Saturday, March 28, 2009
Woohoo! NAPHA is finally over!
Hahaz! =)
Today was quite good, cos I deproved for 2 stations and improved for 4 stations!
But...
The grade is still the same... ARGH!
For the stations that I've deproved...
Sit-and-reach: 51cm --> 49cm
Shuttle run: 9.3s --> 9.6s
For the stations that I've improved...
2.4km: 12.20 --> 11.17 (I guess that is what you get after moving chairs for one year...)
Standing broad jump: 258cm --> 265cm
Sit-ups: 59 --> 62
Pull-ups: 15 --> 18 (That teacher purposely dun wanna count the rest lor... cos my chin nvr did go past the bar...)
Yups, but in the end, I still did not fufil the goal that I've set for myself last year, which was to get full marks for NAPHA, or at least a 29 pt...
But it was quite nice to know that I've at least improved, but the GRADE! Argh! Shucks... I think I'm gonna train, train and train! (Though abit no point cos NAPHA over le...)
But at least my class got to see Mr Foo in action doing pull-ups! He could actually do 5 pull-ups before actually giving up! He totally rocks man!
Then went for maths remedial then went home to ZZZZZZZZ...
Then went to play badminton with my youngest brother (I finally got a chance to go for sports with them...)
THen it was EARTH HOUR! (Or earth day? I really dun get the correct name...)
Switching off the lights was fun (I actually wanted to study, but errr, my siblings and I played 'find the lightstick' game for one whole hour!)
Yups, and it was quite relaxing for today and jia you Dragon boat for the finals 2moro! You guys totally rock! =)
P.S. Can anyone tell me if 'deproved' is a right english word? If not, then what is the correct one? Thanks alot! =D
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 11:21 PM
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Woohoo! Council camp is finally over! RAWR!
Time really flies. It is our last ad hoc already...
almost too fast...
just thinking of it, one year ago, around this time, I was just a nominee, getting shouted at, and now...
Shouting at nominees...
Council camp started quite well because of the large packet of chicken rice that I got to eat for dinner!
Anyways, this time the protocol was quite useful for telling me where I was supposed to go...
but unluckily, I always read it in the last minute...
The first activity that we had to do was bunk inspection...
totally brings back the good old days, where we had to standardise everything properly...
of course, the scoldings by almost everyone...
Anyways, after which was games, and my station was 'Fill me up".
In this station, it was the same as that of last year except for the fact that this time the water is to be trasferred into two 1.5 litres water bottle held by a person in half squat position...
Anyways, it was quite heartening to see that the nominees started showing care and concern to one another after being prompted...
And this time I managed to use the element of promise, to make them promise me that if they ever over or under-estimate themselves, they will accept any punishments i give to them (in which they include running around the track, cutting of breaks etc, but none was that extreme...)
After the games was the first facilitation session...
I totally spoilt the mood at that point of time because I had to introduce myself to them proper, to make facilitation fun...
but I think that I should have made the session less relaxing (cos it was too slack already...)
but judging from my own personality and character, errrrr... cannot be done...
So Tammy and i kinda explained to them what the games were all about and got them to share what they feel the purpose of the games were...
So yups, anyways, after that was the nominees sleeping time followed by night walk...
(I really missed the time when we were suddenly woken up to go for nightwalk)
It was quite nice to get feedbacks that it was quite scary, not that I am sadistic, but it brought out the effect that we've wanted to achive through all our hard work...
There are some certain funny things that happened during that time but yups, I don't think it is really that nice to talk about the funny things that happened to some people...
So anyways, I was supposed to be stationed in the hall to ask the nominees to count money...
and i kinda got scolded by Ely for being too nice...
Maybe you all should see the contrast on our tones...
When nominees come..."Here is a packet of papers with money values printed on it, can see? Yups, so for this task, you will need to go to a place without many other people around you to count the money. Once you are done, you can report back to me. While doing this task, do not talk to anyone or look around. Just count." - ME -"Count the money, find one place to sit away from others, don't talk, don't look around." - Ely -When nominees count money wrongly..."Don't worry, It's okay, almost almost. Jia you!" - Me -"Wrong, recount." - Ely -So I was not sure if I was too nice to them or ely is just too evil...Hahaz! =)
So anyways, after night walk, I did not get to follow my group again for the intermediate cos it was time for me to take my rest...
(And lit room is freaking cold, but comfortable with all the cushions...)
