Friday, August 17, 2007
its the time of the year again, where everyone congregates in hall, welcoming the new freshmen to our very orange family. its a joyous event, where almost anything goes, frenships are formed and bonds are strengthened.
shuai was the theme for this year's swoc, SH U And I... the name itself was a very innovative thing from the start. (although i didn't get it till the last day) it was nice to be back, being in the company of old frens and to see the new faces smiling and having fun. reminded me of the previous year when i was a swoc councillor. over the period of 10 days, the freshmen were introduced to the many aspects of hall, from the hall tours to the block and inter-block cultures of the five different blocks that are located in Sheares.
coming back as vice, it was a whole new experience.. the lao jiao experience. no more was it the on the ground action, moving and entertaining the new freshmen, but more of a overseer and nothing more. it kind of pained me to feel so left out of the games and cheers, but it was not my role to play.
i must commend my blk's councillor's on a job well done.. seeing the freshmen so bonded together, it was heartwarming. i could see that they were already giving their 110% throughout the camp, thru all the tired spells, all the complains, all the screwups and all the miscommunications, they managed to pull through the camp with exceptional results.
today marked the last day where we call the freshmen freshies and acknowledge them officially as beekers. it was also the last event before blubs and i step down from blk head and vice. it was nice to see the whole rooftop crowded with beekers from year 5 all the way down to year 1. the beekers' pledge was done, and blubs and i officially stepped down. it is also here that i want to wish nic and cheryl all the best for the coming year and to also remind them that blubs and i will be around if they ever need any advice or a listening ear. i would firstly like to thank my fabulous blk head blubs for an inspiring year working under her. my blk comm - nic, cheryl, alvin, ritchell, edward and nithya, for their patience and understanding throughout the year, and to commend them on their efforts in pulling the block together as a whole.
with many events coming up soon, ibg, sndcc, etc etc, it would be nice to see the newly initiated beekers jioing the laojiaos seniors for trainings and all other events. this is new start to a new year, let's all embrace it and work hard together as a blk =) may we be bonded like glue and stick together like family.
ORD loh. =)
sEah - year 3 laojiao, hopefully not forgotten =)
2:50 AM;
-be.♥.ed sEah
