I know I know quarantine has over and it's now the new normal era, but I still quarantining my self at home. It's because I just enjoying my time like studying and interning from home. Well, I some kind of a homebody person, you can say.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought so many things. It forces us to normalize the things that we don't usually do and also give us the opportunity of doing the things that we couldn't do before. For example, I really wanted to write my blog frequently, but it's because I don't have much time to write due to my tight schedule of collage and organization stuff, so I couldn't write my blog frequently. Much worse, I ever write just two articles in a year.

Since I go to my hometown and spend most of my days at home, I can do so many things that I really wanted to do, but haven't got the change before. I could write my blog more frequently now, I could take a digital marketing certification, and any other things. I'm not trying to say that my activities at college have a stand in the way my self from doing such activities, but I just want to highlight the bright side of my quarantine. 

In this post, I'm going to share a few random favorite things for me to spend my quarantine. I'm thinking about making this kind of post into a series, but I don't know. I still have to think about it. If you find the part.2 of this post, then I decided to make it as a series.

The Alchemist

This book tells us a story about a young man, Santiago who traveled far from his country to search for a treasure. He wanders from Spain to Egypt, looking for a treasure that a king told him. He is facing a lot of obstacles while he tried to find the treasure and searching for his own dreams.

Reading this book makes me call my inner adventurous soul. I really love this book. I know this book from my high school best friend, Sifa. Hi, Sifa! if you reading this. She told me that this was a good book and I'm going to like the story. Turn out, she is right. I really like the story. This book is a "must-read". This book makes me want to travel to Spain and Egypt and Africa and anywhere that has a desert and dry place. I was really curious about how it feels like to ride a camel in the middle of a desert, how it feels like to see pyramids, and how it feels like to see a wonderful city with a lot of unique buildings. Spain and Egypt are definitely on my travel bucket list!

Since I can't travel anywhere, this book feels like brought me to the place inside the book where Santiago go and this book makes me imagining the places that Santiago visited. Oh, I hope that I can visit those places soon.

By the way, If you guys have any books recommendation for me, please let me know :)

K-Dramas

I've been watching and liking K-dramas lately. Now, I'm a huge fan of it. I really love to see handsome Oppas, lol. I actually watch a lot of it, but I think in this post I just want to recommend you guys a few of it because if I recommend all of my watching lists it will be a very long post. So I'll recommend a few dramas that come from 2020. I'm going to continue it on the other post, I guess.

I've been watching a lot of crime, thriller, and action dramas. I recently watched The Flower of Evil, but it hasn't finished yet and now I'm waiting for the next episode. But, I saw an Instagram post last day telling about the production of Flower of Evil that has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I just hope the best for the drama.

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Hospital Playlist

Mystic pop-up bar

The game towards zero

Train

I think that's all for today. I hope you enjoy reading my blog and don't forget to wear your mask wherever you go.

xoxo,

-m

 

Layering can be tricky sometimes, isn't it?

I love layering my outfit, especially because I live in a city with a lot of highlands, so it's quite cold and windy sometimes. I found that layering was a fun thing to do. I can mix and match a few same items without feeling bored of wearing repetitive clothes. 

Layering sometimes can be tricky and hard. It can make us look bulky or it can make us look like a sick person. So, today I'm going to write about a few tips for all of you my beloved readers and friends on how to layering your clothes from my personal perspective. Disclaimer: I'm not a pro so this post is just my personal opinion and the things that I applied on my self whenever I'm layering my outfit, lol. 

1. Add some basic and play with pattern

Adding some basic items to your layering outfit could balance everything. For example, you can put a basic t-shirt underneath your tartan outer or patterned blazer or you can switch the positions. Playing mix and match basic and statement items can be so much fun and avoid us from 'boring' outfit.

2. Play with colors

Mix and match your outfit and play with the colors. You can wear a bright outfit with a neutral color. You can mix a dark color with a nude color. Even more, you can mix and match a bright color with a bright color as long as you can mix it the right way. I think that wearing colors that match your skin tone is really important too. To find out more you can click here and it will lead you to an article that I found may be quite helpful for you to find out more about how to match your skin tone with colors.  

3. Put fun Accessories 

To complete the whole looks you can add fun accessories such as hand watch, necklace, bracelet, ring, or whatever you want.

