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Hey hey hey.
It's me again.
Haven't blogged in a few days.
Been really busy.
With the mid term break and tests coming and all.
Anyway.
Hard to believe that another year has passed in a flash.
And it's once again Teacher's Day.
I guess I was the only one in my year who went back to YJ today.
Probably the only guy who was free enough to do that I guess.
........
Hey.I had a 3 hour break with nothing to do ok.
So decided to drop by and say hi to the teachers.
And luckily for me.
Most of them were still there.
Mr Spencer..Mrs Dhillon...Mr Ganesh..
It was really plesant to see them again after such a long time.
Though it was a pity that I could only talk to them for like less than 5 mins.
As they had to leave for the staff celebration lunch.
All because the "just as usual lousy performances" dragged on for too long.
Anyway.It was great going back there today.
Brought back so many memories as I walked down familiar corridors and classrooms.
If only there were familiar faces.
Haiz.
........
Hmm...Guess that's about it for the updates then.
By the way.
Working on this really great joint production with an old friend of mine.
And hopefully with nothing going wrong.
I can release it by next week the latest.
So until then.
Keep reading my blog.(BHB)
And await the arrival of yet another quality release(just kidding.haha.)by me.
Seeya guys!
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Man.
What can I say.
Kudos to you Jessie.
K-U-D-O-S.
Haha.Really.I was damn surprised.
Now try and picture yourself sitting in front of the computer.
At almost 2am in the morning.
When you are no different from a zombie out of Resident Evil.
When nothing is on your mind except sleep.
And you are waiting for a good friend's reply on MSN.
.......
Well.She did say she had something funny to tell me after she finished her report.
Me being me I suppose.
I won't miss the chance of a good laugh for the world.
And thus I patiently waited.
And waited.
For almost an hour.
And finally.
I saw the message box I had been waiting all these while.
"OK Neo.I'm finished!"
.......
'Man this better be good'.I thought.
And lucky for me,it wasn't just good.
It was awesome.
Definitely worth staying up.
Now.
I was expecting her to tell me something funny that happened to her in school over in Australia.
But the strange thing was.
Instead of saying anyhting,she simply sent me a file via MSN.
Entitled.
"The Dance Club Dairies Chapter 4 - "You Dance.Dance." (Part 3 - "The Men Don't Get It.Or do they?")"
........
I mean.It being 3am in the morning at that time.
I didn't quite get why she wanted to send me a copy of my last blog diary entry.
Until I realised.
The title wasn't the same as my last entry.
Immediately I didn't feel like sleeping anymore.
Oh man.
She actually went and did it.
Being one of the girls inside the entry.
She rewrote my last blog entry from the girls'perspective.
And to think I was only making a passing remark.
Somemore she dare to tell me she forgot everything that happened.(Liar!)
Haha.
Indeed.
What can I say but.
Thanks Jess.You rock.
Ok.Think I've blabbered long enough.
Wihout further ado.
I am proud to present the first.
And hopefully not the last.
Guest written entry of the Dance Club Dairies.
Enjoy folks.
The Dance Club Dairies
Chapter 4 - "You Dance.I Dance."(Part 2 - "The Men Don’t Get It.Or do they?.")
“WHAT!?”
No way..no abso-freaking-lutely way am I gonna be carried around by a guy!
But the decision had been made, the words said. Slowly, I stood up on my feet and my first reaction was to turn to one of my best girlfriends who also happened to be in the school dance club with me. And there Lindy was, looking right back at me with that pensive smile on her face. Both of us had looked at each other at the same time like it was pre-arranged. Upon seeing the indignant look on my face, she opened her eyes wider and batted her eyelashes in play, waiting for my response.
“Lin... couple dance leh.. not funny..”
Again, that pensive smile. And for what seemed like the hundred and twenty-second time since our first meeting in January, I was struck by how unruffled she could be. After all, it was only about ten seconds ago that Mdm. Tan announced the names of four girls who had been chosen to do couple dances… Germac, Lin, Huizhu..
and me..
Like what the hell??? Eeeeewww seriously the thought of getting carried around by a guy isn’t the most appetizing thought if you know what I mean.
Amusingly enough, I am not exactly what one would call a prude. Among all the girls I hang out with, I am probably the most out-going and gregarious girl to be around. Ask anyone. And in comparison, Lin has always been the cool and refrained one.
Maybe that was the reason for her demeanor.
