July 24, 2006

Awoken

Awoken

Sunlight shone into the room through the half-opened window, before I could differentiate the dream from reality, tears started bursting from the barely opened eyes. The sudden urge to let it all out, the ache from the gripping of the heart, the crumbling of the body, the fear of it happening, it all felt so familiar. Painfully familiar. The striking similarity of this nightmare to another I've had some years ago left the barely-clear mind blank. I was at a sudden lost, and I allowed the tears to flow the way they wanted to. The emotions were strong, so strong it surprised myself. What could have triggered this dream? This dream that reflects something I've feared the most. Here, I'm not talking about the hideous creature I've a phobia of, but of an event happening that would bring about enormous waves of grieve.

Afraid the loudness of my crying and sniffs would get to my Mum's room and awake her from her dreams, I buried my face into my turquoise satin pillow and held my bolster close, gripping my trusty sixteen year-old pillow in the other hand. The images of the dream which I categorise as the worst nightmare remained vivid in my mind and refused to disperse. I dreaded going through the happenings in the nightmare again, but I had to pull myself back to reality after crying for a good twenty minutes or so. I've never told anyone of these dreams, not even written it down or try to recall the happenings in the dream. It's just too emotionally draining. Overwhelming fear of it actually happening is enough to suffocate and send me into the dumps.

My gaze remained locked on the skies outside the window, and the glare of the sun suddenly brings me back to my senses. The brains begun functioning normally again and my grip of the pillow and bolster loosened. Slowly, I climbed out of bed and wiped the face wet with tears. "No, it didn't really happen. It was but a dream, a nightmare, in fact" I told myself silently as the eyes red and swollen from the cry earlier on stared back at me in the mirror. All of a sudden, I realised how silly I was. But the outburst was good, cuz it made me feel lighter - mentally. It's like the click of the refresh button on your computer screen. The act disposes of old information and refreshes it with new ones, ones you felt you could carry with to face a new day.

As I washed up and refreshed myself physically, the Dream Dictionary I saw on the Internet some time ago came to my mind.

I searched for the two words that best described the dream and here's what I found:
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In a way, what it interpreted made sense. I've been wanting for a change in a certain aspect of my life and procrastination stands in the way. Like the Dream dictionary mentioned, I've suppressed it when I was conscious, hurled and tucked at the back of my mind, but when I wasn't, I can't help but hate and reprimand myself for letting things drag. I realised the dream served as an awakening call, a call for actions and not just thoughts. I hate myself when I escape from situations I should face up to. Nevertheless, the door of the escape route left ajar is so temptingly inviting, it pulls you through it before you could think twice about distinguishing the fire ahead.

An ex-colleague once said a Scorpion knows what he/she wants strongly and would do all he/she can to achieve or attain it. Yes, it's time to make things happen. Staying static is not at all like a scorpio. Winter's long over and habination is no longer a valid excuse. With an armour for protection and pincers to attack, the scorpio is almost ready enough to take the first steps.

Wish it good luck ya!

Til then folks! Cheers, to a continuously brighter tomorrow!

June 29, 2006

~{Update - June 29, 2006}~

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~Grandma's Birthday Celebration - June 9, 2006~


Like an annual affair, we return to this stall for Grandma's birthday year after year. The people remain the same externally, but deep down everyone's changing. Grandma likes to keep her birthday celebrations an simple affair. Mum suggested several restaurants that're within the affordable range, but grandma insisted it wasnn't necessary to spend that much money for just a celebration. Thrifty traditional woman - that's my grandma. I can't recall exactly when did grandma started taking care of me 'full-time'. For as long as I can remember, I stayed at grandma's house all throughout the weekdays and only return home with mum and dad on weekends, which is also why I was enrolled into Tanglin Primary and got myself a bunch of childhood friends I'm proud to have. Shall stop here..I can practically see Mamanim floating...haha..*private joke ;)

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~Visit to the Asian Civilization Museum - June 20, 2006~


People go, "What? You went to the museum?" when they hear me talking about my outing with my family to the Asian Civilization Museum. Indeed, we immersed in the cultural tour in the tastefully done-up museum and enjoyed ourselves. I've never thought of museum as boring places. In fact, museums are really interesting places where you never know how much you can learn from it from a trip there. Here of course, I'm talking about heritage museums we're able to relate to the displays better. Aside from the main displays, the 'Mobile Homes of the normadic tribes' display is also worth a peek. Channel NewsAsia (CNA) was filming on location, probably an introduction of the exhibition. I was really tempted to go ahead and ask them if they needed an intenr or assistant..haha.. We'd wanted to visit the Chinatown Heritage Museum on the same day as well, but time didn't allow. If you're at a loss as to where to go for an outing, a date or simply a weekend getaway, do consider basking in an enriching experience at the museums! (Sounds like an ad huh? haha..)

