Lets just say this is a day I’d not regret dragging myself over there. I was surprised by people continuously that I lost count of everything. My first surprise was Caspar (my Pakistani friend) was in the club waiting for my arrival. N then, Alex (from Taiwan) and Mike (from Penang) turned up – bringing a hunk from Singapore named Jonathan (he’s straight too). Followed by the arrival of Marcus and Andrew. Tythus surprised me with his bald head (oh yeah baby…he turned bald again!!) and Takayasu-san decided to pop-in after nearly a month of not seeing him. Finally… it was also Derek’s bday!! Eppi B’day Daddy Derek!!

CEM @ MP (24 Oct 09) copy

It’s a clubbin’ day that I wouldn’t forget. A whole group of great friends, bunch of laughter n smiles, loads of gossiping and catching up to be done and most of all, the company that never stops making me grin from one ear to the other. There’s never a dull moment in MP! ^^

Azira picked us up to Aznin’s place as my car’s road tax have yet to be settled. We were the 3rd ones there as Albert and Fazri was there earlier. Among food being served are lontong, asam laksa, grilled chicken and potato salad. I unfortunately did not take any pictures of the food. However, the food was superb. Azira had 3 plates, Tim had 4 and I had a plate of dishes with a bowl of laksa. *YUM*

Among those that was invited were Albert, Fazri (Daddy), Trent, Azira, Syefri (duh~!) and Aiman. Had our fun chatting bout games, life, work and etc. Its great to just be back with some friends after 5-7 years missing from the scene. Guess some things are meant to stay after all ^^.

Later in the evening, Tim, Azira and I went to Aiman’s place as Azira wanted to upload some shows into her lappy. Tim and I was too tired that we fell asleep on his bed while the other two were talking and catching up. We continued our ‘dinner’ in Popeye’s in TTDI, chilling and chatting until 8pm before we all left for our next itinerary. Tim and I continued our journey to MP, Azira with her studying for the law exams and Aiman n his dating with gals. Its a fruitful day I’ve gotta say.

PS: Think this is my ONLY open house of the year for Hari Raya ’09. *sighs*

As I haven’t seen her for ages, I called Tim to join me along to her place. We dropped by Caltex @ Sunway along the way to pump petrol and air for my baby tyre. My sweet lil brother decided to be nice, as he helped me to pump the air while eating his Sneakers Chocolate Bar along the way. Weird fella, I’d to say. LOL.

We arrived bout 3pm, just as Celina and her sister + mum was leaving. Such luck. Well, one go and the other come I guess =P. Talked for a lil; her hair’s curled too!! hehe… now its time for Archie to curl her hair next =P. Archie’s mum made a scrumptious lunch I’d to say. Simple home cook food, but its extremely ultimately delicious. I personally had 2 plates of rice and Tim had 3 (or maybe more..??). The dishes served was Ghee Rice with Raisins (which i happily passed to Tim), Sambal Mutton (who would have thought that…??!), Indian Chicken Curry and Cucumber Acar. Yummie!!!

Diwali Lunch @ Archie

Everything was perfect. The food, the company and most of my, my son – Veer. Oh yea… I had trouble letting the dog go. I’ll just carry it around, play with him and if I could, guess I would even kiss the lil fella. So cute and adorable.

Thanx baby for inviting me for lunch. Can’t wait for next year =P! hahaha…

Signing Off,

Carmen Elena Tong

The experience a blast. The music was not that good but the whole atmosphere and people got me in-tuned to the club. It was then my main spot for releasing stress and just enjoying a day of my life each week. As the days goes by, MP was my only clubbing spot and every week I’ll be introduced to new people. My circle of friends from just 10 ends up with easily close to a hundred. Best of it all…its growing every single day.

I have not taken any pictures of the club but I’ll do it soon. Just gotta show you how’s it like here. The club is basically divided into 2 floors; of which, the ground floor is the club, where else the upper floor is an open bar (and out in the balcony with the view of the twin towers. You can choose to club with the music, or socialize upstairs with the friendly people all around.

Market Place with Carmen Elena Tong

Had a whole lot of fun yesterday with the lads, most of which I’ve known for months now. Among them are Tythus, Warren, Trevor, Kenn, Daniel, Willipe, Vincent, Shahrul, Jeffrey, Benjamin, Felix and Paul.

