Knowing me, knowing you

Been blog surfing all weekend, haven't had much chance to do this for a while. I do enjoy blog surfing. You get to travel into bloggers' thots and you see some kind of pattern on what is the current common thots most bloggers are having. Some are very interesting and makes you think. Right now, lots of self descriptions from bloggers. Just to meramaikan majlis, here's some things about me :)

What's in a name? Everything I guess. The name Liza comes from the Hebrew language, it means "an oath of God". In Mandarin it sounds like "girl with lots of money" or "a beautiful flowering plant". I think I like the one with money in it. Hehehe show me the money!

If you arrange my name in acronym, Liza also means...

L	Loving
I	Insane
Z	Zany
A	Appreciative

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I gotta say, yes, that describes me in some ways. Very loving, but I can drive you insane sometimes, zany sometimes and definitely appreciative at most times :)

I love ice cream, and I "scream for ice cream", just like that 90's TV commercial. Oh well, if I am an ice cream flavor I'd be a Neopolitan. Better make it Haagen Daaz that's my favorite kind. Hehehe when you have ice cream, who cares about dieting? Life is meant to be enjoyed, not endured. I may plan for years to come but I do live for the moment.

Your Icecream Flavour is...Neopolitan!

You aren't satisfied with just one flavor. They say variety is the spice of life and this shines through in your Ice cream of choice! Just don't eat all the chocolate and leave the strawberry and vanilla behind!

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I'm an ordinary person who can be extraordinary if you push the right buttons to get the best out of me, both work and play. I love having wild imaginations - you may think I'm dreaming but I'm actually thinking deep. Ahakz!

I do enjoy having many friends around me. But I'm not quite life of the party some people think I am. I enjoy my private moments in solitude. I'm not loud, neither am I quiet. I'm just practical. Being a minimalist in principle, I like to talk when I feel that I will add value to the conversation. Or else I'll just listen. If you hit the right key, we'd be talking all night long. If you hit the right button that is...ahakz!

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I'm sensitive, I admit, but I like to keep it that way. That way I know I'm alive and am feeling whatever I'm supposed to feel. I don't wanna be blind to other people's emotions like some people can be.

THIS WAY UP á

Liza has fragile contents which may break!

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If I'm a cocktail here's what I'm made of...

How to make a Liza

Ingredients: 3 parts intelligence 3 parts self-sufficiency 3 parts leadership

Method: Layer ingredientes in a shot glass. Top it off with a sprinkle of lustfulness and enjoy!

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I may not be a genius, but I'm not dumb either. I did an IQ test some time ago and scored 138. My result said my intelligence is above average and I'm probably gifted. Perhaps or else I won't win a full government scholarship to study overseas right? And in a well known and most expensive state university in California nonetheless. Hehehe I may not graduate Magna Cum Laude but hey I made it to the Dean's List at least once in Business School. Oh well, I think if I hadn't worked two jobs (living in America's fourth most expensive city, scholarship is not enough if I want to travel and live better) when I was a student I would do much much better than I did.

A lot of times I under-rate myself because I didn't wanna sound so royel but after finishing a module on fourth wave intelligence from my management enhancement program, I think I should give myself more credit and recognise my achievements.

The University of Blogging Presents to Liza An Honorary Bachelor of Non Sequiturs Majoring in Questionnaires Signed Dr. GoQuiz.com ®

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In short, I'm sugar and spice, and everything nice. Blessedfully sweet, cute and cuddly - not overweight, just undertall. At 4ft 10in, I'd make most men stand tall!

If a man wants you...

Something we women can learn from Oprah.com....

If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.

Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be.

Slower is better.

Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.

If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve, then heck no, you can't "be friends". A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.

Don't settle.

If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.

Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.

The only person you can control in a relationship is YOU.

Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you any differently? -

Always have your own set of friends separate from his.

Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.

If something bothers you, speak up.

Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.

You cannot change a man's behavior. Change comes from within.

Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are... even if he has more education or in a better job. Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less. Never let a man define who you are.

Never borrow someone else's man. If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.

A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.

All men are NOT dogs. You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is two way street.

You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute about baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.

You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you...a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals...look for someone complimentary...not supplementary.

Dating is fun...even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.

Make him miss you sometimes...when a man always know where you are,and you're always readily available to him - he takes it for granted.

Never move into his mother's house. Never co-sign for a man.

Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.

Keep him in your radar but get to know others.

Lovers come, lovers go...

I have to agree with American artist, Elizabeth Foley who said, “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.”



Why I'm writing about true friends this time is because I had a tete-a-tete with my best friend Belle of The Party today. She said she oftens worry about me, because I'm very naive and too nice for my own good. Men may take advantage of me and she would hate it if that happens. I gotta hand it to Belle of The Party that I'm not that fortunate enough so far to have found the kind of man Belle of The Party wish for me to have. So I'm keeping away from men for now...

The life partner I should be having, as Belle of The Party puts it: "He is someone who adds value to your life. He makes you want to wake up early every morning, to be the best person you can be because you want him to be proud of you. He has to be able to teach you more things than you ever knew existed. Of course, you too have to add value to his life. Together, you both learn off each other and become inseparable and stronger together."

"That's the kind of man i wish for you. Not someone who's just a seat filler, and who's a good listening buddy. If you only want that, you got the tom, dick and and harry of the universe," she said.

Anyways, I realise that lately I haven't been spending time with my old friends, not even my best friends Belle of The Party, Amazing Grace and Soul Sista, and my Yaya Buddies. I'm like a castaway, adrift in a strange ocean and I'm being blown away further and further by the corporate trade winds. That's how I feel sometimes. Not that I feel lonely, just that I miss them and the good ole times and the fun we used to have together. I don't miss my good times party friends, I just miss my good ole friends, who were there with me during times i needed them around me. I miss them a lot...



Guilty as charged, and I can only offer this alibi...

Weekdays, I would be at work most of my time and I work long hours. After work, sometimes I chat or blog when it's not busy. Weekends, I'd be running my mom's grocery store at my condo building - sometimes I have to rush back before eight to take over from my mom. Sometimes I lepak with my chat friends planning and organising our group outing or just having dinner with them. I no longer have time or passion for toastmasters or Promuda nowadays. I wonder how Amazing Grace managed to juggle her career, family, Promuda and toastmasters.

Go karting I still do but you can count the number of days in a year that I'm on the track nowadays. However, last weekend I helped out in organising the launching of a charity program called Racing for Children that was supported by My-Kart and sponsored by Ronald MacDonald's Children's Charity. The launch was done in conjuntion with a High Performance Challenge in Sepang which I also helped with.

Mountain trekking I still do when I'm not busy with the grocery store. That's one of my ways of spending time with my mom and my brother Shamus. I'm also spending more time with my family nowadays. We have a new arrival, Baby Luth, my first nephew, and he's a bundle of joy :)

I can't imagine having a husband and children with my schedule, really. So I really cannot say whether me not having a child would be a handicap or a blessing at times like thus, it's not easy being a single mom. I know, that coming from a broken home...

A a Malay proverb says, berkawan biar seribu, bercinta biar satu. It means, have a thousand friends, but just one love. I think, you can have a thousand friends but your family and your true friends are what really matters.

Lovers come, lovers go but family and true friends are here to stay...