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Biggest Opto Outing Ever!

This event is arguably the biggest Opto gathering ever! Grand total of 11 people!! So happening! First was dinner at Singapore Chom Chom, a poor, albeit novel imitation of the real Singapore Chomp Chomp is Serangoon Gardens. Dinner -1900 hrs

KBox

52 La Trobe Street Tel. 9663 9663

Darn! I thought I could escape K since coming here.. I was wrong!

Despite the happy outlook... I was DYING inside...

I was the only guy.. (Since 2000 hrs)

..Until Ben arrived! (2130 hrs)

(above) Full strength less Vivien... (2200 hrs)

My Aussie Premiere!

I finally 'broke' after 23oo hrs..

K is a great way to socialise:

Rachel: Come on girls, let's act Cool! :

Err.. why is Amy acting 'Ku' (cry) ?..

Let's try that again..

That's better... (but only Rachel acting cool)

Ah Ma also acting cool..

Jasmine and Rachel singing together..

By now.. most of us were very tired... Endurance K time...

By 0300 hours.. some of us were half dead..

...NOT!!!

Eventually we stayed on to 0400 hrs.. late into the wee hours of the morning! Reached home at 4.40 am... slept by 5.15 am.. Wow! Next day go clubbing!

My Belated B'day Pressies!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEREMIAH!

with love from Singapore

Yay! I finally received my pressies! :

THANKS TO Xiaoping:

I really loved the 2 silk ties, Mindustrie Polo T, Matrix Calculator, SONY ERICSSON W660i and the entire bunch of notes!

Thanks to Ah Kiang Su Su (Uncle Gordon) for making everything possible!

Thanks to SIA for flying my uncle here!

Thanks Mum and Dad!!

I love the pressie u you both gave me!

Thanks friends for coming with me to receive my pressies!

Hehe.. Special thanks to Ben and Hayden for showing up too!

Jasmine's Bday Series 1: Nando's and Brunetti's

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASMINE!

Our Dearest 'Ah Ma'

We had planned this (in secret) all along! To surprise Jasmine the weekend before her actual birthday. Our friend, Luke even had to miss his badminton training just for this special event! Jasmine and Hao Na had clinic practice till 5.30pm that day, so they met up with us at Melbourne Central, Nando's.

Nando's

MELBOURNE CENTRAL

309 Melbourne Central,

Melbourne 3000

03 9654 9888

A pleasantly surprised Jasmine upon receiving her special Bday Card:

She was happy.. until...

...she opened the card..

It reads.. HAPPY B'day AH MA!!!

Next was her pressie presentation ceremony:

We gave her her all time favourite 'Ah Ma' bag (bottom left) and 'Ah Ma' Scarf...

...complete with 'Ah Ma' Undergarments (Granny Panties)! *Eeew!*

Next, we proceeded with the feast after much (delaying and) fanfare..

This was what we ate:

Nando's Chicken with medium spicyness and low spicyness, fries and chicken Ribs!

JJ Rating: 3/5 - food was quite alright! The spices they use are damn 'shiok'. Real Peri-Peri Peppers. Medium is just right (maybe too spicy for some girls). I loved the fries! When you order 'Ribs', don't expect pork ribs, it's a chicken shop. Expect tiny bite-sized chicken ribs, rather unique! Service could be better though..

BRUNETTI

Brunetti City Square Café - Gelateria - Creperia
214 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000

This was where we went after meeting up with my uncle at Crown Casino. That's where I received my belated bday pressies! From Crown, we took a nice stroll down to Flinders where we dropped by at Brunetti! This Brunetti has much lesser selection of cakes and tarts and lacks the cosy atmosphere of the Lygon Branch, but it's a nice place to celebrate.. under the stars!

Looks a little like a Glasshouse..

We asked for a B'day Candle..

That's a huge candle!

A sample of what we ate:

We had to pose quickly for these photos! The sparkler was dying down fast!

After sending Xiao Luke off, we headed home.. Time for fun with Ah Ma new clothes!

Surprisingly, the Granny's looked quite good on us!

Jasmine Bday Series 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Jasmine's postal surprise feat:

Greetings from Singapore!

I got a parcel! Neh neh neh boo boo...

'Who is this parcel from!?',

gushes a visibly excited Jasmine

'My first present in Australia!'

Jasmine as she eagerly opens her pressie..

The Cobbler

(intrepretation provided below)

*gasps* Now we all know who it's from!

Admiring the pressies.. All handpicked and thoroughly deliberated..

All items individually hand wrapped.. scientific explanations provided too!

The following are snapshots of our live recording of our Gossip Channel:

Today Afternoon

Our host, HaoNa, interviewing Jasmine on her feelings upon receipt of such a thoughtful gift.

(with resident Violinist, Rachel in background)

Our violinist cum Co-Host, taking stock from Jasmine's room. It turns out that her presents were exactly what she wanted!!! Obviously, the sender knows her well enough to understand her needs.

'It's the same!'

After sending the picture to our expert behind-the-scenes forensic team and psychologists, the team came up with the intrepretation of the photo you saw above.

Our experts wrote:

"This photo depicts an elderly man, who is in effect, a mender of soles (pun intended, Shakespeare). This is evident from the tools he is holding and the posture adopted. Apparently, this man has been doing the same job for years now. It reflects how dedicated he is to his job. Taking pride in his work and never afraid to admit his love for *shoes*.

Throughout his career, he has seen thousands of *shoes. However, for all these years, he has always been holding on to this one *shoe*. This is evident from the picture. (refer to pic for the next line:) Amidst the sea of *shoes, the Cobbler tenderly mends this one *shoe* that he has been holding on for years now..

Even into his twilight years.. this *shoe* remains an integral part of his life.

Always lingering somewhere close to his heart.

*Thank You*!

I have said, on her behalf, what she could not find the courage to say...

Note from Author: It's time to mend your soul!