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Happy Chinese New Year 2010

Linora Low — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:15:00 +0000

It’s the second day of Chinese New Year and I only managed to post something now cause I’ve been busy at the RedFM. But that didn’t stop me from spending some quality time with the family. This hasn’t been a typical CNY for me for 3 reasons.

1. I’m working (but I don’t mind it actually)
2. There wasn’t any massive reunion in the house
3. Not enough ANG PAU!!! >.< But I digress on the last point cause that’s really not what it should be about. When my brother tells me of his friends receiving rm1000 in one day.. I’m like.. my gosh how many houses did he visit.. when in actual fact that 1k was just from the friends parents. Like.. wahuuutt?? Rich kid basically.. Once again it isn’t about the cash lol.. although it’s nice for extra pocket money.. it’s about family time. Catching up with relatives and seeing your new nieces and nephews.

Anyway this was the cooking storm in the house. ^_^

Yummers! Especially the roast chicken best thing ever! And in truth while I lacked the sleep.. I was having lots of fun at the station.. and I just had to dress up a lil for the occasion so that I could be in the mood over the radio waves.. I hope it came off that way. That was my first time going on air on the weekday.. phew.

My mom was such a kill joy.. I wore some japanesey (ok la I didn’t have anything else that look chinesey) top and did the two char siew paus (two buns) on my head. The conversation was like so..

Me: Mama.. cute or not?? ^_________^
Mom: No ones going to actually see you you know..
Me:……. I know… but I SYOK myself la!! (that just means for my own satisfaction in KL slang lol)

The headphones covered the two buns on my head! >.<

Anyway guys! Here’s wishing you all Gong Hei Fatttt Choy!!

I hope this year is everything you want it to be, make it to be and will it to be! Blessed Chinese New Year!

Family Meets

Linora Low — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:05:06 +0000

This Chinese New Year has been fun just hanging out with the family. This is going to be another Chinese New Year post and hey we still have another 13 days left to go. Meeting up with my cousins whom i barely see most of the time was great. I would like confess a small thing. When I was a kid I barely hung out much with the rest of my family members. I suppose you can almost make the assumption that i was an antisocial family person lol. That was me as a kid. I didn’t really know how to yack with others I suppose. Then I grew up and enjoyed social company.

Anyway cousins came over yesterday and it was a ball of fun. One of the aunts made homemade yee sang. That’s a first for me.. i think. You usually have yee sang followed by a huge gloriously too heavy meal. But this batch was made so that we could just toss it in the air and have fun as a big gathering.

The yee sang is now being prepared.

The yee sang is now nearly completed

Take a look at the two mountain peaks of yee sang. haha.. I’m serious those were two huge platters of yee sang.

Now everyone gather round and get ready to poke pok poke and mix mix mix.

Just look at all the hands.

After all that I realised that I was so busy taking pictures that I wasn’t in the fun… I demanded that my sister joined me while i took a shot of my hand in it. My brother commented that i was sad.. Am not!

The good thing about Chinese New Year, while it is not my favourite time of the year it does have it’s perks. Mainly the catching up and collection of ang paos Don’t deny it! If you are a chinese and you happen to be not married yet. You are still going around happily collecting ang paos. The more reds you see the happier you get.. complete opposite of anger hehe. According to my mom she says that if you open your ang paos too early or too fast you get less later on…. Yeah right! The first two days are the hardcore period of collecting. So all those of you who are complaining of being single and or unmarried out there.. don’t! You’re still entitled to collection. And don’t deny you do ask your friends how goes the ang pao collecting phase lol. Here’s grandma giving out ang paos to everyone in the family.. almost everyone la.

The sister jumping in joy and actually i wanted a shot of Unc Tony with his two twin sons. The three of them were dressed in a mickey mouse theme. Hahaha so cute.

Then the time comes for everyone to say bye bye. Even after saying bye you don’t really say bye cause in the end we’ll end up just going outside the house to do more yacking before anyone can get in the car. Hehehe.

That was fun hehhee. All the cousins in a bunch.