Then very soon, it was the next day, and Tammy kinda told me about what happened during the intermediate and I couldn't absorb anything, just know that our group was the only group that completed the lego thingy and failed the rest together with the nominee groups...
So Tammy had to do most of the facilitation and I just tell them the experiences in council through what she's said...
Yups, so after that was the hike...
and it was quite nice to see that the relaxig mood that Clarence, Yue An and I have set from the start made the nominees start talking to one another, but I kinda regretted that it brought about complacency...
but clarence was damn zai I tell you, he was like so freaking good at controlling the nominees...
and sadly...
the groups that we were taking we like walking the wrong path... and reached there last, and they were like SUPER confident on the route that the took (a super long one that ended at the same place as the shorter one...)
But nearing to the end, Clarence and I decided to walk super fast and we kinda were able to rush all the way in front of the nominees to make them walk faster (or else there will be severe overrun...)
So anyways, all of us met April and Stevenn who brought us in...
and we had 'the blind, the mute and the fine activity', and it did bring out some people to start talking, and we were quite happy about that...
And after which, we did the 3-legged walk...
Yue An and I totally owned them lor...
overtook them twice after waiting for them to walk past us...
I guess that is what happens when you strategise and follow the 'leader and follwer' theory...
So anyways, after the hike we went back to school and I finally got to take a rest. I wanted to wake up in half and hour but couldn't feel my body at that point of time and just continued resting, until it was time to demonstrate chain pumping (seriously, that was too easy...)
Then it was campfire setting up time...
and that was the most crap thing...
cos we fought for the time extension with yue an that by 7pm if it stops raining then we will continue with dry-weather set-up, and we thought we were quite blessed cos at around 6pm, the rain stopped and we moved everything down and it was super duper tiring!
But it was like WTH when rain came back at 7pm...
and we totally had to proceed with the wet weather plan...
luckily we spent the nice long hours making the fake campfire...
And the beautiful rainbow totally made us have no regrets. It was so big that I cannot even capture it with my handphone. Shall upload it soon...
Hahaz! =)
But after that was facilitation time before inspection drill...
All of us facils were like super disappointed because our groups could work well as one group, but not as a nominee group, and they were supposed to be quite good already before inspection drill...
So we kinda went to our group and I shouted at them for the first time...
and I think they got real shocked...
Both Tammy and i did 40 pumpings for them...
And left kinda disappointed, leaving them to think...
So anyways, after that was inspection drill, and I kinda shouted at my group again...
The inspection drill itself brought back memories to me, cos it was where I first stepped up to help...
And I really agree that the person who designed it is a genius!
But anyways, felt super guilty and did not dare to face my group after shouting at them for so many times. So I kinda did not dare to go to my group during breakfast time, until Tammy had to drag me there...
But anyways, it was inspection drill again after that...
but the nominees did not clear it, they only managed to complete 2 out of 7 stations, and we were quite disappointed, but we are sure they've put in their best.
So anyways, had a very nice talk during the final facilitation with my group (seriously not enough time) and I just wanna say...
GROUP 4 ROCKS!
So anyways, went to macs for lunch to replenish my salt level and went home to zonk for 3 hours and then dinner-ed, then typed this blog post. =)
COUNCIL CAMP 2009 ROCKS! =)
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 9:09 PM
Friday, March 20, 2009
Woohoo! I've survived the last day!
I miss my dad and mum...
Though they are returning today, I doubt that I'll be able to see them by the time I leave home for council camp...
I guess I can only see them on sunday...
Anyways, today went for fencing again!
It was quite boring considering the fact that we had warm-ups then one-on-one matches, and i only got to fight once.
My opponent was Ms Lim, and by right, I lost to her, but the scores of my group were too strong at that point of time that I could win (Some italian race match or sumthing liddat, wanna know more can ask me!)
I think I was quite dumb oso, cos I thought that the sword must hit the body, then very weird, i could score when i hit her leg. So yups, after that i could play normally le...
Now I just hope that I can get the picture that they've taken...
Yups, anyways, both Ming Wei and i left for Bishan to have lunch and to meet the rest (Jamie, Ely, Pynx, RJ, April, Randy, Chun Fui, Clarence and Candhira)
So we had a 'buy camp stuff' trip which turned into a shopping trip at J8...
Cand, Clarence and I were so dumb to buy the wrong packet of marshmellows (secret...)... Haiz....
Anyways, later on, some of them left and some of us met up with Zhen Hao and Yong Cheng, then we went to Randy's house, and played mahjong! I totally forgot all the rules le...
