My Latest Home Decor Things That Passed The KIV Stage

The other day as Shah was unwrapping one of my freshly-delivered packages, he asked, "So when are you going to stop buying knick-knacks for the house?" My immediate answer was something along the line of "Um......never?"One of the things I planned for this house's decoration…

Happy 10th Anniversary, Shah

Ten years ago, Shah and I officially went through our solemnization at Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan, surrounded by our dear families and friends. I'm incredibly proud to call Shah my husband, and I'm endlessly grateful and thankful to Allah swt for placing him in my life. I want to save this…

Instagram Outfit: Black & Blue Striped Shirt Dress

If you follow me on Instagram, perhaps you knew of my trip to Legoland Malaysia last month; I went with Shah, my elder sister Fiza and her babies Rayyan and Arya and we had SO much fun. I brought my camera with me but ended up not using it at all because Shah and I wanted to give our full attentio…

My 2018 Best Nine on Instagram

Howww did I forget to share this earlier this year?
Ah well, better late than nevah, right guys?


My best nine roundup two years ago was out of 348 photos, I don't know how I managed to be on Instagram that much that year. All nine photos with the highest likes were all actually outfit shots fr…

Instagram Outfit: No Makeup & All Bundled Up in Seoul

With its subzero winter temperatures, it was a relief to pop into metro stations or anywhere indoors in Seoul! These shots were taken quickly as Shah and I were waiting to take a train to Dongdaemun to get a hot meal of grilled fish, rice with kimchi and spicy squid — our favourite in Seoul.

Also,…

#2017BestNine of @theliyanaaris

Goodness, apparently I uploaded 348 photos on Instagram last year?? That's almost once a day.

Here are nine of my most liked photos from 2017 — in which I discovered my followers liked to see my face in a photo 7 out of 9 times, so I take it as a good sign! ✌


Every single of them were actually…

Photo Diary: Arts & Lights - An Interactive Pop-up Experience at Icon City, PJ


My family and I had loadsss of fun at this event. While the installation was nowhere near as thoughtful as the artworks I saw at Yayoi Kusama's exhibition in Singapore (not that I'm an expert, I need plaques to tell me so tbh), it was still a little reminiscent of that exhibition in the sense that people just want to feast their eyes on pretty things and have fun photographing (and selfie-ing with) them!

InstaLiyana: Italy Trip 2017 & The Importance of Taking Photos On Vacations

Can you believe that 4-5 years ago I pretty much hated having my photo taken? I didn't enjoy snapping photos either! Honestly, I cannot believe myself. To think of all the lost chances for beautiful photos and the general lack of photos I have of my European days...

I must have mentioned this …

Instagram Outfit: Adidas Baseball Sweater & Frayed Black Jeans

The thing is, there are many, many days when I go out and not shoot my outfit, either because there is no time or because I didn't bother totting around my SLDR camera with me. Do you guys know how many unshared OOTDs that is? LOADS, but let me be honest outright and say those un-shot outifts …

InstaLiyana: January 2017 + IFB Links à la Mode, February 16th

I feel like plenty of people regard January as one of their least favourite months, possibly due to the facts that it's the month after Christmas and also one of the coldest months in the calendar for a lot of countries. Since my birthday falls on 13 January every year, it's obviously my m…

InstaLiyana: November 2016

If you guys don't know this about me already, my favourite social media platform is Instagram; I don't feel like my day is complete without scrolling through my feed and liking photos! <---does anyone else think this is some sort of unhealthy condition that I have, because I kind of do,…

InstaLiyana: November Tokyo

I'm back in Tokyo!
These instagrams are from my previous trip here in November last year. Don't forget to follow @theliyanaaris on Instagram for more glimpses into my new Tokyo adventures <3<3<3
 // Drinking hot tea at Hooters Shibuya // Poster on underground train etiquette // Fa…

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Hi, I'm Liyana

I'm a style & lifestyle blogger based in sunny (and ever humid) Malaysia. On The Good Weekender, you can find typed journals of my evolving modest personal style, travel adventures, skincare/beauty updates, home decor things, and stories of other bits and pieces of my everyday life. I hope you'll enjoy flipping through these pages of my virtual book!