Memories...
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
~ OF 2006...LOOKING BACK AND FOWARD (PART 2) ~
Haha, its kinda interesting that here i am, 365 daes on from January 2nd 2006, same time same place, blogging about my reflections of the past year and hopes for the new year..
A fortune teller (he was the chief bouncer btw) whom i worked with at Paradigm once told me that 2006 would be a very very fulfilling year where opportunities would abound, and that i must seize them while the year lasts. As I look back, i have to say that he was most certainly right on this point.
Maybe before i touch on the highs of the year 2006, i ll like to think about the lows first, or what i didnt achieve...
First would have to be the failure to win Rag 2006 for Arts. I remember the burning desire that i had to bring the championship shield back to FASS after Jianghao did the same when he was President 4 years ago. I remember the feeling of helplessness, disgust, anger, disappointment, and sadness inside my heart when they announced at the end that Bizad and SDE had won instead of us.
I never really told anyone before, but the saddest thing about being a President is that while others were crying around me at that moment, i cannot allow myself to cry as well..for i have to give people hope. Hope that we will all be back 1 day, and that 1 day, indeed, we ll win 1 day, no matter how long it may take us. When i reached home that night, i allowed my grief to pour out. It was painful really. Despite the fact that we did produce a magnificent and probably the best float in years for Arts, friends who noe me and used to play football with me noe that i absolutely hate losing. Thats why i love Roy Keane.
Second ll be the bike accident i had on the night of ISIS Gala Dinner, where i was pilloning min min to kallang to prepare for Futsal the very next morning..it was a terrible memory and a real low for me, leaving scars (literally) for min min.
Third ll be the period where i was whacked left right centre by OSA and the Deanery due to the O Week incidents and the f-up reporting by this f-up reporter about Arts Camp in a certain newspaper article.
Last that i can recall would probably be my failure to fufill my aspirations of being a bartendar, esp after i left Paradigm in May. Hmmm, but i m not too affected by this though, for i realize that it may not really be my cup of tea, and coz i didnt have much time to train. It is unlikely tat i ll ever return to work in the nightlife business tho.
What about the highs of 2006? =)
1st wud be successfully leading the 26th MC and the Arts Club to conclude a very fruitful and memorable term, one in which i m confident that has left behind many legacies and platforms for future coms to build upon...Indeed the com went thru thick and thin together, and we all had disputes, arguments, and disagreements at 1 point or another esp in the heat of work during our term. But i m really glad that we stepped down happily and left behind many many sweet memories. I ll like to think that i have relatively achieved my personal vision for the MC and the club, and it feels really wonderful to see all the year1s grow..many from being blur blur freshmen 1 year ago to full-pledged Project Directors and leaders. Thru the term, i hav also got to know many many new friends (list is endless!) while strengthening relationships with old friends and lao laos..I m proud to say that i gave my best, my all, and everything i could possibly give to the Club for the past year, and no regrets for the efforts i ve put in.. n_n
2nd wud be being together with Princess Shuang Er, for whom i love dearly and who have shared so many wonderful wonderful times and memories with me for 2006. Words are not enough to express how i feel, but I m really thankful that i have finally found the love of my life, and a wonderful Princess whom i have made up my mind to marry 1 day. =)
3rd wud be some of my personal memories as President. Having the honour of delivering a speech during Orientation briefing in front of the freshmen and the Dean and the entire Deans Office..many of whom shook my hand after the speech and congratulated me on the achievements of the club..i was really filled with immense pride..
Being on stage in UCC during Freshmen Inauguration Ceremony together with all the other club Presidents, and then seeing the Arts freshies cheer and clap damn loud when Danny Quek introduced me to the crowd..haha..it was an unforgettable memory as well..i think i got the loudest cheers among all the club Presidents as well heh heh..I rem sitting on stage and looking at the bright lights in the ceiling..telling myself that these are times worth remembering and living for, becoz they ll only occur once in yr lifetime...
Next wud be when we were pushing the Arts Rag float out on Rag Day 2006..the immense sense of pride and satisfaction that we had in completing the float..and i rem moments before Arts was about to perform, i was giving another raraing speech to pysche up everybody to rise and give their best..I dreamt of what to say for months..and it was really an unforgettable feeling as we prepared to showcase our efforts to the whole world..
Receiving the Gold Award from the Dean and seeing all the friends of the club at thank-you dinner 06 was also a high for me..
And lastly, my results (haha, results always come last for me)..i m really glad to have scored 4.3 during the 1st half of 2006, my best ever in NUS, and then got the same score again at the end of 2006..it has more or less consolidated my honours status and i m thankful for that. (Coz lydat i can slack more in my last 3 sems ahhahaa!)
What then, are my hopes for 2007? An interesting new year and beginning where i ll officially start without any MC commitments for the 1st time in a long long while....
On a personal basis, i hope to enjoy another wonderful and memorable year together with Princess Shuang Er, culminating in Christmas and New Year 2007 celebrations again! n_n
I hope that my family and loved ones will continue to stay healthy! As with my bike!
I hope that i can still be able to keep in touch with all my old friends thru out 2007!
I hope that i will be much slimmer and regain my former fitness now that i ll have more time to train!
I hope that the Singapore Model United Nations in June 2007 wud be a huge success! As with my trip to the Global Youth Symposium in May 2007!
I hope that the 27th MC and the Arts Club will enjoy a successful term! And that hopefully, Rag wud be won this year under their leadership!
Last but not least, i hope that Singaporeans can learn to be more compassionate, especially in the little things such as giving up seats to the elderly and the needy on MRTs and buses, and to be more understanding and courteous on the road. Almost everyday as a rider, i hear and see traffic accidents happening in our country, which is really really very sad..I hope that 2007 would be a much better year with much fewer traffic accidents.
On the world front, i hope that the Iraqi issue can be resolved and that the world becomes more tolerant and understanding of each other's differences. I hope that greater peace can be achieved in the Middle East, and that the world continues to make the efforts to improve the livelihoods of the poorer peoples of the globe. I also hope that the world sits up to take genuine measures to improve global environmental conditions, before Mother Nature decides to explode its wrath on us once again...
Very long post indeed. I m done! Finally! n_n and here's wishing all my friends a HAPPY 2007 once again, and best wishes for the year ahead!
