20 days until I get to see this boy

30 days

It's 30 days until I get to see Don for Christmas holidays!! I can't wait. Christmas presents to be bought and wrapped. Dates and QT to be planned. 1 month. 4 weeks. 30 days! 

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Life Is A Beach, I'm Just Playing In The Sand

It was my first trip to Cottesloe that made me fall in love with Perth, seven years ago. I remember being so overwhelmed by its majestic view. Blue skies. Soft white sand. Clear waters. I took SO many photos at the beach, so I can document how beautiful the view and the atmosphere. I grew up in the urban jungle where we have to drive out for hours to see a decent looking beach. Seeing the horizon, how blue and sunny the beach was, it was love at first sight for me.

Elephant Rocks (William Bay National Park), Western Australia

Elephant Rocks in Denmark

Elephant Pool is a sight seeing spot in a town called Denmark. Why it's called Elephant Rocks because it looks exactly like a herd of elephants paddling in the shallow waters. It's located in Willam Bay National Park about 15km west of the Denmark town cenre.

Address: 

William Bay Road | Denmark, William Bay National Park, Western Australia 6333, Australia

Visiting My Long Distance Boyfriend: Perth in 13 Photos

I just got back from my short and sweet trip from Perth! It felt SO good to see Don and be in his arms again. Gosh, I didn't know how much I miss him until I saw him. The reason why I went to Perth on such a short notice was to play wifey to Don. Don got a new job back in the city and before he moves up, I wanted to see the town he worked in for the past year and spend some time with him. While I was there, I helped him pack up his house, gave him moral support and lotsa love for his new job.

I can go without Twitter, Snapchat, Tumblr and Facebook for days, but not Instagram! Instagram is my favourite social media ever. I am always on the lookout for cool, colourful Instagram accounts to follow. I think this has to do with my love for taking photos. As usual, I took many photos of everything! I like having a platform where I can easily see photos of good memories. Creating my own hashtag to document holidays, memories and events! A few months back, I decided to post only good memories because I want my Instagram feed to be a positive one. My trip to Perth looked like we had a wonderful time together. We look like a typical couple in love. We did have a great time together! And we are a typical couple in love! Perth is such a beautiful city and so Instagram-able!! But I am not going to post photos of us quarrelling or me having an anxiety attack. My little advice is to not always believe what you read or see on the internet.

Below are some Instagram photos of my recent trip in Perth! 

LDR Tales: Don's new house pet.

Don was living in a small town, south of Perth called Denmark. A Beautiful country town known for its famous wines, yoga and natural beauty (Don's words, not mine). Don is an animal lover. He would send me random photos of him with cows, kangaroos, cats, dogs, birds, and etc. My friends have nicknamed him Snow White.

One day, Don sent me a message with a photo...

LDR Tales: WHERE ARE YOU?!

Don't you hate it when you're bf suddenly goes missing for hours end and you are at home worried sick! Don has this habit of "forgetting" to charge his phone. He will go missing for a few hours but always come back after a while. After a few heated conversations about him missing for hours, Don, now always makes it habit to check in with me every other hour. EXCEPT this one day, he was driving long-distance (5 hours drive from his hometown to the town he was living in). It was late in the evening, I was worried cause the roads can get really dark and if anything happened, it would be a while before help can arrive and another few hours until news gets to me.

Interracial Couple: Why are people staring at us?

This incident happened over a year old when we first started dating. After moving back (from Perth) to Malaysia for good, I took a trip back to Perth to see Don for a few weeks. It was one of our first time together, out in public. It took a little adjusting because we were so used to hanging out uni cafes in a big group or watching movies at our houses. Walking out together holding hands in public was new for us as a couple.

20 Things We Did When Don Was in Malaysia

Whenever I have one of those days where I miss Don a lot more than usual, I would look through photos of us together. I have a folder on my phone of photos of us only. It's been a month++ since he was last here in KL with me. Time flies so fast when we're together but move so slow when we're apart. While going through our photos, I realised that I didn't write anything about his trip here and what we did. I was so caught up with missing him after he left that I forgot to blog about his stay here. I had planned months before to write about all the things we were going to do for document sake, but...I forgot. Don's visit to KL was planned months in advance (6 months in advance) to celebrate Hari Raya with my family and me. Hari Raya (Eid) is an annual celebration by Muslim all around the world. It was SO nice to have him here with me to celebrate this festive time and spend quality time together.

I made a detailed itinerary for his visit here, but it all went down the drain. I wanted to give Don the ultimate KL experience, but it was impossible to cover all in the few weeks he was here. It was almost like an Amazing Race itinerary. I forget that we're humans. We get tired and need rest. So, I decided to screw the itinerary and just take is easy. After all, this is not his last visit. There will many other trips to visit more places in KL. We chilled and did what other 'close proximity couples' do. Writing this post is making me miss my man. Oh well! So here's a roundup post of what we did together when Don was in KL with him! 

Long-Distance Relationship: Sending Flowers

Don has been feeling a little down and upset over a few things happening around him. Me, naturally as a girlfriend felt like I needed to do something to make him feel better. I gave him my ears. I listened to him as he vents out his frustrations and anger. Gave him my opinions and advice. It came to a point where I felt helpless. I felt soo bad that I couldn't anything else except listen.

