have you ever asked yourself what you were doing a year ago?
by a stroke of luck, i knew. i almost forgot. but i knew.
30 July 2005, we were at crystal jade in j8, a farewell dinner for mr lee and ourselves.

the 24th Batch
chen heng qing used to be called heskey. but his style of play is not like heskey, thank god. skill and power. now deals with office politics. and being caught in the web of love.

chia kang xuan, desmond is still as cute as ever. have you ever heard of a cute commando? they call him xiao bai.

goh khi hao is probably married with kids now.

guo chongwei is in his last year at poly. he will never play in defence again.

hou minsheng still smiles and still wants to meet all of us again, when he says he cannot make it for gathering(again).

koh tat jun, kenneth is still alive and barking. and he is barking in my camp. but he seldom boasts about the millions of girls after him nowadays.

kwok yi jun is the moody genius. swears alot less nowadays. less a barbarian.

leong chang sheng, edwin is on his way to becoming a mortar spec. and he is still as brur, i mean blur as ever.

loke zhi hao, daniel is sitting for his a's this year. charming as ever.

ng wei yuan, kelvin never stops running.

poh kai ren, daniel is in thailand, doing his service. don't get it wrong.

poh shin has drawn the short end of the stick. combat e officer. this time, kenneth can't claim to be in the worst state.

shi wenkai is enjoying his last year, slacking, flirting and being hero. his hair makes him look like an artist.

tiong kwong hoong is a guardsman. his story is a drama. or maybe even a fairy tale. magical.

toh kiat chay is going to be an ada officer. they are voted one of the slackest vocations. and sometimes, you do wonder if all your luck has gone to him (again)

toh wei xuan is me, who has forgotten how to defend.

yeo chao ming, samuel is in ada also. next time, he will call kc sir. and kc will make him run here and there. poor thing. luckily melvin has stopped ravaging him.

there were 17 of us. we were arrogant. we thought the world was ours. but when we went out into the big, big world, we were humbled. we realised life wasn't the rosy picture they painted for us. we struggled, we were defeated. we lost the swagger. but we still held our heads high, still maintained our dignity, our pride and honour.

we may part now. we may never speak to each other again. but we were once such a big part of each other's lives. we won't forget just like that.

as we fight on,

may god be with us. let us be strong. let us be inspired. let us be fearless.

看我们的队伍 雄壮威武
看我们的纪律 优秀严肃
看我们的力量 九牛二虎
看我们的精神 永不认输
公教 oei
NP oei
24th eh ba