Mini Escapism : Kemaman + Kuantan - Part 1

Two of my cousins got married last weekend. Ma mentioned since early this month so we had to pushed aside other plans and went back to Pekan, Pahang together. They travelled that Friday while Af and I travelled back to Pekan on that Saturday morning because we worked on Friday as usual. It's been more than half a year since I went back - it was actually back on our wedding day last year. Ha :p That...

Mini Escapism : The 9th - Video

* Here is a video compilation by Af for our previous roadtrip early this month : ESCAPISM #9 from Farikarim on Vimeo....

Book : Thoughts and Elif Shafak's Fiction

The thing that worries me has always been the static silence of my thought. If I'm not able to hear the voice that helps me to write, when I stare at the monitor for far too long, and I can't open up to things inside. Some people feel like they are bound to their private thoughts, keeping it away from the public - in search of their own serenity. As for me, what's written here, or in my mind, have...

Little Things 216 : Life as a Game-Watcher for PS4

Af is a gamer as much as I am a reader. We decided to respect and understand each other's obsession : that means I can buy how many and how often books or comics or travelogues as I want - and he can buy his games :p Over these couple of months, he tried so many games *even though he never notices this and claims that he never get enough of it :p. There are games that I particularly like and watch...

Mini Escapism : Sunset at Lumut

Kedah - Perak - Selangor - Part 4 : Our road-trip was soon ending. We reached Lumut on the 3rd day from Perak. There was nothing much on the road because we were heading to the beach side far from all those green mountains. There were only plantations along the road and the radio signal was getting worse by then so we were both bored.  * We arrived at Lumut after almost 2 hours, thinking...

Mini Escapism : Gunung Rapat, Ipoh + Kek Look Tong

Kedah - Perak - Selangor - Part 3 : It was our 3rd day of the road-trip. We were supposed to head to Lumut that day but there was another place that Af wanted to show me in Ipoh among other places he was so excited about but couldn't have enough time to explore - that is Mount Rapat. So we went there after our quick brunch at Stadium Ipoh before heading out to our next destination. It was...

Mini Escapism : Gunung Lang, Ipoh

Kedah - Perak - Selangor - Part 2 : The first place Af brought me after we checked in was Mount Lang not quite far from where we stayed. We used Waze  most of the time to shorten our time in finding ways and fast routes - so we used a lot of small roads instead of the city's busy road. The recreational park located at Jalan Kuala Kangsar, just Waze the destination and it will bring you...

Mini Escapism : Kedah - Perak - Selangor

Kedah - Perak - Selangor - Part 1 : It's a long holiday !   2 months back I received a wedding card from my colleague, Sha. AF and I always find reasons to explore new places and go on a mini escapism, so we decided to go to her wedding in Kedah. Of all the places and all the wedding that I missed in my life, suddenly I chose to go :D We started our journey early morning on last Saturday...

Work Related : Etsy Air Mails

My little hobby still picks up customers from all over the world :D Training to improve your Wacom tablet skill shouldn't be all serious and work-work. I always find illustrating random things that I like helps me make an effort to finish up any illustration. And to make any practice worth the time and effort, I sell it in my Etsy - because why not?  If I try to create something...

Little Things 215 : Sharks in Disguise

This would be the 3rd-4th year for my 40k ASB loan : I've been paying around RM 250 every month since I made that loan.  I just checked the balance for my loan last Dec 2015, which is : RM 38,900 That means for all those months + years I've been paying, I only managed to pay almost 3% - RM 1,100 only from my total debt. The remaining goes to pay the interest, which is around RM 170 per...

Mini Escapism : Putrajaya + Mines Lantern Festival *video update*

I guess this is Af's way to treat my exhaustion from work. I know I've been a bit too whiny lately - now I understand why people say woman talks too much :D  I'm starting to wonder my validity in staying as professional as I claimed I am. Whether it's true that I'm taking too much time in submitting my works, whether I do perform, whether I'm giving my full efforts during the working hours....

Plant Project : The Survivors

* Along side another one plant at Ma's and pothos at LGM, these two are the remaining survivor from 2014's plant project. It has been almost 2 years and MAHA is coming again - I am ready with experience and knowledge this time ! I'm most likely to buy more air plants because they are the easiest to grow and they only need twice a week of watering. Also plants that can survive on zeolites...