A sense of finality...

As the days for us to leave looms nearer, this sense of finality grows stronger. I've always know that I'm abt to leave soon, but it's just that this feeling has been overwhelming me over the past few days

It all started off with the Zoom Flume ride on Tuesday during in-service, with Kok and Fay, where i suddenly brought up the fact that it might be our last Zoom Flume ride...possibly ever. I used to take the Zoom Flume ride at least twice a day, recently lesser since i was transferred to the Splashhouse. And this feeling/idea lingered on ever since then.

So it was pretty much the same for today's trip to VCC and Walmart...is this our last trip to VCC and Walmart? When will be the next time I see Walmart's "Great Value" brand? What abt the nice lady from China in VCC who offers us free roasted chicken, and an exceptionally generous serving of it when we buy from her. It's very depressing to feel such things...it feels like u have lived a whole new life and u are abt to leave it all behind u. All these will just eventually fade into just memories...and no more, no less soon enough.

I promised pictures so here they are. This is from Applebee, near VCC

I realised that the Americans take alot of pride in their food...it's always so deliciously sinful

And it lingered on even till the night, where we went onto the rides...once again, it was like...will i ever get to do the Paranormal Activity, Volcano, Intimidator etc etc again? I really couldn't enjoy the rides...but it could possibly be that I'm too used to them and immune to it already.

My iphone really dun do this scenes justice. Heard the park spent like USD$1m putting up the lights...they were truly spectacular

I can't help but notice how this feeling is so similar to the one i felt before i orded. In a sense, this experience is the same as army, where u lay down a life u are so accustomed to, and pick up a whole new life experience. Once u have adapted and grown to love ur new life, u are forced to leave it behind and pick up the life u lay down previously. I was very affected when i orded...hate the job, but also hated leaving my friends behind. Similarly, I'm pretty accustomed to life here already. Work at the pool from opening to closing, preparing ur own meals, find time to visit Walmart, plan for trips on weekends. But now, I'm suppose to leave this all behind, keep them as part of my memory, and pick up from where i left off in Singapore.

As for my job, I really dun no whether to love it or hate it...but i guess this issue has been address in the previous post so i shall not dwell on it. Anyway, I've been thinking of which position I would like as my final position in Waterworks...I want Zone 6, Tidal Wave Bay. So during closing, I would have to guard the pool and stop people from re-entering, only able to leave myself after the last of the guests have left the area. This position would have so much meaning as my final position, walking away from the water park, with my back facing it and all the guests which I've been responsible for the last 2 months in front of me, and with me being responsible for them all for one last final time (is that a tear at the corner of my eye?).

But pls dun be mistaken...I loved to return back to Singapore, but I dun wan to leave here as well (I know i sound like a spoil brat...but i seriously dun care). Same experience as army...eager to return to civilian life, but also unwilling to leave everything from army behind. But i guess all these is to be expected. I've my own fair share of fun and experience, I really can't ask for more. All I ask for is for this conflicted feeling to be resolve:(

ALRIGHT!!! Off with the Emo-Mark, and here comes the HYPER-CRAZED Mark

After yrs of my friends begging, forcing, coercing and threatening me, I finally set foot into a club! I wonder why did they name the club "Hat Factory". I've heard of "Butter Factory" in Singapore...what's with all the factories around?

It was all within expectation...loud music, dazzling lights, and people (loads of them). Although i must admit that I did not expect the cages and the pole dancing. So took a couple of drinks (I only rmb Monster Vodka, a couple of other liquor and a shot)...went high and join in the dancing. Haha,,,i was nothing much...i wasn't really crazy but it isn't hard to act like I was...just jump and dance around to the drum beat...even got up to a small step-up stage and hopped around like an idiot for a while

Still safe for family consumption...

And guess who we met there...our beloved lifeguard supervisors!!! (Donovee, Ashley, Brittany, Justin and Mike....did i miss anyone out) So drank a few rounds with them and boy are they crazy. Donovee (my very own supervisor) and Ashley actually went up on the stage and into the cage! They sure are very different from their strict and stern usual self at wave pool.

With Donovee, Ashley and Justin

So basically nothing much, just hoping around to the music, pretending to go crazy, and have a night of fun. I admit i got pretty high at some point, but for some reason, the highness died down. A few of us were pretty drunk...Ben especially)

Apparently, the straw in my mouth was found on the ground...assumed to be trampled upon by many...

And if u thought that was over, we came back to our dorms for a 2nd round. So more liquor (Southern Comfort) this time. Didn't really like it cos I thought it was too burning (preferred the previous Barcadi). We played mostly true or dare, the usual, typical, infamous, NTU sports camp style. There was a solemn oath between everyone that what happens in US, stays in US...as such, i shall not elaborate much on wat we did...let ur imagination take the lead.

Round 2 back in dorm

So after all those hard liquor, got pretty tipsy, went to bed at 5am...end of story! or so u wish. I'm late for another drinking session! So till next time

Mark the Drunkard

PS: I think the photos have been made private on Facebook...so i'm adding a few here (just the milder group photos. There is so much shit being stirred here that it's almost becoming a cesspool...PG13