to Fiqh class, which is in arabic. And for those who doesn’t know me, arabic is my supreme weakness.

If anything is stopping me from being more and more diligent and a straight A’s student, its the arabic subjects. Why I say so? Because all my arabic subjects in foundation I got Bs. The rest I successfully got As. Back to my assignment, so as I was doing this assignment (I thought its going to be easy.. Like, who else got this kind of assignment from generous lecturers???), THIS IS SO FREAKING HARD! Almost all, I repeat ALL arab vocabs are gone from my thick-skull head. I had to search/ google for every words translation, then structure and restructure my sentence, getting confused over my grammar and my sentences are, I swear it’s the most confusing sentences ever. So, I just had to stop. (I only did a paragraph and 2 lines btw).

There are no other reasons why this is happening; me, lacking reading, writing, and talking in arabic. In other word, I just lack practise.

Options I have to improve: 

1) Keep on reading (and open dictionary! *my bad habit is read, and assume the meaning of difficult words because I’m just too lazy to open another thick book)

2) Search for arabic news, articles and such. Like al-Jazeera. And read. And dictionary.

3) Look for arabic songs, I did this once, but me being me, I still like english and kpop songs better. (REALLY?!)

4) Practise on writing. Ok I think this one will be my choice. I’m just gonna have to find a topic, a very simple topic and write about it. And to prove so, maybe I should post my articles/writings in my blog? (at least I can practise typing in arabic letters, because I don’t put stickers like everyone else).

Ok. It is decided. I’ll push myself to write in arabic, post it on this blog, at least twice a week!. YEAY! ?? *for those who know me in IIUM and read this, please ask and question me about my articles so I won’t avoid this and procrastinate.

There. 2 issues of my current student life. I still have lots more, but this is already too long. I’m afraid you guys’d be super bored reading my miserable life. Ha.Ha.

When I get the time, I’ll write more. Hope I’ll be more productive, as productive as ever!

Buhbye, may Allah bless you guys!

Adab Melayu dan adab berilmiah?

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

As-salam 'alaik.

Selalu terfikir, adakah perlu meletakkan basmalah pada setiap entri blog? Atau sekadar adab? Atau sekadar lagak orang yang berilmu?

Sudah tentuk tak. Ia merupakan sunnah untuk kita memulakan setiap perkara dengan basmalah, dengan harapan Allah swt meredhai setiap perbuatan dan kata-kata kita insyaAllah.

Dah lama berada di fikiran. Bangsa Melayu, merupakan bangsa yang sungguh terkenal dengan kayanya adab dan budi. Tak percaya? Bila kalian menunaikan umrah atau haji nanti *insyaAllah lihatlah, ramai yang menyatakan bangsa Melayu bangsa yang paling lembut, dan santun.

Tapi hakikatnya, Melayu ini terlebih adab dari intelek dan integriti. Dalam erti kata lain, beradab tak bertempat.

Kenapa saya berkata begitu? Lihatlah di sekililing. Di stesen LRT, di pusat membeli-belah, di tepi jalanan, atau tak perlu susah, lihat saja di tempat kerja atau belajar. Adab? Terlihatkah adab di situ? Terlihatkan nilai-nilai kebudian Islam di situ? Melayu yang selalu sinonim dengan kalimah Islam di nusantara ini?

Saya hanya gelak sinis.

Kalau benarlah Melayu ini sungguh beradab, mengapa masih ada yang membiarkan saja sampah di tepi jalanan? Mengapa masih ada yang tak memberi tempat duduk untuk warga tua dan yang tak berkemampuan di tempat awam? Mengapa masih ada yang tak mengikut etika berpakaian yang sopan? Mengapa masih ramai yang bebas bergaul lelaki dan perempuan, bergesel menggedik di khalayak? Mengapa masih ada sungguh sukar untuk mengukir senyuman?

Bukankah itu semua adab? Tak perlu senaraikan semua, hakikatnya memang Melayu ini adab tak bertempat.

Mana adabnya Melayu sekarang?

Pada pemerhatian saya, adab Melayu ada pada umur, pangkat, darjat, kekayaan dan perkara-perkara yang sungguh materialistik.

Contoh?

