DEDS : A History

1993... (based on photos found)

Fun game of the year: Red Indians and Cowboys
- We had an awesome bow and arrow set AND some really cool guns :)

Fun House
~ Segments include somersaulting on chairs, crawling under stairs, "guess my weight", basketball~

First ever family trip to Genting : Sharm pulled a trick on her dad - threw a tantrum and wanted to go home.. So he drove up to take her home. But when he got there, she REFUSED to go back!! :D Naughty girl..

1994...

Dress up!! This year was all Indian costumes. Mmm.. we looked like Chinese kids masquerading as Indian royalty!
Also made tiaras out of costume jewellery a.k.a my mother's necklaces. :)

1995...

Carolling year! First time we actually carolled together. Wooohoo. You shoulda seen the costumes! And for once in my life I was an ANGEL...*eyes shining*

1996...

And the kids get naughtier. Turned external water tank into a swimming pool. Didn't get out in time and got caught. Spent the entire morning cleaning it out... which was almost as fun anyway!

1997...

Tortured Uncle Clarence. Thanks to dad, we learnt all the harmonies.. and were VERY vocal about mistakes in the carollers harmonies. Haha. Wonder what he must've been thinking... 3 ten year olds and an 8 year old insisting "THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE SUNG!!"

A can of spilled paint is all it took to prove our IQs are waaaaaay below 100. The Fantastic 4 decided to use our HANDS. Yup. Take it as a lesson: NEVER scoop up spilled paint with your hands if you know what's good for you!

Oh and thinner is "acidic", by the way. So if it burns.. shouting "ARGH! ACIDIC!" is merely a case of stating the obvious.

Our first ever time singing together. In front of a video cam that is. All Christian songs, but our carols harmonies were.. *ahem*.. Magnifique! *grins*

1998...

Got new bicycles. That was all it took for us to race out of the house to the nearest shops as soon as mum and dad's cars left the driveway.

Broke a window pane in our room while throwing out a Slurpee. Hey, it woulda been evidence of illegal activities! Had to be gotten rid of. Hehe.

1999...

MTV, here we come! Well. Almost. With a repertoire of music videos consisting of all things Westlife, 2 BSB songs and 98 Degrees I Do (Cherish You) ... It was a waste when the tape jammed. Now we no longer have proof of our excellent production capabilities.

Think Malaysian Idol "Greased Lightning" quality. *grins wickedly*

Our first real family trip since Genting to Terengganu . Pulau Kapas was a BLAST!

2000...

Yes! Teenagers at last! At least.. 3 of us were. More videos.. although we kinda looked like the Barney kids. Especially in "I Have A Dream".

Accapella recordings of pretty well harmonized Westlife choruses. If I do say so myself. Hehe.

First ever live performance. Was quite well received. Although the music DID drown out our harmonies. Sigh.

2001...

Teenagers playing Blind Man's Buff? You bet! I don't think we've ever played anything more fun.. and dangerous. Not a single one of us escaped unbruised. Its a miracle none of us sprained or broke anything, tumbling off tables and beds.....

EXPO year. Had our first studio recording experience. Can I just say "SORE THROAT!!!" ? Seriously, the key was waaay too low for us then (I can reach it now.. sigh).

Again another example of low IQ. I wonder how we expected to win a competition with a song like "I Cry". Talk about depressing!!

Although the group who won should have been in the Tai-Chi category or something. Honestly! When is Mandarin Opera considered POP?!

Soledad was aired twice.. Once by Serena on Hitz and another time by some DJ on Radio 4. Heehee. Ladeeda...

2002...

Dave's finally 13. Singing slacked a little. Did a bit of World Of Our Own, but that's it.

Holiday at Endau-Rompin. Aaahh.. Now THAT was some holiday! Bunyans always add a little extra flavour to a holiday. Dark beaches at night, getting stung by jellyfish... Mmhmm. THE mixture for a brilliant holiday! :)

2003...

Lepak year!!! Dave and Sharm into raps. Dave had one really good one - Suicidal. Sharm had 2.. Manifest and Hatred. Loved those. Haha. Tis funny. They're both so NOT depressed and they wrote some of the most depressing stuff I've ever heard!

Holiday in Frasers... Poor Steph got into a mess again. BECAUSE of us. Again. David tried spitting out his chewing gum.. And it got stuck in her hair!!! *ROFL* Poor girl was screaming her head off.. so much so that the restaurant owner took pity on her and gave us a scissors! Ooh boy. That was HILARIOUS!

The "jungle-trekking" was fun, too... And so was the attempt to walk to the Town Centre at 12 a.m. Hehe.

2004...

This year it has stopped. No more singing. Sharm's done some solo stuff though, which is pretty darn good. I personally like Alive and This Much Is True. SOPPY BALLADS!! *grins mischieviously*

We found the Jetty! It's the best place on earth I tell ya.. I absolutely love it there. Maybe in the future... With someone... Sigh.

Mama passed away this year... :(

Twas a sad sad occasion. We reacted typically.. re-wrote 2 songs and a strange eulogy by me and Sharm. She (being the public speaker and all) was appointed to read it.. But broke down half way. So I ended up reading it like a speed train. If I hadn't we'd be running through the cousins and not finishing it since all of us woulda been bawling our eyes out.

Malaysian Idol. Bad production. Not enough good singers. Fun. Why? New friends. And the best is in the Finals. Hope she wins. Go Jac!

~This is just to keep in memory the highlights of our 11 years of closeness~