Jacqkie | Travel and Lifestyle

99% of the time, when I enter my house I walk straight up ahead to my bulky 15 inch television, turn it on, and untangle one by one of my clothes so that by the time I reach the bathroom, I am stark nekkid and ready to bathe. 99% of the time, I am not bothered of what's on it. I just needed that buzzing sound, that's battling with the beetles' sound outside, so I don't feel completely alone. Living alone is the most exciting, and most dangerous thing in the world. Especially for someone like me, who forgets almost everything and - by everything I mean the iron, the stove and the heater all together at one time. Not only is it expensive to live as me, it's also hazardous. I know many friends, and families and online apps have been trying to get me to go out there (which I occasionally do in between 6 months), but orchestrating something in this department is not really my thing. And I mean, by NOT. Whenever Jazz is around, I would hang out with her and hear al...

A couple of years ago, if you would say I’d be out there trying to understand the other half of the population and whatever their… (to say the least) intentions are but in general what “THEY ARE”, girl I’d be rolling on the floor laughing at you while eating my bread in my sweatshirt with my cats eating off of me. Because truth is. I would never see it coming. And truly, genuinely, I NEVER CARED 💤💤💤 Today, I am laughing at all the things I’m learning in this department of my life, EVERY SINGLE THING. A couple of years ago when I found myself back to square one after a relatively long one, with its twirls and forth, among the first thing I did was, bought a cat cage. YES, A CAT CAGE. This post is about one “modern” woman’s topsy turvy and hilarious outlook in this part of her life, okay – (going back to first person’s point of view), about MY I don’t even want to say it… but yes DATING life. I went straight into a serious one after high school so my entire young adul...

12 years later on blogger, finally I've got emojis to play with! 😂😂 I've been a loyal user of this platform, not because there are no other better platforms to use... but rather because I'm too lazy to change the entire thing. It has gone through numerous breakups,  facelifts, templates, enhancement .. from a fun thing, to "I have now gone to not being able to live without" this space thing. See, I talk a lot. I think a lot too. Sometimes I need to contain myself from talking so much about what I think. So I learn to describe things better in words, I write, throughout the years, throughout the lives. And when everything changes, this space hasn't. I still bear a lot of honesty, a lot of truth, a lot of me in this space. *hugs my blog* And I work a lot. Monday - Sunday, sometimes even up to 18 hours a day 😔 Writing is my past time, that no one can PAY me. I mean yes, you can pay me for brand write ups and content marketing *hint*, but my li...

Like punks, blogs are not dead too. I love my instagram, but nothing satisfies the craving to write, like a blog does. Now that I'm overwhelmed with my recent Bangkok and especially my Pattaya adventures, I feel like penning down some insights gained during this trip (before I forget them). 1)  No one cares how you get there  No one really vividly describes how they end up in a picture perfect place, and no one seemed to ask either. The mass usually does not care, or bother to find out how you'd end up at your destination. Which is distorted really, because one NEEDS to know how to get there. The best lessons learned are the ones within the journey itself. The dangerously close timeline of traveling from one city to another, the kind uncle Boon that helped navigate and bargain our way to a depressing floating market, strangers in a 3 persons bike ride, to walking 45 minutes under scorching hot sun because some guy duped you with directions, to taxi scams, and any of t...

Been weeks since dad has been well and very much living in our conversations. I think it started when Mum stumbled upon uncle Herald, a very good friend of my late dad during his "tougher" times. Ever since then, mum and brother have been sharing all the good times growing up, relating with me with the ones I remember. That seafood restaurant we never fail to visit before every movie. Brother's immense love for Tamiya because while dad spends an hour to get a massage next to the Tamiya shop, brother would drool over its new circuits. Dad's insistence in spending the weekend with us watching action-packed movies too long and too complicated for us to actually understand but it didn't matter because dad was there (although snoring loudly), letting us eat junk and pizzas just because he could treat us. He's really good at it too, my brother, always has the most animated, most visual descriptions when telling these moments I partially recall. And so honest whil...

My upcoming leisure trip to Singapore is going to be a short one. It's going to be SO short, that my money might just not be all spent after all. HEE. The trip was meant for Laneway Festival  but after calculating all the costs involved, I decided not to go to the festival and save for... the bigger trip next month. And because I'm a sucker for traveling - I decided to just go ahead with the flights bought and stay with Auds instead. Because I travel quite often, both for work and leisure, I was wondering what made me so quick on my toes and my bags whenever I am asked to go somewhere or when I'm heading out somewhere. Because most of the time, these travel must have are prepacked in my bag! I took the liberty (as also by request) to share with you what are my must haves when I'm on the road; 1) Travel Kit: Toothbrush and Toothpaste  If there is one thing I particularly spend most of my shower time is, it's on brushing my teeth! Seriously! I would usually...

I booked a car just before the new years, and submitted my dear old Jose to a trusted car dealer to find himself a new owner. Since then, I have to rely on my brother or my mum to drive me around, even to my social outings *awkward* (still am probably till Feb). On a separate occasion, I was even more busy finding my apartment a new tenant, someone who is willing to stay in the entire place on a long term basis. This whole new tenant thing came about because of the car. I had wanted to get myself a new car but the combination of both the commitment plus my ASB (nothing to hide here) will leave me nothing for my leisure expenses (yes, me and my average life). So after finally nailing down and confirming that I am going to rent out my apartment, I had then, decided to get a new car. More like, I had to choose. I had to choose between my hard-earned humble apartment or car to commit to. I don't know how super rich people understand a thing about value because I'm not in the...

Try listening to this while scrolling down! :) Went to Bali - My Ubud  Paddy Views Vacation! I LOVE BALI Roamed through the streets of Penang, Graffiti Art with mum  Borneo International Marathon 10KM with the boys (of course I was last)  10 Days, 9 Nights Euro Trip,  PARIS!!!! EIFFEL TOWER!  Actually eating French Food in France. Awesome  Joined the church service in Notre (freaking) Dame Walking around the picturesque Amsterdam canal!! See WINDMILLS!! (like movies!!) [18SX] The (in)famous red light district Experience in Amsterdam   and the Sex Museum, Loved the experience, wouldn't be able to experience these exhibitions in Malaysia  To just be in ISTANBUL, to embrace the sights, tastes and sounds of this incredibly beautiful city Visited the Tulips Festival in Emirgan Park Istanbul which was mum's bucket list but it was so beautiful it became mine ei...