Tuesday
SHIOK!
Finally, some enjoyment after 8 weeks of slogging it out.
It all started on Sunday, with the afternoon game of Captains' Ball in the church carpark. Boy was THAT fun...reprised my highly successful role as the goalkeeper, kept a clean sheet for a nice long time, went all the way up to 3-0 or 4-0 can't quite remember, then finally conceded the undefendable. Then went up while Ben took over...marked Isabel until she got so fed up she blurted "I can't do anything with this guying standing over me for 24 hours!" to which I replied "Sorry ma'am, it's my job..." Haha so continued to loom over Isabel and then later Ian. Then a final push at the 'posts' and finished the game 10-6. A fitting end to an exciting match with many a dented car hood.
Later, went to watch the Rainbow show with Michy and the Doc. Had an interesting chat before the show started...we were crapping about names, and about how Michy almost died trying to write her chinese name when she was young, and considering names like Ignatious (not Ignitious, you fellow car freaks...) and Theophilus, or maybe even Malachi, Mahalalal, or even Salmon. Of course, you can't have a conversation like this without including the famous NIE lecturer by the 'tasteful' name of Chew Shit Fun, or the great brazillian, Dr F*ck. Of course, then we looked at the programme and found that Rev. Lee's voice teacher was a certain Lyndon van de Pump. Man, should have done some research before the concert, could have really spiced up the conversation... So then, listened to the concert, was not bad. The singing wasn't fantastic like the VJC style, but the arrangements and the order of the songs, and also the whole thought behind it, made this one touching concert. Well, who needs the best choir when your material is inspired by God?
Then, of course, Monday. Reached Harbourfront MRT at 9:55 am, while waiting for the rest of the class to arrive. Instead, it was 0503 who arrived. By 10:20, I was the only one from my class there, while they had about 10 already. Eugene went up to get some bread, the brought it down to the station. Zhiyong took a bite, when immediately there was an announcement. "Please do not eat in the station, thank you." Zhiyong just stoned there in shock, then, and I am not making this up, dropped his bread back into the bag. So he went out to finish it up then came back. Then Jonathan was fiddling around with the volleyball. The same voice hollered through the intercom, "Please do not play with your balls in the station, or we will confiscate them." We tried very hard not to laugh. Well, they eventually left at 10:55, while I waited with my contingent of 0402 classmates, of which at that time there were...four. Well, we also eventually went up for lunch and off we went to Palawan beach. Played some volleyball, then a wee bit of football with Sian Lee and Wen Jun. Not bad for first timers, and pretty good for girls. Well, after that then the rest of the class started streaming in. Then, it started to drizzle. Well, no biggie we said, and we played Captains' Ball in the shelter. Haha, good choice to go to Palawan beach! That was even more fun. They outsmarted my role as the keeper, and we were way down early on. So I pushed up to join the attack, and boy that was when the fun started. It was a blisteringly fast paced match, with some crunching tackles from the likes of Laifung and Beizi. Yes, those two cute, usually demure little girls morphed into ball-hugging men-barging tigresses with some bite, not forgetting the other girls who also got caught up in the heat of the action. Meanwhile, Zhen Lin sure knew how to use his height and reach and basketball pedigree to great effect, while Zam showed some great tactical awareness and ball skills, sometimes even dribbling on the ground to confuse the opposition. Overall, a brilliant fast-paced game that was incredible fun. After that, took a breather as the rain started to pour. Zam and some of the rest started making rivers under the shelter for the water to pass through. Was quite fun seeing the water flow at speed down the river and eating at the bunds, meandering down and under the Giger tunnel, and out of the shelter. The rest of the day went by without much else event...another round of volleyball and a swim, and we were back on the mainland.
Went to Pastamania for dinner with our long-lost classmate Helena, who was her usual sarcastic self. Had an interesting meal at the 12 seater table, with an even more interesting phototaking session. After 2 photographs, it seems that the same 3 people were always blur. Stories of the paranormal started floating around, until one wipe of the lens solved the problem. Well well, much ado over nothing. So, after a trip down the NEL, that ended the night.
Today was quite fun too. After Illustrator/Photoshop class, we went down to Orchard for a movie. Wanted to watch the Mindhunters, but we were a wee bit late as we were a wee bit draggy in deciding which show to watch. So we decided on the Fantastic 4 at 7:30. Which of course meant I could detour to Far East to taste the best Fried Rice in the world I've ever eaten. The show itself...was entertaining, but not fantastic. If you're there for the laughs, you'll be satisfied. If you're expecting more, you'll be disappointed. Well, I guess that wraps up this update, onward to the rest of this holidays, and hopefully I'll get back some momentum by next week...
