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27tH AuGuSt 2005 a dAy To rEmEmbER indEEd… iT wAs tHe TwO-ANd-A-hAlF yEaR AnNiveRSarY CeLeBrAtiOn WiTh my BF and iT’s AlSo The dAy i acHiEveD tHe TiTlE Miss Youth Gurney Plaza 2005..

It’S a DaY WhEn THe wOrlD haD pROveD tHat I’m nOt UnWorTHy.. SinCe I StEPpeD inTo SeConDaRy ScHoOl, My FriendS uSed To LoOk DoWn oN mE, CoMmEnTinG oN mY lOokS, My StYlE, tHe Way i am…ThEy gAve Me nAmEs, loWeRinG mY sElF-eStEem… WhEn i’m iN fOrm 2. mOst of mY fRieNds wEre buSy, eStAbLiShiNg tHeiR cIrCle of FrIenDs, bEinG hiGh-PrOfiLed anD wEll-KnOwn aLl aRoUnD MaLacCa, gEtTiNg tO kNoW nEw pPl, aNd hAviNg a BoyFriend tO sHaRe tHeiR LiVes WiTh…..i eNvIed a lifE like tHeIrS..bUt mE, i oNly sTartEd tO bE nOtiCed aNd StArTed dAtInG oNly whEn I wAs iN fOrm 4.. i CoUldn’T bE cOmpaRed tO mY fRiEnds…..

bUt nOw.. NoW i KnOw tHat aLL tHat DoeSn’T mAttER aT aLL..a wIsE pErsOn oNce Told mE thAt: "wHat Is It aBouT bEing BeaUtiFul iF uR HeArt sTinKs… WhAt iSiT aBouT bEinG sTunnIng iF uR aTTitUdE sUckS… tHe MoSt imPoRtanT tIp fOr bEinG BeaUtifUl Is HavIng a hEart tHat iS bEautIfUl…" i hElD oN To tHat aNd nOw i SucceDed.

i wAs eNcOurAged tO participAte in THis pAgEant becAuSE oF thE suPPort Of mY fRiEnds aNd bEcauSE i wAS aTTractEd tO thE priZes ;p sO i Took thE fOrm, FillED it iN, anD suBmiTted iT to tHE GURNEY PLAZA mAnaGEment. fEW dAYs lAter, thEY cALLed mE to Go fOr an iNteRvIew aNd i Was jUst tolD to Be NORMAL AND BE MYSELF. sO, wEnT tothE inTervIew tHE nExt Day in A pAir of JeaNs, loNg-Sleeved shIrt, sPort shOes anD my Hair wAs tiEd up iN a mEsSy bUn.i juSt hAD a nUde maKe-uP on my fAce wIth thE baSic eYe-LinEr, bLusher and lIp-GloSS and VOILA! CHOO LILIAN is oN tHe wAY to tHe iNtERvIEW! ;p uPon rEachinG tHe oFFIce at LeVEl 6, i Had tHe sHock Of mY liFE whEN thE doOr of tHe liFt oPenEd anD i SaW mAny gIrlS sTandIng anD wAitiNg dReSsed uP anD mAkE-uP aS iF lIke thEy’rE aTtenDing a DinnER fuNcTion.. tHey eVen hAd tHeiR hAir dOne! i Was So emBarrAssed aS i wAlk inTO thE offIce aNd aLL eYes wAs scRutiNizinG mE as iF lIke i’m An aLien.. tHey wEre liKe: "iS tHis gIrl rEallY gOin fOr thE iNtErvieW liKe thAt (casual jeans and long-sleeved and sport shoes) ? " aNd wHen i WEnt inTo tHe inTerView rOom, inTerViewEd and cAme Out wiTh a GURNEY PLAZA uMbRella in My haNd (aS iT is a SouvEnir to All tHe cOntEstaNts wHo WenT fOr thE inTervIew) aNd tHey wEre EveN mOre SurPriSed: "OH MY GOD! ShE rEallY iS a cOnTestAnt gOin FOr thE inTerView..

tHe nExT dAy, wHen tHey cAllED mE anD tOld mE thAt i’Ve mAdE iT tO bE 1 oF the 20 fInaListS, i wAs aStOniShed! nOt Bad maR heH.. sO cAsuAl oSO cAN mAke It to FINALS ;p hehe… ;p bUt, tHat’S nOt aLL.. i WeNt to tRy ouT mY eVenIng wEar anD i sAW thE oTher 19 fInaliSt weRe sTunNinG! mOsT oF tHem aRE pArt-Time mOdelS! ok.. i’m sUreLy tO lOse haNd dOwn…. wEll, i Don’t cAre.. jUst jOinED fOr tHe fUn oF iT and cOnTinuEd rUnninG thE coURse.. i wEnT fOr thE rEheArsals tO trAin oUr cAt-wAlk anD co-OrdInaTion, gOt tO knOw nEw beAutiFul pPl.. iT’s aLL fuN! ;p

