Lian@Heart.

Monday, May 18, 2009

It's like the gloomiest Monday in months. Dark forbidding skies, thunder and rain pelting down. Seems like ominous foreboding to start my blog.

Well, first of all, maybe some intro:

I turn 29 this year, have been married since 30 Dec 2006 and I live with my husband, sis-in-law (my hubby's older sis) and 4 dogs in a 5 room apartment which my friends dub "The Housefly". Yes, I know, the human to animal ratio proportion is quite wrong, but we've gotten used to it.

3 of the dogs are Jack Russell terriers, Jack, Chip and Bubbles and they belong to my sis-in-law, Jules. My hubby and I own a chocolate lab, Ace.

From this info, you should be able to gather that our lives are somewhat manic at times. At the same time, I suffer from incurable OCD and I like things to be clean and neat. Yes, I'm a neat freak, my best friends tell me that's a serious problem. They feel I value my Kao Magic Clean wiper more than them.

But look at it from my point of view: If you had to spend 5 years of your life paying off loans for furnishing and renovating your home, wouldn't you take care of stuff too??? Couple that with the fact that I'm a Virgo, and it's like one of my characteristics ya know?

If you've been reading carefully for the past paragraphs, you would be thinking I'm a hypocrite right? Like my blog is titled "Lian at Heart" but there's nothing Lian in whatever I've written.

According to wiki, word def of Ah Lian is as follows:

Ah Lian is a pejorative term commonly given to a certain group of young Chinese girls in Southeast Asia, especially Singapore and Malaysia. These Chinese girls, whose collective age ranges from their adolescent years to late 20s, are usually centralised in the busier and more developed cities in the region. They usually hang out in Bugis Junction, Far East Plaza, outside Cineleisure and are regarded as bimbos, and are stereotyped as anti-intellectual, superficial, materialistic, and shallow.

Ah Lians are commonly stereotyped as having hair dyed in gaudy and bright colours, and attired in fashion mimicking hip-hop culture, or outdated Japanese fashion, although how much of this is true is debatable. Most of Ah Lians are wearing fashions that are out dated and they still have their hair straightened with thick fringe. They love to take own pictures and imitate the way Japanese girls take their pictures which is by making their eyes look big and puffing their cheeks. Few more examples of the way they take pictures are by putting a horizontal 'Peace sign' on their eye, putting a fist facing outwards on their puffed cheek. Another distinct feature of an Ah Lian is they swear in most of their conversations just like Ah Bengs. Much like their male counterparts - that is, Ah Bengs - Ah Lians are also thought of as being excessively flashy and show-offs.The Ah Lian "culture" is especially prevalent in the secular Chinese educational system schools, typified by their frequent use of vulgarities and appearance in cliques (joined by their male counter parts Ah Bengs).Ah Lians commonly speak in a kind of hybrid mix of Singlish or Manglish and Chinese, or Chinese-related dialects. It is also common for the grammar from these dialects to cross over English usage, creating English phrases with Chinese grammar.Ah Bengs and Ah Lians love techno music. One can immediately spot an Ah Beng's or Ah Lian's car on the road. Their cars are usually heavily modified with big exhaust pipes, and powderful woofer set at the back of the car. They usually drive very fast while listening to loud techno music in their car.Vulgarities are often use. At most of the time, getting near shameless Ah Lians and just happen to look at them and admire their stupidity and ugliness will earn you curses all the way to the past 12345678th generation, whereby your ancestors(or parents) private parts are being shouted at you. At times, some ignorant and arrogant Ah Lians acting class will try to use English vulgarities like the famous F*** and B**** when it is already NOT class when you use profanities.

See, I am sort of a reformed Lian. At the same time, I have always been an Ah Lian who can speak eloquently in perfect English, dun play play, 'O' Levels got distinction wan okie? People have always been shocked by the fact that I spent 10 years in a convent school.

I also graduated in Mass Communications, and now I'm paid to correspond in perfect English by emails to my customers. Sounds quite cushy huh? Well, all I can say is, it's not as easy as it sounds.

I have finally decided to start this blog, because I wanna share my views, life and funny stuff. It will not always be about new events cos I have decided to include my past experiences as an AH LIAN, in case one day, I grow senile and forget the things that made me the person I am today. Wah, say until like I won some Nobel peace award. *Chey*

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Born 18 Sep,♥ VIRGO ♥

The Virgo is highly discriminating, but not necessarily as prudish at some might believe. In ancient times, a Virgin was a woman who was not the property of man, and therefore had the legal right to just say "no." Now, in modern times, you Virgos are known for your ability to be highly discriminating -- especially when it comes to matters of personal desire. When Virgo is ready, however, to say yes, the laser-like focus of your passion is anything but prudish.

Virgos have the uncanny sense to see what's wrong with a person, a situation or your environment. It's why Virgo makes such natural critics. Virgo's practical analytical abilities are second to none. Your mental process may not be the most creative, but Virgo's razor-like thinking is highly effective. Like the maiden pictured in the Virgo glyph, you separate the useful wheat from the unneeded chafe, the good from the bad. Virgo might be a "clean freak," but most Virgos have a messy closet somewhere or a disaster under their bed.

The Virgo motto could be "Perfect is almost good enough." On one hand, this trait makes you very employable, for you're not likely to do shabby work. On the other hand, you can be so finicky that you put limitations on your interactions and experiences before they happen. You'll be happier if you can learn to be selectively less critical, both of others and yourself.

Greatest Strength: Your ability to focus your attention

Possible Weakness: Need for perfection gets in the way of enjoyment

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