OMG...my blog is 5 years old???

Yes...my blog is officially 5 years old!

This was my first post ever! [here]

It has stood the test of time, witnessed my growing up as a kid in college till today, my life as a working adult.

It has seen the changes that happened to me, from me shoulder-length straightened hair, to brown curls, to untamed hair, to short hair, and now back to straightened hair.

It has seen me through my previous love relationships.

It has been my source of ramblings, from me getting angry, sad and through my happiness.

It has changed with me from the first day i started blogging
from love, life and happiness
to peas on the run
to peas in scotland
to wene-ism.

Thank You for being with me my dear not-so-private bloggie :)

xoxo

Single no more :)

Man. I feel like I've been super busy ever since the MySelangor Story started end of last month!! The 6 days of the trip was GREAT FUN! But within 2 days after that, I started work, and was diligently blogging about the contest as there as deadline to be met :S

In between sleep and work, I tried my best to squeeze time for the 6 posts required by the contest. SO please read and comment on them :)

Day 1 - Kicking off at i-city, followed by a visit to Uptown Shah Alam
Day 2- Knocking the hell out of pewter at Royal Selangor Visitors Center + VIP treatment at Genting!
Day 3 - of waterfalls and a homestay experience
Day 4 - Chillax-ing day at Sunway Pyramid
Day 5 - The fantastic finale
Day 6 - The end does not mark the end of the friendships made

And if you do like them, please vote 5 hearts for me :)

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Anyways, if you guys remember I've mentioned previously in my blog (here) that I am still searching for my other half. Well, that has just recently changed :)

*blush...amboi...Wen Yi is shy right now, believable?? :P *

Yes, even more shocking was the number of friends who liked it!! (If only all of them like all my 6 posts for MSS instead >.<) Not to mention the shock when I saw the number of comments which flooded in asking:

"Who's the lucky guy?"

"Where's his pictures??"

Well...the only picture I can give you is this :P



Yup, despite the busy schedule of:

Sleep + work + blogging for My Selangor Story

I managed to squeeze in time for my personal love life :)

So I guess what Ah Ken says:

"Time is like cleavage, squeeze squeeze sure got one."

is true!!

I meant the part about being able to squeeze time out of my busy schedule, not about cleavage lah~~


XOXO,

Wen Yi

Gay Pride in Barcelona :P

I just saw this amusing video on Katy Perry's song: Peacock
And it is pretty funny. It stars a few men in thighs, dancing and miming to the song, and if you didn't even click the video, Peacock refers to their di*k. LOL~
Yes, I have a low standard of humour, I laugh at every little thing. LOL. So if it's not funny for you, then too bad lah~ :P

After watching the video, I was reminded of what my friends experienced while on our summer trip in Barcelona last June :)

We were walking to one of the main highlights of Barcelona: The Magic Fountain of Montjuic
when we saw this

Note: The bright yellow fountain on the left is the Magic Fountain, which changes colour and water patterns according to the music played. While on the right, was a great big stage booming loud music. And we saw foam being sprayed around, and so I got excited thinking it was an outdoor foam party for party-people to enjoy!!

So, we headed nearer to the stage, and used our cameras to zoom-in on the stage. And we got this image below:

Yes, a hot bod in undies. Eye-candy to most girls..but then we realized something amiss as we headed nearer the stage because there were more guys than girls.

It then hit us HARD when we saw this!


Yes...a gay couple making out.
My first time seeing a gay couple making out LIVE, right in front of me.
LOL. It was kinda akward so I didn't dare to stare.
But thankfully my friend got this picture, and thus the moment is immortalized forever! Haha~~

Well, we should have went to the exact spot the next day to catch the Gay Parade, but none of us knew about the Gay Parade until we left Barcelona *sigh* I would have loved to catch the Gay Parade just to see guys like this....

:P

Anyways, I don't think that gays should be judged. But it doesn't mean that I am asking guys to turn gay (there would be no guys left for me if all guys turned gay right? :P)

All I'm saying that gender is something that we're born with. If a guy is born on the earth to find that he loves the same gender, who are we to judge what's right or wrong. It's just a perception on what's acceptable or not. As long as the person is not harming another person, I don't think there should be any problems with gay-ism. In fact, I read this article a few days ago [link] about Malaysia's 1st gay church! *wow* The pastor is gay and surprisingly the church has been operating for three years. Impressive eh :)


And one more thing, I find it interesting that lesbians are more acceptable than gays.

Just because Britney and Madonna kissed on stage ages ago..

Just because Katy Perry sang "I kissed a girl" (Katy again?)