Some poses with the founder of the Lion City - the statue, of course.


The stroll past the Victoria Concert Hall brought back sweet memories. Just a couple of years back, I stood at the steps leading to the entrance along with my seniors in Choir, waiting for our turn to shine on stage. We've practised and rehearsed for months for this day. It isn't my first time taking part in a SYF competition, but every time proves a different experience. We couldn't help but put down the costumes of the other school choirs, probably to boost our own confidence. Don in purple silk blouses and long flowing black skirts for the girls and similar silk shirts matched with black trousers, we were ready for the stage. Afterall, we'd put in much effort for this, and our principal was pinning her hopes on us. With prior experience performing in school numerous times, confidence grew within and we could hardly contain our excitement.

"Remember, always SMILE. Just enjoy yourselves on stage, alright! You guys look great!" Our instructor whispered as we hid behind the curtains, waiting as the school choir in front of us neared the end of their second song. Man, the all-boys choir was really good. (We later heard that they got gold!) Row by row, we positioned ourselves on the carpeted steps in the middle of the brightly lit stage. The judges looked tired out cuz it had been a long day for them and we were one of the last few groups - not exactly a good sign.

"Ready?"

We gave a nod in response and took a deep breathe as the first few familiar notes of our first song filled the entire hall. Fortunately, the performance went on without a hitch and it felt absolutely great that it's over. Outside the hall, we were assured that we could managed at least a Silver award, if not Gold. For hours after our performance, our seniors and us couldn't stop talking about it. 'Anxious' was the best word to describe our feelings then. It isn't exaggerating when people say you could hear your heart beating - we experienced just that when one of the seniors received an SMS from our instructor. The suspense that the senior kept us in was unbearable, so unbearable that we could strangle her for hiding her phone. Finally, she loosened, "We got Silver!"

It was rather satisfying, although we'd hoped really hard for a gold. What made us grip our fists, was the news that there was a tie-breaker between our school choir and another boys-school choir initially, and the final decision saw the Gold award escaping from our grasp. So near, yet so far - how apt. Urgh.. Oh well.. silver's pretty good too, at least it's better than a Bronze. The same went for my SYF chinese dance competition back in primary school, it was another tie and the votes were in favour of the other school. But in this case we could understand, cuz we had a minor slip. A pity we weren't given a chance to compete when we hopped over to the Drama club in Primary six after our Chinese Dance club dispersed before our graduation.

Those were the days where I roamed the stages frequently and seeked excitement in competitions like that. Gee, I sort of miss the stage..

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~ Date with the cousins - June 21, 2006 ~


During the kids' recent one-month school holidays, my cousin, Diana, and I brought my brother and our two cousins out for a movie. Diana and I were even afraid we would look like two mothers bringing their kids out, and toned down our dressings to look younger with the boys. I haven't treated anyone to a movie - can't afford to :) - but it seemed only right that Diana and I, the two oldest ones there, to foot the bill. 'Cars', another Disney Pixar production with a rather ordinary plot that carries a message, wrapped with enchanting animation packed with lots of humour. Not too bad a catch for a good laugh. Too bad the two-hour movie left us with only barely an hour for a quick chat over a quick dinner. We always feel like we never grow up when we're playing with these boys..Haha..

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~ Friday night dinner with De'lites - June 21, 2006 ~

Week after week, our schedules just don't seem to meet. But just before Clarice's presents started rotting under the sun, these busy ladies finally set a date for dinner and realised it. Win kindly picked us all up with her velocity red zoom despite a day at work, and off we went on an adventure on the Singapore roads. Five ladies, one car - the only thing missing was a street directory. We shall map out our routes the next time we plan on a road trip again, ya? Gee..

