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and i'm really exhausted, but the past few days have been awesome. orientation <3333 ahh i think i'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms now, shun and i were so reluctant to sleep last night because we knew it'd all be over when we wake up ):

day one!
met the og! (: haha had icebreakers and first day at rjc. the activities were probably the most mild, considering that it was the first day. but i think the best i felt that day was when we came out of debrief, and saw the og in the amphi playing games themselves and having fun (: because it was so heartening to see them so nice and bonded and making the effort alr (: went for dinner at the playground at j8 after that, where we played the m&m game, my brilliant creation (:

day two
station games, and batch dance learning! haha, and dinner after that again!

day three
EA! (: and dinner at the vivo rooftop which was really nice, i really enjoyed talking to some of them

day four
war games, onite, finale ahhh ): it was crazy when storyline ended, because that meant the end of two months of intensive rehearsals and shitty makeup and everything. and when we sang our song to them, i almost cried even though i only knew the lyrics of the chorus, and when we saw t'sparanza burning in the air and we sang the ogl song to them again i couldn't help but tear quite a lot and hug shun and janelle <333

haha okay as you can see, i got lazy to blog about what happened each day, cos i guess orientation meant the most as an experience on the whole!

storyline
haha i never thought i would miss theloooonggg and tedious rehearsals, but i'm really sad that it's all come to an end, and i think i'm going to miss quite a bit of the cast! and haha i rmb how we sort of didnt want to walk to the hall for onite, cos we knew that the whole thing would soon be over the moment we went on stage ): and VALLLL I'LL REALLY MISS YOU SO MUCH ZOMG i think i saw you the most throughout the holidays la (: haha! it'll be weird not seeing you almost everyday for like a few hours straight, and thank you for always being there for me dear <3

bw 9-12 ogls
shengwei joanna sabrina, augie yijun, cheo shun weiyuan, janelle stuart!

zomg i think the best thing that happened to me this whole orientation was meeting the bunch of you, and getting to know all of you so much better! esp shun, my friend of three weeks that i can talk soooo much to <3333 and i think i'll really really miss seeing you all so much, and like sitting around next to each other with our ogs, and singing songs/dancing, talking crap and camwhoring together and stuff! but we will continue meeting up so yay (: but seriously, i think i enjoyed orientation so much cos of all of you <333 and i can't believe i cried at finale, and i didnt even cry at our own orientation la, but I'LL REALLY MISS ALL OF YOU, LIKE HELL OF A LOT <333 i think this whole orientation affected the j2s so much more as compared to the j1s, because we really gave it our all in the preparation, and seeing everything come true, in ways we expected as well in ways that exceeded our expectations just meant so much. and we know that after this it'll just be mugging and mugging, for the many exams that are coming our way. and that to the j1s even though orientation ends it means the continuation of wonderful friendships and bonds, and a start to life in rj, but for us it just means that we're really so old now and i can't believe everything that we really prepared so hard for is all over now.

OG BW 10!
ah such a wonderful og (: i'm really glad that they're all so bonded, and they really enjoyed themselves cos i guess that's what matters most, to look back and remember your orientation to be filed with such fond memories (: and when we were sitting at the track playing sparklers, zomg i think i was about to cry again la, when they all said such nice things and i know that they're going to remember their orientation for a lifetime. i really enjoyed the whole experience of being an ogl, and thankyou dear og for making orientation 08 such an awesome one for me (: it was really tiring sometimes, and stressful having to worry about 20 people and be accountable for them all the time, and to rush our their presents and notes and everything, but when you know that they all really appreciate it, all the hard work is really forgotten because it really pays off just to see how we managed to make orientation for this group of 20 j1s such an awesome experience. now i know why very long ago, someone once told me that if we become ogls, it'll probably be one of the best things that happened to us in our entire jc life.

actually there's a lot more, but i'm kind of tired so this will have to do for now. my emotions aren't as intense as they were last night, but i might feel it all over again when i upload photos and look at them, which i have yet to.

but it's crazy to have to go back to normal school life after the whirlwind of fun and activities not only from the last few day of orientation, but from the whole of the past two months of oprep and enjoyment.

and i really hate it when such things end cos it suddenly feels so surreal, but i guess the memories make them totally worth it.

and there's a whole pile of work waiting for me to do now, like maths, econs, lit and history, not to mention the SATs looming as the 26th draws closer.

and there's a whole lot of people i want to talk to too, considering i havent seen the in a few days/ weeks, and sometimes that can really feel like ages. so even though it totally killed my sleep i'm glad i talked on the phone to angel over the weekend until like 2am haha and i went for lunch to miss clarity today with pok jolyn and jiaks haha <3