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Narin

2011-09-24T17:06:00.000+08:00

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Model : A Sikh friend of mine, Narinderjit.

& Teddy.

Blogger status: In the midst of SPM trials.

To the Jungle!

2011-07-17T12:35:00.009+08:00

Meet Tarzan.

Iliveinthescorchingsun self shot failed.

Meet Tarzan number two.

Helloscorchingsun and lil fruit.

Few shots from the iPod.

Sleeping Tarzan.

My kicks. v(-_-)v

Tarzan's wifey.

Till then!

Backkk dududu..

2011-06-19T13:21:00.011+08:00

Dudududu...

It's been a long time since I've blogged..

And now I haz a Starbucks tumbler that come all the way from the European continent!

Million thanks to my teacher who helped me to expand my tumbler collection.

Looking forward towards the day, hoping to take good pictures. It's been a while since I spend time with Derrick! (explains why the blog was hiatus..)

Current status: Butterflies in my stomach? They're all over fluttering in my mind.. Thanks to my art folio. T______________T

Tying The Knot

2011-05-15T12:20:00.003+08:00

A big thank you to my sister's friend Joeyen for inviting the family to her wedding and also, giving me the opportunity to shoot on her special day. It was my first time trying out wedding photography (a complete Chinese wedding) and.. it's not an easy field to shoot. To make sure that you get proper pictures especially the wedding highlights, and follow the wedding customs. I had a small role, but a great experience for me.

Following are a few personal favourites. :)

Wishing you both all the happiness and congratulations on your marriage!

Cosplay

2011-05-08T15:18:00.004+08:00

Original.

A little bit lomo-fied.

The White Rabbit is a character of the manga series, 'Are You Alice?'.

Cosplayer : Melody Ong
Photographer : Yours truly

More to come!

Starbucks Offer

2011-04-21T15:21:00.007+08:00

Sawadee ka people! It's been a while and the reason why I greeted in Thai is because there are possibilities I'm going to visit Thailand during mid-term break. (Never been there before, explains the excitement.) Exams come first before the break as usual, but I'm looking forward to a family holiday and then come back... to face the SPM misery. Really hope my sis can book a family tour by anytime soon!

Here I share a collection of mine, Starbucks global city series tumblers.

#1 Hong Kong ; it all started with this one!

#2 Malaysia ; a birthday gift.

#3 Philippines ; traded overseas.

#4 China ; souvenir.

#5 Macau ; souvenir.

#6 Singapore ; the one which joined the family last week!

And also I would like to share a recent update from Starbucks Malaysia.

In support of Earth Day, on April 22nd, Starbucks invites you to bring your
Starbucks tumbler to any Starbucks stores in Malaysia and receive a
complimentary freshly brewed coffee. Together, we can make a difference!

Awesome news to all coffee addicts who has their own SB tumblers (and for
those who are getting tumblers for themselves soon). Redeem complimentary coffee from 10am onwards till 12pm! You may log on to their Facebook page for more info.

Here I gather all my tumblers.. *grins*

Doggy Times

2011-04-03T13:33:00.008+08:00

Meet Mike, my niece and Andrea.

Picture of the day. :)

TGIF

2011-03-24T15:00:00.010+08:00

TGIF.

Thank God It’s Friday.
Thank God I'm Free.
Thank God I'm Female.
That Grandma Is Fantastic.
That Guy Is Fantabulous.

And the list goes on..

Normally people uses the first abbreviation to express their relieves at end of work week. I used to love Fridays a lot as they are always the end of school week.

But now I find Fridays, stressful.

When the week's coming to its end, another week is coming and there isn't much time left. I hate to tell myself its the final high school year, where opportunities tend to decrease, working things out, forcing self to study (which always fail to do so).. you name them all.

Am I in the early stage of adulthood? I just ate the whole bar of chocolate that made me realize just how young I'm still is. But I feel old surrounded by kids in art class.

Gahh I'm caught in confusion.

Anyway I haven't been posting pictures of mine lately, and my cousin took plenty and she requested them to be uploaded/blogged/whatever. Photo credits goes to her!

Dated my cousin to the beach, making moments of our own. (We're gay like that)

Scribbling in the sand can be so fun yo.

Ta-daaa, my name with the camera icon at the end.

Best cousin. :)

With her younger sister and mum.

Went back to the hotel after the beach hangout/date with my cousin.

I love my brushes.

The hyperactive one.

My three-month-old watercolour palette.

"Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment."

Claude Monet

p/s: My painting was auctioned off for RM1000.00 at the school's recent anniversary dinner. Feels great to be able to help the school. (I wonder if I can count that as my first charity contribution or not..)

p/p/s: I just reminded myself that tomorrow is Friday. Gosh.

Street Food

2011-03-15T12:28:00.008+08:00

Aunty Lim (77), fried bee hoon and curry mee seller.

Works hard for the money, with another two elderly ladies.

Notice the charcoal briquettes? Think about enjoying the taste where traditional cooking methods are used. :)

Look at that genuine smile, always at your service.

Head to the end of Air Itam market road (stall's located near Air Itam Chinese Methodist Church) to taste her one of a kind curry mee!

Novelization

2011-03-09T15:54:00.007+08:00

A bad habit of mine.

I really fancy reading movie tie-in novels.
Especially watching the particular movie after I'm done with the book.

Then I end up ranting like a crazy fanatic being curious all alone asking self why they didn't show that scene, why that actor, why this and that. Ain't psycho I believe there are a lot of people whose like me too.

And I've just spoilt myself by reading plots of two novels.
Beastly and I Am Number Four, somebody please be my Book Santa. :(

Assessment one is over, time to catch up with plenty of things.
Driving.. oh dear license can you please just appear in front of me.
February is gone in a blink of an eye, I better make full use of this coming March holidays although it's going to be just a week.

I've figured out who is having my Slumdog Millionaire..

Chinese Traditional Dancers

2011-02-27T17:18:00.009+08:00

Event : Opening Ceremony for the Chinese New Year Cultural & Heritage Celebration
Location : Georgetown
Date : 12th February 2011

Dancers from 5678 Dance Studio, Penang.

Vitamin W

2011-02-20T21:09:00.002+08:00

I tried so hard to fight the endless sobbing. I remember asking myself one
night, while I was curled up in the same old corner of my same old couch in
tears yet again over the same old repetition of sorrowful thoughts, "Is there
anything about this scene you can change, Liz?" And all I could think to do was
stand up, while still sobbing, and try to balance on one foot in the middle of
my living room. Just to prove that - while I couldn't stop the tears or change
my dismal interior dialogue - I was not yet totally out of control.

At least I could cry hysterically while balanced on one foot. Hey, it was a
start.

- Elizabeth Gilbert ; Eat Pray Love

February 12th

2011-02-12T14:47:00.004+08:00

Wishing a very happy birthday to Vivian Khoo!

And a huge thanks to Sarah the surprise planner. :)

CNY in the Making

2011-02-05T22:00:00.003+08:00

#1 Cycled from home to town for reunion dinner on CNY's eve. (Yes, with Chloe placed in the basket)

#2 "Grandpa, take a chair and sit down watch tv lah."

#3 A gambling session amongst family members. *cousin in grey tee trying to make an attempt to hide himself*

#4 "Quick quick cover your face before she sends the pictures to the police."

#5 Chloe brings happiness to all, a sweet start for the new year!

#6 Hot. Hot. Hot!

#7 Beautiful smiles.

#8 Thumbs up!

#9 Kek Lok Si ; Temple of Supreme Bliss.

#10 I read the notice board and took one yuanbao. I am obedient muahaha.

#11 Buddha statues.

More to come!

Sightseeing in Hong Kong

2011-01-31T23:04:00.000+08:00

The title says it all. :) Here are some pictures taken during the times in Hong Kong.

Also would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Chinese New Year!

Coffee Talk

2011-01-29T17:37:00.009+08:00

Tell me how to stop nostalgia.

I definitely want to go to Hong Kong some day again.. with my family.
I like the cold weather there surprisingly, although its a little troublesome to have to keep ownself warm at most times. And what's best was my own Starbucks moments.

I don't know why I get so excited everytime I see a Starbucks outlet there. Like a girl who come from a country which doesn't have any Starbucks outlet nationwide. Haha..

I have a very interesting relationship with coffee in HK. It's really really nice to indulge in hot coffee in a such cold weather! I was there for five days, the temperature range was between 10°C - 16°C. I ordered a hot Green Tea frap (GT ftw!) and walked along the streets having drink in hand. That was my first time.

My second time was during Day Three, when my teammates wanted to go shopping and I decided to stay at the Starbucks outlet just right opposite our accommodation The Salisbury. By then I decided to give Mint Mocha a shot. I immediately like it, and went online (my first and last time in HK) for 20 mins. In HK, they provide residents with free 20 minutes Wi-Fi per day. You got to search for other Wi-Fis to go online longer, or just subscribe to any networks there.

Wall decos.

Third time was when we're about to leave Kowloon which we had to board a bus to the airport. I ordered the same Mint Mocha again cause I really like the combination of mint and chocolatey coffee. I even bought myself a HK Starbucks tumbler earlier, been wanting to start tumbler collection for a very long time.

My sneakers (b&w) with Joanne's. Pretty streets ; More to come. :)

Ai Em Backkk

2011-01-22T17:50:00.005+08:00

JA Company of the Year Competition has ended. No more meetings, sleepless nights, assignments, all the hectic preparations.

So let me share with you a thing..

Me stranded in Hong Kong International Airport! *acts a gloomy facial expression*

Picture was taken by Sankeri while waiting for Bernice and Joanne in the loo, Sze Lyn and teacher at immigration queueing line.
There is only one word to describe the trip and the competition : Awesome.
And we managed to obtain third place out of 13 teams, all from the same region ; Asia Pacific.

