Starts Build A Healthy Habits Today 🥰

Hello everyone!! Good Friday! How are you doing? Hope everyone in a good health 😊

Today, I’m gonna start a serious health food intake. Seems, there are few years to go, to enter 40s, I started feel conscious about what am I eating. Let’s check below list, on the initial habits that we need to look into.

5 habits to start healthy lifestyle in 2022

1. Drink a lot of plain water

It is very, very important to drink a lot of plain water. It helps our body to remove excess waste. This also keeps our body from dehydrated.

How to start: Buy a cute big bottle that you love, and bring it along to office, exercise, shopping or whenever you go. Make it a habit to bring water bottle everywhere you go. If you are too lazy or shy to bring a big bottle, you can bring flask to office. Im using hot flask to put any kind of drinks, my hot/cold water, tea etc. So, no one knows whats inside. But, you will need to keep on fill-in the water about 3-4 times, daily 😅

2. Starts walking instead of driving

Keep your body moving, any kind of movement either dancing, walking, jogging. This is some sort of exercise too.

How to start: When you go to office, try to walk instead of driving a car. If you have public transport to your office, use public transport. Like me, I have an option either to drive or to use public transport. I choose to use public transport. Try to download steps apps, and you will be surprise how much you had to walk daily to/from office. Its been once, I walked 1 round at the huge lake nearby to my house, it turn out the steps not exceeded the daily steps i took to the office 😂 it seems i walk daily to office, more than 1 huge lake. 😃

3. Eat a clean food and right portion

Okay, this is very tough. Sometimes, you just don’t have much time to cook n prep meal, and sometimes you just not in the mood to cook. The rule is simple, you just need to eat quarter vegie, quarter fruits, quarter for meats and quarter carbs.

How to start: Eat varieties but in right portion. Like me, I don’t have much time to cook daily, so sometimes I just bring Quinoa to my office and buy chicken, vegie at the nearby food truck. Before eat, you will need to know what available food categories. They consists of Protein, Carbohydrate, Fibers, Fats dan Dairy. For dairy consumption, you will need to check yourself if you are a type that can eat dairy product or can’t. For me, I can eat it but I will gain more weight with dairy products 😀 You need to understand your own body first before plan out your meal. It took try and error method for me, as I’m not a doctor 😃 If you have option to check with dietitian, that will be the best.

Back to my stories, yes I bring Quinoa to office, and buy chicken/fish, vegie and fruits at the nearby food truck. Sometimes, i just bought Sandwiches that already have fish, bread and vegie. Easiest and fastest 😂😅

4. Slot some outdoor activities

This a bit tough to do, as Im still working 9-6 for the whole weekdays in office, and get easily tired during weekend.

How to start: I keep 1 day of weekend to rest and the other 1 day out. The resting day, normally I will do laundry, clean up room, bed etc as long as its indoor. For another day outdoor activities like, washing car, morning walk and soon I will slot time for hiking. Yay!! Its been awhile Im not hiking, probably in November Im gonna start back my hiking hobby with my bestie 🥰

5. Stock more fruits and vegetable

Yes, just in case if you keep on feeling hungry, stock with lots of vegetables and fruits, and don’t forget nuts too. Nuts are some sort of good fat such as almond, walnut, sunflower seed etc.

How to start: Buy a pack of mixed nuts and dried fruits, and pack into small container and bring it to office. I will update my snack stack container soon..❤

Till then…to be continue….

Love, Sofia

Home Sweet Home. Virtual decoration for my 2nd home…😘

HeLL-oOooooOoooo everybody!!! How R yoOoouuu?? HoOoopeee everyone sounds and safe. 😘

Okay, today topic…is…let’s virtually design the minimalist house, virtually!! Hahaha..yes. Virtually, coz it’s seems loOooong way to goOoooOooo for my 2nd home to be completed, target to be complete by 2nd half of 2025 🥺

Let’s check this out….all these furniture I search by using actual shopping platform that available in Malaysia 😃🥰❤

The entrance

Entrance should be, as simple as possible and have multiple functions on each items.

