I didn't cry like I thought I would. Instead I knew it was the beginning of the next phase of my life, of our lives. I guess it was very clear that even when I was on stage, and after JR's speech and even during the photo-taking, that although 16th May was the last day of Saigang, the last day of late nights together, the Last Day officially, but deep inside, I'm sure we all know this is not The End.
It was pretty evident when immediately the next day many of us were around in the Tian Tang (or Heaven) the very next day. I was the very first one to reach, and was quite disappointed when I didn't see anyone. But I was truly touched by literally ourseleves when I saw Mark, Peish, Mon and my Other Half Shit drag the sofa, the chair and even the CLOCK from the council room HAHA! And the many random people just started appearing, and it was just the warmth rushing in all over again. It was like the same thing, everyone gathering in the council room even when we have nothing to do, just that now it's a much smaller and a little more pathetic room. But of course we've started claiming pigeon holes, and Yeowch and the rest even scrubbed the floor, and I'm gonna bring food in and stuff, so it's going to be all homey and everything. And it was quite interesting today when I went in during my 1hr break in search of a quiet and private place to do my homework, but then within half an hour Mindy started coming in, followed by many random people like the 4 S70 councillors, Steph and gloree and Sam and all. So I guess it's like our new base to go when we need a "pit-stop" or just to escape the messiness and noisiness of the class bench area, which I am still totally unused to.
But I digressed. Invest was not only sweet but fun cos Shit and I really took many photos! I didn't have my camera so I used Shit's, so we're literally in every photo HAHA!! And we finally took our Exco photo!! The exco finally acknowledged us as part of the exco haha!! And we even took a "hot babes" photo with Mrs. Ang who was super high the entire day!! Then we took like our SACO photo, Welco photos and etc, which I will of course show my children and grandchildren and everything and let them know how chio I was/am HAHA!
But like Shit said the most touching moment was when Siti led us to the welfare room, and gave us each a piece of a puzzle which made up the words WELCO. She told us how she was very proud of us, and how she was very honoured indeed to be our comm chair, and while I agree with her (HA) I do acknowledge that she has been indeed been a wonderful leader and example to look up too. And like I said in the previous entry, I do love Welco.
It's been one year, and definitely one year in which I have learnt and grown a lot. For starters I have become physically much fitter. But more importantly, I've learnt a lot from my council friends and teachers. Not only to organise events and clean-up bits of rice in the middle of the central plaza quickly, but lessons that I would take with me for the rest of my life. How to accept failure and disappointment in your stride and make the best of it; how to listen to others, especially those who have more experience than you' how to take the initiative in everything; how to self amuse and keep your spirits high even when the going gets tough; how to do the right thing at the right time; how to anticipate what anything might happen anytime, and many, many others.
The 32nd has been a lot more to me than just fun and friends. They are my teachers in many ways, and I've learnt a lot from many of them, from really the wonderful councillors of the 32nd who are just so dynamic and people with such high potential and talent. It has truly been an honour to have been able to work with every single one of them, and it's definitely been the most rewarding year of my life.
And now it's time to embrace the next phase of our college life.
But I know we will do it together.
I love 32.
I love 32.
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