A Walk Down Memory Lane of 2016

Two weeks of 2017 have gone, how's everyone doing? 

I've been really busy right after my trip to Taiwan in December last year. Work have been piling up gradually day by day, but it was manageable. 

2016 was a year filled with experiences and freedom. I entered another chapter of my life—work life and I get to travel to many places. 

As always, I'm going to jot down the highlights of my 2016 in this post. 

Taylor's University | Convocation May 2016

Officially graduated as a Quantity Surveyor. Officially joined the Taylor's University alumni. Been waiting for this day for 3.5 years and I finally made it. Uncountable datelines, sleepless nights and stressful days were the struggles I faced as an undergraduate student. Now that I am done, I am proud and thrilled. The journey was dreadful yet marvellous. It was bitter sweet.

2016 Resolution

Hello there. Happy New Year! (tho I am two weeks late.)

My final results had just released and I am going to scream out loud capitalise out hard that I PASS ALL MY SUBJECTS! I have been worried about my results as I did not do well during the exam due to being unwell. I thank God for that. 

After moving back to my hometown, I've been working with my mother and meeting new faces thus the delay in posting up my 2016 resolution post here.

Without further ado, here's my 2016 resolution :

A Walk Down Memory Lane of 2015

2015 has been a wonderful year filled with lots of happiness and also sadness. Tho there were ups and downs (mostly ups), it has been a great year for me. I have learnt so much in relationship, friendship, studies and also career (my blog).

I was reorganising my pictures in my external hard disk the other day and half way through my hard disk decided to crash on me. With 900GB full of data, I only managed to recover less than 100 GB of my stuff. All my pictures and uni's stuff are gone. Fortunately, I used to upload my pictures to Google Drive so I managed to save some.

Without further ado, here is my 2015 in review and my 2015 highlights.

A Night with The Stars | QS Prom 2015

Last Saturday, I attended my last prom of my entire life. I took my last final paper last Wednesday and am officially ended my uni life. Okay, not until I pass all the subjects.

Months before the big day, I've been looking for a prom dress. I am unsure of the style I wanted so I've been looking for an inspiration from Pinterest and also fashion bloggers. Fortunately, I found one I like. 

Let me show you my dress. 

Our Second Anniversary @ San Nae Duel, Oasis Square

Last Saturday was our second anniversary. Two years, but it feels longer! 

The boyfriend and I didn't plan much during that very special day because we were too busy caught up with our studies and also his part-time work too. Being an understanding girlfriend, I just asked for a dinner. 

The boyfriend brought me to Oasis Square for a Korean BBQ dinner. 

January Recap (In Pictures)

Blogging Milestone #1

I'm so excited and so happy to announce that my blog has a domain! 

I've always wanted to get a domain for myself since I have been blogging since I was fourteen but I told myself that I will only get one after I earn my first cash out from Nuffnang. As I was reading blogs to pass my time, LoveLumi was removed and turn into a domain website. I think she bought her domain there. They were having a promotion to get a domain, and I thought I could afford it so why not get it for a year and see what can I do a year later. 

and now let me announce that

www.nicolecynnie.com

is launched! 

My dream has came true and I'm so excited that I've reached one of my blogging milestone. Hooray! Talking about blogging milestone, why not I list some of my blogging milestone and also blogging goal that I wanted to achieve?

Some of my blogging milestone up to now.

#1 My first subscriber (January 2015)

I got my first subscriber last month, I don't know when was the exact date cause I didn't get any notification from blogger. I just saw it when I logged into my blogger account.

#2 First visitor from search 

Guess my most search on my blog was my My Morning Korean Skincare Routine. Glad that I'm doing something right, who knows the search visitor was my first subscriber that stick around here.

#3 My first sponsorship

I got my first sponsor review from Organo Gold. (link here)

#4 Getting first ads from Nuffnang

read more here

#5 Getting a domain (February 2015)

Not going to talk about this gain. 

so what's the goal I wanted to achieve here?

1. Hitting 20 unique visitors in a day

2. My first comment 

3. My first reader email 

4. Getting first cash out from Nuffnang

5. Getting 10 subcribers

Countdown 14 days

As I'm counting down to end my internship, at the same time, I'm counting down to CNY as well. 