The key holder. I want a simple holder like this, where I can hang keys and have some little space to put things.

The shoe bench, where I can store my shoes, and socks under the seat. It has a seat on top, where I can sit and wear my socks and shoes.

The console table and room divider on the same furniture. Okay, my console table will be as simple as this, where I can put 1 bowl, or tray to keep my wallet from going outside. At same time, can be a divider between the entrance and living room. Giving lil privacy to the living room 🥰

The Living Room

I will keep it as simple as possible, as my house will be small…

A long sofa, either 3 or 4 seaters, and leather materials as its easy to wash n maintain, plus not easily to get smell 😃

A lazy chair, where I can relax, which kinda match with my main sofa…

The TV, speaker and cabinet. I will have a simple cabinet, but yet elegant which match with the dining storage later. Mounted TV and some simple speaker will be great.

A very simple carpet, I dont like too many design n colors which will make me vomit.

A simple wall decoration…hanging in middle of the living room..

And some simple side table, where there is a storage that I can keep my throws and blankets 🥰

The Dining Room

A very simple dining room too…😘

Okay, I dont need a very big dining room. A simple dining table of four like this, which gimme flexibility to seat on, either normal chair, or bench like this..

Okay, on the table, I would love to keep salt and pepper like this kind of shapes. Simple and elegant shapes.

Under the dining table set, I will have this bamboo carpet. I can’t step on cool floor, so I will love it to have some kind of carpet to feel cozy 🙂

Okay, I will have my coffee machine on top of this kind of storage table. I like it to be thin, and yet have some storage where I can keep my toaster, my blender or fruit juice machine. This storage will be located against the wall near to my dining table.

On top of the dining storage cabinet, I will have a big mirror like this, to give “some space” for the small apartment 😃

A lovely coffee machine 😍 I definitely will need this. I dont really like the normal powder coffee, I love the fresh grinded coffee. Coffee lover in the house ❤

The Kitchen

For kitchen, a simple kitchen cabinet, without handles. Handles can trap dust, so the handle-less cabinet will be a furrrpecct match for me.

Steel cutting board. I used to love wooden cutting board, but after I saw how mould it can be from my mom’s house, I don’t want it now 😂😅 This can function for flour kneading too..

A sink, where I can have multiple function. Can use to wash vegetables and fruits like this.

Induction stove, as I think Im a person who can easily set a fire at home. Haha. Plus, most of my pot will be a cute pot, which will get burn easily the bottom if i use normal stove with fire. Lol

Of course, a carpet every space in the house. I can’t have a sticky floor 😃

Okay, the bin. I will have covered bin something like this. Not too big, and not too small where I can throw it on a daily basis.

The bedroom

For bedroom, I will love to have some space on the wall where can act as my side table. I need to minimize the furniture and design it smartly, as my bedroom will be very small 😂

A smart wall which act as my side table, and as my bed’s header too. I will keep my clock alarm here 😃

My bed’s frame will be really simple like this, but not my mattress, pillow and duvet. Hahaha..those fabric need to be chosen very carefully, need to be very comfortable and nice to see 😃 I will have separate post for those fabrics. Lol

Okay, I don’t really like bed’s header, coz it doesn’t serve any kind of purpose. I just need, some space of the wall, to put my alarm and this kind of pillow as my bed’s header. 😃😃😃

Last, but not least…my wardrobe which has function as a big mirror as well. So, i don’t need any other space for my full body mirror.