Finally, some enjoyment after 8 weeks of slogging it out.
It all started on Sunday, with the afternoon game of Captains' Ball in the church carpark. Boy was THAT fun...reprised my highly successful role as the goalkeeper, kept a clean sheet for a nice long time, went all the way up to 3-0 or 4-0 can't quite remember, then finally conceded the undefendable. Then went up while Ben took over...marked Isabel until she got so fed up she blurted "I can't do anything with this guying standing over me for 24 hours!" to which I replied "Sorry ma'am, it's my job..." Haha so continued to loom over Isabel and then later Ian. Then a final push at the 'posts' and finished the game 10-6. A fitting end to an exciting match with many a dented car hood.
Later, went to watch the Rainbow show with Michy and the Doc. Had an interesting chat before the show started...we were crapping about names, and about how Michy almost died trying to write her chinese name when she was young, and considering names like Ignatious (not Ignitious, you fellow car freaks...) and Theophilus, or maybe even Malachi, Mahalalal, or even Salmon. Of course, you can't have a conversation like this without including the famous NIE lecturer by the 'tasteful' name of Chew Shit Fun, or the great brazillian, Dr F*ck. Of course, then we looked at the programme and found that Rev. Lee's voice teacher was a certain Lyndon van de Pump. Man, should have done some research before the concert, could have really spiced up the conversation... So then, listened to the concert, was not bad. The singing wasn't fantastic like the VJC style, but the arrangements and the order of the songs, and also the whole thought behind it, made this one touching concert. Well, who needs the best choir when your material is inspired by God?
Then, of course, Monday. Reached Harbourfront MRT at 9:55 am, while waiting for the rest of the class to arrive. Instead, it was 0503 who arrived. By 10:20, I was the only one from my class there, while they had about 10 already. Eugene went up to get some bread, the brought it down to the station. Zhiyong took a bite, when immediately there was an announcement. "Please do not eat in the station, thank you." Zhiyong just stoned there in shock, then, and I am not making this up, dropped his bread back into the bag. So he went out to finish it up then came back. Then Jonathan was fiddling around with the volleyball. The same voice hollered through the intercom, "Please do not play with your balls in the station, or we will confiscate them." We tried very hard not to laugh. Well, they eventually left at 10:55, while I waited with my contingent of 0402 classmates, of which at that time there were...four. Well, we also eventually went up for lunch and off we went to Palawan beach. Played some volleyball, then a wee bit of football with Sian Lee and Wen Jun. Not bad for first timers, and pretty good for girls. Well, after that then the rest of the class started streaming in. Then, it started to drizzle. Well, no biggie we said, and we played Captains' Ball in the shelter. Haha, good choice to go to Palawan beach! That was even more fun. They outsmarted my role as the keeper, and we were way down early on. So I pushed up to join the attack, and boy that was when the fun started. It was a blisteringly fast paced match, with some crunching tackles from the likes of Laifung and Beizi. Yes, those two cute, usually demure little girls morphed into ball-hugging men-barging tigresses with some bite, not forgetting the other girls who also got caught up in the heat of the action. Meanwhile, Zhen Lin sure knew how to use his height and reach and basketball pedigree to great effect, while Zam showed some great tactical awareness and ball skills, sometimes even dribbling on the ground to confuse the opposition. Overall, a brilliant fast-paced game that was incredible fun. After that, took a breather as the rain started to pour. Zam and some of the rest started making rivers under the shelter for the water to pass through. Was quite fun seeing the water flow at speed down the river and eating at the bunds, meandering down and under the Giger tunnel, and out of the shelter. The rest of the day went by without much else event...another round of volleyball and a swim, and we were back on the mainland.
Went to Pastamania for dinner with our long-lost classmate Helena, who was her usual sarcastic self. Had an interesting meal at the 12 seater table, with an even more interesting phototaking session. After 2 photographs, it seems that the same 3 people were always blur. Stories of the paranormal started floating around, until one wipe of the lens solved the problem. Well well, much ado over nothing. So, after a trip down the NEL, that ended the night.
Today was quite fun too. After Illustrator/Photoshop class, we went down to Orchard for a movie. Wanted to watch the Mindhunters, but we were a wee bit late as we were a wee bit draggy in deciding which show to watch. So we decided on the Fantastic 4 at 7:30. Which of course meant I could detour to Far East to taste the best Fried Rice in the world I've ever eaten. The show itself...was entertaining, but not fantastic. If you're there for the laughs, you'll be satisfied. If you're expecting more, you'll be disappointed. Well, I guess that wraps up this update, onward to the rest of this holidays, and hopefully I'll get back some momentum by next week...
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