LIM AZ

S T O P S T A L K I N G M E E E E !!!!!!!

accomplishment
It feels to to know that a big load has been taken off you. Left with a little more things to get rid of before Orientation is over for me!

Honqi is always demoralizing me by telling me that i've reached my limit or i cant do anymore pull-ups when i hit 13. God damn her. Now all i have to do is speed... Citius !

&Math is killing me. I need help ! ahhhhhh. Mrs Ng expects me to pass up 10questions, CA corrections, CF3 corrections, do a test all by this week.


God made man, man made maths, maths makes man mad.
GMMMMMMMMM !

ORIENTATION 2010

Now.. how do i start? I was thinking of talking about before and after orientation till i thought of talking about what my feelings and what i have learned, and then i thought of just typing a whole chunk of text.

I'm glad everything is "Officially" over for all of us, no more worries or frets for I/Cs of what may happen, leaving a point out, being short of logistics items nor having to suffer the tremor of a mass briefing without any mistakes. However, for my logistics committee, im sorry but we still have to stay back on Monday and Tuesday to return items to PE department, school and the GO. If everything can be done by Monday, we're finally freee!

Shao Cong and i were guarding (watch dogs) at the guard-post to prevent students from leaving the college early today and/or to prevent people from "gatecrashing" our Jam&Hop session. Whilst sitting, we talked about having spent months of meetings, briefings, planning and organizing just for an event that lasts seven days. Was it worth? Definitely! It was indeed a tough period for most of us as J2 started with a boomz, but im sure all councilors will agree that the ecstatic faces and the fact that this year's cohort is maxed out is worth muchmuch more than what we contributed.

I was appointed the logistics I/C for Orientation, a position people term as "Sai Kang Warrior" or the "Most sway comm". To be truthful, i believe it is rather true, but to a small extent. Most of the time, we had to borrow logistic items for all the different races and Jam&Hop and lots of physical strength were required. However, i believe it is more than that. Through it, i had learned the real meaning of being responsible and being accountable for anything you get from other people, be it just trash bags or raffia strings which cost very little to Walkie-talkies and everything for BBQ which i believe cost thousands. There also had to be a certain level of communication to ensure that messages were relayed clearly. I never knew how important communication was until orientation had started. It was indeed stressful for me as it was my first time really being a "head" and I spent so much time that i not only neglected my studies but also people around me - friends and family. Sometimes, we have to sacrifice things so important to us (personal) for things we may not like doing or are of no importance to ourselves. I believe thats discipline.

In addition, lucky for me, i had a team of extremely capable people who guided me through the whole event - Chinrong, Jervy, Siongkoon, Tereza and Chuping. If without them, i think i would have crashed long ago. They made me realize the importance of team dynamics, trust and faith. Without proper teamwork, we would probably have screwed up all the DIY items and our log list. I have a feeling Jervy and Siongkoon is still angry with me though !

Also, i want to thank espesp to Nicholas and Pris for giving me the confidence when i was feeling so pussified just now. Throughout the 7days of orientation, NO one day had any rain until the faithful late afternoon few hours back. I was completely surprised by the sudden change in weather. In less than an hour, the baking and scorching sun was covered by clouds and it started to rain, crazily heavy that the pipes in the school burst and councilors had to help me to sweep the water away. Before it rained and while it was raining, i was panicking. What should i do? Yes, i prepared a wet weather programme but i was told on the very last minute that the WedEx will be used buffet catered for parents. I almost broke down, lucky ms suryati, mr chew and Chinrong gave the confidence that the rain will stop and we councilors "prayed" together. The rain did stop, phew. Sometimes, you really have to depend on fate and luck. What if it didnt? Will Jam&Hop have been as wonderful? I should have been better prepared and not think that it would not have rained. All of a sudden, the saying "Don't take things for granted" sounds so true.

The other disappointment i faced during this period was what had happened both in SC and for myself. I know i should not bring up this point, but i just felt that i should. It is definitely tough to work with someone you detest/hate/don'tlike, however, since we are in sc, there should be some professionalism in whatever we do. For orientation, personal matters should not have been brought in. sorrry but im not pinpointing anyone. just feel that i should have dropped this paragraph in. no offense to anyone in particular. For myself, i have neglected a lot of things and i am guilty of bringing my bad/moody mood in at times. Things do get really frustrating at times that somehow i will give a person a FF. Personal improvement have to be doneeeee.

Of course there are many learning points and positive things about orientation! The most important of all is that it is not easy to being a head and i have learned a hella lot. Sounds so redundant. However, its true. Any mistakes committed by others have to be accounted by me myself and hence, the importance of communication cannot be stressed further. I think it is also my first time other than during the election period whereby i stood in front of a big group to give briefings and to facilitate groups. It has taught me how important inter-personal skills and basic courtesy is to one to make people not hate you but listen. Another key takeaway is mental strength and good attitude. A lot at times, most SLs have to take charge of a certain game or an event. We have to know that we have much more important stuffs to do and even if there's a commotion/"fun", we cannot be involved. Meaning, we perform for let people enjoy. Orientation has also allowed me to meet so many more YJCians that i see my facebook friends increasing day by day! Even though slowly :s



Feeling so wonderful that everything went well for the past 7 days and we did not have any major problems. I believe we did not miss any lessons for the past 7days but instead we learned more, just Life and Leadership skills which are out of the syllabus.



Next chapter in life will be the returning to reality.. the cruel studying days. I hope everyone of us will be able to catch up with what we missed out during the 7days and that it does not affect our results, if yes, not terribly bad. Now that orientation is over, i have no idea where i should move on from here. Exit or enter? It seems to be all over as well, i think i am just a mere normal hibye person .



finally...
3 LOUD CHEEERS FOR MSSURYATI, MRCHEW, MDMLINDAKOH, LOG COMM, COUNCIL, HOUSE EXCOS, OGLS and ALL THOSE WHO HAVE MADE ORIENTATION 2010 A SUCCESS !





I think i have said all that i want to say! This is also part of my reflections for H.O.P.E.S in case i forget anything. Better to pen down all my thoughts and feelings while all is still fresh!

Thankyou
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25minutes too late
She went crazy over him, when they only knew each other for a day.
We went crazy over them, only to know there's nothing to expect.

sleepy sundays
should have went to meet Lester instead of staying at home today.

the hot weather makes me feel sleepy and groggy. &so one more day is wasted.
someone ask me out for a jog, dinner, tauhuey pl0x!


It sucks to know you're not moving; stationary, while looking at other people moving. They are getting further away, yet i am still standing still. Sometimes its worth a wonder whether something you do will bring you results more/greater than the effort you're about to put in. If it doesn't, then what gives motivation?

jerry ong. LOL
HEH, back from day 2 of Orientation and the week. Today's orient was sososo much better than yesterday's! Cheers were doubly louder, more people are involved in the games and there were quite a number of positive comments!

Never expected orientation to be so tiring, much worse than attending lessons. however,, despite being tired, looking at things run smoothly and the cheerful faces were more than enough to offset it!

during collegerace, i was shocked when one group suddenly approached and chased after me and actually carried me around the whole school ! famous yinxian ! hahahaha.

THE OGLs REALLY ROCK TTM!


Lets hope as each day goes by, more and more juniors will LOVE YJC!



P.S I never knew blog stalking was so fun and interesting. spy ong.