Class outing/bbq

i was either out or not feeling like blogging the past week so now this post is on a week ago event. (talking about recounts.. another day of CADCFOC has been posted.. after a real long time. mus finish it by this hols.)

27 aug - class bbq event organised and hosted by my classmate shane. shceduled to meet at 4pm at yew tee mrt. i gave too little time for travel. it was only the 3rd time in my life i been on the NS line. the previous time also at yew tee, going to my pas henry house. arrived late, reaching at about 4.30. i tot alot of ppl r waiting for me. but only shane, ronnie and si ting was thr. the rest of the ppl came later, meeting at the house or bbq pits. the latest arrival was at around 10pm. altogether 17 ppl from my class came, including sum1 who transferred to SIM.

the fire was started by 6. some other ppl were present, like shane's marist clasmates and neighbours. but it took some time before they actually get to cooking. i went out for awhile to visit henry staying just nearby. so happens he was just outside the house so i didnt have to make an awkward appearance in front of his family. the previus time i went thr was at night, so this time i was able to see, the building just opposite his house was actually regent sec... jolene heng's sec school.

when i came back ppl were alr eating chicken wings and mushmallows in rich chocolate. i joined in and coated mine with lots of chocolate. heh heh. how nice to be able to eat without feeling guilty, while tempting the girls around to go against their vanity conscience. shane's mom made potato salad (tho nothings raw) for us, and it was the best one ive ever eaten. the bbq variety was rather limited, with some usual bbq food like chicken wings and satay, and an uncommon bbq food; hamburger patties. i expected to see sausages, and otak. and maybe some not so common food like squids, wrapped fish, kebabs, etc. so i decided to add to the variety by introducing my foil-wrapped chicken wing. it had succeeded b4 and i say it was good. but this time somehow my chickens were all burnt to ash despite proper wrapping. But i tried again, giving special attention, and it was success! even so, nobody really believed in my chicken and didnt want to try it. theyre all such psychocentric ppl.

after eating our fill (9), we went to play basketball for a while, then spent hours at the bench and the playground, chatting on everything under the moon, drinking wine, sodas and some kind of alcoholic coffee. some were playing cards and skating. its an awfully long time spent in idle chatter. but its a really nice place to pass time, overlooking a big canal with forest on the other side. at night, the whole place outside the compound is lighted only by the moon.. and yes the moon was bright and beautiful. i even got to see a rainbow beside the moon. rainbows at night are rare occurences.

but there was also some things to spoil the nice ambience, especially a group of ppl who burnt tons of hell notes nearby over many hours, polluting the air and instills creepiness. too peaceful can become creepy too. there was occasional disturbance of the peace by the passing malaysian train on the railway. to add to the creepiness, i think i saw things that aint normal on 2 instances. no i wasnt drunk.

at 1+ we went up to the house. a whole tray of unfinished bbq food was left behind. shanes mom wanted to throw it away but i wanted to bring it home. she was reluctant at first, but after much coaxing she relented. (she would rather give nice food to the dustbin than to me.) it was kept in the freezer till i went home. after clearing all the stuff at the bbq area and putting i at the house, some went home, while the rest, except one who was tired, accompanied jolene in her walk home quite nearby. while it may be unsafe for a girl walking home alone at that time, there was certainly no need or a gang of 11 ppl to follow. but i just went for exercise and exploration.

we came back by 2.30. i was the first to bathe in the yard toilet which was very small and had no hot water or place for hanging clothes. there were about 9 who stayed over. all those staying over took turns to bathe while the rest waited in 1 room. 4 ppl kept playing bridge and the rest had nothing to do but watch or use the laptop. i sat there watching for over an hour and got so bored and tired so i went to the living room to sleep. the living room was peaceful and dark enough for me to sleep, and i found the couch rather comfortable as a bed. soon after lying down i fell asleep but was awoken again before 7.

the fellows had just finished their business in shane's room and came out to the living room. only then did they realise i had been there all the while. it was raining and the weather chilly. the sky was just starting to light up. some wanted to go alr, inc sum1 who had driving test at 8. the rest of us hang around, watch mtv. i watched little kids stream into yew tee primary in the rain and to their clasrooms. reminded me of my first 10 yrs of education.

we wanted to wait for the rain to stop, but it seemed endless. so slightly b4 8 we decided to brave the rain and dash our way around to the mcdonalds near the mrt for breakfast. there were many students there, at a time when school should have started. mainly white top maroon bottom uniform ppl. blew $5+ on big breakfast. wanted to stay longer to exploit free coffee but they wanted to go alr. aloy went home and the remaining 5 of us went back shane's room to slack.

watched some mtv first, then spent the whole morning in the room in front of the PS, playing DBZ. the whole time i kept hearing the characters yelling, "kamehamehaaa!!!". its strange why a jap game names sth after a hawaiian person.
at noon we went to book the pool table and played until about 2. then we went back, got our stuff and headed home.

though there was much time spent together, i felt there was hardly any bonding. this is due to the activites being not inclusive of everyone. i do not feel that i have gained much from this event. few fond memories to bring back, but at least i get to bring back nice bbq leftovers.