Sunday, January 16, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Goodbye 2010...Hello 2011! (And OBS)
Super long post coming up.
2010. The first half of which I'd prefer to forget. Started off with overnight, meeting new sec 1s (and failing the batch pioneering), then on to Jobweek and SUTC. After that was mid-year preparation, or for me, non-mid-year-preparation, since I didn't prepare. So my results sucked and I was pissed, and following that was AC where I was a total asshole and an attention-seeking ass. But after that was stuff like Ni-Ke (nighthike) then EoYs where I actually prepared then was GTC then was group celebs.
A year in a paragraph. I guess if it had been a little more memorable the description would be a little longer and more detailed, but 2010 sucked in general. But there are a few people I'd like to thank/acknowledge for making it a little more bearable.
Family, for putting up with my shit the whole time.
Classmates. In class I've always been really quiet and shy and only talking to teachers when I'm asked a question. Sometimes I can be quite -.- because I don't contribute much to class stuff. I didn't really get to know any of them (other than 01 people) really well and I think none of them got to know me well either. I think the most they'd remember of me would be my CoD4 skillz and my EoY maths score (+43.5% improvement, anyone?). But thanks anyway for making each lesson somewhat fun, and not always because of the teachers. Random jokes flying everywhere, talking cock,bullying joking with teachers, talking about work and stuff.
01. Probably one of the biggest parts of my life (other than school -.-). To my seniors, sorry if I've been too sarcastic or too uncooperative or too annoying or anything, that's just how I am. To my juniors, if I've been too bossy or at times angsty. And lastly (cliche of "last but not least" ftl), my batch mates, who are totally awesome people. Thanks to all of you guys for just being yourselves :D.
I think 2010 was actually better than 2009, which sucked even more. 2009 was the year where I was a little idiot in 01, the quiet guy who barely existed. In class was pretty much the same. I hardly knew my class and people liked labelling me as fail (scroll down a lot for details). That's when I started my stupid emo thing which barely lasted and looking back, was more born out of self-pity than anything else. 2010 was more of a roller coaster. A sucky start and a pretty awesome ending. This time I did complete GTC (scroll down for more details), got a PL post and everything.
When I'm typing this on 9Jan2011, I'm thinking of how much 01 has changed me. Maybe you'd think (especially seniors) that I'm just a noobshit little sec2/3 and I don't really see the impact, but I really think I do. I've been that little bit more confident, that little bit more contributive. Without 01 I think I would have been the same quiet little shit who barely existed at all. In 01 I've also gotten to know a bunch of awesome people, most of whom I admire greatly. Seniors, batchmates, and even some of my juniors. The pumping and discipline is typical of a UG, but all that only brings people closer together. So once again, thanks for just being awesome.
2011. A year of great expectations. As a PL, the responsibility of about 10 people on you for the whole of their 01 year. In a way, for the sec 1s, a responsibility for the rest of their RI life. 01 really changed me, and hopefully if I don't screw up as much I could get them to see how much it can change them too.
In academics, with my new-found skills for mugging. Pressure is on to not screw up mid-years, to not screw up EoY, and generally to not screw up. To study hard, pull up my socks and focus. Hope I can cope with it.
I would say it's almost mid-night on the new year soon, but unfortunately that was nine days ago.
I said I would post this on the eve of new year, but I was at some wedding thingy. So to everyone, belated happy new year!
On to the second part of this bloody long post.
OBS. After GTC OBS never seemed that tough anymore. The bags were the same weight, the food even better, the physical aspect less tiring, and not much mental strength required to complete the camp. The only thing that was quite degen was sleeping in the wet tents, but even that was memorable and a new experience.
The first day was made up of logistics and was bloody boring. The second day we set off from Hotel Ubin Campus 1 (camp 1 alpha oi!) and row boated (NOT KAYAKING I DAMN PISSED OFF OKAY) down to cony island then headed west to Singapore, the same place where we launched off on the first day. Spent the night there. Third day we headed North to the tip of ubin in some gravel-ly area, met camp 1 beta there. Fourth day we hiked back down to base camp, then did some high elements stuff which looked something like this: http://tinyurl.com/picture-of-high-elements except indoors and about 7 poles high. The last day was cleanup which sucked as usual (I mean, who enjoys cleanup?). Then I came back from OBS and I have 60 sandfly bites.