VICTORYYYY!

I'm missing the days already.
And not forgetting the people from different countries the team and I met at this competition.

Thank you everyone. Truly an eye-opening experience to all of us.

On the other side, its time to catch up studies. Still feeling lethargic, I need help. :(

2212

2011-01-12T22:19:00.008+08:00

Pictures from the album 'Assemblages' (Black&White).

Model, Yuling Lee.

Interspecific

2011-01-05T15:05:00.005+08:00

Stand out.

To be conspicuous, distinctive, or prominent.

Why so?

Standing out.

It requires the act of pledging.
It creates impression.
It leads to test of abilities.
It produces measure of the internal forces.

Mishaps then come after you.

All life, demands struggle.

Christmas at The Northam All Suites

2010-12-29T00:13:00.020+08:00

Spent some time with Edelyn & Rooban at Northam's Roof Terrace on Christmas day.

Swimming pool with the sea view.

Personal favourite! Bet theirs too. *grins*

Borrowed Lyn's Aus flip-flops after she got her new pair of gold Havaianas.

Our picture of the year. :D

I find this amusing teehee.

Forgive me Lyn, here I present a better (sexier) shot of you.

What a coincidence, Rooban's aviator shades + Lyn's flip-flops.

Chefs preparing the evening dining.

Heavenly Godiva truffles.

Appreciate the Griffin iPod Touch casing from the lovebirds. You both wait for my surprise! :)

Still In The Christmas Mood

2010-12-27T15:45:00.009+08:00

Venue : Straits Quay, Tanjung Tokong, Penang.

Venue : Penang Times Square, Georgetown.

Yours truly would like to share with you an awesome hit single from Train, which is also a key part of Coca-Cola Co.'s new Christmas advertising campaign.

Shake up Christmas!

Ai Grit Euu

2010-12-24T21:45:00.003+08:00

Merry Christmas by the way.

Floral Fest 2010

2010-12-18T16:46:00.016+08:00

Date: 11th to 19th December 2010 (Final day tomorrow!)
Organizer: Penang Botanic Gardens
Contact: 604-2270428
Location: Penang Botanic Gardens

"Ello monkey euu are sho cute, please allow me to shoot euu."
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"Looks like euu are having a great taim with your food, I'll leave nao to shoot those pwetty flowers."

Orchids.

Leisure ride ; RM1 per person.

Hello hermit crab.

Mini cactuses.

Bonsai plants.

An ice-cream treat before heading home. :)

Being Willing

2010-12-16T21:18:00.003+08:00

This was taken back in October, two days after I met a road accident (if you note the bruises which are pretty visible). I had to wear sleeveless tee everyday at home in order to take care of them.
And yes even had full bangs too.

1st December 2010, in the midst of SPM. Not my year though but often catch up with friends' tweets and updates on the exam. And at this point I tell myself, "You gotta start working your ass off." I have weird ways when it comes to motivating myself in studies.

But normally I can't give full concentration when it comes to books. Including homeworks. Conclusion, I'm an awesome procrastinator. And oh this was taken on 2nd December.

Actually I wanted to take a picture of myself everyday. One per day starting from December.
But I failed. ._. I forgot on the 3rd, and so on. And I was busy with a several events.

Yes I admit that I'm pretty vain, but I was caught up with this idea cause I knew there is this guy who took self portraits for 6 years. 6 freaking years and he compiled all of them and made a video.
Only self portraits and he got 17 million views for the Youtube video.

I'm not saying that I want to pose in front of my webcam every single day for 6 years, but I wanted to examine my own will and patience. I timed myself for a month (that would be 31 pictures for a December) but now I'm down with two only, wanting to restart perhaps?

This entry works as a personal reminder, and maybe to some of you as well.
Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
Focusing on your goals requires commitment. What happens when your commitment is boring?

En Vacances

2010-12-10T23:45:00.003+08:00

The end of a hectic yet fun week.

And.

HOLIDAYS DO MAKE ME FEEL GOOD YET LETHARGIC.

Bet most of you agree with the statement.

The picture above was taken randomly at the beach ; yours truly will try to update what am I up to nowadays.
Stay tuned!

Light Painting

2010-12-03T12:05:00.000+08:00

Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need

I say love it is a flower
and you its only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance

It's the dream afraid of waking
that never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken
who cannot seem to give

And the soul afraid of dying
that never learns to live

Camera setting : Manual 2.5" f7.1
Westlife - The Rose (Special thanks to a friend for the song suggestion!)

Heart Tabs

2010-12-01T13:54:00.006+08:00

Sharing with you a few of my favourite pictures from Daniel's birthday bash.

#1 You can hardly avoid this when you have a pool party. ;)

#2 Daniel trying to make Janice the next pool victim!

#3 He can pass as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. :D

#4 Blowing the candles out.

And what a coincidence, Aaron, Lyn and I nearly got the same present with the guys (Dickson, Ka Ming, Yik Surn and Leon). Luckily both of the books are different although they're in the same category. But hey, 2 at once! :) Hope D enjoy jamming with the guitar books!

I know the birthday boy will read this, so wishing you many happy returns!

Dog on Board

2010-11-29T16:28:00.002+08:00

Chloe can tell if we are going out.
Chloe likes to follow us to places.
Chloe dislikes being placed behind the car.

Chloe simply loves to sit on the driver's laps.

Steppin' Forward

2010-11-23T16:50:00.004+08:00

I've mentioned a little about my school's Leadership Camp at the previous blog entry. And the pictures from Nicole's camera are here. Both of us took pictures alternately at campsite, and not every activities were taken as it is not convenient to bring it around.

We were fortunate that we get to choose our dormmates on Day One, and 22 of us were the first group sent off to our own dorm for three days. Double deckers in every dormitories including ours, and I got a whole double decker for myself. (Slept on top, my luggage and clothes were placed on bottom)

The pretty lady opposite me. What's with the egg?

It was our first task, to take care of our own eggs throughout the whole camp. Had to hand it in back in proper condition (1/5 participants broke their eggs). This task is just to test our care towards the egg and responsibility cause we had to guard the egg everytime at anywhere.

Ivy trying to do something with the cellphone charger wire..

Yes, hang towel. It was Natasha's brilliant idea. We didn't use any chargers as all of our phones were on hibernation mode. No signal at campsite, not even a single bar.

Nicoleeeee.

Edelyn with her beloved bear. (Which I screamed Pookie the moment I see it cause I thought that was Garfield's good companion and some thought that I cursed) *innocent grins*

After we settled down, we moved on to some team building sessions, talks from lecturers, paper work, basically sums up Day One.

More physical activites on Day Two. Edelyn fell sick, so I accompanied her back to the dorm. (Skipped an activity and messed around with Nic's cam)

By then I only realized that we're in Anggerik.

Lyn, I like your Vogue t-shirt. :D

This plainly shows how hard it is to receive phone signal at the campsite. (Click to enlarge and check out the epic facial expressions bwuahaha)

I gave up searching for signal, so yeah.

We also kept ourselves entertained with Nicole's iPhone. We owe her a big one.

With Nicole, Natasha (towel lady) and Edelyn at evening. This was before Natasha and I decided to go to another shower room which was much better compared to our dorm's.

Natasha and I sang our lungs out in the shower room (yes our voices created echoes). Even our dormmates outside heard us woohooooo. [reblogged from previous entry muahaha]

Joanne's impersonation of Kapal Singh was the best comedy of the night. She made all of us laughed so hard! Their group performed a sketch about the camp activities and came first. Job well done. :)

Back to the dorm, took a several group pictures with dormmates before leaving on the next day.

Yours truly, Nicole, Joanne, Wendy, Ivy, Natasha, Kuen May, Lorraine, Shu Ni and Jia Sin.

Point at the fan! (there are air conditioners in case you wonder)

Lanci.

Arabian wannabes.

And finally, a full group shot of us on Day Three!

Dorm 2 ; 22 dormmates ; Peace yooo!

Lanci again.

With Natsuki, the student exchange from Japan. Ohayo!

Balik kampunggg.

And went to final two school days of the year.

I so don't want to go to National Service. Please tell me I'm not selected next year.

Birthday Bash

2010-11-22T22:58:00.003+08:00

Ka Ming. Dickson Neoh. Joon Han. Adrian Wong. Daniel Teoh. Yik Surn. Leon Low. Patricia Lim. Mee Quin. Celia Lim. Lim Yimei. Winnie Lee. Janice Ang. Jian Ming. Aaron Chew. Luvenia. Edelyn Chow. Malcolm Tan (not in the picture).

Biggest thanks to Janice the party organiser!

Stay tuned!

Mouthwatering Paragraph

2010-11-18T13:27:00.009+08:00

Introducing Makan Sembahyang Cinta!
Okay that sounds super odd.

Eat Pray Love, which I normally short form it as EPL (Not English Premier League!). I bought a copy back in September, before the movie releases in Malaysia. I remember I desperately walked around asking for member card from strangers in Popular bookstore, and at the same time Daniel made an offer that he'll pay the 10% (RM3.75) for me instead. I rejected the offer, approached a bunch of Malay girls (should be the fourth person I asked) and oh yesss got the card temporarily.

It was a yellow privelege card some more! *rushes to the counter to make payment*
Daniel : "Just for a 10% *counts* three ringgit seventy five cents she has to do this."

Tell me which sounds better if you're the buyer.
RM37.50 or RM33.75.
:)

A fortnight ago when I paid a visit to Borders, I saw the EPL books on shelves (buy one free one) which means if I purchase two books with a friend, we both can pay for the price of one! I was like crapppppp *slaps self*. And just a few days after, I received a parcel.

Dear XXX, Congratulations for winning the Special Prize - EPL / Sunday Star contest.
I totally forgot I took part in this contest! It was some Q&A thingy and a little bit of writing.

