Let’s hear how Muachi maintains her belief and mentality on the way to become a content creator.
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Adele: Hello Muachi.
Muachi: Hi I’m Muachi, I am a content creator now. That is, we need to take pictures or make videos.
Adele: Yes, then she lives in Penang. But I often see her come to work in KL. Then today I am really happy to chat with you. It’s just being an influencer, filming, running a family, and having a cute child, all kinds of different roles. Feel like I’ve known you since I had the chance to work with you many years ago. Do you think you have been doing content creation for so many years, how did you become who you are today?
Muachi: Actually, I never thought I would go this way, I used to study at The One Academy. Then I was a designer, I worked as a designer in Singapore. It was a coincidence that I came back to Malaysia. I wasn’t doing anything at that time because we still play social media and the followers are still there. Then when I come back later, someone may ask me to tell me to go to an event or take pictures so I can get in touch with the industry like this.
Adele: I didn’t know you were a designer.
Muachi: I am graphic and advertising, it’s like doing branding and logos for these things. Hence, the previous company in Singapore, we are making our brand because we are a Japanese company. We are doing some brands likeUniqlo or Canon, then some subways in Singapore. It’s their local stuff like this. It’s fun, it’s really fun.
Adele: You can design your own things now.
Muachi: Before that, I played YouTube and tried a little, the cover is also made by myself. In fact, I learned a lot from the designer. It can be used here too much.
Adele: Along the way it’s really, I think you’ve tried something different, from beauty makeup to fashion. I think Muachi you are very fashionable and of course now, as a mother, you sometimes take photos that match your style, and then like the basic style. How do you usually take care of it? It seems like you have to work and take care of your family. Then you still need to look after your children and have a social life. How do you usually organize your time?
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Muachi: Now having children really overwhelmed, I believe you too. We have to thank our parents very much, they will help us take care of our children. Then we will also hire a babysitter to take care of us, because there is no other way, you must hire, you can’t do it by yourself. My husband will also take care of the children.
Adele: Because the child belongs to two, I just thought it was basic. Otherwise, every day the mother has to take care of the children, the boys don’t have to take care? You know, I think society is different now. Just tell me about you and your other half, I think your social media doesn’t talk too much, right? How did you meet and you’ve been together for so long, what do you think is the most romantic thing he has ever done to you?
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Muachi: Maybe sending flowers. But in fact, I think it’s more of an accompaniment. My cousin took me to her circle of friends, then we realised that like this. In the beginning, I met him in the game, then played just one more time with approach. Then he kept coming to my house, just buying me something to eat and just kept stalking. I felt that he was very persistent because if he didn’t insist, I wouldn’t.
Adele: Then you were deceived by him and got married. I think you can talk about it, after you have a child, what do you think is the biggest change or impact on your marriage and family? Then how do you two adapt to this matter?
Muachi: I feel that the family has become more lively, everyone seems to be, especially the elders are more happy like this. But I think we have children, we need to do better, our time management. Really, we must have been that way before, like go wherever you want but it’s no longer possible you really have to write it down ‘What to do today?’ ‘What to do tomorrow?’ ‘What are you doing next?’ ‘Who are we going to take care of kids or what?’. I can’t do whatever I want like before.
Adele: I think that whatever I want is really something that I can relate to. It’s really not like a dinner once in the evening, you might want to watch a movie, but can’t because unless your child is actually cared for. Like myself, we are very thankful, we have a nanny who has stayed in. After many months, I really think she is OK. We just treat her as our own mother, so we trust her very much. But you also have to pity her, doesn’t she need to go to the bathroom, doesn’t she need to eat? If you’re outside from 10am to 10pm, this nanny is very pitiful, like she needs to play on the phone. I will tell my husband that we can go back with at least one more person.
After being a parent, this is a responsibility but at the same time you still want your life back. Anyway, I think Muachi, you too. We are more open mothers, we also talked in Penang. It’s just that we are not the kind who sacrifice everything for the sake of our children. Of course, I think every mother is different, so don’t make comparisons, right? But we are obviously still yearning to do work but I will go to our other half, you know just do what you have to do. The child is more than a year old now, what do you think, do you have any great inspiration or sharing can share with us？
Muachi: This is because my friend has a child, we went to his house and he said something to me because his kids are a little older than ours. He said that you must always be with your child, because they grow up in an instant. Thus, they want to cherish every moment and they are not hiring babysitters. Then I thought it would be okay, so we were very persistent at that time. That is, we would spend as much time with our children as possible.
Adele: Then I think it’s about family and career so I want to ask you personally, it’s your content, recently your husband has been playing the role of ‘酸菜’. How did you come up with this idea?
