Operation Birthday Surprise..
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Well the thing is, a video of the events that happened when we celebrated Jason's birthday on the sly early today morning (12+ - 1 am) would have been nice. Unfortunately, we did not take any such videos so i guess a "simple" narrative will have to do.
It all started when a few cell guys arranged to stay at Yanzhao's house on the premise of watching some soccer and just hanging out. What was different this time around, was the hidden agenda of celebrating Jason's birthday at the same time, as he would be in camp during its actual day.
The guys were watching soccer intensely, until the birthday boy decided to return home (Just a block away) to freshen up. Before his departure, the guys arranged to rendezvous at a 24/7 macdonalds within the neighbourhood once he was ready.And, that was when Operation Birthday Surprise was initiated. A birthday cake was already purchased before hand, and it was taken along to the target's HDB block. The plan was to divide and conquer, and like a smooth military exercise, the guys began to execute this plan with total precision.
A single guy was placed on standby at the stairwell overlooking the lift lobby of the target's HDB flat, while the remaining guys proceeded to the uppermost level of the target's HDB block, taking with them a fiery arsenal comprising of a lighter, a cake knife, 2 candles, and a chocolate cake.
Make no mistake about it, they were definitely going in for the kill..
After a call was made to the target in an attempt to lure him out of his HDB flat, the soldiers (Sorry, i mean guys), boarded the lift of the top level, and waited in deathly silence for the signal to strike. Time continued to trickle past slowly, and very soon the guys were getting impaitient. But, it wasn't long before the scout reported in with news of the target's movements.
In response, the guys began arming themselves (Basically, we just lit the candles), as the lift they occupied began its slow and steady descent towards the target's location. Finally, the lift came to a grinding halt. The moment the doors slid open, the guys leapt out, screaming battle cries. But, in a turn of events, the target was nowhere to be found.
Stepping forward warily, the guys trained their eyes in all directions. Could it be that their target succeeded in outsmarting them? And where was their scout? Was he taken against his own will as a prisoner of war? Suddenlly, without much of a warning, the target materialised. (Apparently, he had forgotten to take his watch out of his house, and so, went back inside for it after pressing the lift button.)
Out of pure instinct, the guys swarmed in from all directions, catching their target "unprepared" (So much for the element of surprise), and with "devastating effect". Seconds later, 2 of the target's next of kin stormed out of his flat to help secure him.Epilogue: Very soon, the target was subdued, subjected to repetitive chants (Brainwashing! Oh, the horror), and made to do the captors bidding of distributing cake slices for their enjoyment. =))- Bing Hao (Senior military correspondent) <-- OOPS! (SP pun)