Against the masterbedroom’s big window, I will have this bench where I can sit on top, and have some storage underneath 🥰

Okay, another an unusual things i would love to have in my room is, the fireplace simulation. It can be my sleeping light and perhaps I could find some item which has function as my humidifer as well. Its a good idea, but let’s see if this is also a humidifer or not. If yes, then its a great buy which serve 2 functions at once. 😃

The bathroom

Shower…shower…shower….i really love shower, compared to bath tub. Bath tub is good, but not all the time. Shower is on the go, and kinda like a rain for me. A big showet head is awesome, and of course with water heater. I like it to be black and matte, as the normal silver can easily rusted.

The shower floor, I will love to have wooden floor like this, so it won’t be that slippery.

Okay, that’s all for now…other things like mattress, pillow, throw, lamp nights, swicthes, curtain etc not cover in this post. I’m gonna have a separate topics on that 😃😀🙂

Till then…to be continued…

Love, Sofia

Tiktok…tiktok…3months before 2023…

Hi everyone! Good Friday, everyone! How are you, guys? Hope you are all well and sound.

We are entering October in 2022 now, just 3 months left before we enter 2023. How are you feeling about it? Feeling Excited? Nervous? Happy? Or Sad? Well…well…well..let’s check ourselves goals, either is it has been achieved? Or not yet to achieve? Or Partially achieve?

Well, I have “unlock” some items in 2022. Alhamdulillah. Just, to loose weight goal is still pending. Hahahahaha 😂

Looking back at my post in October 2021 with title “It’s Time to Plan Out for 2022 🥳”, I have achieved some of the things. Weehuu!! 🥳🥳🥳

1. 100% Financial Freedom

Okay, I almost have Financial Freedom, but unfortunately my credit card pile up again. It seems impossible to live without credit card these days because everything goes cashless. I tried to open up a better account for this purpose in 2023, to replace credit card and use more debit card.

First thing, is to settle off the credit card. Secondly, to open an account with debit card about 10k. Then, after that only will have savings in other investment account. Let’s see, this was my plan to get rid of credit card as I want to be free from giving extra money to banks. LOL

2. Positive working environment

Alhamdulillah, I have found a very good company to work with positive people around, and I can built my career. Thank you for Almighty Allah SWT for this opportunity. 🥰❤😘

3. Minimizing wardrobe

Alhamdulillah, I had finalized my wardrobe cleanup and keep only necessary clothes. I still keep my other clothes, but in the box. When I got time, I wanna take picture and sell it off. The money received, I will pay off Credit Card, and if got some extra, I will save in my Debit Card accounts.

4. Healthy lifestyle

Hurmm, this kinda tough as I live with my family. Hahahaha, it will be easy if I live alone, but I try to stay and keep a healthy lifestyle. Next month, November, I try to slot in hiking activities back into my schedule. Wohooo!!! I can’t wait for it..🥳

5. Additional goal for 2023: To achieve weight goal 55kgs.

I’m adding another one……To achieve goal weight 55kg. 😂 sounds impossible, but determination kills all impossibilities. 😀

Frankly speaking, I hate most of cardio exercises. Its really a boring exercise for me. I love lift weight so much. But hey, I need to keep it aside first..perhaps to focus on bodycombat more for now, at least. 😃

6. Additional achievement in 2022 😃

Hey, guess what? I met my true soulmate. Haha. Let’s see how things going on..😜

Okay, thats all for now…enjoy this view…..its about to start work!! Let’s work hard and smartly, don’t work hard and blindly, Guys!! Cheers!! ❤

Till then, to be continue….

Love, Sofia

Hey, its October 2022 already 😃

Hey guys!! Whatsapp?? Whatsapp??? Been a long time I didn’t update my blog. How are you feeling? It’s October 2022 already, how time flies so fast…in 3months, we going to enter 2023 😀

I got nothing much to share, been busy for pass few weeks. Just want to share my dream home. I love loft and open concept design, with minimalist look. It will be just purrfect for me 🥰

So, here we go….

