1. Egg Nog or hot chocolate?
egg nog!!! u know it

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
sits them under the tree. c'mon, ev'ryone knows it's the elves that do the wrapping ;]

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
colored lights!

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
no, where do u find those? O_o

5. When do you put your decorations up?
never T_T

6. What is your favorite holiday dish [excluding dessert]?
Boston Market Chicken (and sides!!)

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child?
writing to Santa at the Main Street Post Office (but I never got a reply =T)

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I've always known... c'mon, having Chinese parent(s)?

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas eve?
No, I open one wenever I get one.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
I dun have one >_<;;

11. Snow! Love it or dread it?
Love it!! =D

12. Can you ice skate?
Um... yes, I guess?  It's just something that I gotta relearn every year

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Card Captor Sakura manga series from D and Dawson

14. What's the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Being with loved ones and having fun.  Ooh, and singing Christmas songs.. and shopping... and relearning skating!! xD

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
I dunno wut they are!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Caroling... altho I've never gone, but I'd love to ^_^

17. What tops your tree?
N/A

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
giving and the wrapping that goes along w/it.  *if u guys ever need someone to wrap for you, lemee kno*

19. What is your favorite Christmas song?
O, Holy Night

20. Candy canes?
I dun realli like candy... but I'd prefer the green/white ones.

21. Favorite Christmas movie
Harry Potter!! it counts as Xmas movie, yes?

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For the first time in 24 years... car accident!!!

Wut's it w/us doggies this year? Aaron, Emily? All got messed up w/suttin 2 do w/ "car"s.

Derrick, I wish you the best of luck for the rest of the year *knock on wood*

and Peter gor, so very sorry

Rich moon cakes, yummy chinky snacks, and some beer~~~

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!

ahh, purtee sunset @ Q13 stop =D

moon cakes on the rocks! (As in Fort Totten rocks)
There's the moon behind us (o'.'o)

Guys & munchies~!!

Date & yolk~ the yummiest one (in my opinion)

Fuse!!! (and makes a license plate)  //  Funky head shot O_o

Blurry grp pic >_<

Thank you, Aaron

@ Columbia U.  It's so purtee!!!

Velly lil pix cuz freakin "No photography allowed during the show"

Saw Aaron's ma, Daniel, Jerry, mmm, yes

Steve, Mikey, Drew, Aaron, Tim


unfocused... but okay~ [damnit, Mikey!!  ]

Front door w/bro...

didn't get 2 go 2 a "purtier part" of the school cuz guys were hungree

@ JASmart after dinner (and we still got lots of junk food!)

them CRAZY Japanese snacks

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Carrie baked me birthday cake!!


mMm... yUmMie~~

Too bad that such a kick @$$ song wasn't originally by Chinese pplz...

Here's S.H.E's new single, Zi Teng Hua, renewing Westlife's "Soledad"

Selina is so freakin' beautiful here (not cuz she lost weight), Ella's voice = AWESOME!!!

Derrick - 66% G = Kryptonite
Mikey - 66% Short & Small pplz
Lin - 100% Js / Beefy
(yo, i give madd props to whoever can figure this out)

Andrew fused with Aaron = Crazy Korean that does Dwen Jan Kick and Kimchee punch
Aaron fused with Mikey = Only a decent driver with a Chubbay Yak w/dingleberries
Lin fused with Aaron = The Singing Master Debater

 

to whomever that was told about a birthday dinner on august 25th or 26th, it's been cancelled...

thank you for your attention on this matter.

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[EDIT] Emily was rite... you ARE in a worser mood if u dun eat... fer me? such as rite NOWWWWWWWWWWWW
pass time & hunger w/Youtube... I LOVE YOU, YOUTUBE!!

GUYS! let's go play ball again this wknd... that 4 pt game last time was wack! xP***

I wished that everyone who were invited could have came... then you could have joined us in our wall of shame!!

Front Gate Group

Back: Mikey, Difei, Eric, D
Front: (The Fang's!) James, Linny, Katie & Gracie Wong

The Medusa (it's pretty exciting when you're sitting on the outside)
Row 2 and 4

And finally... the most awsome pic and ride of the whole day:
the spankin new EL TORO!

[edit] Hey! Now that I spent all that time uploading the pix, can u pplz that saw 'em @ least leave a comment?

I've been busy AND lazy! (how's that possible)
Pls excuse that I'm not doing much recaps this year... I am old...

6th Annual ID4 picnic / 5th Annual GS Competition!

People eating & drinking

Presenting: Veteran Teams Gold & Silver!
 
Qing, Jia, Buddy, Lisa, Carla, Eric // Linny (Silver & Krypto swinger), Ahsa, Allen, Berty, James, Mikey

Team Platinum // Team Kryptonite

Zhiqian (aka Tommy), Lainee, Daniel, Ana, Difei, Aaron // Guh (John), Peter, Vic, Judy, Barry, Jimmy 

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Event #1 - The Race for <insert team name here> [i.e Gold, Silver, Platinum, Kryptonite]



4 rounds of pick up, drop, and pivetting... Go GOLD! Kryptoz in 2nd, Silvers in 3rd and thus began Platinum's losing streak =X

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Event #2 - JUMBO Taboo!

The confusion...  // James & Daniel: How are they gonna do this one?


Qing pondering as Ahsa buzzes // Peter & John leaning in for a closer clue

The one that everyone went "OoooOOoooooHhhHh!"   // Silver team still guessing  

*I really forgot who won this... I shall ck mai score board and upd8 again*

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Event #3 - Multiple Balloon Toss!
4 balloons going on @ the same time throughout the circle

Trouble couple #1: Qing & Mikey // Trouble couple #2 - James & me

Last one standing was.... Gold's Jia!! All Silver pplz out too fast! >_<;;

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Event #4 - The "Real" Tug o' War
This was a reprise from 2 yrs back when we did not get real rope and transformed the supposed rope-pulling event into a game of Limbo that Gracie raped us all in

@ this time, it's the big loser VS the big winner and the 2 middles VS each other. Then resulting 2 winning teams VS again


Platinum's all hopes on Anchor Aaron // Gold setting up Anchor Eric
 They owned o_o

Kryptonites & Anchor John // Silvers & Anchor Mikey
 Quickest match ever O_O

PK round! #1 Team in GS Competition history, Gold VS Newbie #1 team Kryptonite

They SO owned... v_v

J u S t  c H i L L i N '

Albany Boys: Allen, Qing, Jimmy the Water Balloon Leader // Bx Sci Heads: Carla, Ahsa, Andrew, Peter (Hi, Gracie!)

Mixture of Gold, Silver, Plat & Krypto (Qing, stop stealing Eric's spotlight!) // 2 outta 4 refs: Lina & me booing wutever losing team

Daniel pep talking Platinums to STEP it UP!  // Pplz tagging mai score board~

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Dinner & Dessert!


Sago for bubble tea

Pplz drinks // We dun wanna look atchu

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Finally, it finished.  Sorry about not being able to continue Amethyst Team's legacy from last year but there weren't enough people.  Thanks everyone for coming, sharing, and also signing my score board

Next year will be my last picnic and GS Competition. It's gonna be an encore presentation of all the past year favorite events. Everyone who has ever attended, be there for the final Allstar game!! See you then

me: Mokona, tsukaretta desu ka?
Mokona: ...
me: talk to me!
Mokona: ...
me: *turns to Mikey* how do u say talk to me?
Mikey: hanashite
me: *turns to Mokona* MOKONA! Hanashite >___<
Mokona: ...
me: *turns to Mikey* she's not talking to me!
Mikey: Rabbits don't talk