THE UNHEARD VOICES
Once upon a time, there was a hostel by the name of Eusoff Hall. It was said to be the most happening hall in NUS, where beautiful gals and handsome guys are aplenty.
Rumour had it that the entry requirement was a gorgeous photograph on the application form. Sad to say, this is no longer true. The advancement of technology means that many people are able to gain entry with the help of
computer wizardry such as photoshop and coverlooks, and some maybe even with the help of stolen photos. Well, if not, then the immigration officers must clearly either be slacking on their jobs, or they simply have bad taste.
Happening? The saying goes, if it's going to be happening, even the rural kampong KE VII can be happening, no need to come to downtown Eusoff. Indeed 97/98 was not much of a happening year, well, at least not that scandalous…
however, 98/99 seems to be of a different year… this generation of Eusoffians must have grown up watching Melrose Place a lot. One cannot help but be amazed at how one can go after a gal that your buddy had been with, or how a
gal can get together with her close friend's ex. Never mind if they had only been together for only 3 days or so, but isn't it like sharing underwear with your buddy? Peer pressure has more often than not been used to describe
teenagers going through the growing up phrase. Well, nowadays, it is being used for getting attached for young adults in Eusoff Hall as well. 5 couples within the same group is really an interesting statistic. The best part? Even
the rival group from 93.3 is being influenced by the 98.7 group with a new coupling. It seems that guys from a certain block thinks that gals from that block cannot make it. They seemed to travel high and low to search for greener
pastures. Staying below the girls' clique, is the famous bi-metallic strip situation. The on-off saga has resulted in the editors not being able to keep track of the number of times the bi-metallic strip has been activated and
de-activated. We, the editorial board, has used up all our fingers... latest information suggests that the guy is trying to heat up the bi-metallic strip again, while the girl is trying to find an insulator. Now, those who
crossed the LOVE BRIDGE ( like SJI/SCGS and ST PATS/KC), after finding the first block of gals taken up, moved on to the next block. The first to do so did it with such a brilliant sliding tackle that he got away with the ball and
no foul. However, time finally showed what skills he had when he conceded the goal to an inferior opponent. The next one, rumoured to be shadowing the initiate gal who got tackled, moved on the next better player. He was seen
playing ball for awhile, but did not even turn up for the finals after parading his skills as a good dazzler of the ball in the preliminaries. Or maybe the gal was just not ready after suffering from a recent away match defeat. Who
knows? Well, maybe guys from the block where the gals cannot make it should not try so far, for luck runs out on them. Apparently, one guy disagrees with the guys from that particular block, as he recently also started to
utilise the same bridge, but in the opposite direction. Maybe, there is hope for the gals of that block? Their first export is till going strong and we wish them all the best. The second export unfortunately did not survive for
long. Actually, no one thought they would. So how long will the third one last? If this is happening, there is more to come. The recent satellite dish collected information that one block is now on its way to becoming EH 119260.
The story is so confusing that we have to use alphabets to represent the characters to explain the story. The second female export, A, from the 'gals cannot make it block', was with guy B. When B broke up with A, he was
with gal C within a week. The best part is that C was with D who happens to be from the same block as A, making her the current leading rebounder (with a chance for the MVP award at the end of the season). She was also rumoured to
have left her ex-boyfriend, supposedly with her since her secondary school days, to be with D. It seems that she took no breaks throughout all these dramas, proving her excellent stamina. Either due to peer pressure
or simply a monkey-see, monkey-do situation, her close friend-cum-neighbour-cum-ex-JC mate, E, also broke up with her boyfriend. She was seen roaming around prior to the actual breakup and finally spotted in F's room after the
breakup. And F is of course from EH 119260 and was heard to be playing around with E while still holding a torch for his ex. However, he has recently moved on to G, who incidentally is from the same JC as the other 2 gals. G was
last seen with H, both of them from EH 119260. H was said to have broken up with his girlfriend of 2 years, who used to stay in an adjacent block. We really wonder what education they go through in the premier college of the
nation. And E? She is currently with I, a squatter who hangs around EH 119260, after being rumoured to be with many people, including a new EH 119260 migrant from the Retirement Home. Well, some people just prefer halal chicken
franks to luncheon meat. Another guy from EH 119260, J is heard to be with K, otherwise known as the "rubba-able". She was seen rubbaing since orientation, and has moved on to many guys, not even excluding those from the retirement
homes. So how long can J hold on to her? We wait with a ticking clock..... Meanwhile, K's roommate, L, one of the earliest to nab an eligible hunk from EH 119260, is still acting cute with the guy, M. He broke up with a Ah Lian,
N, to be with L, the latest Lian, who is rumoured to have broken up with her boyfriend, who does not stay in EH 119260, to be with M. How long will M continue going with Ah Lians?? Also recently seen at the upper floor of EH
119260 is a rich Ah Lian, O, now together with P, but thought to be with Q, the medic of the hall, even at the last minute. O and P are said to have seen each other through the sparks of love at regular dance practices, even though
P's dancing standard cannot be compared to that of his brother. Other than the block with the most girls attached to guys from another block, another block which has seen a relatively large number of gals being exported to
another block must be the soccer block. This block was where soccer used to be not just a hobby, but the religion. Over here, the guys does not seem to appreciate their girls much. Maybe they are the Boom Boom Room faithful,
sticking to people of the same floor. At least this seemed to be the impression given by one or two black sheep (literally) from the block. Maybe next time, we should refrain from naming our sons after the Boom Boom Room star?
Also, one girl from that block has just broken up with a guy from the block which has cannot make it gals. They were together for only 1 week or so officially, however, unofficial channels has it that they had been spending a lot
of time behind closed doors, even while he was still attached to someone else. She seems to have a preference for guys from that block, having been previously linked to 2 other guys of that block. Another girl from the 'we rather
look at ourselves than our gals' block was seen frenching her boyfriend in her room. Nothing is wrong except it happened with the door wide open, in the presence of her national team mate-cum-room mate, who was 'too
engrossed' in what she was reading to be aware of what was going on, or maybe she's just used to it? Culture people, who were once known to be the happening people, are now being overtaken by the sportsmen. Maybe our athletes are
just full of testosterone and estrogen? Or perhaps the environment does play a part. After all, the Retirement Home is still the place of little activity, other than the occasional ripple in the water. It is interesting to hear
of how more stories shall unfold in the future. December, being the season of giving and sharing, lived up to its reputation. Will the coming summer, traditionally the breakup period, be the same? But know that when it happens,
God is watching you and we will still know what you did last Christmas... The above stories may or may not be true. Any close reference to any human being, alive or dead is unintended. The author hopes that one and all will enjoy
the juicy stories and do feel free to update the author with any new stories you may have.