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It's that time...

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:45:16 GMT

I guess it's about that time I share with everyone my update.

The past few months have definitely been pretty hectic with work, birthday parties, traveling and such.
But more importantly, it marks a major change in my life that will be happening soon.

For various reasons that I cannot fully explain here (you can email me if you want), I have decided to take the step to move back home to Taipei, Taiwan.

This is definitely one of the hardest decisions I have had to make thus far in my life, and it took a lot of thought, courage, trust, and faith for me to make this move. I am saddened to be leaving the place I have come to know and the great friends I have made along the way in the past 6 yrs... but I am also excited about the future, most specifically being able to be close to home and my family, and also anxious about the challenges that will come my way once I set foot in Taiwan. I've never really "lived" in Taiwan since I grew up in Malaysia, but home is home, after all. I will just have to learn and adapt.

Soooo, having that said, please pray for me for this big transition. And if you're ever in Asia, stop by Taiwan and say "hello"! I'll take you out to some delicious Taiwanese food and show ya the infamous night market life!

PS Last day set for 9/27. If you have time, come hang with me in Richmond!!! Will love to see you before I leave.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:13:52 GMT

GO "K" Line!! :)

We received the Carrier of the Year Award from Target, Wal-Mart and Lowe's this year! WooOWhooo!

Monday, July 23, 2007

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:22:15 GMT

so much mixed emotions right now...
it always comes and goes.
sometimes it's laughter
sometimes it's tears...
sometimes it's excitement
sometimes it's fear...
peace, mixed with anxiety.

i stood at the crossroads.
i questioned. i pondered.
i honestly cannot answer all the "whys".
all i can say is, this i will hold on.

" The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;

the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore."

Psalms 121:7-8

Good ol' friends~

Wed, 16 May 2007 17:48:42 GMT

Always a blessing for me when we can gather like this and enjoy each other's company...

Yayyy for the fun time @ the zoo, the mall, the foooood.... miss u ladies.

thanks Anna & P for hosting the Pink Pig Party! wat a great way to see everyone all in one place~

Malaysia Kopitiam

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:56:04 GMT

I my Malaysian foooood!!!

If you're ever in DC, I highly recommend Malaysia Kopitiam. Downtown 1827 M Street NW.

Appetizers:

* Roti Canai - bread w/ curry dip, soooo yummy!
* Chicken Satay - juiiicy fatty chicken on sticks w/ peanut sauce dip

Main Dishes:

* Beef/Chicken Rendang
* Chicken Curry
* Seafood Clay Pot
* Tuck kee mee ??
* Hainan Chicken Rice
* Char Koay Teow
* Veges! best w/ shrimp sambai sauce

Those are some dishes I recommend... best if you order a bunch and share like we did!!

I want to go back and get more already!! mmmm ... I miss Penang.
Alright all you other Penang peeps, what else do you miss most of all the Malaysian food?

I did it!!!

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:28:32 GMT

I ran my first 10K ever on Sat...

Only having trained a couple of weeks and still injured from the training, I managed to endure all the pain and run the entire distance w/ a much satisfied finish time.

My heart leapt with joy and I was overwhelmed with a sense of accomplishment as I crossed the finish line. But I also knew deep down... I will not be so joyful the next day when my whole body aches from this strenous exercise for a non-runner like me.

Who knew... not only were my legs in so much pain that I could not walk w/o limping... but I had a bruise/cut on my cheekbone. Where from, you may ask....

From running into a "wall" in the middle of the race a.k.a. the photographer... WTH?! Who stands in the middle of the runners' path?!?!?! grrrrrrrrr.... ok so I was running w/ my head down - it's the last stretch and I was struggling.... but still!!! who does that?! He should've moved!!! He better had taken some GOOD pictures of me!!

Anyway... overall, good times - will go down in memory lane for moi.

手牽手 Hand in Hand

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:40:28 GMT

Powerful song that brought many of the artists back in Taiwan together to encourage the people during the SARS outbreak in 2003/2004.
Composed and directed by 2 of my favorite artists: David Tao & Lee Hom Wang.
Artists include Jay Chou, A-mei, Coco Lee, F4, S.H.E., Tension... and many moreee~~

Just thought I would share w/ y'all~ well, for those who understand Chinese!
Zstryder: did that remind you of Taiwan even more? hehe

Ok forgive me for my bad translation.. but here's the main chorus.

