Tribute To Besties

You know... i'm one of the luckiest girl in this planet.

I have best friends who are really genuine and stood by me through thick and thin. I've gone through some really tough shit crap and i wouldn't have made it through if it wasn't for them standing by my side and giving me encouragement. Of course, i had God giving me the spiritual strength i had needed and i can't thank Him enough for that and for sending these angels in my life =)

Here are the ones that help me pull myself back up again during my sad ordeal. It's NOT a comprehensive list though and i might left out some (for privacy purposes) but you're still in my heart !

This page is made specially for me besties ! Love u all !

The "4 stooges"

Dec 06 @ Crown Jewel Beach during Charm's Farewell Party.

Janice the tennis ace / beeyotch / hottie in curls.
Joanna the sweet chums / lalat Lim / china doll.
Ying Yi the smart ass / Lee Hom's wife / sophisticated bombshell.
Charmine the dong-dong / S-N-A-I-L / BSWing PJ

They've been with me through high school and all the sweet & naughty memories are just priceless... Might blog about it some other time. Right now 4 of us are like so far away from each other. Jan in USM. Anna in UKM. YY in Uni of Melbourne. Despite the distance and the massive amount of coursework and exams, they still find the time to share with me girly moments and listen to my problems and give invaluable advice. Sigh... it's only a matter of time till we all finish our studies and get reunited once again =) Till then, it's pia pia pia !

The "Paper MSN Gang"

July 06 @ Queensbay Roller Blading Rink during Charm's Summer Hols back in Penang.

Clockwise from left : Cynthia, Ivy, Chia Lee, Yen Sun, Shing Ying, Charm and Yong Beng.

My friends since i started CAT. Hmm we're missing May, KL, SL, GH, Jean, CC, Clarissa here... and also not forgetting Zi Hur who's currently in Manchester. All of them was able to drive before i do so when i'm in need of transport, they're alwiz there to help out. What great friends! N Ahh all those cheeky stuff we do... like skipping lessons and fooling lecturers... All our escapades... dim sum... movies... paper msn-ing in class... jalan-jalan cari makan... amazing race queensbay edition... ooh i miss all of those stuff ! Though we're apart, you guys will alwiz be in my heart... We shall strive hard and conquer ACCA together ya ! Jia you !

"My Best Pal"

Sept 06 @ a restaurant near college during Zi Hur's Farewell.

Couldn't find any pictures of only ZH n i together. In my laptop, that is. He's looking so smug in this pic, surrounded by all the girls till i got pushed to the end also he didn't bother. Hmm...

We used to study together in IPG library. When i said study, i meant he was scoping girls in library while i was reading fashion mags or online haha... When my parents cant pick me up, he's alwiz there to fetch me in his jeep =). N when i'm not home, i sometimes get him as an excuse and my mom would be alright with it.. hehe...

Was kinda sad when he abruptly made the decision to further his studies in Manchester, UK. Though i'm over here in the UK as well, London n Manchester ain't that near to each other. Still, he took the effort to come over to visit me here couple of times.

Once when he came over, we were supposed to go Manchester together but i accidentally fell from the stairs in my home n couldnt walk. He took me to the hospital and the nurse said it was some crack of the tendon. Sigh there goes my trip to visit Old Trafford. He made up for it by coming over to London again to visit my hurt leg. I think more like coming over to visit the spanish girls i was living with.. LOL

We went through the same problems in our own relationship and that's what happens when u don't get ur best pal to QC your prospect lover. Nevertheless, he was alwiz there when i'm having emo breakdown. Thank you for all the support during those sucky moments before our June 07 exam. You had alwiz reminded me of God's loving grace & kindness and i'm glad for the Lord speaking His assurance through u... See u in Manchester soon !~!

"My Chivalry King"

Aug 06 @ Penang International Airport during Raghu's departure.

Ahh my prom partner. My king. My host in Newcastle. None other than Raghuram Krishnan. Raghu Waghu. =) He had seen the not-so-pretty side of my life and still stood by me through it all. N listened to my whiny stories... Thx ragx ! Hugs ! Attempted to bring under-aged Charm into casinos but we got busted. LOL. We shall plan our secret mission again next time. Pussycat Dolls & Rihanna Concert was awesome ! So was the After Party *winkx*. See u in Newcastle again soon !

"My Partner In Crime"

Mar 07 @ our old kitchen in Flodden House.

