Now that 16th May is drawing near I think my next few posts will all be about council. I remember quite vividly how our seniors were really jaded and quite glad to step down after a year of "sai gang" and council work, but I can really feel that while we are truly tired and bogged down by the immense workload, none of us can truly leave the 32nd and SC as a whole.
It's really amazing how 43 people who are completely unrelated can be elected, with the mandate of the students to form a group of people who will turn out to be so well bonded and such great friends. It's really fate when you hear every single one of our stories, and how we form our 4 committees and seriously become such great friends that we know each other so well, that we know what sizes of clothes and shoes etc everyone wears, their height, their r/ship status, what they like and don't like, how they behave, their personal belongings, weird habits and etc.
Eleco camp was really our final stretch in this amazing journey, besides internal elections and etc, and while everyone's really fatigued, I think it was a great conclusion to our work this past year. Preparation for You-Know-What was especially memorable, and I'm sure the juniors had a great time too, though it really has revealed a lot about everyone. The Spoofing and Crying Session at the end of the camp was especially heart-wrenching, especially when all of us just hugged each other and cried, because it's just so difficult to put 32nd down like that. All the friendships and bonds are just so strong that it's just so painful even to think that we're not gonna see each other every single day anymore.
Every single event has been successful, and every minute spent during worksessions, formals, GMs and events just adds to the very beautiful memories I have of the 32nd.
But of course, I think what makes us different from previous councils is, besides our enthusiasm, never dying energy and vitality, is our Exco. What is so special about our exco is that although they have the authority, they never ever abuse it. It's just a special quality all the exco people share, they never ever emphasise the fact that they're exco memebers and hence mix so comfortably with all of us like as if we're all of the same status. And yet at the same time they're able to balance out their duties, and make sure we understand their point of view etc. It's quite inexplicable, how every single one of us really respects especially Steph, who never ever asserts her authority on us because she understands she is our peer, but yet is able to command enough respect for all of us to obey rules. This is also probably why council is so super bonded, because everyone recognises their own roles, and that everyone is of equal standing, unless you are exco of course, and yet they come down and treat themselves equally.
And of course, it was especially encouraging when our 27th seniors told us that we're truly the best batch they've ever seen ever since they've stepped down, and even drew us a sorta curve to show us how SC has been falling in standard ever since they stepped down, and it's finally risen again in our year. It's heartening to see that the two groups having the most fun are actually the 27ths and us in every event, dancing crazily, laughing and hugging each other, while the others were just chatting politely, so I think we can expect a lot of attendance by the 32nds in future years to come.
Come May 16th, it'll be goodbye to entering the council room every morning, goodbye to all those work sessions, goodbye to all the laughter and tears that we share every single day, goodbye to the other 42 faces who make my life in HC so much brighter.
And yet, I'm pretty sure, goodbye will not be for good, as Jeanray says.
I will make sure we meet enough for me to know their children and grandchildren!!!
I love 32nd!!!
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