A huge fan of the durian fruit, Lian claims that it is one of the reasons why she moved back to Malaysia; another was a lack of satisfying job offers.
The program gave Lian the opportunity to interview various personalities from local artiste Maya Karin, Fasha Sandha and Ning Baizura to international musicians such as Shayne Ward, The D.E.Y.
As she became closely associated with GuaTV; this entertainment program escalated Lian as a recognisable face in the media world, also making her known as one of Gua's Homegrown Hotties!
[5][6] At the same time, she was also enlisted as the host and writer for Ntv7's informative program NUVO-where popular Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit specifically flew down to Kuala Lumpur collaborate on their endorsement with Canon IXUS.
In October 2008, The Ultimate Prom Nite (Season 2) a Malaysian reality TV series produced by Primeworks Studios in co-operation with skincare maker Nivea kicked off.
She then returned to Kuala Lumpur in September 2010 to join ESPN's sport gossip program MyEG Xtra Time with co-hosts Marion Caunter, Cheryl Samad and Lisa Surihani.
The program previews upcoming movie trailers, discusses trends, highlights events around town and showcases exclusive live performances from local acts.
In August 2007, Lian also worked on the pilot episode of Home and Garden Network (HGTV Canada)'s newly launched series Mansions as the stern designer for the Fall 2008 line up.
[11] Mansions;reality-based show, unveiled the realities of luxury residential construction where viewers would discover how multimillion-dollar homes are designed and built, from rough sketches to jaw-dropping completion.
In 2009, Lian has been featured in a cameo-appearance as Miss Chic-Kut-Teh alongside actress Adibah Noor in Liew Seng Tat's short film Halal for 15Malaysia (a Malaysian Filmmaker's Showcase by P1 WiMAX).
The following year, Lian acts in her first Mandarin-speaking role in Astro's 6-part mini series, Anak Merdeka chronicling a story of 3 friends through the decades of Malaysia's Independence.
Among those include a couple advertisements McCafe and Standard Chartered-shot with Hong Kong TVB actor Moses Chan, Adidas' 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Shaolin Soccer commercial featuring players from Team China and Team USA, Cadbury Soft Centres, Tic Tac, Hong Leong Bank, and Celcom Euro 2008.