Dec 23rd, 2016 @Kinta's House
Dec 24th, 2016 [3:44 pm] Yesterday
night was such a blast, at least for me, and I hope those of you who joined did
feel the same way. Over the time, it is undeniable that we all have changed. A
bit or much. For the good or bad. And to be honest, while I have been looking
forward to our annual Pajamas Party for Christmas gathering, and how excited I
was to know who my Secret Santa was and what he/she would bring me, I was at the
same time a bit anxious out of how yesterday was gonna turn out. Would we still
be the IPA family I knew years back? Cracking jokes that only us could understand?
Playing games and laughing so hard during the games itself? And giving out
silly punishments for losers, or even the winner if he is bulliable (you guys
know who)? And so on… Anything could happen in just a day. And after yesterday,
if I were to tell one thing about IPA, it would be that IPA remains as solid as
we have always been – this answers all the not-needed doubts that once crossed
my mind.
I
am trying to be descriptive of anything I could think of right now, hoping to
keep these memories fresh whenever we recall about them.
- Our gathering venue is Kinta’s house with/without
her agreeing to it or even knowing it in the first place.
- We all understand what ‘5pm at Kinta’s house’ really
means. There follows the ‘aku agak telat ya’ messages on our WhatsApp group
chat.
- Soon after everyone had gathered, we sat in a circle
and started the gift exchange sesh. We had to guess who each of our Santa was
only then we could open the gift. Everyone put a great effort in preparing the
gift. Our dear friend, Daru, joined Secret Santa.
- Thank you to my aesthetic santa <3
- I am an aesthetic santa, too. HEHE
- We had games. The first game was Truth or Dare where
Peot was the first victim and she got a Dare. Kinta and Herlisman got Truths.
We then played this game initiated by Elisa where we had to point out which
statement out of the three is a lie. We also played ‘Concentration’ game where Chelsy,
Peot, and Jacky lost and were punished to sing “Old MacDonald Had a Farm’
HAHAHA. Finally, the most entertaining game of the night was Bang Bang (Idk if
this is the name of the game). I was no good in games and even stood stoned
figuring why Diana did not die when she was banged. And when I did, I was
supposed to be dead but luckily Herlisman was just as blur as I was so I banged
him first muahaha. But soon after, I ousted myself when Dodo was actually the
one banged… Finally, Jacky won over Peot at the final stage.
- Kinta, our cute and aegyo-ish dongsaeng and our host,
made us each a Christmas card and gave us chocolates too. Thank you, Kin!
- Sasa never fails to be on-the-spot gamemaker. And
oh, thanks for arranging this Secret Santa thing! <3
- Terry is in my opinion, the best story teller ever.
There will always be something to laugh at even though she is sharing some
serious talks.
- Chelsy should put some kind of meter to read how
many times she touches her hair when she tells stories.
- Jacey, with her magic hands, wrapped the nicest gift
(yes, she could have won if there was an award for it).
- Sindy is always fierce. No doubt, her title as The
Queen beholds. Oh, that night, we ordered McD but it took almost forever to
reach us. It turned out the deliveryman came but couldn’t notify us because he
called 031… instead of 0831… Grrr-_- Thanks to Sindy who called to find this
out and asked McD to deliver it again. Plus, she requested the food to be newly
cooked. *claps*
- Jacky is forever bullied and the rest of the class
has always expected a great show from Sindy and Jacky.
- Never tells stories when Nana is not around because
she is gonna ask you to repeat the whole thing. Hm, I am not putting it
correctly. The thing is, most of the time she only pops out when the story has
ended or even though she joins in since the beginning of the story, she will shamelessly
ask ‘Apa…? Ulang… Hah… Cepat, cerita lagi.’
- Peot just arrived in Batam in the afternoon and
rushed straight to the party in the evening. Because of the strategic position
she sat at during gift exchange session, most of us thought Peot joined Secret
Santa and unavoidably called her name out while guessing who each of our santa
was. Okay, this should sound just like a normal misunderstanding but everyone,
including herself, made it sound like she was accused of killing someone.
- Vanessa grew to like her hair shorter and shorter
now. Still the heboh Vanessa, after all.
- Jovito, like in previous meetups, talked much about
studies (hi5, engineering geek!).
- Yeny showed up, like finally! I hope I am not
exaggerating because I was shocked by her presence for how long it had been
since I last saw her.
- Dodo was being cheerful and helpful like usual.
- Ryandy……sombong. And weirder.
- Jeven was his usual self – IPA’s cute and quiet
Jeven.
- Herlisman became much more tanned now. And, he mentioned
during the ToD game about not going to Germany anymore due to visa issues.
- Ryandy, Jeven, and Herlisman did not join Secret
Santa, too.
- We spent the rest of the night chilling out, having
snacks, and waiting for the McD delivery. Some of the girls just sat and
talked, others were playing games, etc.
As we
all realize, we have the qualities every high school class would ever dream of having.
We are geniuses, artists, sportsmen, great story tellers, debaters, jokers,
gamers, writers, who are as well the future doctors, businessmen/women,
engineers, architect, musician, pharmacist, and so on. Be proud!!! I am quite
the silent person but yesterday, I talked a lot. Although I was just feeling a
bit better from having toothache, fever, flu, and sore throat all at once the
other day, and knowing that I was gonna have a sleepless night again like I
always did in previous pajamas parties, I could not stop myself from not
staying over. I rarely talk to you all these days but just to let you know, I
am always thankful to be a part of IPA! Our togetherness could always bring up old memories.
Since
some of us weren’t able to participate in this year’s pajamas party, let’s have a quick view at our previous occasions. Randomly picked some photos here because there are too many. Old but gold~
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| IPA's 1st Christmas Party (2014) |
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| IPA's 2nd Christmas Party (2015) |
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| Fiona's, Terry's, and Yeny's Birthday Party + Hide and Seek |
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| Fiona's, Terry's, and Yeny's Birthday Party, again! |
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| Farewell Party |
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| Dalvina's Birthday Party |
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| Team Building Camp |
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| World Children's Day |
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| IPA conquered 'em all |
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| Painting, checked! |
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| Dinner at Vista |
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| CNY 2015 |
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| Bikin Tempe :p |
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| Graduated!!! |
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| Prom Night 2015 |
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| Yuli's Birthday Party |
Yes,
I started this right after I had a few hours of nap when I got home. But, due
so sudden plans and outings and busyness and laziness, I only continued and
brushed this off yesterday night till just now. I tried my best to recall everything
and write accordingly. Sorry if I forget or remember anything wrong.
By the way, this is me, Amel. First time blogging for me and also the first post by me for IPA's blog. For those of you who are concerned of how I am doing, I am doing fine. Many of you said I’ve become skinnier. Actually, I have lost 1-2 kgs since I started university life. It may be due to the change in sleeping and eating
patterns. Some of you might have noticed I used to sleep early and eat 5 times
a day, and the healthy meal I used to always have for lunch. Nowadays, I eat
out so it is less healthy. It is also quite hard to find fish at food stalls in
Malaysia, or in my place I should say. I barely exercise and
become less fit, too (no muscle bruhhh). Err, sounds sad? Hahaha. But I have
been trying to resolve this out plus now I am back in Batam and will only go
back to Malaysia after CNY, so yay!
And
oh, today is New Year’s Eve!
HAPPY
NEW YEAR 2017, IPA FAM!
LET’S EMBARK ON THIS YEAR WITH MORE POSITIVE VIBES!
BE HAPPY AND SPREAD LOVE!
GOOD LUCK IN EVERYTHING! XOXO