And just because Gossip Girl had this scene...

But okay I admit it, when girls kiss each other, it's HOT.
And I'm pretty sure both guys and girls agree on this point!

So Thank Goodness I'm a girl.

I get the privilege of kissing the same gender without being called a lesbian:P
But do NOTE that I'm not saying that I did either! So don't jump to conclusions okay? LOL

As a final note, I stumbled upon this picture below and found the tagline very "motivational" :P



ps: If you want more pictures and my story on what I experienced in Barcelona, do let me know :) Cause that'll motivate me to write about my Europe trip :) Thanks~

Merdeka Eve Outing :)

Just the other day (on Merdeka's Eve) I was out ice-skating in Sunway Pyramid :)
Before we went to the skating rink, we filled our stomachs with McD. LOL I always head to McD for their Filet-o-fish.

Sherrine and I posing with our fries :D

Jeannette, Ah Ken and Sherrine

Finally it's the girl's turn to pose.

But, some guys skated past right in front of us really fast. And Ah Ken took this shot of me with my mouth wide. LOL...

Now this picture below is way better. At least my mouth ain't gaping wide. LOL.

More posing...LOL

Then after we're done posing and heading back to rest, Ah Ken took this pic.

And no...I am not "kap-ing" the guy in white pants...

Solo shot of Meow~

I haven't skated in ages so I had to "refresh" my memory on how to balance myself on ice, and even then I still freaked out. Even kids skate better than me *sigh* But still, it was fun having Jeannette, Sherrine and Ah Ken to keep me company. Hehe :)

LOL. This was the picture of the DAY! Ah ken being gay with the ladies bags :D

After skating, we walked around the mall and noticed that they decorated the center concourse area with the them of a ktm station. Yes. KTM station. LOL.


I think Pyramid must be secretly wanting a KTM station to be built directly in front of the mall so that it'll become more accessible to the public. And I definitely think that having a KTM station would benefit the public as well, because I had to take a public bus all the way from Klang to Pyramid and it was pretty inconvenient :S

A funny shot of me while waiting for Ah Ken to snap my pic. LOL

On the very same night, I went to Neway Centro, Klang for a night session of karaoke :)
And it came with a buffet dinner :)
Although the spread wasn't that fantastic, it did justice to my hungry stomach :D
Plus, they allowed us to switch our drinks to Kampai.

(note: To kids under 18: Please don't start drinking alcohol. To adults above 18: Please dont drink excessively and dont drink and drive.)

Overall, I had a great day out :)
But when I woke up the next morning, I saw this!

The horrors that would happen to an unskillful person after ice-skating = =

Thank You :)

A big thank you to James, the writer of Poems from the heart, for mentioning me in not one, but two posts in his blog :)

I first got to know James while I was blog-walking, and I found the poems in his blog really heart-warming. Some are inspirational, some are touching. For instance he wrote a poem about the passing of his mother, titled "Without You" and it caught my heart and made me appreciate my parents more.

James was very kind of have read my posts and commented on them. In fact he loved my post on Liu Wei, the Chinese armless guy who played the piano using his feet so much that he linked it to his blog here :)

So here's my response to his recent post dedicated to his readers (me included :)


Thank You James for your comments. They have provided me with much motivation to continue blogging :) Keep up with your great and inspirational poems. I am more than happy to have made your acquaintance and will continue to be your faithful reader :)

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Sze Hui for thanking me in her blog, although all I did was to leave a simple comment on her heart-felt post titled "You don't read my blog anymore"


She wrote a brilliant post on how bloggers have changed their style of writing, from writing personal thoughts into writing more advertorials instead. I can't help but agree with her.

I've been blogging for years (since 2006) in case some of you never noticed and have never made a single cent of of nuffnang. LOL. I know it's embarrassing to say it out loud, but hey I am not a brilliant nor famous blogger what-so-ever, but this little blog is my mark in this vast internet world, and I am more than thankful to those who actually read my posts and leave comments :)

SO thank you to those who have commented :) Your comments are much appreciated as it reminds me that there are people who actually read my blog :D *happy*

Michael
Angeline
Ching Yih
Jason
Simon
Dayah

THANK YOU ^^

Graduation in IMU

I'm officially a returning graduate of IMU as of August 21st, 2010 :)

It was a day whereby my parents and friends where beside me.
To be honest, graduating twice for the same degree isn't that fun. In fact it's quite a waste of money :S But at least my parents got to see their first child and only daughter on stage getting her scroll :)

I'll the pictures do the talking instead :)

My parents and I at the start of the day. (Note: only one bouquet of flowers)


My parents and I again after the ceremony. Note: Three bouquets of flowers :D
I was a happy girl, and my first and only time receiving so many flowers within a day >.< *I am a blessed girl indeed*

My housemates throughout my university life are indeed the most important friends that I have made so far. They've lived with me for years, withstanding my tempers, through thick or thin, happiness or sadness.

