Dec/Jan 10 - Singapore Swimming Club

Oktoberfest - 24 October
Wasn’t just Beer that was
overflowing!
by Josh Fikhrie
With Heidi serving beer in
her blue dress and blond plaits,
and German folk music playing
in the background, it had to be
Oktoberfest!
After a year’s hiatus, Oktoberfest
was back at the Club with a vengeance
and everyone welcomed
this German invasion. Plates
of German sausages and pork
knuckles were passed round and
beer flowed freely.
The Swiss Alpine Lions pumped
up the atmosphere with their lively
German folk music. And greetings
of *Guten Abend and *Danke
could be heard all around.
“Six men and a woman” is hardly
the headline you’d expect for a
beer drinking competition. But
there Miss Lim Ngee Tze was, in
line with six burly men. Although
she didn’t win (that honour went
to Joff) she did cause a stir and
was applauded for her spunk.
were up at the starting blocks
and it was petite Tan Siew Ling,
the only local female contestant,
who downed her five 10-inch
sausages in the shortest time.
Shouts of Majulah Singapura!
were heard from the crowd.
But it was the Lucky Draw that
kept the crowd waiting patiently
for almost five hours. All eyes
were on the top two prizes – an
air ticket to Bangkok, and a
3D/2N stay in Hong Kong. As
it turned out, young Julian won
the second prize of an air ticket
to Bangkok – and it was Mark
Tomsic who walked to the stage
smiling gleefully with Hong Kong
harbour reflecting in his eyes.
It was energy sapping, but I’d
do it all over again – anytime!
*Sehen sie das nachste jahr!
*Guten Abend – Good Evening
*Danke – Thank you.
*Sehen sie das nachste jahr! –
See you next year!
But woman power did prevail in
the sausage eating competition.
Four big guys and two ladies
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