Back On Track
I injured my leg and I blamed myself for not doing any training before joining a half marathon. Yup, it was all my fault. An advice for you, do not ever do that. What happened to me was I started to feel a weird pain on my knee every time I started to jog or…
Living in the Past, Present and Future
If we were to live too much in the past, we would remember things that we did and maybe cry over it, be happy about it or even worse, cringed to it. And, if we live too much in the present, we would not be worrying about anything and not making any plans for years…
How I See Myself
I have worked as an auditor before and I took a lot of time digesting a more complex accounting matters. Now I am re-learning audit subject again because I need to pass my exam, I noticed one thing. I never see myself as an auditor. Then you are thinking why in the world I took…
Insurance: Why Many Agents Stop Halfway – Including Me?
Before I started selling insurance, I never knew that so many people stopped halfway. In fact, there is usually 20-ish people per batch (they come in batches as they will make a talk and recruit people), and out of those 20, only 2 will stay after 4 to 5 years. I asked our speaker last…
The Voice Inside Your Head
If you are under any mental illness, please do not read this post. It might not be suitable for you. I had some conversation with a friend that are in medic and I wanted to know more about depression. So as I was talking with my friend, I asked ‘I wonder why people have depression?’…
Anti Readers Readers Club
As 2020 is only around two months away, so I decided to do a small book reading project among my circle. Because there are usually a lot of books that are unread that have been laying around for so long, so I decided to finish it. Instead of doing it alone, I suggested that we…
Why I Kept Having Problems?
A question I asked myself is, will problems ever stop? Because after I solved a problem, another one comes in. Then another one. After that I realised, problem will never stop coming in. It will always be there and you know what, it’s good. Why? Because we grow from solving problems. Remember the problems that…
Hopefully It Turns Out To Be Good
The part where we will be successful at what we do usually takes 4 to 5 years. During those times we will be thinking and doubting whether our decision is right or not. I also noticed one thing, those that did not made it usually stops at 2nd or the 3rd year. Also, those that…
On Resigning And Enjoying Your Life
I used to have the mindset that I want to resign at 40, enjoy my life and go travel. But then I realised, great successful people dedicated their whole life to their own craft. They never stop at whatever age. They kept working at something. Since then, it never triggered in my mind that I…
Passion VS Discipline
I knew a lot of people that are passionate in the beginning. Like me, I am the type who gets excited over a new thing and after for a short period, it will become very boring. As I experienced more, discipline is what makes you successful in doing certain thing. When the passion dries out,…
First Time Cooking A Brisket (FAIL)
It was a bad day hahaha. I failed at cooking a brisket. At first, I bought an upright smoker to smoke something after I was inspired from eating at Beard Brothers BBQ. Then I thought it was so simple! Just prepare the fire, put the meat, let it smoke for 12 hours and you are…
This Could Help You In Being Consistent
My own experience that had made me consistent in training is usually when I registered for something. For example, when I want to jog constantly, I registered for a run and that made me scared that I will get injured and immediately I jog on that afternoon. That is why, most people said that having…
What Is The Secret Signals In Our Surrounding?
I believe our surroundings gave us many signals. The weather, the condition of the road, people’s expression and unexpected things that happened. All of that are one of many signals that I usually paid attention to. In doing something, I always practiced to pay attention to those small details and try to think about it…
I Should Have Not Stopped Writing
I opened back the blogs that I followed back in 2016, most of those blogs have stopped posting. Probably around 2016 too. I wonder where they could have been if they never stopped writing. I wonder if we just put in the effort to write every day, what would have happened? For some reason now,…
Am I Successful?