The person i alwiz text to when i'm in a bad mood and in need of letting out my anger. The shield taking all my shots. The one i can alwiz get free subways from. Who else but my Ex-Hsemate and now Partner in Crime Amman Shah. Life in London wouldn't be the same without him. As long as i didn't kill him yet with my bullets. Cliche or not, i'm gonna say it... Thanks for alwiz walking me home and risking your life to paedophiles. =D

There you go. Life without them all is like... Coffee without sugar. Movies without popcorn. Pirates of the Caribbean without Capt Jack Sparrow. N of coz, Charm with NO Life.

I thank God alwiz for sending all these friends to my life and showing me what true friendship means. It's definitely so much more worth-it than guys. I mean, not literally. As in "guy" guy. Boyfriend la. Adui. U catch my drift. For the record I DO appreciate my guy-friends la.

Besties are forever. Diamonds cant beat that. Except Tiffany & Co's =P. Kidding !

Of Weddings & Day Dreaming

Church bells ringing... Bridesmaids giggling... Ladies in floral clothing... Men in tux... Lil flower girls skipping around throwing petals... U know there's a wedding in the air...

Not for me of course. But my friend from church over here at the Tab (short for Metropolitan Tabernacle Baptist Church).

Katherine Ruth Laws & Jonathan Matthew Parsons.

Nama dah nampak begitu bombastic. Lol. Congrats to u both !

Didn't get to take much pictures as the ceremony was inside the church n i didn't wanna cause any riot with my camera clicking away. Although i wonder why the cameraman didn't take much pictures inside the alter. Was it a rule to NOT do so inside? Was very tempted to run to the front n snap some but i guess i'd better not. Won't wanna ruin the atmosphere for Katy n John's special day =)

Verity was the bridesmaid along with 2 other ladies. Last week in church we were discussing which hairstyle she should have on the day itself. Weddings & bridemaid discussions makes me wonder how is my wedding gonna be like...

Hmm who are my bridemaids gonna be? This should be easy. My 2 sis, Sherleen & Joycelyn of course. N my BFF Janice. Maybe even add in Ying Yi & Joanna. Sorry Zi Hur ! You're gonna have to wear a gown so... yea Jan will take the BFF role for the moment... hehe... You look better in tux. Trust me.

I've always wanted a garden wedding. A BIG one. Massive. Something like the one in The Weddin Planner by Jennifer Lopez & Matthew McConaughey. Hopefully the weather on that day would be on my side. Won't want Mr Sky to rain on my parade. Literally.

Guests. Hmmm... Just on my side would be loads of people. Top it with my future husband's guests. Wonder how's my future monster-in-law mother-in-law gonna take the whole thing. Would she like the idea of me being in charge of the wedding? Or would she interfere and all? I wonder...

Anyway... there would be...
silky achromic & pastel canopies all over...
artistic naked ice scultures...
an over-the-top stage...
enthralling bands and performances...
probably Maroon 5 playing...
or maybe even Wang Lee Hom...
absolutely sumptuous hors d oeuvres buffet...
free flow wine from the finest...
yards n yards of alluring flower decorations...
a flamboyant Wedding cake of coz ;-) ...
what else?

Wait. Ahhh wait. i just remembered i once told my sis i wanted a wedding in a cruise ship. Hahaha.... i day-dream too much huh? Cruise ship? Walau where to cari ahhh... Watched too much movie d. Sigh u la. Yes u. The one reading this. Didn't stop me from my fantasy. Just kept listening only. Har see la. Still reading. Stop me ma. Hahahha...

Anyway. Hope u had enjoyed reading. We'll continue this fantasy thingy some other time. I've gotta continue with my stuff now... Cheerios !

Back in London pulak

Yup Charm's back in summer London... woo hoo !

Seems that everytime i update my blog, there is a wide span of time in between each posts. My average blog turnover (not sure if it's the right word to use) is 1 every few months, n the longest was half a year's span. Adui ! My resolution never made it further than when it was stated.

Lots of people, esp those i promise to put their pics up, have been asking about my blog n i kept saying no time, busy, later... Sorry guys ! Dui bu chui ! Will try my best to post it all slowly 1 by 1 !

Meanwhile, charm wanna update her friends on what's been going on since her last blog.

Ok, I went back to penang on 16th June for a month's summer hols. My main aim this time was to spend time with people that meant a lot to me, was ALWAYS THERE for me and LOVED ME for who I AM - My Family. N also some really good friends of mine.

Question is, did i really fulfill my aim? Honestly, no. I tried spending a lot of time with them, but it is not enough. I dislike it when some people mention, "why u alwiz have to spend time with your family wan?" To me, family comes 1st. I advise u guys to start spending quality time with your parents, your siblings, your grandparents as much as possible. You'll never know how much you'll miss them until you're away from them. Like me lor... sigh...

