This is a thread of my threads. On studying, apps, books and readings, my writings, my art, skincare and et cetera.
๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑโ๐ผ ๐จ
Online class feels more exhausting because there is no longer a distinction of time and place between your life and online school. It's mentally harder to convince yourself that what you're doing is real every time, and so difficult to tell yourself that you did enough. Be kind.
Hari ni nak buat thread apps yang students uni/college boleh guna untuk memudahkan urusan belajar hari2. The apps that changed my life during my 1st year medicine.
Semoga bermanfaat!
Stop assuming everyone with skin problems have problems with their skincare. The skin is an organ. Hormones and genetics play an enormous role. Skincare is just surface. It's rude to just assume and offer unsolicited advice, unless you're a dermatologist or something.
we buy starbuck drinks from a rich company for rm 20, tudung from capitalist companies for rm 200 but we still expect handmade artworks made from young, local artist's sweat and passion to sell below rm 10
it's sad
I cried going to KISAS.
I cried in KMB.
I cried in Dublin.
I cried on my first week in the hospital in Penang.
At this point, I'll take crying as a sign that things are going to get better in sya Allah.
a fact:
some ppl have G6PD and their red blood cells will explode if they inhale too much of ubat gegat scent or touch it. so please if you have ubat gegat in your house make sure your guests dont have G6PD.
other triggers: favism/ kacang parang
Hari ni nak share the ultimate thread of apps for students during online class seasons, and life generally. Hope everyone's doing okay despite the pandemic.
These apps had helped me tremendously, semoga boleh bantu sesiapa yang baca juga:
[a thread]
If anyone is wondering, Hlovate is still alive and hopefully well. She had been replying my email every 2 years since 2017, when I first got rejected as an author. May May Allah ease her always.
Online class and exams is not for everyone. Just be extra nice to yourself during these hard times. You're not making excuses, you're going through real and valid things.
"Nak baca buku tapi malas nak bawa berat2"
"Buku sekarang harga mahal"
"Nak try baca ebook tapi sakit mata"
I've been using the Kindle since 2019 and since then I've been reading about 100 books every year.
This is a thread of why you should get a Kindle ๐งต๐
Tips and reminders for online learning in university/college/school because I'm starting my third online semester of med school tomorrow and I need to get things together.
This is a thread.
1) grow up.
2) sbp/mrsm is a privilege. the education given there is of superior quality. it is LOGICAL for students that are trained in sbp/mrsm to get a lot of As but it is OUTSTANDING for students from normal schools with normal education to get a lot of As
Why can't you forgive yourself if Allah can forgive you? Is your court of forgiveness higher than God Almighty? That your rules are even stricter than His?
I'm going to compile a thread of online bookstores I always shop from and discount tips since we can't go to physical bookstores at the moment. Save for your future reference
"I have no time to read, I'm a student."
"I'm too busy to read"
"Reading is only for people who aren't busy"
I disagree. I study medicine and managed to read 100 books in 2020
This is a thread:
nobody says this but it's okay to not be a beauty with brains. it's okay to be genius with average looks only niche people find beautiful. you are kind and smart and you don't have to adhere to the beauty standards to be at your full potential. stay you.
I want to compile a list of places and methods where you can get Ebooks legally because I keep seeing people promoting pirate e-books. It breaks my heart.
This is my effort to offer you alternatives and raise awareness.
This is a thread of all the Google Chrome extensions that I found useful during online school and study. Hope you'll find a few that will make life a little simpler.
I share about skincare, I get acne
I share about studies, I fail exams
I share about positivity, a band of angry doctors attack
Sometimes we just have to not make it about us and keep doing the little good we are doing no matter what
It took me 5 years
@itsteme
, but Alhamdulillah my books are now near yours on the best seller list. Thank you for being one of the reasons I never gave up.
Yours,
N. F Afrina
This is not the time to be neutral. If you can't educate yourself, the least you can do is use logic.