Do you know those instagram influencers actually made a lot of money? There are many youtube videos out there explaining how they made money and if they are in the game for so long, there must be a certain profit that they made. But imagine, you gained a lot of money and open up your…
Weirdest Experience Pt 3
I finally gained full confidence of how this thing works. In the beginning I have a very high doubt. So maybe let me tell you what I am doing after I tell you what I experienced before. What I saw on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, they all did the same thing. They shared something about…
I Am So Happy
There is a trick when doing jump rope where you switch between right and left leg. It was hard for me as I always have problem with anything related to body coordination (e.g. dancing). I practiced constantly, and rarely missed any workout except there is this one time where I missed it for a week.…
From Shah Alam To Tanjung Malim
I am now at Tanjung Malim just resting here and be on my own. Being away from the busyness of the city. Yesterday was my first day and I am totally bored. No wifi and my phone connection was very slow. But as I try to discover the places to eat and going places just…
Weirdest Experience Pt 2
I wrote about my weirdest experience which basically a story of how I am venturing into this new thing. I will tell you guys about it when I am ready. So I went for the 2nd class and basically the instructor told me about attitude and how it is 90% of the recipe to be…
I Missed My Workout For A Week
Ever since I trained boxing, it have been a habit to at least do rope skipping for 15 minutes. Even how lazy I am on that day, I will push myself to do it. But for one day, I listened to my inner malas energy and missed a day of training. Then I kept missing…
Weirdest Experience
I am currently starting this new thing where it promises some monetary gain. There are a lot of doubts inside my mind while doing it. For example, if its so easy then why not anyone doing it? Why some people fail and some are very successful in doing it? I tried to ask those who…
I Did Not Expect It To Be This HARD
The more I dive deep into leadership, the more it became very hard for me. Just now I learnt that to lead is to let people put trust in you. I am very bad at that. I somehow have this problem of not caring what other people think about me and I always break that…
The Boring Long Game
For my podcast I am not sure whats gonna happen. But I’m pretty sure if I stay at it, I’m gonna be collecting this massive data of leadership. For now I spend most of my time building my knowledge on leadership. Its really not easy. But I trust the process that goes along with it.…
To The Friends That We Lost
As we grew older, we might feel like some friends doesn’t suit us. We have tried but its just doesn’t work out the way we wanted to. Some will easily vibe with us from the day 1 and we wonder, where have this person been all this while. But some made us sad in the…
How Do I Make A Decision
I heard the other day I forgot where is it from but it sounded like this “making a decision is like committing to a path and to dive deep to its up and down”. Once you made a decision, it can completely change your course. Like a golf ball being swung. One millimetre difference will…
Something That I Look Forward To
Its a weird feeling when I train for boxing. My mind doesn’t want to do anything else. All I want to do is training. I see my development. My first class, my punches suck and I get tired easily. Now its very different. I feel less tired, I punched harder and I learnt how to…
When Other People Doubt You
I had a conversation with my friend: A: I knew you will stop at episode 6 for your podcast.Me: Yeah, I am not consistent right?A: Yeah. So far, there is a lot of people doubting me. The thing is, in everything that I do, I am not consistent. I am not sure why and I…
Too Much To Do
I tried many things but failed to get into being consistent. I think there’s a way to be very disciplined but I am still figuring out how. I have many ideas of what I want to do in life, but I never really do one thing and stick at it. Hopefully the one that is…
Boxing Training
I recently started my Boxing training with my friend that now is my coach. Never in my mind that I would think of doing this but I had to do it. I had one conversation with my friend that he jokingly commented that my soul is separated from my body. As if it is not…
Consistency is the key
If I could choose a superpower it would be being consistent. It’s a very simple thing that is hard to do. The thing with what is hard by being consistent is that its exciting when you first do it. But slowly, it gets boring as you started to be more focused. Take for example, studying.…
Writing A Journal
I have been fascinated by the idea of writing a journal. In one of the video by FightMediocrity that shows how Dorian Yates (former bodybuilder) wrote a journal everyday and record his workout. He can look back at it, and see which part that he needs to improve. Most of the time, he can find…
When In Doubts, What Do I Do?
