New Look, New Home

I've officially moved to www.sarah-lian.com/blog to blog my nonsense....

CHECK IT OUT!

Yes.. it's that time where I tell you that things are going to change..and it doesn't really mean for the better or worse, its just a change. The only thing that's constant, remember?
As for my dot.com site, you guys have seen lots of visual changes...

First it started with 2007's Hear Me Roar:



I was sorta into this whole art deco feel and casted against a black background with smaller images. Not too sure of myself and of my categories..I just ran with it!


Then it was 2008's Unleash the Mui



I found this to be much more focused. It was very very simple but only because I wanted it to be user-friendly. Not many buttons to click in order to figure out what's going on with me. However, my work started to pile up and I needed a way to streamline this process.

Now it's 2009's Mui and Beyond


 
I can't say that I'm 100% happy with this new layout, but I think it works a little more seeing that I have a blog running thru the site and I need to have updates put in the right places. My media page is starting to flood with links and images and videos... what do u guys think? Any suggestions??

My "Would Be Nice" Box

I think I've gone totally nutters this year.

Its my second time breaking down lamenting my year-end blues. I really tried hard not to think about it but I can't help it. I'm just gonna say it right now. My Christmas sucked. I was alone. Hungry and alone on Christmas Eve as I saw Facebook statuses lament on their happy turkey tummies and their wonderful filling roasts. I guess I'm a little down cuz I thought there was going to be a relatively big Christmas party that I'd spend with cousins, uncles and aunties and everyone inbetween. I figured since I haven't done a family meal for Christmas that it would happen.

Perhaps I'm a little sensitive during this festive season. It never really bodes well for me. So I was kinda waiting for the Christmas Dinner announcements, the emails that frequent my inbox with updates, pictures and invites and nothing really came out of it. My aunt then told me a nice dinner would be planned out for the Sunday before I left. Fantastic! Excited, I had lots of chocolate and candies from the event the day prepared for the kiddies I'd see. When the day came, I saw only the uncles and the aunties... my aunt was still very adamant that I join - only because I live in the house by default.

I got back from my trip to HK after some soul-searching I got an email with pictures of a family Christmas Eve BBQ. I guess it woulda been nice to be invited since I spent my Christmas Eve hungry at a mamak stall trying to scarf down as much Maggi goreng I could. Actually sounds like last year when I was just scarfing down noodles before my party at Century. Maybe its a generation gap thing, or perhaps one of those immediate family thingies.. but I will say, eating a day old chicken wrap before boarding a flight and saying Merry Christmas to yourself sucks even more.

So what can I say about Christmas?

Just because family is around, doesn't really mean that family is around.

My goals for next year:

1. WOULD BE NICE TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH A FAMILY
2. WOULD BE NICE TO SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH MY FAMILY
3. WOULD BE NICE NOT TO WRITE ANOTHER STUPID BLOG ABOUT EATING NOODLES ON CHRISTMAS EVE

I hate lying to myself. But I've been doing that for a while now. I have huge things coming up in the next couple months and I expect 2009 to be raging with opportunity despite this whole financal economic turmoil. I'm packing up my month and earning more coin. Slowly slowly, I need to do this and I have to stop this whole "I've got to prove it to them (family) that I can do this."

I'm doing it. I'm proud that I've built nothing into something. I'm gonna channel all this bad energy and work even harder to enjoy the fruits of my labour.

Happy New Year folks! I'll be on an island with my besties thinking about what I'm going to do with all those damn chocolates in my freezer!

When asked about shaving...

Taken from a Youtube user - garylcj who caught a snippet of my conversation with MC Liang at the Ms. Veet Standout Challenge 2009. I was asked to participate as a Celebrity Judge alongside a few others on the panel. Hilarious clip!

Weatherization

So I'm walking to my friend's hotel room to meet up for lunch and the first thing he says to me: WTF ARE U WEARING?

I looked at myself in the mirror and thought the exact same thing. Its really embarassing. I have no decent fall clothing. Most of it was shipped to Vancouver when I weathered my own storm in Toronto. I want to come back and explore the city more and part of the reason why I haven't while i'm here has been because its slightly chilly for my liking. I love Malaysian weather, even under the hot hot sun. I absolutely love it.

I really enjoy being in Asia and the perks of never having to carry or bring big coats. I'm supposed to be having dinner with a friend but he's nursing a hangover from the night before. I was out with my buddies from Beijing, Malaysia, and Vancouver. Finally - all in one place. Now if I can only seem to get Mel out of her comfort zone to where I am! I attended the charity party at the W Hotel in Elementz and got to see lots of old faces and meet new ones as well. HK boys are a lot better than the KL ones. (Though I think any of them with Vancouver blood running thru their veins automatically get a star)

I could be slightly biased since my luck with KL hasn't been that great! But I'm not really pushing it either. I've recently UN-protected my old posts with pictures and etc.. some of them still have my "Mr.E" posts embedded that I rather not change -cuz its history. I can't remember the last time I've actually been that devoted to someone. Its a headspace that I don't understand and doubt I will for a while..

I'm gonna be rocking some LEVI's Curves next month at Twenty-One and a few more projects on the way. But for now, i have to get ready for my last nite in HK! Dragon-i baby!

Merry KRISMASU

Hey everyone!

I've sorta been on a hiatus due to the crap service from Telekom Malaysia who refuses to connect us with a working land line and an internet signal. I recently watched an episode of South Park (season 12) where town has no internet and has to try to go to californee for internet. I can't believe how dependant I am of it!

Anyways, every year i have the Christmas blues and this year I'm trying to change my habits and fly off to change up the scene! I'm going to HK! That's right folks!! Good Ol' Hong Kong to make my dreams of Mickey and Minnie come true again. Just kidding - I hope I can finally check out the scene and clubs at LKF as I'll be bunking in with my buddy in Central.

Lots of revamping going on here with this xanga being shifted to my www.sarah-lian.com/blog soon enough. Just thought I'd remind u and leave the remaining last blogs of the yearon this.

On the UPDATE - I shot another mag cover for a young and new publication for January. I also shot the cover for Seven Collar T-shirt's new Album. I can't wait to see how it looks! I'm also gonna be rockin a LEVI's party decked out in their clothing for January as well...so there are lots in store for January. Its going to be the month that moves the rest of the year!

Just a couple days until Christmas - let me share with you an email my pops shared! So I'll leave u with that!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS -incl KWANZA AND CHANNUKAH!

"The Origin of "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church.