Excuse me for being such a priss, but again, Eeeeeww!!!! Seriously, I love dance, I love ballet and I love the freedom of expression through the movement of a fluid body. But I just don’t take to the idea of being lifted up in the air resembling bar bells on an Olympic champion’s muscle-bulging arms.
Wait a minute.
What muscle?
Immediately, I turned to the direction of the guys and the thought which had been niggling at the back of my mind all this while materialized into reality in the form of their builds. Hahahahaha.. the guys are all so zero-endowed they would probably drop us the moment they lift us!!!
Drop us...
With a gasp, I turned to Lin again with a look of horror on my face.
“Eh Lin.. you think they can lift us?” I asked with true wonder.
It was only when the words were out of my mouth did I realize how sardonically innocent they were.
But the impact of a few careless words…
Immediately, the both of us burst into peals of laughter as we looked at the direction of the boys again and back at each other. And the ice-queen melted... literally. Lin laughed so hard that tears were rolling down her cheeks like melted snow.
“Jess…” she gasped in between laughter and tears characteristically, “so bad...”
“You can’t blame me when I am worrying for my life right?” I choked back in response with the same strength I use in my Grande Jetes., the hilarity of the situation sucking me in more by the minute.
Exchange done, we looked at each other again through our laughter,
And laughed even harder.
Oh dear… this isn’t good at all. We are laughing at our own predicament!
“Why are you all laughing?” Germac enquired with polite curiosity as she came to stand next to me, Huizhu by her side.
Her question set us off even more and got no response from either of us, since all Lin could do now was continue to cry and laugh, while I could only manage a squeak amid my mirth and some general pointing in the guys’ direction.
However, girls always seem to have a general affinity with one another. At least it was demonstrated in this case since within seconds, Germac and Huizhu got the gist of our amusement, looked at each other then the guys, and started to laugh as well.
And so there we were for the next few seconds, laughing all school-girlish until the instructor Mdm. Tan beckoned for us to congregate with the guys. Of course, that was the call for composure and our laughter immediately dissolved to be overcome by giggles at alternate seconds.
The racket we made certainly got some stares and appeared to have puzzled the dance guys; and as I sneaked a peak at all four of them, I could not help but wonder what they must have been thinking, “what’s up with their excitement?”
Gee if only they knew.
As we made our way there, all four of us grinned at one another several times while shaking our heads in resigned submission coupled with words like:
“Die liao...”
“Yeah.. I am going home to ask my pa buy insurance.”
“hahaha..”
“oh no…”
“What do she’ll make us do?”
“hahaha..”
“I dunno.”
“hahaha.”
In case clarification is needed, the “hahaha(s)” were punctuation marks made by Lin since she was still in recovery mode. As for the rest of us, we were more obsessed over the imminent doom looming before us.
Among all our ruckus and apprehensive speculations in unity with the perplexed looks that the guys were throwing in our direction, only three people were looking purely jovial and pleased. Needless to say, those three in high spirits were our instructor Mdm Tan and her two assistants. In fact, Mdm. Tan was positively beaming when she announced to the boys that she was pairing each of them up with each one of the girls.
“For couple dance!”
I know I had already seen it coming, but having to hear it from the “sen-sei” once again was pretty disconcerting. And so even before the words appeared out of her mouth, I had my eyes cast down in the most uncomfortable manner. The ground looked soft enough for me to dig a hole and bury myself in before putting a R.I.P headstone to mark my demise. And it was pretty obvious the other girls weren’t feeling most at home with that notion either. All four of us were looking everywhere but at the guys.
And where our gazes were before the announcement, there they remained. Until I heard laughter again… only that this time the laughs didn’t sound feminine at all.
Wait a minute… they are coming from the guys! Huh???
Ok something doesn’t make sense. As the guys’ laughter broke us from our reverie, I shifted my attention to them. What could be so ridiculously funny that would make Neo, Andy and Bryan laugh like Christmas had come early? Well at least Thomas isn’t laughing. Like us, he was politely bewildered at the merriment of his counterparts.
Errr.. hello boys.. it’s couple dance.. you know.. getting paired up with one of the girls and having to survive the rest of this year till next while flinging her around?
Well us girls must have missed out on something if the three of them are laughing without preamble. But even Mdm Tan seems pretty astounded at their antics. In fact, she must be starting to think the school is turning into a loony bin, what with her selected female dancers laughing for no apparent reason just a while back, only to be followed by the guys in succession.
Well, I do not know what the hell is going on, but if the girls and I could share a private joke, the guys are entitled to one themselves. After all, this is a free country. Yet, the way they are laughing… it is as if the subject of their exhilaration is inextricably linked to us.