Our stomachs protested throughout the journey, except for Nits, who took 10 mouthfuls of rice from mummy before she left her house. 40 sticks of satay, a huge plate of Fried Rice, medium plate of sambal stingray, and a small lemon chicken. The table was filled with dishes in no time. Three petite ladies, one slim slim Nits, and a big me - wiped out whatever we could, apart from the disappointing satay that strayed too far from 'tender'. Oh yes, and I did mention I can't wait for the ban on smoking in most hawker centres and coffee shops to take effect from the first of July 2006, did I? Man, I just can't wait. Cheers to cleaner and fresher air! Yeah!

A stroll to the car from Lau Pa Sat was what we needed after a full meal. It's been a long time since we'd last filled our cameras with our pretty faces, say, a month? Haha.. And someone(was it Win?) said something we all couldn't agree more. The pictures lacked something. We missed Carine...and her formidable Lumix. ;)

Clarice's one-way 'gift-exchange' was extremely sweet. All of us received glass bottles with messages and very meaningful little treats. Like the Power Rangers, we all had custom-made wristbands hand-sewn by our very own Rice. Thank you so much, Rice!

I'm looking forward to our long-awaited Graduation! We shall end our poly life with a bang, like we always do! ;)

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Til then folks! Cheers!


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June 18, 2006


As I familiarize myself further with Tzu Chi Foundation and its scale and mission, my viewpoint of many issues took a substantially drastic turn. Tzu Chi's missions focuses on giving material aid and inspiring love and humanity in both the givers and receivers.
The Buddhist teachings Tzu Chi adhere to have invoked numerous millions from all around the world to be part of their compassionate relief efforts.

"A resolution must be expressed with actions, not just words."
- Dharma Master Cheng Yen.


Indeed, Dharma Master Cheng Yen founded the non-profit organisation in 1966 with a handful of core members in Taiwan, to help the people living in the east coast of the country struck by poverty and plagued with illnesses. This ordinary petite woman with an extraordinary goal believes in 'making the impossible possible'. She passed on the spirit of putting Buddhist teachings into action, which her teacher had advocated when he was alive physically. Master Cheng Yen firmly believes that suffering in this world is caused by material deprivation and spiritual poverty. She felt that "lack of love for others" has been the root of many problems in this world. "To save the world, we must begin by transforming human hearts."

With her wholeheartedness and sincerity, together with the help of many other voluntary followers touched by her determination and selfless contributions, the group gradually grew as more people who shared the same faith and direction joined the organisation.
Today, Tzu Chi Foundation has 10 million voluntary members worldwide, with branches in 31 countries, distributing their love for mankind and providing compassion relief in diverse areas - charity, medicine, education, environmental protection, as well as the promotion of humanistic values and community volunteerism. The humanitarian work is both a means to help those in need, and a way to open the volunteers to the harsher side of life, whereby they may find spiritual happiness and life's true meaning through giving.

Tzu Chi also set up a hospital, a university, and Da Ai TV – a not-for-profit satellite broadcasting TV & radio station to allow the transmitting of news of compassion relief globally – running of the broadcast center is self-funded through the recycling of paper materials by voluntary members daily. Every cent donated goes to help the needy, regardless of nationality, race, language, nor religion. Master Cheng Yen believes in self-sufficiency and provides herself and her disciples with only what they themselves reap. They sew their own robes from simple Grey cloth and work in the fields for their own vegetables while their handmade candles goes to supporting their daily expenses.

Like their spokesperson said, it is now time for the outside world to have a different view of Buddhism. Buddhism is not only about meditating in the caves and cultivating in the mountains, away from the rest of the world. Instead, it is also about putting into practice what is being preached, and reaching out to everyone in need in all parts of the world, relieving all mundane beings with compassion driven by love.

< Information and quotes obtained from Tzu Chi Foundation – About Us >

Here are just some of the very meaningful quotes by Master Cheng Yen that I personally feel are applicable to everyone:


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< All quotes available here

** For more information on the organisation, feel absolutely free to visit the Tzu Chi Foundation Global Website here


Til Then Folks! Cheers to a more compassionate world filled with love! ;)

