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Memories...

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST WEEK...

I must say, last week was quite taxing. Spent a lot of time making phone calls to professors for ISIS and preparing for the Gala Dinner, and well, kinda got a real reminder of the highs and lows of arts club life again hmm..Lows in the sense of a lot of misunderstandings, and highs in the sense of the dinner itself, which went relatively well.

Things got quite bad that I had to do a lot of apologizing, 54 smses in total. I was certainly at fault for saying certain things, but i was just being frank and straightfoward in saying other things. And i really felt that i needed to protect gandhi, who was really shouldering too much.

For those parts where i was wrong, i felt i needed to apologize, even though bit bit felt i didnt need to, as he was worried that it ll compromise my pride as an ex-president. To me, its not about being an ex-president or what, becoz presidents do make mistakes as well, just like everybody else in the world. What is more important to me is to have the courage and humility to admit a mistake, learn from it, move on from there, and not to repeat it again. And also to be sincere towards those i may have unintentionally hurt, due to my occasional fiery temper rearing its ugly head.

I did a lot of thinking the night before ISIS Gala Dinner..and chatted a lot with bit bit. Was grateful for his listening ear and opinions. I thought about what is more important to me at this point of time when i m in year 3, and realize that friendship is a key element. The 1 thing bad about doing MC stuff in general is that while it can significantly strengthen friendships and bonds, it can also severely strain friendships and relationships. Esp if there is a clash in working or management styles, or when 1 friend deems another as not doing enough work or being irresponsible. I have seen this occuring over and over again during the past 3 years, and i have previously almost lost friends such as Soozey, Kwang Ge, and Jianwu. Friends whom i m glad that i ve mended relations with, and who mean a lot to me.

Thankfully the gala dinner ended on a fruitful and happy note. I didnt realize all this while that being an emcee or host has got an art wan, until james taught me haha. I m also grateful and glad that my crazy streak hasnt deserted me. Now i m actually looking foward to trying out more opportunities in emceeing heh. Can really be quite fun.

With regards to the tuition kid, we parted ways. I wrote a letter to him, and a separate one to his parents, wishing them all the best in the future. Even though he can be a real terror sometimes, but i do hope that he does well in life and in his PSLE. Told my story to Beng Chong todae, who told me that i should have taken it easy for tuition, and perhaps not be too emotionally attached to my students.

Had a happy Sundae where i could afford to relax with Princess Shuang Er and watch the movie 300. Haha! i have been looking foward to it so much that perhaps my expectations had been too high. Not saying that the movie is not good or what, it is still an excellent show! But rather, maybe i expected much more from the plot and the battle scenes. And due to my enthusiasm, i had went to research the actual storyline of the original Battle before watching the movie..so maybe i knew too much, thats why the storyline is not as intriguing or surprising for me? Hmm..

The Incredible Hock