Monday, February 14, 1977

... so good to visit local tourist sites before leaving for overseas study

Connie and I visited the local tourist sites including Har Par Villa, City Hall, Padang - just to have photos of some of the local tourist attractions with us as we departed for overseas study. Actually, Connie came back after completing her first year of study to be the bridesmaid at Lawrence and Cindy's wedding. I was about to leave for 3 years in Australia.

On the last night before Connie return to Auckland, we spent the night at the Merlion Park. We sat and talked ... finally we kissed! That's when we knew we would be life partners and the journey began of a 3 year long distance relationship and eventually courtship in Singapore, getting married and starting a family.

Saturday, February 12, 1977

... so good to be on the first cruise ever (for us!)

The six of us ... (2 sets of best friends plus 2 good friends) went on the Rasa Sayang's 'Cruise to Nowhere'. It was our first experience in cruising and everything was exciting and a novelty. For the 2 night/3 day cruise, we hardly slept but tried to maximize our enjoyment of the facilities - the entertainment. It was just fun to sit not the deck and watched the stars! It was also probably the beginning of a life time of partnership with Connie. We spent the night on the deck watching the stars .... we found out later the ship sank after a fire on another cruise. So sad that a part of the memory is gone forever.