But anyways, after that I went home and played DJ max before cooking dinner. And I did not know that I could get Max combos! Super lucky! I guess it is just my instincts today working properly since I've slept for 6 hours ytd! Record longest timing of sleep!
So anyways, after playing I went to cook dinner! It was awesome and totally successful, that many of the things were warm when we ate them. My brothers and i had such a feast as I've promised them, and today is when east meets west...
We had speghetti with too much sauce, baked potatos, roti prata, hashbrowns, chicken nuggets, curry and also alphabet soup!
Yups, and I ate till i could not eat anymore...
My brothers then had ice-cream after that. I did not eat cos I scared my sore throat will get worse...
So yups, after which I went to do tutorials and I've completed everything!
And right now...
It's time...
For council camp...
Shucks! Yue An is forcing me to sleep so I've got to go! Cya! =)
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 1:00 AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Woohoo!
I've survived day 4! Oh mi gosh, 2moro last day le...
Anyways, today only had 2 main activities, fencing and mini council camp...
At the start, I went for the mini council camp and saw the nominees and in our LT, we were super relaxed, and I think the nominees thought that life would be better. Then they started doing things that I don't really know (so i cannot comment much), but one thing for sure is that they made my partner facil (Tammy) mad!
No more fun mood le...
I am pissed...
WTH...
Anyways, backtrack abit...
Today I went for fencing with Ming Wei...
The surprising thing was that we did not know where t get off, and don't even know what the place looks like...
But there is something the both of us call "council instinct"...
Cos we were like talking then suddenly when we turn our head, we saw the word 'ubi ave 3' and the word ubi was in the indemity form..
So we kinda got off and viola, it was the right one! Woohoo!
Then we crossed the road to ask for directions cos we were lost and then viola, we saw one lady with her map and she told us how to get there (kinda...)
THen we walked in and saw some NY people (They were walking to the wrong place)
Then the both of us initially wanted to follow,
but our instincts just tells us that we have to move on...
and so we did...
and we reached half an hour earlier than that group. =)
SO anyways, fencing is real fun blocking swords and lunging, and i'm like super excited about 2moro, real fencing!
First was like a boring lesson on the different types of swords,
then tryout on cathing swords by doing lunging,
then started learning to attack and defend..
but with rubber swords....
And it totally looked like the pirates of the carribbean...
Yups, and I guess there will be more for 2moro!
Hahaz!
So both of us went back to school (MW went home first to get something)...
There were many dry-runs here and there and loads of briefings...
super tiring...
and i dunno what to blog about it except for the fact that it was damn freaky for me at the fifth floor during the night walk, when the wind is like blowing in unnatural angles and timings...
So yups, that was like the end of the day...
cos I am super tired now that I don't feel like blogging on the details...
Yups, anyways, I had a long long walk back home since the side gates are locked, and I had thought over some stuff and came up with some conclusions and it was totally heart aching as I walked back. When I looked at my own reflection in the MRT station, I was totally shcoked...
My face...
feels as if it had went through a million years of suffering...
ARGH...
But there was one take at the end...
That...
In due's time is never due...
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 11:54 PM
Day 3...
Today woke up super early (after sleeping super late washing clothes) and went for recce trip for the hike!
At first it was quite okay walking out, until it started drizzling, then Pynx had to force Clarence and I to wear the big ugly poncho and she refuses to wear it cos she has umbrella (so unfair!)
But soon after that, after walking to like the MRT station outside school, it poured so heavily that we had to go back to school, and it was super sian, cos our shoes were like super wet...
So we went back to try out the wet weather plan, building dominoes out of 'upwards' pieces. It was a super test of patience...
But luckily, we managed to make some nice stuff out of it... (Took very long, and I don't know how time actually went by)
Then we went for lunch at AMK hub (Jamie, April, RJ, Ming Wei, Clarence, Chun Leong and I)
Jamie and RJ left for movie while the remaining 5 of us went to the arcade...
We kinda watched the people playing house of the dead...
MING WEI WAS DAMN ZAI!
He used one credit to reach level 5...
the previous group took like many many credits (wasted) to reach level 5 and ran out of coins...
He totally pwned the game!
Haiz, and I feel super bad too...
I shouldn't have tried to help those two guys to get into the NC16 show...
But apparently in the end they screwed up the timing as 2.30pm when it was supposed to be 3.30pm, so I managed to escape after feeling remourseful...
I really wonder how they got in in the end.
So yups, after which, April, RJ and I went back to school.
