Night Market Spring 99

On a beautiful Spring night, we participated in a good old Pasar Malam right in front of the University Center, enjoying all the dazzling light bulbs, the tantalising, greasy scents of food sizzling in the wok, the incessant cries of vendors, the constant banter of bargain-hunters, and most of all, soaking in that wonderful, wonderful atmosphere of the open-air night market. Our SSA store sold Ngoh Hiang, Keropok, Guo Tie, Bandung and of course, the delicate dragonflies that we made during the Handicraft-making session previously.

Unveiled below are some of the scenes of Night Market '99, which would not have became reality if not for the generous help rendered by everyone, especially the following:

The tireless chefs: Mui Leng, Weibing, Hwee Kuan, Denise, Choon Hong , Daryl, Sylvia
Decor team: Eugene, Hanhua, Sylvia
- Loved the lightbulbs!
Superb logistical support: Pang Mein for driving us down to the Strip
Enterprising vendors:
- Denise & Choon Hong for their on-the-spot cuilinary flair
- Daryl, Ming Fai, Desney for dynamic accounts management
- Peck, Sy Bor, Eugene, Sylvia, Gene, Alex, Hanhua, David, Seggy and Rhys for doing their best to re-enact Pasar Market activities (we'll leave that to your imagination!)
  - E.g. Salespersons of the year: Eugene, Gene, Rhys & Peck - For carrying trays of bandung around (even into McConomy to woo the movie crowd!) and "die-die-must-sell"-ingly advertising SSA merchandise.

	Welcome to our stall!		...amidst this massive crowd of people,
students, professors, neighbouring residents,		all of whom came to get a piece of the action.		Hey, who's managing that brightly-lit stall over yonder?
	Duhhhh....which one ah?		This one lah!
We were definitely keep busy by the constant stream of people -		both vendors and customers,		getting a bite of the delicacies, a shot at the games,
	or soaking up the lively atmosphere		reminiscent of the familiar pasar malams
which you happily explored with your friends..		and here in the USA,		once again we have the chance
	to share this unique night bazaar		with our new friends!
The fun part was defintely in manning the stall,		Setting it up, cardboard pillars, strings of paper cranes, light bulbs, table-cloth and all...		Mixing up the Bandung, making the Ngoh Hiang, the Guo Tie,
	the keropok, frying them on the spot and braving the wildly splattering oil,		A lot of enterprise is called for! (it also didn't hurt to have living attractions!)
Of course in the midst of work		we couldn't resist "kop"-ing some food		in order to gain strength to serve hordes of people
	but hey, don't worry, we prepared enough!		It was fun showing people the finer points of Carrom
definitely an activity that will catch on here		and in promoting all our goodies		But mostly, everyone was
	walkin' around,munching contentedly,		simply looking good : )
aiyah, basically enjoying ourselves lah.		Yet another great event...cheers! Burp