8 August 2012:
就這樣被你征服，切短了所有退路。
今天慶國慶。
早上的時候舉行比較特別的升旗禮，播的國歌好想是舊版的，比較高。
第一部份的慶祝上他們已經播放了今年的國慶主題曲。就是那個我非常討厭的那個。
我很氣憤，為何不播一些膾炙人口的，像《家》或《一起走到》。
慶祝一下后我們去了所謂的panel discussion。我還以為學校真的要和我們聊聊國家的事情，蠻興奮的。
結果到了那裡，發現它仿佛就是SS課的延伸。雖然他們的大課題是What Makes Singapore Unique?，不過一講到公共房屋和國民服役，就真覺得是一個SS課。
有些人會說這只是propaganda。雖然我不是很喜歡這個panel dicussion，可我不會這麼認為。畢竟，老師的講解方式沒有很偏任何一方，而是比較公正的說明全面。
慶祝的第二部份就是回到禮堂看戲。不過這回還好，不比第一個悶。這回他們用了沙藝術，表演了一個故事。當然，這個故事非常propaganda，表明「新加坡還是你我的家」。拜託啦。
沙藝術過後是一個短劇。這是我看過的相當好的一出吧。演員們非常專業認真，而且當中還有和觀眾互動的成份。
可惜的就是扮演萊佛士的那男的，他英國腔沒有掌控的很好呀。萊佛士（的父親）是約克郡（Yorkshire）人，所以講的英語會有英國的約克郡腔。表演的那人用的是中國腔的英國腔，怪可笑的。
不過不過，這個短劇我可是非常非常欣賞。特別是劇情上的一個迴環部份，太絕妙了。我想我都想不出這樣的點子吧。
令我最氣憤的便是尾聲的部份學校要求我們起立唱主題曲。
什麽？！
如果你說唱國歌，我會毫不猶豫的起立。但是，唱那首下三濫的主題曲？！
我實在不想起立的，但主任看著我，又不好不站。
哼。
～
After the celebration I headed home and showered. There wasn't much time, and after around 2 hours I left the house again.
Reaching Bishan MRT at 4, I met with KL, GY and DX. I didn't know DX was invited lah but oh well it's alright. LY was gonna be late cos she ended her CMS consultation at 4, while LJ, JK and RH were still at the Treetop Walk at Gardens by the Bay. YJ and JQ were stillhaving their date buying presents. CW and SY were at where ever location they were at having a date also doing their class video.
So the four of us went shopping at NTUC. We bought sausages and drinks. In retrospect, the sausages were unnecessary cos there was too much food. Drinks were too little. So we should have spent the sausage money on drinks instead.
After buying we went to Braddell MRT. We waited for LY to arrive and we then went to KL's house.
His was a HUDC, which is something like a condominium but something like a HDB flat. Such a coincidence since we had public housing lecture just hours ago. His house was not far from the MRT station, just a few minutes walk away.
We set our drinks and sausages down at the BBQ pit and went to collect the foodstuffs from KL's house. The caterer had arrived too early and the foodstuffs had to be stored in the fridge for a while. Luckily it wasn't spoilt or anything.
We brought the stuff down and KL's father helped set up the place. Some of us started to write CW's birthday card. Halfway through YJ called to say that they had reached Braddell MRT.
I went to bring them from the station to his house. However when I was there they got me to choose what presents to give to who. They had bought cups as presents. JF's sister was also there and the four of us took a while.
I think it was at least 45 minutes. Along the way GY and KL called us to buy ice cos they didn't have enough and the original ice-pack was leaking badly. They also tried to get us to buy tongs but we couldn't find tongs anywhere so we brought chopsticks. (Eventually they weren't used.)
When we got back, LJ, RH, JK and P had arrived. The fire had started and LY was already cooking some sausages.
JK was buttering the uncooked ones and someone was sitting around.
I don't exactly remember what happened after that but it was basically people taking turns to cook and others would marinate. I called LY 祖師母 cos she was the expert at cooking and LJ was 師傅. (Which also meant that LY was LJ's 娘.)
(I am reading 笑傲江湖 nowadays, which explains my 武俠 thinking.)
Tongs were in desperate need so KL got CW and SY to buy tongs, charcoal and insect repellent. Yes there were red ants and some mosquitoes but personally I didn't see the need for insect repellent since for the whole night I was safe from bites.
The two of them came at around 8 since (1) their class video thingy ended late and (2) they had to stop at Toa Payoh to buy tongs, charcoal and insect repellent. In retrospect, the charcoal was rather wasted since we used quite little of the new packet.
At 8.30 we sang the birthday song for GY and CW.
After that it was more barbecuing. JK discovered sting ray, squid and prawns in the ice box. LJ said he ordered food for 14 people but I strongly doubt so. There was so much food!