June 08, 2006

Update:Fiona Ng - June 8, 2006

~~~ Latest Update:Fiona Ng - June 8, 2006 ~~~

<< May 20, 2006 -- June 5, 2006 >>

5566 Concert 2005 DVD Autograph session at IMM - May 20, 2006

Believe me or not, HuiJuan and I didn't pre-order the concert DVDs, nor did we go early to queue for our turns to go onstage for their autographs, neither did we specially dress nor equipped ourselves for the event. Surprise, surprise huh?

In actual fact, we were plain broke. So broke that we couldn't bear to fork out S$20 for it to see our lovely people onstage. Haha.. But we got a good look at them neverthelesss. We stood afar, away from the queue packed like rows of sausages in a can, sheltered from the almighty rays from the sun with our umbrellas and SPF-packed moisturisers applied earlier on. When the event came to an end, we strolled to the very first barrier and conveniently got a very good view of the four celebrities from the second row. What made me feel like killing myself was the very fact that I forgot to bring my camera! I actually forgot to bring my new camera! Slap me please - Urgghhhh!

I'd no choice but to compromise with picture quality and snapped a few shots of my favourite group of people - 5566 - with my humble mobile phone camera.
5566 at IMM on May 20, 2006 for their Concert DVD Autograph Session

Thereafter, did some catching up with HuiJuan cuz we seem to meet only during gatherings (mostly birthday celebrations whereby we don't get much chances to talk) and when 5566 holds events in Singapore. Otherwise, we send occassional messages to each other if something interesting or dramatic or simply something worth mentioning happens.

At about evening time, it was time to bid HuiJuan goodbye til the next meeting and 'Hi' to De'Lites and Gavin at the Esplanade.

Nina's Birthday Celebration - May 20, 2006

By the time I reached the Esplanade from Jurong East, the ladies (and a guy) were craving for dinner and were already comfortably seated at this '2 Hot Halal Cafe'. It was great meeting the ladies and Gavin. Now, when was the previous time we met? Haha.. As usual, our table produced the most noise. Who says only empty vessels make the most noise? Stab the person who came up with that. Muahaha... The menu wasn't exactly extensive, and the food not exceptionally palatable, but I'm glad the great company made up for it all. When I finally stuffed my turkey ham sandwich down, it was time to cut the birthday girl's cake. Photo-taking has become a habit among us, we get so used to cameras pointing at us that we're sort of trained to be like celebrities where they have to get accustomed to people taking pictures of them all the time.

And a sweet celebration for a sweet person. A Pink Book plus accessories to go with for the pink Nina. Not forgetting presents for the other two girls present who've had their birthdays - bracelets for both the working execuetives, and a customised steering wheel cover for the lady with the velocity red zoom. And how can I forget lovely Minnie Mouse marshmallows from HK Disneyland and addictive Wife Biscuits from Nina - Thanks Girl! A pity I didn't have any materials suitable to churn an accessory or two fit for a guy like Gavin - hey, I offered you my hairband! Ahahaha..

Nina Bdae Celebration with De’Lites and Gavin – May 20, 2006
Photos on this very special day courtesy of the birthday girl - Nina

What can be a better day than to spend time with so many people you like? ;) Cheers!

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Your spirits get lifted naturally when you do something meaningful - June 4, 2006

Nothing else could get me tucked in bed and snoring away at 12am and dragging myself out of bed at 645am before daybreak. But when it comes to something meaningful, you just have to do it. Volunteer work with this charity organisation - Tsu Chi Foundation - saw two late-night owls practising what's commonly known as "rise-and-shine". For once in a long time, I was actually punctual! (Some applauses please, Thank You!) As Diana, my cousin who brought me in, was assigned to the performance team, I tagged along and pulled through performing in front of the elderly with just a few practices - if you consider my half-a-beat-slower actions passable.

Since we were already there and the event ended early, with the other volunteers sending the elderly back to Silra Home, we decided to check out the Orchid Garden. Oh, and boy were we surprised the Botanical Gardens has turned into a $5 per entry tourist attraction - with the exception of free entry for students during the school holidays. The place was truly packed with tourists. It was rather fun trying to guess which tourist was from which country through their accents, languages, and dressing. We didn't feel the whole place was worth their time and the entry fees since there're definitely many more places worth visiting in Singapore. (Oops!) But I gotta admit some of the flowers, especially the orchids, were really pretty. And its a good place for Singaporeans to chill and relax in the tranquility of the environment. Afterall, you don't see swans paddling towards you in any other parks in Singapore, do you?

Diana & HsuehChing amidst the beautiful flowers at Botanical Gardens – June 4, 2006

