My Class At the SAFRA Chalet
This photograph was taken during the school holidays in December 1998 at the SAFRA Chalets. Sad to say that not all my classmates were present as some couldn't make it due to "important" matters at hand, like, "I have to take care of my baby brother", "I have to be at home to supervise renovations" (Yes fellows! You know who you are) and other lame excuses like that. Some actually "disappeared" after the first day without a trace (Namely, "Dust-Bin" Keow, Pei "Go Go Cathy" Shih and Ping "I'm always busy" Fen) but anyway, here are the surviving members after two and a half day of "Mahjong and Puzzle Bubble Training Camp" (As said by Shufen).
Group 8 of BRE(NUS) 1997-98
Who's Who?
From Left (Back Row): Raymond, Shufen, Vivienne, Baofen, Peck Eng (Tau Pui Tan), Ah Zhong, Phillip.
From Left (Bottom Row): Pauline, Shanshan, Puay Ping
Raymond Tan AKA Workhorse: Organiser of the chalet who did all the work, including making breakfast, barbecuing and washing plates. The poor chap even had to put up with all my incessant complains about bad tea and bad food. I salute you!
Shufen AKA Gu Ni Fen(Milk Powder) : Think she looks pretty and sweet? Well she is pretty (must say this, or else her boyfriend will beat me up), but she also packs a real punch and a real powerful kick (just look at all my scars for evidence). If there is a women kickboxing association in Singapore, then I will surely recommend her to join (sure win want!). A REAL fan of this site (man, check out her super POSITIVE response in my GUESTBOOK entry number 10 under the name of ah fen), she is also known as the "Mahjong Princess" of Group 8 (See below to find out who's the Mahjong Queen)
Vivienne Tan AKA Holy Girl: Devoted Christian who follows the ten commandments strictly, namely, no gambling, no drinking and no having fun. She had a "great" time at the chalet reading and sleeping (she can sleep for more than 16 hours per day!). Better stop here before she reads this and give me hell!
Baofen AKA Iron Lady: Real superwoman of the 90's and the next hope for the Singapore Women's Basketball Association. She slept for only about 2-3 hours for the whole 2 and a half days of the chalet and can even go swimming and play basketball (yeah, and even beat us guys)! The real "Mahjong Queen" of Group 8 who can play two whole nights of mahjong without sleeping.
Short girl below Baofen (the one in Blue):
Pauline AKA Horny Shorty: Well, she don't look short in this picture due to the fact that she was wearing platforms that have the same height as a Brick (or maybe two?). Real terror who practiced playing "Puzzle Bubble" on the playstation throughout the whole chalet and still could only beat one person (Shanshan), and just barely.
Girl Beside Pauline:
Shanshan AKA Hill Hill Girlfriend of Puay Ping (see below) and the only person in class who can out-talk me. Thus, I have better keep my mouth shut before I get myself into serious trouble. Neverless, she is a very nice person.
Guy above Shanshan:
Tau Pui Tan (Big Fat Tan) AKA Lao Da (Big Boss) Okay, something to clear up first, one, he is NOT fat, and two, he is also not a "Big Boss" (although he used to be our class rep). The only guy in class who can challenge me when it comes to comparing bad grades and laziness. He spent the whole two days of the chalet losing money to Mahjong, Black Jack and Stupid fruit Machines (although I think I lost more). Most likely to be the next Kopi King of Singapore (Dun play play leh!).
Guy Below Tau Pui Tan:
Puay Ping AKA Casanova Tan: Boyfriend of Shanshan and a real casanova. Man, he seems to get all the girls while I get all the work and nothing else. Real fit guy who can play tennis in the morning, swim in the afternoon, and play basketball in the evening. Makes me so jealous that I have to put my hand on his head to try and make him look stupid.
Stupid Guy beside Tau Pui Tan (The one with the hand on Puay Ping's Head):
Ah Zhong AKA Loser: Yep, that's me! Spent 2 and a half days at the chalet losing money (to stupid fruit machines and equally stupid friends) and complaining about everything. Did nothing to help except eating and making a mess out of the chalet and refusing to clean up. Just look at my stupid smile (I think I forgot to brush my teeth that day).
Last Guy on right:
Phillip Tan AKA Tan Bee Bee (Chen Mei Mei) Super guy who can stay in the gents to comb his hair for half an hour (sometimes more), that's why he never seem to have a hair out of place (Just look at the picture). Devoted Catholic who does not follow the ten commandments, which means that he basically drink, gamble, and have fun.
