Sunday, November 04, 2007
Chapter 255 - To Dr Jack Miller
Yesterday night was the dinner in memorial of Dr Jack Miller, a fellow in college who passed away earlier in May this year.
Listening to the speeches made by the various people during the dinner was really quite inspiring - to know that someone has been so enthusiastic about his work, and to have touched so many lives throughout his lifetime. And he was one of the leading GeoPhysicists in the field, with his expertise in GeoChronology (dating rocks). Somehow even though I didn't know Dr Jack for a long time, he's definitely been missed, especially by his absence in pushing us off during bumps.
The dinner was really good though, and very interesting indeed. We went through a normal 3/4-course dinner, followed by a re-shuffle to a different set of tables for a 2nd round of cheese/port/wine and speeches. The entire dinner was accompanied by no less than 5 different types of wines served, along with some 6 varieties of cheeses. yummy...
Dr Jack Miller is one of the prominent alumni members of Churchill College Boat Club, who has been involved in the club since inception, and was a regular figure at the Steering Committee meetings, Boat Club Dinners, and possibly most well known for pushing off crews at the start during bumps. He will be missed dearly.
Listening to the speeches made by the various people during the dinner was really quite inspiring - to know that someone has been so enthusiastic about his work, and to have touched so many lives throughout his lifetime. And he was one of the leading GeoPhysicists in the field, with his expertise in GeoChronology (dating rocks). Somehow even though I didn't know Dr Jack for a long time, he's definitely been missed, especially by his absence in pushing us off during bumps.
The dinner was really good though, and very interesting indeed. We went through a normal 3/4-course dinner, followed by a re-shuffle to a different set of tables for a 2nd round of cheese/port/wine and speeches. The entire dinner was accompanied by no less than 5 different types of wines served, along with some 6 varieties of cheeses. yummy...
Labels: Churchill
Monday, March 12, 2007
Chapter 186 - Churchill Till I Die
So it was the Cuppers Cup soccer finals today between Churchill & St Catz, which I went down to support. I must say I was pretty amused with the amount of banter cheers that we had.
"St Catz, give us a song
St Catz St Catz, give us a song
St Catz, give us a song" (or something like that. there was also a variation which ended with "cos I can't f**king hear you")
"Shit team, shit fanz (x2)" (to the tune of this clock chime)
"CHURCHILL TILL I DIE!
I'M CHURCHILL TILL I DIE!
I KNOW I AM I'M SURE I AM I'M CHURCHILL TILL I DIE!"
Yeah, so much Churchill pride today. And we were definitely much louder than Catz, even though they had more people than we had. And I must say even though we lost 3-1 in extra time, even though we were playing with 10-men, it was possibly the most spirited and exciting extra-time I've watched. And of course, the undying support from all the Churchill fans from the stands, which even managed to shut the Catz fan up even when they were winning.
"St Catz, give us a song
St Catz St Catz, give us a song
St Catz, give us a song" (or something like that. there was also a variation which ended with "cos I can't f**king hear you")
"Shit team, shit fanz (x2)" (to the tune of this clock chime)
"CHURCHILL TILL I DIE!
I'M CHURCHILL TILL I DIE!
I KNOW I AM I'M SURE I AM I'M CHURCHILL TILL I DIE!"
Yeah, so much Churchill pride today. And we were definitely much louder than Catz, even though they had more people than we had. And I must say even though we lost 3-1 in extra time, even though we were playing with 10-men, it was possibly the most spirited and exciting extra-time I've watched. And of course, the undying support from all the Churchill fans from the stands, which even managed to shut the Catz fan up even when they were winning.
Labels: Churchill