I have won myself the following :

One limited edition EPL T-shirt
One limited edition EPL passport holder (will be given to sister upon her trip to Singapore soon)
One Border book voucher worth RM50
One Celebrity Fitness voucher worth RM1000
One Danai Favourite Treats voucher worth RM310 (one free spa session for mama!)

Thank you Buena Vista Columbia Tristar Films (M) Sdn Bhd, thank you Star newspapers. *bows*

Sorry that I couldn't make EPL review now.. I haven't finish reading the book yet. Caught up with exams, other books and assignments. Soon to finish Italy, India and Indonesia is next!

Something extra:

This was taken from Nicole's iPhone 3GS while we're on the way to camp, helping her to fix a new camera strap! (note the zebra stripes)

Taken using sister's iPhone 4. Mine's leopard print.
Fashionable, comfortable and quality Camera Strap to those who loves photographic.
"Get Your Own Style" at http://istyle.com.hk/

Take A Hike

2010-11-14T23:00:00.006+08:00

Current status: Back from school's Leadership Camp which took place at Kedah's Kem Bukit Besar, one of the National Service campsite in Malaysia. What I've imagined earlier was a scene of dorms with half spoiled beds and dirty toilets plus shower rooms. Lucky us, the campsite isn't that bad as I imagined, I actually liked the facilities there. I can admit this is one of the camps I've been to so far that we participants can take care of our personal hygiene properly, thanks to longer breaks/intervals.

One good example, Natasha and I sang our lungs out in the shower room (yes our voices created echoes). Even our dormmates outside heard us woohooooo.

Will update about the camp soon once I got the pictures from Nicole. (left Derrick at home cause I love it so much until I can stand there and watch it burn) Okay enough with Love The Way You Lie. -_-

I'm a little late with catching up on the latest Cleo magazine this month, will dig up some time to read it. Year end holidays are approaching and the first thing I would like to do is...

Purchase a new phone.
I hate to say this but I had no choice as my current phone is being chaotic. I've noticed this phone (the advert on top) a month ago and it fulfils my desires. And I'm hunting for a blue one!

Perhaps I'll try out Liese hair products?
I'm still in dilemma whether to re-dye my hair or not. My hair had/has red highlights. Sigh.

Not forgetting the cover on this month's Cleo features the Clinique Star Tour winners!

Tan Chammaine (standing left) who is a high school senior of mine, and is widely known as tcmaine ; a famous blogger. She needs a new laptop as she has stated in her blog. I've read a several tweets from her time to time mentioning that her laptop crashes, laptop broken down, etc. Confirm no joke!

I truly support [TCMAINE]. Contribute a blog entry of yours stating "I support [TCMAINE]" with the banner on top to brighten up her day. (yours too cause you're the one who is helping!)

Lenovo Giveaway! only on smashpop.net.

Chillin'

2010-11-09T20:41:00.008+08:00

Decided to post pictures, in a different way.

Venue : Zenzibar, Upper Penang Road.

Confirmation Mass

2010-11-07T23:44:00.014+08:00

This blog entry is specially dedicated to a good friend of mine, Edelyn Teresa Chow.
The reason why I italic-ed her middle name is because that is her confirmation name. I got invited to her confirmation mass, which fell on the 32nd Sunday of the year.

At this point, I wished I had a wide-angle lens. That's the view from my seat, sitting partners were Jaslyn, Li Ann, Rooban and Adrian.

This one, really caught my attention. I thought its a painting but friends said it isn't.

Jesus Christ.

Schoolmate ; Agnes Vanora Tan.

Edelyn!

Germaine and Jeremy waiting in line.

Cathedral Holy Spirit Confirmands Class of 2010.

Aisheh look at that smile, with her certificate. :)

Ashleigh, Lyn, Jaslyn.

Cherylyn, new appearance!

Li Ann and Edelyn.

I'm not a Christian myself, but it's not against the rules to pay a visit. And I feel really happy for my friend, who admits herself to full participation in the church. It is a good religious act for sure.

I sincerely apologize if I've mentioned anything wrong here, and happy confirmation my dear friend. :)

I've Been There

2010-11-04T15:22:00.004+08:00

Let me share with you a favourite word of mine, it begins with the letter A.

Appreciate.

To exercise wise judgement.
To feel respect combined with a warm feeling.
To attach importance to a thing because of its worth.
To value highly and cherish.

And most importantly, to be grateful or thankful for.

I appreciate the past and the present.
My past mistakes do define me, but I can't let them haunt me forever.
Learn to change the perspectives on our mistakes, what truly defines us is our spirit.

Defective judgement and deficient knowledge results misinterpretion.
So have you ever thought, it can be an oversight of yours?

Young Enterprise ; Class of 2010

2010-10-30T16:26:00.007+08:00

Happy.
I'm happy.
I'm very happy.
We're super happy!
:D

Who are we? We are Athena Enterprise!
Deepest gratitude to the YE Penang Area, teacher advisors, corporate advisors, school staffs, friends and families, supporters, customers and everyone else!

The moment I got back home from YE Achievers' Annual Showcase, with the AMCHAM Malaysia certificate in my hand! A note to all the members, I'm currently having all 27 certificates, names to be printed onto them soon and to be given out at school's prize presentation. :)

Kwang Hua Newspapers - 30.10.2010
Appearance of Kuen May (company secretary) and I on the first picture holding on to the cash prizes and trophies.

Star Newspapers M8 - 30.10.2010
Thanks to Andrea Filmer the writer of this article!
You can also find this at Star Online.

The picture collage I made. :) We swear it is the heaviest crystal trophy we ever taken!
Before the presentation of the prizes at Agilent's auditorium, we presented and performed in front of all the audiences. It was a 12 minutes presentation which includes our company logo introduction, FIFA production drama, Billionaire parody, Athena's products, secrets of our success and song for the grand finale.

Thank you all for the awesome feedbacks! We're currently waiting for the video to be uploaded. :)

Also, check out our archives!
Highlights :

Peek into my diary :

Through a holistic view, YE Program inculcates not only the positive
values in entrepreneurship, but also allow students and teachers alike to obtain
an insight on the world of business and economics. Apart from that, the program
provides an ideal platform for students to gain vast experience, so that they
are able to prepare themselves for what the real world has to offer.
- Annual Report 2010 ; Athena Enterprise

Heroes Art Camp 2010

2010-10-28T19:46:00.004+08:00

Equator Academy's annual end-of-year artcamp is upon us! This year’s superheroes-themed event will be filled with fun and excitement! Battle and defeat the evil villians and monsters to help save the world!

Open to student aged 13-19 years old
A day of creative learning by exploring and expanding your artistic horizons
Exciting design activities and enjoyable games

The entry form can be downloaded here!

Please submit your form as early as possible to Equator Academy of Art by 11 December 2010:
a. Leith Street Campus for Mr.Teoh or YC (Tel: 04-261 5116)
b. Amoy Lane Campus for Ms Zen (Tel: 04-226 5116)

For more information, you may visit: http://www.equator-academy.edu.my!

BE A HERO!

Sealed

2010-10-22T14:16:00.003+08:00

Finally got a Chinese seal of my own!

Graphic symbol of yours truly's name, Li Qiao En (Mandarin pinyin).

And its freeeeeeeeeee, I didn't paid a cent for it.

Million thanks to Brother Chen the wooden seal maker! I'm really curious of how he made it..

Chinese seals' prices are not fixed nowadays, they can cost you hundred over ringgit (or lesser) depending on the material and the size you request for. Mine is the size of 2cm x 2.2cm.

Sample from Brother Chen. He supplied me red ink as well. :)

Feedbacks from readers, I haven't been updating much like I've been last time.

It's been a hectic few weeks for me and I'm currently facing my finals (which I made a confirmation that my results will be 'awesome').

Outings after finals? We'll see.

JOTA JOTI

2010-10-18T17:43:00.006+08:00

My third time joining this annual event, and one last time being a participant.

Journey to the camp
1. Competition items
2. Personal belongings
3. Inventories
4. Excitement
5. Worries

Orientation
1. Plotting coordinates
2. Running out of stamina
3. Searching for station masters
4. Completing tasks
5. Crackerphobia!

Patrol identity

1. Sewing

2. Designing

3. Painting

4. Presenting

5. Sisterhood and brotherhood!

The Path

1. Gadgets

2. JOTA competitions

3. JOTI competitions

4. Cabaran session

5. Campfire night

Victories

1. JOTI trophy

2. Totem pole making - 1st

3. Dance - 2nd

4. Website design - 3rd

5. Flag & flagpole design - 3rd

Five pictures, five points, five titles. Keeping everything short and brief.

Time to focus on finals!

Guess Who?

2010-10-12T20:41:00.002+08:00

Eric Leong – The Celebrity Designer; An Author, Columnist, International Speaker, Product Ambassador is rapidly growing exponentially. Eric, with his cheerful, helpful and happy go lucky character has gained the title as “Malaysia most favorite interior designer”, carrying the tagline of Bold & Stylish which is also the design statement he holds firmly on to.

Met Eric Leong for the first time at The One Academy.

And bumped into him on the following day!

Visit http://www.ericleong.com.my/ for more Eric's media updates!

Picture credits to Benny Toolseram.

Cultural Extravaganza

2010-10-07T15:40:00.007+08:00

Venue : Tow Boo Kong Temple @ Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth

It rained the moment I reached the place, hoping for another visit to there some other time.

The Milk Story

2010-10-03T20:28:00.013+08:00

Let me tell you a story.

Related with a milk carton.

A girl wants to do prayers at a temple.

She packs her things into a backpack.

Including the milk carton.

She gets on a bike, leaves the house.

Car knocks her down on the way.

She is in deep shit.

Everything seems to happen real fast.

She doesn't know where the hell the St John Ambulance dude appeared from.

Offering her help.

The car driver who knocked her down kept asking how is her condition.

