memories are funny things... just like the thought that just struck me. because of it, i started to rustle thru the mess on my table and found the CD holding our annual album photos of ACJC 2001.


oh heavens, i'm such a toot-face. in the past, now and forever and ever.


all the cringeworthy faces in 1sa5. we were cringing at them then and we're still cringing at them now. but besides that, it was the little stories behind each face that i recognize. and unfamiliar faces with familiar names (loo loo.. i spot you.. kaoz). faces that i recognize only thru uni and never thru acjc.. a couple of things to confess..



1. i'm a blur kok. most of you shld know by now. despite being a low-profile person, there's only so much anonmity that an ac female dragonboater has. so ppl do recognize me. i'm the one who's sincerely stunned when i hear that they are from acjc as well. esp when they are s'posed to be prominent.

(excerpts of what i remember from a 3-way conversation during our reunion dinner)
Me: Who's that (on stage)?
A: Singapore Idol that never made it thru the piano show.
Me: SINGAPORE IDOL?? oh. so why is he on stage?
A: he's our very own Singapore Idol from Arts.
Me: HE'S FROM ACJC??? SINCE WHEN?
A: AA2, class of 2003. but they made our jnr sing during our prom.
B: Who?
A: Christopher Lee, our jnr. (Chris Lee was some babyface finalist in SI1)
B: Oh. so that was him?
Me: THERE WAS SOMEONE SINGING AT OUR PROM??? WHERE GOT?? HOW COME I DON'T REMEMBER?


and i can miss a 1.93m guy when i know ppl from his class and that our class timings and location did normally clash during 1st 3 months. 'nuff said.


2. i'm a terrible person. some faces stand out because they just irked me with their personalities. i have little tolerance for attention-seekers and never hesitated to bitch abt them in acjc. uber ungodly. even when i look at the faces now, i'm thinking of the bitching moments i had. repent. repent. urgh.


3. i'm a klutz to the max. all the embarrassing moments i got caught in back in acjc.. embarrassing "rape-threat" smses done in pure fun and sent to wrong people.. getting nearly punched in the face by a "thumbs-up" while running on the track.. nearly killing a captain.. nearly getting killed by a capt..

4. i miss my boys. i think it's really because i still keep in contact with my girls more than my boys. so when i think of who i miss in acjc, it's the boys. i do love my girls. we still chat. we still hang out. the guys kind of mia-ed on me.. the guys humored me.. entertained me.. "snake" with one another.. talking abt facials (yes. with a guy.).. treats from them.. little gifts from them when i pretend to give them the cold shoulder (i still keep that pink teddy keychain).. being each other's lucky star..


all that with my boys. can't remember if it was clara or angela but they tried to get me not to say that i was a buddy to the guys. but i don't deny it. i attribute that to the reason why i've been single all my life.. never been on a date kind of thing. and (not "but") i'm more than happy with the way things have been.


5. i have questionable taste in guys. erm. i guess my some of my girls wld know what i mean. the way they tried to dissuade me from liking a guy because the guy was definitely gonna break my heart. i turned out fine la. nothing happened. but some are earnestly cute! like jon toh. did i mention that jon toh actually looked alright in the year book? how cool is that?






gosh. a whirlwind trip down nostalgia lane. maybe in four years time, i'll look back at the deck of assoc cards and our assoc year book.. at the photos that we've all taken.. little snapshots of time.. and perhaps i won't be alone during the trip down the lane this time round. :)