Perhaps they share the same sentiments as us girls, finding it outrageous that they have to lift us up in the air? Again, it does not seem totally on cue and for some reason I can’t put my finger in it.
At this point, Mdm. Tan, having gotten over her initial bafflement, was launching straight into the complexities of couple dance. As the girls and I knew it was going to be of significance to how we would perform, we paid close attention. So did Andy and Bryan who were standing right opposite me. In fact, seeing the look of concentration on their faces, I could not help but feel a sense of pride. At least all eight of us would be professional in our dances.
“Oei Guo Qing! Are you listening to me?” Mdm. Tan suddenly exclaimed.
Ok, maybe I had my thoughts too soon.
Glancing at Neo, I saw that his eyes were somewhat glassy, like he had been floating away in a time bubble. He certainly spaced out back there alright. What the hell is going under that floppy fringed head of his? Hahaha that silly guy... probably must have been thinking this is all a dream.
Seeing that Neo had been jolted back into reality, Mdm .Tan foraged on with her usual, “we are so lucky we have guys in our dance club. They are very important pertaining to us getting the Gold Award. Judges like it when there are guys in the dance troupe… awards you higher points.”
And to spur us on further, she continued with fervour “now we will garner ourselves a higher chance of attaining that Gold through this couple dancing… you are the chosen ones and probably the better dancers. Now you all must work harder than the rest with our partners… I expect more from you..”
Ok I totally understand why Neo spaced out. I think I am halfway reaching la la-land myself now.
“…partner is Hui Zhu. And Jessie you will be Thomas’s partner..”
Oh... so Thomas’ gonna be my partner. Yeah well I dun really mind whoever I end up with. After all, I have always gotten along well with all the guys in the dance club.
As long as he doesn’t drop me.
Having assigned each of us to a partner, Mdm Tan stepped back to have a chat with her assistants. Taking the chance, I gave a momentary look around at the couples. Lin and Andy, Germac with Neo, Hui Zhu and Bryan, and yours sincerely with Thomas.
Well taking into account that we were the selected couples, chances of us spending more time together than with the rest of the dance club are infinite. The rest are seemingly acknowledging this fact too, because within seconds we have started a conversation.
“So what were you guys laughing at just now?” I asked.
At that point which, the conversation died almost immediately. Andy, Bryan and Neo looked at each other for what seemed like a split second before they burst into laughter… again.
“Nothing.. nothing..” Andy shook his head, going rather pink in the face.. “just a private joke.. right neo?” he continued, patting his comrade in the back. Neo grinned and nodded.
Giving them the most incredulous look, I turned my head sideways and surveyed them before grinning. Even if they were to keep that “private joke” to themselves, it is evident that their presence in the dance club will bring the couples a bit of laughter during dance practices. And heck, I am always an advocate for mischief and merry-making.
Glancing at Lin, I saw the look on her face and what we had been going on about just now came back to me instantly. Immediately, I gave her one of my impish smiles and she gave a construed giggle. It set the other girls off and pretty soon, all of us, including the boys, were laughing. And for what we could not specify. Yet, the spirit of our camaraderie had begun. At this moment, I had a sneaking suspicion that doing the couple dance might actually be more interesting than being stuck with the mass dancing. So much for my initial doubts about the whole partnering thing…
In fact, as much as I hate to admit it, I believe I am in for some fun. And… I am sure as hell going to find out from the guys what on earth they are being so secretive about…
Which will be really, really soon.
(Part 2 - "The Men Don’t Get It.Or do they?"-End-)
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Really.
I think I am getting sick of saying this.
Now.
I am truely.
Without a doubt.
And with guarantee,warranty and all.
THE ONE!
BACHELORHOOD IS MINE!
AND MINE ALONE!
MUHAHAHAHA.
........
Anyway.Congrats Raiyonhato.
You finally did it.
Got yourself a good girl there.
Treasure her dude.
Meanwhile.
After so long.
I finally got some pictures of my classmates.
Proper pictures.
Here they are.
Till the next entry guys.
The hunk of our class.And part of the L4(Lamers 4) click.Alvin my bro man.
The eldest,wisest and most experienced guy in the class.And also part of the L4 click.Jason.You rock.Nuff said.
L4's lunch,smoking,'BIO'logy cum pool buddy.Wilson my man.
The Charlie's Angels of our class.And probably the best looking girls in our class.Jess AKA Pei Shan AKA Small Girl standing behind.Regina Mary(left) and Norfizah(right)."Good morning Angels."
