Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! ššš I’ve been waiting for this day. Finally, I could meet the Crown Prince of Piano, Maksim Mrvica, in person and watch his concert. Yaaaaay!!! š„°š„°š„° Last Valentine’s Day was like: Me: “Do you want to be my boyfriend?” Someone: “I have a girlfriend.” Me: “Okay.” I may sound like it was all good but actually, that stung a bit. However, I feel grateful to have a happy-go-lucky personality. And for past love experiences. After so many heartbreaks, I guess it’s now easier to move on #thisis30s Thank you, next! š Alright, since I’m in a lovey-dovey mood, this week I wanna share some thoughts that…
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Wanderlust, Behind the Scene
This week, I feel like sharing my life behind the scene ā behind the travel photos that I shared. If Instagram has “Instagram vs Reality”, this post will be similar. The purpose of this behind-the-scene topic is to motivate all salarymen who love travelling, like me šŖ Many people think I come from a rich family background, seeing that I travel often. The truth is, I’m just an average office employee who pays her bills + rent, has parents to support, and meticulously manages her finances so she can travel, plus still invests some money every month. Luckily, I have a sister so we can share the expenses! There’s always…
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My ‘Unbranded’ Year End Sale Items Surprised Me
“What did you buy during 11.11 sale?” my friend asked me. “Skincare products,” I replied, feeling a lil’ bit proud of myself. “Claraaa??!!” she looked at me at disbelief Lol… Yup, most of the products that I bought during the year-end sale are ‘unbranded’ or should I say, less popular. What makes me excited the most during the year-end sale is I can stock up skincare products such as shampoo, conditioner, face serum, face moisturizer, lip balm, etc at low prices #necessity I always tell people that I’m a FIRE movement follower, but I know I’m not 100% doing what I’m supposed to do: saving >50% of my salary for…
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This is How a Low Maintenance Girl Pays for Her Trips
In the previous blog post, I shared my experience of having too many mini-retirements aka six holidays in a year. Little do people know that being low maintenance allows me to travel. Just think about it… How could I possibly have the money? Because Iām a low-maintenance girl. I’m conscious of my spending so I can save enough money to travel. Here are some habits that help me travel often: Work, Instead of Travelling, during Semester Breaks After my first internship and earning my very own money, I took another one. The boss liked my work and accepted me to work for him again in the next semester breaks. I…
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Why You Need to Own a Filtered Water Bottle
I travel often and sometimes to countries where I can’t safely drink tap water. One day, I found out about filtered water bottles and how they helped me save a lot of money when travelling. It all started when I moved from Indonesia to Malaysia. The first few months after I moved from Indonesia to Malaysia, I could feel the pinch every time I spent money because of the currency rate. At that time, RM1 is equivalent to Rp3.000,00 (3x rupiah). Even mineral water was considered pricey to me. Now Iām working and earning my own money, Iām still facing the same issue whenever I travel to countries with stronger…
