CNY 2006

It's a stay-home-saturday..but i'm quite liking it..no need to rush for work..no need to rush home..no need to rush, period. Anyway, now that i have time, allow me to backtrack a little to a certain tuesday..not so far away..

CNY 2006 was a success! Thanks to all who made the effort to turn up..every year the group seem to lose a few people and gain a few people..Come to think of it, there are only 1 or 2 ever-presents throughout the years..kenneth, roland, tzemin, xinyi and jessica might have made the list but they all missed out last year..karen, yili, gabriel and maurice were only recent additions to the gathering..that leaves -drum roll- raymond, alex and my good bud ms ling!! not sure if that is statistically correct though! please do correct me if i'm wrong leh :P

This brings to mind something that's came up in my various conversations with friends recently, "Are your irc friends really an embarassment to you?" Most of us at the gathering will beg to differ but seriously, the general feeling is that irc is a passe thing (which it is!) and not something to brag about..but what about the friends you have made? Does that make irc friends passe as well? If they were friends before, why are people ashamed of them now? When i think of the good friends i have with me today, there really is no shame in saying "I know him/ her through irc"..the #tkgs part is harder to explain though! -sheepish look- Anyway, kenneth's recent birthday gathering and this recent cny gathering proved that it doesn't make a difference if we knew each other through irc or on the streets, friends always have fun as long as they are together!

Last but not least, here is a list of this year's CNY attendees (in no particular order): xinyi, gabriel and angeline, karen, kenneth, gaius, chloe, chunchyi, roland, yaling, raymond, yili, jessica, tzemin, maurice and christine, chris and jonathan and alex (let me know if i left out anyone!)..Hope to see you guys next year! Gong Xi Fa Cai, CNY will never feel the same without you guys!