Gerald the gentle giant.And small girl.Don't they just look like a father and daughter together?
Poh Fong AKA Feng Ge.Definitely the Mr Smiley of our class.
Our riders from hell.Mr Sim Meng Seng(front) and Mr Loh Chye Chye(back).In short.SMS and LCC.
Jason and small girl(again?).A candid shot taken on the spur of the moment.It's interesting to note the height difference between Jason and small girl though.Which is probably why we gave her that nickname.
Last but not least.Various classmates of ECCT having a rare discussion in the lab.The guy in blue behind is our class' other Jason.Also a biker like SMS and LCC.
Saturday, August 21, 2004
Yeah I'm back again.
As you can see.
I added more stuff to my blog.
All for your viewing pleasure.(yah rite.)
Or listening pleasure.
Whatever lah.
Anyway.
Been a really long day today.
Had been staring at the computer screen continuously.
For the past 5 hrs.
You see.
I wanted to give portrait art a try.
So tried to draw a picture of a real person.
From a photo.
And this is the end result.
Hope it's not that bad.
Be back with an entry real soon.
Seeya guys.
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Life has definitely not been a bed of roses for me.
The flu I'm been having is over one week old by now.
Even though the sore throat and coughing are gone.
As if that wasn't bad enough.
I had to go and do something which.
I think I'm gonna regret for a long,long time.
Maybe forever.
And the ironic thing was.
I was suppossed to have no more regrets after doing it.
Talk about an oxymoron.
........
Nevermind.
Anyway.
Nothing much to add except.
Disco rock is real fun with a partner around.
Ok.That's about it I guess.
On with the dairy entry now.
So long folks.
The Dance Club Dairies
Chapter 4 - "You Dance.I Dance."(Part 2 - "Couples.")
"WHAT?!?"
Bryan,Andy and me shouted at the same time.And strangely,the normally over-reactive Thomas didn't say anything.Did....did we just heard what we just heard?She definitely said COUPLE DANCE these 2 words.Lao Shi wasn't joking right?And somehow,looking at Lao Shi's smiling face and the 4 girls' sheepish looks.I sorta got the idea that she was pretty serious about what she said.At the same time.I also realised all of a sudden why the 4 girls Lao Shi chose for the couple dance seemed so familiar.They were the girls who had declared they had ballet experience during the Waterfall incident.No wonder.And....Oh my God.WHY MUST IT BE THE THREE OF THEM WHO ARE SELECTED?.......Nevermind.Worry about that later.And thus,coming a conclusion that this was for real.My first reaction was to turn to Andy and see what his reaction was.And was surprised to see him....
Looking directly back at me with the exact same expression.
........
Somehow,we were on the same frequency.
Thinking about the exact thing.
Ok.Nevermind.Let's see what Bryan's reaction is.And then.Almost as if the three of us rehearsed this beforehand.Me and Andy turned our heads at the exact same time and looked over at Bryan.Who just so happnen to be looking toward our direction.
WITH THE EXACT SAME EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE.
........
Goodness.We were all definitely thinking at the same level.And somehow,seeing each other's similar expressions.We got so tickled that the three of us started laughing uncontrollably.Which obviously made Thomas,Lao Shi and the girls pretty puzzled.Well.You can't really blame them can you.They didn't know the actual story behind our laughter.And looking back at it now.it really was kinda funny.Ahahahaha.I'm so sorry.Thus.It was amidst the laughter that this recent scene at the gym came flashing back in my mind.
-A Few Weeks Back-
"Hey Andy,Neo!Here already?It's still very early you know."Bryan greeted us when we entered the gym.Immediately.Andy and I gave each other a tired look.Shrugged our shoulders and decided not to say anything.You know.Sometimes.Bryan's statements can be so DUH.Wasn't he at already the gym even before we came?Goodness.Anyway.Looking at the clock.I realised that it was indeed still very early.Almost an hour before dance practice began.Guess we should have taken our time with lunch.So.With nothing around to do except gym equipment.The three of us decided to try out some of the gym equipment while haveing a little chat.And boy.We would never have guessed what an interesting chat it was going to turn out to be.
Our chat started off with the usual stuff.What happened in class or lecture that day.Any unusual people or funny experiences we met or had.Our classmates so on and so forth.Then.We somehow started talking about life before YJC.About our outside friends.About working life and our collegues.And of course.Our secondary school life.Now.It was at this point of time that Andy suddenly asked the two of us."Hey.I just realised that both of you were from boy's schools.So meaning that you guys must have very little female friends right?So....waht you think of the girls in Dance Club?Any particular one you are interested in?"Now it was at this point of time that my mind went.
