Apa itu sustainable ?

Monday, August 16, 2021 EJ 0 Comments

Hi everyone,

How it's going? Muhyiddin letak jawatan? Pilihan raya during covid? Okay first of all aku baru dengar this news today and yeah quite shocking. Tapi apa je yang tak shocking from Malaysia nowadays kan. Backdoor government? The change of government? what else? Covid hit million cases? I'm just not shock anymore. 
I'm not in the country right now so you guys figure out. Hope so. Alright people enough of that. Let's get to the topic today.


Topik kita hari ni adalah about Sustainability. Okay apa itu sustainability? 




"Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

So basically our needs macam shelter, water, food, clothes, safe environment and many more. We all at some point pernah dengar pasal terms ni. Preserving environment, going green, Reuse and Recycle and banyak la many initiative and program yang ajar kita pasal this in school. 

Tapi sejauh mana kita faham pasal sustainability and incorporating it in our daily life. Hari ni aku discuss specifically pasal what fashion industry and purchasing culture have done to our planet. Sebelum aku nak cerita panjang i just want to say it is shocking.

Before I live in New Zealand, I grew up in Malaysia where the purchasing culture is normal. The more the better. We always looking for a great value for anything. We all strive for 3 for RM10 tshirt kan. Tapi apa yang kita bayar tbh it's not fair to the garment production in the fashion factory. People that work for the fashion industry living in such a bad working conditions. Imagine living with $3 by working long hours at the factory. It doesn't seems real but it is. 


I used to love splurging buying too much clothes that i don't even need, There's a bunch of clothes sitting in my wardrobe waiting to be throw away. Which is bad. 

"Fashion's emissions total more than international flights and maritime shipping combined"


That just show bertapa kita tak pernah think twice about our purchasing. Sejak aku study about sustainability and involve in a documentary about that, aku cuba kawal aku punya purchasing. I'm not like macam totally avoid fast fashion stores sebab aku realistically aku tak mampu to afford the sustainable clothes in the market. It is so expensive because of the fair trade. But sekarang aku cuba think twice bila membeli. Cari alternative like 2nd hand shop kalau kat malaysia bundle or thrift shop you know. Dekat new zealand ni pulak, memang culture suka recycle. Dorang sentiasa jual 2nd hand baju kat marketplace. So aku selalu gak ah browsing around pieces aku nak before aku pergi kedai beli baru. 



There is so many ways to be sustainable. We have to be creative. Buying "too cheap" clothes is not the answer. It's killing the planet. Cheap clothes means you don't even think twice when to throw away. Never once think of clothes as disposable. Many baju kita pakai is not biodegradable which means it sitting in the landfill for 100 years and more. Nak tau kenapa? sebab dalam cheap clothing banyak was mix with polyester which is coming from plastic. Mixed material of garments memang susah nak recycle. Kalau ada yang cakap boleh that still bullshit la. That's definitely greenwashing. Producing the clothes kita pakai also waste too much water. 
 

For example, it takes about 2,700 liters of water to make just one t-shirt , which is enough water for one person to drink for 900 days.

See this, by buying less clothes we can save so much water. We help the planet. Sebab tu aku rasa as consumer we have the power to use our clothes longer. Carefully choose our clothes by check good material that can last long. Kalau kita tengok giant fashion brands macam H&M, Zara, Topshop and many more. They are based on fast fashion business model. Which means producing clothes in short amount of times. Cut times on the production and compress it in for say 3 months. So instead of kita ada 4 seasons yang kita perlu, we have about 52 seasons in a year. New clothes coming in every week to meet our demands. Tak gila ke with this data. Berapa banyak clothes kita perlukan as human being? 

Dulu aku selalu pergi beli kat H&M sebab idk dia macam baju dia cantik and banyak choice. Tapi skrg aku avoid h&m at all cost. Aku tak tau kenapa kat malaysia aku tak expose with this all knowledge. Kenapa topic ni takde dalam syllabus sekolah. I think it is important topic that have to be discussed among us. Funny things is that brand macam ZARA, H&M ni kat malaysia known as branded. It is not weh. It's a knock off version of designer goods. Design from fashion show tu brand fast fashion ambik inspired and produce their own with cheap quality and labor. 