I always wanted a loft studio kind of house, which has minimal element. I don’t need too much space, which easier to create clutters and hardly to maintain. Its simple, no much drama for clean up. 😃😇

Insya Allah, one day I will have it. Okay, that’s all my post for now. I don’t really have much to share 🙂

Till then, to be continue….

Love, Sofia

Awana Genting Highland resort, is it nice? 😃

Hye, so last week I went to Genting Highland. Didn’t go for cable car, just chilling and relaxing 🥳

Well, last time when I went there before the pandemic, it was an old resort (not well maintained). However, when I went there last week, I can see some changes and differences, and there were also some on going renovation in progress. I think it’s pretty nice, open concept resorts. Check this out..

Im not sure what was this, something like glass house? Its still in progress..

It looks like hydrophonic plants..still in progress..

What I like about is…the cafe 😍

Okay, I think the rest pretty normal, just the cafe looks a bit luxury and chilling 😍

They have an open concept cafe, you can seat whenever you want. I love the music they played, it reminds me of the gym I used to go before. Check these out…

The view from inside of the cafe..there is bar outside, beside the pool. I like the concept, if you wanna feel cozy and warm cafe, you can seat inside. If you wanna have some fun, the bar is outside..its versatile concept.

They have some machines…that you can play..

Okay, enough with the lobby, cafe etc, we go to the room…Zoom In…

The hallway..pretty old school…but I think they will change it later..renew the look..

What I like bout this resort is that…it has nostalgia memories when me and my siblings were kids. We came here most of the weekend 🥰❤

There were 2 rooms…check these out…

Breakfast at the balcony….

Okay, that’s pretty much about the resort..we enjoyed it 🥰

Till then…to be continue

Love, Sofia

Organizing “Gadget” for An Organizer Freak 😂

HeLLooOoo everyone!! What’s up? It’s finally here!! So called – My organizing “gadget”…haha..🥰

So, I bought 3 different sizes of Rattan Box storage, to keep my blankets and other stuffs like my hairband, hair clip, sleeping mask, detox patches etc.

Tadaa!!! Cute rattan storage in different sizes – S, M and L 🥰

The reason I don’t buy big basket for my blankets, is that because Im living in a small room – to keep virtual clutters away 😃

Oh, and another things, the grey storage is for my undergarments. I like it to be well organize, soothing in my eyes 😍

The other Organizing “Gadget” I have in my room 😃

1. The Square Storage Box (with zip on top and side) – for *Towels* and *Bedsheets*

2. Medicine Kit – all first aid medicine including Covid-19 swab test 😃

3. Make Up storage – unfortunately, I don’t have much make up. Mostly for my skin care serum, hair serum, backup Parfum, Massage Oil, body lotion, hand lotion, nail clipper, haircomb, contact lens casing etc 🥰

4. Clothes Dust Cover – other than Virtual Clutters free, this cover helps to keep away the dust in wardrobe. Coz, I noticed there are dust at the bottom of the wardrobe and I need to clean it, weekly 🤪

5. Parfum and pins storage – Okay, I have lot of parfums, but these 2 are the most often I used. Easily to pickup and put back, to minimizing the virtual clutters and as a deco too. 😃

6. The humidifier essential oil – Okay, okay, parfum freak in the house..whoott whoot!! 😚 So, I have my fav flavours which I often used – Hotel version: *Banyan Tree, Grand Hyatt, Westin, and Hilton* and typical essential: *Orchid* and *Lavendar* flavour. I do have more such as *peppermint*, *Oranges* etc, but I keep it away in wardrobe to avoid virtual clutters. ☺

7. From the back, Hotel version : *Hilton hotel, Westin hotel, Grand Hyatt hotel, Banyan Tree hotel. Orchid.* From the front: *Lavendar*.

Crystal Collections: To Re-Use?

Okay, Im pretty okay for the rest, there is only something I don’t find the purpose to be displayed on my table – My Crystal Collections.