Another car driver appears.

Helping her to shift her motorcycle to the roadside.

She realizes honking cars behind.

...........

*fast forward ; the whole situation was real hectic*

Deep in her heart she knows that the temple is the place she should be at.

Clinic with the husband, the wife and their kid.

The wife is the guilty driver.

The girl makes a phone call back home.

Telling her mum everything is alright.

Doctor cleans her wounds.

She claims her medicine.

The husband drives her home.

She is safe.

But everyone else worries.

She didn't cry once she met the accident.

She didn't cry when the doctor was checking her wounds.

She didn't cry when she got lectured.

But she cried at the temple while doing prayers.

Saying the blessings in return.

Also thanking God that she managed to reach the temple.

With the wrinkled milk carton.

Photo Retail Site

2010-09-29T18:59:00.004+08:00

Million thanks to my neighbour who installed Adobe Photoshop CS4 into my lappie! Been using Adobe Photoshop all this while, but so far I only know how to use basic tools. Ain't a good designer but I'm willing to learn, if only I got more free time.

And so, I tried using it. Almost the same like CS3 but CS4 is the upgraded version of course. Didn't know what to make/design and then I thought of participating in eoe Online Bloggers' Review Programme!

A simple review poster I've created.*

So what is eoe online?

eoe Online at www.eoe.com.my is an online photo portal filled with lots of fun and excitement for users. Other than a wide range of photographic products available for online shopping, users are also able to order for prints online instantly and conveniently.
While you are browsing through the range of products we have from digital cameras to accessories, you can also enjoy the many activities we have prepared for users of the site including album sharing, photo greeting and photo competition!
Other than the convenience offered by the eoe Online portal, we also have more than 25 physical outlets conveniently serving our customers mainly in the Klang Valley at high people traffic locations such as Tesco hypermarts, Jusco departmental stores and major shopping malls such as 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Alamanda Putrajaya Shopping Centre, KL Sentral and Sunway Pyramid Shopping Centre.
eoe Online hopes to break the image as a traditional photo retailer and aims to be a lifestyle digital imaging hub to fulfill the needs of today“s consumers who are always looking for something new.

*Not only that, check out their special print promotions!

4R print @ RM0.30 each
5R print @ RM0.50 each
No additional charges
No minimum quantity required
Free delivery for orders RM35.00 and above

Awesome site for photo lovers and everyone else ; More info at http://www.eoe.com.my/en/

Amazement of Jungle

2010-09-25T09:11:00.012+08:00

Methodist Boys School Campfire ; Stage deco and backdrop.
I would like to apologize first for not able to give more details about the campfire, it was a last minute decision to pay a visit to there. Following pictures were taken from some performances during the night.

Ying Li's namecard! Note the wording on top? An ambigram that may be read as 'rocks' and 'scout'.

Ying Li doodling on Stephanie's face.

Overall, the costume design participants did pretty good!

And congratulations to Penang Chinese Girls High School for obtaining first prize in costume design. Had a photoshoot session with the girls for a short while. *points to the final picture above*

Congrats again! Ming Li you rock!

Stuff@school

2010-09-23T17:02:00.006+08:00

The main reason why I joined the contest is because of the book. The Big Nate comic sponsored by MPH bookstore. All I had to do is send in a doodle of mine, and so I completed one before my school's assessment in early September which I took about an hour.

I wouldn't have known if my friends didn't notify me. Yay I'm going to get a t-shirt. *slaps forehead* I can wear different tees everyday for 2 weeks, or maybe more than that.

But its an achievement Winnie! *comforts self*

If it was a photo contest, I might just submit the one above!

Highlighters ftw.

Festivals

2010-09-18T13:02:00.005+08:00

Islam festival, Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

The Mid-Autumn Festival, sometimes referred to as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival.

Diwali, which falls in early November this year.

Pictures taken from Penang's Prangin Mall.

Five Little Piggies

2010-09-16T00:13:00.002+08:00

Food. Yes food.
Does the picture ring any bell to you?
Mid-autumn festival is around the corner!

By the way, what is driving mooncake prices so high?

Dairy Champs

2010-09-09T23:48:00.016+08:00

Instant update!

Haagen Dazs, one of the best places to indulge yourself with good ice-cream.

I don't exactly remember when was my last trip there, now they have replaced new tables and new chairs with nicer seat cushions.

Candid!

Seventh Heaven #1

Seventh Heaven #2

Seventh Heaven #3

Andrea looks delighted as she talks to one of her ex-colleague.

Yours truly ; Holga effect.

Häagen-Dazs Pulau Tikus

10-1-368 Bellisa Row

Jalan Burmah

Pulau Tikus

10350 Penang

Tel: 604-226 0623

Fax: 604-226 0621

Style Your Pet

2010-09-07T13:34:00.005+08:00

Meet Mickey, my neighbour's poodle.
She sew Mickey's clothes all by herself including the one on top.
Anyone who is interested for dogs' clothing may leave a message, my neighbour charges at a reasonable price based on your pet's measurement.
:)

Holidays?

2010-09-04T00:17:00.007+08:00

Assessment II's over. Not thrilled, not happy, more of like whining over how bad (or okay okay lah) I did in exam. So two-week break starts from today onwards. To the friends from other schools, I envious of you guys who get to go back to school earlier.
I don't see the point for having a longer break as :

I'm not celebrating Raya.
We students have school replacements to go for.
Longer break complicates assignment period.

For the time being, no more waiting for transport home at the porch.

No more The Star to read in the morning.

I think I'm facing NND syndrome, a disorder I've learnt from Lydia Teh's 'Honk! If You're Malaysian' that can cause withdrawal symptoms or interfere with rational thinking. NND stands for No Newspaper Delivery.
My class partner is the only one in class who subscribes The Star, the classmate sitting two places in front of me always get the daily copy first, then she'll 'deliver' it to me and finally, return it back to the subscriber.
Oh, sometimes Edelyn reads it too. She and a few others are always annoyed with me saying "Where is the newspapers!?" almost everyday. Certainly not wrong to be updated on daily news, right? :D Although most of the time we sneakily reading it cause we aren't suppose to do so during school hours.

Distracted Chloe from sleeping. *grins*
Spotted another syndrome of mine - dark circles thanks to the overnight work sessions.

Picture (i), (ii) and (iii) were taken in school weeks ago.

Doodles

2010-08-28T21:45:00.008+08:00

This is what you get when qiao3n can no longer concentrate studying.

Form 4 English short story, The Fruitcake Special by Frank Brennan.

Based on my reference book, its 'An amazing story of how a chemist discovered a special perfume that caused instant male attraction towards the female user'. Yes 'amazing' indeed.

I don't know why I had the sudden urge to write in Chinese.

I referred to Ping Ton Comic while I was doodling the last four pictures.

Another favourite local comic of mine, check out more about PingTon [here]!

Good luck to those taking exam! :)

p/s : Click here to view my previous doodles!

Filial Piety Cultural Carnival & Exhibition

2010-08-25T17:12:00.012+08:00

According to Chinese belief, the Gates of Hell opens on the 1st of every Seventh Chinese Lunar month which marks the start of the Ghost Month (鬼月).
Two reasons why it is called the Ghost Month :

Ghosts are allowed to roam freely on earth where they will visit their family members.
For those deceased which have no families or homes to go to, they will be wandering around to seek food and entertainment.

The ghosts from the underworld are also referred as "Good Brothers". Thus, this started the Zhongyuanjie (中元节).

People will carry out a number of activities and offerings to the spirits throughout the month. It is believed that these offerings create goodwill to allow the spirits and living beings to live in harmony. In addition, this is done to appease the ghosts and also to gain good luck for the family.

Joss sticks ; personal favourite shot of the day. :)

Cultural aspects Zhong Yuan :

Appeasing of Spirits Ceremony
Lotus Lantern
Live Opera Show

On the 30th day of the of the seventh lunar month, the ghosts find their way back to Hell, and the Gates of the Underworld are shut. To see the ghosts off, paper offerings and other goods are incinerated in a giant bonfire. The Da Shi Ye effigy is burned along with the rest of the goods to send him back to Hell.

Many modern Chinese regard Hungry Ghost Festival as a superstitious, backdated and silly culture. I've found the origin of the Hungry Ghost Festival, which is pretty interesting.

The 15th day of this seventh lunar month is the birthday of the Ruler of Earth,
name's Ti Kuan. TK, who controls hell has suddenly found compassion in his heart and instructed that all the Ghosts are allowed to be released from Hell from
seventh month's Day 1 - Day 30. This tradition dated from the story of Mu Lien,
a disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha. After he had found out that his mother was
suffering among the hungry ghosts in Hell, ML hurried to her side and tried to
alleviate her hunger with offerings of food for her. However, all the food
turned into flames as soon as it touched her lips. The dutiful son asked
Sakyamuni Buddha for help. He was told that his mother's sins were of such
magnitude that ML could never hope to expiate them by his power alone. By
dispensing bowls of food and other daily necessities to the clergy, the needy
and by the combined chanting of large numbers of monks, then through these
merits, only could she escape her torment.

So the main objective of the festival is, to cleanse and appease the souls of all beings. Nothing to be afraid of. :)

Special thanks to the exhibition's organizing committees for the infos and a complimentary booklet.

Venue : Padang Brown, Penang.

Sweet Vintage

2010-08-21T16:33:00.005+08:00

Photoshoot II with Yuling Lee, the friend of mine since 2001.

Check out the pictures at Facebook ; [Sweet Vintage]

Kindly leave your comments, much appreciated!

Chinese Opera

2010-08-18T21:12:00.006+08:00

[Instant update ; Pictures taken an hour ago]
One of the reasons why I like Hungry Ghost Festival.

I love the performers' makeup, I really do.

