My 23rd bdae
Friday, July 07, 2006 2:21 AM
On July 1st, i checked into the chalet i booked to celebrate my 23rd bdae, n oso to act as a gathering for cd rama stuffs.
At noon, I met Wendy, full-timer @ the bus stop opp hougang sports hall. i was late by like a few mins, cuz i waited 4 the bus 165 4 full 20 mins. bloody bus! then we walked over to mac, where we were to meet up wif another collegue, pt-timer. We reached mac n couldnt' locate him, so we tot he's waiting @ the bus stop, as we did say "mac de bus stop meet". we reach the bus stop n no sign of him. So we called him. no ans, so we wait 4 him to call back. when he called back, it's like 20 past noonn he said tat he's still @ hm as he's doing his project.
At arnd half past 12, he reached. (actually he's living near where we meet) We walked over to a coffee shop to eat lunch. After tat, we went to take bus 88 to pasir ris. when we reached it's like 1:30pm n we went to purchase our bbq stuffs @ white sand shopping mall. we had quite much fun in ntuc as we all looking arnd n deciding which to buy. Over @ the wine section we had much fun. we knew nth much abt wine n we were like 'di-gum di-gum' which brand to buy. we spent quite some time there deciding. After tat we went to pay 4 the sutffs. dis time rnd, i'm pretty qing song, cuz i'm nt the one to push the trolley arnd n carry heavy stuffs. my collegue took most of the heavy stuffs. hehe... Tks eh KT... Tks a lot!
At a few mins past 3, we're waiting at the taxi stand 4 a cab. i suggested to take a cab as i saw we had quite a heavy load n i dun tink it's convenient to take the bus. We waited 4 quite some time n very few cabs come in. So i asked if want to call cab nt, dey say no need. As luck has it, suddenly a lot of cabs came in. So, we gt into 1 pretty fast. the cab driver is quite nice lor. when we reach downtown east, my collegue gt off n started to unload the boot while i pay the fare. then i gt out n help unload. the cab driver even came out to see if we needed help nt. oso while at the white sand taxi stand, he even got out of the cab n try to help us load the stuffs.
At arnd 4pm, after we checked in, we went out to cheers to buy our left over items, like wire mesh, charcoal n drinks. again, my collegue KT took the heavy stuffs, charcoal n drinks, while wendy n me took lighter things. i pratically took nth. ha ha. Then we went back n get started on preparing the food. KT gt his hands on the corn, while wendy wrapped the baby carrots. I went into the bathroom to prepare the chicken, pork n wings. after everything was set, it was arnd half past 5. We sat down n slack a bit b4 KT and wendy went off to ride bicycle.
At 7, they came back sweating n we prepare some more food. KT decided to try on the wine we bought n when he opened it, he realised that need a wine opener to open it. When he couldnt borrow it, he reluctantly went out to cheers to purchase it. when he came back, nt only he bought the opener, he bought marshmellows too, which we forgot to buy. ha ha.
At mins past 8, we started to take things downstairs to start bbq. it was getting late n most ppl have nt arrived yet, so we dilly-dallied a while b4 we go down. Just as we were gng down, 2 guests arrived. my ex-collegues, Evelyn n Eugene. They helped lightened our loads n we went down to start our fire. KT started to arrange the charcoal n i lighted the starters 4 him. after a rocky start, we finally gt the fire started. of course, with Eugene's help too. he helped to fan the fire. ha ha. nt long aft, my 2 frenz arrived. dey gave me flowers n i happily accepted. but then, jan wanted to give me my present in front of my collegues! 0.0"" i told my collegues tat it was a gathering b4 i leave 4 germany, n i didn't tell em it's 4 my bdae. so, i push the present back to jan n told her to give it to me when we were in the room.
At arnd 10 past 10, jolene, other pt-timer, arrived. actually the gang wanted to leave le, but jolene msg me to tell em to wait 4 her to arrive. when she arrived, i introduced her to the ex-staffs, n ex-staffs to her. so they noe one another. jus mins after she arrived, they were leaving. it's pretty late n nxt day wendy n KT need to work. N dey leave w/o finishing the wine! URGH!!
At 11, another guest arrived. QH, ex-promoter of blue max. when she gt there, we started continue bbqing n talked. we chit chat a lot of thing, almost everything under the sun (or rather moon). at some poit, when she gt up to take some of her things down, she oso brought down my frenz. we started to chit chat n it was well into early morn b4 my frenz went up to sleep. the 3 of us continued to chit chat n chit chat until arnd half past 4 in the morn we went up. we took turns to bathe and when we r done bathing, it was mins past 5. They intended to stay awake thru/o the nite cuz dey need to leave early morn. So we played cards. we played Big 2 n 1st time is QH won. then followed by Jolene, then me. it was 1 full turn b4 the win stuck on me. ha ha. then QH like nt happy (mock angry/upset) she used the pillow to hit jolene's buttocks n tat rnd, she won! ha ha. then we said tat jolene's buttocks r "zao cai pi gu". she continued to hit the nxt rnd, but it was me who won. he he.