tHen tHe dAy aRrivEd.. tHe FINAL OF MISS YOUTH GURNEY PLAZA 2005 PAGEANT. tHe eVent iS aT 3pm, bUt aLL oF uS had to bE theRe bY 10am fOr finaL reHeaRsal, mAke-up [ by M.A.C] and hAir-do [by EXTREME]. tHe cLock tIcks tO 3pm anD aLL 20 oF uS aRe rEaDY attHe baCksTage tO sTrut oUrseLves oUT..wE paRadEd iN cOlOurfUl baTIk wEar sPoNsoRed bY SEASON COLLECTION [ 1st time i showed off my belly in front of a myriad of audiences... ],  sPorTs WeaR sPonSorEd By WORLD OF SPORTS [ iT's aN aMazinG tHinG thAt i cOulD squEeze intO a size S wIthOut eXpoSing any eXtra tYres ;p ], and evEninG wEar sPonSoreD bY SPARKS BRIDAL HOUSE, anSwEreD qUesTions aNd SMILE!!!!! ;p

tHe mOmENt of TrutH is fInaLLy hEre.. i’Ve hAd iN mInd tHat i cOulD nEveR gEt aNytHing.. sO i DoN’t eVen bOthER to liSten to Our tRaiNer oN wHat wE sHoulD do whEn wE gEt thE priZe.. sO i WaiTed tO sEE wHo wOulD bE tHe MISS YOUTH GURNEY PLAZA 2005… fIrsT thEy annOnced thE sUbsIUdiAry tiTle : MISS PHOTOGENIC, MISS SPORTY, MISS PERSONALITY, MISS BEAUTIFUL SKIN and finally MISS FITNESS, tHey mEntIoneD mY nAmE aNd mY nUmbER 15 anD oH mY GOD!!!! tHis cHubbY me gOt MISS FITNESS! aDui~  thE juDgeS dIdn’t wEar thEir sPectAcles wHile JudGinG i ThiNK… okiEz~ nvm.. nOw wE sEE thE mAiN wInnErs.. tHey annOunCed 2nd RUNNER UP gOeS to HELEN CHEAH.. [yEah, ok...] 1st RUNNER-UP gOeS to Li FunG… [huh... ? caNNot bE whAt...ok lar nvm.. see who get the champion pula......] anD tHe wInnEr fOr MISS YOUTH GURNEY PLAZA 2005 gOes tO………………nUMbER……….. *** MISS******************* [ ok lar.. what number? who? hey where's the gal? why never go out take the prize....? ] tHeN tHe eMcEE rEpeaTeD lOudLy.. NUMBER 15! MISS CHOO LILIAN! [ hah! i got it ah! siao liao lar....] i wAlkEd bLindlY toWards mY pRizES, stiLL unConCiouS oF wHat Is hAPPeniNg.. tHey gaVE me my Sash, mY floWer, mY haMper and finaLLy, i’m siTtEd on tHe thRone anD i WAs cROwNed! tHe emCee mEntIoned tHat i wOn bEcauSe of mY oUtsTandIng pErfOrmanCe duRinG Q&A.. wEll, ThaNk GOD fOr mY cAkaP bAnYak sKills ;p CaMEraS FlaSHINg EvERywHeRe…sMilE tiLL mY liPs aRe nUMb.. i sTil caN’t bEliEve iT! afTer tHe pHoTogRaPhy sEssIoN, thE 3 oF uS wEnt fOr a PrEss inTerView.. keNa TeMbAK by qUeStIons!

i wAlkEd hOme wItH : [MISS FITNESS] GINTELL 5IN 1 AIR PRESSURE BELT wOrTh RM500 + FOCUS POINT EYEWEAR wOrTh RM400; [WINNER OF MISS YOUTH GURNEY PLAZA 2005] M.A.C COSMETICS HAMPER wOrTh RM700 + 321K DIAMOND VOUCHER WORTH RM700 + FOCUS POINT EYEWEAR WORTH RM400 + A PARKER PEN WORTH RM750 & A 1YEAR VIP MEMBERSHIP AT CELEBRITY FITNESS.. All tHeSE tOtaL uP tO aBouT RM3000.. If CaSh bEttEr riTe…. y lAr tHey dOnWanA gIVe CaSh…..

thAt’s tHe dAy.. iF oNly mY BF iS tHeRe tO wAtCh mE.. anD sHarE thE moMents wIth mE…. hOwEver, thIs viCtoRy iS fOr u, DeAr…….tHanKs fOr bEing thEre wiTh mE anD suPPortiNg mE eMotiOnnaLlY and sPiRituALLy….

i tHanK my fRienDs aLso, fOr thEir suPProt and Faith iN mE.. thAnK u aLl vErY mUch!

**chEck Out the piCtuRes tAkeN iN mY fRienDsTer phOtO aLbUm"

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