2010. The first half of which I'd prefer to forget. Started off with overnight, meeting new sec 1s (and failing the batch pioneering), then on to Jobweek and SUTC. After that was mid-year preparation, or for me, non-mid-year-preparation, since I didn't prepare. So my results sucked and I was pissed, and following that was AC where I was a total asshole and an attention-seeking ass. But after that was stuff like Ni-Ke (nighthike) then EoYs where I actually prepared then was GTC then was group celebs.
A year in a paragraph. I guess if it had been a little more memorable the description would be a little longer and more detailed, but 2010 sucked in general. But there are a few people I'd like to thank/acknowledge for making it a little more bearable.
Family, for putting up with my shit the whole time.
Classmates. In class I've always been really quiet and shy and only talking to teachers when I'm asked a question. Sometimes I can be quite -.- because I don't contribute much to class stuff. I didn't really get to know any of them (other than 01 people) really well and I think none of them got to know me well either. I think the most they'd remember of me would be my CoD4 skillz and my EoY maths score (+43.5% improvement, anyone?). But thanks anyway for making each lesson somewhat fun, and not always because of the teachers. Random jokes flying everywhere, talking cock,
01. Probably one of the biggest parts of my life (other than school -.-). To my seniors, sorry if I've been too sarcastic or too uncooperative or too annoying or anything, that's just how I am. To my juniors, if I've been too bossy or at times angsty. And lastly (cliche of "last but not least" ftl), my batch mates, who are totally awesome people. Thanks to all of you guys for just being yourselves :D.
I think 2010 was actually better than 2009, which sucked even more. 2009 was the year where I was a little idiot in 01, the quiet guy who barely existed. In class was pretty much the same. I hardly knew my class and people liked labelling me as fail (scroll down a lot for details). That's when I started my stupid emo thing which barely lasted and looking back, was more born out of self-pity than anything else. 2010 was more of a roller coaster. A sucky start and a pretty awesome ending. This time I did complete GTC (scroll down for more details), got a PL post and everything.
When I'm typing this on 9Jan2011, I'm thinking of how much 01 has changed me. Maybe you'd think (especially seniors) that I'm just a noobshit little sec2/3 and I don't really see the impact, but I really think I do. I've been that little bit more confident, that little bit more contributive. Without 01 I think I would have been the same quiet little shit who barely existed at all. In 01 I've also gotten to know a bunch of awesome people, most of whom I admire greatly. Seniors, batchmates, and even some of my juniors. The pumping and discipline is typical of a UG, but all that only brings people closer together. So once again, thanks for just being awesome.
2011. A year of great expectations. As a PL, the responsibility of about 10 people on you for the whole of their 01 year. In a way, for the sec 1s, a responsibility for the rest of their RI life. 01 really changed me, and hopefully if I don't screw up as much I could get them to see how much it can change them too.
In academics, with my new-found skills for mugging. Pressure is on to not screw up mid-years, to not screw up EoY, and generally to not screw up. To study hard, pull up my socks and focus. Hope I can cope with it.
I would say it's almost mid-night on the new year soon, but unfortunately that was nine days ago.
I said I would post this on the eve of new year, but I was at some wedding thingy. So to everyone, belated happy new year!
On to the second part of this bloody long post.
OBS. After GTC OBS never seemed that tough anymore. The bags were the same weight, the food even better, the physical aspect less tiring, and not much mental strength required to complete the camp. The only thing that was quite degen was sleeping in the wet tents, but even that was memorable and a new experience.
The first day was made up of logistics and was bloody boring. The second day we set off from Hotel Ubin Campus 1 (camp 1 alpha oi!) and row boated (NOT KAYAKING I DAMN PISSED OFF OKAY) down to cony island then headed west to Singapore, the same place where we launched off on the first day. Spent the night there. Third day we headed North to the tip of ubin in some gravel-ly area, met camp 1 beta there. Fourth day we hiked back down to base camp, then did some high elements stuff which looked something like this: http://tinyurl.com/picture-of-high-elements except indoors and about 7 poles high. The last day was cleanup which sucked as usual (I mean, who enjoys cleanup?). Then I came back from OBS and I have 60 sandfly bites.
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