juz got back from LPS's opening ceremony with Mr Tharman in attendance... so funny... they got an Indian emcee, i'm sure anyone else was nervous about pronouncing his name... hehe... didnt feel like going actually... coz i was on late shift... which menas i knock off @ 6.30pm earliest, when guests were supposed to be seated by 5pm! but LY kept cajoling, calling, emailing... then CC better still, told me it's ok i dun have to give a firm answer, just needed to be dressed smartly IN CASE i decided to go... ok, lor... my kor say like that must listen, what? LOL...

managed to reach pretty early, considering... as usual from teban, nvr expect to get a cab! felt so panicky realising LY gave us seats just beside the VIP tables (two tables away from the VVIP!)... hope supt didnt notice me sneaking in just b4 the minister's speech! LOL... but was a pretty interesting programme... especially liked the robotics segment... LY later shared with us that they paid quite a lot to have the vendor coming in to do the UFO stuff... but hey... HQ gave money to spend on opening ceremonies, what? teehee... food was ok, not teribbly fantastic, (look nice though, or maybe it's coz AD is so good with her nikon!) but poor TR... he REALLY didnt take to chinese cuisine! LOL... but then in his usual fashion, he'll keep urging me to eat! SD came... i think she's missing us alreadi... hehe... i sure will miss her outrightness during meetings, but i foresee her rising up the ranks from etacher to eventually become P, supt, DD or smtg great like that... CC disagreed, said she's pretty old can't advance so much... maybe but i bet she'll advance pretty fast being the go-getter she is... (on the go-getter note, her hubby wld have been worried to know she was eyeing Minister's bodyguards and she wasnt wearing her ring! LOL)

we were laughing how minister seems to be making his rounds like it's his wedding banquet when we realised he was heading our way! uhoh! suddenly became serious... he made small talk Mr C proudly intro-ed us and say how much our cluster schs wk so well to support each other... LOL

we were all actually itching to go home! but Minister seemed to be having to much fun... i think it was way past ten when he finally decided to leave the bldg... heh... we hung around to take some pix... and hunt down the floral arrangement we got as a cluster... then got sent to the mrt... and finally home sweet sweet sweet home...