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Aan Being Adventurous

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Assalamualaikum, world. I have not writing blog post for months. I get the urge to write again because I have trouble sleeping. I have so many thoughts overloading my brain. Itu waktu malam. Waktu siang aku rasa aku macam susah bekerja, haha. Semua input waktu meeting aku rasa macam angin lalu. Am I being too saturated with life's circumstances sampai tak cukup ruang untuk benda baru masuk? This is the use case for having a good companionship to share your thoughts and feelings. I already talked to my mom and my best friend, Diana. Hahhaa, but the storm inside my brain is not subsiding yet. So here are the things happening to me recently in April. Aku accident haritu. Kereta yang aku sayang rosak. Poor Xiao Bai Itu je masalah aku. Hahaha. Siapa je yang tak sayang kereta sendiri? Tapi, apalah sangat masalah aku kalau dibandingkan dengan masalah-masalah maha besar orang-orang sekitar aku. Colleague aku baru meninggal sebab cancer. My circle's friend ada yang masih menganggur. Kaw
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Kenapa Anda Merosakkan Kebahagiaan Diri Anda Sendiri?

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Blog post kali ini aku akan gunakan bahasa Melayu kerana bahasa ni ialah bahasa yang lebih tajam dan keras daripada bahasa Inggeris. Hidup adalah pilihan. Kebahagiaan juga adalah pilihan.    Kalau kau rasa persekitaran kau tidak memberi ketenangan, pindah saja tempat lain. Stress bekerja di syarikat A? Berhenti kerja, kerja di tempat lain. Kebahagian juga lagi senang dicapai kalau kau mempunyai kuasa, wang dan ilmu.  Contohnya, kau seorang majikan, kau ada pekerja yang bermasalah. Wajar ke kau masih menggaji pekerja yang bermasalah tu, hadap perangai dia bertahun-tahun, mengeluh disebabkan pekerja tu bertahun-tahun. Sedangkan kau ada pilihan. Kau boleh sahaja berhentikan dia. Tapi, kau lebih suka pilihan untuk tidak bahagia. Kau pun tahu kan? Kau dah mengata, cakap belakang pasal pekerja kau tu bertahun-tahun. Dosa percuma. Orang lain yang terpaksa dengar pun dapat dosa percuma. 'Tapi kasihan lah..' Kasihani diri sendiri dulu daripada sibuk mengasihani orang lain. Jangan banyak
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Life Update Before My Birthday

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Mwahhahaha. Hello again after almost a year. Yeah. I admit that nowadays due to advanced technologies, I feel very lazy to blog. To blog, I need to think about what my post is about, do I have sufficient images to share? I also need to write a lot and overthink my writing, grammar, and writing style. Mehh. I can easily share my life updates via Instagram stories, a picture tells thousands of words they say. But we tend to appreciate on things we spend time on. That's why I still brace myself through this laziness to write this. I hope Aan 20-30 years later will appreciate this shit. Life Updates So Far (sorted from the latest) Coldplay Music of the Spheres Kuala Lumpur On Nov 22, 2023 — I went to my first concert ever. Apparently, after convincing my parents, they allowed me to attend it although they're on the conservative side, pffft. I bought the ticket last May when I was still with ServeDeck. Yeah, I quit ServeDeck in July. Hahah. Buying this made me feel literally rich.
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How My Axia Car Relates to My Career — And The Psychology Behind It

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Stereotypically in Malaysia, Perodua Axia is labeled as the cheapest car for university students, B40s, and underpaid workers. This car is an economical icon 🚗 that serves the purpose of getting you from point A to B. Despite the stereotypes, I drive one with the main character's energy 🔥. I am very proud 😎 to drive a 2016 Manual Transmission White Perodua Axia SE.  I named my Axia 小白 (Xiao Bai) literally means Lil' White I am emotionally attached to this car and had no 🚫 plan to upgrade. Zettai ni!  There will always be voices that tryna brainwash and influence me to upgrade to a better car. My aunt said the bigger, the more branded the vehicle will make you more respectable. Yes. I don't deny that we humans are mentally biased to associate the finer things in life with higher life status. My neighbor also compared me with my other neighbor that works as a petrol pump cashier but owns a Suzuki Swift. Meh, who cares? People care a lot about other people while lacking th
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Simplifying Complicated Form

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Are all of our end-users lazy? No ❌ ( maybe some ), they just want things to go easy for them to use. They like simplified things. Lesser time spent on doing things = more time to do other things. We live in the IT era where  working smart is the new work hard . So, as the product designers, we need to make our product outsmart the intended user's expectations 🧠📈.  Today I will share my process of simplifying a complicated-looking form into a simpler one. The original structure is the exact requirements and was designed by the client themself. Ideally, a module should be relevant to all other clients, instead of just fitting a single client. So, to satisfy all stakeholders we need to audit the client's requirements, audit them out, question the reasons why❓, and point out any peculiarity before coming out with an improved UX and UI for their request. Disclaimer: YES. I KNOW. UX-wise, it is a sin 🚫 to use a modal dialog to host hi-stake and complex processes [ context ]. I l
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Timing is Everything (Part 2)

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All we want is to be in the right place at the right time. It’s all about having a good instinct for when the time is ripe to make a move. The proper timing is an important part of your career since it reduces friction and enables you to accomplish more in less time. In conclusion, timing is crucial to productivity and time management. I want it, I got it.  We're just peasants. We're not like those riches, corrupt politicians with money, power, and cables  to easily get what we want. To ask for something, we need to spend some effort to: 💩 Finding the right context  💩 Directly reducing blockers   💩 Be easily adaptable and align your goals with the environment  💩 Preparing enough resources 💩 Listening to yourself very carefully 1. Find the right context (by chance, easy), or create it (hard). The context here means the surrounding circumstances that relate to your to-do action. The first rule of good timing is to find the right context supporting your planned action. When y
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Timing is Everything (Part 1)

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Timing is just as important as the decision itself, my dude. You have the right thing/idea to raise up but if you raise it at the wrong time – then, bam! Your idea goes wasted. That is one example. Wrong timing does not only make ideas go to waste, it can cause frustration and dissatisfaction, heartbreak, and loss of trust and credibility. Time is a double-edged sword, and there is timing in everything. Time ≠ Timing  Generally, time itself can't be bought with money. Actually, money can buy time. Use the money to pay for Grab Food/Foodpanda to deliver to you. Instead of wasting time commuting to the restaurant, you can use the time for productivity. Welp, people are free to manage their time accordingly to their priorities. Hustlers with their overtime and work-life balance  try-hards like me with my language classes and hobby routines. I respect other people's time and I'm trying my best to make my interaction with them not another time wasted. Mutually, I don't want
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