We were supposedly supposed to study until Clarence sent me an SMS to tell me to charge the blackbox...
Then that was when i brought it to council room and suddenly, we started to sing and sing and sing (I'm really sorry April, cos you wanted to study on your own, then RJ and I were like disturbing you)
But anyways, it was super fun, and we just sang and talked and sang and talked (whatever we talked about will just stay within the 4 walls)
So yups, after which, I rushed back home to cook dinner!
Today's dinner was quite a success! (Though still needa work on it abit)
Had roti prata (instant one), curry (can food) and vegetables (I cooked it!), of course rice too...
That was also when I realised that I still have loads of food left in the kitchen! RAWR!
Then went to finish up the rest of my complex numbers tutorials and here I am typing this post...
Yups, and now I'm going to make my encouragement card le! CYA! =)
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 12:45 AM
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Whoa! Today was day 2 of survival camp...
3 more days to go! RAWR!
Hahaz...
Anyways, today woke up early to go for H3, 3 hours of lecture + tutorial...
But amount of things absorbed = big fat zero!
But I guess that is a wake up call for me to finally start studying...
Since there is like 2 more weeks without H3! Hahaz! =)
Yups, then went back to school for night programmes meeting!
Made the fake fire as a comm (quite proud of it)...
and because halfway i was so bored, I went to build the poker cards tower, but haiz... not enough cards... Only managed to build till 8 storey...
Anyways, meeting after that was short and then whoa, it was like 6 plus le...
Then walked with Amanda to MRT station there and talked and talked and talked about climbing hills and mountains all the way there (quite short though... I guess I'm just too addicted to mountain climbing that i talked too much!)
so went home and cooked dinner for 2...
(It's with my brother, no one else... Hahaz!)
It turned out real bad, real bad!
We had 1 sausage each, 1 hashbrown, 4 nuggets each, 1 tuna bread each, 2 big bowls of cambal soup (I'm sick of it liao) and mixed vegetables....
but in the end, I guess we are only full with soup...
ARGH!
And my brother commented that the only possible edible thing is the nuggets...
Hahaz! I think my cooking skills are getting lousier and lousier.
But no worries! I still have a few days more to try it out! Woohoo! =)
Then watched campus superstar for the FIRST time for this season on the actual day (i.e. Monday) Nothing much to comment though, commented while watching the show! =)
Then wanted to do tutorials, but typed down minutes for today's minutes first, but fell asleep after that...
Wanted to sleep for 10 mins, but woke up 1 hour later after kana scolding from my brother...
Then I started to do tutorials and after doing one question, I realised that I had to wash clothes!
Then I went on my 'wash-clothes' mission...
(Not that I've not done it before, but this time had loads of clothings... and I'm like doing tutorials at the same time)
The washing took like 2 hours plus cos too many clothes and I've committed the same mistake again! I forgot to set it out of drain after draining water. Then wasted loads of clean water...
But anyways, I feel super accomplished clearing all that mess up! Woohoo! Chores for today cleared! Ah shucks! I just rmbed! I forgot to sweep upstairs! Ah wells... leave it for my brothers 2moro! (Or isit later?)
Anyways, later is hike! Woohoo!
I love hikes!
But I dunno what we are gonna do later! Hahaz! =)
Yups, with this, i shall return to my tutorials first before sleeping! Nitez everyone! =)
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 1:38 AM
Sunday, March 15, 2009
I've survived day 1 of survival camp! Woohoo!
Today I woke up super super super early to send Daddy and Mummy off to Taipei. The taxi uncle was like super nice lor, talk and talk and talk, but keep on talking about 'we never know what's going to happen to us 2moro'. And we had breakfast together (daddy and i had wan ton mee, mummy not eating). Anyways, it was so nice, and my dad allowed me to keep the $4 change from the food. (That came in handy afterwards)
Anyways, I left for home alone and slept until 10.50am, and then wiped the windows of the house with my brother (first household chore)
Then I went to play basketball with him for half an hour. We were like playing so rough until we were super tired, and we went home and cooked lunch! (Maggie noodles and egg, so darn pathetic...)
Anyways, right after that (in all my perspiration and all), I went to suntec city for the IT show since my dad wanted me to buy some stuff for him. I went there there I was, stuck at the first level for 10 mins with that fat woman behind me pushing and pushing and pushing me cos i was right in front of her in the queue. WTH lor, she cannot see in front got ppl blocking me arh? Luckily, after 10 mins, I've FINALLY gotten the chance to get up the escalator...
