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time for us to explore the other region’s each content garnering an average of Delimawati in the past, just to name a few.
delicacies. From our last experience in 80,000 to 100,000 viewers. “We earn Today, the production boasts a total of
Negeri Sembilan, our content on Nasi our revenue from Youtube through the 72,500 subscribers and a total of over
Kandar received positive feedback from number of views per vlog. That includes 8,000,000 views. With such a large number
our viewers. In fact, some of the locals advertisements for corporate companies of subscribers, Fazril believes that they
also acknowledged the place as one of the such as SIRIM, Digi, and Ministry of need to keep up with the current trends
best Nasi Kandar in Negeri Sembilan”, Health, Malaysia,” says Fazril. to maintain their viewers. In addition to
says Fazril. In addition to that, there are also their main segment, Food Polize, there
Known for giving honest reviews on their restaurants and big companies that have introduced other segments such as
Food Polize segment, Laparpo Production would pay the company to review them. the First Club, Good Items Popcorn Time
became the first food reviewer among “However, most of our reviews are not and their latest, Social Experiment
Malaysian YouTubers to be invited to based on paid invitations like this, but Regarding their plans on the future,
TV3 to be featured in Malaysia Hari Ini mainly to promote local merchants and Fazril hopes that Laparpo Production
segment. “Previously, our reviews has fare to the viewers,” Fazril clarified. could expand their focus from their food
always been positive until we decided Fazril also emphasized that subscribers review cocoon as of now. That is partly
to start being blunt in our food reviews, are not just important to Laparpo, but because they want to be versatile in terms
starting by featuring McDonalds and to every other Youtuber as well. “The of digital content, and not to be caught
other famous restaurants”, says Fazril. He higher the number of subscribers, the up in creating food reviews only. “The
also stated that their intention was not to higher the tendency for users to view public these days do not even know what
bring down the restaurant’s reputation, your content. On top of that, collaborating they want to see in their content. And as
but instead to improve the quality of the with other vloggers will indirectly help to vloggers we really need to be versatile and
food. As well as to ensure that food is increase the channel’s views,” he said. religiously improve our content evertime.
truly worth every sen of its price. Laparpo have collaborated with other If the content fits with the public’s taste,
On average, the production produces local vloggers such as Kchup, ASMR then it will fit in with the trend,”says
15 to 20 digital content monthly, with Syedot, Fendi Kitchen, Abam Bocey and Fazril.

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CANVAS PAINTING

Born and raised in Selangor, art have Planning schedules artwork would really depend heavily on
always been Syiqah’s passion. Currently pursuing her diploma in Fine the design that she needs to work on. At
What started from a hobby has the very least, it would take three days
grown into a source of income that helps Arts at Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) to complete a single painting. But there
to covers her daily expenses in university. Seri Iskandar, Perak, she tries her best to are also drawings that would take almost
Nur Rasyiqah Wardah Noruddin or better juggling her hobbies between her tight a week due to the complexity of the
known as Syiqah among her peers, says schedules. The key to that is to plan well, design. “Creating a painting requires a
it all started during her schooling days and prioritize her activities accordingly. good mood. If I am not in a good mood, I
when she decided to take art as part of the “I need to balance my hobbies and my would stop painting and do other things.”
subjects as she has a deep interest in the lessons so that I don’t overdo or overlook She also said that night time is the perfect
field. one of them,” she says. time for her to produce her artwork. “The
night atmosphere keeps me focused.”
Source of Inspiration The time she takes to complete an
Most of her artwork is often inspired by She added that in order to produce a
truly beautiful piece of artwork, she has
artworks on Tumblr, Pinterest, and other to spend long hours to refine and give it
social media accounts like Twitter and a detailed look, rather than her drawings
Instagram. To her, imagination is crucial just for the sake of her sales and bookings.
key to producing art. “I would just simply
imagine it through, then I would translate
the ideas from my imagination into my
diary” says Syiqah. She also added that
she manages to find new painting ideas
everywhere in her daily life. She would
then make sure that she jotted them down
on her diary, as it would help her to
translate the ideas into an actual painting.
For her, the uniqueness of Fritilldea’s art
have greatly inspired her. “He is famous
for his doodles and that is what inspires
me to keep going”, added Syiqah

Generating income through hobbies
Syiqah never thought that this hobby

could help her gain public attention. It all
started after her older sister posted one of
her artworks on social media, and started
to take orders from customers. “The
first order I received from the customer
required me to draw a picture of a cartoon
on her tote bag and soon I began to receive
demands from clients asking me to draw
their portraits” says Syiqah.