P.S: Sorry if I’ve forgotten to mention the rest of the names, there are just too many to be mentioned. You’ll see more pictures of me in MP soon ^^.

Signing Off,

Carmen Elena Tong

I’m still in IRC (oh wow…!!!)  although most of my friends aren’t any longer. Heck, I don’t have a life any how =P. Back to topic: Was viewing pictures of myself with some on9 mates of mine and realized how much i’ve changed the past few years and I thought “hey, y not restart blogging by showing how much u’ve changed?!”. So here u go…

Growing Up

Pictures from 2002 – 2009. Changes from a kid to being boyish to a feminine girl; changes from being fat to humungous n back to being fat, losing the brains n the inches as i get older too. LOL.

This blog is dedicated mostly for my friends, family and others to keep in-touch with my life, latest trends, thoughts and most of all, the happenings that changes me. Lets hope this would be a fresh new start for me for me n all of u ^^.

Welcome to my blog :: Stepping In2 My World – Elena Tong

Signing off;

Elena Tong

Had Jason (JJ) all the way from Penang, baby Nix from Penang and baby Nazs also from Penang. Other than that…had Ai Wan traveling from US to KL. Sadly though…i spent one day with JJ, none with Nix, 6 Days 5 Nights with baby Nazs and bout 4 days with Ai Wan. Had a rough time, as i was juggling my health with the amount of friends traveling to KL at the same period of time…missing the chance to hang much with JJ and Nix (sorry guys).

Baby Naz, originated from Johor Bharu (JB) but currently working in Penang took several days off to travel to KL for a short break from work. The horrifyin’ thing about it was that he and his housemate got robbed the mornin’ he was to travel to KL. He lost his handphone, stacks of cash (unknown amount)…and to make matters worse, his laptop hard disk was dysfunctional in KL, costing him over RM300 to be replaced back in Penang. Damn..such bad luck he had during the month of June ~

The incident though did not change the amount of fun he had in KL. Picked him up from the LCCT Airport bout close to 12am on Friday (22nd June 2007) with Feebz n Jay tagging along. The same night, Jack and Rawlins came to give him a welcome visit in TjBistro (our mamak hangout) and the whole bunch of us ended up with ghost stories and such. The next day, we went dinner in Baan26 and continued with clubbing in Liquid. Those that joined us was Nik, Rawlins, John, Jack, Simon (Cymon), and Isabel. N our final destination was Lost World (Gay seekin’ area) in Cheras. The rest of the days were simple, as the two of us spent most of our times with the rest of the gang endlessly.

As Kelvin was sick..he only got to meet Naz on Tuesday…together with the J club members, Jack, John, Jimmy, Jelena (Elena – Me), Jormal (Kelvin), Jawlins (Rawlins) and Jaz (Naz). We had steamboat @ Yuen Steamboat in Mentari, followed by our usual mamak in TjBistro, joined by Jay, Jason and Jeebz (Feebz).

On Wed mornin’…Ai Wan, John, Feebz and I travelled to LCCT with Naz to send him off. His flight was at 1.30pm..and as usual, we were there 10 mins after the counter’s close time. Luckily, the assistant counter guy was there to assist him at the counter and everything went on smoothly.

As for Ai Wan now..she’s in Ipoh rotting there. Can’t wait for her to get back to KL. Will show u guys the pics of her later. =)~

PS: Travelled to Sepang, LCCT twice n KLIA once in less than a week. I’m sick of that place. LOL!!!

Friendships had always been one of my main priority in my life, as my friends were there for me through ups n downs…through times i never thought it was possible to live any longer…n times i was about to give up hope. They’ll sit with me to cry, to laugh, to smile, to talk, and even times when there’s just silence n everyone still understand the ‘silent conversation’ through the body language, and the eye contact. It does feels like everyone’s on the same frequency…

There’re times when we argued…we tend to get annoyed with one another…other times we’ll just avoid one another…but at the end of the day, there’s this understanding that comes along with it. The true form of friendship…just being in the company of the other. Smiling n laughing…sharing things out…learnin’ about one another, and accepting them as who they are, not plannin’ to influence or change them to someone else, nor expecting anything from them.