At 6 in the morning, we had one last rnd, cuz jolene said tat it's nt fun as she didn't win, cept the 2nd rnd. so she declared tat match the last match, which she......won! ha ha. in actual fact, it's due to QH need to drive in the morn, she she needed the sleep in order to drive well. after dey went to sleep, i went on to my comp trying to write up the stories. after a while, my mind is total blank n my eyes lids r getting heavier, i decided to sleep. when i turn rnd, i saw my space is being taken! i actually was to sleep btwn jolene n jan on the bed, while jo n QH on the pulled out bed. tat jan ah, sleep like log, tried to push her away, she wont budge, try to get her wake up she oso wont budge. in the end, i sat on the stool n put my head on the table.
At 8, i culdn sleep as my sleeping position nt correct, n i get very sore on my shoulders n neck. as my curtains r closed, no light culd shine in. so it didnt look like it's already 8. i culdnt take it anymore, i sat on the floor n put my head on the stool to try sleep. it was like a while later when jo sat up on the bed. as i culdnt sleep, i kept opening my eyes to see any movements on the bed. finally i saw jo sitting up on her bed, i quickly like "pasat ah soh" like tat waving my hand frantically and say "excuse me! excuse me! excuse me!" den i lied flat on her bed on my stomach. waaa... tat's the most comfortable feeling on earth at moment 4 me.
At 11:30, i woke up hearing voices. i saw only jan n jo, so i asked where my collegues were. they said they left earlier on. i saw on the table tat dey left a note 4 me. it was a bdae greeting and a note saying tat dere's a present 4 me. after tat, jo called her fren HP to buy breakfast on her way in 4 us.
At 12:30, jan n i went out to buy more food as it's nt enough 4 tat day's bbq. n more drinks too. then, my other grp of frenz were coming n they were leaving a short while after tat, so we have to start bbq in the afternoon, under the great hot sun. when my frenz arrived, they said it's too hot n went on to ride bicycle. we started the bbq as we're hungry le. we maintained the fire til dey came back n dey took over as we're done. i went up to the room n being too tired, n nt getting enough sleep, i fell asleep. it was later when i woke up, some of my frenz left.
At 4:30, i woke up n went down wanted to help them clear those stuffs. Jo n HP decided to go ktv, but tat day i wasnt into it, so i declined. instead, i went out wif my other fren karen n cindy, who wanted to go bowling. jan wanted to stay in room, but i managed to get her out n come along wif us. little did we noe, downtown east is having a renovation of their carpark, so the building where bowling alley used to be is taken down. so, no choice we walked to white sand shopping center to walk walk.
At half past 10, we went separate ways. karen n cindy went home while me n jan went back to chalet. earlier on when i passed KFC, i smelt the fragrance of fried chicken, i wanted to eat it. so jan n i went to buy KFC to go back to room to eat.
At mins b4 midnite, jo came back frm ktv n as i promised, i n jan went out to meet her. we checked out hotmails on the free internet provided 4 a while b4 we went back to the room. after we showered, we slacked 4 a while b4 we cut the cake i bought earlier on. after tat, we played rounds of Big 2 n we on my laptop to listen to music. it went well into the night n i'm nt sure is our voices too loud or our music too loud, nxt door banged on the door to tell us to quiet down. i dun tink dey're able to hear lor, afterall, dere's walls btwn us. n even if dey're asleep, dey shldnt able to hear anything de lor... crazy ppl. our music r nt tat loud at all lor... ASSHOLES! bloody idiots! anyway, after a while, we decided to go to bed.
At 9, i woke up to my rooster alarm. me being nt able to sleep enough, lai chuang lai until dey r done washing up. after tat, we finished the cake n packed up all our stuffs n checked out. after tat, i had a lot of things to carry home, n i lazy to take bus, so i suggested to take a cab hm. whf jan helping me to carry some. we dropped jo @ her hse on the way back.
At arnd 2, i went to ps to meet up wif em 4 a movie. we wanted to watch 3pm den show, but selling fast, seats nt good, so we ended up watching a 5+ movie. when we came out, it's already 8+. We went on 4 dinner @ cafe cartel. after tat, i went to carrefour to buy my luggage bag. i initially wanted to take mrt hm, but tot of having to carry up n down the bus, it's nt tat convenient, so i phone my father if it's possible to come fetch me. but my father dun have the car wif him, it's wif my mother, so i phoned her to come fetch me.
It was an eventful 3 days 4 me as i get to meet up wif my ex collegues n frenz. I had a thoroughly fun and happy time esp. on 1st july. it's fun to see wendy n KT 'arguing' arnd n its enjoyable to chit chat wif QH n jolene til early morn. TKS to all who have attended this chalet! Thanks a lot! Domo Arigato Gozaimashita! Xie Xie! Timakasi! Nandri!........etc.......