A Feeting Birthday Celebration

JT takes leave on her birthday... only to be called back to the office for:

... THE cake and


... a string of colourful feet??


Well, at least it doubles up as a funky necklace...


and she got presents: A pedicure voucher, dangly earrings and Hoegaarden beer


The mean groupies who forgot that she was on leave
and called her back (photo taken outside the *ahem* ladies)


ES, JT and Kitty feel the blues (and purple)


Nobody could get the cap off... till AA came to the rescue!


MN and JT looking happy with their choice of poison

Birthday Ben

BB looking pleased

The make-shift voucher that was a substitute for
the real ones that Anthony got -- but he was on MC!

Blowing out the flame

Cutting the cake

... and briefly considering cutting
something (or someone?) else

Looking on: LK, KN and ES

Who's ES-EL again?

Happy trio: AF, AA and E

BB's buddies

Launch: Budding Writers Project 2005

Part 1: Before the prize-giving ceremony

Poster


The venue: Woodlands library auditorium


Balloons lining the aisles


Tania reliving her childhood


WJ, ES and TH

Part 2: After the prize-giving ceremony
(Budding Writers Project exhibition)

Set-up at the ground floor of the library

Booths of the winning entries:

The Rubbish Problem


Dayo's Song

Top 20 works:

Sock illustrations from Stink Wars



Excerpt from My Sister and Me


Free buffet of food, including ice-cream (which quickly disappeared
into both authorised and non-authorised stomachs)!


Mrs Nathan visiting the booths


The storyteller asks WJ for an autograph


The pint-sized authors at the table with Mrs Nathan

Badly-edited article in Today newspaper, 19th November 2005

Friday Faze: Deeparaya Edition

This year's Deepavali and Hari Raya Puasa fell two days apart of each other so some of the office guys and girls decided to organise a "Deeparaya" edition of Friday Faze.

The entrance of the multi-purpose hall was transformed

What's Deepavali and Hari Raya without food?

Indian goodies


Malay goodies


At the entrance, guests were invited to put on a bindi.


A bindi for ES


Some followed the dress code by donning their Malay costumes.


Others donned Indian costumes.


Who can resist an invitation like that?


The henna guru, MN, creating a design for SW


VP and AN get busy too


Goh tries his hand at henna too...


... with great results!


AA lets henna get to his head -- literally (check out his henna mustache!)

Contest 1: Design a rangoli!

Rangoli raw materials


Some get creative

Creativity pays!

Joint winners 1 of the rangoli contest!

Contest 2: Make a ketupat!

R tries her best to demonstrate the making of a ketupat


Winners of the Ketupat contest

Best dressed

Best male costume winners: AA, A and N


Best female costume winners: JT, V and H


Some members of the hardworking organising committee