Saturday, May 3, 2008
8:31 AM
Feeling pretty strange about starting another blog..... oh well here goes....
Seriously I dun even know why I wanted to resume blogging after about half a year... maybe it is on impulse that I'm very bored.
Life in JC is seriously like a bullet train, since you have to rush to the venues for tutorials, lectures and even practicals. It doesn't help if the venue for the next lesson is a mile away from where you are. You just have to keep running. Good reason to train for 2.4km run ...lol.
Anyway, I think I should start chronicling my JC life from the time I first enter PAE to now. Since it will take about 15 chapters to talk about everything that has happened during this 5 months, I prefer to summarise it into just one post:
In Orientation 1, I became Pikachu in OG12, Family 3, due to my pikachu towel.(Sigh....) That nickname stuck through the PAE period. It was in O1 that I embarked on the journey towards the JJ leadership role, when I technically rushed up the hall after the E-web to take the form. There were six in OG12 who became JJ leaders. One became a council-elect, Two worked as the CSLs, one is a very active OGL to date, one became a mugger and the last one fell into the doldrums, becoming a nobody.( Guess who's the last one.... no prizes this time) Five of them ultimately became part of the shadows in O2, with one becoming the Camp 2IC. Me.
Besides that, I also became the chairperson/class rep for PAE-08s17, with support from francis patrick, bervyn and you yi "cuttlefish".( oh, and I'm setting a good example at that time..haha) During that time, they were my buddies who go through thick and thin with me.(oh and not forgetting amirul and kueider "NJ-ian") I had power. But soon I realised that with great power comes great responsibility. And this great responsibility was something i have to fulfill, and the consequences for failing to do so is dire. I cocked up the attendance at PC and got punished by Mr "Handsome" Ng in the end.( 16 rounds) I screwed up at many OGL meetings and got a scolding from mr leroy choo. As the Camp 2IC, the pressure of backing up Aiksong( the Camp IC) got so intense during O2 that I suffered several mental breakdowns.
Lighter moments of O2: I became a half-OGL for OG6 'O2, as I went to the family 2 spot to interact with the campers during the second night after JJ night(where I got the second breakdown). This was possible since I'm free and wai tsz asked me to help her "da li" her campers a bit.Then I knew about the compassvale girl and another gal who i ....ah hem....used to like. No spoilers allowed though.
The end of the Orientation 2 marked the end of my Shadow life. But it also put a stop to my path to taking leadership roles. And then JAE starts, with me gaining a relatively insignificant post of AV rep in 08s12 and the rest of the shadows either class reps or council applicants. Thank you, Lucas, for remaining undisputed being the class chairman. Thank you, Line Camp, for unearthing so many talents in the campers. Congrats, Zihang, for being such an asshole not participating in Line camp and instead playing your cousin's PSP during that time. Even with upcoming tests, you fear flunking your tests. You earn the prize of becoming someone insignificant.
Anyway, the start of JAE put the end to my active JJ leaders' life, since i stop joining the leaders' events. But the process gave me insight into JJ councillors, leaders' stuffs and a lot of other things, and the experience gained was priceless. I have witnessed the rise and fall of leaders like Mr Aravindhan the NATO FBT. I sometimes come and take a look at the camps in JJ, offering advices and help.
JAE: No more "flirting" with Sheena, cos she's TK 's gal. No more slackin in the library, cos got more tutorials. No more leading the people, it's time to be a mindless follower. No more fans and buddies, it's time to face the truth.
"You are the lone wolf, not Tom Cruise"
