May 27, 2004

High School Reunion

It's actually a secondary-school reunion. June 4th, Saturday. Should I go? Dimsumdolly and I met up two days ago and contemplated going, and then changed our minds. Our other friend Dame D said in December that she wasn't compelled to attend. Another friend Van Tan might be going, I believe. She, at least, knows more people who are likely to attend.

"Check your high school egos at the door," the organizer quips. If there's anything to check at the door, it would have to be embarrassment at not becoming the high flyer that everyone else is, it appears!

Yesterday, I was at Shenton Way and decided to pop into a Starbucks to try the new frappaccino that my brother has been raving about. Caramel coffee jelly or something like that. I wound my way past some lounging suits who sipped their coffees and smoked contentedly (way beyond lunch hour, if you ask me), and made for the counter. I was fiddling with my wallet when someone called my name. Further down the line was a girl with long blonde hair. She turned out to be Cecilia, an old fellow prefect whom I knew to have only short hair back in the day. Boy, am I glad I remembered her name! We chatted a bit and then moved to the reunion topic. She badgered me to go. I said I'd think about it.

I'd told DSD that perhaps meeting other girls would jog my imagination and I could come up with new characters for stories. Or perhaps I could wind up spouting nonsense to the girls who make me nearly as nervous as they used to once upon a time. (I used to be a real doormat.)

Posted by Monoceros at May 27, 2004 11:55 PM
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ah well, that makes the two of us. We were fellow doormats, considering the fact that we sat next to each other for 2 years! ;p

Posted by: dsd at May 28, 2004 12:55 AM

hey you silly girl.... you are a highflyer yourself.
i seem to be a nobody everywhere i go... which is quite alright, the thing about being somebody is that you have to 'keep-up' some silly status-quo. i can't be there, and if i did go... i would be feeling... darn i should be working and earning some real monies... but it would be nice to meet some familiar faces and see how life has moved on for them...can't believe Cecilia has blond long hair! i think we went to primary school together... it was long long time ago... eeks!

Posted by: tiggie at May 28, 2004 6:41 AM

go, it'll be fun =)

Posted by: noob at May 31, 2004 11:39 PM

If Cecilia had long blonde hair back in school... she'd have to book herself! Hee hee.

Posted by: Van Tan at June 1, 2004 7:07 AM

And ... YOU ARE NOT A DOORMAT.

Oh, but it's Saturday June 5th not 4th.

Posted by: Van Tan at June 1, 2004 9:55 AM

Yeah! You were NO doormat silly girl! :)
I wish I am back in Singapore to attend the reunion, although I know I'd be terribly nervous abt meeting old friends I have not seen in years.

I met Cecelia at Olio Dome in Dec (was together with Greg, Huiwen and Weipei) They did not recognize her either.. she's blossomed into a fine young lady.. (no blond hair then though :))

Caramel coffee jelly?? Caramel coffee sounds good.. but a jelly?? was it good?? :)
Are you gonna be back all summer Vannie?

Posted by: Bunny at June 2, 2004 1:41 PM

Hi Van,

Not related to your post! Just wanted to say a big THANKS for the work you did... really a great help in a time of need. Remember to tell G. 8 not 6 - you deserve it...

Looking forward to meeting under better circumstances - when I get out...

Oh sorry other readers - this should have been an email.

See ya later Hengster!

Posted by: BP at June 4, 2004 1:41 PM

See, the reunion wasn't that bad was it? :) Glad you had fun!

Bunny - is that Eugenia? Pity you couldn't make it! A few people were asking about you...

Posted by: Van Tan at June 5, 2004 2:31 PM

how was it??????

Posted by: tiggie at June 5, 2004 3:18 PM

May - you are an accomplished academic who has spent well-lived years abroad. Not everyone has to be working and earning in the traditional sense! I'll tell more about the reunion in a bit. You can read Van Tan's naughty post first.

Bunny - more soon on how nervous I was at the reunion! I will be back here for most of the summer. The drink was interesting, but it's not something that I've gone crazy about =)

Barney - glad to be of help. Will certainly tell G how much I plan to take from CUP! Take care, will come see you real soon.

Noobie - ha ha, okay, you were right, it was fun!

Van baby - yes yes, you were right too...thanks for getting me to go.

Joan - sorry you couldn't make it! I wish we hadn't been so wishywashy; we should have planned to go from the start.

Posted by: V Heng at June 6, 2004 12:32 AM