Yes, if they weren't all attached and if I were a GUY, I'll marry them all :p

From left to right: Me, Poh Yee, Chin Yeong and Renly

Yes, I am a greedy happy girl with my three bouquet of flowers. LOL. While Poh Yee poses with her super-angelic look here, but truth be told, that's a mask :P *shhhhh*

Also, I've got my secondary school friends to thanks for being there on my memorable day~

From left to right: Pei Li, Soo Hui, Me and Benjamin.

They've been great friends over the years, since the days I entered high school till today. That makes our friendship more than a decade old! (Yes, that's how old I am :P )

Here, are the Incovar-ians who came and made the day memorable as well :)
From left to right: Sin Hui, Sin Ye, Me, Kenny, Feb's friends, Febrianna, Ming Yi, Ai Xin, Michelle & Yong Wei

(Incovar is a camp for youths and runs twice every year. It is opened for everyone who wants to meet new friends and learn more about Buddhism at the same time. I've joined two Incovar camps to date and I never regretted joining them. In fact I learned a lot, and made loads of friends :) So to those who are interested, do join their camps :)

And yes, similar to the graduation in Glasgow, a picture of the 8 "housemates" of D8 and C1 is a MUST! Yet again Choong Lii is missing in action, but we've substituted him with Kayin instead :p

From left to right: Poh Yee, Ah Ken, Renly, Choon Hau, Me, Cheh Hsia, Chin Yeong, & Kayin

Graduations are never complete without taking this picture :)
The throwing of the mortarboard :)
The happiness that comes with throwing an unbreakable hat is unexplainable :)
At the first throw, I was anxious.
At the second throw, the hat seems lighter.
At the third and subsequent throws, it feels like a sport whereby the winner is the one who throws the highest. LOL~

And as the hats fall onto the ground, we're all smiles :)

I LOVE this picture a LOT!
It speaks a thousand words.
Just looking at the facial expression of my friends brings a smile to my face.
Some were staying away from the hat, one was "dancing", some were like me = smiling till my eyes were all squinted to a line, some were trying to reach for their hats, while by standers look at the hype that's happening :)

To end this post, here is me, looking like an OL (Office lady) with all the gifts from loved ones :)


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Just for laughs.

Today as I was removing the graduation bears which came with the flowers I received, I noticed something peculiar about the bears. They were all sodomised :( Poor bears~

Look at this little white bear..A poor victim of sodomy..

And this "winnie the pooh" got it worse! Three holes~~ Poor thing indeed...

A little motivation~

I know that most of the times I am demotivated.
I'd be sitting either in front of my lappie, surfing the net, facebook-ing, ebay-ing, etc. Basically it feels like I'm wasting my time away.

So in times like this, I would tell myself


Yes, attitude towards life can make a difference in life.

Like this cat for example (cute isn't she?? hehe~)
If you think a cat can't drink using a straw, think again :P

So what's putting us back in everything we do is our attitude.

I think most of us have read from e-mails that when the numerical order of the alphabets are used, the word ATTITUDE itself give us 100%.


And just the other day, I read this:

No one chooses mediocrity,
But many settle for it.

Very true indeed. No one wants to be just the Average Joe, but most of us are (even me). Although being average isn't a bad thing (as there are many others who are less fortunate than we are) there are times when I wish I were more than what I am. And I know that my attitude is the thing that's putting me back. But knowing is one thing, and to fully change my attitude is another :S

Travelling Alone isn't as bad as it sounds.

I finally back-packed alone.

Initially I thought it would be scary; being lonely and hidden at a corner. But after I have done it, I think to myself, that I should have done this earlier.

I had three nights in Lisbon, giving me three full days in the city. The first night alone wasn't easy. I didn't plan anything for Lisbon, I flew in from Madrid, with only my backpack and a sheet of paper which states the hostel's reservation booking number and the way there. I got my map from the hostel, unpacked and went to the lounge to use the free internet. The computers were Macs, and I have never used a Mac. I clumsily zoomed too much to my screen and had to ask a french girl next to me how to un-zoom the screen. Unfortunately she didn't know how, but that was how I met the person who had dinner with me that night.

