Oldies But Goodies - Sixians Eat Together

We had Talentime cum cum Cultural Night cum Block Barbeques over the Hall Six pond once. The committee in charge 'borrowed' the stage from the Olympiad event (it either happened already or was about to happen in the next few days). I was one of those that helped carry and set up the metal legs in the water. The pond was set in a 'valley' so we could all sit on the sides, on the grass on tarpaulin, and enjoy the show. When Ryandall came on as MC, he christened the stage the Titanic and that it was about to sink. No luck there. As the sun set, Sixians gathered to light fires for their barbeques and get the good times rolling. The sound echoed out of the valley (thanks to the then new super amplifier acquired by the 10th JCRC) and our close proximity (separated by a mere 2 lanes of road) to Hall One attracted attention from Blocks 17 and 16. And you know how Sixians love the attention. When the Hokkien song 'Jeek Kee Sio Ho Sua' was sung, it was mass hysteria. We laughed and sang and the 35ers facing the pond took out their umbrellas to take the mood to a new level. Imagine scattered umbrellas twirling across 4 floors of hostel block. It was beautiful. Everyone, boy, girl, student, counsellor, talented, talentless, winner, loser had a good time.

This is one of the memories that will stay with me about my 4 years in Hall Six. I write this anecdote because i am sentimental and a bunch of us, twenty or so, met for dinner recently. I know some of these people for 12 years, others slighty less. And we still have a good time together :)