Memorable Moments - Personal Narrative

Memorable Moments - Personal Narrative

When I am together with my friends, I always get stares from the

people on the street. Sometimes, certain people might even pass snide

comments about my group of friends. One man with jet black cropped

hair commented sarcastically when we were walking in his direction,

"United Nations in Singapore? How 'colourful'." What followed his

comment was a roar of laughter from people around him. My good friends

do seem to make up the United Nations. Each of my friend belonged to

the 4 major races in Singapore, therefore our skin colours are

naturally 4 different colours. Yet, these cutting comments never ever

got us down as my most memorable moments are spent with them. I

appreciate the fact that I had a chance to have good friends from the

different races.

As all my good friends are from different races, I had the opportunity

to learn something new everyday. The most memorable moment that I

spent with my friends was during the Chinese New Year celebrations few

years ago. I remembered my good friend, Hui Ying, invited all of us to

her house for celebrations. It was on that very day that I learnt so

many different things about the cultures of the various races.

"Welcome In! Happy Chinese New Year!" Hui Ying cried out cheerily as

she saw the vivid shades of colours at her door step. Coming from a

traditional Chinese family, my parents were very particular on having

me wear a cheongsam on the first day of the lunar New year. As usual,

Christine was in her washed out jeans and t-shirt. Being a Eurasian,

she constantly complained about her 'identity crisis'. Having a

Caucasian father and Singaporean mother, she never knew exactly which

culture to follow. Therefore, she was always dressed in casual wear.

However, Devi was in her favourite purple sari while Siti was in her

lime green baju.

We stepped into Hui Ying modest HDB flat. "What's with the

decoration?" Christine asked casually, gazing wide-eyed around the

house.