Writing

Last time I wrote to express my feelings, to tell the ones I love – I love them. I always find joy in writing which I suppose comes from my dad. So thanks Abah!

But now, I write to track how my writings have changed over the years, how my thoughts and perspectives have developed and especially how can I improve, how can I convey my messages shorter and to the point. Have my use of vocabulary expanded and if yes in what ways.

Ultimately, I am looking to earn and travel with my writings too. He wills, amen.

So many dreams to be achieved and although I’d like to think I do have the time to lavish, the reality is I have to push while I am still able and young. So this means, I’ve got only so little time!

But whatever it is, let’s keep going. Even if we go slowly it doesn’t matter as long as we make progress.

For, be not afraid of going slowly, but be afraid of standing still.

First Airbnb Hosting Experience

Elena from Spain, Matias from Argentina, Najmy, Yours Truly & Sergio from Mexico. June, 2016.

We wanted to open the house for CouchSurfing but we knew we gotta leverage ourselves too, so Airbnb it is.

Our first experience was quite unique. We were approached by a local called Zack who lives in KL. He opens his space for CouchSurfing but cannot host surfers in his house for it is currently under renovation. Thus, when surfers request his couches – he takes the surfers in and books an Airbnb to host his guests at.

What a very kind act I thought. The travellers would be forever grateful for such kindness. Coz, you know why. You travel a lot too don’t you?

So, basically Zack was the one who guided them and brought them around. But on the last night, we heard Matias playing ukulele and were interested to listen to him live. So we joined them and we all spoke about ourselves, our life aims, our travels and experiences. It was very refreshing for us since the last time we really travelled and exchanged stories with other travellers was half a year ago.

Elena and Matias studied in Germany and that’s where they met. They’ve been travelling for 2 months and their last stop before going back to Matias’s hometown in Argentina is the Olympics in Rio. While Sergio has been travelling for 2 years! He’s a web designer and a photographer who sells his pictures online – that’s how he finances his travel. You can check out his project here The Arcae Project and show some support!

It also felt good to finally host! All these while we’ve always been surfing only. So yeah

Listening to others peoples’ aims make us want to work harder to live our dream lives too. InshaAllah.

Goals Oriented

Loch Lomond, Scotland 2014.

I love jotting down my goals and dreams. There were quite a number that I already checked. Among them are – studying in the UK, start a baking & organic farming business, sell good (read Halalan Thoyyiban) foods, establish my own philanthropic community, get married at 22 and backpack around Europe with my soulmate just to name a few. Alhamdulillah.

So for now I’d like to jot down a few more which I will divide into two different routes. One – if I pursue my career which are business, writing & financial consultation (maybe other things too along the way as trying out new things is my forte). Two – if I pursue my Masters education in MBA. Actually, I would love to do performing arts. But hubs suggested that performing arts can be learned in an arts academy not in the Uni. So, MBA it is and performing arts can come in weekend theatrical classes. InshaAllah.

Now, let’s go through ’em.

Career-focused path: 

1. I involved myself in organic farming in 2012. Now, I took it to another level by supplying organic chickens to anyone who aim to make positive impacts in their lives and the world. More people are shifting to organic foods now and in a matter of time, organic business will be the next big thing in Malaysia. With that, it will all be worth it soon. 
2. I have 7 products in line to be produced under my organic company but – let’s concrete one by one. 
3. In 5 years time (if we can shoot for lesser then alhamdulillah), we look into opening our own organic shops and bars (no alcoholic drinks involved – bar just sounds cool). 
4. Franchising our organic chicken farm system (10 years and counting of experience) to other places and communities to strengthen local economy, promote job opportunities, increase awareness and health to anyone involved. 
5. Best consumer experience international company. World’s leading organic company. InshaAllah. 
6. When we have so much control over the country’s economics, we get to facilitate positively in the country’s economic decisions. Amen. 
7. Empowering poverty affected communities to become self-sustainable with our strategic farming systems. 
8. Travel to all parts of the world getting our business and philanthropic affairs done. 

I have a few more but I’m keeping them in. Let’s now move on to the academic route.

Life is a lifelong learning.

1. Last time I wanted to do PhD – become a food scientist and change the world of agriculture and food production from a hierarchical point of view. Like, if I really want to end world poverty I gotta be a very influential person – a person with authority right? I can’t end world poverty with the small scale humanitarian projects like I used to do anymore. But, things didn’t work out as we’ve planned. Yet, it doesn’t mean it stops there because if we keep on paving the pavement of our own dream life, then He is always here as our biggest supporter. 
2. Do Masters in MBA at a university in Cornwall – as I’ve said before – any place in the UK where the sun shines brighter than my scarves, would do. But, let’s stick to Cornwall. Studying in the US is tempting too. But I don’t wanna repeat the same thing I did when I was doing my degree. Most of my times were spent travelling, discovering and trying out new things rather than excelling in my studies. Really, if its a US, I’ll be surfing my way to Hawaii or hiking my way up the Canyons in Utah. I’ll stick to the place where I’ve gotten the hang of it so when I’m there to study – I’ll really study. I’m gonna make the valedictorian (that’s very American of me) and someone with the biggest positive impact in the Uni affecting other states as well. Amen. 
3. Increase my analytical skills. Of course, even if I didn’t further my studies anyways, I’m improving this. 
4. Find a masters course with a contemporary touch to it (I’m done with the conservative ways of learning) with a two year sandwich program. I know this is quite unlikely. But hey, we never know! 
5. Do internship with Innocent and continue to work with them for 2 years more. Raising three kids with my handsome husband who manages the business. 
6. I’m looking to further my studies after I’ve concreted my organic business and can entrust it to someone who can actually run it without me being physically there. And this means, I gotta strategise my system soon enough too. 
7. We’ll bring our three kids along to experience our childhood dreams – the whole of Africa for 6 months. Live, walk, dress like one of them and especially put a very heavy thing on our heads like a pro too! Hike its mountains, surf its waves and enjoy its animal inhabitants. 
8. Make another 6 months trip to the USA and Latin America before coming back to Malaysia via a caravan from the UK. So, about 4 years overseas again. 

And now, I’ll have to think about financing all of these. Hahahaha. I might mix these routes too but whatever it is, I’m glad it is relieved from my system and if I go haywire, the writings are here as my manual.

I’m surprised to know that ending world poverty is still my dreams after all these years. I’ve only realised this after I’ve written this too.

Well, if its meant to be, it will. No rush, no judgements, no punishments.

Life is always a box of chocolates.