Oh.Shit.
Andy's asking that question.Again.Now.Even though I knew Andy would ask Bryan and me this question sooner or later.I never would have expected him to ask me again so soon.Cause barely 2 weeks ago.On our way home.Andy had asked me the exact same question.And somehow.I couldn't really reply him because at the back of my mind.I had a sneaking suspicion that he and I liked the same girl.And it would really be kinda embarassing if I answered him and it was the truth.So I told him I'll tell him the answer another time.And funny enough.He said ok and just left it at that.And somehow,I felt that he was getting the same kinda feeling as I was.
Anyway.Bryan obviously protested.Initially.You see.Bryan's the kind of person whose words and thoughts dun really match.He may be saying he doesn't wanna tell.But both me and Andy knew that if we disturbed and persuaded him log enough,he will readily spill all the beans.And boy were we right."Ok ok.I give up.I'll tell you guys."Bryan finally relented with much 'reluctance' before continuing."Actually,I kinda liking 2 girls at the same time now."Obviously,Andy and me went "Ooohhh."Much to Bryan's embarassement of course.Who promptly defended himself with his usual tone,"EH!I was from a boy's school ok!Got a lot of catching up to do!So can't blame me ok...."Unfortunately,his self-defence only resulted in even more sarcasm from us,as we rolled our eyes and said,"Yah yah yah....WHATEVER.Cut the bullshit already.Just tell us who she is.Or rather,who THEY are.Hahahaha."
And FINALLY.Bryan relented at last and replied sheepishly."Ok ok FINE....Eh..Actually..it's kinda embarassing to say this but....I find both Lindy and Jessie to be attractive in their own ways.If we talk about Lindy.She has that cool,beautiful ice queen look which is so ever so mysterious and fascinating.As for Jessie.Her cute and bubbly personality speaks for itself la."Pausing for a brief moment,he continued.".......Yah lah.That's about it lah.Now what about you guys.And by the way.You guys better keep this a secret or I'll personally STRANGLE THE BOTH OF YOU IF THEY FIND OUT ABOUT THIS OK?Hahaha."
Now.After hearing Bryan's response.The very first thought I had was like.'Phew....Luckily it's not her.Thank God.'And obviously.I immediately turned over to Andy to see what his reaction was.From his reaction,I would be able to know whether he was liking the same girl as me or not.Fortunately for me,I managed to catch his rather stunned face before he recovered almost immediately.Which could only mean one thing.'Bingo.The girl he likes msut be one of the two girls that Bryan likes as well.That was probably why he looked so stunned.Well.That leaves me out of the picture."Feeling somewhat relieved,I turned back and faced Bryan who was still rambling."Hey what about you guys.Tell leh.I already told you guys liao.Must be fair what."Haha.Apparently Bryan didn't catch Andy's reaction just now.Guess he'll be in for a surprise.
As usual.Andy was the one who spoke first,me being the "unautomatic and unvoluntary" sort.And surprisingly.He mangaged to get his words out rather calmly without revealing anything.Just like Andy,definitely older and wiser."Ok.Bryan.I think I shall say first.Since it's pretty obvious Neo is not gonna say anything until after I did."Saying nothing.I simply smiled in agreement."Now.Let's see.This is gonna sound pretty ridiculous Bryan.But I've to tell you that one of the girls you like is the girl I like as well.And she is Lindy."Obviously.Bryan was rather surprised when he heard that.And immediately went,"OHHHH....Now I know....Haha.Guess I can't blame you.She is one of a kind."Pausing for a moment however,he continued with a grin on his face."BUT SO IS JESSIE!"Upon hearing that..the three of us immediately started laughing."Now that is a good one Bryan!"I said in between peals of laughter.
When the laughter finally subsided.I suddenly noticed the two of them looking at me.Waiting.'Well my turn now.No escape for me I guess.'I thought.And pausing for a brief moment,I began."Well.Firstly.I would say that I am pretty relieved that I didn't like the same girl you guys liked as well.Or else there would really be some problems I guess."I paused as more laughter ensued."Anyway.Honestly.I really quite embarassed to say out her name.Even if it was in front of only you guys.You guys know me well enough right.So gimme a breake lah.But dun worry.I will give you an obvious clue as to who she is."Having said that,I paused again.This time closing my eyes and recalling the first time that I saw her.
