(Warning: Loads of photos........ be patient)
Venue : Aranda Chalet
Date : 13th August
Event : Moi's Birthday
Turnout: Marvellous
Booking in late at 1 am on Saturday (13/8) ... due to Artillery Institute parade, I hastily checked in and slumped onto the comfy queen sized bed after a quick trip to purchase beer n snacks.
Woke up and went to meet syndicate 3 for lunch at Suntec, the infamous Kuishin-Bo.
If ya remember the jingle, it's 'tong tong tong 1 2 3, we are Kuishin-Bo .....'
Well, it's quite expensive (I paid $27) but the variety of buffet is damn good.
A must try for all!
Candy floss snot!
Open Wide!
Syndicate 3 rockz
After a satisfying lunch, went over to Bugis to have a quick meet up with Daphne at her cosmetic counter to chat with her and to REMIND her to come later and not to be LATE.
The Hainanese Genes
Too bad Apple wasn't free to come down coz she was working night shift. Darn.
Met up with my Pop to go pick up my ice-cream cake and picked Shirley up on the way.
Look like couple hor....
Miss Shirley Lim has been a close chum of mine since way way back in Secondary school.
Almost 7 years liao. Miss Lim is gonna graduate soon from RMIT lor and gonna be a career businesswoman wor~~~
Looks like I need to do some catching up when I get out of the goddamn army.
Aaron n Irene turned up soon after. Known them since poly le.
Trying to act hunky :P
Me getting to close for comfort with Irene
Too bad Vernon n Eugene couldn't turned up. Pity =(
My LONG LOST SECONDARY SCHOOL frens turned up. The self-proclaimed 4 Musketeers.
L-R: JM, Me, Ian n Yuen Keong
Back in Sec 3-4, we always hung out together but now all 3 already ORD (me jealous...) and now are in local unis.
Sorry guys couldn't entertained yall so late coz me was playing mahjong but could hear from the conversation till 4 am that yall were catching up.
Will get dinner with yall 1 day, I promise.
My BMT mateys came down early too !!! It's almost exactly a freaking year in the army and it's some sort of reunion for all of us.
Ivan, my twin bro with the same exact birthdate/signature/tooth struture/foot size as me who's now a Signal Spec.
Alex, the high flyer now in ADA, comissioning together and has good news for us becoz his application to be a pilot is successful. Gooda news!
Kumar, the marblah as our PC Wong used to tease him, is now back in good ol' Delta as a Sargeant.
Sorry guys I can't attend all your birthdays coz me will be in Thailand. I owe yall a BIG BIRTHDAY TREAT.
Delta Pl 4 Sec 2: Ivan, Me, Alex n Kumar
DMC mates turned up too, exclusion of Wendy (late, as usual), Tiffany (Hong Kong), Wen Jun (who couldn't excuse herself from another chatlet), June n Clara (Australia earning their degrees), Eva & Felicia (family crisis).
Eric, Angie (Eric's new GF), Aaron, Gwenne, Me, Ivan, Mei Fen n Yannie
Thanks for turning out peeps, great to see yall again. Dunno when we'll meet up again. Hope to see one another in the industry.
My cozzies also came. Shirleen who turned 21 last week n Shu Fang who's getting married end of this year! Wow, we're growing too old !
Me n my Cozzies
Not forgetting Aunt May, Faith, Daphne n Charlie, who were fashionably late but nonetheless, made the cake cutting ceremony. TY Aunt May for graciously cutting the ice-cream cake with a rather useless stainlees steel knife.
Aunt May, Daphne, Faith n Me
Charlie - the dog has grown fatter rounder
Of course, last but not least was my dear family.
Mom and Dad, this wouldn't have been possible without ur support. I love ya! Although yall will never get to read this, it's heartfelt to know yall are always there to support me.
Mark & Pauline, thanks for offering me any assistance esp mahjong logistics and stuffz.
My family - can't live without them
Everyone finally gathered and the cake cutting commenced!
Birthday song and make a wish ...... Won't blog about it or it won't come true right?
The luscious B-day Cake
The cake was pre-ordered from Gelare, costing 108 bucks for 2.8 kg, it's a must order for all !!!
Some went for 2nd or 3rd helpings even though they have expanding waistlines (i.e. Me... my father, my brother, Aaron, Yan Wen...) haha :P
So, officially, I'm 21 le.
So had some side show entertainment for the unsporting girls.
As promised, I wanted to play Twister ... and only the guys played. It's damn fun to play lor~
I was having their arses in my face most of the time
After Twister, was mahjong. As usual, I won. :P Wendy n her date, Asst. Superintendent Sam turned up. Didn't manage to take a shot but thanks for coming !!!
Daphne, Faith n Me having some goofy fun
After everyone has gone, I sneakily opened all my prezzies.
Well, it feels like an early Christmas for me.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE PREZZIES I LURVE THEM!!!!
The horde of amazing gifts
In order of appearance and not preference:
~ Book titled 'His n Hers' from Shirley
~ Borders voucher from Aaron, Irene n Vernon (I've already used it up haha...)
~ Puma sneakers from Ivan, Alex n Kumar (they're simply what I want, thanks)
~ Movie vouchers from movie-flick-chick Gwenne
~ Topshop vouchers from Ivan, Eric, Yannie n Meifen
~ Calvin Klein boxers n Renoma wallet from Aunt May, Daphne n Faith (using both items as we speak)
~ Chocolates from Apple (have already gobbled them in camp lol~)
~ Hip Hop cap n Aviator shades from Wendy (have already used the cap x2 for bad hair days)
~ Tee-shirt from Yvonne
Also, thank you for all the hong baos from my relatives and my brother & sis-in-law, much needed finances esp when u're holding a chalet.
That was a spectacular celebration for me, couldn't ask for more.
Oh and I also got something AMAZING from my parents. I took my photos with this:
My new toy is the shade of Siesta Orange
My Olympus camera was in the dumps and this Casio Exslim Card is DAMN GOOD. Like orgasmic wonderful. It's slim enuff to bring out and the battery life is STUPENDOUS.
Before booking into camp, met up with Aaron, Irene n Vernon @ Billy Bombers.
My My, what big mouths they have
Who can stop them with such big BURGERS
Aaron was having yucky meatloaf
Nostalgic Irene - Bo Ying Ren - Sharon Au look
Monograph of Vernon getting drunk on root beer
Muscular Aaron flexing his own meatloaf
Booking in wasn't fun after what I went thru.
Took some snapshots at MacRitchie reservoir where we had a Formation Cross Country Run.
The new Artillery Institute was overall champion. Cadets running like road runners.
The flame burned on
The gunners with the legs of GOLD
John, Me n Jason
Annual Mammograph check by the park
Are you sianz of all the photos ? Wahahaha .... there's more.
Typical cadet look - looking like a freshie to be bullied
Narcissitic shot in bed
That's all folks. Hope ya enjoyed the photos.
I'm going off to suffer in Thailand next week le.
Bon voyage,
Benjamin
