Prom. It was something that I've always wanted to experience. And finally, after five years of being in high school - I've managed to. With a date. With dances. With a lot of laughter and fun.
But it was basically the preparation process that nearly killed me.
Firstly, I had no idea how to put contacts on - and yet I was so intent on doing so.
Solution - Have my cousin sister force open my eyes and put them in for me. I lost count the number of times she tried to put the contacts in, only to have myself blink and have the contacts fall away.
She said, "Be brave!"
And I was like, "I'm trying to, but my eyes aren't listening!"
Then came the process of eyebrow-plucking. Believe me, I half wanted to run away from the room. My eyebrows were crying for mercy.
And then the mascara.
And then the hair-curling.
The worst part was after I curled my hair, I sweated a bit, had my curls straighten out, and had to re-curl them again.
Wonderful.
Being a female was such a pain. Plus, I had to wear a corset because my chocolate-eating days had finally caught up with me. In simple words, I wanted to scream bloody murder.
But I guess that it was worth it in the end. Having your date's jaw drop open isn't everything you get to see everyday.
I met up with my friends, talked a little, and took some photos. The theme was Casino Royale, and the DJ did what he was supposed to do - hype up the crowd. The Prom King and Prom Queen had the first dance, and then the dance floor was open. Sadly, there wasn't much time for dancing - only an hour or so. The clubbing-type of dancing was fun - all the lasers were what I have always wanted to see.
The slow dance was...well. It was initially awkward in the beginning, and I was glad that my date was someone I was close to and quite a sporting person as well. We had no idea what to do, so we imitated what the other couples around us did. I put both arms around his neck and he put his around my waist, and what we did was basically just spin in circles. Then we did the mambo. I thought we were pretty good in that. Perhaps I should learn up the salsa or something - I have a talent for spinning in heels, too.
When I told this to my mum, she burst into hilarious laughter. Up till now I have no idea what's so funny, but anyway...here are the photos. Blogger's formatting sucks, so some of the arrangements may turn out odd. Names begin from the left.
Anne, Zi Shan, and Qyisha.
Zi Shan, Ming Hui, and Anne.
Livia, Anne, and Zi Shan.
Anne, Zi Shan, Hor Kong, Jia Vei, Bih Fang. I must tell you, Hor Kong must've been the only one who wore a singlet inside and threw a coat on the outside.
Ser Lyn, Zi Shan, Bih Fang, Anne, Jia Vei, Julia.
Anne, Zi Shan.
Wooi Teik, Yi Xuan, Zi Shan, Anne.
Anne, Yie Wei. Damn, even with heels he's still a head taller than I am.
Yi Tian, Zi Shan, Anne.
Yi Tian, Jayne, Zi Shan, Anne, You Zhi, Hai An.
Yee Wei, Anne.
Anne, Yee En.
Wooi Teik, Anne.
Wei Sian, Anne. Under that coat of his is a floral-patterned button-up shirt. All the boys teased him about it, but I found it cute.
Wayne, Anne.
Anne, Wai Mun.
Anne, Ving Onn. The gambling king. Guess Casino Royale would have been really fitting for him if they stayed onto the theme slightly more.
Benjamin, Tze Gee, Zi Shan, Anne.
Table 28 members.
Anne, Sze Teng.
Ser Lyn, Jayne, Zi Shan, Hai An, Anne, Jia Vei.
Sean, Anne, Zi Shan.
Anne, Sara. She was dressed in an exotic manner. There were adorable feathers in her hair!
Qiao Jing, Anne.
Anne, Lu Huey. I love her dress.
Kang Yao, Anne.
Anne, Kang Wen.
Jia Xing, Anne.
Jia Xing, Anne, Zheng Hui, Leslie.
Anne, ushering lady, Jia Vei. Have I mentioned that I love Jia Vei's hair on that day? There was glitter on it. It shone under the dance floor lights! And she dyed it to brown, too. I haven't highlighted my hair yet.
Jerica, Elaine, Anne, Chriztay.
Anne, Jason.
Hui Koon (she came all the way for prom!), Shu Hui, Anne.
Anne, Hor Kong. Although he didn't really know much about being a Treasurer, he was one of my closest friends and the best advisor about formal club matters.
Ser Lyn, Hor Kong, Anne. Oh yes, I enjoyed doing this, very much indeed.
Anne, Gwyneth. I love her dress. It looks so Chinese and exotic!
The final few people who left the venue.
Faye, Anne. I love the way her hair was done, and her dress was so long that it actually swpet the floor. Really beautiful colour, though.
Anne, Darrion. My high-five buddy for a few years - we always exchanged high-fives whenever we met. That night was no exception.
Anne, Chriztay. Bright smiles. Both of us curled our hair into nice little ringlets, it seemed.
Chriztay, Zi Shan, Anne.
Anne, Benjamin. Benjamin was my date. He's a good dancer, believe it or not.
Anne, Athalia.
Anne, Yi Xuan.And I guess that's all for the photos. I basically enjoyed prom night, a lot - even though it wasn't that long and even though it took me a long time to take out my contacts after. My eyes were red for a few days after that - weren't used to them, and wore them for far too long on the first time. Oh well.
Won't be posting up about my NZ trip here. Will do so in my new blog - which I haven't revealed the URL yet.
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