So yeahh conclusionnya fast fashion is crazy and toxic tapi sebab our demands is so high that the system in fashion industry jadi macam ni. Who's to blame? For me it's everyone business jangan cakap it's not our fault. It is everyone business. You buy the clothes. You the one yang demand the cheap clothes. Everyone trying to make a living. We and them. There should be a way for this whole system to be better. 

So tu je kot aku nak discuss today. Sumpah serious gila topic hari ni. I felt different eceh haha. I hope any of my readers back home please guys, take note. Apa yang aku cerita only small bit of the issue. You guys can learn more and tengok banyak documentary ada explain pasal ni macam "The true cost". Boleh search kat youtube it will teach you guys alot. I think that's all for today. If you want to share your thoughts just drop comment below. Love EJ






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Coretan malam terakhir ramadhan

Monday, August 16, 2021 EJ 0 Comments

 Assalamualaikum,

Hi everyone what's good. Firstly just want to say salam ramadhan to everyone and soon Happy eid Mubarak to all muslim brothers and sisters who read this post. So tadi aku just tengok live announcement raya kat NZ so kitorang kena puasa lagi besok last and Eid will fall on Friday. Tapi it's all good, i suppose to cook for raya tonight tapi besok la nampaknya kita akan bertungkus lumus.


Well it's 3 years celebrating raya abroad. It was weird to be honest because I getting quite used to it. Sometimes I love the simplicity of it because no hassle to find new baju raya or tudung raya. You just wear what you have in the back of your closet. I felt like i more focusing on what to cook on malam raya. So at least we got the food raya morning hahaha. The best part kalau sambut kt malaysia yang masak masak raya ni selalu ibu-ibu kita haha. Ni duduk negara orang semua lauk raya aku dah reti masak. Bagus kan hahaha. Kalau tak sampai bila tak reti masak rendang. Also although we raya without our family, we got each other back. The malaysian community are really together when it comes to celebrate eid. And I would say this year is the best Ramadhan experience for me. Cause i got to focus on myself and also got to do a lot volunteering on this holy month and spend time with people. Masa i study dulu banyak masa i habis working on uni project so I takde masa nak really feel the warmth and sweetness of Ramadhan. This year i went to many iftar and help the community a lot. Meeting and hang out with the community. It's such a blessed opportunity. My flatmates also are really positive people we always tarawikh together and it makes me feel really like home. You know rezeki bulan Ramadhan sangat melimpah ruah. Ada je makanan free sampai rumah. Like I am so grateful. 


The start of this year is really tough on me. But I somehow got better. It's all really thanks to support from people around me. My friends here really help me get out from those depressing period. Moving to new place really shine the light to my life. Surrounded by supportive flatmates and friends. I want to feel loved again. And I do learn that when we in trouble we don't always have to keep it to yourself. Reaching out to people doesn't mean you a burden to anyone. It's okay to be vulnerable. Sometimes you got talk about it. Let it go and move on. Find the right person to talk about it rather than keep it all alone. Yeah today I just read my old post and then i realised the progress I have in my life. There was up and down. It's also interesting to see myself from 5 years ago. Literally the same as today. Struggling to find the job after graduate. But Idk i kind of realise something. The fact the we never know what future holds for us. 


One step takes another. 5 years ago when i have no intention to further my study, and then i got offer to study abroad. And now i have successfully graduated and right now try to patch my career again. It's always anxious how it all turns out but I know I believe in myself. I believe whatever job i been doing later in my life I will be doing my best on it. There are a few dreams. I want to start my own social organization probably NGO to help people in need. I never did volunteering masa kt malaysia. Tapi bila I move here, got interest in documentary and idk I just love the feeling of be able to help others. I start to reaching out community and offer my help. While I was working on a documentary with Malaysian embassy got in contact with The sikh community leaders that active in distributing free food to anyone in need. I go there few times to help. Love the compassion they show and idk really glad to meet them in my life. Since i met them i been thinking about the idea of starting to involve in social work. Right now i just do it casually. I really want to learn more about it and hopefully be able to do it in future. My one of the lecturer said she really proud of how i turn out since the last 3 years. I did learn a lot from this experiences not just from Massey. I felt like coming here is the best decision I ever make. It's so crazy at one time also so worthy at the end. It is totally life changing. I found new interest that i never thought i would found before. I don't really know what exactly i want. I just kinda pick anything I found throughout this journey and just following my instinct and what my heart told me to do. I don't even think i would stay in NZ after graduate. It's all just sort of happening. The timing and all. 