Here are some analogies for you to grasp this. Stop seeing it as a "conflict" and believing Israel's smear campaign. Open your eyes.
#PalestineUnderAttack
"How do you self-publish books and study medicine at the same time?"
This is a thread of my never-shared-before planning system, just in time for 2024.
Dah lama tak buat thread so hari ni nak share about How to make notes for uni students (and anyone rlly)
Perasan tak almost all of us make notes when studying? Walaupun takde orang ajar.
But do we know what to do and why we do it?
"If you support Palestine, you are a terrorist."
Israel:
*Issues a 24 hour notice for evacuation just to bomb everyone who tries to evacuate.*
*Cuts off electricity, water, Internet, food and medical supplies*
*Calls Palestinian animals they should kill*
Jahat tak jahat lah permainan Israel, dia arahkan penduduk Gaza pindah. Bila mereka dah nak pindah, dia bomnya truck yang bawa penduduk Gaza nak pindah tu dan kawasan sekitar. Sekurangnya 40 orang disahkan maut.
They say "don't judge a book by it's cover" but I hope the covers of Not Here to Stay shows how much blood, sweat and tears I have put into this book <3
Did you know, you can use Google Calendar to plan your life? It's not just for class schedules. You just have to know a few things to make it a useful tool.
This is a thread of tips and tricks so by the end, everyone who reads this can use Google Calendar, in sya Allah.
it took me 24 years to understand why my mum gets so angry when people do not use mornings to wash and dry clothes. if you wash in the morning, it will dry in the afternoon and allow another person to wash their clothes. it's an equilibrium.
@MaisarahMahmud
here kak mai, i bought so many 2nd hand goodies from these shops:
- books_n_bobs (they have ig and website)
- b.o.o.k_2019 (ig)
- thespinesbookstore (ig)
3. Open study-with-me videos in the background for motivation.
My personal faves are by Merve but there are plenty other videos. Some of them have timers and Pomodoro on the screen as well.
Yesterday, I went to Popular Book Fest again. There were only 2 copies left. Asked the workers and said this is all the stock left. I know it's not true bcs I was the one supplying the stock haha. Today they finally put more on display......
if you have medium to tanned skin tone and you're planning to get the rare beauty lip oil/stains, try these shades. i tried the rest and they looked so unnatural. these are perfect:-
i saw this book on kak
@MaisarahMahmud
twitter and added it to my list, ma sya Allah it's one of my fave books now
[thread below is a sharing of one of my fave ayat discuseed in this book]
5. Put your phone in another room, instead of just putting it on silence.
I read a book and the writer said: If you can't mentally restrain yourself from doing a bad habit, physically restrain yourself. Make the bad habit harder.
I have been to crowded hospitals in Malaysia. During peak hours sometimes patients in pain cry but everyone is too busy to help them. Now imagine the hospitals in Gaza now. Not enough beds, fatal blows unable to be repaired, blood everywhere. No electricity.
I just realised that people on shopee are pirating my self-published book. Nak nangis rasa. I haramkan semua yang jual ni. Please buy from my shop only (flawlove). I only sell it for RM 20 and the books are signed.
IM SO ANGRY YA ALLAH
2. Write a realistic AND priority-based to-do list beforehand. Go through tasks one by one.
BUT Don't freak out if you don't finish everything, just do your best. There's always tomorrow.
1. Have a proper place to study at.
It doesn't have to be aesthetic, just comfortable. Some people like to study in the library, some prefer the comforts of their home. If you can have a dedicated table, that's good. If you can't, just make do with whatever you have.
I don't care if your other friends prefer online class and find it easier
If it's tougher for you, it's tough
This feeling is valid.
Push through but acknowledge yourself. You are your only ally and only Allah can ease your affairs. May Allah bless your efforts
To take notes during class I use 1) Notability and 2) Goodnotes in split screen mode.
