In Continuum.

The Guitarists

So it was as planned,at 12nn i got prepared to meet the club at City Hall MRT.It's true the last time we spoke about this,that we havent had a real gathering of the club for a long time.As XinYu mentioned,it's true that in a way we all miss the club a lot,no matter if we want to show it or not.I guess for me personally,it reminds me of what i used to have,the company of people that i hung around me,who made a difference to my schooling life,who are now still here to remind me that i HAD such a piece of history that is actually worth remembering.

Anyway,so i took the bus down to Toa Payoh MRT,which by the way was a pretty bad experience in a way,considering how the auntie cornered me while we were standing at the front of the bus,hangs clinging onto the handles above.You know how old people always have this strange smell,especially older men.Now,aside from the cornering auntie there was this old man,this guy who came up the bus with her.He was standing less than perhaps sixty centimetres away from my nose and the smell was bloody excruciating.You can imagine how relieved i actually was when i got off the bus,with the Mission Impossible theme ringing in my head,one of my top "Walking Songs" right now.

We met at the control,XinYu Ahmad and I at first.Choon Guan,Jingliang and Grace later on.We were headed for this cafe called the Mrs. Daisy...something.I cant remember what XinYu told me,but considering the weather and the fact that the ladies were wearing heels,i suggested that we might as well finish off lunch at Raffles City itself.

Japanese sushi was on my mind,and the fact that Raffles City had Sushi Tei was almost God sent.We ordered a hell lot of food,and the waitress mustve been pleasently stunned,with the orders we took and the way the food stacked up as they were served and finished.The sushi and the dons were great,and we had a great time catching up with each other.

It's nice to know that everybody seems to be getting along with their lives pretty well,especially the ladies.Of course,when you are a guy in NS there isnt really much to talk about concerning "life".It is a rather dead subject,after all.XinYu seems to be the same,still drooling and worshipping Lee Hom the way she did in the schooling days.Grace is going to Japan for this mission trip organised by her church,for a full month or so.That's pretty cool,and i wouldve jumped at the opportunity.We tested her on a couple of useful Japanese words,and i taught her "Hen-no O-Ji-San".Im not exactly sure about the spelling,but i pointed at Ahmad when i was saying that.It actually means "Perverted Old Man".

Debbie joined us a little later,due to the fact that she had a late night clubbing thing last night,and woke up a little over 12nn.She too seems to be in a rather cool life,studying some computer engineering thing in NTU.She's going to San Franciso for some Macintosh organised course actually,which is really cool.I wonder if they'd get to visit the Golden Gate,or even Alcatraz,though the latter is highly unlikely.

Andrew is still pretty much obsessed with Diet Coke.Im not sure,but i remember him being this way ever since Secondary School.While everybody else ordered Green Tea,i remember the glee in his face and the glimmer in his eyes when he stared dearly at the waitress(who was really nice in a very professional way)and said,"May i have Diet Coke please?" It was hilarious to me then,and i still kinda chuckle over it.

Jingliang shared with us this disturbing story about a male friend of his who got molested by ANOTHER guy in the Yishun MRT toilet,as we were speaking about the topic of molestation.I know it is perhaps kinda strange to be speaking of such subjects over lunch in such a public place,but then again considering the fact that the girls were living in halls in their schools and the fact that a couple of girls were harrassed and even raped happened only this year,i guess it is a rather relevant topic.

Basically a friend of his visited the toilet and was setting his hair when the guy next to him at the urinal minutes earlier came up behind him,and then reached down towards his groin area and gave it a soft but stern pat.After that he went,"Wow,very big eh?" His friend freaked and dashed out of the toilet that very moment.It was a hilarious and disturbing story all at once,and got me looking at the Orchard MRT toilet in a totally different way as i made a U-Turn from the toilet.Great,now i am paranoid about MRT toilets.Thanks,Jingliang.

I had a great time with my fellow guitarists.Thanks for the great lunch and hope to see you guys again real soon.And yes,no more gatherings in town.Get a bloody chalet next time XinYu,and we shall stay up all night like the way we did the last time and catch the sunrise.We shall catch the sunrise as promised,okay?;)