Something meaningful in somewhere delightful - Perfect Sunday Morning Getaway!

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Daddy's Birthday Celebration cum Visit to Singapore Science Centre - June 5, 2006

My Brother had been dying to see the Dinosaur fossils exhibit at the Singapore Science Centre, so my Dad took half a day off from work to fulfil my brother's wish as well as to celebrate my Dad's birthday.

It has been a super long time since I'd stepped in there. I can't remember how long it has been exactly. Say, it must have been at least 4 years? Never mind. The trip there brought back fond memories, and rekindled the kid in me. Like my ten year-old brother, I ran around playing with everything playable despite being in skirt and heels. Sue, currently owned by one of the musuems in the states that's worth US$8.4 million, is the star focus of the displays, with 90% of its fossils found and pieced together. Towering over all human kinds, it is indeed somewhat scary to stare at it for long.

 Dinosaur! Exhibit at the Science Centre – June 5, 2006

For dinner-time, Mum reserved a table for 4 at the Gardens Hotel for the Asian Delights Buffet. The food was considerably delectable, but Dad and I would prefer more varieties of dishes. With 100% filled tummies, the Ng family drove home for the cake-cutting ceremony.

Happy 53rd Birthday, Daddy!
Happy 53th Birthday, Daddy Dearest! – June 5, 2006

Great day with my dearest family, and a simple yet heart-warming celebration, with a few hugs thrown in - what more can I ask for?

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Til Then Folks!

Cheers! ;)

May 15, 2006

'Bball Gang' Gathering - 30 April 2006

"Bball Gang" Gathering - 30 April 2006


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April 28, 2006

Cheryl's Birthday Celebration - April 12, 2006

Celebration of Cheryl's Birthday (April 11) on April 12, 2006

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Cheryl's belated birthday celebrations went on rather smoothly, not forgetting the very rewarding bag of goodies flown in from the land of smiles, courtesy of our dear 'Mamanim'. Due to budget constraints and lack of replenishment of useful colourful paper in our wallets, Ramen Ten became a good choice as a place for the celebration.

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After the usual photoshoot with the machines' built-in camera every meet-up, we made good use of the studio-like background in the photo-sticker machine booths. Talk about stretching your every dollar.

Wahaha.. After what seemed like more than an hour of our very own customised 'fashion shoot', here's the results:
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And a peek at the makings and NG shots...
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*Yawn* Look at the time, my clock reports 8:05am now. But no, its not the start of the day, but time for me to sleep. In case you think I'm somewhere in the States where the time's almost a whole round of difference, nah... I'm still stuck here in this sunny (& rainy) island. Watching lots of television programs as usual(Man, i'm doing lots of research to prepare myself for broadcast huh? Wahaha..)

Other than watching television programs (mainly dramas though - Korean & HongKong, that is..), reading some of my favourite author's books, and scanning through the papers before I lost contact with the print media's trend, eating (a little too much), testing my computer's limit by having it running for more than 12 hours a day continuously, criticising certain commercials - both print & broadcast - of their very low standards (probably due to the very low production cost-no excuse, man!), while drooling at the mass of foreign artistes as the pictures, information, and videos-on-demand are but 'a click away'.

If all goes well, school'll start in mid-may. Although some say no news might be good news, I'm starting to get worried at the delay and pestering whoever I can for some progress. Wish me luck!

Last of all, Happy Belated Birthday Cheryl Mummy! You'd been a great mum, really! One thing for sure, you call my name more often than my mum does, cuz she loves calling me an 'idiot' when I do the same. Wahaha.. what a joke. No one will believe this, huh? My family loves calling each other names - bad names. Gee..

Waves hit the shores every now and then
When your name gets washed away by the gushes of water,
it's not time to cry,
but time to write your name bold and clear all over again.
Only this time, with more might and courage.

"A Ja, A Ja, Fighting!"

Til then folks! ;)

Cheers!~

April 04, 2006

Tanglin Primary(1998) Gathering 2006

Tanglin Primary(1998) Gathering 2006 - April 1, 2006

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Cheers to its success! The turnout was better than expected, I was prepared to be able to count the number of people with my ten fingers, but it was a pleasant surprise though. KayXiong even rushed down earlier than us even upon notice at the very last minute. Muahaha..

