Shape November 2007 issue

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melaka, oktoberfest, bukit rimau

haven't been blogging as frequently as i used to. not that nothing has been going on, in fact, based on today's title, too much have been going on. :) but I haven't been taking photos as often as i should. For some reason i've lost the camwhore in me. heh.

Melaka

The college sent 6 of us to Melaka to perform a brief version of the Grease Musical which we did for our Gala Nite. This time, we had Nick and Hazree with us, Sean was the "Danny" and Shakti was still the bitchy "Rizzo", while I have risen from the air-headed groupie, to the boyfriend stealer. pretty good progress i'd say. :)

The performance was great! Albeit Sean stealing the limelight from all of us that night, i think we all did pretty good considering we had only about 5 hours of practise in total. The crowd was wild for Sean. Shakti and I, were pretty much the most hated women in that chinese school hall that night. Good response!

After that, the night was a blurry of stolen bags, hordes of laughter, clinking coffee mugs filled with vodka and baileys, a whole slur of incomprehensible conversation and freaky alien-like transmissions. In short, the one night trip to Melaka was crazy!

Oktoberfest

I have always heard of Oktoberfest but I never went for it. I knew it was famous for it's cheap German beers. So when i saw the poster of Oktoberfest in 1 Utama, i begged and pleaded everyone to come along with me.

On Saturday night, shortly after arriving in Subang from Melaka, Dennis and I headed to 1 Utama. Yan Yee, Joey, Nick Lim, Sean, Marco, Nick Kwang and Hazree were already there. They managed to get the RM1 beer, but Dennis and I were a tad too late. Nevertheless, i thoroughly enjoyed the German Sausages, bacon, mashed potatoes and the Lowenbrau beer. yum.

Oktoberfest wasn't all that grand. but the little folk band that was playing was quite charming. And the crowd was pretty huge. Would definitely want to try it out again.

Bukit Rimau

I tore myself off my bed at 6.30 am this morning. When Dennis woke me up, I felt as if i just went to bed a minute ago. But I bribed Uncle Peter with 2 cheese tarts from Melaka and I got the Colnago back, so i MUST ride.

I followed Andy and Sue to Bukit Rimau where i met CG, Henry and Jolene. Then we rode to a little kampung called Jenjarom. The route was flat. I was slow. But I think I have strengthened my cycling quite a bit from all the RPM.

We rode a grand total of 43 km. Bukit Rimau has gorgeous houses. They have inspired me to work really hard to own a house like that someday. With no stairs. The only way up would be to climb. haha....

klang valley beauties

I realised today that Klang Valley is home to a vast array of very very VERY beautiful women. seriously. I dont know why i even bother trying. My dad's right. the long 42.195km of tar roads is where i belong. not the catwalk. :)

Anyway. I went for a screening today. At Sri Pentas. Which is where they broadcast 8TV, TV3, Hot FM and Fly FM. I was told it was a photoshoot. But when i went there i was told we had to do a screen test, a photoshoot and a promoshoot. and they expect us to be free by 5 pm. *blink blink*

In short. I guess i did okay. My chances of getting into the final 10....aren't all that slim, i suppose. Mainly because i think my screen test and my promoshoot turned out not too shabby. But on the looks factor, i think i should be worried. there was this one particular girl who looked like kristin kreuk! i swear!

Well, the finalists would be aired on 8TV. if you do see me there, be a darling and donate a pinch of your handphone credits to my ego. coz it's sms voting. =)

***

thank you for today. you're just great. =)

going green

nope, i bought none of them.

Kudos, Karen, your will power has improved through sheer determination =)

5 things...

tagged by wen ching.

5 things found in my room
• My amazingly good looking PC whom I gaze into every night
• My immensely comfortable bed
• My shrieking semi circle alarm clock
• My dear Elephant
• My dear Pooh bear

5 things I've always wanted to do
• Sky diving
• Conquer every mountain in Malaysia
• Horseback riding…like really fast…not ride around in a circle at 1 km/hour
• Go bagpacking…the whole sleep on trains, bathe in public toilets thingamajig
• Go to Oprah’s studio

5 things found in my bag
• Handphone
• Wallet
• Thumbdrives
• Powerbar bottle
• Camera

5 things found in my wallet
• Cash
• Pictures of my mum which are a splitting image of moi
• ATM card
• Credit card
• Student cards

5 things I am currently into
• Mr. Chan
• Damien Rice
• Karaoke
• Sushi
• Mr. Chan :)

5 persons to be tagged
• anyone

"Hello, Karen Siah please?"

I've always dreamed that someday i'd receive a phone call from an anonymous/unverified/private number and the person on the other line would tell me that I've just been selected to study abroad for absolutely free, or I've won a new car, or something along those lines. Absolutely preposterous i know, but i always believed in wishful thinking. =)

well, nothing like that happened today. BUT, i received a phone call from 8TV. and i have apparently been short listed for The Ultimate Prom Nite Prom Queen candidate. yup, pretty cool. Especially since the winner walks away with RM 10,000 and a feature on 8TV's Quickie.

But here's the thing. It's on December 1st. the day before the Singapore Marathon. so, just like with the Perhentian Island Challenge and SJ10K. just like with the Powerman and Trailblazer. I have to make a choice now. Seems like someone up there is really testing me this year. heh.

well, i'll be going for a photoshoot on Wednesday. I'll see how the competition is then. kiasu, i know, but kiasus seem to be doing better in life these days, no?

***

Nevcorp Sdn Bhd called me today too. I applied for a job as a project manager trainee. So i'm going for an interview on Monday. Dress formal.

I cant help but wonder how working life would be like. Even if i only plan to work till June next year. But yea, it would be an eye openner. It's in downtown KL too. that makes it even more exciting. Big time corporate central.

I can so picture myself sipping Green Tea frappucino in the morning with a document case in one hand and a blazer in the other. =)