Beautiful Mess

2010-08-16T19:54:00.014+08:00

One of the picture tryouts, before the photoshoot officially started.

Lent the model my pair of sneakers, wore flip flops temporarily. Waiting for the model to get ready ; Test shoot ; Flipping magazines ; Checking props

I seriously enjoyed this time's photoshoot, glad that my model did too. Weather's awesome, colour's great, timing's fine, everything went well. And still sticking to the same old rule, school first, others later. Although I broke the rule at times..

Anyway, I promise they'll be up as soon as possible. :)

Before I move on, biggest gratitude to a friend of Yu Ling's for fetching us to the venue where the photoshoot took place. After 3 hours plus under the scorching hot sun, Alex the saviour came to fetch us both to Gurney. Met Jessica and she insisted to go to a new cafe located at Old Wing.

Clinic Cafe! The interior design idea is creative I can say.

Dining table.

I made a suggestion to the friends to sit at the red sofas instead of the wheelchairs to avoid butt ache, and yes we did. But that didn't stop us from fooling with the wheelchairs.

Meet my model Yu Ling. We sure do have our crazy sides.

Changed positions.

The waiter & waitress just couldn't care more. Oh by the way, all employees at the cafe have their own hospital dress code. I missed out taking more pictures of the place cause my model and I were way too hungry.

Chicken cutlet ; spot the syringe.

Big wide grinnnnn.

Reception + cashier counter.

Managed to catch a movie before heading home. Nowadays I only go to the cinemas once in a few months, how sad. Stay tuned readers! :)

Always the smarter choice ; DiGi

2010-08-14T20:30:00.000+08:00

Following pictures are taken from Shi Jia's SE C905.
I apologize for being lazy to fix red eyes appear in pictures.

Spot the mistake at the name tag.
And yes I worked at the recent PC Fair in Penang, promoting DiGi Internet!

Million thanks to Shi Jia, the one who recommended me the work and also with the help of her cousin sister. The smiley on the balloon is cute, I think DiGi's balloon is the best compared to the others from several booths.

With our supervisor, Mimi.

I gained experiences working at DiGi, and unexpectedly I managed to earn one of the Top 5 spots in sales. Received goodies from my boss, treat for that night's supper as well.

Thanks to SJ's cousin sister for giving us the tees, we even wore them to tuition to show our support towards DiGi. Its also an indirect yet effective way of promoting too. *grins*

Not to forget, the curi tulang moments at work.
Reasons why you should sign-up DiGi Broadband :
- Get better speed for less with 3Ns ; No contract, No registration fee, No activation fees.
- Three choices of explore plans with monthly quota of 3GB/10GB/16GB
- 700Kbps Download speed & 200Kbps Upload speed
For latest information regarding DiGi Internet, do check out [link].
I personally think DiGi offers the best compared to other Telcos, no joke.

Okay I still owe Shi Jia a plate of Char Koay Teow.

Family Ties

2010-08-09T16:45:00.026+08:00

Spent the weekend at grandparents' to celebrate grandpa's birthday. Another awesome reunion. :) The moment I stepped into the house..

Uncle : Hey you got bring your cam?
Me : Of course! Ah Gong's birthday why not.
Uncle : Come come follow me.
*follows him to the backyard*
Uncle : Can shoot the cactus? [widegrin]
Me : Hahah sure.

Uncle's really good at taking care those cactuses.

The biggest cactus among all.

The proud owner of the cactuses says "Post my picture online and you'll be rich".

*LAI COME EAT~*

#Steamboat 1

#Steamboat 2

#Steamboat 3

#Steamboat 4

Not candid, cactus owner says "Post a picture of me eating you'll get more money."

Okay I'll wait.

...

....

.....

....

...

I forgive him cause he is my lovely uncle who loves to prank. :D

Two not enough meh?

Adrian & Andrea.

#Steamboat 5

With my cousin's Nokia 5800.

She claimed that I'm always behind the lens, so this is for you! :)

M.I.A

2010-08-06T16:46:00.003+08:00

Used to come around here everyday
Now you're breaking
Used to be the one that is not ashamed
Now you shaming

Lost in all the wars we fought
Never saw a road
Now that I think about you in the skies
I'd turn my row

And I wonder where you are
Now I wonder where you are

Take yourself down, pick yourself up
Everything changed when you got along
7 point 1 took it all down
Suddenly you can't even be found
I said, "All night long"

A missing person's in the window
Staring at me, saying things
I can't hear
A missing person's in the window
Staring at me, haven't seen them in years

Missing Persons 1 by One Republic.

I am that missing person.

Chalking Up Times

2010-07-28T17:19:00.003+08:00

As a young girl, I doodled on every empty spot on whatever paper I could get my hands on.

A true fact of mine.

But I'm no longer the same young girl since I entered high school.

Commonly asked question : Do you go to art class?

Answer : Used to. My very first art class was back in 1998 (4 years old), taught by a dating couple alternately. I started off with 2B pencils and crayons, moved on to water colour painting at 5/6 years old. I was the youngest, and also the smallest kid joining the big KoKos and JieJies to do water colour. I always beg my tutors to let me use crayons instead. I hated painting cause I got issues with controlling my hand and the brush, and my paintings always appear the worst among all. I can no longer attend the class anymore at the age of 8/9 cause the couple stopped their tutoring business.

They got married in the end, and gave birth to a baby boy. Oh, the female tutor is a major in Architecture.

Commonly asked question : How often do you attend art class?

Answer : Once a week, year 2004-2008 ; my second art class. Thanks to Miss Janne Yeoh, she made me learn to love painting. I find her very straightforward, from the first day I met her. She can be very harsh at times, but her critiques never fail to make me learn from my mistakes and improve. I did drawing/painting/anything in the name of art on a weekly basis until November 2008. She went to London in 2009, and I received news that she is back but I never take the initiative to go back ; Personal reasons.

I miss her though.

Commonly asked question : What do you want do in the future?

Answer : I definitely would like to pursue my studies in the field of visual arts. I hope that in a few years time I'll be in an art college, checking back my archives and tell myself "Yes Winnie you did it". Sadly, the fees cost a bomb. No money no talk man.

Offer me scholarship, anyone? Mum : Don't think so much, SPM first. Sedia Pergi Mati lah in fact.

Commonly asked question : What do you like the best, drawing or painting?

Answer : Depending on my mood. I would prefer painting, but my painting skills deteriorate as I haven't been doing it for so long. Now I wonder if I can even 'tone' properly or not. Whenever I feel like drawing, I will put aside other things and start doodling on my sketchbook/paper.

Example, the EYES picture on top.

2008 ; My first 3x3 metres banner. Picture taken from the old PC.

Young Enterprise (viii)

2010-07-26T18:42:00.011+08:00

Following pictures are taken from multiple cameras.

Picture credits to Stanley Teoh. Yours truly giving a goodie pack to Penang's Chief Minister with his wife in pink. What's inside? 4/5 Athena Enterprise products. :)
Bernice (right) and me represented our school to welcome CM's visit. Bernice did a great job presenting our products to the CM and VIPs, someone should have video record the presentation.

Until today I'm still keeping the paper we both received from YE Secretariat before the visit by CM.
What's okay :
1. Be prepared by 3.45pm.
2. Make sure the store is clean and neat before the visit by the Guest of Honour.
3. The presentation need to be short and clear (maximum 3 minutes).
4. Greet the Guest of Honour (be polite, smart and discipline).
5. Make sure the on going sales transition is not disturbing the presentation. You may politely inform the customer involved and carry on the sales (not in the middle of store).
And what's not :
1. No personal photograph with CM or other Guest of Honour.
2. Do not approach CM or other Guest of Honour to purchase your products.
3. Never mention/share/ask something which is not related to YE programme.
4. Your speech should not contain any sensitive information (e.g. politics, religion, races and etc).
5. Your speech should not exceed the time limit as per mentioned.
6. Do not stop CM or other Guest of Honour to move away from your store.
7. Do not converse to CM with any languages other than English.

Group shot from left : Teacher advisor, Jason Teoh, Jonathan Kow, Malcolm Tan, Hean Sun, Megan Cheah, Bernice Leow, Jessica Tham, yours truly and Ernie Ng.

With Yimei.

With Sales Director. Picture credits to TeikHua.

Eldest sister.

Nicole Cheah, promoting our batik bag at the same time.

Superlike this one, showing our cash register with the Finance Director.

With Jessica Tham, Kevin Lee and Jason Teoh the photographer.

Mr Lee who loves my spectacles so much. Someone is supposed to study at home but went all the way to the mall to meet someone. *coughs* Nice to see you brother. :D

Met a lot of friends and relatives, million thanks for all the support!

Total sales and profit data - To be confirmed. :)

Paws

2010-07-24T20:36:00.011+08:00

qiao3n loves Golden Retrievers.
In fact, she likes huge dog breeds.

#1

#2

#3

#4
Derrick died. Boohoo.
I really need to get an extra battery. But I'm broke. Double boohoo.

#Edited.

I'm doing research on lomography, it is pretty cool but I don't get why a plastic toy camera costs so much. I don't think its really necessary to have one, you can always get lomo pictures through editing and print them out. Unless you really want to have a feel of a Diana F/Holga. Polaroid/instant camera has always been in my wishlist, but the thought of buying the refill packs regularly kills.

Why so cheong hei.

After much consideration, I'll get a Fuji Instax.

I think. *facepalm*

Necessity to Know

2010-07-21T19:29:00.007+08:00

Records are worth recording, and worth striving to surpass, because they serve as benchmarks of excellence achieved under the pressure of competition.

Caught in action, part of the process of producing Athena Enterprise's batik bag.
I don't know who bought the bag with my painting on. I hope the current owner of the bag likes it. :)

Everything is coming to an end. I am certainly happy.. and sad at the same time.
I always learn or experience the hard way first in most of the things I do. This may sound unfortunate (or maybe stupid), but as long as the final result is okay, you'll find everything you've done is worth it. The question is, are you willing to commit yourself or sacrifice before you even start?

