Now that I’m back to my little town on the Island of Borneo in Malaysia, how does my workflow look like as I prep for remote exams? Absolutely no one asked me this question but I just felt like writing this so, you’re welcome!<\/p>\n
10 am: Rise and Shine!<\/p>\n
Those who know me will find this shocking as I usually wake up around 6.30 am every day. The only reason why I wake up this late is that I now have to go to bed at 3 am. The only reason? To accommodate for exam schedules as they are set based on BST. One major trade-off here is that I do not get to have my usual (before I left my town for college) early morning routine of breakfast with my parents. We would sit down with our half-boiled eggs, kaya toast and a good cup of coffee. Ahhh just thinking about this makes me feel warm and fuzzy. This is a very traditional and staple breakfast combo in Malaysia and Singapore!<\/p>\n
Instead of breakfast, I take this time to get some exercise in. From mobility exercises, workouts and HIIT, I do what I can with the things I have at home because gyms are all closed too. Miss Rona, please go away soon; I want my gym back. After working out and busting some sweat, I\u2019ll get to do a little revision before lunch!<\/p>\n
1 pm: Lunchtime!<\/p>\n
One of the major highlights of the day, lunch! No matter how I pride myself of my cooking or how incredible the food that I get to eat on my travels, nothing beats mom\u2019s cooking. There\u2019s just something about her cooking that’s on a different level! Perhaps it\u2019s the love <3. If I didn\u2019t end up studying after working out, I\u2019ll help my mom out in the kitchen! I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll get to spend time with my parents like this again in the future as I head into the working world. I\u2019ll make the best out of the time that I have here. There\u2019s a silver lining amidst all this for sure 😊<\/p>\n
2 pm: Back to work<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll commence serious revision; studying and revising for the upcoming exams. If I\u2019ve got things that I don\u2019t understand, I\u2019ll ask my friends or when it\u2019s finally morning in the UK, I can then join the drop-in sessions with our lecturers via Teams. Of course, I can\u2019t focus 100% of the time. I\u2019ll pay my bed a visit a few times throughout the afternoon, laying in bed scrolling through my feed.<\/p>\n
6 pm: Dinner!<\/p>\n
Huzzah! It\u2019s the second highlight of the day! Dinner and mom\u2019s cooking still is the best. If I get too tired or sick of studying, I\u2019ll join her in the kitchen at around 5.30 to flaunt some of my own cooking skills to her (gotta show her that I can adult too). After dinner, I\u2019ll spend around 30 mins to an hour just chilling with my family, talking, eating desserts and just catching up because I really miss them and I want to spend as much time as I can with them! (Can\u2019t help it, I\u2019m super clingy)<\/p>\n
8 pm: Back to work<\/p>\n
From this point on, is where I become the most productive. It does take me some time to get into a good rhythm so I\u2019d say, I start getting actual work done from 8.30 onwards. I don\u2019t eat anymore from this point on coz I wanna avoid that stay-at-home weight. One thing that I can guarantee that I\u2019ll be gaining out of this whole fiasco is my waistline. Can\u2019t really guarantee on the knowledge part there. I work, and work, and work and work, and work until I get tired. Usually, this is around 11 pm or 12 am, so I\u2019ll take a YouTube break.<\/p>\n
12 am: Guilty<\/p>\n
Ok, I\u2019ve spent way too much time on YouTube. I told myself 15 minutes of YouTube, but Rie or Alix (both from Buzzfeed\u2019s Tasty) has just posted a video and I am obsessed with them. Got carried away and now I\u2019m full of guilt. I sprint back to my desk and begin work again. All I look forward to from this point on is for the clock to strike 2.30 am or 3 am so I can snuggle up in bed again.<\/p>\n
3 am: In bed, back to more Buzzfeed Tasty<\/p>\n
I’m pretty impressed with my willpower of holding back from midnight snacky snacks, especially while watching amazing cooking videos. Shout out to Inga and Alvin (also from Buzzfeed’s Tasty) for making amazing quarantine recipes for my inner “shef” to admire.<\/p>\n
So yeah, thank you for tuning in to my stay-at-home log that absolutely no-one asked for. You\u2019re welcome 😊. I hope everyone is staying safe and sane at home too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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