Saffawati's Blog

Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul

saffa — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:44:45 +0000

I’m getting lazy to edit and upload the photos. I blame this on my hectic schedule. My first final exam paper is just few days away. And I feel like I’m not ready yet to sit for final exams!

Just pictures. No explanation. The most useless travelogue entries kan? Haha.

Just me,

saffa — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:32:18 +0000

Typical. iPhone. DSLR.

Stop Complaining

saffa — Sun, 13 May 2012 14:51:17 +0000

Stop worrying, and start believing in yourself. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN.

We are no superhero. But I believe that each of us have enormous potential in something. How do you know that you can not succeed when you did not even try? And how can you be so confident that you can not succeed just because you tried and you failed? Are you sure that you already put all the best that you can?

If you want something, work hard for it. WORK FOR IT. WORK FOR IT. Stop complaining, stop worrying! Honest effort never betray you. But I also believe that we do not always get what we want. Because Allah knows what is the best for us.

But the most important thing is, stop complaining and start believing in yourself. Put all the best that you can. And tawakkal.

Live our own vision, our own dream. A person is judged from WHAT HE WANT TO ACHIEVE in his life. Not from what he achieved. – Dr Tawfique Chowdhury

Going to Gyeongbokgung

saffa — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:00:55 +0000

Erm. Hello guys.

And yeah, Cheonggyecheon River Park. Just a walking distance from Gyeongbokgung.Final exam start next week. *facedesk*

Walking around Apgujeong-dong,

saffa — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:24:18 +0000

Have I mentioned that I love walking around Seoul? Another thing that I love about Seoul is, it’s clean compared to Malaysia and the environment is so pleasant that I dont even mind walking around without any destinations there.

Although I did have a bad luck that day and was disturbed by an old drunk man in the subway. It was so scary. :/

Quoting the “New Tiger in Town”,

saffa — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:26:52 +0000

“Just be yourself” – I know these are supposed to be words of freedom, and of course they are, but it seems to me they can also be constricting: when you change, people get scared. It takes bravery to step out of your comfort zone, and people will always have something to say about it. You make new friends, suddenly you’re a social climber. You wear a new outfit to school, and suddenly, oh you’re trying so hard. NO. Okay, maybe the denim jumpsuit was a bad idea. But don’t listen. You have absolutely no obligation to be who you are at 18 for the rest of your life. It’s not wrong to change.

“Be yourself” means “be whoever you want to be.” Not “be who your friends think you are.” Not “be the same person you were last year.” If you’ve always known what you want to be, more power to you. But it’s equally great if you wake up tomorrow morning thinking, “I’m gonna take a gap year to make a documentary in Cambodia.” “I know I signed up to do Teach For America this fall, but – I wanna start a hedge fund.” Dare to be who you’re not. The world has no right to tell you who you are, so don’t let anyone’s judgment or expectations hold you back.

By Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld

Namiseom Island, There are a lot more than what I have shown,

saffa — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:00:35 +0000

A perfect gateway.

I feel like I’m doing injustice to Nami Island. Like I said, there are seriously a lot more than what I posted up in my blog. And I think I just managed to capture, maybe, just a quarter of Nami Island.

Appreciating the beauty of nature is indescribable. Observe. And think. Of everything. Isnt that really amazing?

Maybe someday I’ll leave everything behind for a while and enjoy the beauty of Allah’s creations.

Namiseom Island; Winter Sonata? That’s right.

saffa — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:14:24 +0000

Err. Yeah. She filmed us (I’m not in. Haha.). Not sure for what. =.=The ride was just few minutes. Nami Island is a really small island.My first K-Drama is Autumn In My Heart. And I never watch Winter Sonata. Except the last episode. Like seriously. Dont ask me why. I’m not sure either. And I dont have any plan to watch it.

There are a lot more Nami Island pictures. =.=

A Mother. And Son.

saffa — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:59:36 +0000

I just realised that I actually took 1700+ photos in 6 days when I was in Korea. Not 1100+ photos. HAHA. K. Not funny. T__T

And that’s my eldest sister with her youngest son. We are on the way to Nami Island. Hmm.

Yeouido Park, We go

saffa — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:16:24 +0000

What I missed most about Seoul. The environment. The serenity.

Dont you love going out for a walk on a beautiful day, enjoying the scenery, watching people playing around in the park?

Hmm.