母校文娱晚会彩排 【27.5.11】

上个星期五摆了个大乌龙，跑去了母校却碰了一鼻灰。原来小弟记错了时间，中文老师，彭老师吩咐我这星期五来的，而并不是上个星期。这星期三，彭老师也许是害怕我又把时间给弄错了，他还特地传了则短讯提醒我呵呵…真的很不好意思，还让老师操心了。

星期五的中午祷告后，我立刻开车去母校。只见有好多为学弟学妹正在排练铜乐队表演、有些拿着武术的道具在旁排练、有些在礼堂内练舞蹈、有些着忙着控制场面、有些则和在旁与朋友聊天…母校这一天特别多人呀…见到彭老师来了后，我三步并两步似走向办公室，还帮了老师拿了两袋东西。

彭老师

彭老师先开场，简略地讲解这次文娱晚会彩排的目标及行程。但是感觉上彭老师在讲话时，学生们都心不在焉似的，他们似乎都在交头接耳。哎，这些小鬼，怎么都不尊重长辈的呢？也许是老师说话说得长篇大论的，学生无法集中精神太久。无论如何，晚辈还是得尊重长辈呀。而且别人在台上说话时，台下的都得好好聆听。

其中一位之前的总学长

接下来，彭老师把我们几位校友推上舞台，一个一个自我介绍及鼓励学生更加用心准备文娱晚会。这次回来的校友们，当中有四位之前的总学长，可以说是阵势庞大呵呵。小弟呢，没什么地位的，仅仅是为普通校友，不像他人都有一定的地位。彭老师本来想把我也推上舞台的，希望可以介绍一位非华裔但却中五时报考中文科。但是幸好我成功推卸了此责任。小弟可不配上舞台呀呵呵。

华乐

自我介绍后，彩排正式开始。第一场演出是华乐，所带了的歌曲是《梅花三弄》。

学长团

记下来还有几个歌唱团体，包括了学长团及合唱团体。高材生则因为某些原因而不能出席这一次的彩排。

合唱团

整体上还不错，只是还有一定的发展空间。尤其是面目表情，很多时候都是很僵硬的表现。加油吧，学弟学妹们。希望届时的文娱晚会会更棒。

朋友来美里 Friends Coming over to Miri [25.5.11]

昨天早上（星期三）才知道有几位朋友前天晚上抵美里。于是，我赶紧联络了荟如，还把 Alex 的联络号码弄到手，才得知他们早上时去百盛。可惜当时的我并没有汽车可去陪伴他们走走。等呀等，三点多时母亲终于回家了。但是由于天气炎热，大伙儿都已回 Alex 的家了。我只好等待他们的下一站，那就是去一号井。

美里一号井

大约四点半，Alex 传我短讯，通知我他们将于二十分钟后出发。心想他们大约五点就会到美里一号井。于是，我便赶紧准备好自己。过后母亲载我去。一到了一号井，我走了一会后才发现到他们一伙正在参观一号井塔。走呀走，咱们一伙边聊天边拍照。

石油博物馆

这儿还有石油博物馆。可惜，只在工作时间才开门。他们几位在这儿拍照留念。我呢，只是个路人甲，帮他们拍照就好，自己不想出现在镜头。

哦，还有，这儿还能瞭望美里整个城市。我当然不会错过拍张照片留念呵呵。

Marina Bay

过后，咱们跟着 Alex 的车去 Marina Bay 游玩。 这儿的海边虽小，但是风景还不错。这儿有几艘船停泊在旁、很经典的椰子树及挺壮观的海马型的灯塔。可惜，这儿的保安人员不给我们进去看灯塔。所以呢，我们只好在旁观看及拍照。

小弟很喜欢这儿的海边风景，很喜欢这张，太阳显得有些温暖呢。

Esplanade 海边

望了望表，已经六点了。咱们得赶去下一个地方，那就是 Esplanade 海边。这儿比较偏僻一些，但是海边比较干净，很喜欢这儿的雪白沙滩。到了这儿，大伙儿迫不及待亮出相机拍照留念。

