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Sunday, June 21, 2009

So much stuff's been transpiring these few short weeks, but there's so much free time I'm also letting slip past me. These'll be the last proper holidays, or whatever semblance of rest there'll be between now and November, so yeah.

Am personally optimistic about the holiday extension though, think it'll be a question of whether its a week or a fortnight long (: MOE can't risk community infection amongst students (oh the outrage), they need some propaganda material on emergency preparedness (crisis, crisis!), the Straits Times reported the probability of suspending school (headliners at that), and the total number of cases is already past the psychologically-important 3-digit mark.

Add that to the clamor on the ST Forum Page (though there was almost surgical care to ensure that there was a balance of opinion), and its hard to see it going any other way. Just pray they don't decide to extend the school term in Term 4 to make it up :/ Or resort to 4pm lessons daily just to shove the material down us ahh.

I'm very much at ease with myself right now, though stuff'll start crashing down on me come a few days' time. I'm consciously putting work off for a bit of rest and relaxation I suppose, which is Big Improvement from the uncontrolled procrastination of times past. Should cover some things in detail so the hols don't whizz by untracked!

1) RMUN '09

Okay, like I realized that I never quite put up my post on RMUN'08. Time flies, and surprising as it seems it's actually been a landmark in my life, kinda. GA2 was a mix of familiar and friendly faces, and the delegate of Russia reveled in being a complete ass at various points. Like strolling in at 11am, blazered with backpack. And making not-so-implicit references to our archrivals, and all the other little snarky things you do at huge, primarily social events.

I'm glad the council's debate came to a unanimous close, albeit with a 7 page, 2300 word resolution. The three days passed pretty much in a blur, it was hilarity at various junctures.

I remember being rather miffed at people I really shouldn't have been miffed at, took it too seriously at points, aie. Crisis was pretty awesome, even though debate collapsed and I was a bad sport somewhat.

Delegation was awfully sporting and performed brilliant I think. The last-minute audition was pure genius I think. We let our proud 3-year tradition down, but I guess we did ourselves fair justice in keeping the tallies close. Lx Bill Sam Sherwin Ggoh meeee. Kudos to the secretariat too, despite the hiccups it was very, very well organized in general.

DnD was me being typical :D Bad shirt, bad jeans, social awkwardness, refusal to join the massive grind (alt.-trigger for double entendre), Truth or Dare as per normal, entertaining conversation, destroying roses and laughing at people. Won't have many of these left I guess, and on hindsight I should've done more in those 3-4 hours. Hrm well, regret.

2) WSDCs

This's fate for you I guess. Past Sec2 I had forfeited all hope of WSDCs, seeing how entire batches of incredibly illustrious seniors (whom I still venerate muchly) have passed by. I wasn't expecting to be called down for trials, and post-trials I thought I'd make training team at best.

I'm not terribly secure still, and I've a long way to learn. I like how training's going (:

I'm glad, the school's glad for me too. But its terribly queer, for once my primary duty isn't to hwach, but to the nation. I'm mixed about it, will have to get accustomed to the business. Nonetheless hcdb8's uber, uber dear and I'll be there for it I guess. Where so much of me is I can't disassociate, not now not in the mid-foreseeable future. Nor do I want to, its so part of me.

It's a lot of commitment hereon, lots of reading (yay for coercion, 'd never get started otherwise), lots of thinking, lots of mindrape. Already my fundamentals've been completely quaked, and I'm looking forward to more of it. And its not just debate fundamentals, how I've previously been able to stereotype people and categorically deny them rational explanation's making me feel very stupid and very small.

I've tons of people to thank, I don't know where to begin. I remember being absolutely lost and disoriented when I first got the news over lunch, had no idea who to tell.

Mum, dad, sis. For being so outspokenly supportive and proud!

Frumps, for thinking highly of me where it mattered, and being an ego sledgehammer!
Damien, for almost two years of coaching and skills buildup
Lucas, for the 4 months of fundamentals, and getting me interested in the business to begin with
Alfred+Yarn, for being so Chinese High and supportive

Max, for being the brilliant captain, teammate, senior and inspiration
CCA, for that phonecall which made my day muchly, and being such a dear friend (:
Benjy, for being energizer bunny and being so super supportive

Kahhow, for everything that can't be typed in a blogpost
Zicong, for being such a beach.

WEDGYS, for keeping me in check, and being respite during the crazy, crazy times
DHLJETS, for being lovely
Sec1s, no idea, but thanks anyway

All the confidantes and pillars of emotional support.

I feel strange now, ohwell. *muses*

3) EPGY

It's an expensive lesson I still haven't broached to my parents. Thank goodness its over, and I can safely delete all the W11A stuff from my email inbox. I failed the entire course as was patently obvious I would. Now I say ouch, and wonder how it came to that. I've my fair share of screwups, oh life. This ranks among the biggest actually.

4) Emo-day

It was last Sunday, I just bought a notebook, colorpencils and went out to emoooo :D
Thought about some stuff I guess, but wasn't in an emo mood (oh skies, why didn't you). It was quite, quite fail. I sorted some stuff in life out I guess, which's all I was really out to do.

This's one of the longest blogposts I've typed in forever, heh. (: Work now!

2L @ 1:05 AM
"Sorry also must exprain"
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Hello Uncle...Bah Chor Mee one. I want chilli plus tur Kwa plus can I watch your CCTV playback of Jeff Lopez...=D