catching up

went to CP for lunch with Mosquito and Yao-nie. it felt like more than 2 weeks since we last met, the 3 of us. as usual we have to keep this hush-hush in case Ash gets jealous haha but every gatherin is great and always full of laughter. somehow the new cd we're airplaying now has 庾澄慶's "靜靜的". and everytime i hear tt song i'll be reminded of Shawn, how he use to love this song so much. he'll tell me why Harlem toned down for this song and then he'll ask me to pay attention to the humming intro. it's now become a must-K song for us, next to that Lee Sheng Jie duet. i miss the good old days.

his bday a few mths back.

then it's off to town to meet Lyn and Echo, and while walkin, i saw a band march past. it's nice to see a marching band after so long. felt a little reminiscent of the army days. anyway they were playing christmas songs, and i was quite shocked. i thought they're gonna play smthin serious. but the xmas songs definitely left a wide smile across my face. on top of the new rendition, what attracted me to it was perhaps the spirit of happiness tt comes with xmas songs, and somehow i got a lil excited now tt it's the holiday season again.

oh i heard a preppy rendition of "stand by me" at far east today. they're having some contest and i tot it's such a uber hip remake. i wana hippify some oldies too.

so i met Lyn, Echo Cheong, Abby and her BF for dinner at PS cafe cartel. it's been a yr since we last gathered, and again we're at PS. these peeps, with the exception of Nicholas who is Abby's bf, were my lovely SISPEC mates. Echo i met since BMT, but we nv really got close until at SISPEC, when the old section 2 ppl stuck together more. there i got close to keay and "Nicole" and fairoz too. me wasnt close to the girls at all durin Sispec, but after BSLC, me and Lyn got posted to signals. only a handful of us were posted there (one of which being Chewy) and me and Lyn ended up being in the same platoon. we depended on each other since we're the most familiar thing we know. thru lessons and being ICs together, we connected. and since Abby was close to Lyn since the beginning (and Echo and Abby having bonded at sispec alrdy), the 4 of us somehow got together and started having gatherings at Amara food court, PS, once in a while. "once in a while" is an understatement, considerin our last outing was one yr ago! i'm glad we finally caught up.

me, Abby, and her bf Nicholas

what a difference a yr makes, really. last yr our conversation revolved about Agnes, a girl-turn-bad from Sispec, and common fren amongst us. abby, being in the same unit with her, wld tell us all the juicy gossips bout how she dumped a nice guy for a bastard, how she's two-timing guys and flirting with them, her bad dress sense, etc etc. it was hilarious. somehow this time we talked less bout her. instead we were busy catching up on the past yr and filling in each other on future plans.

both of the ladies plan to leave SAF within the next few yrs. Abby wants to franchise Subway, and she'll go ROM on the 4th March 2007 and have her ceremony in 2008!!! Abby is still the 24 yrs old straight-talking, no-holds-barred woman i knew 2 yrs ago. always direct, always one-pin-see-blood, yet nv obnoxious. Nic on the other hand is still the silent one. haha. talkin bout opposites attract. they've been together for the longest time and probably the most lasting couple i know.

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this is Lyn, if u haven already see her fr my frenster. look at how much she's changed. the power of love~ (= no one wld have guessed that she's already 28 this yr (luckily she doesnt come online tsk tsk). likewise, Lyn is havin plans to get married. ROM 2008, possible ceremony after. i miss her more after i saw her. she's so skinny nowadays. and when i didnt see her bf in tow, i whispered to abby "eh where's her bf ah?", to which Abby replied out loud, as usual, "wallaby lar! u tink they break liao ah!?" seriously, i'm happy for them. both of them have their future planned with marriages and career moves. Lyn is goin back to doin childcare, and she's gonna do a part-time dip in early childhood development and become a teacher.

in some ways. it's shocking to hear all these when i dun even know how my education will work out. comin together after so long felt heart-warming to know that everyone's doing well, and we have no communication breakdown after such a long hiatus. in some ways too, they've inspired me to live my life more fully. now it's just a mess i'm tryin to straighten. talkin bout money matters, marriages, kids, and careers gave me an early glimpse into the future. i'm expecting an outing 5 yrs later, baby in tow and talking bout prices of milk and all.

me lyn echo den went to catch Happy Feet at the Cathay Cineplex. it's my first time there man! i was more excited bout watching the trailers than the movie cos i haven been to the theatre for the longest time, last film being devil wears prada. but sadly we were just on time for the movie (they are so punctual), and i missed the possibility of catchin a Spiderman 3, Dreamgirls or A Pairie Home Companion trailer. darn.

but b4 tt we had Ben & Jerry! Echo's treat and my first taste on B&J. darn ex lar. i tot: so-so only ma.

anyways Happy Feet was quite good. it got me laughing alot. it's interesting how the species of penguins represent the different races in America, with the smaller penguins being the one with the Latin Am accent, the emperor penguins havin regular am accent. i havent watch March of the Penguins yet, but i'm guessing some parts might be a rip-off. the "latin" penguins were damn cuteeeeee!!! and they're so hilarious i cant help it. but the best thing has gotta be hearing Nicole Kidman voice the momma penguin. i've nv heard her sounding sweeter and it's jus such ear candy. notice the small N on the penguin's left. and she singing Price's Kiss. GOSH. man. definitely lovely.

it felt a lil rush thou. i tot the message was nice but it was very madagascar-ly, the typical "journey into the unknown and return a hero" premise which we've all seen a tad too many in recent animations. i haven been catching up to any of them, cos my affection lies largely with Pixar/Disney.

then i came home and caught Singapore Dreaming, which i will not blog about now cos it's terribly late.

"Echo" Cheong