4. Put thinner layer inside

It's like the most important thing about layering. If you don't want your self look bulky, you should apply these tips. I think if you put both of your thick clothes on your layering outfit you will look like someone comes from the Iceberg or unleash you're living in a country that has crazy winter. 

Andddd finally, here are a few references on how to layering your outfit.

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I think that a few tips from me. I hope that it is useful for all of you and if you guys have any feedback or suggestion for me please let me know because sometimes I just really don't know what to write and how to write well, so the readers won't get bored on my writing. I really wanted to write engaging content.

I hope you and your family stay well and don't forget to put on your mask wherever you go. Stay save and healthy :) 

xoxo,

-m

Hi, people! how are you? 

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Hello people, how are you?

1. Onka

via @aboutonka Instagram

2. ThenBlank

3. Kano

via @in.kano Instagram

4. Mao Basic

via @mao.basic Instagram

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Hello guys, how are you? how is your quarantine going?

Talking about quarantine, I feel like it can be our time to reflect back on what we have done before. a couple of days ago, I made a question box on my Instagram story. several friends are asking about insecurity. Here is my answer



And then one of my closest friends reply my IG story and told me that this current event (the COVID-19 pandemic) has made her more grateful for what she has owned or just as simple as she feels grateful that she was still healthy and eats well. Simple and small things that she ever thought about being grateful for before.

It makes me realize that what she said to me is true. I should be more grateful that I was still healthy and eat well. This current event has made me realize that time is precious and the world is so unpredictable. So I shouldn't waste my time. This current event also teaches me how to be patient and appreciate every moment in my life as simple as having lunch outside with my friends or drinking coffee and have small talk with people.

Reflecting back on the things that we've done and learned from it and be grateful for it so we can be a better person after this pandemic is much important rather than blaming and complaining about the current situation.

xoxo,
-m

Hi guys, how are you? I hope that you and your family stay safe and healthy.

well, today I'm going to share with you guys some of my favorites Instagram accounts that become my latest fashion inspiration. I ever made this kind of post a long time ago. I think in 2018 or 2019 I forget. You can check it on my older blog post if you want. But, I'm thinking about making the renewed version of the older one. Actually, there are more than 5 accounts that I love and become my latest inspiration but right now I'll just make it 5 because if I featured more than 5 it will be a very long post. Maybe next year or later on I'll make the renewed version of this one.

when I'm going to go somewhere or having an event to attend I often got stuck on what should I wear. I often look for inspiration on my Instagram or Pinterest. It quite helping and sometimes I just randomly scroll my Instagram to look up for inspiration even though I'm not going anywhere. No doubt that I got a lot of styling inspiration after that.

Recently, I've been crazily obsessed with the Asian fashion style. I like how Korean or Japanese or Thailand people dressing up. I think it just fit my style since right now comfy-chic style being on-trend. And the Instagram accounts that I'll mention are really match with my sense of fashion.
My friends know that I really like to see something aesthetics so the Instagram account that I'll feature also have "that" aesthetic feeds.

So here are 5 Instagram accounts that I'll feature today:

@yamsana

@yamsana via Instagram

 @iammingki

@iammingki via Instagram

 @ceciliemoosgaard

@ceciliemoosgaard via Instagram

 @imalyssalau

@imalyssalau via Instagram

 @kumika_iiio2

@kumika_iiio2 via Instagram

I hope that this post will help you if you guys have a styling problem like me.

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Declutter something from your life was never been easy. It takes a lot of courage. Declutter can make your life feel better because it forces you to just keep whatever that important and throw away whatever is unnecessary even though it has a lot of history.

I often bought many things that unnecessary just because it is cute or attract me when the first time I saw it. Most things that I impulsively bought are clothes. It makes my wardrobe full. Most of them I rarely wear so it just makes me waste my money. Declutter is one of the ways that can help me to solve this kind of problem. I have to let go of all the unnecessary clothes, then I can sell them as preloved or I can donate them. When you want to declutter your wardrobe or tidy up your home, you can watch Marie Kondo show on Netflix or just simply read her books to get inspiration and learn about the art of tidying up.

Declutter can also be applied to your feelings and any other things like I've mentioned before. You can let go of your ex (lol :D) or you can let go whatever that makes you have low self-esteem, such as insecurity, not believing your own self, feeling not enough, etc. Those kinds of feelings can lead you to negativity or even worst.

