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June 13, 2017 / Dayana Mustak

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Hi, I’m Dayana.

I'm a recent Penn grad from Malaysia. I write many fragments of someday poems that have never seen life outside of my Notes app and spend hours playing Tetris and Sporcle quizzes. I aim to someday have a day-long high-heel tolerance. Also a 5'2" feminist, scrambled eggs enthusiast and avid Instagrammer.

Where To Start

If you’re new here, maybe you’d like to check out some of my own favourite posts:

Hurrah, Hurrah
Graduation Goggles?
An Emotional Ride
Impostor
My Most Unlikely Love
Last First Day
My Favourite Economist
Dear Past Self

On Rotation

Previously

November 2017 (3)
October 2017 (5)
September 2017 (3)
August 2017 (7)
July 2017 (6)
June 2017 (4)
May 2017 (6)
April 2017 (4)
March 2017 (4)
February 2017 (4)
January 2017 (6)
December 2016 (5)
November 2016 (5)
October 2016 (4)
September 2016 (4)
August 2016 (4)
July 2016 (5)
June 2016 (5)
May 2016 (3)
April 2016 (4)
March 2016 (5)
February 2016 (4)
January 2016 (3)
December 2015 (3)
November 2015 (4)
October 2015 (4)
September 2015 (5)
August 2015 (1)

Recently on Instagram

One of my absolute fav things about living in DC is the number of ~fun wholesome~ things there are to do. Last weekend, I spent almost a whole day at Nat Geo watching films by/about Nat Geo explorers. I’m not a huge nature person but I was still so moved and amazed by the 5+ hours of films we saw that day—including one set in Sabah, Malaysia about sun bears! It reminds me of what storytelling can do and made me wish more Malaysians were telling Malaysian stories.

i’m a goofy goober yeah, you’re a goofy goober yeah 🎶

One of the typical Malaysian raya photos is to take photos on the front steps of a kampung house. DC is far from a kampung, but here’s a shot of me sitting kinda funny on some steps while holding some watermelon and waiting for a Lyft to come pick me up. Gotta keep up with the trends, amirite.

To say I was happy to go out to eat in broad daylight again is an understatement. Here’s to the return of brunch (and my fav goat cheese + beet hash) which I sheepishly admit is a great love of mine.

Bought baju kurung on sale all the way from FV in Malaysia and then baju dia tak muat so I had to rewear my graduation blouse. I made nasi impit and kuah kacang for a make shift hari raya breakfast this morning and it was nice to be reminded of traditions from home. BK made pineapple upside down cake. / All in all, puasa and raya away from home wasn’t as hard as I feared it would be. It forced me to seek community intentionally and I got to meet so many local Muslims who come from all over the place. It forced me to grow up a little because I had to take care of buka puasa and sahur all by myself. It’s always uncomfortable and a little invigorating to practise the same practices in new places. ❤️

A bit of Turkey in Maryland in this beautiful mosque ❤️

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