As for me, sacrification comes in handy although it may requires one to undergo suffering. Who is the one? Answer yourself cause you may find this familiar in certain situations. Some choose to escape, some choose to stay. People you trust may even turn you down while people you don't expect any return may gain your trust in the end. Life is unpredictable, no?

Sometimes I'm really impressed with my own tolerance level. People's temper towards ourselves may kill us inside or drain our emotions, but never overreact to make things worst. Instead, face it as a challenge and solve it. Appreciate those who underestimate you, these people can be a factor for you to strive more.

Don't forget, you're not the only one doing your own thing. Watch how the others against all odds just to grab chances of success. It is like the scenes you watch from television, some are goodies, some are villains. Good or bad, your own point of view.

Nothing is wrong with me, I just have the urge to voice out.
Current status : Accumulating YE Sales Fair's pictures. :)

Young Enterprise (vii)

2010-07-19T17:28:00.002+08:00

I'm missing Young Enterprise Sales Fair already. :( And sorry if I blogged too much about YE, it is basically what am I up to most of the time. I did two full shifts throughout the sales period, pretty exhausting but I'll never forget all the fun and experiences I've gained. Biggest gratitude to corporate advisors, teacher advisors, company members, people from CGL, family members, friends and customers that make our business running!
And I am so sorry to myself and Derrick, I only took pictures from Day One's booth setup before sales officially started. Was really busy with sales and promoting, it wouldn't be convenient if Derrick is hanging around me all the time.

3/4 of my things for Day One. Look at my whiteboard, one full list for self-reminder. Brought the lappie along too (in my bagpack) to show company products' presentation (thanks to my secretary) for those customers who are interested to view our production line.

Our company namecards! Keeping one in my wallet, the one and only namecard I cherish for now. Thanks to Miss Dheeba, our corporate advisor for printouts. :)

One of our best selling product, FIFA cuppies! Was selling REALLY FAST, I hate to disappoint a lot of customers especially the ones who support Spain. For your information, we started selling them since a week or two before FIFA started, we made only seven countries during that period. Later on, we added Portugal thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo + the fangirls and Netherlands (the final one joining the list of nine countries) for coming second in FIFA 2010.

Our origami occasional cards. For every purchase of a card, we will provide you free envelope as well. This product was our very first product we started selling in February back then.

Limited eggshell bookmarks! Yes we place the eggshells properly one by one on the designs within the border, requires much patience for each and every one. In case you wonder what's that stripey thing, it is our self-made prop for our booth. Thanks to Megan the MamaEgg and I did the finishing touch which is the painting of course. :)

Our batik bags - We wax, we paint, we sew, we conquer! Lol cut the last one. Great feedbacks from alot of people! Sadly we didn't produce many units, all sold out on Day One. We only displayed three/four bags on Day Two.

Our yummy cupcake fridge magnets! Four designs available - Facial Expressions, Electronic Gadgets, Animals & Flowers+Insects. We made the cake tier ourselves too, too bad it collapsed on Day Two. One more product which I forgot to take picture of (please forgive me) is our handwoven baskets which you can see them stacking behind the picture, fourthreetwoone. :D

Day One lunch with Adrian. And no we are not together hahaha he is way too old hahaha.

Super belated birthday present from Ruben. I spot cookies inside, thank you so much! I dare not eat heaty food these days as my throat is pretty dry from all the talking during sales fair. As mentioned just now, I didn't take any many pictures and I would like to thank other photographers too for taking our group pictures etc. Can't wait to look at them!

Taken with my phone : Day One with Megan (also one of our top promoters!)

Showing my what-the-heck face and MamaEgg proudly presents her egg by placing it on her head and placing our company sticker on her beautiful cheek! Hahaha.

Taken from my phone : Day Two with Bernice (our dear Sales Director)

Mad exhausted, coffee rush at Starbucks in the morning. And no, I wasn't crying or facing any problem during Day Two. My eyes were reddish and puffy which made me wore spectacles in the end.

I don't get why certain friends were shocked that I wear spectacles in public, is there any rule forbidding me to wear it? ._. I just seldom wear it out that's it.

Hope to see more pictures of YE sales fair and of course our company! Stay tuned. :)

Young Enterprise (vi)

2010-07-18T00:11:00.006+08:00

Picture taken after the girls from the first shift including me finished setting up the booth. Now I declare that Young Enterprise Sales Fair day one has officially ended! I would like to thank the teachers and the girls from the company and to whoever who supported and visited our booth!

Come and support us (CGL Booth 6) between KFC & Starbucks @ Queensbay Mall! 18th July 2010 ; Sunday is sales fair's day two and also the final one. What you waiting for? It's a wonderful Sunday you would like to bring home our beautiful products!

Stay tuned for more updates. :)

Young Enterprise (v)

2010-07-14T16:18:00.004+08:00

Hello readers. :)
Shopping ranks high on our list of pleasurable things to do. We all love to shop, don't we? Have you decided where to head to these weekends?
Well.. I suggest you to go to Penang's largest mall, the one and only Queensbay Mall!

And of course, check out our Young Enterprise Sales Fair!
17th and 18th July 2010, from 10.30am till 8.00pm.
You would definetely want to bring home those fancy products. ;)

Links :
Happening At The Queens : [Calendar]
Athena Enterprise Sales @ Facebook : [Your RSVP]

Coke Contour Glasses

2010-07-09T22:41:00.002+08:00

FIFA World Cup contour glasses, featuring 6 football moves - Header, Volley, Save, Strike, Bicycle Kick & Kick. Thanks to some of my friends who helped me to complete the collection. :)

Great, now I have 18 contour glasses including batch one and two. .__.

Volleyball Under-16

2010-07-04T21:52:00.005+08:00

My final under-16 volleyball tournament, brings back a lot of memories.
The location was at Kompleks Belia, practically stayed there from morning till late night, 27th June and 3rd July which was yesterday (Sue Ann's birthday too!).
My captain Shi Jia planned a surprise for Sue Ann a few days before our final tournament day, even asked us not to wish her or mention anything to do with her birthday.

This was how Sue Ann approached me and hinted about her birthday.
Sue Ann : Winnie.
Me : Yeah.
Sue Ann : You know I love you. *smiles*
Me : *about to burst into laughter* I love you too.
Sue Ann : Do you know that today is July the third?
Me : *grins nervously* Hahah.. yes.
Sue Ann : So..?
Me : *follows* So..?
Sue Ann : Aiya nevermind lah..
Me : *quickly looks away*

My acting - FAIL. Glad that she didn't notice my fakeness, she even hinted the other teammates. Don't want to make her feel disappointed any longer, our coach drove Shi Jia and me to get a kg of Tiramisu. Thank you sir!
So once we arrived at Kompleks Belia with the cake, I set up the cake outside while Shi Jia conducted a 'meeting'. And ta-da surpriseeee. :)

It was so sweet of Sue Ann who wished that we can kick-ass the competition, yeah that was what she said. :D (Notice the England cigarette lighter? Belongs to my dad lol)

Birthday girl in red!
After the celebration, we played in semi finals which we got through the quarters in the morning. Unfornately, we couldn't make it to the finals and fought for the 3rd placing. We managed to do it. :)

Missing Dawn.
With huge gratitude, thanks to our coach, teacher advisor, seniors, captain, teammates, friends and our parents. We will strive for 2011's MSSPP! CGL OI!

Pictures from sir's Facebook.

Football Madness

2010-06-29T20:06:00.002+08:00

When the blogger goes high.

The photo says it all - She is a fan of Portugal. :):):)
She doesn't watch EPL or any other football leagues. She has 0% knowledge about them. But if you ask her questions regarding World Cup, she'll answer all correctly! (Okay ridiculous, if she can answer 5/10 questions is good enough already)
Commonly asked question : Is this her first time watching World Cup?
Answer : Nope, her first time was four years back, during 2006.
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*digs archives*
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Showing you people the proof! Star newspaper pullout from 3rd July 2006.
Portugal's achievement during 2006 - fourth place (lost to Germany who obtained the 2nd runner up's spot) I was truly madly deeply emotional for a several days, was hoping that they'll get at least third place.

I should have share this awesome June issue of Reader's Digest earlier.
My sister subscribed Reader's Digest, I never bother reading them until this issue arrived.
*screams with delight*
There's one page which I find really interesting.

By the Numbers
>> 15,000 volunteers and 41,000 police officers will be deployed at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
>> The ten South African stadiums will seat more than 570,000 people.
>> Brazilian Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima has scored 15 goals over three Cups - more than any other player.
>> In 1994, Cameroon's Roger Milla became the oldest player to compete in a World Cup: he was 42 years and 39 days old.
>> The fastest World Cup goal was scored in 11 seconds by Turkey's Hakan Sukur in 2002 against Korea.
>> 3 million tickets are available for the 64 matches; 480,000 of them to South African fans.
>> This year's winners will take home $30 million.
>> Brazil have won the World Cup a record 5 times.
>> German player Lothar Matthaeus holds the record for playing in the most World Cup matches: 25 between 1982 and 1998.
>> During the 1954 World Cup 140 goals were scored in 26 matches - a record average 5.4 goals per match.
>> Frenchman Zinedine Zidane's two red and four yellow cards during three tournaments is a World Cup penalty record.

www.rdasia.com

So who would like to accompany the blogger to watch the match of the day?
Spain versus Portugal! (2.30am ; 30th June)
She's praying hard now, hoping that Portugal will get through the round of 16.