"Hand in hand, my friend,
Love is always by your side.
Do not fear, do not ever give up,
For this all will pass.
Take my hand and we shall see the rainbow of tomorrow."

這世界乍看之下有點灰 (蔡琴) 你微笑的臉有些疲憊 (王力宏)
抬起頭天空就要亮起來 (許茹芸) 不要放棄你的希望和期待 (孫燕姿)
沙漠中的一滴淚 (周華健、林慧萍)
化成綠洲的湖水真心若能被看見夢會實現 (伍思凱)
手牽手我的朋友 (庾澄慶) 愛永遠在你左右 (庾澄慶、李心潔)
不要再恐懼絕不要放棄 (張信哲、順子)
這一切將會渡過
因為你和我才有明天的彩虹 (陶晶瑩、吳宗憲)
手牽手我的朋友 (ENERGY) 愛永遠在你左右 (B.A.D)
這一刻不要躲在害怕後面 (張宇)
這個世界需要多一點信念 (蕭亞軒)
那塵埃不會真的將你打敗 (蔡依林)
你將會意外生命的光采 (江蕙)
風雨過去那一天 (蘇芮、游鴻明)
悲傷就要停下來感覺你身邊的愛它存在 (動力火車)
手牽手我的朋友 (張清芳、范逸臣)
愛永遠在你左右 (張清芳、范逸臣)
不要再恐懼絕不要放棄 (周杰倫、張惠妹)
這一切將會渡過 (周杰倫、張惠妹)
因為你和我才有明天的彩虹 (張惠妹)
我的手握著溫暖的火種 (李玟)
散發一點光和熱就看到笑容 (陶喆)
手牽手我的朋友 (徐若瑄、周渝民、朱孝天)
愛永遠在你左右 (信樂團)
不要再恐懼絕不要放棄 (TENSION) 這一切將會渡過 (老爹)
因為你和我才有明天的彩虹 (庾澄慶、彭佳慧)
手牽手我的朋友 (合唱) 愛永遠在你左右
不要再恐懼絕不要放棄這一切將會渡過
因為你和我才有明天的彩虹手牽手我的朋友 (MACHI)
愛永遠在你左右 (S.H.E) 手牽手一起渡過 (5566)
愛永遠在你左右 (可米小子) 手牽手我的朋友 (合唱)
愛永遠在你左右不要再恐懼絕不要放棄
這一切將會渡過
牽著我的手看見明天的彩虹 (CHANT) 手牽手我的朋友
愛永遠在你左右 (合唱) 手牽手一起渡過
愛永遠在你左右手牽手我的朋友 (陶喆、王力宏)

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:36:29 GMT

tee hee.... i passed.

不可思議だと思ったけど、超うれしい!　

プーちゃん、あたしもやっとできた～　へへ　

Richmond!

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:46:08 GMT

so i'm going on a business trip this week... and it'll just be as if i never left good ol' Richmond!!

Richmond, Virginia ----> Richmond, Vancouver BC. haha neato~

it's my 3rd time to Vancouver for biz in the past year and each time has been awesome!!

#1 Feb 2006:
         1st time to Vancouver!   YAY!
         got to stay in the 5-star Four Seasons Hotel with a huuuge room all to myself. paid by KLine of cuz. hehe
        I made it back across the border into US safely! no deportation due to visa! hahaha
               (i didn't have my H1visa stamp yet... that's why i was so scared i wouldn't get back into the US...)

#2 July 2006:
        walked through the wrong side of town - the ghetto side of Chinatown, with drugees and homeless peeps
        awesome Japanese dinner - soooo much food that we had 2 whole plates of sashimi/sushi leftover...
        followed by Karaoke Lounge -- first time to experience the so-called Japanese "Nommunication" (drink & talk biz)
               needless to say, it was weird being the only female in our group first of all, and being the only female who didn't work there..
               but hey, we got the vendor to compromise a little and give us better rates! hahah XD yay! it works!!
        had to sing "Puff the Magic Dragon" on stage... who sings that?! we did...

#3 Feb 2007:
     time to shake hands on this contract negotiation i been working on for the past year ... finally...
        traveling w/ the bosses - my immediate boss and the SVP of our operations division.  pressure.. but should be good experience
          get to see Rachel Houmphan & Joe Lee!!!! YAYY!!   mini Dalat reunion~~ get some late night sushi w/ them!

tho meetings are long and draining.... i kinda like these business trips.

Monday, February 05, 2007

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:05:59 GMT

babies are so cuuuute!! missing the lil ones at home...