Notability; annotate slides and record lecturer's voice
Goodnotes; my notebook and outlines
I started putting moisturizer and sunscreen under my eyes a while back and then one day someone asked "what did you do to get rid of your dark circles??" i realized it was the moisturizer and spf that did it by accident. eeep!!
Alhamdulillah selesai baca Kapal Terakhir Di Dunia by
@itsteme
. It was a good read, Teme is definitely a talented dystopian writer, super proud of you.
#kapalterakhirdidunia
Read my full, non-spoiler review in Bahasa Melayu here:
Disclaimer: I am just like you. I can barely focus on anything for too long. Even while watching movies, I have to multitask. This thread are the few things I tried lately and helped me a lot so I wanted to share them. May Allah ease โ๐ผ๐
4. Set a timer/ stopwatch
Timer-if you need a sense of urgency to finish a task, or you need to convince yourself that you'll only focus for 10 minutes and that's all
Stopwatch- If you want to track how long you're studying
I use Forest app for this bcs I get to plant trees ๐
G6PD: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (enzyme) deficiency
-their red blood cells cannot handle excessive oxidative stress, sbb tu explode
-genetic, usually affect males
-carriers are females so if your bro has G6PD, your mum is a carrier and high chances you are one too
You can use study break systems like Pomodoro or Flowtime Technique to help you.
Pomodoro: 25 minutes work, 5 mins break
Flowtime Technique: The break duration depends on how long you focused
3) NOTION APP
Ha, siapa pernah dengar app ni? This is my fave game-changer
Function: Keeping notes and more
Device: All devices (phone, ipad, laptop)
Cost: Free for students
Features: Files in files, Toggle list, Super organization
Please, at all costs: Do NOT pm anyone with bad skin at the moment with skincare advice, or worst: get them to buy your products. Unless they asked. Most of the time, it's not bcs of skincare. It's a hard time for everyone. At least don't make them feel worst.
I'm currently reading 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think by Brianna Wiest and I want to remember everything so I'll put my fave quotes and takeaway under this tweet ๐ค
pov: you brought only 1 tote bag to the POPULAR Book Fest but ended up bringing home all these books and stationery because everything was so cheap........
Studying and learning is not supposed to be easy, unless you're a genius
Being too relaxed is not a good sign too
Jadi student kena mujahadah baru manis
Take care of your sleep, meals and health and just go all out
Hang in there, you got this.
Anyways. The book Hlovate mentioned in the email is now published & titled Not Here to Stay. Hlovate also read the short stories in Inkling (my 1st book).
I write English fiction & my books are available at local bookstores & online.
I update more on ig: @/heyitsnf
you cannot equate overseas students coming back to malaysia to travellers yang ketegaq travel pastu baru nak balik. i dont know why you keep forgetting overseas students ni budak2 jugak and theyre in countries that wont take care of them if apa2, so if embassy advise balik....
Normalize dark armpits, elbows, knees and other point of friction in people of colour. Our skin is not meant to be one tone only. The dark colour is bcs our melanocytes are more active so normal movements in our joints + folds causes the dark colour. It's not a hygiene problem.
Hii fatin, nk tnya, you ada tips untuk whitening armpit skin colour x? Like any specific ingredients ke โ Just reduce irritation by using deodorant the right way and avoid irritating ingredients on the armpits and leave it alone. โฆ
Salam and hi everyone ๐น
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English had always been my first thinking and writing language even though my family speaks 100% in Bahasa Melayu at home. Here are some of the things I do that really helped me master the language.
This is a thread:
Antiperspirant deodorants can also be in roll-on and stick form, most likely you're already using one bcs most of deodorants sold are antiperspirants (just check your deodorant bottle, ada tulis)
unpopular opinion: i don't believe that a new year is the only opportunity for "new resolutions, new me" because i hit the reset button and restart my life any time i want. you can restart on 10th jan, in the middle of may, whenever... it's your life, you make the rules.