Why do they call it flag day?
Today was my first exposure to flag day. I had no idea that it could be so much fun.
All the sec 4s and sec 5s, met up at Tiong Bahru to collect our tins. That's right, all 360+ of us congregated in one MRT station. Must have been a sight. Couldn't we have met up in school instead of causing chaos in an MRT station? Anyway, Bernard, Greg, Glenn and I headed for Chinatown. We stationed ourselves outside the Chinese Heritage Centre at first, to harrass loaded tourists, but it turns out that they're not all that generous. Since there were so many Queenstownians in Chinatown, Bernard and I headed for Clark Quay Mrt station, while Greg and Glenn ransacked Clark Quay itself. Wow. Bernard and I made a killing. He got a success rate of 100%, while me, around 90%. The best targets for flag-day are the aunties (they're always eager), the boyfriends with their girlfriends (want to act cool lah), the tourists (I turned on my Pinoy accent and they're like "Jeez, i've got no coins, mate. You accept notes?") and the girls (flash a smile, show some abs...jk). Don't bother approaching males walking alone, they're cranky. The worst kinds are those who look down on the floor the moment they see you, then pretend to be surprised when you ask for donation, and scurry off as if you're a cockroach.
I've gained new-found respect for coin-collectors. It's really not easy. Because there are times when you people pretend not to see you, and that hurts alot. It can be really discouraging when people outright say 'no'. However, the reverse is also true. It was really uplifting to see people actually coming to you and donating. It's an excellent experience lah, and at the end of the day, you'll feel so much better about yourself.
I went to GWC at around lunch time to discuss some debate stuff with Ringo, Raied and Jeremy. We're at a real disadvantage this time around. We're the proposition and the motion's "THBT tabacco and alchohol companies should NOT be allowed to advertise their products". We're up against Fu Hua Sec. I heard from Jeremy that we lost to them last year, but this year, we've got a new team, and we've got a new coach, and we're trying our hardest, so hopefully, we'll win.
We were at MCs and at KFC, there was a Birthday Party going on. A dozen and a half children screaming and two clueless-looking host-tess-ses. They were noisy man. Anyway, CHICKY HIMSELF TURNED UP! LOL! Damn cool siah. He was leading the children in the Chicken Dance! And the children were following him as if he was a GOD OR SOMETHING! ALL HAIL CHICKY! I swaer, to the untrained eye, it would have looked like some pagan-workship or something, hailing the chicken gods. Anyway, we decided to gae-siao Chicky lah. We still had our flag-day tins. So, Jeremy and Ringo went up to Chicky, Raied was filming, and i was taking care of the belongings. The plan was for Jeremy and Ringo to ask Chicky for donations. How the hell is Chicky supposed to donate coins, when he doesn't got fingers and a wallet for that matter? He can't. We were going to post the video of Chicky NOT donating on the net and being an over-all bad role-model, therefore screwing KFC from the back...bad analogy. Anyway, Jeremy went up to Chicky, but Chicky refused to turn around, so Jeremy started messing around with Chicky's tail-feather. Lol. He got told off by one of the parents, and Raied forgot to press the record button on his camera. Jeebus.
Then we went off to Cine to watch Nian's band. We only got there at the end, when they were performing their final song. I heard that it didn't go too well. But, what the hay, life's isn't perfect. There's only winners and learners. If you don't win, just learn from the past, and move on and continue owning people. There was a sort of carnival going on, and there were lots of cosplayers around. There was this Kazuki(Getbackers) cosplayer who was so good! I wish i could have taken pictures. Anyway, Shan took a picture with a Soi Fong (Bleach) cosplayer, and Ryan took a picture with a Kamen Rider cosplayer and I took a picture with a Durex Mascot (...). There was a sort of Safe Sex Campaing going on and there was this Durex Mascot going aroudn giving away condoms. I took a picture with him (will post once i get it) and took some condoms. I wasn't the only one lah, most of the guys with me took 'em too. It's not like we'd be using them any time soon though. I'm still single *hinthint*.
Screwed around for a while. I went home at around 3, landing at 4. I was supposed to go to PS, but pang-seh-ed the guys, cause I was damn shacked.
