"Sunday, 26 February '09
OUR SPECIAL GIRL TURNS 19!! Champa chose time, venue and itinerary with (I think) Laurent and Melvin and I was really thankful because I think we all simply had a great time. Of course, it would have been better if we could have started earlier instead of Isabella, Fiqri, Melvin and I having to wait for dear Champa to arrive *late* at Dover MRT station. Oh well, one always has to come fashionably late, especially when it's your own party, right?

After getting fetched by Laurent from the, err, first floor of his condo, where Champa was seized with fits of laughter because supposedy of our escort, we went up and got things started. Kar Yee came just behind us, making me wonder whether we were really slow or she walks extra fast. Namely, we just played games and Laurent was in the kitchen cooking. Haha. Guilty, I just busted my way into the kitchen and disturbed him to let me help, which wasn't much really since I just ended up just passing him stuff most of the time. Man, if only I can cook too. And him and his parents were so nice to have purchased everything for us, plus Champa's aunt and uncle providing the biggest karaoke room FOC. This party was definitely ideal, especially for poor students like us (well, except for Melvin and his LV fetish) since the whole day cost nothing. Haha. That makes us really reeaaalllyyy happy, more notably for constantly broke people like me. After a scrumptious dinner of our just made Mac 'N' Cheese Thomas Jefferson style, roasted chicken and a yummy healthy salad, it was time to walk over for karaoke time.

Since before, I never really understood Asians and their "morbid" interest in karaoke. Filipinos, Singaporeans, Koreans...EVERYONE does it. After a couple of failed tries back in Fairfield times where we just ended up mostly too embarassed to sing, just staring and eating, I swore off KTV forever. Until that day. Haha. It turns out to be a lot of fun, with the right mood and the right people. Of course, Isabella refused to hold the mic the whole night through, the stubborn, free-spirited and anti-conformist person that she is. Even Fiqri tried a few tunes, though it ended up mostly in Melvin's hands the whole night through anyways. Argh, HIM AND HIS CHINESE SONGS. Really, after so many Chinese songs warble by the warped songbird that is Melvin, we had enough. I think we sang so much we could have lost our voices, trying to reach high notes or crazy ranges. We reminisced old favourites such as Linkin Park and even much older ones from Abba and The Carpenters. Somehow I could envision us like this 20 years down the road, older but not neccessarily wiser (especially in Melvin's case).

Then it was time to go home, since the next day was still a school day, except for some people who had a self-declared holiday. We walked towards Buona Vista MRT, all tired but happy, me mistaking on the way that One Rochester was some Chinese restaurant. Laurent was nice enough to help me watch out for my bus in my blinded state and see me off to the bus. Hee. Thanks dude. Oh, and I feel quite apologetic to his family, us being a rowdy bunch even while just playing Monopoly and Cluedo (argh, sounds so nerdy doesn't it?).

Photos and videos later. Blogger is currently being retarded."




quoted from christine's blog. I'm sorry, but she did it quite well, so i gotta say. kudos to christine! whoohoohoo!

notes: I was laughing my head off because of laurent's shirt. we had barely walked in when we were met by a guy wearing a blue picnic blanket and grey slacks. I'm sorry, but i think the fact tt laurent was wearing a collared shirt and long pants while his usual outfits include t shirts and shorts just got me laughing my head off.

so sue me. It was quite funny really.


we have had a good day that day. the fact tt i delayed the posting of it shows two things:

no. 1: i am a born procrasinator.
no. 2 : there are better writers out there.


( sorry, its just an excuse for my laziness....)

anyway, i've got wonderful presents! a black shawl, chocolate, 2 new necklaces ( one good luck charm, one which i am wearing now), an award for best fren ( a medal and an award together, thanks much, fikri!) and all the funniest acts tt day.


funny really, many teenagers go clubbing and drink their way through the birthday on tt day. Me, i play board games, eat mac and cheese, chicken and salad , and go singing " lady marmalade" on the karaoke floor. So yeah....THANKS LAURENT! AFTER ALL THE BUGGING, YOU ACTUALLY MADE MAC AND CHEESE FOR ME!!!REMIND ME NEVER BUG YOU AS MUCH AGAIN NEXT TIME! YAY TO THE CHEF! AND A GOOD THING YOU KEPT ME OUT OF THE KITCHEN!

and speaking of which....YAY TO ALL OF YOU WHO SENT ME ALL THOSE MESSAGES ON MY PHONE AS WELL AS FACEBOOK! i never felt so loved! (yeah right, not really loved, but happy.)

and best of all, yay to all those who were with me!

christine, a good singer, there is nobody , nobody who can sing as well as you.( clap clap).

Laurent, for the food , the dry comments, the falling curtain as well as the backup dancing and singing, yay! krauser san forever! we should do a cover of satsugai together! ( complete with music video as well as scary closeups of your face....heeheehee).

Isa, for being her sardonic self as well as a competitive, " ARGGHHHHH!!! WHY CAN'T I BUY MAYFAIR!!!I DUN HAVE ANY MONEY!!" sequence. That was also complete with a , " YAY~! I BOUGHT THREE RAILWAYS! I'M A MONOPOLY! I HAVE MONEY NOW!"( yeah, we get scary playing monopoly.)

fikri, for just being himself. tuck out your shirt next time, dear lad.and sing more often too.i love the award!

Kar Yee, her usual sacarstic self brought the house( mostly the curtain ) down. you are a surprisingly good singer! let's go singing more often next time!

Melvin, being his usual crazy self, on the piano, while singing all his old chinese songs ( while making tons of chinese mistakes. isa was shouting them out while he was singing), while dancing ( pls, no more shaking your ass. its blinding)and for just being there while taunting me with a present.

Siti, while not being there, gave me a wonderful present as well as a moving letter.


and all to the rest of you guys....just for being yourselves. thank you. thank you so much.



my god. this turned into a corny blog post. remind me, update my blog more so tt it turns out into this.....


post script:

why does everyone pan pierce brosnan's performance in Mamma Mia? Come on, he was indeed james bond, but he's a decent singer, its not as if he sang out of tune!and besides, how could you pan him?! he's gorgeous! like the other guys ( starts listing down): geroge clooney, richard gere, jeremy irons, russell brand, daniel radcliffe, abhichek babchan, john abrahams, shah rukh khan, imran khan....yes the last few are bollywood actors, sue me! they're hot !)I'm listening to the soundtrack of mamma mia! the movie, and his performance was decent in S.O.S.! remind me, continue singing " does your mother know?" a wonderful song, in my opinion.