Last GM

A worthy day to remember. After our last welco formal on Monday which began at 7.45pm and ended at 10.30 (SnR's ended at 1.10 a.m. MY GOODNESS), our very last GM took place today.

Our last welco formal was quite uneventful, as compared to our seniors, according to Ms Wang. There wasn't any crying or wailing or shouting of hoorays, but more like everyone, or at least for myself, was just keeping silent, trying to grab on to those last few minutes that welco has together: sitting together in a classroom with Ms Wang and Ms Tan in our usual formation, guys on one side and girls on the other haha (except Runi and Siqi who choose between the two), everyone reading their updates and stuff in order. But it was just us, the 32nd Welco, sitting together, knowing deep inside that it was the last, but it won't be.

A year ago I was quite apprehensive about my new post as the Wet Weather/First Aid/Restitution I/C in Welco. I knew I'm like a wingless bird with regards to logistics and service, seriously, and my interests and probably even talents lie in jobs to do with livening the school spirit, or you know, something to the extent. But a year later today, I really sincerely thank God (I'm agnostic) for putting me in Welco. Though it took some time adjusting to jobs that I may not be completely familiar in, or even remotely interested in, I think it really got me out of my comfort zone, to seriously accept that life is not all that smooth, and sometimes you really just have to make the best out of whatever God gives you. And of course if I were sent to some other committee, I wouldn't have been as close to my buddies now like Gum, Xiao, Jiadi, Meat, Mindy, Jierong, Siqi, Runi and of course SHIT! Shit's really my most valuable buddy in HC, and one of my best friends (along with F5 of course though they don't really know each other), someone whom I can really confide in, someone to trust, someone to lean on when the work really gets in the way, and seriously, just someone there whom you know will always be there for you when you need someone. I know we will probably keep in touch (besides the rest of the 32nd, SACO and welco, of course) till we're old and hardly mobile, and that we will be there for each other till our 4As come to us!! I'm really thankful, for Welco, for such good friends, and for SACO (which is virtually a division of welco except with Paul and Calvin).

And I know, even though we've only spent one year together, it's as if it's been for a decade. And I know no matter where we go, such ties will not be broken.

Anyhow, our last GM was also our longest ever. We started at 2.45 pm and ended at 9.30pm, which means we actually sat through a 6 hour long meeting at least!!!! But it was good. We began with the usual standing comm updates, which ended very quickly because there was really nothing much to update about. Following which we had a marathon of videos, including the O1 video, the MAF Speedy video (I couldn't spot myself but Shit was really cute!! And Siqi had short hair hee!), Mindy and Steph's videos!! Mindy and Steph's videos featured us (Shit and I) posing as usual, which must have been a lovely sight!! HEE! Then of course came our LONG-AWAITED COUNCIL VIDEO!!!!!! I think response was not bad!!! Considering people laughed so loudly they couldn't really hear what the actors were saying haha! But they should get their own copy eventually, so no worries about that! It was quite a hassle filming the council video, and like I said in the previous entry, it couldn't have been done without the full co-operation of the rest of the council, which we REALLY REALLY appreciate considering it's totally ad-hoc and unofficial. And of course my darling poochie CALVIN CHIEW JING YE who transformed the disgusting footage into a professionally done video! WELL DONE!!! LOVE YOU MORE AGAIN! Hee!!

After the hilarious and seriously heart-warming videos, we started on our evaluation. I guess we were supposed to provide constructive criticism but to be honest besides minor boo-boos there weren't any fatal errors made. And in terms of council or committee dynamics everyone basically loves everyone, so no problems there. And for the exco and Steph everyone loves and respects them, especially Steph, so nothing much either. Perhaps one of the more memorable moments were when Mrs. Ang stepped out and spoke to us. She highlighted mainly our boo-boos, some characteristics of the councillors, and reminded us of how much we have to appreciate the teachers and the non-standing exco, which we fully agree. Mrs. Ang may not be the most popular teacher in the world, but what she says is really always very wise and insightful, and though some may wave her comments off as old-fashioned, if you really listen and think about it, they really are valid, and there are learning points in almost everything she says. And there are always different things to learn from different circumstances and different people every single day, so we should keep an open mind. I was quite touched too when she said that feel free to ask any of the council teachers for references and advice, and that they will hold a special briefing for us with regards to scholarships and overseas (or local?) university applications. Though the scholarships won't be applicable to me, but I think it'll still be very beneficial to us all. I guess though sometimes they may not show it, the teachers really do care about our welfare!!

Stepping down's next tue, but we have council worksession (haha!) on sat and Big Walk on Sunday.

Guess goodbye won't be for good at all!!

I love 32!!

Video editing!

Just returned from Calvin's about an hour and a half ago. Was filming the very last scenes and helping edit the council video. Really quite tired physically and mentally from doing the video for the 32nd!! And it's not even going to be shown on invest!! But to me and shit it's like our gift to our beloved 32nd, so it really doesn't matter no matter how much energy it's gonna sap and how much effort it's gonna take.

We began filming thinking that councillors would be irritating and everything, considering how this video is really for our own rememberance and amusement, and not official at all, so we can't force councillors to comply and come down. Besides, everyone's really jaded by the one million cheering events, formals, GMs and etc, so we were expecting a whiny crowd and all haha.

But we were really touched to find that most of them actually really co-operated with us! We were really, really moved when Shushu and Yanyan bought us food when they saw that we were really tired from Thursday's filming. And when MonMon was completely compliant when we told her to do stupid scenes. And how gum, xiaoxiao, yvonne, runi and karin really came all the way down just for one scene and a few seconds in the video. How yeowch actually planned and took the initiative to tell us his plans for his scene. And Steph for doing the stupidest things that she'd never have done in her life. How people like Bobbert had to bear the brunt of our bad moods. Like from both of us, poor soul! And how Paul, Alice, Gloree and Gloria had to come down on two days to do different things because we didn't like the initial idea. And like Xun for lending us his house. Calvin, my sweetie pie poochie poo goochie goo whom I know doesn't read my blog cos he spends all his time sleeping, for editing the video of course. And really, really everyone for all your encouragement. All your little jiayous, like from Kailing and Mon and everyone else really gives us the energy to go on, and the motivation to carry on on our little project. How everyone really contributed whatever ideas they had, and took our very SACO directing very seriously. It's really quite amusing to watch them listen to us with rapt attention, HAHA! It's really really a blessing to have the 32nd, really.

And oh yea, we really, really tried our hardest and best, but so sorry about the unequal parts!!! Especially those who couldn't fit into our schedule or those parts that had to be taken out. We're REALLY sorry!!!!

We really hope the 32nd would enjoy the final product. Although it may not be very professionally done, a little sub-standard in fact (we ARE amatuers after all), and a very low-budgeted production (we spent a grand total of $2.90), but it really represents the vitality and boundless energy of our council.

I know we rock.

WE ROCK!!!

Council Outing!

First Term Comm Chair Treat today!!!!

Will elaborate tomorrow, when I get the photos from gloree~~

The beginning of many, many 32nd treats and gatherings etc!! Can't wait!!!

Will grow fat from now!!

Fatter, I mean.