Life is a bliss, as friendship blooms, n strengthen the relationships of different individuals being placed together. Each of us having different experiences, and each of us handling it in our own way. Whichever it is, there’s one thing that would not change…that is…every night when u reach home, u’ll always know that there’s someone out there that misses u each night, cares for u every second of ur day…and loves u more than u can imagine. Who said a boyfriend/partner is the only one that can do so??

So, to all my friends, thanx for being there for me, through all my rough days. I know some of u guys are severely injured by the mistakes I’ve done and the amount of times i’ve been avoiding u…i’m glad that i’ve passed the first stage of my life that i’ve been struggling for the last 13 years of my life. ^^ i love ya’ll

Big Bro Criz tagged me yesterday…to write basically about the time when i was 18 years old.

The rules goes as this…

(copied from Criz‘s blog)

THE RULES:
1. Go to www.popculturemadness.com
2. Select the year you turned 18 (type the year in the google search)
3. Get all nostalgic over the songs of the year
4. Write about it
5 . Pass this tag onto 5 others

Oh well, today’s post is not about regrets and sorrows but its about going back to the time when i’m 18; n the songs produced of the year. As most of you would’ve known by now, i’m EXTREMELY terrible in the music industry…and i remembered how i made a fool out of myself (and Feebz) in front of the public in regards to the case of “Too Phat” @ Sunway Pyramid. Ahhh…those memories that Feebz never stopped reminding everyone!! LOLx…!!!

So yea…here it goes! *close eyes & prays*

a) My Boo – Usher & Alicia Keys
Prabu^ (ircOp of technerd); also a online dJ introduced and dedicated this song to me on the first day listenin’ to his station *blush*. The times of dating several guys tryin’ to let someone go (yea, rebounds DOES NOT WORK!)…but no matter what, i guess i’ll always have my boo. *sings my boo, my boo my boo*

b) Toxic – Britney Spears
Normally i’m not a big fan of Britney Spears (still am not though) but this song kinda gets u the feel of being addicted, intoxicaed by someone. Sometimes, u just realize u’ve lost something so precious when u’ve finally lost it. *sighs*

Take My Breath Away – Jessica Simpson
Lol…the memories of listening slowly to this song, lookin’ at the person u thought u love, n suddenly realising that this would never work. I know it goes the opposite from this song…but its funny thinkin’ u might fall for someone, thinkin’ u’ll forget another…n suddenly realizing this is not right. *wat a jerk i am?!*

My Happy Ending – Avril Lavigne

“You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
All of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending…”

“It’s nice to know that you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It’s nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching as I fall
And letting me know we were done

…listenin’ to this song, reading each n every word from the lyrics kinda stabs u day after day. Damn…how much i hated this song during that year!!! n…how Nana would sing n sing n sing to it ~

The Reason – Hoobastank
This is a really nice song, a song that woke me up in a way to be a better person. I guess that’s why there’s something between Chris n I till today. There’re times i wonder if its worth to do so much for someone, but again…that’ll cause a reason to continue striving for something or someone and at the same time letting u grow to be a more matured and reliable person. lol…

Everytime – Britney Spears
I remember this song every single second of my life. Its a song that Fatty n I would listen to every single day when i’m driving to pyramid or anywhere else. N then…two of us will continuously emo to the song. LOLx. The times of thinkin’ that there’s more…wishin’ it didn’t end so hard…n hoping that one day there would be a change, n someone would just take u off ur feet, forgetting the person that u’ve already lost, n can no longer hold…

I’m beginnin’ to realize how unrealistic i was…how lovey dovey i was…how childish i am during that year. So vulnerable…n yet so cold hearted. Playin’ around one by one, hoping to let someone go…finally realizing that it’ll never work, n its just causing u more pain. Dang…i’m sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sappy *sighs*

5 people I’d like to tagged for this is…

1) Narce - my baby…my dearest…my loveliest. Would also wanna know what he was like at the age of 18 ~ Who knows…he’s more baby-ish. LOLx

2) Rcks - my lou gong that’s stucked in Taiwan now. Wonder when he’ll be tagging for this *sighs*. Why him?? Cause he’s a hopeless romantic…n wanna see how slutty he was during those years. LOL~

3) JJ didzai -  its funny how baby n I would try to get him high all the time, i’m sure it’ll be fun to see what his 18 years old life would be like (…its this year rite??)