六点半左右，云彩开始被染橙红色了。喜欢夕阳的我，当然不会错过这个好机会。拍了好几张照片。嗯，这儿的夕阳挺美的。

最后呢，大伙儿还来了几张跳跃的照片。第一次拍这样照片的我，还花了不少功夫才模糊地捉到其技巧。拍出来的几张都还不错吧呵呵

我跳~

正当大伙儿都兴匆匆的，突然 John 在沙滩上看见了一个透明的小圈圈。走近看时才发现到原来是水母。调皮的 John 还不知从哪找来了一枝树干来逗弄可怜的水母。最后，大伙儿都走前来凑热闹。

观看水母

一到七点，天空转黑了。夕阳虽然很短暂，但却很美丽。由于他们都想回 Alex 的家冲凉，我只好回家了。谢谢你们的陪伴，朋友，让我度过了美好的一天。希望以后能再次一起去游玩，无论是在哪。

Pasar Tani

上个星期六，母亲与我去 Pasar Tani 走走，顺便买些食物当晚餐。说起 Pasar Tani，它是给小贩们贩卖他们的产品，包括了各种各样的食物、土产、衣服及书本。营业时间则是从星期五下午到星期日中午。当然，深晚时是没营业的。

虽然是周六下午，但是 Pasar Tani 一如以往，这儿人山人海。看来每周末前来这儿买食物，已经成了当地居民的习惯了。说真的，若要在此买食物，有时候太多选择反而不知道该买什么吃。于是，就绕了一圈走，走马看花似把这儿所卖的食物先看过一遍。肚子还没饱，眼睛就先喂饱了。

最后选择了几道菜，再加上马来传统椰浆饭，咱们就踏上回家的旅程了。嗯，这次的收获可真不浅。肚子老兄，今晚可要好好奖赏你一番呵呵。

回母校 Return to School [19.5.11]

星期二晚上，突然春德打电话给我，要求我星期四早上来学校帮忙他的激励讲座会。他也告诉了我其实他已经约了 Alex 来助阵。在他百番游说下，我开始动心了。心想朋友一场，这次就帮帮他吧。

今早，到了学校后，春德、Alex及我在校园内走走。已许久没回母校的我，突然很想念这儿的一切。想起以前上课时的情景、想起以前参加过的活动、想起以前有这么多好友、想起以前老师们的教诲…无数的回忆此刻一幕又一幕浮现在脑海里，多么的清晰呀。好怀念好怀念。

春德

我与春德

Alex 与春德

海豚

边走边拍照真的很愉快。当然，在校园内亮出手机迎来了小小轰动。几位小瓜把头探出窗外，瞧瞧咱们几位外星人在校园内干嘛。一栋一栋的建筑物，曾经是当时我们上课的教室，深藏着无数的珍贵回忆。


走累了，也开始抵不过炎热的天气了，咱们就去准备待会儿的激励讲座会。春德先讲解他的行程。只见他一熟练的一张嘴把一切都简略地讲解，再加上他之前准备的 slide 及一些录影片段，心想这次的讲座会应该是没问题的。

春德正准备

不久，学生一位一位走进来了，选好位子就坐下。这时，出现了小小的插曲，有些老师还没带他们的学生来这儿听讲座会。弄得咱们几位不知是否应该先开始呢还是等待人数到齐才开始，真头痛。由于时间有限，最后还是选择了不等他们，咱咱们先开始。

激励讲座会

只见春德 一张口就把吵闹的学生意一一制服，果然，有受过正统教育系的认识不一样的。此刻的我开始对他另眼相看了。且慢，这不代表我对之前的他有什么偏见，只是这一次的讲座会让我见识到了他的魅力。最后我还是帮了他一点，简略地介绍了我的科系，希望这些学生能好好考虑他们的前途，也许他们可因此而有了梦想及理想呢，能帮帮他们也真不错。

一小时后，激励讲座会完毕了。虽然时间有些安排的不妥，但感觉上整体还不错。很开心能帮老友一忙。老友，后会有期，以后再见吧。

重见光明 Rays of light in darkness [18.5.11]

