Friday, July 18, 2003
18th July 2003.. a new chapter in leadership of SAJC, the Commendation of the 26th Student Council today at St Andrew's Cathedral.
The morning was indeed a special one, even when i found out at the last minute that i had to be the emcee for the 700 plus students/teachers/guests/BOGs and the microphone screwed up so i had to shout.. but yeah, seeing the 26th walking down the aisle and being Commended.. it was all worth it. The torch is in good hands, i know it is. They're different from the 25th, they do things differently, a different sort of spirit, but good nonetheless. They'll make us proud. :)
One semi formal lunch later with the Board of Governors (thank goodness i had Mr Allen at our table, we entertained ourselves with stupid mind games) and we were taking loads of pictures, cheering, prancing around and even breakdancing. Haha! After which, in true commendation tradition, a few of us went with the 26th to watch a lame movie, this time in the form of Terminator 3. A quick trip towards Meyer's house marked the start of one of the truely enjoyable and successful council outings we've had.
Catered food (which was much MUCH more delicious than those available at commendation lunch, thank you Merrilyn), wild games of Ji Niu Nai, Hei Bai Pei and Hei Zhi Ma, a guys vs girls tournament (ok fine the girls won), wedgie-ing Jian Qiang, a 30 seconds of fame activity, and rounding it off with a lovely english/chinese sing song session, it all made me realise one thing: That council is far from over.
True, our official term has ended, the badge is gone, disappeared to a less noticable place behind our ties, but the ties that bind us together still hold strong, as i saw tonight. We were together as one council, having the time of our lives and enjoying the atmosphere and cameraderie. If this isnt friendship, i dont know what is. It was wonderful. Friendship still thrives on, still burns in our hearts. And that, perhaps is the most precious part of our council term, and fortunately, the part which we get to keep even though we've stepped down. Its a great reason to rejoice, to dance, to laugh, for im the luckiest person in the world to be friends with these great bunch of people.
Yes, btw to everyone who left a comment on the last entry, thank you so much. I had no idea so many pple were reading this blog. But i truely appreciate your words of encouragement, even tho i dont usually show it. It makes all the sacrifice worth it, to know that ive earned the friendship of all of you :)
An irrelevant afterthought: I think I have fallen in like. Not love, just like. With a highly unlikely person. We shall see how it develops.
he rocked the party at 10:16 AM |