Well, I used to put some essential oil onto it, coz I thought to make it as a crystal diffuser. But it turn out, not so good compared to wood, plus my crystal out of shapes and colors 🥲

I’m thinking to re-use it for something better and useful, if you have any good idea, you can comment below, thanks 😉

I think, some has changed color and shapes. I used to have emerald green color, but now its gone 😭

Okay, that’s all for today…to be continue…

Love, Sofia

Colmar Tropicale, Berjaya Hills

HeLLoOooooo Everyone!!! How are you all??? This week is a holiday week!! Yeppie! 🥰

So, we went to Colmar Tropicale, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang. I book via online booking, 2 sites – Booking.com and Agoda. It’s a last minute booking, since both my parents wanna join too. 😁

Okay, you will need transportation to come here. It’s kinda far from the city, surrounded by forest. Well, the food kinda expensive here if you compared to the normal price. 1 cup of coffee may cost you around RM 10. I’m talking bout the normal coffee, not starbuck kind of coffee 🙈 So, those who wants to be on budget, I suggest you to have picnic for the 1st day, then you can go for outside eating for the next day.

Registration at Hotel Lobby

Once you reach here, if you are using private vehicle, you may park at basement parking. Don’t bring along your luggage, I suggest you to register first to see which building is your room. You will need to fill-up some registration forms upon check-in.

So, I booked 2 rooms – Deluxe King and 1 bedroom apartment King. I’d asked for both rooms to be close together, you may asked the PIC at the hotel counter (subject to availability). So, I got Deluxe King at Level -1 (underground) and the 1 bedroom King at Level 3. Here are those rooms..its lovely and clean rooms.

The 1 bedroom apartment (King bed)

This room at the highest level, 3rd floor.

Narrow and long bathroom. I think they used the space wisely. Its small, but yet functioning well. ❤

Dry kitchenette. They didn’t really allow you to cook, you can cook instant noodles only 😀

Hurm…spacious dining room..idk why its so spacious here..i think can built the 2nd bedroom here 😃

Okay, that’s all for the 1 bedroom apartment. Now, let’s checkout the 2nd room..which is Deluxe King.

Deluxe King

Dining room and dry kitchenette. They have minifridge inside the cabinet, but I think only suit for drinks.

The hotel building…..🥰

It’s a beautiful france building for the whole hotel. I like it’s unique design..❤

It has the pad lock love too….idk what is the purpose….😃

Some of the view from side of the building..

Okay, I bought rooms with complimentary breakfast. Well, the croisants are much nicer compared to the rice. 😃

Last, but not least. My travel essential 😃😂

I can’t live without parfum…so i bring along the hotel flavour parfum..by Mayci. My fav were Grant Hyatt and Banyan Tree.

Okay, that’s all for now..to be continue….

Love, Sofia

Throwback…the best job ever so far….missing them ❤

Hey everyone!! The weekend is over …now we need to get back to work!

Okay, talking about work, I still remember when I work with Great Eastern, back in 2019-2020. I missed working with them at Great Eastern, the staffs are very kind. I still do remember, each time whenever we have a new staff, they will celebrate and bought a welcome food for us. It’s a really nice environment to work there.

Throwback, I got an opportunity as my recruiter sending me off, to change to another client after 10months joining the company. So, I have to say goodbye to all of them. I bought some cute souvenirs for all the team members. The cute pen 🥰

Then, I made a bouquet flower from the pens. Isn’t cute? 🥰

There is one day, I received a mystery food delivery. When I saw on the paper, it’s written small notes said, “Once arrived, please call Sofia”, from Kak Shera. It was so touching that my manager secretly sending me 2 cupcakes for me. Thank you, Kak Shera. I will do always keep in touch with you. Hope one day we can still work together 🥺

🤤 yummy..bought one for my family recently, and they love it.