经历了好几天网络很差的令人不习惯日子后，投诉后还是老样子，终于决定去 celcom 总行问个清楚 。平时都习惯了上网的我，今天都一直在看电视。转了几个电台，最后停留在星空电台，都都是韩国连续剧，分别为《咖啡王子一号店》及《被称为神的男人》。看累了就干脆躺在地上，望着天花板上的风扇，不知为何看得入神了，还拍了几张照片呢。也许我真的闷了。

下午三时许，母亲终于回家了。我跟出去，希望能从 celcom 总部那儿得到一些解决方案，好让自己的宽频能早些恢复原状。

拉了个号码后，我选择了个位子坐下等待我的号码出现在荧幕。我望了四周，只有三两只小猫。也许是下午，而且又是工作日子，这儿才没这么多人吧。我忘了我的号码，是 5008，而荧幕上的号码是 5007。嗯，应该一下子就到我了吧。

果然，不一会儿就轮到我了。在一番询问后，我终于知道了原来之前已经有许多种相同的投诉案件了，而且通通都是在我所住的这一带的。只见被我询问的那位，忙着在电脑键盘上敲敲打打。原来她帮我做了个网上的投诉。最后还给了我投诉案件的号码，C110518-30726606。他们还告诉了我也许这几天都还会有同样的问题。

回家后，我赶紧尝试上网。宽频显示了蓝色灯光，心想应该是有网线了。嘿，真的能上网了，而且速度恢复了原状。果然还是需要投诉的，要不然他们会一直以为什么问题也没有。不过呢，宽频能恢复原状真的是太棒了。没有网络的日子真的是有些难以挨过。

晚上呢，回家时经过了一个小型的游乐场，而且看到了摩天轮呢。于是停了下来看。一时想起了童年时候那么喜欢游乐场；长大后鲜少有机会去游乐场了。也许是现在的兴趣也不同了。也许吧…

彩虹及夕阳 rainbow & sunset [17.5.11]

本人特别喜欢拍风景照，尤其是大自然的照片。以前有几位朋友笑我每次拍的照片都很孤单的，照片内大多数都是没有人在内。我只是轻轻一笑罢了呵呵。一直以来都是一个人到处走走，边走边拍照的，哪有机会把他人纳入照片内呢？除非我请路人帮我拍个人照。不过呢，我这个人不太喜欢拍个人照呵呵。当然，有机会和他人合照，我是不会拒绝的呵呵。

I love shooting nature, especially those greenery and mother nature. My friends used to laugh at me that all my pictures are so lonely, hardly anyone in the pictures taken. I would just laugh them off. Well, I'm used to be walking around all alone, I love taking pictures while scrolling around, hence hardly any chance of taking pictures of others. Yeah, I could get some passerby to give me a shot, but the problem is that I'm not someone who likes taking self portrait. It's a different story if I could get group shot with my friends, I can hardly turn it down.

这几天待在家里，有时读小说、有时做些华文班的东西、有时上上网…觉得闷时就拿着手机四处拍拍照。说起手机拍照，只有在光线足够的情况下才能拍出漂亮的照片。所以呢，大白天在外头拍的照片都还过得去。在光线不足够的情况下呢，拍出朦朦胧胧的感觉吧。所以呢，有时候会特显出夕阳的美。

These few days at home, I enjoyed reading some novels, sometime I would continue on my  Mandarin Class thingy, sometime I would just surf on the net... When starting to get bored, I would flash out phone to take a few pictures. Talking about taking pictures with phone, well, you need to have enough lighting to produce decent pictures. Under broad daylight, it's not a problem for phone camera. However when the light is quite dim, well, skill alone is not enough, but still, sometime good pictures could be produced.

双彩虹 double rainbow

昨天，下了场毛毛雨后，蔚蓝天空出现了双彩虹。可惜在我拿起手机要拍照时，彩虹逐渐黯淡了下来。最后，还是拍了张朦朦胧胧的彩虹照。在上面的那道彩虹在照片里并不太明。但是肉眼却看得出。看来还是专业的相机比较适合这样的场面吧。以后有了稳定的收入后，也许会考虑考虑呵呵。

After some rain, double rainbow laid across the blue sky. It's a pity that by the time I'm ready to take a few shots, the rainbow started to get dim. Still, I mange to take a quite blurry picture on the double rainbow. The upper rainbow isn't that clear in the picture above, but is quite visible via the naked eyes. I guess this shows the gap between a good camera and a not-so-good camera. I guess I might consider owning one after I have stable income one day, it's a really expensive hobby to begin with.

