Had class chalet on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. It was not fantastic, neither was it that bad. Met up with XY, the HTC at around 3 pls at Vivo, before carrying all the foodstuff to his house for marinating. Took a taxi all the way to East Coast. Only Cliff And Dinesh were there. Didn't look too good. There were only 4 of us, and its a class chalet! Then, more came...What a relief! So, it was a total of nine people for the first night. The guys went cycling around, while the girls slept in the chalet for a short while. Then, we went to mac, met up with the girls there before cycling all the way to Bedok Jetty. Chatting all the way till the sun rose. Beautiful! I realised that it was the first time I stayed overnight to see the Sun rise. The entire process starting with a hint of light in the darkness, followed by the ball of fire creeping over the great horizon, gradually lighting up the whole sky. I have viewed so many sunsets but never a sunrise, which was such a pity...Sun rise symbolises the new hope for the day...Had a mac breakfast, then gotta leave to see Bro Paul for the inteview. Took taxi again. Divided the fare with Clara. I must say that this chalet exhausted lots of my savings. Drinks, Taxi fares, bicycles, e.t.c Sigh, but must say it was worth it despite it all. Went to visit bro paul with my mum. The encounter with the polar bear was somewhat nerve wrecking...Will mention that in my next post. stay tuned.
Returned to the chalet. It was around 7...And the rest were at Ubin. Met up with Ben and Tarun. Damn. Ben brought his own bike, while I had to stick to lousy rented ones. wadeva! Anyway, glad that Tarun could make it since he was busy with Band stuff. At least he made an effort to turn up unlike some others. Its alright if he had to leave soon after, at least he showed support for the event organiser, or the class.
Cycled on a tandem bike, then I discovered how hard it really was to cycle as a pair. I cannot chiong like what I always do solo. In fact I was wobbling all the way. I think I know now. The person behind me should be lighter. Cycling with Tarun...Extremely wobbly. Cycling with Cliff, somewhat wobbly. Cycling with Ben, steady, but the occasional wobble. Cycling with Yvonne, steady and under control, well, but that did not mean I could cycle without hands....
Slept more on that night after the BBQ. Cliff was "territorial" on the bed, even though he was sleeping. Go figure!
Dinesh was sleeping soundly. The rest of us were making jokes and talking crap.
Early that morning, I discovered XY sleeping on the steps. Gosh, How did he end up there?
Cycled to Bedok Jetty again. This time, the sun was obscured by the clouds...sad...
On a serious note,
This whole event seemed more like a clique gathering than a class thing, and I am happy with it. I understand from the organiser how hard it is to organise this class gathering, and so little people turns up. It does get really frustrating. I also saw the great pain in others who tried organising events for the class. Now, let's just be happy about those who turned up yea? Who gives a damn about those who did not bother. They are not worth being frustrated about. If they wanna put studies first in the line, or whatever instead of the class, they very well can. Instead of getting pissed over such people, let's just not give a damn about them. Focus on the happier stuff, yea?
I enjoyed it. The programmes were okay, nothing fantastic. But in the end, it is the company of friends that salvages everything. I love my friends. I will never forget this last gathering together, for me that is... Unless, somewhat is gonna take trouble to organise something else. Christmas party anyone? haha.
Oh and just remembered. We burnt a table plus a towel!!! They've been disposed far away from our chalet amongst some bush...Fingers crossed, nobody will find out.