She would simply draw using her
smartphone through an applications
named Adobe Draw. Up until now, she
has created drawings on various materials
ad mediums as per her client’s wishes.
“I would normally recreate the drawings
that my customers had emailed to me
beforehand, then I would draw it on the
materials requested, such as jeans and
shoes”, explains Syiqah.

As the fourth child among her siblings,
Syiqah’s income was not so much to allow
her to live in luxury. But her earning are
enough to cover her tuition and daily
expenses at university as she tries not to
rely on her parents for financial support.

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For Syiqah, she would emphasized the
quality of her work so that the customers
would be satisfied with the final product.

There are also customers who want
their commissions to be completed within
a short period of time. This requests
stresses her out as she needs sufficient
time to make sure the painting is exactly
what it represents.
Future plan

Her future plans for her hobby is to
expand it until it becomes widely known.
For Syiqah, persuing her passion is
very important to her, because at times
she would feel tired and frustrated with
painting all day. Only by having a strong
interest and passion could motivate to her
continue the hobby. “People on twitter
knew me from the Powerpuff girls drawing
that I recreate on jeans which has gone
viral before and I truly hope that more of
my artworks will be acknowledged in the
future,” she concluded.

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TRENDING

Making
SOMETHING
OUT OF
NOTHING

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Lashonde Lavelle Christian

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DIY

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environmentalist is what Valerie
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3R’s, reuse, reduce and recycle”. In fact,
most of her do-it-yourselfs (DIY) are
recycled material or things people would
throw away. She reuses materials by
discovering a new way to use it so that
it does not need to be gotten rid of. The
items are usually used for her creative
projects. Some examples would be Cds,
plastic bottles, newspapers, repainting old
shoes and more.

One of her highest no. of searches for
ideas before she creates is Pinterest. The
social network allows her to generate
creative ideas for her many projects.
Being someone that has a deep attachment
to the environment, building, decorating
and remodelling something of low costs,
or even no costs whatever, is the only
pull she needs to be drawn into creating,
which indeed started at a very young age.

Valerie realised her artistic side during
her primary days when she first drew
Disney’s Little Mermaid in art class.
Since then, with the help of her mother
who also knew a thing or two about art,
she tapped into that side of herself and
began creating.

Although her journey began with
drawing and painting, as she matured,
she started creating her very own DIY’s,
taking inspiration from one of her all-
time favourite artist, Walt Disney.
Understanding and falling in love with
his work has helped her constantly see the
magic in life and also adding that small
aspect to most of her creations. Her first
DIY projects were scrapbooks with her
best friend.

Her interest and passion for creating
art has kept the hobby thriving within
her. However, what helps more is always
having a can do attitude and mind set.
Knowing that she has the ability to inspire
and impress people and herself makes her
feel empowered in a way she has never
known before. Also it doesn’t hurt to
customize materials of interest making
things more heartfelt and special.

“When I am happy or calm, or even
inspired with something beautiful that
captures my attention, I start working on
something”, she said. Lately, Valerie’s art
has been focused on places she goes to and
moments she experiences. An example of
her work is soil she collected and placed
in different vials from the many countries

she visited when she went on a trip to
Europe.

The amount of time she takes into
creating pieces usually varies with the
nature of the project. Some projects
take up to a couple of hours, whereas
others take a couple of months. Three
human sized paper mache figurines
took her a month to complete, but most
of her projects are an exception time
wise, because she describes herself as a
perfectionist, paying close attention to
detail. Besides, she practices good time
management, only working on projects
during her free time and semester breaks.

The kind of art that is created from the
heart, is to her the best kind because you
hardly can put a price on it. For the future
though, whether she plans to put a price
on it, her answer to that is maybe. She
feels like making it a side profession is
something she is definitely open to as you
can never go out of style with talent.