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接下来，就是夕阳了。我特别喜欢夕阳照。很多时候，肉眼中的夕阳真的很美，可惜相机只是一般，拍不出夕阳的美。

Now, let's take a look at sunset. I love sunset. Sunset looks great to our naked eyes, but sadly the photos taken can't portray the beauty thoroughly.

两三年前的夕阳（同样地点）
Sunset at the same location 2 or 3 years back

不过呢，感觉上两三年前所拍的夕阳更美。难道是我现在的拍照技术不如当初了？没关系，就让我继续练习吧。

I guess it's still the sunset shot taken 2 or 3 years back looks much better. Perhaps it's that my shooting skill has gotten rusty? Never mind, I'll just practise more.

没网线的几天 Days Without Internet [16.5.11]

已经习惯每天都上网的我，突然连续两三天家里的网线都出了些问题，完完全全不能上网…真的很惨…呜呜…

I've been used to go online everyday ever since I started my university life. Suddenly having no internet connection for 3 days in a row, it's really miserable, truly.

经过了一整天没网线的日子后，昨天下午终于忍不住了，打电话给 CELCOM 电话公司，讲了好一段时间，盲目的跟着他们的指示更换了一些建设。最后还是弄到了原本给手机上网的网线，网线真的是很慢，不过总比完全没网线还好。

After experiencing a whole day without internet connection, I called CELCOM yesterday afternoon. I followed their instruction blindly to change some settings. Finally I managed to get EDGE, the internet line for mobile phone's connection. Well, mobile phone's connection is indeed for mobile phone, it's really slow, but still it's better than having no connection at all.

有时忍不住时，用手机连接电脑，使用 DIGI 的网线上网。不过呢，手机的网线此终是给手机上网的那种速度。所以呢，有时在等网页出现当儿，整个人索性在旁翻着九把刀的小说开始与阅读起来。有时读了两三页后，瞄了电脑荧幕。换来的是阵阵的叹气。实在是太慢了。

While running on the extremely slow line, I could hardly stay calm, I even tried mobile internet connection via my phone, using DIGI's line. Well, it's still quite slow, frankly. So while waiting for the pages to finish loading, I flipped through Giddens' novel. Sometime after reading through two three pages, I spied on the screen. It ended up with tonnes of sighs. It's really slow.

眼看电脑每次开跑时有些慢，今早就拼命把重要的电脑文件储存起来，然后开始 format 的工作了。果然，format 过后的电脑跑得比较快。只可惜网线还是很慢。要不然就很完美了呵呵。苦苦一个人在家等待母亲三点多回家，过后才去星城广场的星巴克喝茶顺便上网。

Sincce the laptop is quite slow while starting up, I decided to format it. I saved my important files on my external hard disk first before I started doing the cleanup. Well, as always, after formatted, my computer run a lot faster. The only defect is having slow to no connection, or else, it would be perfect. I waited patiently for my mum to return around 3 something, then I went to Starbucks in Parkson. It's always nice to enjoy my afternoon with a cup or two. What's more, I could even go online there too.

绿茶拿铁配上九把刀的《红线》
Green Tea Latte paired with Giddens' book

背着那熟悉的黑色书包，我进入了星巴克。一眼扫过柜台前的菜单后，最后还是点了熟悉的绿茶拿铁饮料。一方面也是不想因为喝了咖啡而今晚睡不着。本人已经不喝咖啡一段时间了。启开了电脑后，我开始享受我的美丽星期一下午。嗯，不是蓝色星期一。还是好好享受这段期待已久的漫长四个月长假。这感觉真不错呵呵。

I picked up my good old black backpack and walked into Starbucks. After glancing through the menu, I decided to have a cup of the familiar green tea latte. Well, I don't want to stay wide awake tonight after having too much coffee. I started up my laptop and began my beautiful Monday afternoon. Yeah, it's not Monday blue. I should enjoy myself as much as I could during this 4 months long holiday. Yeah, I really enjoy this kind of feeling.

