Cousins

Cousins

This picture was taken on 29 Dec 2002 at grandma's house. Han had bought dinner for everyone and it was cos he was going to be away (again) for a long time. We had driven out to many different places to get dinner. We bought curry, chicken rice, golden pillow, etc. There was also wine!

Then I insisted we gathered for a cousins-photo. Afterall, it was really rare to get all 8 of us around. The 8 have expanded to include Eddie and Jimmy...and also the 2 babies Rachel and Julian.

The 8 of us grew up together. Our favourite play places would have to be great-grandma's old house at St Gregory's road (behind City Hall) and the bungalow at Pasir Ris that my aunt would rent every holiday without fail.

We would be the first kids at Pasir Ris Park in the morning. We made it a point to wake up early so we could hit the playground early. Be the first to be on the slide, cut through the maze, get on the flying fox... I close my eyes now and I can still feel the park in the morning..the cool morning air, the occasional sqwuak of birds... and we'd run down the slope all the way to the playground.

We explored every bit of Pasir Ris park. Bicycle rental was a luxury that we did not always have. The rental kiosk was all the way over at the other end of the park. We'd walk through the whole park just to get our bikes. Then we'd cycle up and down the whole park, making stopovers back at the bungalow for drinks.

Once, we went on a coconut harvest spree. We searched for coconut trees that were short enough for us to reach the fruit. We plucked the fruit and smashed it against some rocks. Then the coconut juice would flow out like a tap and we'd take turns to drink. Then we threw the husks into the sea. It was PURE FUN.

We took photos too. There are a set of photos of the 8 of us playing at the park.

You're such a big part of my childhood. You're a bigger part of my growing years...how did we end up being the closest? I'm not sure...but somehow, you and I understood each other the best. I was able to show you my darker side and you never judged me. You shared bgr stuff with me and even asked me for my opinions on the gals you dated. I never judged you too. We even went clubbing at SOS together, remember?

Gosh....I miss you.