Wednesday, May 30, 2007 @ 21:04
number two hundred and ninety-one
CLIC 2007.
it's really one hell of an awesome camp. in a sense it's still a leadership camp where they teach you stuff about being a leader, leading blahblahblah all those cliche stuff, but eka did it real well. it's an entirely unique approach to this task and they really did their job well.
i guess this camp really changed my perspective on some issues. for instance, it showed me my other side, the so called "bolder and wilder" side. which is kinda fun, except that i'll look like a fool in the process and it takes time to pick back my dignity. but that's fine with me.
the facilitators were really good at their jobs too. no surprise, since all of them were hand-picked and all. real dedicated to their purpose, which was to watch our progress throughout the four days of the camp and to guide us along our path. thank you.
and my dear group g-string. we're really a bunch of crazy wild people who have no shame (as seen from our choice of name). our friendship is not only limited to this camp, but i'm sure it will still carry on while we're in school. been a real pleasure working with all you people for the past four days, and i look forward to future collaborations with the various cca's you all are in. as well as all the other people in the camp.
i like CLIC. it's memorable.
so come on, tell me.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 @ 19:33
number two hundred and ninety
if anyday were to be a poetic day, full of emotions and drama, today would be the day.
there was anticipation. in the morning before going to ahs to promote vj, cos we were just trying out his new roadshow style which was more interactive and less boring stuff. we didint know if it would work or not, but apparently, it did.
there was surprise. in finding out that tan yew hwee wasn't the cold dark PE teacher from the depths of the PE dept he was thought to be. for some reason, the baby seat he removed from the backseat when he was motioning us inside (he was giving us a lift back to school after the roadshow) made him look less menacing. and after talking to him, he ain't really that bad. it's just a facade PE teachers put up i guess.
there was happiness. when the class was just sitting near the piano at the stairs, talking about everything and the plans for friday. everyone seemed so happy and care-free and didnt seem to care about anything that's happening, or when other people were walking past us and staring at us as if we were crazy fools. and laughing at bucky and sufiyan messin around with christen's shoe.
there was glee. but only for a short moment, for it was during a short moment when i caught sight of miss braces. oh, foolish infatuations. it'll probably die down next year when she leaves. but before that, it still brightens up my day, in a sort of way.
there was tension. when the class and chua was debating about the situation of another classmate of ours. although our classmate wasn't there at that time, tension was still lingering as the wrong things could be said, and that would really complicate matters. plus christen had his "thinking" look on, so no one dared to say too much anyway.
there was fervour. when they were discussing about how unconvincing IT was. shant talk too much about it because it's very sensitive.
and so many more things. but i have to stop blogging because i have homework to do. which is kind of saddening because tomorrow's the last day of school (AHEM). but no matter what, i'll have to do a good job at it. or else i cant make ho eat his words.
hmmm, school's closing soon. it'll be almost a month later when we can all attend lessons again. but ohwell, one month passes real fast.
busybusybusy
so come on, tell me.
Friday, May 18, 2007 @ 21:33
number two hundred and eighty-nine
sometimes we just have to let our inner demon/child/crazy-bottled-doppelganger run free. like during PW, when the class was having this survey on subway sandwiches. and everyone was yelling, shouting "WHY NO HALAL? I WANT HALAL!!", and singing "FARAWAY, THIS SHIP IS TAKING ME FARAWAY..." at the top of our lungs.
it was damn fun.
the holidays are approaching. let's see. clic, strings concert, class bbq, class outing to the zoo, meetings here and there, STUDIES. to be honest, i want to do well for the mid-years because it's the first major examinations and stuff. but yeah, quite difficult to i guess?
well, still have to study. and see how far i can really go at the moment.
so come on, tell me.
Friday, May 11, 2007 @ 20:11
number two hundred and eighty-eight
finally an update.
firstly, THANKS TO ALL THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME DURING THE URSA HOUSE COMM ELECTIONS!!! really really really appreciate it, and yeah, the newly elected house comm-ers will definitely give our best to make the house better than it ever was before. you guys can have our word.
i think this week has been a real unproductive one. despite reminders to get my work done, i think any significant change to my to-do list is ZILCH. ohwhattheheck...
OH sailing starts tomorrow. AT LONG LAST! after 4 months we noob sailors-to-be are finally learning to sail. and after goh mao qian brought to my attention that the sailing team carries grey and orange sports equipment bags, i've started to notice MANY of them. like seriously, i didn't even know there we that many sailors in vjc. and experienced, jc-1s too. so dah'well, currently the newcomers are the bottom of the food chain. lucky us.
okay. i shall go do something else other than post. good day.
so come on, tell me.
Thursday, May 03, 2007 @ 19:20
number two hundred and eighty-seven
this thursday seems unnaturally free. homework-less (ignoring the one econs question yet to be done), if that's what unnaturally free is about. but as we all know, that's unlikely, there's BOUND to be something undone.
MONDAY. gave my house speech/video, and im real glad that the ursarians liked it. thanks for the support to those that have encouraged me and wish me luck. really appreciate that. but the sucky part is that i cannot seem to get the video to save (yes up till now). it's in a window movie maker format, but for god-knows-what reason, everytime i try to save it into a .wmv file, WMM hangs and dies on me. gaaah. oh, and for those who havent voted, no matter what house you're from, htpp://evoting.vjc.sg
TUESDAY. labour day, so it was a day off. spent practically the whole day on maths. but it was worth it i guess, covered the basics for the more recent topics. and watched spiderman 3 too. rather good i must say, the whole movie flows pretty well, and the plot isn't too boring or anything.
WEDNESDAY. SC investiture. well, i guess it's inevitable that the past batch must step down for the new batch. but the main thing is that, wow, it's time for the year-1s to get a seat at the reigns now. it was only what, four months? since we came into VJC as freshies and now people from our batch are already stepping up and taking up leadership positions.
sometimes i wonder, when someone makes a mark so quickly, will it stay for long? or after a few years, they will slowly fade away and become buried under the sands of time, remembered by few. how would one make their mark last through the strains of time? what can one do, that would make his or her deed echo, if possible, eternally? but dah'well, it's just a college, how far in the future can you make your mark?
KI today was thought-provoking. it clarified my viewpoint about people's "excuse" of inner-beauty being a LARGE part, or if not all, of them making a decision when choosing a soul-mate (temporarily, forever, i leave it to them). my stand is that the overuse of "inner-beauty" is grossly misused. mr wong sort of "certain-ised" my view on this matter. when you look at things with a viewpoint you wouldn't usually use, you'll discover new things.
inner-beauty. hmmm, why do people think in such ways? is it a mere excuse to cover up their perceptual satisfaction (which they see as "shallow", or "naive")? or are they going with the flow of "inner-beauty" being more important. i must say that external beauty has its alluring points, internal beauty? well, let's just say that it isn't that easy to discover that point in people.
you have to talk to them. get to know them. feel as they feel. then perhaps one would catch a glimpse at the inner-beauty. brief, but a brief moment tells much.
they are people that i would like to know more about. other than what i think i know from the brief moments where we converse through the windows to our souls.
so come on, tell me.