Then after that, I was in the 6th level of the convention hall...
It took me like 1 min to look for the first store to buy the first item, 10 mins to queue up, 3 mins to pay... (This was also the FIRST time I swiped my card cos I paid by nets (It felt sinful...))
but it took me 1 hour to look for the second shop and to find that there was no stock...
and took me another hour to give up finding the last shop...
Anyways, my mood bad enough le, so i wanna just go to my next location, which is Vivo...
Then anyways, heading back was all okay until citylink... (That is like only a few mins of peace only...)
There was a freaking traffic jam that made me get stuck there for 30 mins. Just because of some inconsiderate people who dunno how to keep to one side and keep on gushing in to push us ppl coming from the IT show back into the IT show... WTH lor...
Then it was like walking on a bridge that only allows one person to cross... WTH lor...
(Very ironic, cos the walkway is like super wide)
Then the security guard was like trying to sort things out to make the ppl walk two different paths, but apparently, nobody listened to him...
Then after I long time of waiting, at least some smart people start taking initiative to follow the instructions of the security guard, then we finally get to move a little. I was so pissed at the moment that I just followed some people and jumped off the railing to get past the crowd, and I've finally gotten the chance to obtain some fresh air...
Then after that as I was walking towards the MRT station, I met Chu Xian, but did not really say hi to him cos I was in a terrible mood already.
Then went to MRT station and shockingly, I saw that the freaking gate was down! THis is the first time in my life that I've seen something like this!
Then we had to squeeze through the tiny door and that took a whole deal of 15 mins!
ARGH!
THen luckily, I got to habourfront and went to daiso, and wanted to buy some purple felt and wth... every colour have except purple... then no choice... had to buy the yellow one instead. Bought some toy eyes too. (That was when the $4 came in handy =) )
Then went home and cooked dinner and my second brother suddenly (after I called him many times to ask where he is) told me that he is not coming home for dinner...
I was so pissed off! RAWR!
But anyways, my third brother and I ate double servings of rice, together with taiwan sausages, chicken wings and mini potatos. Dinner totally rocked!
(If not for my brother bringing back food after his CCA I would have killed him)
Anyways, after that i started to work on my mini project... (secret...)
Then read manga with my brother and watched 武林大道, and then here I am, typing this blog post and ready to sleep, cos I'm so gonna complete whatever i can for complex numbers 2moro! =)
Phew, now I feel a lot better...
Nights~
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 11:32 PM
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Phew, THE ONE is finally over!
There are a few people that I really wanna thank to help me in emcee-ing this time round.
Firstly is CIB for giving me this chance to be an emcee...
Then my two partners-in-crime (Li lan and Yue An) who went through the whole emcee-ing thing with me. Hahaz!
Thanks Li lan for helping blur Yue An and I on many of the details that we do not understand, and coming up with most of the last minute stuff when we meet with problems...
Thanks Yue An for being so crazy throughout the whole event such that I nvr felt down seeing you be crazy when things are not going as planned...
There is also the NYSDC, especially Grace, who 'sacrificed' her leg for us. It was super sad.
I also really wanna thank Ying Xue too (Did I get her name right?) She's damn zai, can take the whole stage to herself. 这就是2008的THE ONE champion le!
I also wanna thank AVA for their really great help in like changing plans to the last minute, the backstage crew that is like forever on their toes, and I really agree with their catchphrase. "AVA, behind every success"
There is also Journalism and CNNY, who helped us record the wonderful memories down.
I also wanna thank all the audiences for turning up for the event. Frankly speaking, it was super discouraging when at first I could not really see many people there, but it just kinda got filled up later on. And the audiences screaming and shouting and reacting to all the stuff that i've said made me feel so nice. I love you all! =)
And last but not least, the participants! You all had been real nice to cooperate especially when you all did not even have dinner tonight, and then you all were made to wait and wait and wait. Really sorry about that, but I really hoped you all had fun! =)
I hope that i've not missed anyone out. Hahaz!
Yups anyways, as an emcee, it is super shoik, cos this is the first council event that I don't have to run around until I perspire. But the lights there are like super bright. One moment in total darkness, then another with a bright light in your face. Whoa, that is painful. I can't even see the audiences! Hahaz, yups, and today i was real lucky. Had been coughing NON STOP in class today, and had blocked nose. But during THE ONE, I suddenly stopped coughing and my voice returned to normal! Woohoo!
I guess some of the cock-ups might be just due to the fact that today is Friday the 13th.
