Dear BLOG| What social media meant for us?

Hello!

I have this sudden thought of writing something regarding the social media. I have been watching a YouTube channel from the So-Ju Twins, and one of the content was what social media meant for you?

What social media actually meant for us? To connect with people around us? To find someone from the past and link again? To get in touch with long lost friends?

Social media used to be a tool to reconnect with friends or I should say playing around publicly without the concern of being stalk or nothing is hidden back then. Remember we used to have Friendster (some of the millennium babies might not know about this but this is just a platform like Facebook.) to reconnect with friends and used to write testimonial (okay TBH I can't remember about this testimonial things but my friend always talks about it so yeap! testimonial) to each other and write note as well. I wasn't into that Friendster back then because house no internet and the only thing I do was watching TV all day long (the Java era was not my thing, too bad!). What I remember about Friendster was I used to be artist picture as my profile picture and always look into the "who view your profile" button and always got this thought of wow who is all these people? I have no idea why we don't always put our picture back then mmm... And then the Facebook era whereby we used to write post to each other publicly (I got really heart attack whenever I view my FB memories everyday, what the hell are we doing back then? We will just write a note to each other like raining again!! or why no connection every day?) and no shame of sharing all sort of photo (which are very memorable, some of it lah) to public and tag whole bunch of people on it. What had it gone to now? I am no longer sharing photo in Facebook (less lah) and writing a post to friend was a zero action from my side anymore. Even tagging someone in a post was not my thing anymore (I did occasionally). Action changed with time..

So now! What is social media meant to me? Facebook not only the platform anymore in this era...there are many for example, Instagram, YouTube and even blogging is a kind social media activities to begin with. Social media could be a platform to influence people and generation nowadays used it as a platform to get famous or attention. I would not a bad tjing but for me social media is not a place for me to get famous rather to connect with people and getting the hottest news before hand. I am too addicted to social media I would say..

TBH, the first thing I did when I woke up early morning was to, of course look at the clock and start my journey of Facebook-ing and instragramming. I wasn't stalking (although I did sometimes), but somehow the "news" were all around the social media. This is like a daily task or so called the HOMEWORK for me to complete. Am I addicted? Yes! Then again, what would I do if those social media were not in function (e.g The 3 platform, Whatsapp, Instagram and Facebook got huge disconnection few months ago) forever? Am I still able to be myself without it again? The answer probably a yes or a no.

Sometimes we are too rely on thing that are on the platform, such as news, stalking, gossip topic and etc, and forget that we have tons of other things that need to be complete such as talking to your parents sincerely (I did some bad example sometimes when I was talking to my mom so now I always promise myself not to touch phone when there is a huge family gathering), have heart-to-heart talking to people, having fun with your sibling and etc. Trust me you can have lots of fun without your goddamn social media platform and sleeping will be your biggest appreciation ever! I always sacrifice my sleeping time for social media and just think about it how many hours we had in life for spending so much time on one particular thing, stalking. I shall reduce my usage on social media from now on...probably starting tomorrow.p

I did try to deactivate my Facebook and Instagram before and the result was not good at all because too relying on social media makes my life blank without it. I totally don't know what to do when I'm on my way to go home in a public transport. Damn it! I'm 101% addicted! What social media meant for me now? Totally my medicine of the day, a bad thing I know but I will try 100% to reduce the usage for the next few months. Let's see what is the result of it ☺

Anyway, I shall end here with the challenge I make for myself. As usual, end with an open ended closing *hehe*.

I love you
I am sorry
Please forgive me
Thank you

Ho'oponopono

PS: As usual no reading proofing at all.

xoxo
Lydia

Dear BLOG| Endless restless weeks

Dear Blog,

It's time to back on track after every hustle and hoo-haa here and there. So, last three weeks were my sis's wedding ceremony, and yes! It's like a whole month celebration month and finally we got to take a rest and back on to our daily life again!

No, I am not going to blog about her wedding yet as all those pictures were under process (so called the cameraman works), then your question will be what you gonna blog about then? JUST A RANDOM ONE FIRST!

Although this was my sister's wedding day, everyone of us were really excited about it. All of us including my close family members were getting all kind of clothing, prepare for their make up appointment, their dresses and I am also trying to be pretty once in my life time for my sis's wedding.

Exciting!

Nonetheless, I was really tired of all these celebration, excited is one thing, but getting all these done was pretty a big project I would say. We are just like a manufacturing process, one down, wastage created! It is pretty crucial for every part of the process, from getting guest list to guest seating place to registration and etc. I am really giving up (FYI, I was just being her bridesmaid and registration person) on all these, tiring and challenging. We also jokingly said we shall embrace the challenge together, but no joke, this is pretty challenging my GOD!

Calming the guest is one thing but getting more complaint from others was a big deal, BUT Sis and BIL had done a great job (although there are pretty much hoo-haa when serving the guest, but we are all good!). Everyone was really happy with the dance floor and etc. but I would say getting married is really a big thing and GETTING A WEDDING DINNER MAKES A LOT OF DIFFERENCE! I will just say no by getting a wedding dinner (But we wouldn't know the future hmmmm).

