PROM NIGHT IS LOVE.

I have been anticipating my school prom ever since I watched Carrie, a movie about a girl who telekinetically killed everyone in her senior prom when she was humiliated in front of the whole school after being crowned Prom Queen. Yeah, it was actually a horror movie, but aside from the grosteque parts, it actually showed how prom was to be a memorable event every student should enjoy. Because I've been waiting for my school prom for so long (I think it was since Pri 4?) , I wanted that night to be perfect, simply perfect. (:

Just a few days ago, I was counting the total expenses spent for my prom, excluding the ticket itself. After nearly foaming at the mouth when it accumulated to nearly $200 (about a quarter of it sponsored by my parents), I murmured that with this much being spent, prom better be "one hell of a night".

Thankfully, IT WAS. :D Every cent was worth it.

Yesterday, the Big Day, started off not so good. I went down to the dry cleaner's around 9am to pick up my dress. It was originally planned for us to meet at Shang's house at 3 to dress up and get ready. To my utter horror, I was informed that my dress was only ready for collection approximately around 5pm! That's only 2 hours away from the big event! O.O If I didn't maintain my composure, I would've started hurling vulgarities to the poor man, but I was more panicky to be angry, to be honest.

So, the plan to meet at Shang's house had to be changed. After discussing it with Shang, Haze and Haz, Plan B was for me to get ready at Haz's place and meet them all there at Raffles instead, as Haz only finished her part-time job at 3. Then, things became better, when I received an SMS from the dry cleaner around 3.15 that my dress arrived earlier and could be collected! :DDD

Dress finally secured in my possession, I headed to CCK to rendezvous with Haz and get my hair done in the salon. It must be every girl's dream to have two guys fawning over her, or in my case, fawning over her hair XD. The two hair stylists who attended to me gave me the most adorable curls; they were, as I would describe it, bouncy :3 It took nearly an hour to achieve those curls. Though I guess they didn't apply enough hairspray, as my curls started to give way around the time the buffet began and didn't last until prom ended. u.u

After a quick stop to purchase Haz's stockings and hair wax (to style her hair), it was off to Haz's house (my second home XD) be transformed! ;D Putting on our dresses and applying make up took longer than expected, probably because I struggled with putting on my lenses (those things are murder! O: ) We eventually left the house around 6.40, if I recall correctly, hailed a cab, and off we went for the ball prom! XD

Speaking of Haz, for those who don't read her blog, I proudly announce that I was the Fairy Godmother to Haz's Cinderella ;D Why? Because the day before prom, due to certain circumstances, Haz HAD NO DRESS. Of all the catastrophes that could've happened, it had to be this. I was very anxious for her, and I declared that I would "make miracles" if I had to, just so she can have a dress for prom. Thus, on Monday, I went to buy the dress she was eyeing before while she was at work (thus she had no time to buy it herself). And there you go, Illegitimate Daughter Fairy Godmother to the rescue! XD

Back to prom. Haz & I arrived just as everyone was settling into their tables. My first reaction was WOAH! EVERYONE LOOKS SO GLAM! :DDD I was so delighted that everyone made an effort to dress up, as I've seen how previous batches of BPians had came to prom looking... less than glam, if you get my drift. Plus, the ballroom was soooo pretty! XD Can you blame me if I envisioned prom to be nothing less than fairy tale-like? :3

The buffet was good, but the highlights of the night had to be the lucky draw, the coronation of the Prom King & Queen, and the dancing! That's right; dancing, people! ;D I was a bit miffed that majority of the lucky draw winners were among the 100+ numbers (though congrats to Benjamin for winning something ^^) , but I've never been lucky with such things anyway. And, ALL HAIL HER ROYAL HIGHNESS JANICE, PROM QUEEN! XD I voted for her 14 times, and thank god, it paid off :p Being the ever sexist person I am, I didn't really bother much with voting for the King. Heh.

Prom made me see why people like to go dancing in clubs, because it IS fun! :D You should've seen Haz; she was...enticing. Hah! Dancing really works up an appetite, so even when I ate my fill during the buffet, I was hungry by the time I reached home. Oh, and the BAD THING: my feet became really sore. Try dancing for about half an hour (or more) on three-inch heels and if you don't feel like dropping, share with me your exercise regime.

Other than sore feet, my throat was hoarse with all the screaming I did when Janice was crowned Queen, and when Shang got pulled on stage to dance with Mr Peacock. THAT'S RIGHT SHANG, YOU DID YOUR "FAMILY" PROUD XD

And lastly, no memorable event would be complete without preserving those memories in images you can look through again. That's why I brought along my camera (my dad's, actually XD). The ballroom wasn't that brightly lit most of the time when we took photos, so the flash nearly blinded us all. @.@ Well, photos will be uploaded (eventually), but of course, those deemed to be too unflattering will never get to see the light of the day ;D

For those who didn't attend prom, YOU MISSED ONE HELL OF A NIGHT; START KICKING YOURSELF NOW. XD There will be other proms of course, in JC/Poly, but there will always be one BPGHS Prom. And that's what makes it so special. (:

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