re--laaaaaxer
re--laaaaaxer
art history phd student, and a book lover
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My current go-to song. This is a cover remake of a song by Shocking Blue called Venus.
Given the chance, the 70s would be the decade I would like to travel back and experience first-hand.
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It has been quite some time since I properly sat down and last wrote for my doctoral dissertation. I have two manuscripts due to two different publishers next week, and I'm scrambling to edit them. Meanwhile, I remember a quote by Virgil Van Dijk, which is "calm as you like," which sounds understatedly cool if you ask me. So, I am trying to remain collected as I go along.
PS: Spotify's new pop-out mini-player feature is so cool. I won't have to worry about missing any of the great music that's playing on the radio.
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List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers (ू•‧̫•ू⑅)
Allah SWT
My family (my cat included)
My friends
My health
Food. Lotsa good food
Thank you for posting this in my askbox @gushuwa! It made me reflect and contemplate what truly makes me happy 💛
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My cat, Hector, has always been semi-indoor. He loves bathing in the sun, rolling around in the grass, and apparently, quite recently, picking fights with other strays because he's been rampant with the male dominance territorial thing for quite some time. One day, he came back with what looked like puncture wounds on his left hind leg, which wouldn't stop bleeding. So, I took him to the vet to check and see if it was serious. They did a test and found that he had Sporotrichosis. And so now, he is completely confined inside the house and feels rather glum and moody. He was in a depressive state for a couple days, and it took him a while to adjust to the different lifestyle he was used to. Eventually, I think he realised he wasn't well when we refused his incessant meows and cries whenever he requested to go outside. So now, he sleeps whenever we feed him meds and does not eat anything BUT treats and wet food.
He's been recovering quite nicely and slowly. We try to pamper him as much as possible and bathe him since he's so fond of cleaning himself 24/7. Like all the time and I'm like, "you are one vain and narcissistic cat, ya know that". It will take some time before he's well and active again. I just kinda miss seeing him running around like a 2-year-old turbulent child. 😭
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Growing up, my late baba would play a plethora of classical songs from the 50s on the radio as he sent me to and from school. Not a day goes by that I don't miss him. Listening to these songs evokes both melancholy and happiness in me.
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Rediscovering old music for late-night studying.
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إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلۡعُسۡرِ يُسۡرٗا
"Verily, with every hardship, comes ease."
Al-Quran (94:6)
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Yesterday was a productive day for me. I went out with my mama to do groceries and bought a healthy lunch for myself; then, when I got home, I worked on revising my manuscript due in two weeks. But for unknown reasons, when evening came, I felt uneasy and a bit overwhelmed. So I thought the next best thing to do was to go for a walk.
Lo and behold, beautiful things started popping out right in front of me. That uneasy and overwhelming feeling dissipated just like that.
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I love how my cat can just chill and sleep all day. He'll hop and run and have trouble stopping and hit his nose to the wall, and then he'll do the sploot and sleep. For example, these pictures were taken after he had gotten everything out of his system because he gets restless in the morning, so his active mode is on level 1000. Then, he'll call for me and come to my room for treats, and then he'll do this. Just in a split second. I love it!
Like, dang, I wish I could just turn off and snooze away. But then my sense of guilt and regret will override every cell in my body and say things like, "Do you want to graduate, huh? Huh, do ya now? Now go do your work!". Or something along those lines idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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A new journal in emerald green. I love emerald green. If you give me anything in emerald green, I'll take it. There's always something soothing and attractive about the colour, specifically emerald green.
If my memory serves me correctly, I've been journaling at a young age. In retrospect, my style of journaling has changed many, many times, and I like how the more I journal, the more I can write down my introspection in a way that doesn't hinder my improvement in understanding my thoughts and emotions better. My counsellor told me that journaling helps me cope better and faster. It allows me to pinpoint my exact feelings and thoughts and know how to handle them better in the future. She added that if I'm able to recount how my day goes, no matter how mundane or extreme it gets, it helps to pen everything down and allow that tensing ache in my body to ease.
And guess what? She was right.