Besides, by asking for help, you will know who are the one that always support you no matter what had happened. The one that care will always care for you, vice versa, the one that "care" don't always care you when you are in a situation for help. Life goes on.. Hard times will always reveal true friend and only those who care will hear you when you're quiet. This is what I get the thought of after getting involved in my sis's wedding and I kinda grateful that they aren't my friend and when they are I will make sure they know what they had done.

Anyway, they have embrace the challenge and everything goes well and end well. That's a great gathering with ma families and friends and my NANNY! I will talk more about her in my next post (I bet I talked about her last time and she is a great person and love us very much as a kid and now.)

I love you and thank you.

PS: Will blog about Sis's wedding when I get all the pictures. Teehee!

Some of the selfie we took.

 New friend found - Jia Yi a bit cool type!

XOXO
Lydia

Dear BLOG| International Woman Day!

Dear Blog,

I'm back!

Trying to blog as frequent as possible to all these alive. Blog this while waiting for my porridge to cook was the best thing ever *sniff sniff* smell good I must say. 

Anyway, tomorrow is International Woman Day and office was so Ganho, all the woman gets purple scarf!

 Like this!

First time had this kind of celebration (I mean celebration that I involve with full heart, no complains and everyone was happy about it) with all the colleagues laughing around with all the hair style in!

Me and my neighbour were wondering why there were noises at the other side of the office, then is our side that making all kind of noises.

I can see all the girls were so excited about it and the guys were like Oh please!!!! *rolling eyes* HAHAHAHAHA! They can't even relate to all these *shy*.

Then, one of colleague came over and helped us to style with our scarf!

Tadaaaa! Ok, just laugh as much as possible and I know I totally weird here with this purple scarf! It's not my style at ALL!!

So fun to had this photo session and I'm waiting for the pictures that we took together *teehee*.

Okay! Go off now for my porridge. HANGRY!!!

XOXO
Lydia 

DEAR BLOG| Lucky day

Today is my lucky day!

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DEAR BLOG| Today is another day

Hello!

Today is another day, a web series from Wong Fu  Production, YouTuber that I used to love so much.

So yes! Today is another day.

Another day that I wished to come again, another day that I wished to go back again, another day that I wished things will be the same again.

Something that goes on in my mind quite a long time, I wished to go back again. Back to the self that I don't care on something I don't wish to mention, back to the happy me! (Although I'm quite happy now but something just gone that I couldn't get back anymore, no! not giving up on overseas job teehee).

I'm grateful as what I'm having now, just something that I lose make me sad sometimes. Trying to forget about it but it pop out every single day just to remind me. Why it wouldn't disappear as what I wish?

Some of them said times will flush everything away but it's been a year and still not going away from my mind! Why?

I guess that's a life that I don't know how to solve. Today is another day? Yeap! Every day try to forget and today is another day to remember.

I guess that's what my mind try to tell myself not to forget but why?

Fortunately, I am still have friends around to overcome this. 2019! I know you will be better!

A year has passed...and I wish to have something good happened again!

I love you! 2019

DEAR BLOG | I Love You 2019

Returning to the mainland and I am grateful. Grateful that I am back to happy kid all over again, but something has bothering me sometimes. 

How to release all the negativity in my mind?

This is what I always asking.

I have not been in negative mood since the day I am back, but the feeling has just struck my mind. I love you but just let me out of all the negativity that keep coming in. I love you, Universe!

Just to be a proper person all over again.

I don’t want to think of the past, the past that I don’t wish to reveal, the past that I really hate so much. Please just leave me alone!

I will be better person all over again!

2019 I know you will treat me very well! I love you!

I will be a happy kid and I know it! People who defeat me will not defeat me again in 2019!

People who disappoint me will not be with me again..

People who don't like me please leave me alone

I will attract more nice and sweet people around me in 2019!

This will be my life in 2019, sweet and lovely.

I love you and Thank you, Universe 😘

DEAR BLOG | Truly happiness!?

Hello!

Another day of another kind of life I had！Chilling and having flu still, can you please go away？I was wondering what makes me so sick nowadays. I was so proud of myself being the healthy baby all day last time but now somehow I couldn't recover fast nowadays. What's wrong with me?

Anyway, I'd read Timothy Tiah's blog just now, and there is one line that attracted my attention "True happiness is when we can live in the present without recollection of the past and fear of the future". What is true happiness and do we actually truly happy on everything that happened around us? He said he asked his 5 years old son on are you happy today, and the reaction from his son was a wow to him and I felt kid at this age truly accept what they had, everything I guess without any complaint. I salute kids, and why on earth we as an adult are not truly happy on what we had?

Being truly happy isn't that hard as a kid, you are happy when you play with your favourite person or you are happy because you just had an ice cream and yes, it will make you happy for the rest of the day. However, as an adult, are you sure you are happy with just an ice cream? To be honest, I am happy when I had dessert whenever I am freaking sad or emotional, but this is just an instant moment and I still feel sad whenever I couldn't solve a problem or whatsoever! So, TRULY HAPPY!? THen again, my point is we shall learn from kids, having truly happiness will make life simple and good enough!

So, should we choose to be happy or truly happy? I choose TRULY HAPPINESS instead. (Hope so!?)

Alright, shall end here.

xoxo

Lydia Kang