Monday, April 22, 2019

Zero Waste Lifestyle

Funny how people from all over the world is trying to change their lifestyle to zero waste just to make the world a better place while China is still teaching their people what recycle is by putting out ads.

Recycling ads in Shenzhen Metro
Its basically impossible to be zero waste in China without going out of your way and make your life really really hard.

Small intro to my life, I work from 09:30-18:00, staying with my boyfriend in a small apartment in the outskirts of Shenzhen City, so travelling to work takes me 2 hours each day. I have 3 dogs, 1 cat and 1 hamster, and I'm trying to lose weight. Emphasize of the 'trying'.

So for an example day in my life:
07:50 My alarm goes off
08:25 I actually wake up and do the usuals to make myself decent
09:00 Feeding my babies(cats&dogs) then have a small pre-breakfast snack which normally consist of bananas and a box of soy milk while walking to the metro station

Trash: the aluminium/cardboard box from the soy milk
Compost: Banana peel
Yeo's Soy milk going into the recycling bin if there even is one
10:00 When I actually arrive to the office and cook 2 boiled eggs in the kettle, and order delivery coffee with my colleagues
Cheap and good coffee, might I say better than Starbucks
Trash(potential): the plastic egg carton if i finishes the carton of eggs that day, cuz cheap eggs only comes in plastic cartons here, or you can get the posh eggs that comes in paper cartons for double the price.
Recycle: Paper cups and holder from the coffee, BUT there's no recycling bin in my building. so Trash it is.
Compost: Egg shells. BUT there's no compost bin in my building either(or anywhere for that matter unless you make one yourself, in which you need a garden or at least space in your kitchen)

11:00 Orders lunch on the app 饿了么
12:00 Lunch arrives in tons of plastic
Example of my lunch with a lot plastic containers
Trash: Plastic. Just tons and tons of plastic.
Recycle: Paper/cardboard boxes the salad come in.

13:00 Finishes lunch and watch YouTube videos while I pretend to work
16:00 Tea and fruit break time
Plastics bagged fruits. even the dragon fruit and lime got a double bag
Trash: More Plastics. I don't get it, fruits have their own skin as a protective cover, why put another bag over it?
Compost: Teabags, fruit skins.

18:00 Leave the depressing office as fast as I can
19:00 Order and have dinner with my boyfriend

Trash: You know already, plastic.
Dinner/lunch for two
20:00 Order some groceries if I'm meal prepping
20:30 Cook and contemplates on life decisions
Groceries for spaghetti sauce meal prep
22:30 Finally finish meal prep(these stuff takes so long)
Meal prepping is a workout
23:00 Watch K-drama while showering
00:00 Sleep


Here's the thing...
China is so inconvenient that it becomes so convenient.
Does that make sense?

Plus, labor is so cheap here so everything can be delivered.
Moreover, people aren't properly educated here to be mindful.
By that I mean, they would rather choose a beautifully packaged already de-skinned and washed corn on a cob, rather than a organic corn with its skins still on.
Or choose a branded supermarket/delivery service rather than the traditional market. I do that too, cuz I get ripoff by the vendors from traditional markets so many times and I'm just fed up with it...
Getting plastic bags when offered even though they just got one thing.

When I refuse plastic bags at stores they get so confused.
Or when I leave notes for the food delivery guy saying I don't need their bamboo chopsticks, they'll still give it to me.

Technology advances really quick here.
But changing people takes time.

While Hongkong is already not giving people plastic straws(HK Disneyland gave me paper straws when i asked), and China is still at the stage of :"look guys, this plastic straw is bad for environment and we should recycle" but not ban it, just recycle.
*proceeds to hand out straws anyways*




Friday, November 30, 2018

That was a long time huh.

wow its already 2018/11/30

accidentally came back to this hiding hole from searching "how to say airbnb in japanese"
going to Osaka next month with the Top crew next month (woot woot)
malaysian visa free muthafuckerrr (woot woot)

read my posts from few years ago
damn
I came a long way

connecting from last post
he did cheat afterall
so girls, trust your gut when you feel like somethings off
cuz it most probably is

im never gonna forget how i found out so not gonna even write it down
till this day(after 4years)
I can still remember the 3rd wheels cellphone number off the top of my head
Im just very glad I didnt go check the cctv at the restaurant they went to
almost did though

I gave him a choice
he chose to stay
and I chose to give him another chance
but told myself I would never love him as deeply as before
and love myself first
read alot of blogs, ate alot of icecreams
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

fast forward to 2018
we moved out from that shit hole
got a dog 安安 and she gave birth to 大肥 and 宝宝
rescued a cat 钱钱 and a hamster 鼠鼠
fostered a red eye slider 浪浪(may he rest in peace)
Im working in a modeling agency as a scouter
have my own income
have my own friends
have my own life

with a side of him.

