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Sunday, May 09, 2004

What a great way to spend the Saturday!

As selfish as that sounds, it felt really good not to have to go for practice and instead, spend some quality time with the family. I've not seen some of them for so long and it was nice catching up with the rest of them. I'm not really sorry for missing out on practice because no matter what, VC can never be as important as my family is to me.

After that, went off to catch the ultra-lame Van Helsing. Thanks to Joker for being my Ahmad! Anyway, back to the lame movie. It was full of cheap tricks and cheesy lines and it is second only to the dumber Haunted Mansion in the "Waste of my $8.50" category.

Warning: Wala-wala is bad for the voice
I realise that if I have any intention of being a dedicated and hardworking singer, I should not go to Wala's on Friday nights. Because by the time Saturday arrives, my voice will go right to the range of the basses.

Actually I was in two minds about going. The person who was supposed to persuade me to go wasn't very good with his job. But I guess one has to take pity on the old, short, fat and balding and be just a bit nicer. Maybe we can add "unpersuasive" or "unconvincing" to his already impressive portfolio.

Once there, I was initially bored to tears and wanted to leave. The singer at that time slot was getting to me with his angsty singing and I suppose I was missing the Sham a bit. He's always the one entertaining me when I get bored. But I suppose that's the way life is - the one "left behind" will think more of the one who left than the other way round. But anyway, it all got sorted out in a while and as the drinks flowed, tongues loosened and everybody started grooving. And I was glad that I stayed, even though our mad screaming and jiving were sources of amusement and irritation to the other people. Not only that, horrors, a junior from VJ actually saw me and recognised me as someone from VC! There goes my reputation.

We broke three glasses. Waiter came and removed two tables from our vicinity. I kissed Shiyong twice (I think). Hugged many people many times. Got hugged many times too (though not a willing party for all times). Smiled for camera at least a hundred times. Wanted to sleep a couple of times. Got pulled up onto my feet the same number of times I wanted to sleep.

We are only young once, and we are the graduating class of NTU only once in our lifetimes. If it's not the time to let loose and go crazy, when would it be?

Cheers!


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yAnn at 5/09/2004 05:48:00 AM