"She....I guess that the first thing I noticed about her..and what attracted me the most about her.From the very first time I stepped into this gym..half dragged along by Mdm Chan...till today..I guess.It was her long beautiful tresses....her hair that always caught my eye first.Sometimes.she ties it into two long ponytails..which makes her look so cute.And sometimes.She simply twirls it around on top in a spiral manner..which makes her look so sophisticated and really brings out the woman in her.Whatever the case.Her hair always made her look even more attractive than she already was."
Upon saying that.I opened my eyes and promptly saw both Andy and Bryan looking at me with grinning faces.I guess that clue was obvious enough.Even though it was really my actual thoughts."Hah.That's too easy lah Neo."Andy said.With Bryan continuing."Yah loh.It's so obvious who she is."And with that.They began together."Let us guess..the girl you like is Ger-
-Back to the Present-
"Guoqing!Are you listening to me?"
Immediately.I was snapped back to the present by Lao Shi's booming voice.
"Eh Guoqing.Did you hear what I just said?And why were you grinning to youself just now?"
Regarding her question.I obviously did not hear what she said.And I definitely did not know what answer to give her regarding why I was grinning.
Thus I decided to simply shake my head and keep quiet.
It was then that I happened to notice that both Andy and Bryan were looking rather weird.Especially Andy.
What happened?
........
Shit.Must be something Lao Shi said.
What did Lao Shi say just now?!?
And ironically.I got my answer almost immediately.
"OK nevermind.Just pay attention from now on ok.As I was telling Andy and Bryan and Thomas just now.Because couple dances are very difficult to coordinate,they are seldom used in a mass dance arrangement and mostly done solo.Also,male dancers are so rare that there are almost zero to one in most dance clubs.Fortunately for us.Not only do we have male dancers in our dance club.We actually have 4!Which can only mean one thing.If we added a couple dacne with four couples into this mass dance arrangement.I am quite confident to say that we will definitely get gold in this year's SYF.But like I said earlier.Couple dances are not easy.Which is why I have decided to pick 4 experienced female dancers with ballet background to support you inexperienced greenhorns."
Pausing for only a brief moment to catch her breath.She continued almost immediately.
"Therefore,after much careful consideration and simple comparing and contrasting of your your heights and builts.I have decided upon the various couples of this couple dance.Now.Hopefully,the couples I have paired up would cooperate with one another and try their hardest to make this couple dance a success and our dance arrangement a gold medalist winner.Ok guys?Now I shall tell you who your various partners are.Bryan.Your partner is Huizhu.Jessie.You'll be Thomas' partner.Andy.You will partner Lindy.And lastly.Guoqing.Pay attention ah.I dun wanna repeat myself again.You'll partner Germac.Ok.that's it.You guys all got it right?"
(Part 2 - "Couples."-End-)
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
........
I still can't believe what I did last night.
My head hurts.
Feeling tired and feverish.
Life sucks.
Period.
Monday, August 09, 2004
YEAH!!!!Happy Birthday to Me!Yes.I can hardly believe it myself.Time seemed to have passed by in a flash.And now.I am 21 already.Damn.I'm getting old.Even before i knew it.I'm a 'key-holder' already.An adult.........MACHIAM SIA.Think I'll never lose my childish side.but hopefully in certain aspects.I can become more matured.be more responsible.OH GOD.Wasn't that Mom's birthday speech.Goodness.I am turning old.Haha.Anyway.These few days were probably the most tiring and enjoyable birthday I have ever celebrated.And I was really glad to have gotten many birthday wishes from many unexpected people.For those who remembered.Thank you so much.And special thanks go to these people.My dance club click,my karaoke click and my varsity friends click.(Why is this sounding uncomfortably familiar....like a thank you speech at an awards ceremony??)
Haha.Anywayz.It was really fun having dinner at Lau Pat Sat with some old friends.Some pretty old friends from Dance Club.Especially since she was there as well.Awww....you may say.BUT.We forgot to take pictures.Sheeze.Nevermind.Guess I can always wait for next year.Hehe.Thank you Andy,Sheena and Germac.hope to see you guys again soon.It was really fun catching up with you guys.And of course.I'll probably never forget the Jap Dinner we had at Taka Basement.It was awesome.And best of all.It was really affordable.Haha.Thanks again Desmond and May.For the dinner and for the countless karaoke outings we had.Looking forward to the next one already.Thanks so much.And lastly.Although I would never had expected it.My best birthday party were organised by a group of new friends.People whom I barely knew for a month.This shows that.The best friends need not be the longest.Thank you all.Jeremiah,Zinc,Jingyi,Joey and Andrew.You guys definitely made my 21st birthday unforgettable.The dinner at Pastamania,the fireworks,thekaraoke session,the truth and dare at Jeramiah's.And of course.Who can forget the teddy bear and flowers.Thank you guys so much.And I'm glad that this time.I took pictures.Can keep the wonderful memories of this birthday with me for a long time.