Chun's and his family are coming to KK during CNY, so excited cause his family is going to visit me for the first time. And I am so not going to let both our parents meet yet. 

Feel so awkward just thinking about it.

I always thought my mom would not like my boyfriend, just so you know, she likes to use Chun more than she likes him as my boyfriend. 

"Ask your boyfriend do this for me" "ask your boyfriend do that for me" and never say thank you in return. Like my boyfriend has to do stuff to please her. 

And always ask me why don't I find a richer boyfriend. *smack head* but my answer will always makes her go speechless and reply me with "that's my daughter"

My answer to her question is 

Why not find a man who knows how to earn money and become rich? Why do I have to find a man that is already rich? If he doesn't know how to earn, he will eventually.. become poor. Haha. 

#smartmaterialisticgirlfriend 

Back to my thoughts... 

As I said I thought my mom would not liked my boyfriend, but she's been telling me to tell my boyfriend how to work his career for better future..

and this CNY, she asked me to use her brand new Honda Accord to bring Chun's family around. 

I was like, 'what? Say again?' 

"You know your myvi is small, how can you fit 6 person in there?" 

"Just squeeze a little can ady" 

"Accord bigger, can fit more. And who's going to drive?"

"Me!"

"What? You okay or not?" 

Is she asking Chun's father to drive? Like... you willing to let your brand new car to Chun? 

Oh wow.. haha

To a Better 2015

Chinese New Year is approaching and it's time for me to do a new year resolution since I missed the first of January. 

In this new year, I want to be CLOSER TO GOD. I am a Chinese Buddhist and to be more religious, on every 'chu yi' and 'chu shi wu', the first and the fifteenth day of each lunar month, I will observe a vegetarian diet. This does not only make me better in religious but also lead a healthier life.

Talking about HEALTHIER LIFE, this year, I wanna focus more on yoga. Before I started my internship, I had join a few yoga classes in Blue7. I stopped because the time and schedule crashed with my office hour. I fall in love with yoga, if it's not because of internship, I might wanna join for half a year there. so this year, after cny, I'm so gonna find a yoga class in KL, and try my best to join every day. Other than yoga, I also need to develop my love into running. Cardio exercise is important, I hate running because it's boring and I couldn't run for 5 minutes consecutively. Imagine how weak my stamina is. Besides exercising, eating clean is another thing I wanna achieve this year. Tho it's hard, cause I would probably eat out very often, so having vegetarian food twice a month should probably balanced out my diet. Haha. hopefully. or I shall think of a new solution to this...

TIME MANAGEMENT. yes, no more procrastination. Getting up earlier, be a morning person. Start my day with some meditation and end my day with meditation. Cross out all my to-do list of the day, no excuses, and also go to bed before 11pm. and again, leading to a healthy lifestyle.

KEEP THIS BLOG ALIVE. one of achievement I need to unlock this year is to have at least 20 unique view per day. to continue record my life and share my favorites here. and also blog more about inspirational stuff, cause I wanna inspire more people, especially travelling.

READ MORE. the books I read is getting lesser and lesser compared to my teen years. I need to read more, to gain more knowledge and to improve my English a little more.

EXPLORE. travel. wander. explore. getaway to a new city, to a place I never been before and fall in love with it. A confirmed trip this year is Kota Kinabalu and Langkawi. Haha, I know, should say bringing my boyfie to discover my own city.

LOVE ME MORE. taking care of my skin. pamper my hair, no dried ends. moisturize the body, be more fair. yes, whiten and brighten here and there. be more beautiful, gain more confident.

x

A Letter to Myself a Year from Now

Dear Nie,

Today is the 15th of January 2015. I am currently doing my internship in KVC, writing this to you inside a meeting room. not sure if you remember how it feels like to be in here. Boring, I tell you. I don't know how would you feel now, do you missed it here? or do you enjoy the life after graduating? 

Being in this office for the past five months were horrible. Before I started this internship, I was so ready to accept challenges in the office. but things turned out the other way round. It was not as challenging as I thought. I was asked to do measurements, simple one. I was asked to prepare contract and tender documents, collecting all the data and bind it according to the list of contents. No challenges. and sometimes, I got nothing to do the whole day, so I have lots of time to do blogging, readings and maybe if the principal is not around, watching youtube videos. I feel like I was wasting my time here. Nine hours inside the office minus the one hour lunch break, can you reminisce your life here? 