4) Feebz - my sis, another one that’s 18 this year. As she’s sooooooo involved in music, i’m sure she’ll be able to relate to the songs of the year easily. =)~

5) Shaz – my ex-boss, a great leader and also a great friend. Remembered the times we called him the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) cause he’s sooooo friendly, n so outgoing. Hopefully we’ll see something bout the time he was 18 soon yea =D~

One of the subjects in the Jan 05, Diploma in Conventions & Event Management intake is the Exhibition Operations module. This apparently was our last event task prior to graduation. The first day of this subject, we were given a task; that was to develop 3 different booth designs for our client, Generating Opportunities of Learning Disables (GOLD) of SMK Bandar Sunway.

The whole team of 9 students; Aliah Jamin, Aira Yaziz, Daniel Lee, Elena Tong (me), Ng Sin Hue, MD Alif, Sylvia Chua, Wong Chui-San and Wong Ming Yi then teamed up together then had a meeting with our clients to know their requirements of the booth and brainstormed together to develop various concepts.

Little did we know, we were to organize a press conference with 5 judges from GOLD; of which the selection of the booth design would be decided there n then. Adding to that, the client have all the rights to reject all the designs at the press conference and if so, we basically failed our module or which marks will only be accumulated from the day the design is selected up-to the postmortem date.

(pictures taken by the press)

After various meetings with the client in regards of their requirements and the plans for the press conference, the day had finally arrived and the 9 of us were as busy as bees; arranging the GOLD’s Deli to a press conference setup, networking with the press, talking to the judges, and ensuring the whole event runs smoothly.

With the assistance of Ms. Kit Thong n Ms. Wan Yee (our lecturer for the Exhibition Operations module, Ms. Sue Yii was admitted to the hospital) the event was smooth. The judges were happy with the designs and our guests (media, parents) were impressed with our capabilities. Overall…we did an OK job for this small event =)~

 (Our client selected our first design, Art Attack)

After the event, we had a short postmortem with Ms. Kit Thong prior to returning the items borrowed from the college to the perspective lecturers/people. Daniel, Alif, Ming Yi, Chui-San and I then adjourned for dinner at Well-Cook Gourmet Restaurant in SS14, where we called it “fried laksa shop”. This was where Daniel, Ming Yi, Chui-San and I spent most of our lunches and dinner during our “Break The Beat” Sem 5 event preparation. The nostalgia of those days…

Ever wondered what the future would be like??? Is it going to go according to what u want, or what u planned??? Ever thought u would be standing where you are today??? or thought that everything that happened to u was some sort of a miracle???

I would laugh my heads off if someone tells me that i would be working in Xfresh when I was 16. N i wouldn’t even believe it, when someone tells me I’ll be graduating with a Diploma in Conventions & Event Management; not a Diploma in Hospitality & Tourism Management (Hospitality Major). Or realizing my friends that were so close to me will dissolved in the community they choose to be in, n not by me.

Lookin’ back at the past…my life being 17 to 18 years old was amazing. I had great mates, Yvonne, Alicia, Kenrick n Florence; i had a wonderful exposure in the broadcasting life under Xfresh, ASTRO; i was exposed to training and seminar coordination in CBA Training & Consulting; traveled to Kuching without my parents & studied a course I was uncertain. Make it short…life then n life now is two extremely different points of life.

Lookin’ at the difference when i was 17-18 years old and when i was 19-20 years old??! My group of friends changes, same goes to my direction of life. I’m not sure if whatever i’ve done is the right choices, but as far as i’ve went, i’m beginnin’ to realised the different stages of friendships, relationships and many others.

Now, i’m 21 years old…no longer known as a kid, but a full-grown-matured adult. Sometimes, I wonder if i could turn back time, how much changes i would’ve made, and all my regrets would be fixed at a blink of an eye. But thinkin’ bout it, if i did all of these, then it wouldn’t be a lesson to learnt, but a new mistake to be made. Life goes on, no matter who dies, who leaves, who’s hurt…time won’t wait for no one after all. As life’s so short, the only thing could be done is to enjoy life as the fullest, and not live days by with depression and regrets.

So…i’ve finally graduated on April 30th, 2007 (results day) and i’m now ready to venture to the real working world. The question is…Full Time or Part Time?? Now, its purely working..i have no worries on education, and my stress now would only come for work. I need to give it a 150% effort this time around and i can’t wait!! =)~