“The four top artists that I look up to is
Walt Disney, Michelangelo, Da Vinci and
Van Gogh. Their works of animation and
art are pieces I aspire to create someday”,
she noted. She even attempted and
succeeded in recreating Van Gogh’s starry
night on her jewellery box, knowing that
if she puts her mind to it, she can create
almost anything.

It is generally known that you would
have to have talent in order to create a
DIY or be artistic. However, according
to Valerie, talent means nothing, while
experience acquired in humility coupled
with hard work means everything. It is
effort, hard work, persistence and the
interest to do it. One of her favourite
quotes explain it best, “an artist is nothing
without the gift, but the gift is nothing
without the work”.

Of course like any other person, there
are challenges. But the main one she
battles with is putting her work out there
and getting it recognized and valued. A
lot of work and exposure goes into that.
When it comes to spending on the hobby,
Valerie doesn’t spend too much as she
uses mostly used items, unless she is in
need of paint or a hot glue gun.

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TRENDING Ever heard of the term café
hopping? As weird or foreign as
Brewing Love it sounds, it is actually something
for Coffee people do in their free time these days. In
fact, it has even developed into a hobby
TEXT of its own. According to Preetijit Kaur,
Lashonde Lavelle Christian a frequent café hopper, café hopping is
basically visiting many different cafes in
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Instagram and Blog pages, where people
started off by posting cute café pictures
and write reviews about all of the ones
they visited.

Preetijit’s main interest in the hobby
began about almost three years ago
when she ventured into a part time job
working as a Starbucks barista. As she
submersed herself in amazing coffee and
great customer service, her love for coffee
began. Surprisingly before that turning
point in her life, she was an extremely
tea person. However, fast forward a few
years later and there isn’t a day goes by
that she does not have her everyday cup
of coffee.

“My hobby going from one café to
another is mainly to try out all their
various coffees. I believe that having a
taste of how other baristas make coffee
makes me in a way feel connected to
them”, she said. Sometimes, she even
tells other café waiters how she likes her
brew so that it is customized just for her.
Despite what people think, her hobby
isn’t trend related, because besides a
passion for coffee, she also loves food and
the ideas behind pretty creations.

She also feels like another reason she
jumps from café to café is the ambience
each and every single one creates. She
is well aware that each café has its own
character, and getting to know the vibe
every café carries is also one of the top
reasons why this remains one of her
ongoing hobbies. “There are new cafes
every day and I feel like I will never run
out of searching for a good place to just
enjoy the food, drink and environment, if
I only look hard enough”, she noted.

CAFE HOPPING

One of the main ways she discovers get a taste of everything and at the same spoke about her coffee (brewing methods),
new places is social media. The vast time not burn a hole in your pocket. and what dessert would go well with it. In
information on social media helps her fact, they were so immersed in the culture
locate good cafes around both Penang Thus far, she has been to, roughly of cafes that they even spoke about barista
where she studies and KL where she about 20 different cafés and has spent championships. That experience for her
lives. Reading reviews and comments on at least RM15 per café. It is no doubt was most memorable as she was able to
a place she hasn’t been to, is usually what the wonders about what a person can do connect to another barista, at the same
convinces her to make a decision on the sitting down for about an hour or so at time understand the process of making a
places she visits. Besides the internet, her so many different cafes. For Preetijit, it drink that she loves and knowing what’s
circle of friends also keeps her in the loop depends on the scenario. If she goes with best to enrich that experience further.
when they themselves discover new cafés friends or family, then having a good chat
to hang out at. or catch up session is usually what goes For teenagers like herself that are
down. However, when she finds herself looking to venture into this hobby, her
Nevertheless, it is quite a pricey hobby café hopping alone then she either reads a main advice is research. Understanding
for those that don’t necessarily possess book or watch videos over YouTube. the price especially and what is special
the financial means. Preetijit’s tip to that in each café will make it or break it for
would be to gather as many people or Her all-time favourite café experience someone that wants to café hop. To her,
friends as possible when you decide to try was when she went to Bean Brothers in there are no do’s and don’ts, because one
out the hobby. That way you’ll be able to KL. There, she connected with a fellow can never really go wrong with food.
barista and they got up to talking. He

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Hobbies for you to
dive in, based on
your horoscope

ARies

Mar 21 - Apr 20

All Aries babies fancy themselves a good challenge and thus extreme hobbies are usually the kind of niche they go in search for.
Why, you may ask? It is because they are known to be hot blooded people that get angry quite quickly.