All the sec 4s and sec 5s, met up at Tiong Bahru to collect our tins. That's right, all 360+ of us congregated in one MRT station. Must have been a sight. Couldn't we have met up in school instead of causing chaos in an MRT station? Anyway, Bernard, Greg, Glenn and I headed for Chinatown. We stationed ourselves outside the Chinese Heritage Centre at first, to harrass loaded tourists, but it turns out that they're not all that generous. Since there were so many Queenstownians in Chinatown, Bernard and I headed for Clark Quay Mrt station, while Greg and Glenn ransacked Clark Quay itself. Wow. Bernard and I made a killing. He got a success rate of 100%, while me, around 90%. The best targets for flag-day are the aunties (they're always eager), the boyfriends with their girlfriends (want to act cool lah), the tourists (I turned on my Pinoy accent and they're like "Jeez, i've got no coins, mate. You accept notes?") and the girls (flash a smile, show some abs...jk). Don't bother approaching males walking alone, they're cranky. The worst kinds are those who look down on the floor the moment they see you, then pretend to be surprised when you ask for donation, and scurry off as if you're a cockroach.
I've gained new-found respect for coin-collectors. It's really not easy. Because there are times when you people pretend not to see you, and that hurts alot. It can be really discouraging when people outright say 'no'. However, the reverse is also true. It was really uplifting to see people actually coming to you and donating. It's an excellent experience lah, and at the end of the day, you'll feel so much better about yourself.
I went to GWC at around lunch time to discuss some debate stuff with Ringo, Raied and Jeremy. We're at a real disadvantage this time around. We're the proposition and the motion's "THBT tabacco and alchohol companies should NOT be allowed to advertise their products". We're up against Fu Hua Sec. I heard from Jeremy that we lost to them last year, but this year, we've got a new team, and we've got a new coach, and we're trying our hardest, so hopefully, we'll win.
We were at MCs and at KFC, there was a Birthday Party going on. A dozen and a half children screaming and two clueless-looking host-tess-ses. They were noisy man. Anyway, CHICKY HIMSELF TURNED UP! LOL! Damn cool siah. He was leading the children in the Chicken Dance! And the children were following him as if he was a GOD OR SOMETHING! ALL HAIL CHICKY! I swaer, to the untrained eye, it would have looked like some pagan-workship or something, hailing the chicken gods. Anyway, we decided to gae-siao Chicky lah. We still had our flag-day tins. So, Jeremy and Ringo went up to Chicky, Raied was filming, and i was taking care of the belongings. The plan was for Jeremy and Ringo to ask Chicky for donations. How the hell is Chicky supposed to donate coins, when he doesn't got fingers and a wallet for that matter? He can't. We were going to post the video of Chicky NOT donating on the net and being an over-all bad role-model, therefore screwing KFC from the back...bad analogy. Anyway, Jeremy went up to Chicky, but Chicky refused to turn around, so Jeremy started messing around with Chicky's tail-feather. Lol. He got told off by one of the parents, and Raied forgot to press the record button on his camera. Jeebus.
Then we went off to Cine to watch Nian's band. We only got there at the end, when they were performing their final song. I heard that it didn't go too well. But, what the hay, life's isn't perfect. There's only winners and learners. If you don't win, just learn from the past, and move on and continue owning people. There was a sort of carnival going on, and there were lots of cosplayers around. There was this Kazuki(Getbackers) cosplayer who was so good! I wish i could have taken pictures. Anyway, Shan took a picture with a Soi Fong (Bleach) cosplayer, and Ryan took a picture with a Kamen Rider cosplayer and I took a picture with a Durex Mascot (...). There was a sort of Safe Sex Campaing going on and there was this Durex Mascot going aroudn giving away condoms. I took a picture with him (will post once i get it) and took some condoms. I wasn't the only one lah, most of the guys with me took 'em too. It's not like we'd be using them any time soon though. I'm still single *hinthint*.
Screwed around for a while. I went home at around 3, landing at 4. I was supposed to go to PS, but pang-seh-ed the guys, cause I was damn shacked.
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