下雨了 Rain [12.5.11]

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天空终于转黑了，一阵阵的雷后，毛毛雨开始下了起来。曾经是那么熟悉的雨点在屋顶上跳舞的雨声，如今不知为何一听到后，心里却有股莫名奇妙的感觉，有少许的快乐再加上一些期待，心里某处还有些矛盾…总之就是复杂的感想就对了。

The sky darkened pretty quickly, after a series of thunders, rain began to drip down. The familiar sound of the rain dancing on the roof, somehow brought me complex feelings, a bit of happiness and some expectation, however deep down in my heart was a bit contradiction. Well, it's sort of complex feeling after all.

这几天，天气都很炎热，热到……马来西亚的特有名词呵呵。从一大清早到晚上睡觉时都一样是很热。有时连在家里也会汗流浃背。真的是太热了。在大马的我们本来就是年头到年尾，不是下雨就是炎热，没其他的气候。如果连续几天都是下雨或炎热，这样的天气挺难受的。但是忽冷忽热，时而下雨时而炎热，这样也是会导致生病的。唉，样样都不好。

It's been sunny day lately, from early morning till late night. Even when staying at home, sweat still ooze out from nowhere. It's too hot, frankly. In Malaysia, it's not surprising to have hot weather since it's either hot or rain throughout the year. If it rains or stay sunny continuously for a few days, one would feel quite uneasy. However having rainy and sunny days in between, one might fall sick easily.

不过呢，连续这几天都这么炎热，突然来场雨，整个人也变得开心起来了。一直以来都好期待天气转凉。当初的矛盾心情，也许是上几个月连续几天都在下雨，一看到雨就有些不太高兴了。现在呢，反而很期待下雨，真是很矛盾。

However, having hot weather continuously for the past few days, a sudden rain really made my day. I've been hoping for the weather to turn better. As for the contradiction feeling earlier, well, I guess having too much rain for the past few months really made me not looking forward another rain coming. However, little did I know that I had been really looking forward rain. Seriously, it's just the contradicting part of me.

虽然只是一阵子，但是还是成功把热气带走。舒服多了。我也趁机约了周公去喝茶。凉凉的天气最适合睡午觉了呵呵。呼噜呼噜…

even though it only rained for a while, but it did brought away the heat. It felt much better now. I took this great opportunity to nap for a while. Indeed, it's a great way to enjoy this great weather.

与室友喝茶 （补写） Yumcha with roommate 【5月2日】

其实呢，在翻看手机里所拍的照片后才发现到原来我忘了写这一篇。好吧，就让我补一补吧。首先呢，想让我介绍一下我上学期的室友吧。他是机械工程系硕士研究生，是那种经常待在实验室里的那种人吧。所以呢，可以说是鲜少与他一起出来吃饭。这一次，他说我都要回家乡了，不如我们一起去吃一餐吧，他请客。

Well, while browsing through the pictures in my phone, I found that I left out a passage which is quite memorable. Alright, I'll just write it down to repent for the loss. Before this, I would like to introduce my roommate, well, ex-roommate to be exact since the semester has finished and I would get a new room starting the coming semester in early September. Hazwan, my roommate is a Master student in Mechanical Engineering course in UTM. Since he's doing his course by research, it's kinda hard to see him around except in his lab. This time, he said that I'm about to return to my hometown, it's about time to grab a meal together, he even promised to put the bill on his tab.

到了 JUSCO 的麦当劳后，发现到时间还没到，还没到中午12点。麦当劳只有从中午12点到下午3点才有特别的午餐配套。于是就在建筑物内漫无目的般走走，消磨时间。走累了，最后决定在麦当劳那儿等待。时间一到，我们俩就立刻去点食物。我随便点了 Big Mac，但是室友却说也许可以尝试 Mega Mac。反正没吃过，尝试新的也好。过后，我负责去拿辣椒酱。

After reaching McDonald in JUSCO, we noticed that it's yet to reach 12pm. As far as we're concerned, McDonald offers special lunch package from 12pm till 3pm. Hence, we took a walk around the shopping complex to kill off some time. After getting tired of walking too much, we decided to have a seat in McDonald instead while waiting for the fated time to come. Once the clock hit 12pm, we walked slowly to the counter to order our meal. Originally, I ordered Big Mac. However, my roommate suggested if we should try Mega Mac. Since I've never tasted it, I decided to follow him. After ordering, I went off to get the chilli sauce.

