the ironman invasion begins
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
tired. lost.>
for the 1st time in my uni life, i felt lost. tired. stressed. lonely. so many people are pre-occupied with their own agenda. me too. how can i spare more time for myself? how can i find a way to relax better. even the trip out to buy my laptop bag just now was so so rushed. sigh...
Friday, August 24, 2007
scmc internal elections...>
it was a hell of a week of damn little sleep for me! and this is even lesser sleep than i have had in the army... haha. sleeping 2 hours each day... i am going to go mad any moment... muahaha. but anyway, i have initially decided to run for the position of sports director but under some special circumstances and a little persuasion by jonathan and haresh to challenge my limits and aim for greater heights, i have decided to go for the position of vice-president (internal affairs). frankly speaking, the election process was a tedious one, and a even more scary one... being constantly bombarded by questions from the previous scmc members. but anyway, after a very very hard effort and period of stressful time in trying to prove to the previous scmc and the 28th scmc members that i am capable of holding such an important role of vp (internal affairs) and finally i got it!!! haha... congrats to myself and to my fellow scmc mates for supporting me in this journey, and having the faith in me in being able to hold such an important position. well, a long journey lies ahead of me and i believe that my term as a vp (internal) will definitely widen my exposure and give me a wide array of opportunities for me to prove my worth to my peers, juniors and seniors alike.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
rag review>
yes... i have not fully recovered from the effects of rag day. rag day was a blast. we did not win the chancellor's shield... but we did win the best static display and performance =D. haha... ya.. was a littlr disappointed at the point in time that they announced that the shield went to bizzard instead of science. but nevertheless, we still have to accept the fact that there can only be a winner holding up the trophy in every event. but deep down in my heart, i know that everyone in science faculty is a winner too, in one way or another. we do not need the shield to show that we are a winner. our passion for science, unity that we've forged through these months goes to prove that we are winners. rag day was the day tears welled up in my eyes after a long long time. i felt like crying... haha... not crying because we did not win the shield, but crying because the most memorable and enjoyable moment of my past 20+++ years had come to an end. i still remembered the 1st day when i came into rag practice outside LT27. all were strangers to me, except for my seniors alvan, simin, and jonathan my fellow scholar. i still remembered the 1st day we did isolation after lunch. i, havong no dance background cannot even isolate my abs properly... haha... and esther had to come over to coach me... haha.... and it was during the 1st day lunch break which i told jonathan that i was stressed that i had to choose whether to commit myself to this dance for 6 weeks or to my teacher from my sec sch who is asking me to go back to relief teach for 2 continuous wks. i was glad that i chose to come for rag dance. it was nice to know so mant great people out there. haha... i'll miss the times where we ate outside MPSH 6 and LT27. i will miss the times where we stay overnight and do night trainings. i will miss the times where we would go crazy together and certainly, miss all of your singings to the tune of mahive. 6wks is not too long, yet not too short. its enough time to make great friends and discover each other's true self. i have met fellow easterners like audrey, wei yang and esther... and we now make it a point to come to school together on mondays. and jonathan, wei kit an haresh had been kind enough to accompany me on shopping trips to vivo, and also to watch simpsons late at night!!! and of course... our sunday gatherings which just kicked off last week. yes!! united as one... and may our friendships last...now as i type this, my mind occassionally slips back to the day of our performance. seeing everyone putting in their best effort, our syncronised dance moves, the words of encouragement that we get from seniors, the last hand exercise that we did at the tentage, the make-ups that the costume people did for us, and of course, the pictures that we took together. everything seemed like a dream. haha... the experience is just too beautiful... and may this dream last forever...
Thursday, August 09, 2007
ironman china 2008>
its in april! and its the school hols! tempted. haha. lets just see how my studies and training go first.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
rag is nearing. school is starting.>
omg. a blink of an eye, and 1/2 a year is gone. i've gone for orientations, rag dance, and many other stuff. made numerous friends and had my share of fun. now, its time to get all psyched up for rag. and then after, i will be left with all the memories of rag, orientation and so on. studies gonna come. mugging is going to invade my life. lectures. tutorials. lab. hope the good friendships that i've forged during rag dance and sch orientation will not fade away. hope that this transition from fun to studies will be a smooth one. =)
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Kal Ho Naa Ho>
today i watched this movie with fellow rag dancers. i almost cried... well actually tears welled in my eyes but... haha... i tried to resist.... man's instict =P. all of us found it touching.. haha... maybe we're just emotional people.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
no time. no time.>
it has been a busy week for me. with rag practice in the morning and then joining my hall for orientation in the night. with rag day drawing nearer, now.. just a week away, i'm feeling rather excited about it. practice gets more intense day by day, with runs being done continuously, with props, costumes and stunts. i must say that the dance is impressive, and plus the stunts, its just 'wow! awesome!'. hopefully we can win the chancellor's shield this year. it will definitely be a wonderful feeling for all of us who has put in so much time and commitment into this dance. not just us, but also the people doing the float, costumes, logistics, and also all others from science who will be coming down to padang to cheer us on on the day itself. and of course, such high profile event has got to get good publicity. our faculty was asked to do a short 1min preview on our dance... hmmm... we did... but the mass dance... haha... got nervous and forgot some of the steps during the presentation. but luckily, there was a second time... did much better (at least that was what i felt as compared to the 1st time). but hope this is not going to happen on rag day itself, as there's not going to be a second time for us to put up our performance. we've only got that 5minutes to show off to the judges how worthy we are of touching the shield. rag practice aside, orientation has been going on simultaneously this week too. and i've skipped like 80% of the orientation. sigh. did'nt get to make much new friends this time round. the games, although they were new to me, did'nt seem as fun as those in SCAMP 07. or maybe its just because i've got much more hyper OGLs and seniors during SCAMP. and everyone was more bonded in SCAMP. haha... but well, hope that everything in hall will turn out nice and well for me... and i wish myself a comfortable and pleasant stay in my room - A103. and yes! i'm getting fat. with 3 nights of supper at fong seng - a popular eatery just at the back of nus. prata here, prata there. i'm getting fat and lethargic. haha... but nvm, the ironman is going to make a full scale return to training once school term starts. and all of my late nights (or you might call it early morning) is going to come to an end! no more sleeping at 3am or 4am in the morning... hopefully.=)just did a fright night for the 2nd science orientation yesterday night. the experience was damn fun. the make up, face paint, making of 3D wounds using cotton wool and starch on our faces and limbs, scaring people with our ghostly stares and vocals... haha... imagine this post coming out from someone who did not even dare to go alone to the toilet when he was young... haha... yes. its me! fright night was bloody fun. especially when you do it with a bunch of crazy raggers - wei na, wei jie and johnathan + me! we were quite enthusiastic for the 1st few pairs coming to our station. and we were so ngrossed in our roles that we even got 2 girls crying... opps. but eventually, we got tired of acting out the same thing over and over again and decided to make it comical... haha... so out come all of the body waves that we did for our rag warm-ups, and of course, singing the gatsby song and messing up the girls' hair. haha... and we trailed the last pair to all the stations. and poor jocelyn's hair got messed up by us - 2 times.. haha... it officially ended at abput 4am and we slept at about 5am. now, i feel zombified. haha. but well, it was fun. and worth it. and i will only get to do this once, as a freshie. by the time i turn stale and become a senior, probably the feeling would have been different.=)
