Have you ever feel lost during your study? your future?

Have you ever feel lost during your study? your future? because I have. I have went through it. When I select courses to pursue during my application I just apply them without knowing the real reason, I was clueless what the course is all about. I got business admin (that was my 10th choice). Never in my life I thought I could pursue in business studies. I just go further that course because my dad says, if he could turn back time he wants to study business. while that time I wanted course with Engineering/Art related.

In my degree, I applied International Business as my second choice because I was inspired by Family Mart. How they can promote Japanese food globally and grow the Japanese convenience stores, how the locals can accept and always love the food and culture. I wanted to promote Malaysian food to global!

International Business is a good course, it covers a lot of topics in global business. Sometimes it can be stressful, there are certain subjects that make me stress a lot. Masa last sem diploma, my pointer drops drastically because I was distracted and no motivation, no close friends to reach or ask, my roommate were all juniors. it was so hard. If I could turn back time, I want to study harder and look for friends/tutors to study with. I took my studies for granted. That's what I really regret. But thankfully during my degree, I had a lot of friends who are very helpful. Because of them, my pointer gets better. There's a difference when someone who wants to teach you to (genuinely) help you or to compete with you. Choose the right person to study with. 

Today I realize, Business and other courses are very related, complement each other. Can you imagine the world without business? imagine the world without art? The world won't develop like we see now. Business is everywhere. Be it in the Hospital industry, Pharmacy industry, Banking industry, Insurance industry, Marketing agency, Real estate industry, F&B Industry, Entertainment Industry, and the list goes on. Anything with product/service/valuable things can convert to money, it is all business. In the end, it is all business. It is where it starts.

Before this, my plan after degree was to be a content creator/freelancer that does multiple jobs, earn money and also I wanted to pursue master abroad, because I thought I wanted to travel and experience how is it like to study/work abroad. and I wanted to share with people. But then, I realize that we can travel through books and knowledge. Once we have questions/inquiries in our mind, and we look for it, that is also counted as travel and discover. So I wrote in my journal and plan things to do (work, house chores related etc), THINGS I LEARNED EVERYDAY. With technology nowadays, we able to learn, travel and discover everyday, even if it is virtually. Learning never stops.

Belajar tidak kira had umur, selagi masih hidup, gunakanlah masa & peluang untuk belajar. Bila kita belajar sesuatu, sebenarnya, banyak lagi yang kita tak tahu sebab, knowledge is limitless. If you are studying course that you're not interested, you can try to look for how it can value to you and other people. Apa apa ilmu yang kita belajar, mesti ada value dia. Once you know the reason what you are studying, you will feel motivate to study. Trust me. Find the reason. There must be a reason. Don't waste the knowledge that you learn. You can always apply them whenever people need it. Berilmu dan beramal. Berilmu tanpa amalan tu sia sia je.

Hope this sharing will benefit everyone who's reading. Do share with me whats your thoughts on this post. Maaf jika ada kekurangan. Yang baik datang dari Allah, Yang buruk datang dari saya.

Sekian,

AJ

So you want to be a content creator?

Last time, I watch IU's celebrity behind the film on IU TV, I was fascinated when she explains the meaning behind the "Celebrity" lyrics she wrote - "we often get blamed for being different, but we are unique because we are different and that gives the value of existence. so I want to convey that in a quite cheerful message." We all came from different backgrounds and have different stories and that is what makes us unique. 

When I go through comments on youtube, I remember this one, "she's telling that we, each one of us are celebrity. all of us are different and unique." I made ig filter for this song as this song helps me to accept myself. Accept my difference. I remember back in high school I always blame myself bcs ppl always call me weird, and I thought that being weird was wrong. But today I realize, thats ok. That's just my natural personality, I have it but some people don't have it. and that's fine. That defines who I am. Embrace ur weirdness!

I am passionate about performing arts & music from a very young age until now. However, my mum was against it when I passed the audition for the school singing competition. Ibu pernah cakap dulu "tak cerdik budak menyanyi ni dkt TV ni" I was 9 that time and I thought it was true. Day by day, I feel grateful that my mum stopped me from joining idola kecil audition lol. I am grateful that my parents concerned more about education from a young age. I know everything happens for a hikmah. 

In today's years old, I discover what is the real meaning behind "content" people often use, especially content creators out there. For me, everyone can be a content creator, content is not just about art, dance, music, etc, it could be from what you learn, you read, you experience, you watch, you see, and all that. In this era of technology, we are able to deliver and express our content through writing (like I'm doing now), singing, story, films, educational videos, and a lot more. 

Why artists are well-known? Because they show their creativity, their uniqueness. It is important to have your own identity and try to not copy others. This is important to people out there who want to be a content creator but has no confidence, if you are serious, you may start now!

It is okay if you don't have a lot of followers, as long as you have insightful or fun contents, stories to share with. If you are shy, like me, maybe you can start by writing on blog. If you think you have no idea what to share, you may build your skills by learning through reading articles, watch tutorials etc,  any kind of topics you interest in (make sure the contents are from reliable resources), and then share with people who might watch it. As said by Vivy in her book review - try to be different than others, don't just follow trends. 

Yang penting, niat! why do u want to start. for sharing knowledge or fame semata mata? FAME DOES NOT LAST. only knowledge lasts. make sure what u are sharing has value to anyone.

Last year I tried to create AR filters on Instagram because I thought It was fun. My filters got an overall 2 Million impressions after I release those filters in a year which was INSANE. It made me happy when I see people from the US, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Philippines, people all around the world use the filters I created. I started learning to create AR filters by watching youtube tutorials. I swear youtube AR filter tutorials are very useful. It is important to use ur social media wisely.

"Instagram is getting boring"

Hello there. I’m back again after a super loooong hiatus lol. Just wanna express my thoughts in my mind. I used to write on my notes but now I feel like coming back here.

I just came across a tweet says that 'Instagram is getting boring' which I really agree with. I used to be active on Instagram since 2011. It is because I love taking photos and editing. But it's getting uninteresting as each year goes by, because nowadays Instagram is like pasar malam, most of all about business, promotion, luxury lifestyle, etc. I mean it's a great opportunity to promote ur business on Instagram as it has billions of audiences. 

However, it could be unhealthy and depressing sometimes especially when we see people's posts every day and then we go back to our profile and start comparing that these people have a better life than us. I remember this one TikTok video says that we cannot compare people's good sides to our bad sides. EVERYONE HAS their own good sides and bad sides. It is just that we don't choose to show it and well, it is not necessary to show everything online. Sometimes, it is ok to take a rest. It is ok to unfollow those people who lead u to insecurity, sadness, and u may start following people who always motivate and encourage you to change and be better for ur life. 

Recently, people talk about khairul aming's success in business after 4 years of building his social media presence as a content creator which I really inspire. I've been wanted to create content on youtube but I was so insecure and don't even have the confidence to show my face lol. & not just that, I was too busy during my final year and internship seeking but thankfully I secured my desired position! like finally I got time to edit and post a Pulau Perhentian Vlog on Youtube; go & stream! haha. I'll try to create more contents, song covers, food-related, etc from now on hehe. ok that's all from me thanks X