看见了食物摆在桌上，本人就迫不及待想将牙齿陷入这些可口的汉堡包。幸好撑住了这念头，赶紧用手机把桌上的食物拍下来留念。当然，手机拍的效果并不如相机般美。不过呢，好狗没有呵呵。一边吃着一边聊天。嗯，真的是很棒的感觉。已许久没吃快餐了。再加上有朋友陪伴聊天，感觉真棒。谢谢你，室友。这假期里，你一定要好好照顾自己哦。下学期再见吧。

Upon seeing the food on the table, I could hardly wait any longer to sink my teeth on these tasty food, especially the burger. Luckily I could hold off my hunger and took a good picture first. Of course, pictures taken with phone aren't as pretty as the ones taken with cameras. Oh well, it's still better than none, I guess. I enjoyed myself, chatting with my roommate while slowly chewing the delicacies. It felt great. I haven't been to McDonald for quite a while, plus having a friend to accompany me chatting, it felt really great. Thanks, my roommate. Take good care of yourself during this long holiday and see you in the coming semester in early September.

红新月会慰劳宴 MRCS Appreciation Dinner 【5月8日】

星期五下午，老妈去红新月会会所时，他们通知老妈带我一起去星期日晚上的红新月会慰劳宴。这令我想起每年的5月8日是世界红红十字和新月会日。首先，先介绍大家何为世界红十字和红新月会日吧。

Last Friday afternoon, mum went to MRCS (Malaysian Red Crescent Society) HQ and was told to bring me along for the MRCS appreciation dinner on Sunday evening. This reminds me of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day which falls on 8th of May.

一战结束后，捷克斯洛伐克红十字会首倡每年在复活节期间设立为期3天的“红十字休战日”，以弘扬红十字会的人道思想，同时结合红十字会业务开展全国性的卫生、救济、儿童福利等方面的宣传活动。该倡议得到了广泛的响应。1921年，第10届国际红十字大会在瑞士日内瓦召开，决议向各国红十字会推荐捷克斯洛伐克红十字会组织红十字休战日的做法。此后，第11届、第14届、第15届、第16届国际红十字大会多次对红十字休战日进行了肯定，使得红十字休战日成为普遍的做法。 二战结束后，第19次国际红十字会理事会于1946年举行，鉴于各国分会虽然普遍组织红十字休战日活动，但是日期各不相同的情况，指示协会秘书处研究确定一个固定的日子为国际红十字日。1948年，国际红十字会执行委员会建议以国际红十字会创始人亨利·杜南的生日5月8日为全球统一的红十字日。同年，第20次国际红十字会理事会在瑞典斯德哥尔摩举行，批准了这一建议。从此，5月8日正式成为世界红十字日。 1984年，由于不断有穆斯林国家的红新月会加入，世界红十字日正式更名为“世界红十字和红新月日”。 摘自：维基百科

迎接嘉宾 VIP's arrival

有餐免费的晚餐再加上可以与老友见面，何为不乐呢？昨晚喝茶时，得知有几位朋友会出席，心想也可以乘机与朋友聊天，真是快活啊。我一口答应了。当晚，到了美佳酒楼，妈妈与我登记后就进去找位子坐。我选择了与老友一起，而老妈选择了看顾自己学校的几位小瓜。当老师的责任肯定不比我这个两袖空空的人轻吧。嗯，还是无官一身轻呵呵。

To have free meal and to be able to meet up with friends, isn't that great? While meeting up with friends last evening, I was told that a few friends would be coming for the appreciation dinner tonight. After reaching the destiny, Mega Hotel, we registered ourselves. Mum had to look after her students whereas I chose to sit with my friends. Well, being a teacher is definitely different from someone who is still a student after all.