I am the type who will decide first then I will think about it. Some of the time it will bring benefits to me, and sometime it didn’t. I realized, as I grew older and now reaching the age of 25, every decision matters. It felt as if I am playing a chess. One wrong…
I Seriously Don’t Know Where I Am Going
Yup, that’s the title. Because right now I have build this podcast called ‘Ketua Kelas’ where I talked about leadership. But the point of me doing that podcast is so that I can showcase my weakness. Then, when I interview others, I want to showcase their weakness. Because I believe that we all fail. Some,…
Decided To Pause Social Media
I dragged my Instagram, Twitter and Facebook icon to ‘Uninstall’ option. There, all three of the apps that I spent most of my time with that phone are being uninstalled. I am not sure why I do it, I just felt like it. But I do know, some people changed their routine in order to…
Small Success
If today was bad but you managed to get through it, think of what small things you achieved. For example, if you go to the gym, but failed to lift heavy. Consider going to the gym as a win. You went there, you trained. Or if you are doing a work but managed to finish…
Post Gunung Tahan
Indeed, the calmness of being in the forest is the most valuable feeling. The stream of water combined with the sound of birds will made you lose into your own deep thoughts. Opening up social media is a heavy task for me. There are a lot of noises going inside my mind the minute I…
Recording UFM for Raya
Yesterday I recorded my dj session for Raya. We do this so that during Raya, everyone can enjoy their Raya. It is actually very tough to record something that is in the future. I had to imagine as if it is Raya now. As if the rendang and ketupat are there on the table. As…
Family Problem
I was having a conversation with my friend that shared their family problems. For a brief moment, I forgot how to appreciate a stable family. A simple and stable family that on the surface may look like nothing interesting is happening, but we cherish the small thing. Maybe we do not have holidays to various…
Penalty Kick In Decathlon
The camping trip is this week and we will often go to Decathlon to find our stuff. We will play with all the balls and what not. Throwing it until it almost get out of the window. Use the punching bags as if we were Muhammad Ali. Using the belts and do squats in public.…
DODGE BALL VICTORY!
Yesterday, it was a good and fulfilling day. A good workout and end it with a dodgeball game with friends. It was satisfying because I managed to invite my close friend to play it with me. The younger students was so good though. They had the energy and speed. While I am playing with my…
Still Walking
I woke up late today. I felt miserable. Then when I was driving. I saw a woman on her stretcher. I looked over dashboard and saw my leg. It was there. I forgot how grateful i should be to live healthy and breathe without worries of health problem. As my friend Imran said, life is…
My Friend Is A Food CRITIC!
The other my friend cooked something and receiving bad comments about it. Well, of course she was offended. And you may ask ‘What is the best way to comment on someone’s cooking?’ Let me share you a story. I had a cousin who is in culinary field. So, there is this family gathering and I…
The BEST Lamb BBQ
A simple bbq on weekend is my forever favorite. I would imagined a small bbq place like the size of your palm and grilling a thin slice of steak, or perhaps wagyu if I have enough budget. I am thrilled by the idea of doing it small and simple. It just gave a short spark…
10 HOURS HIKING TRIP
People will often wonder why we would go all the way to hike a mountain. Well, in my case, I hiked 3 mountain. Hiking is all mental. How do you overcome your own weakness and continue walking. Lifting your legs, believing that it will not break down. It is not about the view that mesmerized…
BAD DAY – Stomach Ache!
Just came back from camping trip and had this severe stomach ache. I like to test things so I just ate Nasi Lemak Sotong that was half expired. I knew it was half expired because some part of it had a weird taste. So I went to the doctor (it was very scary driving with…
The Idiot in the Room
In a room of people packed with an intelligent mind. A room, packed with normal mind. Even, sometimes packed with the idiots or stupid. Always be zero and hungry. So we can always learn. It gave me great pleasure in knowing and listening to what others said. And in moments where we felt we are…
The Boss Who Likes To Sell Ice Cream
I remembered when I was a president for a club, i tried to please everyone. But that doesn’t work out very well. I ended up displeasing many people. And my focus shifted from leading people to pleasing people. Until I came across a quote telling: If you want to please everyone, don’t be a leader,…
“Farhan Always Busy”
I recently managed to follow my schedule. Now I have to deal with another problem. Deciding
A Change of Direction
I was caught up with the dreams of becoming a writer. Therefore the urge to create something new was strong. But to create, you must have something. Apparently, I felt like I’m delivering something out of nothing. Instead of trying to forcefully create, I will document. This site, will then be a lot on documentation…
About Friendship That I Learnt From 2016
Changing yourself to fit in a particular group. Is it worth it?
Why You Need To Just Jump Into Challenges
Jumping into an opportunity may be scary, but it’s good. Here’s why.