Initially I was paranoid about being kidnapped away after dinner by the french girl, who introduced herself as Be, because she kept looking at her phone (and I was secretly thinking to myself the reason she looked at her phone all the time was to inform her accomplice when to kidnap me. lol. but truthfully, she was checking for the time because she didn't want to return to the hostel that late at night. lol.)

Day 1
The next morning, after a rough plan that I would be walking around the city alone for the day, I met a polish-girl by the name of Mariola who was staying in my same dorm at breakfast, and she asked if I would like to join her for a day around the city. That was how I got company for my walk around the city :) She was bubbly and talked a lot, which was great as I love listening to what people have to say (and also because I realized that I don't really have much to say at times).

Day 2.
I took a day-trip by a fantastic company called We hate tourism tours (ironic, as their company are doing tours, but they stand by the policy that everyone should travel a city as shown by a local, and that was what I got; a good looking local portugese guide who drove us around Lisbon for the day.

There in the trip, I met two Americans (Amy and Bonnie) and three Australians (Nathan, Jen and Kath). I was the only Asian, which made me stick out like a sore thumb. (Yes, I do feel like I stand out too much at times.) Thankfully the people I met were just amazing and fun to be with, especially Jen, the crazy aussie girl who almost wanted to walk into the beach with her bra on. lol.

Day 3 (final day)
I went out with two lovely canadian girls (Kayla and Lee) whom I met the night before at the hostel's lounge. Spending a short day with them has been entertaining.

I am lacking on details right now, but i wil be back to continue this post, with pictures and MORE of my crapping story :P

21 days of trip~

It's been a loooooooooong time since I last updated. I am so sorry dear blog, but I've been procrastinating ever since I got back from the long trip I had.

I am kinda lazy to type out my daily experiences of the places I've been for the past 3 weeks, thus I'm gonna put up a pic of each places that I've been :)


Munich, Germany:
It's unique to me as everyone speaks German. If renly's bf, Kenneth, wasn't around with us, I know we'd end up having severe culture shock. Haha.

See my pic with two big glasses of beer? That's a 1 liter jug and that's what everyone orders.
The next pic is a picture of BMW World, a really impressive feat for BMW. Haha.

Neuschwanstein, Germany:
Neuschwanstein is actually the name of the white castle. It's apparently the castle which inspired the Sleeping Beauty's castle. The area is very near the Bavarian borders and hosts a magnificent scenery :)


Ulm, Germany:
A really small town in Germany. Really nice and has the world's tallest church!


Pisa:
The leaning tower wasn't as leaning as I thought it was :(


Disneyland, Paris:
Loads of fun, and it really is a magical place that made me feel young at heart. Wait, I am still young ;p


Paris:
The city itself was beautiful, but the Eiffel Tower, esp by night, is just breathtaking! I love the way it sparkles in bright gold. And when the light show came on, it was just amazing.
Plus, I also had the opportunity to meet up with Jerome (my facebook pen friend) who is the NICEST guide I have had :)


Rome:
Rome was a city that has a LOT too see. 3 day in the city wasn't enough~~ Will be back for more if given the chance (and if my financial status has improved ;p)

Florence:
It's kinda a small place which we could hv easily covered in a day, but at least it houses the many naked statues of David ;p

Seina, Italy:
A town in the Tuscany region which pohyee, chin yeong and i decided to drop by while the other girls headed to Pisa. I didn't regret it one bit. It was a lovely ancient town with old buildings, and less crowded compared to Pisa :)


Venice, Italy:
A whole city above the waters. (kinda reminded me of Pulau Ketam) but of course, Venice is 200% better. Haha~ buildings were nice, atmosphere was nice too :)

Naples, Italy:
It's the city with the worst ppl. Local Napoli ppl act as if they've never seen asian girls before. They stare at us, as if we're some aliens, and worst still, the guys are either very mean looking, or they would be very "ham-sap" looking = =''

But thankfully, we meet a really nice local Naples citizen, Roberta (as seen in red above) who was one of the two tour guides we had during our final day in Naples. They showed us the city without the dangers of being disturbed by the not-so-friendly locals :)

Capri, Italy:
Capri island was beautiful. But I still love the beaches in Malaysia :)

Milan, Italy:
Our last stop of the trip. The city has to be the nicest city in Italy. Nice in the sense that it's very modern and the buildings reminded me of Paris:)


After the trip, was a few days of reverting to a lazy-mode-lifestyle again before hitting classes of the new semester. Now it's towards the second week of the semester, and I've already had my first session at lab for my final year research project >.< I know an early start would be good, but I'm having a hard time trying to kick start those lazy cells. haha~~