Now i got the part time job to at least pay my rent. I started to fill my time here and there with creative project that I could possibly do. I tried to be positive and just do the best I can. My good friend from uni keep asking me to go to networking events haha. Truthfully I don't have the best impression of going to networking events. Cause the first time i went it so sucks and awkward. The worst ever. And then I filled up my courage to go to another networking events outside uni and it was good. It feels so good. I feel like I am fire, totally nailed it. Got to exchange Linkedin and contact with few people. You know although it's not getting a job but networking is another way to find potential collaborator in future. Creative projects is all about finding the right team or partner. I just tried to put myself out there. It doesn't have to be perfect.

Yeah I think I'm alright for now. I tried to get 2nd part time job just to get enough to save some money before going back for good. But who knows what future holds for me. If there is opportunity, I'm willing to grab it. I know I am destined for something bigger something great for the community. But yeah which steps that I will took is still the question. I hope that everyone who read this wish me luck and pray for my rezeki. I will keep sharing story and experience when I have time. But yeah really love to hear from you guys. Drop me a message at facebook or instagram and i promise i treat you like a friend :)

Lots of Love from New Zealand

Salam dari perantauan to all my malaysian fellows. Happy quarantine :)

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Looking back : Apa cita cita saya ?

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 EJ 1 Comments


Hii Semua
Happy bulan kemerdekaaan to all of my fans.

Ceh perasan ada fans. Orite aku tau my blog ada traffic but memang tak lah fans. Anyway thanks for visiting my blog. Actually kan bila pikir sejenak, sebenarnya it's been a while since i have my blog ni. Aku giat berblogging ni since korang tau tak zaman blogger blogger famous tengah naik macam hanis zalikha, The other khairul, cik epal, Fatin liyana. Pergh rindu gila zaman dulu where kau boleh make a content dgn writing je. Skrg zaman dh berubah and everyone dah shift to vlogging kat youtube. And yeah aku sangat rindu zaman blogger ni. Sebab aku pun minat membaca and dengan reading kau ada banyak imaginasi. 


Okay topic hari ni kan, aku dapat idea from podcast sterk actually hahah. Sebab dorang sembang pasal cita-cita diorang masa sekolah. Lately ni aku memang asyik layan podcast. And if korang tau any great and fun podcast yang boleh aku layan. Comment kat bawah or dm akh please. I need it uhuks. Balik pada topik, when I look back there was a few dreams la for myself. Angan-angan la konon. Dulu kan, aku sebenarnya nak jadi seorang kartunis. Aku dulu sangat obses dengan section komik dekat surat khabar sampai aku potong from it and tampal dalam buku nota aku. Nostalgik gila haha. Ni la budak budak zaman 90's punya hobby tau tak macam sekarang. Anyway aku memang minat melukis and membaca pun.  Dari kecik majalah kegemaran aku "Ujang, Asuh, Bintang kecil". Ni masa aku sekolah rendah la. Idk if you guys remember la zaman kegemilangan magazine kat malaysia. Where masa tu still ada demand for it. Majalah asuh tu kan aku beli every month weh. Aku banyak sangat buku dulu sbb mmg minat. Tapi, aku tak baca buku pelajaran. Aku suka baca buku cerita or fiction la. Aku suka gi library penuhkan buku nilam.  And bila pergi pasar malam, orang cari makanan. Tapi aku cari akan gi kat uncle yg jual buku buku cerita kanak2. Ni zaman kecil kecil dulu la. Sekarang ni aku dh normal balik, aku cari makanan hahaha. Tu yang berat naik tak ingat dunia ðŸ˜‚


And then masa pun berlalu, aku pun menginjak ke zaman high school di mana aku bertukar angin ke komik pulak. Aku ni antara penyeludup komik la kat sekolah dulu. Juga sebagai seorang comic collector, aku decided to share with my good friends but you know, with great power comes with great responsibility. Hahaha. Ini adalah bisnes rahsia aku selalu seludup bawak pergi sekolah and sewakan komik tu kt kawan kawan aku, murah je hahaha. 1 komik 20 sen tak silap. Aku ingat lagi. Mmg tak profitable tapi sebab kawan kawan kan. And plus kumpul komik tu hobby and why not menyebarkan mazhab komik ni kat kawan kawan aku. Baru dapat melahirkan ramai otaku 😂. Anyway aku ada berkotak collection comic aku from gempak starz series.  And semuanya masih dalam keadaan elok lagi. Tu macam harta karun aku la. Aku ada fikir nak let go je tapi kenangan kan. Sebab dulu berangan nak bukak kedai cafe komik hahaha. Quite nerd gak la aku punya impian dulu. 