Yups, anyways, emcee-ing was fun, and I'm so going to be much much much more better in it!
Oh mi gosh, my flu and cough is returning right now, in two folds! Argh! WTH...
I think I'd better go catch my sleep le! Nights!~
THE ONE is finally over...
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 12:22 AM
Thursday, March 12, 2009
I shall type this blog post as I wait for Li lan to reply after the "wait" that she'd given me in MSN...
Basically today was rehearsal for THE ONE!
It is super cool except for the fact that I'm like super blur about almost everything. Hahaz!
But anyways, today was quite random + fun...
There was a group, I forgot what they are called (Something 'hour' one). But anyways, one of their guitarists and the drummer were like biting their lollipop stick today, and I became super random when I was talking to them. I told the girl drummer that if she dropped her drumstick, at least she's got her lillipop stick, then if she drops another one, the guy can just easily pass to her while playing the guitar. It was actually quite funny that they'd actually agreed with me!
Hahaz, anyways, saw Azizan, April, RJ, Pynx, what's his name and what's her name dance. It was quite nice, especially for the part where 'what's his name' was doing the break dance steps with the legs. Damn cool! I dunno how he did it, but his leg movements were damn cool! Then I told him that if I'd ever do it, I'll get knots on my legs. Hahaz!
Yups, anyways, after which I left and after rummaging council room for more biscuits, I saw the duet (forgot their names liao) singing the nice nice songs together at the atrium. Yups, and that was when I was like being their only audience together with Ren Yi. It was super nice to hear them sing and do the funny emotions + actions at each other. It really made me feel like singing too!
Oh yah, that also reminds me something! I was like at the backstage 'zao xia-ing' all the way when the contestants are singing today. Damn cool. Hahaz!
Right now what is left is for the emcee script! Yay! That's like so cool!
THE ONE is so gonna be a BLAST! Much better than Orientation! We're going to make those who never go regret that they've never went there! Bwahahhaha!
Oh my, I think I better go help Li lan already! Ciaos~ =)
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 12:17 AM
Monday, March 09, 2009
I feel like a lousy vice-chair...
I knew I would be saying this one day...
but I didn't know it'll be so soon, just after a few days after I've written that blogpost...
For me, as a welco vice-chair, I really don't know what I am supposed to do and what my actual job scopes are...
For Li lan and Ying Chen they have their own events to take charge of: Friendship week and Angel & Mortal, while I, Welco vice-chair, really have nothing to do... no events, no nothing, just the title of "Vice-chair"....
And I'd really wanna take back my words of me helping out in welco, cos when I looked back at that blogpost, I realised that all I could say was that I've helped out more, but I just cannot think of any instances where my help was ever needed, other than me having to poke my nose into other people's stuff...
And what's worse...
I didn't do anything much and I dared to say it out loud that I am a Welco sai-kang warrior...
I guess April was right to say that if I wanna help Randy in his Student Lounge, then I shouldn't tell others that I'm a Welco sai-kang warrior...
I guess that is true, cos after hearing her say that, I've realised that all these while what I was doing was just poking my nose into other people's businesses cos I really have nothing much to do...
Maybe this is just called "acting as though I'm busy"...
Now I really don't know what else I can do as a vice-chair before my council term ends, cos it is like I am a liability more than a help (I can't even put asset)...
I guess April made a wrong choice right from the start...
Randy and Zhi Yuan would be fine, any welco people would be fine...
but me, Ah, just forget it...
Right now I think the only thing I can do is just go with the flow, and just hold on to the title of "vice-chair" and yups, just the name.
That should be all, yups...
Maybe she'd made a wrong choice, right from the start...
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 7:12 AM
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Woohoo! I feel energized, cos slept for like 9 hours...
Hahaz, now to blog about an interesting day, yesterday!
It was cross country in the morning and it was like WTH... cos it rained all the way...
then at 8am, the teachers actually said they'll wait till 9am, but in the end, they cancelled it at 8.45am...
Then miraculously, the rain stopped 5 mins later...
If they've waited longer then it could have been able to continue... Hahaz...
Anyways, for me, I do think that it is not House-Exco's fault for the cancelling of the event, cos it cannot be predicted that it'll be raining. We SC ppl knows how it feels too... Haiz...
Yups, anyways, after that Jamie, Ely, April, Ming Wei and I went for cycling cos we had nothing to do, and we cycled to the 31st breakwater near the LTC campsite. (That is like my first time there) Then Jamie went there to emo, April went there to sleep, ely went there to take unglam photos, clarence and I just sat there and stone.
