Thank you for the comments. It is very encouraging to see
experienced organisers showing the rope to greenhorn like me.....

I guess the starting point for all outings, in the mind of all
organisers, is to provide a social gathering for any and every
interested party, be it from the forum or not from the forum.
When the organising committee 1st had their kick off meeting, we
all had visions of our fellow forumnites supporting this event and
enjoying themselves during such a event like that of the BBQ.
We have, no doubt, lack the experience of organising event on such
a large scale basis, but we are not afraid to try. Every small step
we made, we hope it will evoled into something great for all our
fellow forumnites.
Thus, we set out on a quest to run the D&D for the forum. We
made numerous calls, soliciting proposals, hoping to get the best
deal for all participants. Sometimes, there were some disagreements
among the memebers, but we were able to resolve it ( I hope so
) at the end of the day, cos' we are
all working towards the same objective.
We do not expect everyone from the forums to attend (if can, the
best lah...
), but we were hoping to see
better response...but things did not turn out the way we
foresee...nonetheless, we persisted....we even forked out money
from our own pocket to pay for the deposit, hoping that miracle
would appear towards that evening....
I hope this Twilight Summer Dream is not just a Dream of the
organising committee...but a Dream to remember for those who
attended for as long as they stay with sgForums.....