20050112
orientation. school blues. and everything nice.
finally some time to blog about orientation! ((:
day 1! practically pulled myself off the bed at 0515! was so freaking tired okayy. anyways, despite rushing myself as fast as i can, i was still late in meeting Leon. haha. but in the end he waited for me and both of us went to school late together. thanks Leon! ((:
the LT was filled with tired faces. it's the post-holidays mood plus having to wake up so early! then we finally got to see out J1s! Cornovii! took their attendance and tried to match their names to their faces. sad to say, i'm very bad at it. lol.
next was the much awaited subjects talks. how exciting. practically died during the few hours in the auditorium. okayy, me, Yeok Theng and Kaini did run away at some time but still, we were stuck there! the third subject talk i've heard in this school man.
lunch! did self-introduction and all and tried to geth the group hyped up. but they were so dead! i was kinda disappointed. but then again, it's the first day so i guessed they would get better? ((: next was games! they cheered! it wasn't very loud but at least they did! and i made them pair up with someone else of the opposite gender. lol. it was supposedly for the Mambo dance but i made them stick to their partners for the rest of the days. ((:
day 2. subject registration! and lots of bonding time. combined with the other dwellings and we did mass bonding. talked to them about the school and all. and we had mass cheer! Dagda rawks! ((: during lunch, the DCs gathered them in front of the stage. then we got onto the stage and led them in cheers! all six dwellings! it was so effective! everyone was cheering! and i felt so darn proud of them all. ((:
next was Mambo No 5. they were so reluctant! haha. but Nigel was great! my goodness. especially when he did that pointing fingers thing. and we sabo-ed him to dance on stage! ((:
day 3. story games in the morning. Cornovii did well! we won some, lost some and tied some. but it was evident that every single Cornoviian tried their best! i'm so darn proud of them. their cheering got louder too! ((: next was Borriquito! haha. the DCs danced like 10 times? we like all so high! but it was so fun! there was four circles in the hall and each circle took their turns to dance! wheee. ((:
day 4. rotation games! Cornovii was much much much better! they were like so hyped up? and their cheering improved alot! i was so so so proud of them! and they did well for the stations too! ((: next was Slam Dunk. they were so confused. haha. all looked so cute with the "huh?" look on their faces. makes me wonder how we looked last year. and anyways, Ping Long got sabo-ed to go on stage to dance. lol!
after some briefing, the day ended. relatively short day so we decided to go for AJ ice! me, Yeok Theng, Wan Ting, Chun Ju, Lily and Leon! ((: shopped around for sweets and honey for the next day. come to think about it, we Dagda DCs haven't been out for our tribe dinner! since December till now. lol. :P
day 5. we were allowed to meet later! and i got to sleep a little more! :P the day kicked off with bonding with the J2s and college CIP. i was on duty so couldn't join my Cornovii. )): anyways, the first aid duty was one of a kind. haha. i was on the safety vehicle with the PE department teachers and it was quite an experience man. X: anyways, after that we did the "stick-the-paper-on-the-back" activity! ((: so meaningful. and we went off for lunch! prata at Thomson! the guys were like hungry ghosts? they ordered so much food! the girls on my side were better. :P Eric and I treated them to ice-cream! ((: next we slacked at KFC. haha. got to know my J1s a little more and they're really nice people! ((: i love Cornovii!
campfire! it was a great start! the fire was blazing and everyone was in that mood. until it rained. that killed everything. we evacuated to the hall and did the performances there! but still, Maryam and I were so high! we were just leading the cheers! 'cause apparently we're the only Dagda DCs with our voices still intact. the Dagda skit was wonderful! a rendition of R&J, played by my very own Kay Kiat and Ping Long! haha. it was so totally hilarious! i'm so proud of the two guys and of course everyone else from Dagda! and we won Best Participating Tribe! yay-ness. ((: next was mass dance and cheer in the AJ square! Maryam and I kept screaming our voices off! haha. we totally lost it! the ending wasn't very good 'cause of the time constraint. but quickly, i talked to Cornovii and we sent them off. the moment they left, i felt so sad. )): Cornovii rawks!
after that, all DCs and councillors gathered and the teachers treated us to drinks! we toasted! ((: took some photos here and there and we were shooed out of school! out of the gate, the Dagda DCs gathered and we did our last cheers. and we decided to go to Victor's house this Saturday for BBQ! i can't wait! i love my Dagda DCs too!
and guess what? my Cornovii made me this card with a very nice heart on it. the heart made of those round things that you iron together. and a pen with my name on it! the friendship band style! so sweet of them! i love my Cornovii so much!
basically that sums up Orientation 1 2005. Tribal Funka.
my goodness. look at the number of exclamation marks in my entry! i think i'm still very excited. haha.
anyways, here are some last words for O1.
to Eric: my partner! thanks for putting up with me and helping me make those calls and do everything else! and thanks for putting up with my inconsistent mood swings. :P Cornovii will be in our hearts forever ya?
to my fellow Dagda DCs: my goodness! i miss you guys! seriously i can't wait for Saturday! ((: thanks for listening to me whine and bitch! Dagda rawks! :P
to my Cornoviians: ahhh! i wanted AJ ice today! but me and Eric were tied up with some meeting. organise another soon okayy? ((: like what Delfine said, Cornovii is in your hearts! -huggs-
oh yes. Wednesday. went down to the airport to send off the medical team to Sri Lanka. it was a major waste of time! they just wanted us to be there for the sake of being there! we practically stoned there and then headed home. i feel so bad for calling so many people down! didn't know what was in store. sorry guys!
and yah! that yucky Elisha is part of the medical team! yucks yucks yucks. why him? and he was even in the papers on Monday! yucks yucks yucks. hope he gets some unknown disease there and never return! stop creating trouble for us in the house.
the weekend was spent at the house again. helped out. generally there was lesser people coming in to donate. the juniors are still there. i'm amazed and proud of them at the same time. they're having their break after the big O's. and it's amazing that they sacrifice their days off for the society. the true spirit of volunteerism. i see it in them. ((:
went to New Creation Church on Sunday. the service was totally enjoyable! the sermon was inspiring in an entertaining way! and finally i understood every thing. i had a hard time understanding the sermon in Chinese at my current church. anyways, it was an great experience. ((:
and school starts on Monday! the day kicked off with morning PE for the first two periods. talk about having Monday blues. what luck. we ran, jumped and did pull-ups! haha. haven't ran in sucha long time.
the new form teacher cum GP teacher is weird. the new Maths teacher is an ah beng. Chemistry is still as good. Physics lessons are still as daunting.
breaks here and there. i have so many breaks a day that i have no idea what to do with them. and my only partners, Jieli and Damien. :P
struggling to catch up with everything. my foundation isn't exactly great for J1. and it didn't help that i missed one week of lessons. and it also didn't help that the teachers are still going rocket-speed. argh. i need to believe that i can. i need to clear my A's!
today was CCA carnival. the response was better than expected! maybe it's time to restructure the club. maybe. and i enjoyed the company of my FAC members! they're sucha crappy lot! made the two hours pass by so fast. ((:
and ya, the club had a change of teachers! Spongebob is gone. )): this new teacher is bad. seriously bad. my goodness. i don't know what to make of him. he's weird. and we almost died during the meeting. my goodness. ahhhhhh.
the club was going on fine with Spongebob. now we need to build a new rapport. and work under a new teacher.
and because of his meeting, i missed my Cornovii outing! -sulks-
whoa. sucha long entry. at least i finally caught up with updating. ((:
ah yes. i still want to watch Phantom of the Opera. )):
group1 soared @ 19:33
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