as i commented to my friends in the car ride home at 5.30am this morning
'this weekend is like intensive pre-departure gatherings. as if to make up for all the years we didn't meet up'
(i was still groggy from being woken up at 5.15am..but i think that's what i said)
jf is leaving for melbourne today to do his phd
yes, PhD!!!
omg...he's gonna be doctor tan in 3.5 years...
okie, anyway, cos wp also just arrived back from sweden last weekend...
this weekend was like a 'goodbye jf welcome home wp' thing.
started off with dinner with almost the whole CS kakis gang at plaza singapura...
actually, it started off with the guys being late and me being early (the usual practice if u are wondering...these guys just have a teensy problem with punctuality for some reasons i cannot fathom...pl was late too, but she works at boon lay, so that's acceptable. but anyway....)
oh, and i forgot my handphone so even though jf was on time, he couldn't contact me. that's my fault :
then cos i came straight from work, i was s.t.a.r.v.i.n.g. and developed gastric pains :(
so, the weekend started off with pre-dinner makan at swensen's...
followed by yummy dinner at crystal jade (the porridge there is fantastic...)
after that, 6 of us went to kbox at cineleisure
yes, my first kbox visit in singapore! yay!
but...it was kinda disappointing cos only 4 of us were singing...
and then, after like just over an hour, 3 of them left..leaving edwin, wp and me there to sing -_-
cold blankets...
but...we still try to have fun lah...
esp wp and edwin who decided to try and sing F.I.R. songs and then ended up almost screeching *muahahaha*
i, on the other hand, was feeling abit lost without my gals singing jay's songs with me :(
ahh, the whole room to the 3 of us...ktv never felt so comfy before
dun they look happy? actually they are really amused cos they are trying to sing a F.I.R. song and is having trouble hitting the key :P
and friday night/sat morning ended at 2+ am with the 3 of us taking NR8 home to BB. concusse the whole way home...reach home and concuss immediately...need to get enough sleep for sat's activities!
woke up at 9am on sat morning...while getting ready to meet wp and edwin at BB MRT, got a sms from wp that the time to meet has changed to a later time. well...at least he bothers to sms and let us know lah :P
so, finally met and made our way to clementi to meet pl...then jf drove us all to eugene's house for lunch. got there early and spent like 1.5h in eugene's room (oh yes, he has cable tv in his ROOM...what luxury...) watching amazing race 9 and EPL goals (the guys are the usual man-U+soccer fanatics...pl and i were like *ZZzzzzzz*), and also drinking home-made chinchow. it was yummy and cooling...and then, it was lunch time...
many thanks to eugene's mum and maid for yummy nasi kuning lunch
home-cooked nasi kuning *yummy* and it was really spicy...good thing we had cooling chinchow to wash it all down :D
the view from eugene's living room. he can see the NDP fireworks from his windows!
so, after lunch, we set off to east coast park for some good'ol cycling and rollerblading. there were 7 of us, but there were 3 cars...dun ask me why...
and so, yesterday marks the first time i actually seriously learn how to rollerblade. the stats? okie, bladed for about 2 hours, fell down 7 times (all landing on my left bum) including 3 down-slope and 1 down a hump and 1 where i ended up sitting on edwin's rear bike tyre. -_-
my left bum feels so bruised now...good thing i am not osteopenic, if not, i'll be in the hospital now with my left leg in a SLT for L)#NOF *sigh* but, i had fun despite all the falls. it's like when i went ski-ing. falling down was part of the fun...i guess -_-
of course, with all of us together, a group shot is a must...
i personally love this pic. i think we all look very sporty and fit (ermm...pictures dun always tell the truth mah :)
so, after 2 'gruelling' hours on blades, i was officially knackered and in pain. and so, we split up after that. ended up with jf, wp and me heading off to BB nature park (ermm..just for fun lah). then we found out that the 'lake' there is home to some freshwater lobster/crayfish thingie. jf is now determined to go there and catch some to cook the next time he is back in sg for vacation :P after that, headed off to bukit timah market for dinner. cai tow kuey with sugarcane juice *yyyuummmm*
headed home after that...showered, rest and then, off to meet edwin, wp and pl for the night time gathering at jf's place...
well, it was actually more comp game night for the guys. some new game which jf got all the guys hooked on *shrugs shoulder* so, while the four guys are playing game on 4 laptops and in 2 separate rooms, pl and i lounged in front of the tv watching 'someone like u' and being amused by the guys oblivion to what's happening out of the comp screen...
these 4 guys din even know i was right behind them taking pics. such is the power of the game they were playing *shrugs shoulder*
shhh..do not disturb them... actually, nothing could disturb them...
pl and i feeling kinda extra just sitting there and watching tv (and feeling kinda sian and sleepy) -_-
pl and i fell asleep soon after. through the night/morning, i would occasionally rouse from my sleep and hear the 'bang bang shing shang boom' coming from the guys' comps, and their 'oh no i'm dead! have to wait for 1.5 mins!! quick quick, what's wp/edwin/jf/errol doing?!'...
unfortunately, i still fail to appreciate the beauty of the game :
at about 5.15 am, i vaguely heard jf saying 'good morning'. i woke up to the unfamiliar silence as the guys have finished their game and is packing up. and so, pl and i washed up and got a lift home from edwin. came come, flopped on to bed and concussed till 10.30am...
right now, gonna just laze around until time to meet wp later to go to airport to send jf off.
sadness starting to shroud me...
i hate separations...
sigh...
and i hate the fact that the weekend is now coming to an end...
wonder if i can still salsa tmr with such an aching bum *grimace*
ooh...i need a spa retreat!
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back from the airport...
after leaving and returning via changi airport for the last 4 years...
u would think i am numb to the barrage of emotions associated with the airport...
but, i am not...
the departure hall remains as the place of sadness...
of separation and tears
the arrival hall remains as the place of happiness...
of reunion and laughter...
and though i am used to friends leaving and returning...
i can't help but feel the same as i did 2 years ago...
when the guys started leaving melbourne for their exchange elsewhere...
watching jf walked through the doors and intermittently turning back to wave goodbye...
i was reminded of the emotional scene i was caught in back when i was in sec 2
and one of the NCC seniors was leaving singapore to study in australia...
everyone was crying...except me...
at that time, i thought i was stronger...so i didn't shed any tears...
then i realise...
that the tears represent the sadness...
when the tears dry, the sadness diminishes...
but when i hold it all inside...
the tears accumulated within...till the gates open and the flood begins...
so i am not stronger...
i am just...less able to express my feelings? *shrugs shoulders*
but of course, no one cried today...
and though i am sad and sighing away...
i know i won't shed any tears...
because i've learnt that every reunion comes with the potential of a separation...
and with every separation, the next reunion becomes even more precious :
no one knows when will be the next time this group of people are gonna get together for a photo again :
to jf: good luck with ur PhD studies. will miss you and see you on msn! :)
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