Basics:Denise Chan
also called:
denny/denniie, dchan, dendonggul, nyan cat (thus the avatar)
Oct. 9
my heart will always be in SF
i'm one of 'those kids': Lowell HS c|o '10
sophomore (with junior standing) chemistry major
i am totally white washed, 3rd gen. i don't know canto/toisan, and the only mando i know is from HS classes.
i have lots of little quirks.
favorite activity: eating, sleeping
favorite food: SUSHI <3
favorite ice cream: vanilla, followed closely by cookies n' cream. recently i've developed an obsession over strawberry.
i drive a beat-up, slightly janky 2000 silver ford focus (my tank) with a manual transmission.
fav color: used to be blue, now purple.
i love doggies and puppies! but i have a soft spot for guinea pigs too
pokemon was my first love
i played maplestory for the longest time, and i had a 4th job mage and 71 hermit (before the easy leveling shit came about)
my first sport was kung-fu & lion dancing, from 6th grade until end of sophomore year.
i joined lowell gymnastics shortly after LDB, but eventually DB became my priority.
my pfd is my bro; my car, paddle, and pikachu-colored DS are my babies.
DB schtuffs:paddling for almost 4 entire years now (started around Aug 27, '07)
right side paddler (but can paddle decently on left side)
i can do it all: drum, steer, paddle. hoping to grab a flag before my paddling career is over.
HS team: Lowell DB, still coaching for them occasionally <3
joined drd in the beginning of fall quarter, right after TI '10. (wish i had taken the opportunity to race LB w/ DRD last summer though)
i like to decorate my paddle
i take pride in my ON flip-flop tan, but i hate my under armor tan.
i need work on my rotation and clean entry, as well as negative angle
my body is noticably asymmetric thanks to DB
Raced at: treasure island: 4 times
youth race: 3 times
may race: 2 times
sprints: 2 times
long beach: 1 time
macau/china: 1 time
vancouver: 1 time (i got to steer, yeee-uh!)