Other than internship, what makes you happy is your relationship with Chun. Is the relationship still going strong right now? Chun loves you very much, he even bought you air ticket to KL over the weekend, you know how much it cost? RM285!! He loves you that much, paid almost RM300 just to see you for less than two days. Touched isn't it? You better treat him well, I tell you. and I guess, you might be planning for your graduation trip with Chun right now. He promised to bring you to Taiwan as graduating trip. He remember or not? 

For family, mome is doing great. She started up a business selling all kind of masks and slimming products, business is doing great too, I hope it does better now. Mome is very happy right now, Uncle William is always there when she needs someone. How just started his Year 1 in uni. everything went pretty smoothly. and I hope everyone is still doing fine there.

Jiayou in whatever you're planning to do. Either doing QS or any better opportunity that comes to you.

Love and kisses from 2015. 

How I Spent My NYE

It's been two years since I celebrated new year's eve in KK and my mom has been celebrating new year's eve alone for that two years. :( 

This time, I wanna make it memorable and since my brother was going back to KL before mom's actual birthday, I have decided to celebrate her birthday earlier on new year's eve. 

She had no idea that my family were going to celebrate her bday on nye. so after our nye/bday dinner in Bali Bali Garden, we went to Coffee Bean, Damai for cakes and hot vanilla. 

Then I sang birthday song and Uncle William handed her a bouquet of flowers. 

Just look at her happy face!

Uncle William and mome

so we spent our last hours of 2014 and first hour of 2015 in Coffee Bean, Damai. The cars along the street were honing when the clock struck 12. I heard fireworks booming here and there but I seen none. The atmosphere away from town is slightly quite, I bet citizen in town were having more fun! 

before we ended our night, took a few pictures to capture the moment.

Have you noticed the colour of the flower matches my mom's dress? Because I purposely asked her to wear the brightest pink dress she has. Super chio and chic right?

Happy Birthday MOME! 

though I know you won't read this. 

2015 Pledge

This year, I, Nicole Long promise to take care of my body, my health, my mind, and my happiness. 

I will eat whole, clean foods, I will exercise regularly. I will surround myself with people who support me and distance myself from people who don't.

This year, I will live fearlessly. I will do all in my power to sculpt the body and the life I deserve.

Here's to the best year ever!

A Walk Down Memory Lane of 2014 (In Pictures)

January

First day of 2014 in Genting Highland

Chinese New Year 2014 Gathering in Clifern's House

February

CNY Trip to Bali 

March

Visiting Sunset Bar, Tanjung Aru Beach Hotel for the first time

Kuantan Trip with QS Society committee members

April

met Fiona for the first time 

Visited Chamang waterfall

May

21st Birthday

June

End of Semester 4

July

Melacca Trip with Monkey's Family

Amina's 19th Birthday

August

Leaving KUL the second time

September

Joyce's Bachelorette Party

October

Halloween Party

Harry & Joyce Wedding 

KUL Outstation

November

Ford Promoter

Video Shooting

Gregory's 22nd Birthday

December

met second tallest man in the world

Mask Slim Gallery Opening Ceremony

Mask Slim Gallery Opening in City Mall, Kota Kinabalu

Hooray, the long wait is finally here! ❤

Mask Slim Gallery is finally open in Kota Kinabalu Sabah! Aren't you excited? Cause I am. 

Hands down to this super chio mint sakura romper from Twenty3. I loved it so much. Didn't know I would look good in bustier, cause you know, I'm kind of flat.. Haha, get it? 

Mask Slim Gallery sells facial masks from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Korea. 

and their hit product? Annie's Way Jelly Mask and Mediheal Sheet Masks. 

If you followed my instagram, you might have seen a picture of me with Annie's Way Lavender Relaxing Jelly Mask. Yup, my fave among all! I'll do a review soon. 

Thank you monkey for the flower stand, I love it so so much! ❤

and also Hock for coming over despite your busy schedule.

Terence and Gregory

not forgetting ma boys too. Thank you guys!

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