The BBQ ended after 10. We tried to challenge by putting our hands into the ice box and see who let's go first.
SY let go of her hand first.
We cleaned and finished around 11. They were delaying and delaying and I got real anxious to get back cos it was rather late. Besides, there was nothing much to do and to think they even had to discuss about who should keep the insect repellent.
Luckily we caught the train cos in another half an hour the train would stop.
~
All in all I had a fun time.
There were things / people that made me unhappy but I did not let that spoil my mood. (Sounds like reflection time, eh.)
TTFN.
慶祝的第二部份就是回到禮堂看戲。不過這回還好，不比第一個悶。這回他們用了沙藝術，表演了一個故事。當然，這個故事非常propaganda，表明「新加坡還是你我的家」。拜託啦。
沙藝術過後是一個短劇。這是我看過的相當好的一出吧。演員們非常專業認真，而且當中還有和觀眾互動的成份。
可惜的就是扮演萊佛士的那男的，他英國腔沒有掌控的很好呀。萊佛士（的父親）是約克郡（Yorkshire）人，所以講的英語會有英國的約克郡腔。表演的那人用的是中國腔的英國腔，怪可笑的。
不過不過，這個短劇我可是非常非常欣賞。特別是劇情上的一個迴環部份，太絕妙了。我想我都想不出這樣的點子吧。
令我最氣憤的便是尾聲的部份學校要求我們起立唱主題曲。
什麽？！
如果你說唱國歌，我會毫不猶豫的起立。但是，唱那首下三濫的主題曲？！
我實在不想起立的，但主任看著我，又不好不站。
哼。
～
After the celebration I headed home and showered. There wasn't much time, and after around 2 hours I left the house again.
Reaching Bishan MRT at 4, I met with KL, GY and DX. I didn't know DX was invited lah but oh well it's alright. LY was gonna be late cos she ended her CMS consultation at 4, while LJ, JK and RH were still at the Treetop Walk at Gardens by the Bay. YJ and JQ were still
So the four of us went shopping at NTUC. We bought sausages and drinks. In retrospect, the sausages were unnecessary cos there was too much food. Drinks were too little. So we should have spent the sausage money on drinks instead.
After buying we went to Braddell MRT. We waited for LY to arrive and we then went to KL's house.
His was a HUDC, which is something like a condominium but something like a HDB flat. Such a coincidence since we had public housing lecture just hours ago. His house was not far from the MRT station, just a few minutes walk away.
We set our drinks and sausages down at the BBQ pit and went to collect the foodstuffs from KL's house. The caterer had arrived too early and the foodstuffs had to be stored in the fridge for a while. Luckily it wasn't spoilt or anything.
We brought the stuff down and KL's father helped set up the place. Some of us started to write CW's birthday card. Halfway through YJ called to say that they had reached Braddell MRT.
I went to bring them from the station to his house. However when I was there they got me to choose what presents to give to who. They had bought cups as presents. JF's sister was also there and the four of us took a while.
I think it was at least 45 minutes. Along the way GY and KL called us to buy ice cos they didn't have enough and the original ice-pack was leaking badly. They also tried to get us to buy tongs but we couldn't find tongs anywhere so we brought chopsticks. (Eventually they weren't used.)
When we got back, LJ, RH, JK and P had arrived. The fire had started and LY was already cooking some sausages.
JK was buttering the uncooked ones and someone was sitting around.
I don't exactly remember what happened after that but it was basically people taking turns to cook and others would marinate. I called LY 祖師母 cos she was the expert at cooking and LJ was 師傅. (Which also meant that LY was LJ's 娘.)
(I am reading 笑傲江湖 nowadays, which explains my 武俠 thinking.)
Tongs were in desperate need so KL got CW and SY to buy tongs, charcoal and insect repellent. Yes there were red ants and some mosquitoes but personally I didn't see the need for insect repellent since for the whole night I was safe from bites.
The two of them came at around 8 since (1) their class video thingy ended late and (2) they had to stop at Toa Payoh to buy tongs, charcoal and insect repellent. In retrospect, the charcoal was rather wasted since we used quite little of the new packet.
At 8.30 we sang the birthday song for GY and CW.
After that it was more barbecuing. JK discovered sting ray, squid and prawns in the ice box. LJ said he ordered food for 14 people but I strongly doubt so. There was so much food!
The BBQ ended after 10. We tried to challenge by putting our hands into the ice box and see who let's go first.
SY let go of her hand first.
We cleaned and finished around 11. They were delaying and delaying and I got real anxious to get back cos it was rather late. Besides, there was nothing much to do and to think they even had to discuss about who should keep the insect repellent.
Luckily we caught the train cos in another half an hour the train would stop.
~
All in all I had a fun time.
There were things / people that made me unhappy but I did not let that spoil my mood. (Sounds like reflection time, eh.)
TTFN.