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Sunday, January 08, 2006

Time flies, and it's now 2006 already.. It has been 1 year since I've last updated tis bloggie.. Perhaps I've been jus too busy wif my studies but oh well..

Last week (03/01/06--06/01/06) was the JC1 orientation in AJC. Ask mii whether I'd enjoyed the programe, and I'd reply, yes and no. A brief breakdown on the events on each day:

Day 1: Basically the members of my orientation group (Madeira-Arbol/35) did not know each other tat well yet. So, there was this weird feeling of loneliness and awkwardness. Almost every1 went to sleep during the subject talks. There was also very little enthusiasm amongst us during the tour games later in the afternoon n oso the dance, mambo no.5 =/ But somehow I enjoyed the dance. As you know, mambo no. 5 is a dance requiring a couple, right? My group had 2 extra guys (11-9) so I was arranged to Matsu/31. My partner then happened to be from amkss, sec 4e1 (could see from her t-shirt). Initially both of us felt veri uncomfortable, but later in the dance, there was no doubt we both had enjoyed it. Hahas. On the whole, Day 1 was a terribly boring one, little interaction between group members making it seem like a normal school day.

Day 2: Today was a stark comparison of Day 1. There was apparently much more interaction among the group members. But in the morning was subject talks part II, which, again, put many to sleep. Afternoon, time for some games n dance as usual. Our group won 4 out of 5 games, which was quite an impressive record. but I feel the dance, Borriqutto, lacked something.

Day 3: Performance in the games today was much less glamorous. Perhaps becos of the fact the mission games involved LOTS of water. =/ Arbol won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 games. The onli 1 we won, was one requiring a blindfolded person, with the help of a guider, to deliver a cup of water to the recipient, who would be sitting on a chair holding a water bottle on the top of his/her head. The blindfolded person would b required to pour the cup of water into the water bottle (duh), and if he/she isn't accurate enough, you should know what will happen. The recipient gets WET! And I mean, wet from top to bottom. Seriously. I volunteered to be the recipient once, and realised that it's actually quite cooling having water poured onto your head and trickling down your body. Hahas. Later on, the dance (It's Gonna Be Me) had some reali fast steps I couldn't catch, like many other ppl.

Day 4: The finale of the orientation, my group certainly wanted to end it on a high. And sure we did, winning all 5 out of 5 finale games. Wow. Much more team spirit between everyone, and that contributed greatly to these victories. No more dance today, instead, there was Free and Easy from 12.30-5.00pm. Well, I got to say my group didn't really enjoy this period. We went to Toa Payoh central's Pizza Hut branch for lunch, then we were divided on where to go next. The guys initiated playing pool, but somehow they were rejected becos of their pants. 0_0 Therefore the whole party moved on to Shop 'N' Save to buy some snacks, then took bus 88 to AMK central, before walking back to AJ from there. Nice way to wheel off spare time, huh? Anywayz, the campfire nite started off well, with performances from Eternal Loop (heard of them b4? They participated in the School of Rock competition organised by the Straits Times) putting everybody on a high. But around 7.45pm it started to drizzle amidst darkening skies, so we had to move up to the hall. What a pity. Back in the hall, there was a prize-giving session. Best elementii? Not Arbol, but Hoja from Terra. Lols. But nevermind, winning comes second to friendship.

All in all, the orientation was largely a success, despite some minor problems here and there.

I certainly miss all my friends from my orientation group. They made mii realise the importance of teamwork, amongst other things. Though we might not be in the same classes come next week, I believe each and evrey1 of us can continue to reach out and far for our aspirations. Rock on everybody! And also special thanks to our 2 orientation group leaders, Hui Fen and Joanna. They helped in some way to ensure there was interaction amongst the group, which indirectly contributed to our performance in all the games.

those memories. 08:30