Anyway.Think that I'll end off here with pictures from the 'wild night' yest.Really kinda tired after these few days of insanity.Gonna ctach up on some sleep now.Adios amigos!
Dinner at Pastamania.From left.Top 3:Jingyi,Zinc and Andrew.Bottom 3:Jeremiah,Me and Joey
The birthday cake.Real small but unbelivably good.Credit goes to Zinc who bought the cake.You go girl!
Fireworks display at the Padang after dinner.B-E-Autiful.
More fireworks.
Brownie at Buttercup Orchard Cineleisure.Just look at it.Enough said.
Andrew and his ice cream.He certainly looks very happy.
Zinc and Jerry singing a duet at KTV.
Apparently.I was so engorssed I didn't even know when this was taken.
Wassup man.Joey Andrew and me.Acting cool and all.
"Thank you all for coming to my concert.Now,let's all sing this last song together."
P.S(Oh yeah.Almost forgot.Happy Birthday Singapore!Think it's pretty fun to be celebrating my birthday and National Day at the same time.)
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Going home after school.
Watching the scenery pass by the train window.
I realised all of a sudden.
Just like the passing scenery.
Life goes on.
No matter what happens.
Even though at times.
Things may happen.
Which changes or affects people everyday.
Bringing their trains of life to a stop at a station.
And like the boarding and alighting passengers.
Memories are created and forgotten.
At these stations of life.
But eventually.
Just like the train.
We'll leave the station on the tracks of time.
Leaving the stations,events,people and memories behind.
Always moving on..
Until the end of the day comes.
Where like the trains.
We will finally be able to go home.
To our "terminal" of rest.
And finally sleep.
Until the next day.
When the passing scenery.
And stations will once again fill our everyday lives.
In the end.
Human beings are nothing.
But helpless trains.
Travelling on the rails mapped out by time.
Day by day.
Year by year.
Decade by decade.
Until the day when.
The trains are no longer able to run.
When our bodies finally say.
"I give up."
And only then.
Will we be able to rest.
In eternal tranquility.
Neo - 2004
P.S.Just an intersting thought that I thought I should share.
Also.
Finally learnt how to upload pictured onto the blog from a freind.
Thanks Frog.
Haha.You know who you are.
Anwyay.
Decided that I may as well drop by and say hi.
"Hi!"
........
OK.
Now.
For for my next dairy entry.
Enjoy guys.
The Dance Club Dairies
Chapter 4 - "You Dance.I Dance."(Part 1 -"You are the chosen ones.")
Dear Dairy.
I'm telling you.
This has gotta be the craziest and and most exciting week in my entire life.
Even though the holidays would be ending in barely 2 days time.
And I would have to go back to the tiring life of waking up at 6.30am every morning. And rushing off to school.
But who cares.Life is great.
And no.I have not gone nuts.
It's just that.
Dance Club has been so much fun lately that everything else.
Suddenly seems relatively unimportant.
Now you may be wondering why.
Hehe.Let me tell you now.
Now after the Thomas "Waterfall" incident.Dance practices basically went back to normal.With everyone getting more and more used to the prop fans with the passing of each practice.Therefore reducing the number of accidents and time we have to restart a dance sequence.And somehow coincidentally.The attendance for the practices started improving miraculously.Most likely caused by the constant nagging and repeated calls on the handphone by Madam Chan,the dance teacher in charge.And everyone knew how irritating she can be,espcially when she starts doing the "if you don't come for dance practice I'll call up your parents "stuff.Thus.Most of them probably thought the better of it and decided to avoid crossing her path by coming for dance.That included her,
Anyway.Probably realising that that the the dancers were finally getting their act together and treating dance practices more seriously.Madam Tan's temper immediately took a change for the better,so much so that she stopped scolding us completely.And even when we repeatedly made the same mistake or did a wrong move during practice,she would just smile and tell us to try again.And of course,with people like Andy,Thomas,Bryan and me around.There would never be a day whereby something funny won't happen.Occasioanlly.A lame joke here.An "Argg!My back!"there.And of course.Thomas' insistance on him having learnt ballet before and Andy mimicking his "Waterfall!"And thus,dance practices was once again filled with sounds of fun and laughter.Just like the good old days.