Lepas tu bila aku habis sekolah, aku start layan buku fixi and Iamlejen. Korang tau tak? Masa tu la aku start expose tu Novel genre indie. Masa zaman sekolah aku baca gak novel tapi mostly from mainstream publisher macam karangkraf, media prima, PTS dan sebagainya. Buku Fixi ni dorang lari sikit dari mainstream genre. Basically dorang lebih open dengan penggunaan bahasa yang lebih realistik and santai. Pastu tak banyak censored sgt swear word ke apa. Story dia banyak fantasi tapi cara pergaulan dalam buku tu banyak representation of cara kita bercakap in reality. So aku pun memang layan ah. Plus aku dah bosan baca novel cinta remaja. Aku nak baca buku genre yang thriller, horror or drama pulak. Bila aku minat sesuatu tu kan aku automatic jadi collector. And macam biasa aku kumpul berkotak kat rumah tu jadi harta karun. Sekarang ni aku memgumpul gadjet pulak. Sebab takde duit je, kalau aku berlambak duit, memang macam macam aku upgrade weh.

Dari 1 cita-cita banyak gak aku elaborate hahaha. Maaf la aku memang suka bercakap. Kadang-kadang nonstop. Anyway itu la antara salah satu cita-citaku 10 tahun dulu. Iaitu menjadi seorang kartunis. And ada jugak aku terpikir nak jadi graphic designer. Tu pun sebab aku ingat boleh design cover buku komik or novel hahaha. Itu je tbh aku ingatkan kerja as graphic designer. Berpandukan cita-cita itulah aku ambik graphic design kat KPTM. And I think it was the best decision for myself. I am so proud to see how much knowledge I have received until now. It was life changing. Tapi sekarang ni aku kat bidang lain pulak iaitu filmmaking hahaha. Seriously guys, we cannot predict future. You never know bro what's there for you. Tapi bila ingat balik, sebenarnya aku dah start minat buat video masa aku 16 tahun lagi. First video aku buat aku submit for competition. Kelakar gila ada lagi kat youtube. Tu aku punya debut video and acting career aku hahahaha. It was damn hilarious. Noob

Conclusion dia kan aku nak cakap from this, anything you going for your life kan. Make sure it comes from your heart. Not from other people, not from society pressure, not because of work demand. That's the only mindset you should go with. Tbh ramai sangat yang aku kenal yang tak kerja bidang yang dorang belajar. Because their passion is something else. I mean that's okay too but if you discover yourself dah minat certain subject why not just go for it? Even if it doesn't work out you won't regret it. Sebab kau dah cuba and kau dah face the challenge. Aku selalu bagitau orang sekeliling aku benda ni. Hahaha ada yang belajar accountant sampai abroad tapi aku tengok potential dia kat filmmaking. Terus aku push potential dia untuk belajar buat video ke apa dengan aku. Sekarang dah pandai budak tu. Bagi aku when there's a will there's a way. Ada sorang kawan aku ni dia belajar physiotherapy and dah kerja dah pun bidang tu and gaji solid. Lepas tu dia quit everything and decided to study animation. I have mad respect for him sebab ada courage to do that. And he decided to start over at the age of 25 and still bila graduate dia dah 27 camtu. See, nothing is impossible. At the end of the day, kau akan buat apa yang kau minat jugak. Tbh it really depressing to come to work everyday and hate your job. If we want to get paid why can't we get paid with a smile on our face right? Ceh dah macam pakar motivasi pulak. Well if ada any publisher baca blog ni mana tau nak offer aku tulis buku ke. Walaupun aku tak reti nak tulis secara serious aku boleh cuba. Macam menarik gak hahaha. Anyway itu je kot aku nak sembang hari ni. 
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