Somewhere only we know~

I will always refer to this as my 48 hour day for within those 48 hours I obtained no sleep whatsoever. Friday morning was the morning of my prom. Saturday morning was the morning of my full day volunteer. This is the story of how I managed to do it all without killing myself. On the day of prom, I decided to still attend school to have my yearbook signed and I do believe I was one of 20 grade 12's that showed up at school. The day passed by quickly as I followed Ashy around for the first half of the day. We even played CS in the tech class. It was funny because she got two kills and was so happy while I ended up with a positive score with over 20 kills on a map I played for the very first time... I just realized how nerdy I am. Ashy left during lunch to help decorate the banquet hall for Prom at Eglinton Grand. At the end of the day I went to Rural for lunch with Luna Tiff and Ping. After that I was finally off to get ready for prom.

I had worn a regular plain black suit with a white dress shirt and black tie. During my rush to my friends house to join them in their travels to prom, I did not have enough time to gel my hair so it was flat for the night. As I arrived at Sky's house Pwner and Lan were already ready to go. They had all bought mafia type hats for show but I had not because I had planned on gelling my hair for the night. We decided to be the odd ones out and take the fashionable bus to prom opposed to the traditional limo. I was definitely riding in style with my metropass. At least we were the best looking guys on the bus. We received numerous stares from individuals both on the bus and in moving vehicles as well. Upon arrival close to thirty people had asked where my hat was since I was the only one without a hat. I would have been relieved that it was only thirty if I had known by the end of the night over 100 people would have asked me the same question.


The line to enter Eglinton Grand was way long, and upon entering we were all frisked by security. This had been the first time a man or anyone had touched me in such specific places. Standing around in the lobby now, flashes went off left and right has camera holding picture taking maniacs were setting off enough photons to blind a man. Taking our pictures I always seemed to be the one that looked out of place. At the desk we registered and got raffle tickets and picture cards. At the registration desk was Kirby, Sherry, Ashy, and several others. While everyone was getting drinks I got myself a Shirley Temple and one for Ashy as well. I was glad she was there cause my best friend would probably be what I wanted to see last before I graduate. She looked stunning that night but I never told her because then she'd just laugh at me.

We all sat down and I began signing Ruthie's yearbook. I wrote a full page in perfect small font and by the end my right hand was cramping up like mad. Mark her boyfriend was there and it was nice to see him. It was his prom as well since he did not go to the one at his own school Campbell. Nat a friend of mine was also there as someone else's date and that was cool too. We ate our salads, main courses, and desserts. The whole time I was eating I had only thought of how pretty everyone looked, even the guys I knew as immature children looked like outstanding men. We had salads, a chicken main course with potatoes, and a chocolate and vanilla sherbet dessert. The food was awesome but the portions were a bit small. Sometime during dinner a slide show was shown of pictures and video comments of the graduating class. It was a really cool funny video I enjoyed watching. Shawn Salik's dance will forever be embedded in my mind. Door prizes were handed out by raffle and 4 people from the same table won 4 of the 9 prizes. That was one lucky table. Amanda T. Won once and so did someone else at her table so she went up twice. Mr. C said "Wow this girl is really good at this game." After that the awards were given out. And the winners were...

Cutest Male: Nicolas Carter
Cutest Female: Anita Li
Court Jester: Ali Fahs
Cutest Couple: Manika Choi and Matthew Chan (MC^2)
Best Dressed Male: Nozomi Kawamura
Best Dressed Female: Julia Tang
Prom King: Chi-Wai Ng
Prom Queen: Kasanja G

Chi-Wai then danced with Kasanja to the tune Taylor Swift - Love Story as the first dance of the night. The dance floor was than open and all the grade 12s start to "dance". Dancing for us I guess would mean to jump up and down with your hand in the air. It was fun and a bit hyperactive. Even the quiet kid or the geeky kids got their freak on. Our teachers were stunned watching their favourite A plus students getting jiggy with it. The song selection was nice but I sat down as soon as the slow songs began to play. The lights above gave me somewhat of a headache as they were flashing too quickly almost as if they were trying to give us all seizures. Lan, Pwner, Sky and I were planning to take pictures with our picture cards making random funny poses but the line was way too long and so our minimal patients caused us to give up on that dream. The night was nearing an end and Ashy seemed to be having fun as well.

Later on we all left and got a ride back to Sky's place where we changed and went to Pizza Pizza to order two medium pizzas since we were all still hungry. Arriving at Lan's house we played mahjong, ate, and played Rockband. we slept extremely late that night and I had to wake up the next morning for volunteer. That'll be another story for another time. The lesson I learned today is that a magical night is only as magnificent as you make it. You can only have as much fun as you allow yourself to.

Currently listening to: Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

down to earth~