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Tuesday, June 28, 2005


Thanks for the Memories...for the times I'll never forget...


Song of the moment: Engelbert Humperdinck - Last Waltz

But the love we had was goin' strong
Through the good and bad we'd get along
And then the flame of love died in your eye
My heart was broke in two when you said goodbye

I had the last waltz with you
Two lonely people together
I fell in love with you
The last waltz should last forever

It's all over now
Nothing left to say
Just my tears and the orchestra playing
Last Waltz by Engelbert Humperdinck

That should have been said has been said. From next week onwards, I'll be going to SKMC permanently. My mom is without a doubt, delighted at my decision to finally join them there. Others, like Blond for example, feels rather disappointed that I'll be moving over there. Then there are those, like Sin Eng, whom I feel expected it to happen sooner or later, so he wasn't as surprised or disappointed as Blond was.
Perhaps, one thing I should have done was to tell Shu Hui, Cari-ann, Joanne and Daniel (my 'clique' in HKMC) of my decision. Guess I couldn't develop the nerve to tell them...should anyone of you be reading this, Shu Hui the most likely suspect, I am very sorry for not telling you in person. I really hope you'll respect my decision in this matter and not pursue it any further. I know that I left the Church on bad and uneasy(?) terms with certain people. Hopefully, without my somewhat constant presence in HKMC, you'll all feel better (especially someone who's rather hypocritical there, how can you hate another fellow Christian and still go to church?).
Please do note, that while my mom's rather constant nagging about this matter was a factor, me going to SKMC was a totally personal decision. It is of my own free will and the reasons for it I have already explained to Blond and Sin Eng, which they have accepted gracefully. For the rest of you guys, I guess you'll find out sooner or later.

Added in a display user drawing function into the program. So that leaves velocity/time graph and grading of drawing. The two toughest parts of the entire project. Anyone knowledgeable in JAVA, please help.

Last Wednesday, I went to work as an usher at Engelbert Humperdinck's one night only concert at Singapore Expo. Sure the work was tough (Can you imagine what it feels like standing for about an hour++ ripping tabs of several thousand tickets and trying to direct the customers to the ushers in the hall at the same time?) but it was worth every minute of it. The atmosphere at the concert was amazing and the songs he sung, well, let's just say he definitely puts the capital 'C' in the word 'Classic'. Engelbert Humperdinck is really a singer in a class of his own and his songs were really moving. Besides, getting paid $20 and watching the concert for free is a definite plus point.

Had the TNT ('The Nanyang Times' for those of you who don't know...) orientation on Saturday. Mardina forgot to take the keys for the room (sigh...) and with her being in the NDP sign language classes, it was up to the sub-editor (or rather Vice-President) of TNT, namely myself of course, to take charge of things.
We had to settle with our orientation being out in the open 'court' on level 3 of the SDC (Student Development Center, where all the CCA rooms are...). Started slow (or rather, it was slow all the way through), but it was alright, thanks to the games which Hue Min organized. Then we finally took over the room being used by Community Service Club (CSC) for the sign language classes which I mentioned earlier after some haggling by SAO (Student Affairs Officer) Janette, who was incidentally in charge of both CSC and TNT (at least there are some advantages(?) to having the same SAO for two clubs). Mardina then took over proceedings by introducing the club and our various activities (mainly interviewing people, writing articles, photo-taking at school events etc...).
While we were having lunch break, the Sakuran Japanese Cultural Club who were also having their orientation, performed the dance for Love Revolution by Morning Musume for some disabled kids who were also having some event in the area (busy place it was that day, the SDC...). Me being a semi-rabid fan of Morning Musume, resisted the urge to shout out asking where was Maki Goto or Natsumi Abe. I thought their dance was pretty good, considering I was standing at the back looking at them from an angle where all I could see was a couple of backsides and their side profile (just being honest...).
Anyway, back to the topic, after a couple more games, assigning articles to a few of the newbies and some weird events (like me chasing out a stray cockroach from the room...), the orientation came to an end. I felt that some of the new members were kind of bored out by the end of the orientation but at least they got to know us and a few of the other newbies. The survival of the club will depend on this new generation...
Sadly, no chio xiao mei mei's(lol). Other than maybe...

Then I had a 'gay' outing today. Went out with part of the 'gang', namely SJ, Jon and myself, to watch 'A Lot Like Love'. SJ was complaining about how horribly 'gay' it was for three guys to go watch a romantic movie (well, it WAS kinda weird to have no female company...) and was saying how he would disassociate himself from us should he be spotted by any of his outside friends.
I did have one 'gay' outing before with Terrence when we went to watch 'Wo xiang jia ge you qian ren' (Marry a rich man) a couple of years back (it was a kinda 'urgh' experience for both of us and a little funny for me too...we were sitting at the 'inside' of the side seats when 2 girls, one rather chio, the other horizontally challenged, came to our row. The chio girl decide to move into the row first, meaning that she'll be sitting next to Terrence. I was like 'Darn it! I should have let Terrence go in first' while Terrence was grinning happily to me. Then suddenly, for some reason, she decided to change seats with her horizontally challenged friend. In the end, I was the one trying to control my laughter while Terrence was cursing his luck.).
Really, why is it alright for three girls to watch a romantic movie together while it's weird to have three guys in the same position? In the end, it's all about the impression that we would like to give other people. The macho-macho image perhaps, or maybe the Sensitive New Age Guy (SNAG) image? It's tough for us guys...
The movie was pretty good. It was rather romantic and funny while not being over cliche in its use of romantic settings. However, I was rather annoyed by their going through the years kind of thing, which although necessary, kind of interrupted the flow of the movie a bit. Overall, a 4 out of 5 stars from me.

To Hakka and all my Sunday School teachers, thank you for bringing me up in a christ-like manner. To 'our clique', may our friendship continue to stay strong. To CA, thank you for just being there. I was really glad to get to know someone like you. May we continue to be friends always.
Thanks for the Memories, HKMC, for the times I'll never forget...
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