边聊天，边拿着相机拍照呵呵。桌上的、台前的、身旁的…只要当时有那么一点点动心，都不会放过呵呵。

While chatting with my friends, I played around with my camera. Whatever caught my attention, be it on the table, on the stage, or just beside me, I won't miss the chance to snap them.

场面情况 inside the ballroom

菜谱 menu

看了看菜谱后，感觉上都是蛮普通的。不过呢，都说了是慰劳宴，所以也不该嫌弃什么呵呵。嗯，开心就好。开幕词后，一道一道菜也被端来了。

After checking on the menu for tonight, all the dishes sounds quite familiar and nothing much too special. Well, since it's appreciation dinner, I shouldn't be so choosy. After the opening speech by YB Lee, dishes are brought out one by one.

 

先是道开道菜，冷热菜。

The starter was Three Seasonal Hot & Cold dish.

然后是螃蟹汤。

Followed by Braised Crabmeat soup with Shredded Chicken.

很抱歉，拍到这儿时，突然相机耍赖了。拍出来的都有些不明显条在照片上。看来我的相机的镜头有些故障了。由于还是不想买新的相机，而且又不想错过一些精彩镜头，所以最后亮出手机来拍照。吃了两道菜后，这时有颁奖典礼。每位出席者都有张文凭。说到出席者，他们都是在红新月会有所贡献的。我嘛，已退出江湖多年了，我也许只是滥竽充数罢了呵呵。

The thing that I worried the most finally happened. My camera had some glitches, the lens seemed to be the main culprit. I wouldn't want to buy another camera yet, but I didn't want to miss out any interesting scenes, hence I took out my phone to snap a few shots. After 2 dishes, the prize giving ceremony took place. Every participant received a certificate. Talking about the participants, they are all those who are still actively contributing to MRCS. As for me, well, I've stopped joining for quite a few years, I guess I'm just someone to fill up the empty seats.

颁奖典礼 Prize Giving Ceremony

颁奖典礼后，还来个幸运抽奖。突然听到我的名字被叫了，当时我还在吃着饭呢。说真的，当时是有些惊讶。毕竟小弟从来都不曾赢过什么幸运抽奖的嘛。这一次不知道竟然走运了呵呵。领奖时，手还在颤抖着，脑海里还在想着为何今天会这么幸运的。桌位那几位在我上台领奖时，竟然竖起拇指呵呵。

After the prize giving ceremony, there was a few rounds of lucky draw. I was still enjoying my meal when my name was the first one to be called. Frankly, I was quite shock. I'm not someone lucky enough to win anything from any lucky draw so far. This was the first time to be so lucky. While the wrapped present reached my hand, my hands were still shaking. I still couldn't believe my luck. Those at my table showed thumbs up.

幸运抽奖的礼物

拿着礼物，心里有种飘飘的感觉。走起路来也犹如背后长了翅膀般的，每一步都轻飘飘的感觉。真不好意思。都说了嘛，小弟是第一次在幸运抽奖赢得了礼物呵呵。回桌后，我挥了拳头轻碰朋友的肩膀。他们也很调皮的要我待会儿请客。来张合照后，我们便选择下一站喝茶。

合照

最后，我们照片中几位去了另一个餐厅喝茶聊天。当晚还有足球比赛直播呢，是阿森纳对垒斯托克及曼联对垒切尔西。聊了很久，很久。若不是隔天早上还需要工作，咱们也许会通宵呵呵。这次的慰劳宴真的是很不错，遇到了几位很久没见的老友。虽然以许久没见面了，但是咱们的友谊并没因此而被时间所洗礼。真的很庆幸。朋友啊，你们太棒了！

After the appreciation dinner ended, a few of us decided to have another round in a cafe near the library. The TV was showing live match between Arsenal and Stoke City, followed by Man U VS Chelsea. We had a great chat for quite a while, till midnight. If it wasn't that some of us had to work the next day, we might have stayed longer. I really had a great time this time, was really happy that even after not meeting each other for quite a long time, we can still remember each other and our friendship won't be defeated by time. Friends, you're the best!