Love can be many different ways afterall.
it can be:
"i miss you, where are you, please come back"
or where i am at right now:
"stay safe"

all the people tell you
"women has to be finantially independant"
is very very TRUE.

when youre spending your own money
(or like me, also taking care of him cuz he lost his job god knows how many times)
you dont feel guilt at all

you saw something you like on taobao?
is it within your income amount?
buy la.
it makes you happy?
not too expensive?
buy la.
when you wear it you feel gorgeous?
aiyo why not?
buy la.
(eh where this malaysian accent suddenly came out)


end of year
again like everybody else in the world
gotta set a goal
but not new years goal
its RIGHT NOW goal
really gotta start working out

27 already
feeling my body crumbling by the second
ate hotpot yesterday and today i got a pimple
went karaoke yesterday and today i lost my voice
getting old....


WORK OUT!
WORK OUT!
健身!
健身!









hope nobody subcribes to my blogs
pity the people that need to read these haha

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Isolation : Last Day

Alarm wake me from my bad dream at 10am
Been having similar dreams these past week
Dreamt of him cheating on me
In my dreams
No matter what he does with his girl in front of me
I could never say anything
Couldn't yell or do anything
I just shut up and keep the pain inside me

"To see your boyfriend in your dream, represents your waking relationship with him and how you feel about him.
To dream that your mate, spouse, or significant other is cheating on you, indicates your fears of being abandoned. You may feel a lack of attention in the relationship.

Yes
I am insecure
I'm constantly afraid of losing him
Not necessary him cheating on me
But the mere thought of him leaving me is so scary that I keep on having dreams about it

Whatever happens in my dreams
I still have to go on with my day

The day was boring
Had an office gathering after work
It was okay
Arrived home at 8pm
Cleaned up the room a little
He's coming home tomorrow
Finnaly
My nightmare is over
Or so I think
HMMM....

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Isolation : Day 6

早上找了很多人
終於成功付款了
謝謝小黃幫我付
葉少爺你快點回來啦
我工作很麻煩耶

昨天收回的風機原來是要騙我錢
現在他說我要賠償他
說他損失大
變成說足球跟風機不能算我便宜
打電話給少爺後
決定全退

從早上11點吵到3點
真的很傷身
跟他說了要全退後他又妥協了
就收我兩個足球跟兩個風機的錢
累死我了
好不容易解決後
唐亮又說足球要掛著的

現在變成說有4個足球
兩個掛 兩個地上的
會不會被罵我不知道
少爺一定會罵我是不用說的
希望可以報銷比較重要


看來最近吃的壞掉的食物是真的壞掉
哈哈
我很喜歡自作自受
每次知道食物壞了都覺得很可惜
為了不浪費
只要不發黴都會吃掉
昨天用酸了的肉煮了肉醬意大利面來吃
肚子痛到現在
但這樣應該會瘦吧
嘻嘻
給少爺知道他又要罵我了

10:30pm
少爺自動打給我
太開心了
聊了半個小時
他又受不了了
說要去大便
然後就掛了


Then I continue with my Youtube life
My friend of the night is Xiaxue

2:20am
Going to bed!

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Isolation : Day 5

Wrote this on Day 6 so that means good
Since I don't have much to say means nothing happened

The usuals:
Work
Home
Youtube

Lets talk a little bout work
公司為了迎接世界杯要搞活動
月頭就定了的充氣吉祥物今天到了
打開看了質量覺得很差
但因為原本答應好的風機還沒到
就沒有充起來看看了
想說等隔天
結果晚上到家
賣家發了他們充起來的照片給我
我操
完全不一樣東西
真的無語
跟他吵了一晚
終於同意退款
但是他說風機要收回3臺反正用不到
我說好
之後我找了別家
比較好看還比較便宜
答應我5號發貨10號到貨
希望這個不會爽約

之後洗澡就睡覺了
最近都3,4點才睡
都是Running Man的錯










This is what they promised


This scary thing is what they made


Seriously?
對話才好笑
我說很醜,跟答應的不一樣
他說哪裏不一樣呢親


你是腦殘還是瞎的