The good lord will take you away

Our Xiaoli. ________________________________________________________________

This entry is specially dedicated to Xiaoli.

Happy Birthday Xiaoli! U are officially 21.

Without you, CHAM will only be HAM. Without you, CHAMAYS will never C again.

For you and you only:

I remember.

Xiaoli! It's your birthday!

The day i saw you playing badminton in your curry pok fringe,
Was the day i promised myself never to perm my hair.
The day i saw you bouncing around to "Get Down" on the mayflower stage, was the day i promised myself never to dance again.
OH MY GOD.
Your Curry pok fringe and translucent giordano windbreaker, combined with backstreet boy's "Get Down",
you were the coolest kid in town.

But that was so long ago, when we all had pagers and ocean pacific wallets.

The official last day of sec school, was the day we first chilled out.
Never did i imagine i'll be friends with the curry pok girl.

These few years have come and gone. Let me recall what we did.

I remember Star Cruise, and how little we did.
I remember sleeping after breakfast, lunch and dinner just because u were "blind".
I remember how we missed our breakfast n boatride to Malacca because we were all still in slumber.
Oh i remember.

I remember that year, when you spent the last few moments before christmas in wheelock's toilet, waiting for someone.
I remember how even the toilet wouldn't accomodate you.
U pulled your pants down, ready to sit and wait but the intercom came on.
"Dear shoppers, please note that our building will be closing in 15 minutes."
Oh i remember.

I remember Thailand, and how CHAM was first formed.
I remember the day when i hugged u so tightly and we "ben xiang tai yang" on our jetski.
I remember the highlight of our trip, when we witnessed the skill of unbottling caps with our ass.
I remember toto and i remember Ah Pong.
Oh i remember.

Opps!

Sorry i got carried away, i just remembered it's your birthday!

Happpy birthday xiaoli!
I thank you for all you've done,
I thank you for your eternal humour,
And i thank you for not loving strawberries like bestfriend and ame do.

Xiaoli!

Rememeber, Nothing's gonna change our love for you....

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It's funny how as i write this, the ever cliche "thats what friends are for" is playing on class 95. This song always brings tears to me. I remember council farewell, and how i cried when mr ng played this song on his guitar. I remember my last night in LA, and how i cried when this came on the radio while el was driving me home. And now i'll always remember this song as the song i listened to while typing Xiaoli's poem.

Thank you for being you xiaoli. You brought tons of joy and laughter into my life, and thats really important. I never really thought we'll be such great friends, and now i am thankful that we are. I think u and i are the most similar in character in CHAM. Usually its U and ME being the demanding, childish ones while bestfriend and ame are the ones giving in. Thats why we make such a great pact!

Hope u enjoyed your birthday. Celestial Temptation was a blast. Cheers to your 21st, and cheers to this special friendship. I pray and hope that we'll all be here, sharing this special moment every year together.

Love ya. :)

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