09/02/2010, Tuesday Seoul Garden with 09S06 :)

Just reached home. Super tired, but feeling rather happyy

Sinking friendship floated again! Hehhhe this is so awesome. The greatest joy comes from seeing the pple around you happy!

Had duty at the merchandise booth today. Wow it’s a cool place up there yo, but there’s always so many pple spamming dedications, it can get messy sometimes. Hahaha and the zao an lao shi was freaking hilarious. And wth, immediately after i made the mascot announcement someone just shoved me a $2 note and shouted SHAKE IT!

Went to consulted Mr Eng on vectors which i knew nothing about. In total it was around 1.5 hours, and it really almost killed me D: Imagine if i have to do that for chem and physics as well T.T

Got my $$$ from esther today and i was totally I thought kingdom money cannot be claimed but hahaha it seems like esther have under budgeted. So wheeeee $$$ for me and now im $19 richer

And then it was Seoul Garden! Really reminds me of Teachers’ Day hehehe. Ate like nobody’s business, not like im afraid to get fat or anything. I doubt i ever will anyway. I think seoul garden had a promotion or sth, it’s just $14! Awesome dinner since a loooong time!

So now im a rather happy boy, except for the fact that i still have an AQ to do, and theres a chem test tomorrow. So bye

HAHAHA WAS ON FACEBOOK WHEN I SAW THIS

LOL

Yes i’d rather facebook than face my books, even though there is a physics test tomorrow. Missed out on the 5 days and the only thing i did was copy the notes from my friend (at least i copied).

And whoa guessed what i found from reading a blog of one of my OG kids

“Basically, we played the few ice breaker games, but even then, names still didn’t register and the ‘ice’ still remained after that. This was particularly evident when Jing Lu had to do some stuff and told us to chat amongst ourselves. After he left, only a few turned to each other. The others (including me) just stoned there and watched the person opposite.

Then, when Jing Lu came back, he was like ‘Whoa, why so quiet one?’.

Though Lynna was there when Jing Lu was gone, she didn’t really do much as I guess she was a little freaked by the silence and also, probably, because this was her first time being an OGL too (she told us).

Still, since the ice breakers failed dramatically and we had to move on to the next item on the schedule anyway, we got up and headed off to a ‘Kingdom Meeting”.”

Omgosh no wonder my day 1 was such an epic fail and i almost cried. AHHHH LYNNAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KAY back to studying i guess D:

08/02/2010, Monday Friendship week

Sailing or sinking?

It might be just that im overly sensitive, but for some reason, some of my friend-ships seem to be sinking. Especially now when it’s friendship week

To friend 1: It’s my fault it’s turned out like that, but obviously i din’t want it to. I admit im sorry. Perhaps what’s done cannot be undone. Still, i really really hope we can be friends. I say hi to so many pple everyday, why can’t you be one of them?

To friend 2: Someone i was never close to, even though we are supposed to be. Actually everything was okay, until that very day when i made some remarks that you found unpleasant. I guess my sincerity wasn’t felt then, and no wonder u took offence to that. From then on, it was rocky all the way, and it’s only slightly better when ur in a better mood? I thought only good friends tell the truth, but obviously that wasn’t what u want to hear. You’d be surprised that even though we aren’t close, every comment u make impacts me alot. I still treat you as a friend, even if it isn’t mutual.

To friend 3: Dominant by nature, maybe this is your natural behaviour? I’ve always looked up to you as a role model because of your capabilities which im sure is recognised by our class. So even though sometimes u pass unpleasant remarks, I dont mind. I know you attend church alot, so may God bless you

And i’m thankful for the rest of the ships that are “sailing”. Even though sometimes i wonder: i have so many friends, but how many of them are true friends? Those that wouldn’t sink when facing a storm.

Nevertheless, Happy Friendship Week!

06/02/2010, Saturday

Woke up early in the morning (530am) on a saturday morning T.T

Wasn’t feeling exactly well to start with. But oh well, life has to move on. Reflections was okayyy in the morning, but abit too draggy. Shared mostly my saddest parts of the orientation periods, and really those 2 lowest points almost made me cry. Almost, though. But after every saddest moment, there’s something encouraging or happy that cheers me up

Suddenly had the “ushering thing in the afternoon”. So i thought it was pretty good that we had a decent closure. But really, we will still be good friends after stepping down, isnt it?

Friendship week preparations! Haha okay was kinda blur at first cause i din’t go yesterday. I think the deco’s were beautifully done heh so good job everyone! G-double O-D-J-O-B GOODJOB *clap clap* GOODJOB *clap clap* But everyone was already super tired towards the end. Get some rest tomorrow pple

Was having a HTH talk with GG and caleb at macs just now. Hehehe im so glad i can find pple i can talk to regarding some more serious matters. And i feel GG have grown alot in the area of EQ ever since I knew him, or either that we are more tolerant towards him(?). Either way, it’s a good thing to see everyone improving in 1 way or another.

Council, i guess, is the closest representation of the working life out there in society. Stepping down in 2 month’s time, i really have no more expectations.

Random: Ohhh 4 conquerors in a row! We dont usually see this

04/02/2010, Thursday OG 28 DINNER :D

First day back in lessons! Super blur about everything, could only roughly understand the chem lecture a little. But still, loads of notes to copyyyy D:

And whoooo went for OG dinner Super awesome, camwhored much again! Yay im so happy beatrice fit right in even though she’s only here for 1 day GOOD JOB OHH GEE 28

Back to council stuffs again tomorrow! Really need to catch up on sleep some time soon, but i guess i’ll never find the time to do so D: Perhaps tomorrow some time in the library alone?

03/02/2010, Wednesday Last day of orientation

All good things must come to an end.

