Kantiball

7th May 2005, Saturday -- I love playing billiard / pool now !!! Not really sure about the difference though coz I haven't read the books Papi lent me...ooppss... I didn't know that we had a billiard table in the garage! When I watched the billiard finals together with Papi, he asked whether I wanted to play billiard. Of course I said 'yeah' but then there wasn't a billiard table, that's what I thought till he cleard the 'big table' in the garage which was actually a billiard table! WoO HoO !! It was really fun playing pool/ billiard with Papi & Anja.

In the afternoon, followed Mami & Anja to watch Benny's tennis competition. Benny's a really good tennis player. Soon, I gotta learn tennis coz everyone in my family plays & loves tennis!

Today's another special day. Why? It's the Kantiball! It's something like a prom, just a slight difference only.At 5, Laura helped me set my hair. I say I liked the way she set it! =) hahaha!! Unlike last year(where it was soooo last minute), I actually took the time to decide on what hair style I wanted(or at least Laura took the time...=P )

It was fun having 2 elder sisters helping me with the clothes, hair, makeup & stuff.Laura took care of my hair while Anja took care of my makeup. Syok huh?=P By 7.30, Laura & I were ready. Anja didn't go to the Kantiball. Papi & Mami picked up Andrea & then we headed down together to Aarau.

Darn, the weather was soooo cold as it was raining! & I wasn't wearing any stockings, just only stilletos!!! It was so darn cold!!! Mind you, I was also wearing a dress!!! Cold!!! Grrrr... When we arrived, Carol arrived too.We had to wait for Cindy to come & only then we went into the lobby.

The Kantiball was held at the Culture & Congress House in Aarau. It was organised by the students of Alte & Neue Kantonschule Aarau, but it was practically a ball for everyone, including people not from the Kantonschule Aarau. The lobby was filled with dressed up gals & tuxedo guys. Everyone looked their best on that day.We went into the 1st hall & the lights were dim, the kind of romantic atmosphere...hahaha=) There were long tables & not round tables like we had in last year's prom. There wasn'a a buffet dinner, only light food like cakes & sandwiches. Of course lah, what do you expect when the ticket is Fr20?! We had to pay extra for drinks.& when we split the bill, it ammounted to Fr 12.50 for me! & guess what, all I had was a coke!!!!!!

I met my classmates & I say, everyone really looked good that night. REally good. Guys & girls.I joined Laura, Cindy & Carol to take a photo coz there was a professional photographer there. Laura said that we MUST take one coz last year , she missed it.After all, it's a 'one in a livetime oppurtunity' ! hahahahah =P

We chatted, laughed, hung around...it was fun! There was a live band, & of course there was dancing! It was fun dancing! I danced with one of my classmates & as he had learnt the salsa once (for 1 day, according to him) he taught me how to salsa! Dunno the steps right or not, but hey, it's all about the fun rite? They were some students who really did they salsa really well. I wish I could dance like that! hahaha!I dunno about other people, but I really enjoy seeing other people dance.

There was also lucky draws. As the Kantiball is a rather huge affair, the organisers managed to get really good sponsorships. For example, Kantonale bank,which is one of Switzerland's comercial bank, Swarovski, etc. As I said, really good ones. The lucky draw gifts included Swarovski merchandise, & the grand prize was a trip to London which costs Fr 2500! See, what I mean, not Durex merchandise for lucky draw gifts! GOsh!Come on, not everyone can use that! (No offense to the people in the CHS prom committee).

We danced to the music practically all nite long. I loved it the best when my favourite song was played: Too Good To Be True!! I LOVE THAT SONG SOOO MUCH!!!! I finally left at 2am together with Laura & we went to Carol's house for the night coz we misssed the last night bus home. By the time I went to bed, it was about 3.20am.

I really enjoyed myself at the Kantiball. No regrets going. I think that I would have regretted NOT going. It gave me the chance to know my classmates better & meet other people too.For example, I didn't expect that one of my classmates would come up to me & he asked how was I & was I enjoying the ball & stuff coz we didn't talk in class once! It gave me the oppurtunity to get to know them better. But for me, the only regret was that I didn't take ANY photos with my classmates coz I didn't carry my camera wherever I went! When I wanted to take with them, my camera was not with me!!!! GRRRRR !!! Geramnya!!