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Of Vern Li's Night Out and Other Stories (Updated)... Sunday, June 28, 2009
No, Vern was NOT kneeing Keiron in the groin while trying to pull his
pants off. Although, it does look somewhat like that. In actual fact,
Keiron and Vern are good friends, as can be seen here.
Keiron looks strangely...pleased. I don't know about his other friends though.
And that was the tone set for Vern Li's 23rd birthday bash, which took place at 7ate9, The Ascott. The bar, which was crazily warm even at night, was filled with revellers already starting to unwind with cold glasses of beer sweating in the humid air. I was the first to arrive, quickly followed by Vern and gang. Within minutes, the drinks magically appeared on the tables, prompting the party-goers to abandon their reservations and start the socializing.
This lady was having her hen night in the club, and mentioned that she was about to be married in two weeks. Congratulations, unknown lady!
Keiron and Co.
The happy couple.
Lauren, and the birthday girl (pre-tipsy stage)
Nice shiny disco balls.
Eelaine and Lynn making faces.
Not satisfied with making faces, they decided to wear huge glasses.
Then they got everyone else to make faces (except for Fang Chin, who came in a split second before the photo was taken)
"...my, what huge eyes you have!" - Little Red Riding Hood (17th Century)
A photo of the big-eyed people.
Posing prettily.
The Pouty Lynn.
Quek (whom I thought was selling Palms), Vern, Fang Chin, and Ren Yi.
Kwo Kuang, fellow photographer.
Polka-Dot Yen.
The theme for the night was initially supposed to be "60's Retro", before it got scrapped along the way. It became an 'open' theme, where anyone could wear anything they wanted. A stalwart group of us, however, decided to try and get along with the first theme. I tried to appear as a 60's Beatnik, similar to this;
The Beatnik. Click here to read up on it. (Photo courtesy of costumesupercenter.com) However, with the wrong beret, I just ended up looking weird. Of course, carrying the bag didn't help either. The Birthday Girl, by tradition, was supposed to end up drunk. In this photo, she was already high. I was the only one who ordered food. What does one do, when there are gallons of alcohol lying around? ...why, order coffee, of course. But that's just me. Polka-Dot Yen and Mr. Abuthenhor. Vern HAD to take a photo with her cameramen. Lynn looking dainty on white chair. Thats actually Weng Phoon carrying Mr. Abuthenhor. Vern looks like a secretary who's about to rip a guy's clothes off. She didn't, of course. Mr. Abuthenhor, suffering the aftereffects of being kicked? The first sign that Vern was tipsy was when she returned Eelaine's bag, and said "I didn't bite it." Everyone wants a piece of him. Maybe not. Deep in thought. Cheryl and Jia Yi. We bumped into Johnson, who got bitten by an ant. The Compulsory Group Photo.
As always, much fun is to be had when Vern gets drunk. I wish I had a compilation of the things she said that night, for days when I need a good laugh.
There are approximately 390 photos from that night (from my camera). However, after the vetting process by Ms. Ng,only 99 photos are on Facebook, available for public viewing.
Makes you wonder what went on in the other 291 photos, eh? *wink*
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