Christine

~ Christine in a nutshell:- Holy, crazy, friendly and full of fun!

    Our families went to Labuan together during the holidays when I was about 8 / 9 years old. During that time, my most memorable moment was when my dad pulled us along in our inflatable boat in the shallow sea, we were shrieking at the jellyfish floating past us.
    We were in the same class in Primary 4, but it wasn't until P5 that we started spending more time with each other. She had the same crazy, cartoonish ideas that I had, we both fail Chinese and we both love dancing, doodling, stickers, rollerblading, English, Christian stuff, scouting, climbing trees, playing frisbee and hundreds of other things.
    Being a scout became part of our lives. Together with Syndiana, we invented dance routines and soon became steady friends. On most afternoons, we would gather in the school hall to practice our dances for the upcoming scout camp and perform the dance during the campfire.
    Most of our time was spent together after extra-classes in the afternoon. I'd bring my frisbee, or she would bring a Christian game. We would also go to the playground, where we'd teach each other and try new tricks on the monkey bar, or just simply sit down in the shade and chat.
    In 1996, we attended a Youth Leadership Camp organized by the Toastmasters Club. We were among the youngest there. We were put in the same room, on the same bunk. During the wee hours of the morning, we weren't asleep yet! While the older teens crowded in the next room sharing ghost stories, the two of us jumped up and down on our beds like mad, flashing our torchlights everywhere in the dark room, and ended up squeezing and sleeping together on the upper deck of the bunk.
    Sometimes, I felt like Chris was almost my missing twin! We shared so many secrets, interests and activities... until we went to different secondary schools. She'll always have a special place in my heart!