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Muachi: This is really too many people ask. I bought a wig at that time and I just want to try it myself because I want bangs but my stylist won’t allow me. Hence, I just went to Shopee to order. I wanted to try but my husband was around and he said, why don’t I try then I gave him a try. After he tried it I thought, WOW, so beautiful you look like your mother. I was going to dance at that time, I think we should dance together then he said OK and I posted it. That first reaction was really scary. We don’t know what to say. Then many people say that ‘he is more beautiful than you, are you embarrassed? ‘. I’m OK, I’ll continue like this and many people have been expecting, ‘Can you dance?’ ‘When are you going to dance?’.
Adele: Seeing this thing all of a sudden, I was actually pretty terrified myself. This is really content. I like you so much, you’re straight, For a while you also wrote directly like wow you guys talk about me or something like this, let you stand for what you believe. Can you elaborate a little bit, what happened?
Muachi: I think a lot of people are not familiar with the word KOL, they just give that bad word. Then I think we didn’t steal, rob, or break the law, and it’s actually a job for us but they don’t see us like that anymore. They will speak very badly to us but I don’t care and I will fight back. This is because I think we’ve done nothing wrong. But ‘酸菜’ is different, ’酸菜‘ is we suddenly have this dance then follower keep writing DMs ‘Hey, you keep making videos’, and there are some like ’酸菜籽‘ in Penang. Then I have to go to brainstorm to think about something probably won’t give up because many followers are still looking forward to it so become a little bit stressed just need keep thinking about the content for’酸菜’. But I’m OK because these things will pass. ’酸菜‘ is a happy character, he is not our KOL or something like that. If you want to be happy, you just watch him but if you don’t want to, you go to something else.
Adele: I saw your story just before and you say ‘Oh, he’s your husband, is that okay?’. What is your own concept or viewpoint?
Muachi: So far netizens or friends are not talking about him but it’s the family.
Adele: Your story seems to be about your relatives.
Muachi: Yes, that kind of relatives will say that boys are not like boys. Then we have an explanation, and then it’s OK. But not to explain it to that person, I explained it to my mother-in-law. Then we’re ok now and they support us now.
Adele: Your mother in law saw it too?
Muachi: Yes my mother saw it too, she said ‘oh I like ’酸菜‘and he’s cute’. My aunt and my mother too. Then I’m OK, just be happy. If someone likes you, someone must dislike you so must understand this truth then you can survive.
Adele: 2022 is coming to an end, I think kids are growing up too. I think just change the angle, do you think as a mother, have you learned anything from your children that you can share with everyone?
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Muachi: Don’t cry too much. When I was pregnant, maybe I was a little more emotional. Really, many followers have been saying ‘You must be crying too much so he cries’ and I say ‘Oh maybe I don’t know either’.
Adele: Now that you have a child, when you look at your child, do you suddenly feel like you are looking at yourself? There is a realization like this that may be growing up. Let me tell you, when he was young, he was like from one month to ten months, everyone saw my Kye Kye and talked about it ‘WOW, he is clever’. I tell you now, he’s a devil. On the 17th, he is one year old. As soon as I put him down, it was really loud. Then it’s fierce, you know? Then my husband tells me every day, ‘Bii, he really looks like you’, I said ‘No, he is very annoying’.
Muachi: I think a lot of them are still like that if you stop them from doing those things, they can’t and they’re going to throw a little tantrum. I feel distracted like you might have to let him go, you just take a small toy, one of those loud toys. You just shake it on it, then you put it down quickly.
Adele: I think a lot will happen in 2022 because after all, this year is also the year that pandemic just finished. So what do you think, if you were asked to share your advice with you today, or has anyone else given you the best advice, what would you want to share with you?
Muachi: Work hard and leave the rest to God. I’m like this.
Adele: It’s really quite casual, don’t put too much pressure on yourself.
Muachi: Yes, I’m the kind of person who goes with the flow. However, letting nature take its course does not mean not working hard. It is after you have worked hard, you can handle that good or bad. Even if you work hard, you will be happy if the result is good. But if it doesn’t work out, I won’t be sad. It’s that I won’t lose myself because of this. For me social media is a place to do my work, I don’t put any big thought because for me, the most important thing is my own life. And it is to believe that you will get better and better, not that you become rich but that you are always improving.
Adele: In today’s society, I don’t think it is very simple. This is because each of us is looking at social media, it is not 100% all.
Muachi: I think you magnify what you care about like family and your relationship and so on. In fact, your social media, or those outside things, you see very little so mentality is very important. You’d be happy if you still lived like me, you rarely have unhappy things so contentment is also very important.
Adele: That’s all for today. If you guys enjoyed this podcast, remember to share and give Muachi a follow then go to watch her content. Thank you Muachi, bye.
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