we gave stevie a spongebob from the ol' days (this one with legs and limbs all attached though), a cookie
there also was a potluck dinner for him, 60% of the food was prepared by ethan's mum, 60% of the food was finished by darren. chew.
oh speaking of which, there was another chew at ethan's house (that's where the gathering was..dimwit), one which rather enjoyed the bridge games and the occasionally chatter.
After the potluck dinner, we gathered round the piano and sang two songs for stevie, Crazy Son (as always, it's sort of our anthem) and You Raise Me Up by josh groban. at the end of last yr, stevie played the music video of groban's You Raise Me Up, showing us his emo side.
following which, we watched a production by one of our dear "odd fella" who left us earlier this yr, Countdown. The screening of Countdown was filled with "oohs" and "ahhs" as we waited for our random classmates to appear and then die (its a signature of our friend's films that only 2 or 3 live at the end)
As we said our goodbye's at the end of the night, as another one of those close to us leaves us in the near future, i have this to say:
Dear Sir/Stevie (whichever your prefer),
You have been an inspiration to not only me, but also to the rest of us from pointsixteen. From your unique ways of teaching, to the various values of life you cultivated in us, we will always remember our LA(B) teacher. I wish you all the best in the years to come, and may you settle in quickly and comfortably in the land of the kangeroos and koala bears. And dont forget, "using mineral water to bathe is a CARDINAL SIN!"
Thank You and Goodbye
Yes, as kentay puts it: we do tend to get rather emotional sometimes.
Twenty Odd Fellas and Two Sir's
