Entering 2007

2007! Well, if there are things to be remembered about 2007, one of them has to be the way in which we entered it this time round. In the words of Derwin, we entered 2007 racing towards the fireworks. Haha. At around this time last night, we were frantically racing towards Esplanade with all speed from Changi on bikes, (with Ryan's continuous words of encouragement as quoted from Toshko (is that how you spell his name?).. haha), hoping to make it there in time for the fireworks. It was fun while it lasted.. haha. It's a pity that Bo and Sam couldn't join us though, it was rare that we had such fun BBQing, riding with 3 bikes to East Coast and returning with 6, riding to Changi to see the planes land almost directly above us (Zi Qiang tried keeping up with them on his racer only to be completely outclassed.. lol), and then racing back to Esplanade to enjoy the fireworks. The fireworks were awesome; well worth the effort we put in trying to get there in time. We were kind of separated during the last stages of the journey though, and trying to link up again after the fireworks was a real chore. (Incidentally, that reminded me of the last time I was at the Esplanade with Kee Wui and Clarissa where we witnessed the fireworks for National Day. Haha, only that back then , prelims and As weighed more heavily on our minds.. how time flies). Nevertheless, we managed to find each other again and then proceed to Bedok jetty to fish for the entire night. Personally, I found fishing distasteful since I think it causes quite a bit of pain on the part of the fish, but oh well, just went along with them since Ryan seemed really keen on fishing after watching Lakehouse. Fishing was a failure though.. haha, total failure. Not only did we not manage to catch any fish, but all the bait was eaten up too. Lol. Oh well, at least we did a kind deed by giving free food to the fish.

In the words of Derwin once again, it was the fishing that ****** us up. Haha. Dude was really funny but blunt and succinctly accurate. Fishing throughout the night simply killed us in the morning. When morning came, we were reduced to a couple of walking (or rather cycling) zombies. Besides, the early morning was cold with its chilly winds. We finally decided to head back to Macs for breakfast and to wait till 8 before returning the bikes which we have rented. The weariness was terrible. Haha, everyone was quite wasted. When we finally got back to Qiang's house, everyone was only too glad to shower and sleep. All in all, the entry into 2007 was a memorable one, albeit one that would be associated with exhaustion and soreness. Nevertheless, let us also remember during this festive season those that are suffering and those who grief. Indeed, the festive season can only worsen the hurt that they are going through. I can only imagine the pain, and God forbid that I will ever have to go through it. I wish I could do more, but I cannot. May the peace of God be upon those who are griefing, and I pray in Christ Jesus's name that they would be healed and made whole again.