57th 11GTS Scout Group Gathering

2010-06-25T17:02:00.008+08:00

57th 11 GTS Scout Group Gathering @ CLHS school hall last Wednesday (16th June 2010).
Theme : The Mayan Prophecy ; Doomsday Revelation
#Your questions answered - The main reason why CGL didn't attend the gathering this year is, disapproval from teacher advisor.
Only featuring a few pictures I took from the gathering, missed the items in the morning cause I reached in the afternoon. Worst thing is I missed the banner design and costume presentation. :(

SGGS traditional dance, spotlight on Mei Wan and Janice.

Woei Jai goes va va vrooooom.

Mandy's priceless expression. :) Please don't kill me if you dislike this!

CDK dance group. Good to meet Kuang Ling and my long lost friend Chia Lynn.
And congratulations for winning modern dance competition's first prize. You girls deserve it. :)

More pictures at my Facebook account.
p/s : TeikHua's Canon 7D is awesome. We both tried out each other's camera a while, his one is slightly heavier than mine. Check out his blog for more CLHS Gathering updates.

Something to be Said for Silence

2010-06-20T13:14:00.002+08:00

I dislike the day before school reopens.

During the holidays, my waking and sleeping hours turned 180 degrees.
Certain days I only got 3-4 hours of sleep. I'm grateful that I'm still surviving, as in not ill or catch a slight fever.
I got my probationary driving licence last Friday, one less thing to worry about but I'm not going on any road trips yet.

Sorry for the lack of updates, something is wrong with Derrick's heart and I haven't accomplish my 'missions'.

*looks at the clock* 1332, I actually just woke up 30 minutes ago.. signing off to do my work now.

Booked

2010-06-16T22:12:00.002+08:00

Next blog entry in the making.

Will there be hope? Doomsday Revelation..

The Not-so-right Fever

2010-06-12T20:38:00.006+08:00

A luxury watch belongs to my cousin.

So its football season now! Where were you during the first game between South Africa & Mexico? I was at Greenlane McD (sorry no pictures I went there right after tuition) with my Dad to catch the first game live.
Would like to share my experience being there watching HD screen there for the first time. Despite the both of us were late, we still managed to find ourselves empty seats. It was mad crowded over there, we shared a table with a girl who was doing her homework. No joke, I was wondering how the girl concentrates reading her super thick book, pressing calculator, etc with all the mad screaming. (I took a few glances she had this irritated look on her face) I'm still wondering why didn't she leave the place earlier.

Okay, back to the point. So we settled down, and happened to realize there was this group of Chinese young men (should be in their 20s) sitting on my right and back. Throughout the whole game, I only watch the players' motion without listening to any sound from the TV. Why? Thanks to these 'gentlemen'.

1. The way they talk, ohmygawd you can die listening to them. Every single sentence contains vulgarities. Yes I can assure you EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE. Crazy lifeless homosapiens.

2. The criticism towards the players. I know this is common, everyone critiques including me myself. This point is related to point 1. Why so?

"CCB BEH HIAO PAK EH, KNN AH NEH KUAN PUN EH SAI, LIMPEK LOK KI YI PUN KAH HO LIAO" ._.

One is enough, don't wanna pollute my blog anymore. Think twice before you make any critiques. To the guys, I pray that you all get sponsors to South Africa NOW to show your fantastic football skills. Before you even manage to enter the gigantic football field, I guess you have already peed in your pants.

3. Audiences were all concentrating, these guys weren't. They can talk about girls halfway through, checking their phones, etc. I was thinking "Eh hello you guys come here to watch football or to ki hiao". Mad irritated.

4. Second-half. These guys lost their concentration, started to worry about how much they are going to lose on their bets. They were making+picking up phone calls to make bets on the next game Uruguay vs France. I looked the game time, only 75 minutes passed. Chill lah guys, the country you're supporting may score anytime. Miracles do occur, no?

I received a complimentary voucher from a female worker there, it says "We hope to see you at the next match." I really like the HD screen there, but please don't let me bump into crazylifelessmanwhoresconverseatthetopoftheirlungs during the next visit.

Thank you.

Play Me Back to the 70s

2010-06-09T19:26:00.000+08:00

Continuation from the previous blog entry. Following pictures were taken using Derrick, by Andrea.

Hosts for Retro Zombies fashion show, each and every of us played different characters from the seventies.
From left :
Yuling Lee - Dead Stage Performer
Agnes Tan - Dead Prom Queen
Winnie Lee - Dead Paparazzi
Zara Saunders - Bridal Zombie
Venice Tan - Clubbing Zombie
Yeelin Chan - Schoolgirl Zombie

11GTS from Chung Ling High School. @HowKean (left), I couldn't recognize you!
Congrats for winning the Best Fancy Dress trophy, you guys deserve it.

Chio Zombie having an affair with Chinese Zombie while Nurse Zombie looks on?
Saints models were hillarious. And I didn't know Chio Zombie is Kelly's boyfriend.

Look at Chio Zombie! He can strike such a nice pose!

Last picture before I head to the bathroom.

With big gratitude, I would like to thank everyone involved in the fashion show, including the helpers.
Thanks to the executive committees and teacher advisors for the planning of the event and guidance throughout the preparation. There'll be no campfire without you people.
Nicole Cheah who was supposed to be part of us (had to left the team due to other event), supported the team earlier or else we would have to start from scratch.
The marvelous team, its a pleasure to work with you all, Venice Tan, Yeelin Chan, Yuling Lee, Zara Saunders and Agnes Tan.
Andrea Lee! The sibling, FOC personal makeup artist. *grins* Thanks for all the trouble. I know, I have to belanja you somehow. Sorry for messing up your dress with paint by the way.
Johnny's wife, the one who did my hair. Really FOC no kidding. And yes its real dye, don't need to explain more. I will dye it black when school is about to reopen.
Thanks to friends and family who critiqued and contributed their expertise!
Thanks to the ones who gave moral support, you know who you are. :)

Proud with myself, managed to do zombie makeup on all six of us. Messy, hectic, fun process in 3 hours (not including other makeup and dressing time). The first tryout that almost hit 50 likes in Facebook took me 45 minutes. That one is much more detailed of course.
This suddenly came into my mind.

Be Right Back

2010-06-08T19:16:00.004+08:00

Sneak peak on the next update.

I look more like a serial killer instead of zombie above.
Anyway, CGL's 3rd Gathering & 1st Campfire is finally over. The theme was Retro Zombies.

....

*speechless for the time being*

...................

Killer/Zombie wants her P license.
Killer is supposed to murder people, zombie is supposed to be dead.
Okay something more human. I'm supposed to be resting, but I can't rest. If I don't rest, I can't work. But if I don't work, I can't finish my things on time.
!?!?!?
Four days just passed in a blink of an eye. Reminder to self : DON'T PROCRASTINATE.

High School

2010-06-06T08:35:00.009+08:00

The daily life in 4 Bestari.

Class duties.

Chitchat.

Sleep.

Study.

No idea what is she doing.
So this is how we rot in school.

My trash.
Yup that's a Sigma lens cap, I'm not using Nikkor or Canon lenses for now.
*
Two-week break.
Missions to be accomplished, but I need some entertainment as well which is..

gLee!
I'm officially a gLeek now, and I really like the picture collage above.
Thought of creating one myself, leave a message for those who would like to join me. :)

Young Enterprise (iv)

2010-06-01T17:49:00.005+08:00

9 more days to go. Football fever is rising, more and more people around the globe including Malaysians are being caught up in the excitement. The world waits expectantly as South Africa prepares to unveil its own magic..
Even CGL's Athena Enterprise is going gaga over FIFA World Cup!
Our well-known company product, handmade fridge magnets are back with new designs! And yes you got it, they're back with very interesting soccer designs!
Never heard of our cuppies? Don't worry, check out our archives by clicking (Entry One)/(Entry Two).

Seven participating countries available, you can pick your favourite countries...
France : Les Bleus can make a big splash again?
England : Rooney & Co. can turn on the magic, no?
Germany : Favourites yet again to lift the trophy. Hmm.
Brazil : Always favoured - the men in yellow and blue.
Italy : The cup is slipping from their grasp!
Argentina : Can Maradona lift the trophy as coach?
Spain : Favourites, but this time it's serious!
Or maybe get the whole set! :D

And of course, we have special deals for our special items.
One cuppie - RM4.
One set of 6 (free box packaging) - RM24.
Can't resist for the seventh one? Only RM26 for all seven!
Ke Nako! Place your orders before its too late!
*Only selling during World Cup season.

Contacts :
Athena Enterprise Managing Director qiaoen@rocketmail.com (Yahoo! Mail)
Athena Enterprise Marketing Director smilezs_always@hotmail.com
We'll be visiting SK Batu Lanchang & St Xaviers on June. (to be confirmed)

Vesākha

2010-05-27T23:27:00.009+08:00

qiao3n.blogspot wishes a Happy Wesak Day to all Buddhists!

&

Camwhoring skill - 0/10 *points to the camera strap*
Thanks to McD, now I get to collect Fifa World Cup items! And they are the new batch of contour glasses, a must collect for me as I got the previous twelve glasses.
Click to see the [first] and [second] batch of contour glasses.
Click to see [McDonald's] exclusive advertorial.
Get yours now, its time for Africa! :)

Time Enough for Courtesy?

2010-05-25T23:35:00.004+08:00

Hola.
Exam finished. Someone is quarantined. Photoshoots for magazine. Teachers' Day celebration. Production. Report. Homework. Pictures. License. Competitions. Assignment. June. July. Meetings. Trainings. Classes. Performance for gathering. What else.

*power nap*

I hope I can time travel like Henry, currently reading The Time Traveler's Wife now.

What would you do if you could paint on the shoes?

2010-05-22T15:06:00.011+08:00

"To excel in the midst of a busy career did require me to draw on reserves of strength I did not know God has generously given me."
Thanks to Nicole Cheah for the picture above. :)
I'm finally done with my mid-term exam. To those who haven't, good luck!

