07 August, 2011

*1066 - from the last night in singapore

Party atop EV's roof the old school way--with sparklers, the balloon thingies that you blow out from a straw and "TOK" with your mouth (what in the world are these called??), and iced gems to munch on. Essentials of a Singaporean childhood.

Who knew that Tubs was so artistically inclined? But what a lovely rose!






"Hey guys, let's think of a five-letter word we can all spell out together." "Boobs?" "Okay!"


Followed aptly by ... SHIOK. Noone understands why Justin's S was so tiny.






Could it be that these little things, when taken altogether, shape our childhood and hence us as a whole? Me, growing up with these balloon thingies and eating iced gems (biscuit first, then icing) and a plethora of other Singaporean staples, and you, growing up with ... (???) ... things that were such a natural part of our childhood that we can't even begin to describe them to someone who has no clue what they are, who has never tasted anything precisely like that, who has never smelt nor touched nor seen nor heard of these things. I could feed you iced gems galore now, but it won't be the same, will it?