Hahaz, then we rode back to the bike shop and on the way, we were like singing and singing and singing. Hahaz...
Then when we reached back we saw louis with his new small soft toy he got from the vending machine. Then it was damn cool! He helped the rest get the soft toy too with the skill of his, to grab the soft toy by the side to flip it into the whole. Damn cool... But too bad i didn't wanna try cos I have no more budget (All channeled to the fencing thingy liao...)
Then we went to parkway and ate and bought a present for Amanda, a Bacardi Rum! Damn ex!
Then after that I went home and due to miscommunication, I had to eat a second lunch...
Then it was time to go to Amanda's birthday chalet!
I reached there early by about 10 mins and waited for 20 mins before ming wei came (He's the second person to reach), but in the end we had to wait till very late till we can continue to go to Amanda's chalet.
Then after the last person arrived, we went to take MRT and sadly, we missed the 6pm shuttle bus and the next one was at 7.30pm and WTH, we had to take cab...
Then we reached Amanda's chalet and wow! That chalet was damn big and damn cool lor! The toilet oso very big and all the facilities and design are like, woah!
We sat down to like watch the funny show where they go and make a fool out of people... Hahaz...
Then we went to barbeque and it was like so fun too, and it was like the best barbeque ever cos it was so easy to barbeque with the fire already set up. Then we kinda spent all the time barbequeing and feeding Amanda's classmates and OG mates...
Hahaz, anyways, I made some new friends whom I still dunno their names and I think by 2moro they'll already forget that I'd ever talked to them before. Hahaz!
So we left the chalet and WAS supposed to take the last bus, but WTH... the bus driver did not let us up cos it was full...
Then no choice, we had to leave and walk out...
and I was like walking with Sara and two other girls at the back at first and we were like raising our arm out with our thumbs up to try to hitch a ride, but apparently, nobody cared about us... Hahaz!
At first they went onto the road and raised up their arms, and I told them that if the car comes, they will not have their arms left. Then I did something stupid to say that I'll tell them if a car comes then they put down their hands. Then they really wanted to do it. Hahaz! (The point is when you put down your hand, AS IF the driver can see liddat... Hahaz!)
Anyways, it was super dumb especially when they were like doing that sign to a taxi (which did not stop). I told them that it makes no diff for a taxi if you do thumbs up or not do it, cos the taxi driver just sees if you've stretched out your arm...
Hahaz, anyways, they managed to get a taxi and vrromm vroom, they were off and then I joined back the other group, with Clarence, Louis, Marlene (I dunno if that is the right spelling) and Rachel (I dunno if that is the right name + right spelling).
Then Clarence was so nice to call his dad to drive Rachel and I to Tanah Merah MRT, and the rest to Yishun. That was damn cool lor... Hahaz! (Thanks Clarence and his dad!)
Then Rachel and I split up at the MRT station, cos I was going to Tampines and she going to Aljunied (I didn't know that she was an intern... Hahaz!)
Then viola, I reached home, tired and I zonked out! And yups, here I am, 9 hours later, typing this blog post! Hahaz! =)
Happy birthday Amanda!
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 11:36 AM
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Today my council book fell, and when I picked it up, the first thing I saw was page 48. There was only one line of thing in it. Nothing else left in the page. But this one line made me think alot of things, from the time I started off to be a vice-chair until who I am today, and I really feel like blogging it.
Firstly, I was quite a selfish person at the start to think that becoming a vice-chair will be slack, and so frankly speaking, that was why I ran for vice-chair and I got it. (Better dun let April see this, or else she'll kill me!) And indeed, times were rather slacking and I think it was as if April did not have any vice-chair at all for the first few months of council term.
And after a few months, I feel kinda bad just wasting my time not being a useful vice-chair and that was why I realized I have to do more. But that was not the end of the story. I did not know what is too much to do.
It happened first when I tried to help Ming Wei in Night Study Programme. It went on quite smoothly at the start cos my help was really appreciated. But at a certain point in time when I was getting too caught up with being nice and wanting things to go on smoothly, I kinda 'took over' it, and had an argument with Ming Wei and our relationship worsened overnight and I don't know how, time kinda patched it up, and we are now crapping and laughing together, both mushroom and (R^3) CMI.