Anyway, my hols back home was indeed a great one. Went out with lots of friends... took lots of pics...have lots of siao/funny/over-the-top escapades, from roller blading mania to amazing race pg edition to midnite missions to movie pa-pa-lang to basketball showdowns to birthdays to clubbin (oops!) to food food food... hehe... wanna express a BIG Thank You to all my friends who made my holiday a memorable one ! Jan hai dai sek.. mmmuakkxx !

Sadly, i have to leave beloved penang on the 12th July, barely even make up a 4 week's hols. I felt it's like God calling me back to Him. When i'm in London, all i depend on was God. There's not much tangible stuff i could rely on, unlike back home where u have mummy n daddy to the rescue. During that 1 month's hols i neglect God a lot. Now it's time for repentance.

Neway I flew back to London with Pei Sian, my old coursemate frm IPG. She's also taking her final year ACCA here. Class starts the week after we've arrived. Managed to take Pei Sian round-round London sikit. Hmm anytime any of u head on here, just let me know. Charm's a good tour guide now ! Hopefully she wont bring u guys to Holland. (an old chinese saying - dai lei dei fan Ho Lan).. hahaha...

Oh ya i'm hit by the Prison Break mania now. Instead of unpacking my stuff. Yea i havent fully unpack my luggage or my moving hse stuff. (I had moved to a new place). Kept watching non-stop how the plan of breaking out of prison unfolds. Lol.

Still never attempt homeworks.
Typically charm.
Still refusing to trust guys.
Still remisniscing stuff she shouldn't.

What else?
Still into Johny Depp & Orlando Bloom.
So's chocolates.
Developed a new fond for flowers.
N music video clip producing.
Thinking of switching career to mass comm.
Or become a director.
As in movie director.
But realised i'll get smack by my dad if i do.

Hmm what else?
Did i mention chocolates.
Hahaha.. like duh countless times...
Or Hrithik Roshan?
As in that cute Bollywood actor.
Still havent watch latest Harry Potter movie.
Or Simpsons' latest movie.

Oh ya i'm sharing a room with a nice Turkish girl. She sometimes makes for me Turkish food. I lend her my laptop. She hangs the laundry for me. I tidy her bed n table for her. Instead of my own stuff. Ya even Pei Sian also asking me why. Guess it's easier to clean other people's mess than your own. Hahaha...

Ok la better stop here now. Again i crap too much. Thanks for reading !

Charm Is Back !

Hmm my 1st come-back blog ~~ whoopie !


Well i must say, it's really good to be back ! After all the flight delays, and being up-down-up-down again n again, i'm glad i make it home safely. The London flight was delayed so by the time i reached Singapore, i missed the connecting flight to Penang. Luckily SIA was quick to issue me another boarding pass for the next flight to KL, and then i have to take MAS from KL to Pg. Darn. Made me miss the Shuffle Competition in G Hotel. Summore have to experience flight take off and landing so many times. Anyway i made a new fren who's also in the same situation so the whole experience wasn't so lonely. And SIA gave us free fon cards to call home from Singapore to tell our parents bout the delay. Blek i used it to chat too. It's not everyday u get these free fon cards ya know. *winkx*


Ok wait. STOP. u might think "wua... she so rich can fly back home after 6 months". NO. Its not like that. I have 3 jobs in London working my ass off just to buy plane tickets home.. with exams breathing down my neck. My parents never send me extra money for the flight. The sponsorship doesn't pay for my air ticks either. N after buying stuff back home for my family, i'm broke. Basically if i don't find new jobs soon when i'm back there i'll be digging dumspter for food. Yeerrrr... N like what zi hur sometimes say... probably sell my blood to get money. Ok now it sounds scary... lol...


Anyway... reached Pg at 11.30pm... and when i saw my family at the airport... i ran n hug everyone... mom, dad, sherleen, joycelyn, thomason... and its so cute that they all pakat to wear the same colour to greet me. Coolest family on earth =P They bought yummy supper for me too - nasi lemak, satay, roti canai, ban chang kueh.. yummy msian food!


Reached home n started giving out the stuff i bought for them. Didn't bring much clothes back, just presents for family and frens. N some stuff other frens ask me to bring back to pass to their families. So glad to see my grandfather and great grandmother again too. Families are the best.


Next day - church ! Ooh it feels so good to be back in the House of the Lord. And to meet everyone again, esp the youths! They are super rocking fellas i tell ye ! We had frisbee together in the evening - like omg my fav sports... i was actually dead beat tired coz i only have 5 hrs of sleep thanks to jet lag. But hey i wont sit around while a frisbee game is on!


