Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Xmas Party @ Strand Hotel

The much anticipated Xmas gathering came and went over the weekend and i muz say its quite enjoyable than expected. Although the waiting part in the hotel room b4 dinner was abit boring but it shld be worth the wait haha...dinner was ok at Piazza the restaurant at the stretch outside the Dobhy Ghuat MRT. Coz we were seated in a striaght row, there aint enuff interaction from one end of the table to the other.

For the record, Jimmy, Zan, Yuanfeng, Me, Momo, Fangyi, Lian, Ruth, Guishan, PeiE, Jiajie, Yingyi,Weijin, Caiying, Minghui were present for the dinner. Half the time (or perhaps most of the time) the conversation at my end of the table was contributed by fangyi and her pen pal stories and also some discussion on martial arts and movies blar... N Jimmy was trying so hard to get his plastic cover out of his brand new nokia 6260. that reminds me of my dream phone nokia 6230 coz of the starhub roadshow juz outside the restaurant...but it seems to be out of stock when i finally want to buy it!!! anyway i tink 6260 is abit too big and flip phones dun realli appeal to me...oh yah, he bought that mainly coz of the Tri-band function so that he could use the phone in US, Seattle (leaving on 28th Jan 2005 for half a yr) Heard that PY is back for a week but we din noe abt the news until minghui said she spotted her in NTU. PY is now having s short stint (tink 3 weeks?) attachment in a KL hospital.

Dinner last till ard 9pm and the topic of wad to do next arise, there's the options of KTV, movie, drinks and we decided to buy some drinks back to the hotel room which is within walking distance from PS. We bought 1 bottle of volka, 4 bottles of bitterlemon thingy and 1 bottle of 7-up to mix. those who cant stay over left by then (ruth, yingyi, guishan) and the rest headed back to the hotel room for some 'happening' hours ha...shall spare the details here coz another blogger had the details there ha... 1 comment abt the room though, though its big and spacious, it certainly lacks the fine wall finishes and the TV is a bit too small ha..and there is no hot water!!!

but nt bad for an afforadable nite out with a big grp of friends. Jixian came ard 10plus with the much awaited plastic cups and poker cards. after some rowdy time posing for pics, Jixian told us she wld be going to the States Sans Francisco for a yr on a maketing job..perhaps she cld meet up with jimmy over there. Tried to watch the last episode of Summer Scent though interrupted by vommiting jin, but the show was realli slow and lamy towards the end that im glad for the distractions ha...

anyway by 4am every1 was fast asleep other than Jixian and fangyi who went for an early morning 'walk'? and some food i guess. and im really slpy and tired even though i woke up at 10 plus later. checked out ard 11am and went kopitiam for breakfast n met yingyi there. Headed home for more zzzzz....

thats abt it abt the Xmas gathering, though i expected some akwardness due to the recent email feedback, it was contrary to what i tot...i guess that is how 2A gathering works heee.... N its always fun to meet up with old friends and do silly stuff. A big thank u to all those who had turn up and Fangyi n Lian for facilitating this hotel arrangement!

Till we meet again...
To be continued.....zzzz

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