Mastering The Essence Of Doing It With Soul
It is often common to combine heart and soul. Such as when we do something, we put heart and soul together to feel something. But soul and heart can be separated. I have covered doing something by mind and heart, and now to the soul. To separate soul and heart, first we need to know…
Mastering The Power Of Doing It By Heart
Do it by heart, and you shall have the ability to do limitless amount of work.
Staying Positive By Not Saying “Stay Positive!”
Most motivation speech I attended, will go like “You can do this! Stay positive!” I felt something is wrong with that. How can you say something like that to a person who is currently struggling with their life? You are not in their shoes. You doesn’t know how it felt like. And you are suggesting “Stay…
Tweeting about Procrastination
I am a bad procrastinator. Like so bad that I could ignore important stuff and regret it afterwards. But this morning, when one of my friend texted me saying that he will be ending his study this end of year, I felt really low. A sudden flashback of memories of all the times where I…
Can You Be Fearless?
There are nights where we felt those eyes are looking at us. There are moments where we did not do certain things because of phobia. We hate that feeling. A feeling of fear. Because since we were little, we are taught to fear ‘fear’. Fear that the police will come at us if we stole…
4 Year, Life
Because I just want to tell Life that it needs to know, It is testing me but I am still standing. Because Life needs to know that, I know the test were meant for me. Now this is a post where you could only see it once in 4 year, But leave a mark that could…
Calmness in Making Decisions
All of us have many challenges in life. Sometimes it’s easy to overcome it and sometimes it eats us.
We can’t control the outcome of our decision, though we always hope what we decide will give us the best possible result.
Competitors are Inspirations
We all have our competitors. I remembered being compared by my parents about which relatives got better results. It really corrupts my friendship with my relatives because the fear of being beaten by my competitors-relatives…
4 Simple Basic Steps to Wake Up Early
I used to wake up around 6.30 in the morning. I felt that was okay. But since I have to go out at 7.15 in the morning to avoid jammed and get the nearest parking to my class, I realized that I need to change my wake up time.
So this is what I did…
Benefits of Meditating Early in the Morning
I remembered one of my old post, around four months ago that is about water. I woke up early today as I need to re-start the habit. It will be useful when I will be busy soon when the semester starts. I managed to meditate around 10 minutes and my mind is cluttered with a…
Delivering Ideas: Modern Times
There are a lot of people out there doing tremendous work. But a bit of a problem delivering it to the public. For example, an artist can draw a magnificent portrait of a person and people would be drawn to it. But that’s all of it. It is not widespread. Whereas if we take the…
Looking past through a person’s wrongdoings
To be able to look past through a person’s wrongdoings is really hard. Especially when the person hurt us emotionally or physically, it easier to held grudge against them and one day revenge. But, people are not born evil. What shapes them after that is what turns them bad. Being able to see that way…
Sick for 3 days
The reason I am not posting anything is because I am in bad shape for the last 3 days. I am seriously wondering how can I survive working condition after I graduated given that in Malaysia, the holiday per year is only 14 days. That have left me with 11 days more. For a year.…
Committing one by one: Goals
I am sure some of us have set their appropriate goals for this new year . Well, for my case, I have never been so excited in facing this new year because I need to overcome some challenges this year. I did all my goals in my mind, and I know I need to write…
What makes you special
A lot of times I see people being obsessed with a person or a product. Mind you, there is a difference between obsessed and respect. It is seen as limiting ourselves to be better. A shift on mind set is needed to free oneself. We are no less than the human we worship. In fact,…
Self Check before accepting Opportunity
Opportunity comes in rare occasion and we are told to catch it. That is the common sense of our current civilization that demands urgency. It makes sense too. Having opportunity come knocking to our door, it seems a bad option not to take it. But are we prepared to deal with upcoming problems that will…
2015 in a review: Thank you WordPress
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 300 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…
One step that people miss in Productivity
There is a lot of techniques to improve productivity out there, you just have to choose one. Vast information on internet allows us to step over the boundaries, every single morning since we start checking our phone. But there is a missing step that everyone seems to forget. The ability to commit with one productivity…
