Got back late Thursday afternoon from Penang where I enjoyed my CNY celebrations tremendously with mum's side of the family.
The much awaited photos of....photos!!!!!!

The Tan family...minus Chen Lyn Wei who is studyingg her butt off in Russia(future surgeon or gyny weyh)


Tan family adults plus Ah Por dearest :) Spot my parents :P


Tan kids(minus Lyn Wei & Kenneth Wong-my brother,who was MIA). Nobody told me we were gonna be taking pictures, which explains my fuddy-duddy look -.-

To digress a little....

I enjoyed Bride Wars, thank you very much :)

It made me realise that a girl can never have one too many dreams,especially about her big day,lol :P
I loved everything about this movie, from the clothes to the wedding gowns and the process of choosing minute details to make the wedding all the more perfect :)
Sammie dear,I know u will enjoy it as much as I did :)


Ta people! Kah Fai's(oldest cousin on Dad's side) gonna belanja us dinner!!! :P
& tmr its off to see dearest Coussie Natalie,my darling sweetheart :)

till next time,denise ;
Saturday, January 31, 2009;

MY GIRLS

When I was little,
I used to believe in the concept of one best friend,
And then I started to become a woman.
And then I found out that if you allow your heart to open up,
God would show you the best in many friends.
One friend is needed when you're going through things with your man.
Another friend is needed when you're going through things with your mom.
Another will sit beside you in the bleachers as you delight in your children and their activities.
Another when you want to shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just be.
One friend will say, 'Let's cry together,'
Another , 'Let's fight together,'
Another , 'Let's walk away together.'
One friend will meet your spiritual need,
Another your shoe fetish,
Another your love for movies,
Another will be with you in your season of confusion,
Another will be your clarifier,
Another the wind beneath your wings. (You guys are all of this & more!!)
But whatever their assignment in your life,
On whatever the occasion,
On whatever the day,
Or wherever you need them to meet you with their gym shoes on and hair pulled back,
Or to hold you back from making a complete fool of yourself .
Those are your best friends.
It may all be wrapped up in one woman, But for many, it's wrapped up in several..
One from 7th grade,
One from high school,
Several from the college years,
a couple from old jobs,
On some days your mother,
On some days your neighbor,
On others, your sisters,
And on some days, your daughters.

Thanks to S.A,M,J,J,S,S,E,A,H,F for being in my tightest circle of friends!!!

PS : Happy Chinese New Year :)

till next time,denise ;
Sunday, January 25, 2009;

Wishlist :

1. Maltese puppy(it is soooooooo cuteeee)
2. Topshop's skinny flare denim jeans
3. Lavender flats from crocs :)
4. Trenchcoats
5. Coloured or checkered wool scarves
6. Layered long necklaces(especially the ones in Forever21 & Padini Concept Store)
7. Thin coloured belts
8. The perfect nail polish colour
9. Simple silver rings
10. All Nicholas Sparks & Virginia Cleo Andrews books
11. White,black & peach Ugg knee-high boots
12. Skintight skinnys that can be tucked into sleek knee-high black boots.
13. Be a brunette :P

till next time,denise ;
Wednesday, January 21, 2009;

I am the proud new owner of baby pink braces.

It doesn't hurt but now its getting a lil uncomfortable.

Sorry no pics :P

till next time,denise ;
Friday, January 16, 2009;

Because You Loved Me-Celine Dion

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you
Ill be forever thankful baby
Youre the one who held me up
Never let me fall
Youre the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldnt speak
You were my eyes when I couldnt see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldnt reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
Im everything I am
Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall
I had your love I had it all
Im grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I dont know that much
But I know this much is true
I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldnt speak
You were my eyes when I couldnt see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldnt reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
Im everything I am
Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
Youve been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldnt speak
You were my eyes when I couldnt see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldnt reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
Im everything I am
Because you loved me

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldnt speak
You were my eyes when I couldnt see
You saw the best there was in me
Lifted me up when I couldnt reach
You gave me faith coz you believed
Im everything I am
Because you loved me

Im everything I am
Because you loved me

I always cry buckets whenever I hear this song,especially when Celine Dion,one of my favourite singers sings it. It is so touching yet heartwrenching too when I reflect on those times I've taken my family and friends for granted.

