When we reached the parking area, we were waved and directed by many active (uh what are they called?) parking staffs.
Tropicana Golf & Country Resort - Club House
My name wasn’t in the list! Pilot and I searched for my name but couldn’t find it. Class Monitor’s mother recognized me as her son’s classmate and told, “Nevermind, you just sit with your friends.”
“Don’t worry la, we won’t leave you alone one,” Pilot said.
But the tables were already full of names.. If I sat there, someone was bound to be seatless.
Then, 1 of our classmates called to inform that she and her bf wouldn’t be able to make it.
The seating arrangement was - couples 1 table, singles (those who come alone anyway, most of us already had a “partner”) another table. Since only singles arrived then, we all sat in the same table.
When the other rightful people whose names were listed on the singles table arrived - Sam’s bf, SuperLongHair and Mole - 1 of them had no seat. They were close buddies and didn’t want to be separated. I felt bad sitting with them because I had taken 1 of their seats.
Sam’s bf growled, “Whose name not here?!”
“OK, we sacrifice. We go there,” Mole said.
Immediately, SuperLongHair and Mole sat down on the 2 available seats. Sam’s bf stood there mutely, fuming.
I grimaced. I looked at Pilot, Pilot looked at me. I raised my hand half-heartedly. I confessed, “Me la.”
Those that just arrived thought I was joking.
I continued, “Just now I couldn’t find my name. It’s ok, I’ll sit there.” I grabbed my purse and cardigan to move over.
“NO. You sit here,” Majesty held me down.
“2 of us go there lar,” Majesty told them. In the end, the 3 of them went over.
Thinking back about it, I could’ve moved to the other table anyway. I preferred to sit with singles than couples but I felt really bad… I knew this would happen. The 3 guys were being very generous but I didn’t belong in that table in the first place.
Afterwards, I heard Sam’s bf grouched about it in the other table.
The food was nothing to be shouted at since most of us had eaten at Tai Thong restaurants and banquet before. We were given a Beryl’s heart shaped box of 2 chocolates. I took another box of choc since our table had 2 empty seats. :9
Beryl’s chocolate - love the heart box
There was shark fin soup!
“Cruel but it would be wasteful not to eat it,” as Pilot said. He had 4 helpings. Greg insisted, “I don’t want, thanks.” Greg’s the guy into environment protection, always going for diving into the deep sea to take gorgeous pictures.
There was some glitches with the video showing the couple’s old pictures but afterwards, the funny animation about their relationship made us laughed.
After the dinner was over, we waited for the couple to take pictures with us. 2 guys dropped by our table. 1 was a super-high-loud-yam-seng man and another Caucasion-artist-bum. It was Vic! He’s not really a Caucasion but his skin tones look like it. He sat in front of me in Form 1! He used to ask me advices on how to chase a particular girl whom I was very close with then.. hehe. :D
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