The six of us, earlier birds(I mean, earlier, not early. Yes, you get the point.) stood in a circle as we waited for some of the rest to arrive. But one of us thought we were too attention-grabbing standing in the middle of the always crowded Orchard MRT control station. So we dispersed to gather food and settled in Burger King at Far East Plaza(indoors, of course), with Shihlin's XXL Chicken Chop and Chirpy's Triple C set meal, complete with drinks from the fast food outlet.

The table gradually grew from a six-seater to a nine-seater as more joined in. Names that were cancelled out on the list 'miraculously' appeared again - welcome aboard once more! Aizat then started pouring the names of Tanglin Primary Class 6A (1998) classmates. The crowd then exclaimed, "He's not only a memory card, he's a hard disk!" This malay guy could even remember our Chinese names besides the English names, even some of us Chinese were ashamed that we'd forgotten some's surnames & Chinese names. Ask yourself now, can you do that? It's 8 freaking years since we'd graduated from primary school!

In just a while, the list of all 34 students of Pri 6A (1998) was completed. Impressive, Aizat! Some reminiscing went on till our stomachs hurt from excessive laughing. Playstation at KayXiong's place, block catching as well as area catching, desert savouring at Shirlene's parents stall - can't miss my favourite ice kachang, trekking along the railway and across to the English houses in search of 'ghosts', and vandalising the playground with whoever-was-here-on-whatever-date and whoever-likes-whoever...etc. Man, those were really the craziest days, young & innocent kids, out just to have all the fun they can take in.

How I wish I could go back in time through the time tunnel with my camera and capture all those classic moments. How I regret not buying the class photos cuz I thought that $4 I had to pay wasn't worth it - dumb me. Oh well, never mind, the memories are etched in my mind and will be till the day my memory fails me. Fond memories, with love.

The entourage then proceeded to the domestic helpers' favourite Sunday hangout - Lucky Plaza - for some archade-cum-pool.

Delinquents? muahahaha..
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Generally, arcade for the girls & Aizat - Classic Car Racing with Daytona and the old-school must-play Flintstone memory game. And pool for the rest of the guys. (Erm..yea..limited activities.) Suggestions anyone?

When the remaining attendees arrived, we raced towards Sanur Indonesian Restaurant at Centrepoint to make it for our reservation for 10 at 7pm (cuz I was being kind to myself and started becoming pessimistic, thus the reservation for 10 for dinner). Thankfully, all that pessimistic bubbles were burst when the crowd came in, our table for 10 was barely spacious for the group of 14 and we had to squeeze a little to make way for the added chairs since the service staff said it was impossible for them to add more tables.

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The dinner went well as small chats went on here and there. We started chatting to those seated around us after the hungry tigers gobbled up their food. I barely touched the plate of Sambal KangKong before it was wiped out - urgh! that's my favourite dish! Ok ok, i admit that's only one of my favourites out of all the dishes ordered. As usual, when you ask everyone what would they like to order, the reply would be, "Anything". Yes, I get the message. So the organising committee took on the job of choosing and ordering our favourite dishes which we thought the rest would like too, along with the help of our malay friend during the ordering.

When the stomachs were finally filled, it was time for some drinks and catching up at The Balcony.

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Nope, we didn't get ourselves drunk. Time was better spent with lots of catching up and jokes. I'll not go into details about the topics discussed, it'll never end. The talks went on till a good twelve midnight as our dear Catherine waved everyone goodbye with a "Seeya next year!" attached at the end. Hmmm.. we'll seriously consider that, on one condition - a guaranteed good turnout. In fact, a trip back to Tanglin Halt would be excellent - going down memory lane as we experience the things and activities we all once enjoyed together - simply great huh? Well, we'll see..

It's not easy being the organising committee. We're only glad complaints aren't thrown at us from the very kind attendees, thanks for appreciating our effort. We don't get money from organising these gatherings, you know.

With that, i propose a toast to the very spontaneous participating attendees of the Tanglin Primary (1998) Gathering 2006.

Attendees:
Cheryl, HsuehChing, HuiMin, ChingChing, Alex, Brian, Catherine, JawShyong, PohLeng, Aizat, Richard, Shirlene, KayXiong, HongBoon, Soon Kiat

CHEERS!~


P.S: I had wanted to update my blog more frequently, but due to the photos which proved really hard to shoo in, I leave thoughts and activities hanging in the air. However, the problem is most likely solved with my new precious-moment-capturing companion! Wahaha.. It's still good to depend on yourself, cuz like the nation's belief - No one owes you a living. Yes, although its inevitable to have to rely on others at times, planting your own seeds is always a good idea.



Til Then Folks!~