danny’s space

my goodness, where to start…

this past week has gone by much too quickly for my liking, too much bludging and not enough work.. i guess that’s what holidays are for anyway, so maybe i’ve actually achieved what a holiday actually means.. unfortunate isn’t it?

so last night was my 21st.. being the pessimist, i was envisaging segregated cliches of friends who would each sit in their own little corner and chat amongst themselves.. who would have thought that i had so many friendly friends! by the feel of it, i think everyone had a good night although the food service kind of stopped half an hour early because everyone eats way too fast and i didn’t think of catering for more people..

but food (as important as it is) aside, many kudos and thanks must go out to everyone who was there and a few that were not.. (where does the apostrophe go in werent? mental blank..)

in no particular order:

thanks to sara and her mum for finding the place and organising cake and for driving and stuff - couldn’t have done it without you.. great speech as well, although i think people were laughing at me rather than with me :P plus good work organising that massive chip-in present that will keep me entertained for ages to come.. and hopefully get me places relatively on time.. thanks for being such a tolerant loving partner over these last few years - don’t know what i’d do without you..

thanks of course to nerd con (moo, joe, bazz, chap, xing, alex, smok) for organising the nerdy powerpoint and avi’s and photo book.. each presentation that nc does improves by the 21st - we won’t however be able to do moo justice at his since he’s the g33k although joe’s apparently moo’s jedi apprentice in this regards.. thanks nerds for putting up with me over the past 9 years (that’s 42.8% of our lives) and for all the fun times and memories - much more still to come i’m sure..

thanks to liz and ken for being great pals and support and encouragement at uni and for speaking - although i do protest at the out of context snippets about giggling and taking snapshots of ed’s hairy legs.. there’s always a good cover-up story hehe.. thanks for the fun times in lab (eg ken spilling acid all over his lab book and blood all over the bench) and in eu (eg getting lost on the way to the science weekend away)..

thanks to the church bunch (so many! umm.. alex wu, amy, poon, chap, charis, cheuky, chris x2, nuggy, dennis, derek, henry, karen, marcus, phil & fiona, ray, rita, sara, ming, sarah, vinci, –insert your name here if i’ve missed you–) for being such open, friendly, caring brothers and sisters.. it’s been great having fun and fellowship together and i’m sure God will use us powerfully according to his plans..

thanks likewise to the eu lot (or little.. iain, dee, poker, albie, maggie, liz) for the great fellowship we’ve been able to have over the last 3 years

thanks to the few sydney-based olympiad friends (liz, ken & anna, the anna with the 7.2mp camera, vince) and for guangy who called - fun times in canberra! ingenious presents too, what with the stargate dvds wrapped in newspaper wrapped in newspaper wrapped in liquorland paper bag wrapped in stjohn bag wrapped in newspaper ad nauseum.. and the toilet tissue holder.. and the hammock! now all i need are two trees :P

thanks to litty, cavegirl, libby & eric, deng, shirley & tommy, tracy & steve as well.. litty my only uni friend hahaha, cavegirl for being such a fun sister in Christ, libby & eric finally got to meet him! thanks for the great times in high school as well, same goes to deng, shirley, tracy.. and their miscellaneous attachments like tommy and steve haha.. thanks :P

thanks also to those who couldn’t make it (not saying that you weren’t wanted there!) like aaron, howie, alfie, kylynn, alex chan, john, jon, guangy, nick, sarax, shereen, sean & julia, loz, lenny, etc - thanks for being great friends but i’m sorry to say that i’ll have to disown you now since you couldn’t be bothered coming last night..

no, just kidding..

i hope i haven’t missed anyone but knowing me and names i probably have.. thanks everyone for a great night and for not using up all the bar tab :P i think the guy was a bit sad that we didn’t drink some more..

thanks for the assorted gifts as well - stargate dvds (stargate fest!), shiny pens to sign bankrupcy forms with, a watch and 6 sticks of dynamite, photo book, simpsons poker set, roald dahl’s book with that fantastic title, john stott’s book, crystal trees, jelly beans (food !), hammock, the dog toilet paper holder, and of course the satnav (woah)..

but of course your presence was the best present of all (i smell corn) so thanks for all those who turned up! thanks especially to those who turned up without being paid off..

anyway, i hope this post posts not that anyone would have survived to the end of this post.. thanks for a great night and i’ll be seeing y’all around hopefully!

argh back to ‘work’.. which means playing texas hold’em online.. blasted addictinggames.com..

hmm i must admit though, 21st’s are a strange experience.. everyone should have one if not only so that their friends can tell dodgy untruthful stories about them.. it’s strange having so many eyes fixed on people talking about you and seeing so many photos of yourself - you do get sick of looking at yourself after a while.. either that or you grow to love yourself too much.. both are dangerous :P but no a great experience 21st’s are nonetheless.. like blogging! well, not quite..