Suggestions: bungee jumping, sky diving, flying fox

Taurus

Apr 21 - May 21

Do you know that Taurus is known as one of the most powerful signs in the zodiac? So if you want to be with someone that
exuberates calmness and stability, then you know who exactly you need to surround yourself with. Despite the stereotypical notion
on being Zen, it happens to be one of the most powerful qualities out there.

Suggestions: Hiking, canoeing, cooking

Gemini

May 22 - Jun 20

Like the character itself, they have the energy of two and are real quick learners. However the downside is that their intelligence
combined with need for excitement, makes them get bored easily with just one activity. Thus it is always good to have more than
one thing up your sleeve with Gemini’s.

Suggestions: a museum in the morning and the theater at night

Cancer

Jun 21 - Jul 20

Most cancers are introverts and they are considered as the keeper of all the other zodiacs. They are very prone to mood swings
however, confrontation isn’t one of their main things. They shy away from disagreements.

Suggestions: solitary projects (DIY), jogging, reading, write a book about their feelings, working in a wood shop

Leo

Jul 21 - Aug 21

Known for their fiery spirit, most Leos are made for team sports. This sign can’t wait to hit the field or do anything physical to
channel their energy and passion. This fixed fire sign ruled by the sun wants excitement and a stage to do it from. They’re rather
passionate about their activities.

Suggestion: marathon, triathlon, swimming, boxing, mixed martial arts, cycling

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Virgo

Aug 22 - Sept 22

Virgos preciseness lead them to activities that require a great deal of intelligence combined with analytical nature. They might
seem reserved, but they are very good at poker faces. Basically, still waters may run deep. Their careful observations would lead
them to a hobby that requires speed, time and anything related to numbers.

Suggestions: chess, poker, Gaming, Sudoku

Libra

Sept 23 - Oct 22

This sign is very diplomatic and want what’s fair for everyone. Equality is what they like best. They seek for harmony but their
casual nature makes them shy away from demanding activities. Libras would prefer something more relaxing to venture into.

Suggestions; painting, travelling, reading

Scorpio

Oct 23 - Nov 22

Scorpios are natural born competitors. They would push themselves to meet expectations. The only advice you should have when
being around Scorpios is that it is always better to be with one than to be against them. They play hard to win and won’t forget if
they lose.

Suggestions: rock climbing, drone racing, axe throwing, baton twirling

Sagittarius

Nov 23 - Dec 21

A Sagittarius’ energy had no bounds. They have an inward readiness for almost any activity and will always be up for something
new. They are also an adventurous bunch and their only limit is the sky.

Suggestions: golf, tennis, paintball, sky diving, scuba diving

Capricorn

Dec 22 - Jan 19

Capricorns are natural born tunnel builders as they are very independent. Disciplined and self-directed, Capricorns play to win and
it is usually coupled with hard work and planning. They like games involving control. A control freak? You could say.

Suggestions: cards, shooting pool, archery

Aquarius

Jan 20 - Feb 18

Aquariuses are known for their love to share and help out. They will do anything they can to help a friend out. However this also
means that they are easily taken for granted. They seek both stability and freedom and are both talkative and quiet, depending on
scenarios and the people around them.

Suggestions: camping, star gazing

Pisces

Feb 19 - Mar 20

Pisces is a mutable water sign which seeks only to go with the flow, very much like water in fact. They fit into any team and their
intelligence makes them quite adaptable. They constantly fight to fit in.

Suggestions: swimming, golf, boating.

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TRENDING

Recommended coffee haunts in
George Town by

1. Gudang Cafe
5, Gat Lebuh Armenian, George
Town, 10300 George Town, Penang

2. ChinaHouse
153, Beach St, Georgetown,

10300 George Town, Penang

3. Gayo Coffee
5, Gat Lebuh Armenian, George

Town, 10300 George Town, Penang

4. Coffee 45 5. Matcho Cafe
99B, Lebuh Noordin, George Town, 99B, Lebuh Noordin, George
10300 George Town, Penang
Town, 10300 George Town,
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