Okay, I think that’s all for now..I still have a week to go, before going for my long vacation with my family 🥰

Till then…to be continue…

Love, Sofia

3 things that’s very important in our life 🙂

HeLLoooOoooo everyone!!! It’s weekend again!! I woke up today, suddenly I’ve been thinking bout this…

There are 3 things that very important in our life – Faith to God, Health and last but not least Education.

Why I said so? Okay let’s go to see each of it in details

1. Faith to God

Okay, this happened to me. I don’t believe in miracle before, until this is really happened to me. There is one day, I lost my car key. I find in everywhere, in my room, in living room, in dining room, in my car literally everywhere, but not found. After checking for a week, I started my prayers and asking my God for my key. After not more than 3minutes, I found it in my room. The thing is, I did look for it at the same place, but couldn’t find it before. You imagine I’m looking for over a week. Starting that day, I do believe that prayers can make a miracle.

So back to our story, yes we need to pray to God, coz above of our plans, there is a Greatest Planner to plan our life. If you find difficulties in this life, then repent to God coz only God can turn things into miracle. This life is a test, patience and prayers help us to overcome the stress. Insya Allah.

2. Health

One of the reason why health is very important is that, medicine supply is very low nowadays. There are fluctuate in medicine price over the years, very expensive these days. Recently, one of the doctor i visited told me, our medicine is running out, and we need to find different supplier to replace. Lot of patients lately, and clinics, hospitals are full.

Another reason is, when you sick, you just simply can’t do anything at all. You gonna lay down, do nothing. Eating medicine and not proactive. If you are wealthy, but not fit..you gonna spend a lot of your money for medicine. Wasn’t it waste of money? So, live a healthy lifestyle is very important. I’m not only talking bout physical health, mental health is very important too. Coz I’ve seen during pandemic and lockdown, a lot of people gone insane and some commit suicide. If you don’t have strong faith to God, you will definitely commit suicide when you face a lot of trouble in your life. Differently if you have faith in God, you will repent yourself to God and ask for forgiveness. Ask for miracle, believe me, miracle does happened with prayers 🥰

3. Education

Okay, this is very important. I do understand, some places they don’t have good education system in their countries. But hey, if you had some lessons from your mother, your father, your sister etc telling you do’s and don’ts, that is a part of education too. Not only books, advises are ki nd of education too.

So, why am I saying this is very important in our life? Okay, with educations and exposure, the level of thinking to solve one’s issue is different. The higher you learnt, the more you can see overall issue and know how to tackle the issue by finding the root cause. Comparing to those doesn’t have any education, they only see things from ‘front end’. With education, you be able to see from ‘front end to back end’ and ways how to tackle the issue. So, for those don’t have any opportunities to study in school, don’t worry. Talk to more people. Most of our educations are from people experiences. I did that, I did talk to people and listen to their experiences and advises. It somehow helps me to analyzing problem i faced 😃

If you are trying to find your life partner, try to find somehow who has same level of education with yours. This is very important to avoid conflicts or argument when you face some issues in your life.

Okay, I think these 3 things are crucial to have. When you have these 3, you can try to balance out your life. That’s all for today..

….to be continue….

Love, Sofia

Johnny Johnny…yes papa! Yummy yummy 🤤

Heyy!! Everybody! If you come to Malaysia and you love steamboat, do visit Johnny’s restaurant! And order for their Tomyam soup…slurrppp 🤤 It was my fav steamboat restaurant, so far..

Okay, the restaurant have different kind of food, they do serve steamboat with min of 2 pax steamboat and also they do serve ala carte like ‘Nasi goreng cendawan’ my fav 🤤. It doesn’t cost much, was around RM 40++ for 2pax and with Tomyam soup some extra RM 15. Total I ate was around RM66 (included drink-lime juice). This price was in June 2022 and might change over the months/years 😃

So, I just wanna chill alone that day, and ordered for 2pax steamboat. If you love spicy, I recommend the Tomyam soup, it’s damn nice if you mixed it with the ‘asam laksa’ sauce 😍🥰