Finale was obviously the best. Everybody was pratically going crazy towards the end and it was actually kinda dangerous to some extent. Nevertheless, orientation ended with a super huge bang.

Am specially happy for my OG, OG 28! Seeing all of you bond and grow closer towards each other during these 5 days really melts my heart, and really, from the bottom of my heart, i love you guys YOU GUYS MUST BE LIKE THIS EVEN AFTER ORIENTATION KAY! Organise more OG outings and stuffs and whoooo, need i say more

But the cheering thing has been bugging me for very long though. I thought i could, but i was wrong. The fate has been sealed right from the start, and the naive me was still thinking some sort of miracle is going to happen. Which obviously did not lah. So now since we cant travel back to time, we can only live in regrets? Probably

Aiya but highing with my OG at the end really lifted my spirits. I know they aren’t exactly the loudest, but i could felt it. The few “stranglers” floating around have also seemed to find their belonging, and now it’s just piecing them into 1. Anyway i think i’ve achieved what i wanted to, and perhaps that’s what orientation is all about, and not just about cheering.

Not very into school mood yet, but yeah need to start already. Have to blog at 1am nowadays, and looking back at my previous posts really made me go “wthshit” hahahh.

School tomorrow, cyaa kids

Perhaps a great leader isn’t one that never fails, but one who can pull his people back up when they fall.

01/02/2010, Monday Orientation day 3

So it have come to the third day of orientation. I have 2 more days to think of how to bond my OG closer together. Even though they are generally happy with each other already, but i still feel that the spirit is not there yet. Or shall i say, there’s still room for more bonding

Amazing race today was super tiring. And i really mean super. So tired that when i reached school, i totally “blur” off.

Carrying tables down from ixodus classroom to semi D was X.X Almost died and i swore never to carry tables again (just for today though). Okay and so i injured myself while trying to teach some stubborn guy who refuses to learn. I mean, how is it possible that someone tries so hard to teach u to the extent of getting injured, but you still chose not to learn. Okay i just dont get some pple, and it really din’t bother me anyway.

I’d rather spend my time over the next 2 days of orientation. It’s coming to an end soon, and i really dont wish to have any regrets. Okay actually i already do have some, but i’d choose not to have any more.

Really need to get some rest, if not i’d die again tomorrow. Im thinking of getting her to lead tomorrow. I guess i dont want her to walk away after this orientation with nothing.

OG 28 <3 forever

31/01/2010, Sunday

HAHAHA so i’ve become a matchmaker

Was talking to one of my OG kids. Hahaha it’s really a sneak peak into an average girl’s mind i guess I wont be putting up all the details here, but HAHAHAHA it’s super super funny Jing Lu the matchmaker

I think my OG’s doing fine, thanks for asking

Finally felt like im doing SOMETHING ever since i’ve joined council. Bringing happiness to others

The greatest joy comes from seeing u guys happy and making new friends

30/01/2010, Saturday

Whoa slept for a good 12 hours! Been so long since i’ve last done that. Woke up at 10+, added all my OG kids on msn and facebook, and went back to sleep again. Only woke up again at around 2+

Was talking to my OG kids on msn, and one of them was this special girl who made an interesting comment during debrief. While everyone was making very general comments about the orientation, like it’s very fun and tiring etc, she commented that me and lynna were not enthu enough. Later she sent an sms to apologise, though i wasn’t angry about it at all.

She said she’s gonna join the SC, and whoo i feel so glad for her. From what it seems she do have what it takes, but maybe it’s because she has been a prefect since pri school. Took the initiative to bring the pails for the OG, and was critical enough to access me and lynna. Got a feeling she’s gonna get into SC

Goodbye Ye Shen and Natasha, wish u guys all the best

Need to get my hair cut over this new found weekend which i thought i’d be doing council stuffs. Okay actually i am, but this time it’s at home instead. Already spent 12 hours resting, i guess it’s time to do some work.

Next up, Monday, amazing race

29/01/2010, Friday Orientation day 2

Much much much better! I’m so glad we improved from day 1, and really now the ice has not only been broken, but also melted

The day started off pretty bad, cause when kevin called for my OG it was totally silent. Okay but i din’t really mind since it’s early in the morning. After the gathering i guess everyone was more warmed up, and it was so much easier facilitating stuffs.

Taught my OG the OG cheer i thought of last night. I think it’s good that we finally have something to do during our spare time, and a good OG cheer is super important to create that sense of belonging to the OG. Even though it isn’t perfect yet but more or less there la hor

Lunch was great today, and im not referring to the food. I see pple started talking to each other, compared to ytd where it was totally silent and everyone was just using their handphones. Lynna seems super proficient at communicating with the girls so..yeah i was the one chatting with the guys

I was jokingly talking about how thirsty i was and asked who would want to buy me a drink. And zhao kai really bought me sth heheheh! Ice lemon tea Just nice since we had mass dance after that and i was so thirsty without a water bottle.

Talking about the mass dance, it was a weird experience to have to dance alone at one side of the hall. When i turn around i see all the thyadius eyes staring at me. And when i made a mistake everyone followed along as well HAHAHAH. But im still glad that thyadius enjoyed the mass dance even without their OGLs (who is under the scorching sun setting up the wet games).

Wet games was just 1 word- screwed. The weather was screwed, the information disseminating system was screwed. I think my OG still got to play 1 and a half games, and i can see that they kinda enjoy the games, but a pity it ended wayyyyy too early. Filler mass dance idea was okay i think, but it might be too taxing on the J1’s who never danced for so long before.

Today’s event had really brought me closer to my OG, OG 28, and i’d really want to thank my OG members who have supported me and lynna. Im gonna catch some sleep already, been sleeping super late these past few nights.

Goodnight!:D

<3 OG 28