Wednesday, July 29, 2015
by NubbMiszy
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Hello everyone! I'm just gonna come out and say it...I'm in LOVE! I'm in love, I'm in love, I'm in love, my lips are in love. You heard me right, my lips are in love. No, my lips are not in love with the other person lips (though that would be more of an interesting story) but my lips are in love with this new lovely product I'm about to tell you. So let me proudly introduce you to Fresh Sugar Lip Polish.
(Although I'm not so sure I'm loving the super hot and humid weather here.)
You might be thinking, psst, it's officially been so for quite some time already actually.
BUT.. well, I'm just going to rephrase what I said, then:
It's officially summer for this blog!
Because, today, I'm taking you all to the beach with me. ;)
Thailand is undoubtedly one of the world's top holiday destinations; known for its plethora of beautiful beaches, ever-smiling, friendly people, hot-and-spicy-and-simply-yummy 'Tom-Yum-Goong', and gorgeous lady-boys (seriously, they put us girls to shame!).
But have you ever considered, or wanted to, try living there?
I personally believe one of the best opportunities to try living in a foreign country is when you're a student.
You're young, wild, and free.
Plus, it's much easier to get a visa.
Having had the opportunity to live all my life (up until the end of September 2014) in the wonderful Land of Smiles, I would like to share my experience studying in Thailand with you all.
My education background - 2:04
Ekamai International School
Studied in this school from the first to the twelfth grade; 12 years. Oh, my dear, EIS.
Mahidol University International College (MUIC)
Thailand's finest liberal arts college. I graduated with a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree majoring in Information Systems. In other words, half business and half computer.
Summary of MUIC's Curriculum (as of 2014) - 2:43
Year 1 - General Education
We will not jump right into courses related to our degrees right away; i.e.: I'm a Business student, but in the first year I will only be taking general education courses.The general courses are classified into 4 major areas of study: English Studies, Natural Sciences (including Maths), Social Sciences, and Humanities (including Foreign Languages).We are required to complete a specified minimum of the GE courses from each of the different areas in order to graduate.
Year 2 - Fundamental Courses related to your degree
The second year is when you really get a rough idea of what your degree is about. For Business students, like myself, we start to take fundamental business courses, like: accounting, finance, microeconomics, and computers in management. And for Science majors, well, I have no idea, because I'm a Business graduate. ;P
Year 3 - Major courses
Year 3 is when things start to get real. Most of the courses you take in this year will be purely about your major. Information Systems, aka. IS, majors like me would start going learning programming and other tech-y stuff. Marketing majors would start sticking to the same group of people, because most marketing classes would require you to work in a team, and my guess is once you find "the team", like how you'd find "the one" you'd just stick with them. Basically everyone will start learning more in-depth things about their chosen major. This might be your toughest year in college.
Year 4 - Major courses + Electives
Year 4 is like your "final draft" before submitting your final paper. This is the year you're either most carefree or most stressful, depending on your major and how you did in the previous year. Oh, and it also depends on your professor. ;P
Nah, I was exaggerating, it won't be that extreme. My final year was a mixture of carefree and stressful classes. Because you'll be taking your electives, which are usually fun and not stressful, but also you'll also be taking the final major courses, which tend to be quite stressful because, well, if you fail, you might not graduate in time. No pressure or anything.
Pros of Studying in Thailand (my own two-cents)- 6:55
Not as Stressful
Friendly People
New Environment
Learn Thai
Relatively Low Cost of Living
Cons of Studying in Thailand - 9:46
People's Perception of Thailand
Language Barrier
Transportation
Limited Courses to Choose From
English Proficiency - 12:10
I would have to be honest and tell you that my oral skill is not so good because I mostly speak Thai to my friends. But my writing skills have definitely improved (thanks to the English Studies courses the university requires every student to complete).
Also, MUIC also offers a Preparation Center program for people interested in improving their English and Maths skills before starting college.
Average tuition fee per year in Thailand for foreign/international students (about USD 27,000 or HKD 208,600) is actually not cheap, but if you decide to go there, you can save on other necessities like food and lodging.
And yes, my favorites video for June is finally here.
In case you were wondering, no, I did not forget; nor was I slacking off.
In fact, I am really well-planned, because I don't know if y'all noticed,
but I'm trying to keep a cycle of uploading English, Thai, then Cantonese videos.
And I figured since most of my viewers (yes, I'm talking about you) are Thai,
I thought you'd like to watch it in Thai.
