quite a bit of stuff has happened lately. but i think i shall just blog about the weekend :) on saturday, paulee and i went for breakfast at cartel. :) i love breakfasts there.. then after that we watched the nativity story, and it was such an amazing movie! The 2 parts that really got to me were when Mary was reciting the Magnificat at the end of the movie and when Elizabeth saw Mary and said to her, "Blessed are you among all women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." oh and there was also the part with the Wise Men, who were really amusing, when they present the gifts to Jesus. "Gold for the King of kings, Frankincense for the Priest of priests and Myrrh for the Mother's great sacrifice." It was such a simple movie, but the message was so powerful, the real meaning of Christmas, with no special effects or anything. It truly was astounding and I totally loved it! :) After that, I went for alumni, and took out my instrument. But then it started late and there was the showcase of ensembles, so by the time the showcase ended, it was time for Pei Xuan and I to leave for SAFTI to watch the commissioning parade. haha so we kind of took our instruments out for nothing. We both took the train to the west to meet Hui Yun, but she told us that the Boon Lay taxi stand was flooded, so Pei Xuan and I got off at Lakeside and waited for a taxi. SAFTI is so nice!! and the parade was so amazing! I'm so proud of all of them! Congratulations to all those who got commissioned! After the ceremony, the 3 of us were walking around the parade square looking for familiar faces. But we only managed to find Wei Fang, because the Navy people were the only ones wearing all white -.- Then we walked right past Swee Sen, and didn't recognise him until he called out to us, Mingkai found us, and Max walked past us. Quite funny.. they all look the same. But it was nice meeting old friends again. :) It was quite sad though, the officers and their parents all went to have a 10 course dinner, while the friends and the rest of the families went for a buffet, so we didn't have a chance to really talk to anyone. bah. It took me about 1.5 hours to get from SAFTI to home, but it was worth it I think.