Storms Don't Last Forever

Don was here in KL to visit after being away for 5 months. He has since left me to go back to work. When he was here, we did so many things - catch up with family and friends, eat, hang out with each other and even went on a short weekend holiday. After spending weeks together 24/7, letting him go back to Perth, Australia was the hardest thing. We've visited each other many times over the course of our long distance relationship. I've learned to turn off my emotions and not burst into tears. I went on a staycation with some friends. I mentioned that I wanted to kick off my wanderlust, but really it was just a distraction for my first weekend alone without Don. It was a long drive back and the van we were in had a complete tv and good sound system. Is it, me or do you watch the most random things on road trips? Haha, on the way back, we watched Adele Royal Albert Hall concert on DVD. Of course, that triggered many unforeseen emotions. Oh, Adele! The things you make me feel..

Bangkok Round Up 1: Temple Selfies

As I mentioned many times in my previous posts, Don and I went to Bangkok for a short holiday! It was our first time traveling together. To be completely honest, i was really anxious to travel with Don. He is laid back, I am not. I like to have a travel itinerary, he likes to with the flow. Don and I don't fight, but we bicker like siblings. I was worried that something might go wrong during our travels and one (me) of us would get upset. 

To my delight, Don is such an easy guy to travel with. In fact, I think he is one of the easiest and most fun person to travel with. I've travelled with many different characters. Don is  #1 on my list to travel with. It's not because he is my boyfriend, but he is really a fun guy to travel with. Whatever i had planned to do in Bangkok, he was okay and up for it. He let me make all the decisions and he just followed me. He didn't mind getting ripped off by the locals, while i tried to bargain to the lowest we could go. The only time Don decided on something was when he wanted to have Pad Thai for lunch, so off we went to get him Pad Thai. 

Better Together

It's been an amazing few days with Don here! After 5 months apart, you forget how to be around the person. It needs to get used to. It took us a couple of days to get used to each other and after that, everything felt natural! Don is just an easy guy to do things with. Always up for an adventure and will try things twice. 

Ever since we started dating until now, we've been in communication EVERY DAY. We talk every day. Texting/Facebook messaging. We are constantly connected. Which means we talk a lot and know everything there is to know about each other. From our kindergarten crush, favourite food, the girl who broke his heart, his gym's timetable and etc. If you ask me anything about Don, I can confidently answer. 

Soon, baby!

A day away until I am back in Don's arms. I am trying to contain my excitement, but it is so hard! I find myself more productive this week. Things i have been putting off, i managed to get done. Did all my errands! In fact, i have laid out all my outfits and things i'll be needing for the next coming days (it's going to be a busy weekend). That's how excited i am!! (Is there another word for excited?? I feel like i am overusing the word!) I am usually a night owl. I will stay up until wee hours in the morning doing work, writing posts, editing stuff, etc. Now, I am in bed by 12am (this is considered early for me) so the day goes by faster. It's also super cute that my friends are excited for me. Whenever we hang out, they would constantly ask me to bring Don out with them when he gets to KL. It was one of them who gave me the idea of preparing a care package for Don. Something like a welcome package! A care package!

#LDRNBblushingkay Part 1

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If you are an avid reader of Blushingkay (i hope you are!), you might have noticed that some of my posts state "Inspired by this LDR Writing Prompt" that is because I am one of the influencers for this LDR community called LDR Blog Network. It's a platform for couples in long distance relationships to support each other and share our stories. 

It's really great to see how other couples go through their long distance relationship. After reading their stories, I feel realllllly blessed to just have Don a 5-hour plane flight away, no time difference and had some sort of a feel on being a normal couple. If you have some time to spare and enjoy good love stories, check out the website! They recently launched an Instagram challenge for LDR couples. My favourite social media is Instagram, so i didnt need any convincing to join. I love designing my photos and editing them. We're 3 days in the challenge, you can keep with my challenge here and check other LDRBN bloggers' photos here. 

July Goals

01. Work on my LDR/Beauty E-book.

Somewhere along the past couple of months, Don managed me convince me to write an E-book. Writing an E-book has always been part of Blushingkay’s plans (when I have more time to myself). I did some research on E-books, E-book designs, gathered up my content and gave myself a one-month deadline. Halfway through writing, organizing my content. I realized it was A LOT more work. There are so many E-book templates that i can easily plonk my content in. But I want to do this myself from scratch! So, yes, the goal is now to finish up the E-book. If you’re interested in LDR or Beauty E-book, send me a comment of your email below and i will send it to you once it’s done!

Our Story: Don and Khaira

Swanborne Beach, Western Australia

5 Things Not To Ask An Interracial Couple

6 Cool Advantages of Being in a Long Distance Relationship

Don and I met when we were doing our Master degree in Curtin University, Perth. At the time, we got to know each other as “classmates”. I was in a long-term relationship and he was pursuing another classmate of ours. 

Towards the end of my last semester, we found ourselves single and decided to give Don+Kay a try. Of course, there was a catch, in 4 weeks time, he was heading off for a 7-week road trip across America and I was heading back to Kuala Lumpur, my hometown. We didn’t know when we would be in the same country next, but you can’t stop loving someone just because they’re not in the same country. We decided to make the distance work. 

I often talk about how sucky it is to be in a long distance relationship. In light of keeping things optimistic and looking at the silver lining in my long distance relationship, I found a few things that have made me a better person because of my long distance relationship.