Personal take on productivity
Being productive is good, finding more productive tool to be more productive is even better. But excellent achievements rarely come from being productive. We hear the stories of unparalleled success comes from people that looks It is hard to change direction, to have a time-off, to relax when you are in a very dead deadline.…
What is Medium? New era of Blogging
I’m trying to avoid Twitter and Facebook surely because it is filled with uneducated contents. Most of the people there just want to have fun and just say whatever they feel without any backbone since it is limited to 140 characters. It’s good to have fun, but after so many days I got really burnt…
Interesting Software for Writers
What useful tools for writers that I stumbled upon while reading Medium
Old Debate: Practical vs Experience
As a student, I often felt discouraged by the fact that I don’t know how to apply most of my knowledge. With approximately 1 and a half year to finish my course, I am slowly not getting the point of learning further. In the end, this theory that I have learned will not be fully…
Solving Problems: Pac-Man style
Problems come in many types and forms. Unless we have forecast it, usually we are not prepared for problems to come. Although there are many ways to avoid problems, I prefer a simple approach. An approach that can be applied easily so you will not be too focused on the problem until forgetting other more…
Working Hard
I am at my hometown at Parit Sri Menanti, Johor. While I was having my tea with my grandpa, I saw a man taking up a big plastic of bananas. He was around 50-ish but looks strong considering that he could take up the plastic. I am assuming he was going to sell it tonight…
Marketing Advice from A Humble Consumer
Recently, I made a survey on choosing what telephone plans I should buy and I made various survey of different phone service provider. It is appalling to look at some websites that pushed me to join them immediately instead of showing what they could offer. But there are also telco that have a very responsive…
Anime Experience!
I never thought I could love anime so much. The characters, plot twist, imaginary ideas, serious fighting skills … all those amazed me and kept me busy during this holiday. Before this, I am not really into anime (except Dragon Ball). I looked at some of my friends that are die-hard fan for various anime…
Deciding stage
This is the best part in having a blog. We could look back to our own posts that we have poured all our hearts and thought
“Wow, this is when I was happy, this one when I felt lost. Oh, and this one, this is really special.”
Marijuana: Drug or Medicine ?
Marijuana is a medicine! said some of the supporters of healing marijuana. This debate has gone very long but it is brought me to write this topic because I stumbled upon a group of Facebook claiming marijuana can be used as a healing method. Now, before some of you close this blog, I would like…
Exam
It has been about two months since I have posted anything. It is because I am focusing too much on exam and posting a blog had become a big task for me. But exam is over, so I will start posting everyday starting with marijuana.
Finish Your Job, But Not Your Work
The job is done, finally. After a long weekend you managed to get it finished. Yeay, congrats to you! But then these common things start happening. You lose momentum. You lose the drive that pushes you to get back to work. You don’t have any spirit left to continue with your work! “What’s the matter…
Why You Need To Stop Learning New Skills
You might be tempted to change things in doing something. Doing it until you thought you are going for perfection but instead, heading the wrong route. I would say that in doing something that is related with art, it is dangerous not to know your ground. You must question yourself ‘is this what I planned to do…
Newspaper Blackout #2 : No Weird Poetry, Just Myself
“Farhan” I recently read a book Show Your Work by Austin Kleon and it tells me to describe your poetry. In this age, people don’t have the time to find about what your poet means (though this Newspaper Blackout didn’t show any sign of poetry) and I totally agree with that. It will be bad…
First Follower (Appreciation Post)
Hi there dear readers, Now, everyone have their first time in everything. The excitement that you get when doing something and getting to see the outcome of it. For me, it is WordPress. For the first time, I gained a new follower. His name was Robin. I have read his blog and it was beautiful…
A Visit To Old Folk’s Home (A Sad Inspiring Story)
Hi everyone, I want to share a story of my journey to old folks home and how they inspired me. Along the way, there is a part where it will be sad and discouraging. So if you don’t have the intention to be sad, you are kindly invited to read other posts. Now if you…