Now it was in the midst of the last practice in the third week when Madam Tan,or Lao Shi as we have gotten used to calling her now,suddenly told us guys to take a rest as she had something to discuss with the girls.Now.Thinking that Lao Shi probably wanted to teach the girls a particular new move again,we didn't give much thought about it and simply went to the side of the gym to rest.There,we drank some water while discussing some of the difficult moves.As usual.Even though I was the lousiest dancer among the guys at that time,I wasn't really paying attention to Andy while he was explaining to Bryan and Thomas about how to execute certain moves.Instead,I was simply staring at her fixedly in the distance,where she and the girls were seated down listening to Lao Shi.Looking at her,my thoughts were:Haiz.Even after almost 2 months in dance,I had hardly spoken to her.Much less know her better.Wonder when I would be finally be able to talk to her normally without like a friend.......Damn it.Why did I choose to enter a boy's school last time?
It was in the midst of my thoughts that all the girls suddenly gasped very loudly,and then some of then began giggling and talking among themselves about something.As they were at the other end of the gym,I couldn't really make out what Lao Shi had told them that made them react in such a big way.Yet.call it six sense or whatever,I somehow got a strange feeling that whatever it was she said,it had something to do with us.it was then that I realised that something was happening again.Lao Shi began pointing at one of the girls.With which the girl reluctantly stood up,and all the other girls began clapping their hands and cheering.It was Lindy.Hmm....She seems to have been chosen for something,I wonder what.Then,Lao Shi pointed again.This time I was really surprised.Lao Shi had chosen her!Even though it was apparent that she was really reluctant to have been chosen.Now what was Lao Shi choosing for?I was getting really curious now.Once more,she pointed.Huizhu this time.Again.The same reluctance.Suddenly all this seem to be getting uncomfortably familiar.Finally,she paused for a moment,thinking,before pointing at one final girl.This time.It was Jessie,who almost shrieked in protest but yet,couldn't do anything about stand up in the end.
Now.By this time.I really couldn't stand it any longer and decided to tell Andy and the others about what was happening.Apparently,they were all so engrossed in the discussion of a certain move that they were oblivious to what had just happened."Guys..eh guys..GUYS.LOOK.Something is happening."Only when I finally half shouted,did the 3 of them finally look up and realise what was happening.As usual,Thomas like immediately began firing away."What's happening?Neo...what's happening huh....what's happening?What happened?Tell me leh.."HELLO.If I knew,I wouldn't have to ask you guys to take a look too and figure out what's happening already.DUH.Ignoring him,me Andy and Bryan only looked on silently and curiously as we saw Lao Shi gathering her 2 student instructors and the 4 of them together and slowly made their towards our direction.Damn.Me and my stupid intuition!Now I'm sure it definitely had something to do with us!Shit.
Finally,Lao Shi and the others made their way to our end of the gym.And upon reaching here.I couldn't help but notice that Jessie,Lindy,Huizhu and her were all giggling and whispering away when they saw us.And while they stood there.Lao Shi stepped forward and said with almost a booming voice,"OK GUYS!Rested enough already right?Stand up now.I got something new to teach you guys today."Looking at each other puzzledly,we could only follow her instructions and promptly stood up one by one.With all of us standing up.I was almost dying of curiousity and in anticipation about what Lao Shi was gonna announce that I almost wanted to shout "JUST TELL US NOW ALREADY!"Which I obviously didn't.Seeing that all of us were looking at her in anticipation and curiousity.Lao Shi finally said.
"Ok guys.Today I'm gonna teach you how to do couple dance.Jessie,Lindy,Huizhu and Germac have been chosen to be each of your individual dance partners.All of you should feel proud,especially the girls.Cause you are the chosen ones.The only ones who can do this difficult dance."
(Part 1 - "You are the chosen ones."-End-)
Hello everyone.
Hmm....
The next chapter is taking some time..
Cause I have been busy with this!
Ta Da!
Hope you guys like the new look of my Blog.
Took some time.
But finally finished it.
Once again.
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Seeya!
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1000 Hits!
Argg!!!!I am going nuts!
Anyway.Thanks to all the people who have been patient enough to read my irregular and nonsensical blog till today.
Thank you all.
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Do check out wholivesnearyou.com.
It's pretty cool.
Apparently.
A lotta people are on that website already.
So I am kinda like slow.
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