a month before orientation for the new students, mr tsen was already choosing and fussing over who will be in the organizing committee. after much persuasion, i agreed to participate as a MC. thinking that i would just do a small part and get it over with. LIES! ALLL LIES!
i was dragged into piles and piles of paperwork, running around from lecture halls to the staffroom, driving up and down,burning the midnight oil, shop fer hamper stuff ( not the same as shopping la... so not my expertise!) and wrapping hampers! gawsh... when hv u seen or heard me wrap hampers?! have u seen the presents i wrapped?! i'm the most messy and untidy present wrapper in the world! then i'm also given the task of choreographing the freshie king+queen catwalk and the senior performance. * rhythmically bangs head at the wall* wad have i put myself into!?
but surprisingly, i got thru it! with amazing help from gud mates - Yvonne, Fynn, Pey Rong, Zavier and Pey Herng! ahyoo... wad wud i do without u la? hahaha! Yvonne being the biggest help in everything from hampers and the king n queen catwalk plus the most importantly, the senior dance! and Herng! thanks fer helping me with the choreography of the freshie king+queen catwalk. Fynn, for the use of her home and being the coolest hostess! haha! luv ur homey home! and ultra cute+funny peyrong!
orientation week went pretty orite... with all the expected rush and unexpected screw ups --> forgot to test the video sound effects and the difficulty of the games. there was a bit of tension as groups leaders begin to be very competitive with all the competition goin on. group performance was sumwhat a hit... the juniors seem to be so dedicated to attending practice despite the tight schedule of college studies. not bad... reli impressed.
13th - freshies' nite. FINALLY! after the countless hours of meetings and involvement in preparing for this night, its finally here. that morning, went to make sure we had sufficient prizes only to realise we are two short. dangit... went shopping and wrapped 2 hampers(again!) and in the afternoon, went to set my hair in curls. then off to the restaurant to join the other committee members in last minute decorationsof the stage and making sure everything like the lighting and tables are set in place. still dressed casually until the last minute, then we were rushing wearing out formal outfits and gurls doin their makeup. men... well... they dun hv to do much , do they? haha! i wore the dress my gud buddies bought for me on my birthday! a black silk tube dress!
after that, the whole night was a mad chaotic rush. the committee was running all around getting the event to flow smoothly... it worked only to a certain degree. our performance of waltz,chacha and rock n roll as the opening seniour performance was sumwat good. my dancing partner tyler and maradona were reli great... both made it so stressfree. so yea...seniors! we did great! hahah! no self praise here. it was all about having fun... no stress. the juniors group performance were reli encouraging... got to see loads of dedication and some talent.
the afterparty(12am) at mcdonalds was awfully good, after changing location twice! first it was TanaMerah then a famous coffeeshop, both were closed! football match was on telly but we left the rowdy crowd downstairs and occupied the whole of upstairs to ourselves. yak yak yak till nearly three am... sigh... sumthing just wonderful to remember fer a reli long time la.