I bet most of you have heard about Galaxie & Youth Carnival held in Penang Times Square on recent weekends. And yours truly went to join Shoe Painting Competition sponsored by Jazz Star, supported by Equator Academy of Art and last but not least the organizers Star Publications and G&Y Carnival.
I did bring Derrick along but I was busy painting.. so sorry there's no picspam. I fully utilised the time given to complete the shoe design which was three hours.

The only picture showing my messy workstation. And meet Michelle Cheam. :)
Trust me, three hours is definitely not enough. I was rushing to complete the shoe design.

Click the image for a larger view.
Sorry for the messy painting, with the not-so-neat shoe laces.
And yes I won a consolation prize, was so close to win the top three (geez they won cash prize). Am quite proud with myself as I'm one of the youngest contestants over there, most of them were college students. The gift bag I got contains some junk food, Starwalk t-shirt (I'm wearing it to sleep nowadays), toiletries etc.
The best is the RM50 Jazz Star voucher. That equals to a new pair of kicks!

I would love to shoe paint again next time, take my own sweet time painting and most importantly, there's a meaning behind an artwork. :)

p/s : They are koi fishes, with the Chinese ideogram behind written Li Yu (koi fish in Mandarin).

Badminton Fever

2010-05-14T14:07:00.011+08:00

Let's learn Mathematics!

Okay confirm fail if you write this in Maths exam.

Tune in your TVs now to watch Thomas Cup's semi finals.
I doubt Malaysia can win China in Thomas Cup semi finals, but still all the best to our national players!

p/s: I finally bought a whiteboard for personal usage. Meanwhile, blogging too?
Currently having exams, explains why the short updates. *bows in apology*
I'm so addicted doodling the whiteboard. Two more below, sorry yeah they're not exam tips. *grins*

English Paper II

& Science on Monday.
Are you girls prepared? I'm not. :(

Assessment

2010-05-12T15:30:00.004+08:00

Mid-term examination starts tomorrow.

From now onwards, I'm going to buy pens in bulk. Can't afford buying pens often, and I dislike using ballpoint pens. Gel pens for the win!

So.... wish me luck?
To score.

Or not to score.
I bet my face will be like Chloe's - blank stare at the exam questions.

LOL.

Mama

2010-05-08T19:56:00.005+08:00

Its never too early to make a dedication.

@ Penang's Chew Jetty, 22nd February 2010 12:39AM.
Sorry mum, I'm not good in writing poetry. But still I would like to wish you a Happy Mother's Day and I always love you. :)

Dearest customers, its time to delight your mum with our products!
And dearest schoolmates, we present creative and economical products which you can purchase at reasonable prices. Don't hesitate to find the Young Enterprise teacher advisors, me myself or other YE members you know to check out our products.
Please take note that Athena Enterprise will be paying a visit to the selected schools - to be confirmed.
Surprise your loved ones with our products!

Athena Enterprise (iii)

2010-05-06T18:24:00.007+08:00

Entrepreneuring is never easy..

YE enables the students to understand how business works, through hands-on creation, development, and management of their own companies. - ANCHAM Malaysia

Discussion with our corporate advisor, Finance Director and Asst Managing Director.

Ms Sharifah, KDU's Design Department Head giving a talk at our workplace.

Teambuilding Event @ Wawasan Open University.

The human knot game.

Picture credits to Soo-Ling from WOU. :)

***

The recent event - JA International Trade Challenge.

The guys : Darren Ooi from CLHS, Andrew Tan from MBS, Jeremy Cheang from Heng Ee, Kyle Chan from PFS and Ashraf from Raja Tun Uda.

The girls : Nicole Tan from MGS, Stephanie Oh from Union, Nitiya from SMK Dato' Onn, Janice Ong from CPT and yours truly.

I'll never forget our awesome product, ALOHA which stands for Amazing Laptop Of Holographic Awesomeness. Our awesome team planned an awesome business strategy plan, and two awesome presenters : Darren and Kyle gave out their best.

Nice meeting new awesome people, we got first! And good luck to all of you for the challenge report.

Total amount of the word 'awesome' typed : Eight

We know the awesome reason behind. :)

Bump, Set, Dominate!

2010-05-02T11:14:00.008+08:00

Rained on the day before, but didn't stop us from attending volleyball training.

Morning dew.
Dad asked me to take some picture along the way to school, this explains the existence of Derrick and the following pictures. :)

Natasha the setter passing the ball to the opponent.

Sue Ann looks good here, nice move!

What lah you Shi Jia. *laughs* (WLY is one of our favourite sayings, all started from Amanda's signature handsign!)

Attack attack.

The monkey junior Amanda! All of us love you for volunteering to take out the net. :D

"What we do today, right now, will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows." - Alexandra Stoddard

Reminder

2010-04-30T21:21:00.000+08:00

Drawing nearer.

Go Eco No Ego

2010-04-28T16:40:00.013+08:00

Sharing some pictures I took from the charity event I mentioned on the previous blog entry. Bumped into Yimei and Melvin Goh who were taking pictures as well.

Special Awards winning entries from left - Most Innovative, Most Creative, Most Hillarious and Most Eco-friendly. The competition has received 60 entries where the bags are all auctioned off to the members of the public.

My personal entry, 100% handmade. A paper-mache Malaysia with flowers on it, conveying the message that we all have to cultivate environmental friendly habits.

I love this bag the most. :)

With Yimei who went straight to Queensbay after Mei Chern's birthday bash. Pity her for being so tired, she didn't sleep through the night at the party.

And to Mei Chern, sorry for not able to attend your slumber party, and happy belated birthday! Hope to see you soon. :)

Athena Enterprise (ii)

2010-04-24T17:20:00.005+08:00

Candid from Co-curricular Day.
The one wearing a tie is my school's ex-Managing Director and yours truly the current one. I dislike wearing my school's green tee to be honest, the weather's so heaty and the fabric is so thick you can die wearing it. -_-
So far Athena Enterprise had two stall setups (not including other sales) and the sales from Co-curricular Day is pretty satisfying. Thanks to all once again. :)

Jun Twei, my ex-Art Club president paid a visit.
Company members and I noticed that a lot of photographers love to shoot our handmade fridge magnets (cuppies). They're very adorable with a variety of designs, no? :)

& I'll be attending Eco Bag Design Competition prize presentation ceremony tomorrow at Queensbay Mall. Hope I stand the chance to win one of the prizes!
All eco bags (participants' submissions) will be exhibited and auctioned off for charity.
All proceeds will go to charity benefiting the following homes:- Persatuan Kebajikan Rumah Seri Cahaya, Children Protection Centre & D'Home.
For more information, kindly visit KDU / Queensbay Mall 's webpage.

Bid for your favourite and do your part for charity!

FameUp! The Musical

2010-04-21T18:52:00.000+08:00

Starring:
Eleasha Chew, Andrea Ong, Thevya Paalan, Luvenia Kalia, Dharshini Shankar, Selvanraz, Nik Shahira, Petra Oon
Directed By:
Eleasha Chew, Natalia Teo
Produced By:
Andrea Ong, Helen Thong
Plot Outline:
Princess Violetta Rose has always been overshadowed by her more outgoing sister and longs to escape from the palace to pursue her passion - dance. Discovering FAME, a school of performing arts is a dream come true! In a desperate attempt to follow her dreams, she enrolls in FAME. She is swept into a whirlwind of new experiences - along with them, the first whispers of romance. Enter Scarletina Harloch - the past glory of FAME who is willing to do anything to get Princess Violetta out of the picture. Torn between two drastically different worlds, the Princess has to choose only one. Fast. But just for how long can she keep her secret - a secret?

The release dates were on the 16th, 17th and 18th April, went to watch on the 17th with my campmates. We were sitting at Zone B in the hall, wasn't the best seating place to experience nice view though. My review for the musical : Nice choreographies and melodious singing talents which caught viewers' attention the most. Intervals were kinda too long resulting the audiences kept waiting. Overall, it was an awesome musical in conjunction with SGGS's 125th Anniversary and fundraising for charity.

Congratulations to the FameUp! crew! http://www.facebook.com/pages/FameUp-The-Musical/314710343480?ref=ts
Believe You Can Fly. :)

Dim Sum

2010-04-19T16:50:00.008+08:00

Dim Sum is usually linked with the older tradition of Yum Cha (drinking tea).

Dim sum dishes can be ordered from a menu or sometimes the food is wheeled around on a trolley by servers.

The items are usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate.

Traditional dim sum includes various types of steamed buns such as cha siu baau, dumplings and rice noodle rolls (cheong fun).

It is customary to pour tea for others during dim sum before filling one's own cup.

Dim Sum rocks.

Image captions from Wikipedia

Colours of Harmony

2010-04-14T15:05:00.002+08:00

Malaysia Flora Photo Contest is back!
Photo Contest Theme : Flora, Parks & Gardens
Contest Duration : 1st April - 31st May 2010
Important contest rule : Entries submitted must be at Super 8R size printed on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper, available at all FDi Stations (Fujifilm Digital Imaging), FIP (Fuji Image Plaza) outlets and Fujifilm Dealers together with a digital format burned in CD/DVD.

Click to enlarge and save the form.
It is a great opportunity to submit good entries of yours and win prizes!
As for me, I think I'll just write a letter to Ministry of Tourism Malaysia. My suggestion for the formal letter content :
Dear Encik XXX aka Hensem,
Tolong bagitau I menang top three, aku mau digital camera Fuji yang canggih tu.
:D
Just kidding.

Composed

2010-04-11T16:17:00.004+08:00

I need another story
Something to get off my chest
My life gets kind of boring
Need something that I can confess
Till all my sleeves are stained red
From all the truth that I've said
Come by it honestly I swear
Thought you saw me wink, no
I've been on the brink, so

Tell me what you want to hear.

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