The End Of The Road…

Linora Low — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:11:00 +0000

….for now.. Yeseterday was the last day of the run “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”. It has been a wonderful 7 months working with the team and once again, I couldn’t have asked for anything more. A true family in Christ all working together for the sake for His message. There have been a number of cynical plays out there… which maybe to an extent, one can’t blame people for wanting to portray, write and perform plays that give a bad twist to love. So with hope that this doesn’t sound preachy nor cheesy.. CLTCL hopes to be more than just pure entertainment. Bringing the message that “you know what.. yes there are hard times, there are some despairs…but there is always hope for love and in love”. Love and relationships are universal feelings and thoughts. Everyone goes through them and there will be some painful ones. Not every relationship turns out rosy. CLTCL admits that, but it’s not all dark and gloomy. Ok that’s enough haha… I’m sure for those who have watched it. You know what I mean. On a more personal note, there are a number of things that I want to share. Such as my relationship with my family. With my parents, my siblings, my elders and of course the ‘special one’ in my life. There’s much to say, but playing the three different characters in the play, one is sure to take something back and ponder about it. Playing a teen who just can’t make up her mind with her new boyfriend made me think about my own relationship with Mister G. I admit to being aggressive at times. When I had first read the script, I found myself getting annoyed and a bit sarcastic in the manner i spoke with Sean who played my bf in “Whatever”. In contrast to my own personality, this character is partially ditzy and is terribly sweet hoping to please the other side. Well of course I do wnat to please my other half all the time, but sometimes I get a bit edgy in the process. Perhaps I should consider making myself sweeter… On family matters.. I realised as I played my characters Lyn and Susan – both had issues with their parents due to divorce. I came to an understanding, that I’m a rather hard person. I actually don’t remember when was the last time I said to my family members I love them. I find it hard to say it. I don’t know why but I do find it difficult to utter the words ‘I love you’ to my own family member. Weird isn’t it… I never understood why or knew why. Going throught the two characters that were hurt deeply in their lives – granted I don’t have their problems – however when I put myself in their thoughts….The thoughts of how much they needed their parents. They just wanted to talk with their parents, to have some communication to understand what was going on in their lives. I guess thats what any kid will want from their parents, their time. When I was in school, I remember hearing one of my juniors asking for her dad to come watch her perform. The dad couldn’t make it cause he was at work. At that time, I thought to myself ‘Sheesh, why do you need your dad there… he’s always around, enough already’… My parents were always there, i suppose thats why I took it for granted. Whenever i had a performance, my school play, my school prize giving ceremony, my first time I went to college…. I was spoilt in that sense. So i never knew what it was like when they weren’t around. Perhaps that is another reason why I want to fly out the coop so much. Then when I didn’t see them after the show on Friday night. I was stricken with shock that they weren’t around. It didn’t help too that the foyer at that moment was empty. There I was standing in that open space. Alone. Only then did i know how my junior felt. Odd that it took me what 6-7 to find out. I love my family..Despite any of their short comings. They aren’t perfect, but they are my family. So where I have made a new family in Footstool Players.. I think its time I spent some time with my ‘real’ family. The people whom I myself have ignored for a long time.

Happy Birthday Nessa!

Linora Low — Sat, 17 May 2008 13:28:12 +0000

May 14th was my adorably tom boyish yet cute little sister, Nessa’s Birthday. We didn’t cut the cake with her till I came back from rehearsals which was close to 11pm that night. The late hour though didn’t stop me or us from going mad with the camera. I think there is a very fine reason why we should not take Livita in the evening.

Here’s the Birthday Cake.

Here’s the Birthday girl on the left with her over enthusiastic sister.

Here’s the psycho. Yes don’t I just look “ravishing” according to my dear buddy boy Ari.

Here are the three siblings.

Here is the mom who gave birth to her psychotic children. ^_P All the love in the family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NESS!

Trip And You’ll Remember

Linora Low — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:18:51 +0000

My mom is one funny woman. Am at the office right now and she wanted me to take something back for her home. It’s this Styrofoam box of some sort.

And this is what she said when i looked at her. To just prove her point that I need to take it back she placed it next to my bag. “I’m going to place it here. You’ll trip and that way you won’t forget,” she said so non-chalantly and then walked back to her office. HUH????? So this is how my mom would like me to remember things… thanks mom.

Appreciating Your Siblings

Linora Low — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:34:42 +0000

It’s very interesting when you think about it. How when we were much much younger – lil kuchis – we wanted to have brothers or sisters. Well that was my case anyway. Then when I finally got my first sibling, Nessa my goshhh, I fought with her like cats and dogs. I didn’t even want another sibling (not my call anyway). Then came my younger brother, Lincoln. Aiiiii ya ya. It’s terribly funny, because there we have a young kid who wants someone to look up to and we have an older sibling that wants to show who’s boss. The younger one, would try to act, behave and do everything like the older sibling. The older sibling would also not like that because they would be thinking “Man, there’s already one of me, I don’t need another me in the house!! So quit it with the following!!!” Or how bout this one. Right after school, the older sibling insists on sitting in the front seat and the younger sibling has to sit at the back seat. Then they’ll both be fighting for the front seat later on. lol The younger one will always try to get the attention of the older sibling, and just even to talk about silly things. The older sibling will tell the younger one to bug off because the younger one is invading the older siblings space… all that sort of nonsense. Pity the younger one..lol :hehe: But as the siblings get older. You find that the bond between them gets stronger. The older one will stop all the bickering and the younger one gets more mature. They start thinking for themselves and figure out their own identity, which probably works better for them. Although they can still grow up a lot more, but hey as the elder sister, you’re suppose to guide them anyway or just to be there for them. Sibling ties are probably one of the best in the world and while we fight with them when we’re young. You’ll learn to love and appreciate them as time moves on. It’s great having siblings ^_^ and I’m blessed to have mine.

Us playing the mafia face..

And now just smiling ^_^

I don’t know why it’s only during weddings we take sibling shots. :hehe: We are one big happy ^_^