Orang yang muda sentiasa salah, orang tua sentiasa betul; jika yang muda cuba membetulkan yang tua, tak kisahlah fakta atau tingkah laku atau apa saja, yang tua pasti akan tepis sahaja pembetulan yang muda, hanya kerana dia lagi muda.

Begitu juga dengan pangkat dan lain-lain. Seolah-olah orang yang lebih rendah tiada hak langsung untuk bersuara atau didengar pendapatnya.

Seolah-olah yang muda ini sentiasa jahil, sentiasa tak berpengalaman, sentiasa kurang ilmu, sentiasa tiada kelebihan dari yang tua. Hanya sebab umur yang muda.

Sedangkan tahap intelek seseorang atau pengetahuan seseorang bukanlah berdasarkan umur, ataupun pangkat. Apa yang menentukan intelek dan pengetahuan seseorang hanyalah bahan bacaannya, diskusi-diskusi ataupun apa saja usahanya untuk menimba ilmu. Amatlah tidak adil jika diukur dasar kecerdikan seseorang hanya berdasarkan tahun hidupnya.

Sedangkan Imam Syafie juga pernah tidak sependapat dengan gurunya Imam Malik. Tapi beliau menyatakannya dengan penuh ilmiah dan hikmah, budaya orang timur tengah untuk menyuarakan pendapat adalah dengan menulis sebuah buku. Mereka tidak bergaduh bermasam-muka dan menjadi tidak sekutu, malah mereka berbincang, berdiskusi atau berdebat untuk menyuarakan pendapat masing-masing dengan hujah-hujah yang ada.

Tetapi di Malaysia, kerana terlalu ikutkan peribahasa "lebih makan garam", budaya perbincangan ilmiah terhapus begitu sahaja. Malah mungkin tak pernah wujud dan berkembang sejak azali lagi.

Bagaimana Malaysia hendak maju? Bagaimana Melayu nak maju kalau dihentikan, ditutup, dipotong segal setiap buah fikiran orang-orang muda? Katanya orng mudalah bakal pemimpin negara, bakal peneraju negara, tapi bagaimana hendak diasah dididik anak muda untuk memimpin, untuk berkembang, untuk maju, untuk berwawasan kalau idea-idea mereka disekat, malah diantagoniskan?

Seluruh negara tahu, menjadi norma untuk kerajaan menyekat sebarang diskusi ilmiah atau ceramah yang melibatkan sebarang individual yang cuba menegur kesalahan pihak kerajaan di IPTA. Malah ada yang melibatkan tokoh debat muda dari UIAM yang sudah terkenal dengan perbincangan ilmiahnya dan kecerdikannya dalam berkata-kata.

Entahlah. Bagi saya semua ini bermula dengan adab tidak bertempat.

Malay saya sendiri pun sukar untuk menyatakan pendapat saya apabila berbincang tajuk-tajuk panas dengan saudara-mara, hanya kerana saya masih muda. Mentah katanya.

Malaysia tak akan berubah, selagi tidak digalakkan pemikiran dan perbincangan begini di kalangan anak muda.

Salam dari In A Mind Of A Teenager, yang serabut fikir Melayu yang lembab. (walaupun saya sendiri lembab).

*sigh

*p/sBahasa Melayu penuh!

*p/s/s BahasaMelayu masih kukuh di jiwa

*p/s/s/s MasyaAllah sisterr

New environment

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله

Phew. It seems like I still remember arabic keyboard alhamdulillah. I haven't typing in Arabic for months, and my keyboard don't stickers with arabic letters. Alhamdulillah for my memory.

Just some update. Recently I just got into degree life alhamdulillah in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) majoring Usuludding and Comparative Religion. Before, I was just a foundation student at Petaling Jaya and now with this kind of 'upgrade', I can say I had a bit of shock.

Or culture shock. But I survived. 

A university's system is so much different compared to school's system or foundation studies' system. A lot of things I had to learn all by myself, which I thought I would never have to go through this again, and a lot of things that I am still trying to manage, to squeeze out of the situation and problem  (which includes methods of study).

I still need to improve on my Arabic skills, for I have problems concentrating and understanding lectures in Arabic. And I am super need to improve my concentration. I have such a short attention span. 

Maybe, in the future, I could try writing what I understand or what I learn in this blog. And it will help me spread the knowledge too!

But I can't promise. I will have to go with the flow. or step on the gas paddle. Accelerate my life!