Yes, I am back from the Kaetnian chalet...three of the most awesome, incredible, mindblowingly enjoyable days I had in a very long time. I felt that we really really bonded during the chalet, I saw sides of people that I never thought I would see. Like Shiang, despite all his suaning and occassional AS-ness, he has a soft interior. I feel so blessed to be part of the group, everybody is really great, and Kaetna guys are da best, so are the gals of course. I really feel that the chalet just sealed our fate to 'bonded' together through university days and hopefully even after that.

The first day of the chalet which was on Sun was dampened by the dreary weather where it rained continuously throughout the whole day. I met Kelvin and Jerry at bedok mrt at around 4 to check into Coasta Sands while the rest went to carrefour. By the time everybody reached, it was around 7.30 and by the time the fire was started and all, it was already 8 and everybody was starving. Thankfully the sausage, cuttlefish balls and salad heped to fill up the space first, while the good things came later. It was really fun, we had shifts where some ppl were doing the bbqing, while some were enjoying the air-conditioned comfort of the room playing cards, while some were chatting in the kitchen. So after the bbq and derek's belated bday celebration, we spent the rest of the night was spent taking pics, playing cards and chatting, until I started nodding off at 4am...It was quite fun squeezing everybody into a tiny room...4 to a bed and the rest either on the mattress or die-hard card fans who continued with playing cards instad of sleeping.

The next day was a more exciting one... Had brunch at Mac's with steph, issy and derek, while the rest of the sleepyheads were sleeping, where we took a lot of pictures using my camera phone(wish to share the pics too, but I havent figured out how to do the infrared thing). After the rest had eaten, after we caught another 40 winks, after much dilly-dallying, we finally set off for cycling and me rollerblading. I adamantly refused to cycle, despite the lack of company, having set my heart on rollerblading which I had not done in years. I got off to a shaky start, having to cling on to Kel before we reached the main road and I whizzed away, easily catching up with the other cyclists. It was such an exhilarating feeling, going at a high speed and feeling the wind in my face. We went to Bedok Jetty and stationed ourselves there enjoying each other's company while taking alot of pics as usual.

After dinner at a hawker center, we headed to kbox for some singing. We really sang out lungs and hearts out, all the way until 2am before we reluctantly headed back to the chalet. I was still full of energy despite lack of sleep, and still wanting to roller-blade, I managed to persuade steph, kelvin, derek and jerry to go along. So we set off at 4am and headed to Bedok Jetty again. I was a bit terrified of being left behind and having any supernatural encounters,so I stayed close to the guys. It was lovely blading at night, with no one around and the fresh air and the cold breeze. Bedok jetty was pretty desserted as well, save the few people who were fishing there. It was a really lovely starry night and the sea was really calm. Wished I could stay there..like infinitely...just the thought of going home made me sad....

We bidded audieu to each other at 1pm and I trudged on for my journey home, my heart and legs felt so heavy.. I took my own sweet time getting home, only to realize that mom wasnt home...horray...didnt feel up to sparring with her just then. She had all but hang up on me when I called home from chalet(during ktv session), thus dampening my spirits, spoiling my fun and making me wonder why I had a mom like her, who hate seeing me enjoy myself. Is there anything wrong with enjoying yourself to the fullest during the hols? Thankfully Issy was there to cheer me up which was what I needed at my lowest moment, I hate crying,which I deem a sign of weakness, but I was so flooded with emotions that it was prety much uncontrollable.

I miss chalet.....