Oh it was father's day too so our family had dinner outside. My siblings and i didn't know wat else to buy for my dad n grandpa so we decided to belanja the dinner. When i said 'we' its actually me paying for everything. (though they are richer than me coz they never get to pay for anything!). Yea yea eldest sis' responsiblity...

Lalala i think i crap too much... its 3:20am now. Better sleep d. Tmr morn gotta wake up fetch those 3 monkeys to school n back again. Yes the driver has resume her job now. Mom n dad can relax. Grrrrr

Nitezz folks

I'm Not Dead

Ok that line was the cover title of Pink's 2006 album.
Yea the one on the right. It's also for affirmation that The Charmster is back ! As in back to the blogging erm... momentum and also back in Penang! Woo hoo ~~


Sorry for not being able to update bout stuff for soo soo long. Just that i realise blogging isn't really my thing. For last time, that is. I seriously didn't have all those free time writing stuff down n nicely decorating n designing blog pages. I was really busy the past 6 months. Hmm will slowly update u guys about everything, including my trip to Newcastle to catch the Pussycat Dolls & Rihanna Concert !! *Screams*


Meanwhile... i'll update current stuff 1st. N yes, Charm is back to blogging. For now la. I hope this is not another one of my "melepaskan batuk di tangga" thingy.


Ok apparently batuk is a coconut shell thingy that olden days kampung folks used to bathed with from the perigi. N after bathing, they'll go up the tangga to their kampung, sometimes leaving the batuk behind, being lazy n all, letting it to be subject to theft. So it basically means doing things half-heartedly n half-way through. I'll try not to be that kinda person though i wonder how far this resolution's gonna get. LOL !


Cant wait to start on my 1st come-back blog... whoop de doop... thanks for reading my blog !

Goodbye Penang, Hello London !

NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNING for me ! Not forgetting a NEW BLOGGING SANCTUARY =)

Arrived in London Heathrow on 1st Jan. Cant believe I actly get to study here. In London. On a scholarship. Wow. Last time I wouldn’t even dare apply for a JPA or Petronas scholar coz I noe I would never reach their standard. Its amazing how things turn out in the end ;-)

Anyway, my mom’s here with me for 9 days to help sort out stuff and all. We reached at 4pm UK time, after 13 hrs of flight ! ( duduk hingga punggung sudah tarak feel ). Then I had to go tru the medical dept.

Walau when I went inside the room its full of the middle-east ppl… I guess coz of the 9/11 incident & London bombings, these ppl have to go tru extra screening. Luckily I had my x-rays done in Pg as advised by Raghu =) I get to skip the med check-up part n hurried on to get my passports stamp n stuff… Thanz ragx !

Aunt Julia, Jonathan’s mom have a brother, Uncle Peng living in London who picked us up from the airport. Jono & Aunt Julia, thank you very much ! As we drove along… he explained bout certain landmarks and places.

Yippee for me I’ve studied the map of London n read bout some historical stuff b4 coming… so I more or less noe wat he’s talking about… haha… Ok la i admit tat it was my Dad who FORCED me to study the map. Sshh dun tell him he's right... Anyway we went for dinner in Chinatown n then off to Dover Castle to sign the contract and then go search for my hse.

Ok when I reached my home, Ada Road, the place was like OMG. In a bad way. I dun mean the neighbourhood. I was talking about the hse.

My roommate, a French girl had 2,3 guys smoking n drinking in our room. She hogs the best spot in the room n dominated the dressing table n cupboard. Leaving me with a dilapidated bed facing the door. N the room has this weird stench. N she have all these gypsy-like decoration n all those candles n mambo-jambos in the room. The other ppl in the hse also like tat type.

Like WTH… Macam mana aku nak belajar (as if I would) kat rumah ni?

My mom was furious bout this so we went back to Dover Castle to complain to get a new hse. One of the staff, David showed us 2 more houses, 1 in Hashmere Road n another in Flodden Road. I finally picked the latter. It turns out David stays here too. Well I guess I met my 1st hsemate !

My room is big n nice. Yippe ! I have a whole room to myself. MY BED IS QUEEN SIZE !! muahahaha… I have a cupboard, a big table n a mini fridge in my room. Not to forget the ever essential heater and the lovely red curtains =)

My kitchen looks homely n nice. It pretty equip, with lots of cooking utensils and a washing machine. There’s sofa, tv, 2 fridges. N we have a garden at the back of the hse. It looks not bad, has a BBQ set n stuff…

The bathroom is my fav part. It lookz like a hotel bathroom, with bath tub n all… Hehe… but 1 thing. The shower isn’t working very well. The water pressure’s too low. Maybe coz winter time kua. But it’ll be cool to soak inside n have a nice bubble bath =)

Well tatz about wrap up my 1st day in London…