Friday, June 19, 2009
Just days ago, I celebrated my birthday with my closest friends. A couple of them couldnt make it, but I'd like to thank them for wishing me nonetheless.
Monday, I turned up for ODAC training. It was game 5 of the NBA finals, I wanted to rush home after training but unfortunately, the training was being delayed and delayed till i didnt have the opportunity to watch Lakers in action. Joshua Huang later told me that the Lakers had won the NBA Championship. I was exhilarated, elated and filled with jubilation. The team that i have been rooting for these years have finally won the NBA Championship! Here's my favourite player of all time showing off his Finals MVP
As you can see, his fingers are showing a "number 4" sign. It signifies the 4 championship rings he's gotten in his career so far. In case you didn't know, this player is Kobe Bryant.
Rings a bell? Yeah, you've probably heard his name in the news, radio, people talking. Or even LUCKY enough to watch him play basketball. Thank god, we are blessed to watch somebody so skilled play basketball. He's immortal when he touches the ball. Michael Jordan's unparalleled though. But Kobe's arguably one of the best basketball players on the planet right now.
I kind of foresee LeBron's potential to overtake him as a superstar. But let us shine the limelight on Kobe for now. He's earned it, through hardwork, determination and focus.
Here's a video of Kobe Bryant showing off his bag of tricks in the NBA playoffs, game 2 against the Rockets. Kind off shocks me off my seat.
Dazzling? Well, that's Kobe Bryant for you.
Oh I just realised that I sidetracked a lot. After our training ended, the ODAC excos celebrated
Michelle's and my birthday. Thank you guys :)
Wednesday was my birthday. Went out with the bball peeps. A few of the guys were rather
reluctant to ice-skate so we ended up changing the plans to a movie marathon at Chester's house.
The guys were late so in the end, we only managed to catch 1.5 movies at Chester's house.
The first was Harold & Kumar, White Castle while the 2nd was Kungfu Panda, which we stopped
watching when the 1st disc was done.
We then proceeded to have a Steamboat dinner at Bukit Timah where Yingsi had to leave and
Jia Hao came to join us. It was a simple one, the environment wasn't really good, everybody was
perspiring throughout the course of the meal.
Thursday was the day of our Class Gathering, 4E6 08, at Sameer's house. Benedict booked the
function room from 2pm-11pm! We swam there and then had our bbq. After a couple of hours,
some of the guys got restless and proceeded downstairs to the function room to gamble while
Huijie, Chiaheng and I stayed on to cook the satays. Huijie, Chia and i then began our
conversation about life and such and surprisingly it slowly developed into an extremely
engaging conversation. Slowly, more guys joined us upstairs. Janielson, Glen, etc...
Half an hour later, we ended up as a group of about 10 guys chatting about girls, relationships
and some SUPER PRIVATE STUFFS. (CANNOT SAY, we all promised to keep the things
within the group) Constant revelations appearing one after the next. I came to understand
plenty of things about my beloved classmates. We bonded like MAD. I LOVE YOU GUYS
You guys are the bestest friends/classmates i have ever have. I couldn't have been lucky enough
to be part of such a wonderful 4E6.
4E6 08 ROCKS LIKE HELL
Sameer then handed over his "suspicious" present to me. He's been constantly telling me about
"how many hours and how much effort" he's spent on the present. I had no idea about what it
was about. Of course, he's suceeded in keeping a really intriguing suspense within me.
I headed home and had a quick washup. Couldn't wait to open the present.
When I unwrapped the present, this was what I found.
It was a scrapbook. Roughly the thickness of the Twilight book.
Each page has a photo and Sameer's comments. It told my life story, from sec 3 till now.
At the back, he compiled all the birthday wishes of my friends. If he's approached you, you'd probably know what I'm talking about. I read every page slowly, thoughts and memories constantly ran through my mind. I was close to tears, but they just didnt flow out.
What can I possibly say? I've just received the best birthday present ever.
Every page, i saw his efforts, hardwork and the time he spent on it.
Sameer, you're not just a friend, more like a brother in fact. The present you've given me has so much sentimental value in it. It has touched me, honestly.
I guess i'll have to repay you double on your birthday as a compensation huh?
No words could describe the bonds that I've formed with my closest friends.
They're just simply awesome. Being there for me everytime I needed them. Having to share
our happiness and sorrows. Going through thick and thin together.
It was a great blessing for me to know you guys, I love you all =)
Stuffs I painted @ 9:42 PM