How is everyone? I hope you all are alright on the other end. Sending my love and big, big hugs to anyone who needs it!🤗
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Currently revising my manuscript, which I hope has the potential to be published sometime in the coming months. The reviewers were kind enough to provide feedback as to how I can improve it. This is the one thing I realised about myself 2 years ago: I tend to thrive better whenever someone gives me criticism. Good or bad, it doesn't matter. As long as I'm learning something and someone actually gives a shit in, saying something about my work because it's their obligation to do so. I am aware of the fact that the feedback I receive on my work is not a measure of my worth as a person. It's all about improving and producing high-quality work.
There are a lot of things I don't know, and I'm willing to put in the time and effort to make sure I learn as much as I possibly can. As the saying goes, "Learning is a lifelong journey", yes? It made me realise that embracing open-mindedness can bring about a positive attitude towards criticism as an opportunity for growth, which is a hallmark of a growth mindset. Being receptive to different viewpoints and approaches can help me differentiate between subjective opinions and objective suggestions, which is also another thing I'm learning in all of this. So, here's to us celebrating the small goals to improve ourselves cumulatively.
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2024, a new year, I hope it will be a blessed beginning for everyone
2024. It came in a split second. Like, poof, wow, goddamn 2024, you came without so much as a "Hello" or "Hey, how are you? Are you okay?".
That's what it felt like to me. My entire well-being has never felt so questioned to such an extent before. Jeez.
Anyhoos. Jokes aside. I am kicking off the new year with some reading backlog with these three books I recently picked up. I hope to cover as much as possible for the next 2 to 3 weeks or so. Granted, if I can allocate enough time to properly sit down and read without too many distractions. Translating two of the books because they're in Malay for reference.
Seni Bina dan Seni Halus: Warisan Melayu Sepanjang Zaman (Architecture and Fine Arts: The Malay Heritage Through the Ages) by Nor Zalina Harun, Nik Lukman Nik Ibrahim & Muhamad Shafiq Mohd Ali.
Perintis Pembangunan Negeri Melayu: Perantau dan Peneroka Minangkabau 1824-1957 (Pioneers of Malay State Development: Explorers and Minangkabau Settlers 1824-1957) by Nelmawarni Bungo & Nordin Hussin.
The Malay Civilization by Mohd Arof Ishak.
How are you starting your 2024?
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Out of practice.
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2024: Daily Goals
This post is inspired by @nia-academia. This is to remind myself to keep my daily habits and goals simple but enough to keep the productivity going.
Productivity
Wake up early, go out for a walk to clear my head for the day, and start studying from 9am-5pm, then do some endurance exercises at 6pm. I've been doing these for the past 2 years, and it has worked so far for me.
Do some nighttime academic reading. Even for just half an hour.
Try to schedule and divide my time between drafting articles and writing for my thesis. I've been struggling with this the most.
Self-care
Get into the habit of journaling in the morning and night with the help of self-reflection prompts from Daily Stoic.
Practicing self-gratitude.
Listening to Seerah episodes on the podcast when I have free time.
Reading the Quran, one page a day. At the most two.
Health
Stretching for whenever my body tenses up when I'm stuck with my studies.
Drink enough water.
Go for more walks.
Sleep better.
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I rarely leave the house for a number of reasons. Firstly, I save more money because I'm trying to save as much as I can in case of emergencies. I mean, you'll never know right. Secondly, I often take afternoon naps because, for some reason, my brain needs a total reboot after a 4-hour session of reading/writing (please tell me I'm not the only one who takes afternoon naps when studying!). But under certain circumstances, I need to do some studying outside of the comfort zone of my room; it would be due to the fact that I feel absolutely and annoyingly stuck. I run out of ideas. I start staring into space and I blank out. My thought process isn't going the way it is supposed to, and I will be vexed by it.
Okay yeah, so here I am. I get to converse with strangers. Sometimes, ideas tend to magically pop out of nowhere, and whenever I get vehemently excited about those ideas, I start to take down endless notes and start writing whatever is at the top of my head, and my mind will start to ramble on its own before I can even grasp what it's trying to convey.
I'm sure you guys can relate. Anyway, the new year is just around the corner. My one and only resolution is to finish my thesis on time and get it done. That's the only goal I have in mind right now. Like an itch, I'm constantly scratching so I can get it over with. So, whether you have resolutions or not, and you prefer to just go through the day and simply be, that's okay too. If I could choose, I would opt to do just that as well.
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A little bit of drawing for self-enjoyment on a Sunday afternoon. It’s been a while. I miss quiet moments like this.
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