So last Friday, I had my farewell party at House and the plan was never (it’s always been never!) to get drunk. But I did. On a grand total of ONEÂ vodka shooter. I’m embarrassed to admit that but then again, I’m infamous for not being able to drink. AT. ALL. Martina was the culprit as usual.
We were gathered at Cynthia’s table and Matt and her were talking shop while Steven, Martina, Karen and I were just talking when, to my horror, Cynthia started pouring vodka shots and made everyone cheered for my move. Everyone downed in their shots and I was looking for a way out. Stupid Martina was all “Down it! Down it!” and I would feel really bad if I was to turn down a drink the owner of the place offered. :(
So I did. And I so regretted it. I barfed my life out afterwards. I counted four times but Matt claimed it’s five. Thank god by the time I got silly high, most of my friends had left. I remember stupid Molely kept calling me Kirsten and talking to me like a child.
Anyhow, to the lighter side of the evening. It was really nice to see the amount of friends who actually turned up for my going away. As expected, I couldn’t catch up with everyone as I would like but I think I’d spent a fairly good amount of time with everyone. Matt was amazing. He hosted my friends like his and I was happy he managed to speak to some friends I didn’t have the opportunity to spend more time with.
Shirlynn came straight from the airport, which was really sweet and Hafiz turned up, albeit not feeling well. Karen and Zul turned up eventually, after dealing with some work hoo-ha. Calin delayed going to another farewell so she could be there. And Yasin’s presence was a complete surprise! I didn’t even know the boy was in SG and I felt awful for not being to catch up with him properly. Chiang came at the eleventh hour too but better late than never. :)
Somehow, my friends must have known I’m a nerd cos I got quite a number of books as farewell gifts. Zul, Lena, Jo and Amy gave me handy HK guides, though Matt had already gave me the Lonely Planet one. And Fi and Cat gave me two fiction books, which are completely me. I’m surprised at how apt their selections are! And Faridah gave me a Guess watch! I didn’t see the gift then but I opened it later and she honestly shouldn’t have. :/
And the funniest gift award goes to the girls, which idea came from the always-ingenious Bern. They printed a photo of Matt on the side of a pillowcase and for a while, everyone in the room couldn’t stop laughing.
The next day, I counted the number of people who turned up and it was 48 of them all in all. My mum teased, “You’re so well-liked meh?” -_-