Blog Makeover #2: WordPress vs Blogger (Why I’m Changing to WordPress Instantly)
Hi there ! To the readers that have sincerely read my blog when I’m still using Blogger (www.faarhanfaizal.blogspot.com) , you may noticed that I have changed to a new domain (which is this one) and did not tell anything much about it. So I need to share with you my opinion on changing from Blogger…
Patience Is A Virtue : Why I Didn’t Share My Posts To Social Media
Possible interpretation : The ability to wait for something without getting angry or upset. From : https://www.englishclub.com/ref/esl/Sayings/P/Patience_is_a_virtue_905.htm I can use all types of social media to promote this blog. But I prefer not to. I prefer waiting. Inviting readers to read for the pure joy of reading. To gain some knowledge (even in some parts it’s…
7 Simple Tips on How To Be An MC (for beginners)
Hi there friend, this will be a long post. But I will try to make it not boring provided that today is Sunday. If you read posts from other blog, they will share their experience by using time-frame. For me, I prefer to deliver it in a story-like way. Because we learn better through storytelling…
Newspaper Blackout #1 : "Puisi Patriotik" (Patriotism Poet)
Here it is readers, as promised. I choose Malaysian newspaper as to show I love my country. “Patriotik mencabar emosi,Patriotisme membuat hati sebak”
Newspaper Blackout
Hi there readers! I am excited to tell you that after 27thof September, new thing will be uploaded into this blog. A newspaper blackout, which was inspired by Austin Kleon. I can explain more in long sentence about Newspaper Blackout, but I guess it is better for you guys to see it first. And, I…
Be Water, My Friend
One of my favourite martial artist, influenced by my father, was Bruce Lee. And I would like to share one of his quote was: “Be like water, Empty your mind, Be formless shapeless – like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes…
Blog makeover #1
I guess it is time to create this segment. I am currently doing a blog makeover. This is my drawing. Ugly, but that’s me! And I learn something new, that is to create sub-menu. But mine is not so cool. I did all the makeover testing on my 2nd blog (http://faarhanfaizaltest.blogspot.my/) so that I don’t…
Action Starts With Mindset
What a cliché tittle. Once I tweeted about one being able to do many things despite having many responsibilities. My friend asked me whether I am sure of what I just tweeted. Of course not. It is hard to do many things with gadgets that brings vast information around us. But isn’t our action starts…
Blog Review By Famous Author : Aiman Azlan
Recently I did something crazy. Asking Aiman Azlan to review my blog. Funny, I rarely think in doing something. Too bold I guess. But, hey, he REPLIED ! And the comment are really in-depth to the extend that I felt guilty. Guilty of asking people to do a review of this sluggish blog. Negative much…
Upgrading
Hi there, I am happy to share that this blog will get an update pretty soon. ( I’m slowly learning how to use Adobe Illustrator ) Even though I have very few readers, I just feel that you guys should be entertained. For readers out there that use feedly (news application), you might not see…
Till Death Do Us Apart : Life Lesson from Mak
I am currently at Johor, visiting both my grandparents. Alone. I didn’t plan my whole week of holiday to be here. And maybe the holiday planned something for me. Discussing about life and death with my Mak (my grandmother), she told me some of her interesting story. Mak was fortunate to have her wish granted.…
Beauty Exist In Little Things
I believe beauty exist in little things. There was this ted talk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZGY0wPAnus About brain misdirection. How our eyes did not catch something that we see everyday. “The things that you look at everyday, that you’re blinded to” “Without looking at your phone, can you remember the icon top right at your phone right…
Mistakes Is Beautiful
Sometimes people make mistakes. But it is not shown anywhere. You cannot trace them. Sometimes a single tiny mistake is passed from mouth to mouth. Unknowing the truth of the rumors. Each person has their own version of the story. Always be cautious when hearing, reading, watching other peoples’ mistakes. The purpose of human being…
Is The Tittle at Your Name Suits You?
That tittle at the end of your name, only limits you. The tittle may help you in gaining reputation. But then, what? A tittle is like a chain, hanging to your name, preventing you from being free. Free to do whatever you like and whatever you can. The name itself is a power. Adding things…
How I Can Help You : Dealing with Haters
I spent a lot of time on YouTube and watching videos may bore you. So I like going through the comments. It’s harsh. As harsh as it can get. It kills in every aspect of the YouTuber. But looking at them, and how much views they gained, I don’t think the comment suits. It is…
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