I'm very very sorry Mum,I don't mean those things I said,I just said it without thinking of anyone's feelings but my own,I'm sorry I hurt you. The look in your eyes made me tear more,but my stupid pride will not let me admit I'm wrong.

This song is truly a great one for people who need a good cry or those who still 'tak sedar diri'. Just saying randomly,not pinpointing anyone :)

PS : I can't believe how ber-drama the Gossip Girl show can get. Evey episode new drama weyh. Its expanding the plot lah,but please let Dan & Serena have a happy ending already!!!!!

till next time,denise ;
Wednesday, January 14, 2009;

Can't wait for Bride Wars,Doubt,Rachel Getting Married & Confessions of A Shopaholic to come to Malaysian cinemas!!!

& ohh,if u guys haven't read Message In A Bottle by Nicholas Sparks yet,please do!!!! Its a heartwrenching yet romantic novel that made me tear towards the end.

Eagerly waiting for Gossip Girl Season 2 to air on 8tv come mid-jan & American Idol Season 8 to air once more on Star World,Astro's channel 711.

To everyone's horror,I am also eagerly anticipating the day the SPM results arrive in our respective schools cos then I can stop worrying so much and get my life back on track.

Tomorrow marks the 2nd week of college,looking forward to join at least one out of the many Clubs & Societies. &,&, I think I should just join SunU's Student Council...accept whatever responsibility or job they bestow upon me.

What do you guys think??

I am thankful for finishing my CNY shopping today! Am happy & am counting myself lucky for managing to find all 4 tops from Padini Concept Store in 1U yesterday & two dresses from discreet in Pyramid. Today I splurged on shoes...I can't afford to go shopping anymore till maybe the end of May.Really expensive. Mum said she's not gonna be dragged round shops in malls anymore too.

I'm grateful to big boutiques like Padini Concept Store,Padini Authentics,F.O.S and Wh(in OU new wing) for selling gorgeous/simple/casual/elegant/sport-sy clothes at much more affordable prices than those luxurious shops in which a Hello Kitty shirt costs RM109! But, if I were to choose,I'd pick Forever 21 anyday!!!

I owe these affordable shops so much for all the different varieties of clothes they sell,I am one of their most frequent patrons!!!

Bye.

PS : Anyone know where to get nice and affordable woolen(wool) scarves? If possible,either checkered or plain coloured ones?

till next time,denise ;
Sunday, January 11, 2009;

Let me just start of by saying that I AM SO GLAD TO HAVE SURVIVED THE FIRST WEEK OF COLLEGE(CIMP)!
I'm gonna backtrack a little by explaining my second day of CIMP.

Day two(Jan 6) : I got there at 8.30am sharp & immediately rushed to Auditorium 7 where a flood of other CIMP students greeted me.I hastened to find an empty seat in the sea of people there.I sat next to an Iranian girl who bore a very striking resemblance to Samantha Ronson,I'm serious.Her dressing,short cropped hair & just everything about her made me realize that. Mr Kenny Chong,the CIMP Programme Administrator started introducing all the 70% Canadian and 30% local CIMP teachers.

After another round of introductory & 'Welcome to CIMP' speeches,I went back to Room SE-3-17 for a game of treasure hunt with my classmates. Our class was divided into three groups,four or five people to a group,just like all the other CIMP classes.This was a different version of treasure hunting as we had to only snap pictures of things we were supposed to go all around SunU's campus to search for.

My team of five comprised of Farbod( Iranian leng chai and the second most helpful person in the group),Farzam(big-time Iranian flirt,lazybones & THE ringleader of our team's mastermind plan to cheat!),Faiz(jovial Sri Lankan guy who was my most helpful team mate) & Enrico(Indonesian Chinese dude who was supposedly one heck of my team's leader by going MIA throughout the hunt!!!!) & I(they made me do almost all the work since I was the only Malaysian-luckily they said that I'm a good tour guide,lol).

I dragged them all over campus,listened to Farzam's constant complaints of `Let's just call the teacher to say we're done,'. He kept insisting that we take even random-er pictures of anything in sight,promising me every time I relented to let him have his fun that the teacher is so blur that he won't notice the difference.The way he said it was so.....ahhh u have to be there to understand what I mean :P

Thanks,Farzam for making me laugh till my sides ached throughout the entire hunt :)
Now he just smiles at me whenever we bump into each other in the hallways while going from class to class.Lol.