You can try self-compassion to get rid of low self-esteem. There are three key points of self-compassion: self-kindness, mindfulness, and common humanity. I don't want to explain it in detail on this post but you can try to cultivate the three key points on your mindset every day. It would help you to apply self-compassion in your everyday life. I personally still try to learn to apply it but it's okay.

Happy old year

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Happy old year is a Thai movie that can teach us about declutter and its process. The story is about a lady named Jean who comes back to Thailand after several years of living aboard. She decided to renovate her home and get rid of all the old unnecessary stuff but has a lot of history. It was a long way journey until she is finally able to renovate her home and rearranging her feelings.
It was really interesting to watch, so I suggest all of you watch this movie especially when you want to declutter something or you have a problem with letting go.

well, all I want to say on this post is you can declutter whatever unnecessary things that make you unhappy or makes you feel worst. I know it never been easy, but all of you deserve to live a happy life so just let go and get rid of all of your problems but don't get away from it. Solve it and let go.

XOXO,
-m

First of all, I would like to say happy Eid al-Fitr for those who celebrate. May all of you have a wonderful time with your family at home because we still have to stay at home due to our country quarantine regulation. I hope that you and your family are safe and healthy.

So, my Raya outfit isn't that special and super effortless because I just wear whatever that already available on my wardrobe, and all of them are old pieces that I already owned. Maybe for some people, Raya is about a new piece of cloths but for me especially this year I don't buy any because I just stay at home.




I got my purple velvet outer from a local online store that I owned named Imajiku. You can check it on Instagram @imajiku_ but recently it temporarily closed and will open again soon. I got my white T-shirt from H&M. It just a basic white T-shirt and actually you can find it anywhere but this one is my favorite because the fabric was really nice. I got my white culottes jeans from Stradivarius. Well this one is one of my favorite pants and I often wore it anywhere. It's really easy to style and quite comfy, also it fits me well because it is an Asian cut. And lastly, I got my mules from a store in Bangkok. My mom bought it for me. I don't really remember the store name that my mom ever mention to me, but I think you can find a similar item on Chatuchak market.

wishing all of you have a nice day!
XOXO,
-m

One of the most important thing that I have to bring everywhere is lipstick and I can't live without it. Daily, I always wear lipstick, except if I just stay at home all day. I think lipstick is the most important makeup for me because I usually wear natural makeup look so I rarely wear something too heavy on my face like foundation or contour. Or if I'm too lazy to wear makeup I just need to put on lipstick and just go outside. It can help me to not to look pale.
So, today I want to share with you a few of my current favorite lipstick that wherever I go, I will always bring one or two of them inside my bag.
Some of my friends have been asking about what lips product that I usually wear, I hope this post can help my friends and whoever read this.
All of my favorite lipstick are local products. lately, I've been obsessed with local brand products because they now have great quality and various choices of products. Also, it fits more with my skin tone. All of them I found online from their website or Instagram.
 I love lipstick shade that has a brownish-red tone or just simply red lipstick. I think it would look good on my face rather than a lipstick that has a pink tone. All of my favorite product has velvet to matte finish. I don't like a lipstick that has crazily matte finish because it fell uncomfortable.
I already swatch 4 shades of my favorite lips product down bellow. It may seem slightly similar but actually, it is not. because all of them have velvet to matte finish so they are not transfer-proof but it doesn't bother me anyway.
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Due to my current condition, lately, I find that I'm kind of zoning out and feel unconnected to my world. Let's say that I'm kind of unmotivated and need to reconnect back. I feel like I'm not productive and literally do nothing. For a while, I just blame my self because I'm so lazy and why I'm being such a loner and anti-social kind of person while other people seem to learn new things and still can catch up with their society. Overthink haunts me every time.
But the fact is it's okay to zone out for a while, it's okay to be a loner for a certain time, it's okay if you feel sad and need to be unconnected from the world. You just have to take it easy and enjoy your time. Sometimes, people just have to be alone so they can reflect back and learn or to seek for inspiration and inner peace.
After a while, I feel much better. So, I try to reach some of my closest friends to simply just ask about how they're doing or share about life updates. I also share what I've been feeling lately and hopefully It helps me a lot through my uncertain conditions and quite helping me to reconnect back to society. And I begin to have the inspiration to write my blog after a while.
The conclusion is life is beautiful like the flower on my headline picture. So, you just have to take your time and whatever you've been through right now, I believe you're going to be okay.

XOXO
-m