Its a cold cold day and its one of the day that i woke up feeling lazy, being lazy throughout the day and i'll end the day lazing on the bed fell asleep and hopefully never wake up again in this cold cruel world..

Highlight of my day? rather unexpectedly i receive this email from an old friend of mine.. soeone i got to know few years back from the old Hall 3 where we used to play scrabble together.. He'd graduated last year but even this small piece of effort to keep in touch is indeed warming especially in this kind of weather..

Perhaps one of the most charismatic captain and a friend i've known.. he had an uncanny ability to motivate, and bring out the best in you merely in the form of speech/writings. Creative and impactful... oh and did i mention his gf(ex-s) are all incredibly beautiful. haha oh well.. this is the email he sent... FYI those caps words like satire, regina etc are all sets used in scrabble game... if you encounter one in a game lady luck is smiling at you.. a couple in one game, and she's probably stroking your hair.. haha anyway... this is a tribute to a remarkable captain..

Dear Scrabbies and Jack Wand,

It has been a long time since I've seen some of you, While others, I've
been meeting on a weekly basis... Anyway, I was recently reminded of
the memorable times when I had the honor to lead a wonderful squad. I
recall with joy our times of triumph, and reflect, with humility and
wisdom, on our losses which had bonded us as close as the gruelling
hours we've shared in the JCRC room.

As I looked through my RETINAs, at the SATIRE of our lives, my friend
REGINA reminded me to write to my comrades of old, to honor their valor
and to sing of sTORIES untold. Thus it fills me with great pride to pay
homage to old JACK WAND, wizen tamer of the BOAs, MOAs, YAKs and DZHOs.
So without further ado, praise be to good old Jack!

J
- to JOY, who 'whined' and dined in the JCRC room; who obediently came after swimming trainings only to find out she could not skip the test....

- to JIALING, who is still in the team, keeping the torch alive and
whom I've never heard speak more than 10 words at once ...

- to JARED, who had a fine start, missed one season and has the tough
job now of filling in the shoes of the greatest captain ever...
- to JUNXIONG, who gave tremendous support in the past; who is
currently being called up for international duty and who will probably
sleep with the word list for the next few nights...

A
- to AILEENA, who spent 5 nights a week in the JCRC room; who gave
WILI and JOY an unforgetable lesson; who won more games than me the
last time round and who meets up with me every week...
C
- to CHUAN TECK, the one and only, who played 5 games at once; who
was rec. player of the year like me; who meets me weekly and without
whom the silver would not be possible...

K
- to KENNY, who surpassed his captain, who put in tons of effort and
who was my partner, vice-capt, comrade and opponent...

- to KEVIN, who gave a good account of himself, who bought champagne
for the team and who is leaving for seattle (Bon Voyage!) and the team
in the lurch...

W
- to WILI, who was on time for trainings, who came after basketball
trainings and risked freezing to death...

- to WEIYI, who was a great captain, who built a strong foundation and
who taught me well...
A
- to AMANDA, who made milo, split milo and trained at the same time;
who fell sick and played only 2 games for all her effort and who is
training for hall and country still...
N
- to NAZRUL, who partnered me on our virgin run, who helped break in the
juniors and added warm corny laughter to the chilly nights...
D
- to DAPHNE aka DETSY, who held the line with her weird antics, who
knows words no one can pronounce; who pronounces words no one knows;
and who talks to herself repeatedly during competition when the rules say no talking is
allowed...

- to DARYL, who says things people have no response to, who perservered
and did his part for the team last time round, and who has not been
training much this time round... haha

I salute you all... May your christmas be filled with so much food and
alcohol that you can only drunkedly sputter nonsense like paua.. luau..
unau.. unai.. urea.. emeu.. ainee.. haole.. miaou.. wahahaha

May everyone awake from the stupor fresh and filled with vigor, to go
into the new year screaming the the only warcry we know.... EUOI!!!!

Best Regards,

Joon Leng


PS: EUOI is a valid word. perhaps the only 4-letter word comprising all vowels.. and it carries the meaning of an African warcry...


The difficulty is not that great to die for a friend, the hard part is finding a friend worth dying for. ~ Henry Home

escape back to reality at 22.12.06