What A Wonderful Day

This morning, I joined my classmates for a "mock" certificate presentation at school for our translation courses.

It's amazing how we can still chat as if we have been seeing each other everyday, despite the fact that we are no longer attending the classes. Our favourite professor is in town to teach, so we had him to present us the certificates. After the "ceremony", we had catered lunch (graciously provided by the school) and there were non-stop chatterings with one another after the ceremony. And much laughter too.

I am very thankful for this bunch of classmates. We bonded so well thanks to one of the younger professors who kicked off the class with his unique teaching methods that got us warmed up to one another. One of the girls who joined the class later has been telling us that she prefers our class than the current batch, who kept more to themselves and are very serious, compared to the crazy bunch of us.

It also helped that we maintain email correspondences and update one another of the latest developments in our lives, and that our conversations picked up from where we left on email. What really keep us together is also a few of them who, due to their nature of work, are people person, and offer much "entertainment".

We left the school in a happy note and are reminded that we should continue to stay in touch. Which we will.

I truely hope so.

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Eventually, nothing could change my plans to not attend the wedding. Requested my sister to put in my ang pow at the wedding. After my "ceremony", I took my nieces and sister to Sentosa instead.

Sentosa on later afternoon is not as hot as it is in the mornings. The beach breeze was nice, and the sun was kind on our face. Nieces had LOTS of fun playing with the sand and the the waters. It is easier to get around the island nowadays, just hop on the tram, the skytrain or the buses. It was a nice place to get out of mainland to relax.

We did not tired ourselves out by trying to do to many things within the short span of time. It was the beach and the luge next. But because my sister was afraid that the girls would have nightmares about hanging in the mid-air, we had to abandon the plan.

Left the place in the skytrain which took us to Vivo City. Had dinner and went to Toy'RUs. Bought a hula-hoop for them and one for myself, since it's on for one offer. Took the train home.

What a wonderful day.