So I waited for the turn for Thai-spoken videos to be uploaded to upload this video.
Confusing? Yes? No? Kinda?
Never mind my babbling and let's get into the video shall we?
(Note: Actual product sharing starts at around 3:00)
Products Mentioned:
Mitomo SooBeaute Cocoma 7 Days Sheet Masks
From the start of June (until now) I've been religiously putting on this sheet mask every night before I go to bed. I know some people say that it's not advisable to be putting on masks everyday, but in my defense, I switch between formulas everyday so technically I'm not putting on the same mask everyday.. right? Despite all that belief of no-masking-everyday, I honestly feel that my skin has become smoother and slightly more supple.Therefore, I shall continue to use these babies everyday until my stash runs out.
Innisfree Eco Eyebrow Pencil in #01 Grey
On weekdays, I normally don't get up early enough in the morning to put on makeup, or style my hair either, which is why I usually leave the house with like a zombie with her hair tied up in either a pony tail or bun. However, when I do have time to put on at least one makeup item, my first choice would always be to fill in my brows. Because I have black hair, grey brows would look more natural, and this pencil gives just that effect.
ZA Gel Eyeliner in #BR669 Deep Brown
Catrice Absolute Eye Color Mono in 400 My First Copperware Party
BareMinerals 5-in-1 Advanced Performance Cream Eyeshadow in Chamomile
Hello everyone! As promised, I'm here with some interesting post for you all. This is one of the product that instantly catches my attention. I've first heard of this product from a celebrity's instagram page. But with that I'm very skeptical about the product, I mean we all know they got paid to post a picture of themselves and the product. So even though it catches my attention, my skepticism won. Until one day, one of the beauty guru in youtube has a review on it. And that's when I (and Valerie) decided to get it. Now now, let us get to the point.......
(Babbly) What's in My Travel Makeup Bag + Everyday Makeup
Hi Hi Hi!!!! In case you can't tell by my greetings, I'm in a very giddy mood right now. Why? Because I'm very delighted to show you all my most recent purchase. What is it, you may ask? I just got myself a new Keds!! Okay, I know it doesn't seem very exciting. But I've been wanting Keds for a few months now and couldn't find a design I like. I even look for it when I was in Hong Kong and Japan, still there wasn't anything I like. But as I was walking through the mall yesterday something caught my eyes.
I'm back from my short, but oh-so-sweet little getaway in Taipei!
Actually I've been back for a little over a week now
(psst, you'd know if you follow me on Instagram ;P). สวัสดีฮร๊าฟ มุ้ยเพิ่งกลับมาจากไต้หวัน (ถ้าติดตามกันทางไอจีก็น่าจะรู้เนาะ อิอิ)
And if you live/lived in Hong Kong or hang around Hong Kongers, you'd also know that we HKers (particularly ladies) are crazy about shopping in Taiwan.
Why? Because the almost all of our favorite drugstore products are cheaper there!
Japanese brands like Sofina and Shiseido which are sold at counters in department stores here in Hong Kong are readily available in (almost) every Watsons in Taiwan (and sold at a cheaper price, too!).
Not to mention, Taiwan is also renowned for their plethora of sheet masks and affordable skincare products.
Watsons (วัตสันส์) , Cosmed(คอสเหม็ด), and 86 Shop(86 ช็อป)
**I believe Watsons and Cosmed are more widely available across Taipei and major cities in Taiwan, whereas 86 Shop is a newcomer in the market, therefore they don't have as many branches (click here to see their shop locations--in Chinese though). **ถ้ามุ้ยเข้าใจไม่ผิด ร้าน วัตสันส์ กับ คอสเหม็ด จะหาง่าย มีสาขาอยู่ในเมืองหลักๆ ทั่วประเทศไต้หวันเลย แต่ร้าน 86 ช็อป ยังถือว่าเป็นน้องใหม่ เลยจะยังมีสาขาที่น้อยกว่า
I managed to go to all of the 3 shops mentioned and get a little something something from each place. ตัวมุ้ยก็มีโอกาศแว๊ปตัวเข้าไปดูทั้งสามร้าน แล้วก็ได้อะไรติดไม้ติดมือมานิดๆ หน่อยๆ จากทั้งสามร้านด้วย อิอิอิ
Wanna know what I got? Hit the play button below~ ถ้าอยากรู้ว่าได้อะไรมามั่ง กดดูคลิปโล๊ด~ (มีซับไทยให้ฮะ กดปุ่ม CC มุมขวาล่าง)