So yups, that was not my first 'argument', or rather a conflict. The second one I ever remembered was a conflict with April. It was totally my fault that time, I must admit this fact. At that point of time, I was like using April as some bad examples (I forgot what I managed to think up of...) when she was gone for ex-co meeting, then I sent an email to her to tell her that I've did that to keep the spirit of the meeting mood up. (That day was when welco came up with our motto: "Towards a professional welco!". Yups, anyways, after that, she 'feedbacked' to me that i've never appreciated nor supported her as my duty as a vice-chair before, and she asked me to think about it. After that, she blocked me on MSN. Then at first i was thinking if it was really my fault, and I don't know why, my conclusion was that she was the one who did not notice the things that I've done. But to think of it now, I really did not do anything to help her at the point of time. So I kinda did not really talk to her for a few days cos the following day after she blocked me she asked me whether I've thought through it. Anyways, she thought I didn't though I really did after that. I totally realized that it was my fault that I did not support her that much. Then from then on, I started to support her more.
And time just flies and flies so far and there is only less than 3 months of council term left, and the problem is that I still do not really know what I, as a vice-chair, is supposed to do. My actual job was to liaise with the school admin, but somehow there is no need for me to do that until maybe when we are settling the welfare projects once and for all. So I was like pondering and I did some things like asking the 3 comm heads and 2 other vice chairs what our roles are. And yet, today, I still do not really know. But what I can tell my junior taking over me is this...
A vice-chair's role is undefined. Whatever your chair asks you to do, DO! Whenever you try to help, please talk to your chair about it! Everybody's deadline is your deadline. You are supposed to ensure that quality products go up to your chair, cos your chair has to balance between exco, welco, adhoc and school work.
But this kinda leads me to the part where I repeated the same mistake with Ming Wei on April just these few days. I was like over-enthu in trying to help her that I forgot that she was 'boss'. Hahaz, sorry about that. I was like sending gmails without letting her know until I've sent them and I can tell that she is very disappointed in my actions, but she just tries to make it sound nice when she feedbacks it to me. But this time there wasn't any arguments, it was just settled like that.
But this once again, brings me back to another of my job as a vice-chair, which is that you MUST NOT start any arguments with your chair. I remember a time quite long ago (dunno whether it is after or before retreat, should be before), April, I and Pynx were discussing welco stuff (this was the first time we included pynx into both of our discussions) and there was at a point, some potential 'conflict'. Cos for me, it was all about the development of the Welco members, but for April is getting things on hand done first. So that meant that we had a clash of objectives. Then she told me that we should focus on the things we have on hand first, before developing the welco members, and by right, by right arh... I felt like I really wanted to argue, so I opened another chat in MSN to pynx, and asked her what I should do cos things are going to get real bad, and she told me that she could also sense it, and I kinda threw away my idea of trying to argue and support her decision (That is the least I could do). Yups, and things went on smoothly when I had to do the HTHT in the expense of my own time, just because I made that sacrifice of making sure the argument does not occur.
And even talking about the gmail that she'd sent me to feedback to me that I've been like keeping things from her until the last minute through long long SMSes, I somehow really feel that my work is not appreciated, and I suddenly had a bit of heartache, and my gmail reply wasn't supposed to be that nice too. But I sat there and stoned for a few mins, then I remembered that incident that happened in the previous paragraph, I thought more and I realized that it is my fault, entirely my fault for trying to help too much, especially since I've promised her that I'll help her out loads when she is focusing on CCA, and that I just cannot ignore the fact that she seems to be PMS-ing such that she isn't in the right mind to do things well (hope she doesn't see this line), and I thought about how bad a vice-chair i had been at the start and not wanting to repeat it. So I sent a gmail and SMS of apology to her, since I'm really in the wrong.
So yups, my life as a vice-chair is simply full of ups and downs, and lots of 'feeling-that-I-am-a-lousy-vice-chair' feelings, that I am not supporting my chair enough. But somehow, I've got a feeling that I'll have this 'feeling-that-I-am-a-lousy-vice-chair' feeling again sometime soon, but I am not sure when though. Just have this feeling...
As I looked at the line in the page, many thoughts ran through my head...
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 12:22 AM
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Phew!
This week had been a WTH week for me...
with blocks and many tests and many 'think that I'm a failure' thoughts going on...
And here I am typing this post to show that I'm okay already!
Bwahahaha!
Now I am just gonna take some time to retreat back into my cosy little corner to gain back some of the skills I've lost or to gain some new skills before going out into 'society' again. Hahaz.
Dun miss me too much when I'm gone okay?! Hahaz =)
(R^3)CMI wrote some crap again... <3 1:03 AM