Because of his cheating skills & also thankfully for my teacher who was seriously blur with & without his glasses,we actually won second place for our class. -.- not something I'm proud of ahhh.

After lunch we headed to the football field for games organised by the senior CIMP students. Most of the games were cool....swt most of the guys were more than happy to take their tops off as the 2pm sun was scorching hot!!! We played the arms-only version of Twister standing up. We won :)

Day three(Jan 7) : Classes started that day but we only really started learning(and got our first HW assignments!!!) today.The 3 subjects that I was assigned to according to my placement test are :

1.Mathematics For Data Management(MDM4U)
2.English(ENG4C)
3.Individuals and Families In Diverse Societies(HHS4M-its psychology,sociology & anthropology in one subject).

My teachers were Ms Laura Najjar-MDM4U, Mr.Marc-Andre Plouffe(HHS4M) and Mr Peter Brikmanis-ENG4C. But as of today,I got promoted to a higher English level class....ENG4U :) Sadly,my whole schedule including teachers & class timings changed :( Only Mr Plouffe remains as my only orang putih teacher now...why laaaaa :(

The good thing is Mon-Thurs,college only lasts 5 hours,from 830-130 while on Fridays,its only 4 hours,from 830-1230. Yay!!! I have a self-introductory oral presentation essay to write which is due Monday & one blooody long math question to complete,also by Monday..ishhh!!!

Bring on week 2!!!

till next time,denise ;
Friday, January 09, 2009;

My computer's been down for the past week,which explains my blog's lack of updates.

Sooooooooo,college life officially started on Jan 5(monday)for me. I'm doing Canadian International Matriculation Programme(CIMP)in Sunway University College(SunU). College,in a nutshell is profoundly different from high school.Nevermind the fact that I now have to lay out tomorrow's clothes the night before as I would rather wear normal clothes compared to the stifling hot & thick-materialed pinafores and baju kurungs.

Day one started off well enough,I headed to Room SE-3-17. The temporary teachers assigned to that room were Mr.Lawrence Welch(an orang putih-yet-Malaysian Math for Data Management teacher) & Dr.Sharlene(a Malaysian-Chinese Chemistry teacher). Both teachers had a very good command of the English language,I like to note.Mr Welch was a comical,kind & soft-spoken teacher while Dr.Sharlene was a petite,firm & friendly woman.As soon as we done our 'introductory speeches',we headed to Auditorium 7 to listen to the teaching board of SunU welcome us 1st-semester students.Oh yeah, while in class,I made three international friends :

1. Francisca,from Medan,Indonesia(didn't know she spoke Hokkien!):)
2. Gaithri,from Sri Lanka(a very bubbly & talkactive girl):)
3. Ethar,from Sudan/Dubai(not sure). She was my first seatmate in the class :)

The Welcome 1st Year Speeches done,we broke away for lunch.I contemplated sitting alone,until I saw Brenda Cheah Wenn Jinn & Charmaine(my primary school classmates).They were lunching with Lilian Wee(also from my primary school) & her friend,Nicole(she's in my church).

Did my quite hard English Placement Test(EPT)then and went home.

PS: Will post about the other 2 days the next time I get to use a computer....

till next time,denise ;
Wednesday, January 07, 2009;

Kate’s tote is packed and she’s ready for a road trip! She and her two best friends, Sierra and Alexis, are geared up for a week of fun and freedom on the road to their family lake houses in Love, Wisconsin. Best of all, when Kate reaches Love, she’ll be reunited with Lucas, with whom she shared a steamy end-of-summer kiss last year. Kate can’t wait to see Lucas again and pick things up exactly where they left off.

Then Kate gets some seriously bad news: Alexis’s sarcastic, condescending, hot-but-he-knows-it cousin is crashing the girls’ road trip. Adam bugs Kate in every possible way. Now Kate just wants to get the road trip over with so she can spend the summer in Lucas’s arms. But the road to Love is full of surprises...


I can't wait for this one to come out in stores!!!!

till next time,denise ;
Friday, January 02, 2009;