Saturday, March 26, 2005
> -enlightened
khainam! that was a really sweet entry. u'll always be part of 05s15!anyway, i just wanted to add my few cents' worth here. i was reading blogs and reflecting. and i finally figured out why the second orientation was so dead, and why so many people are ponning it. initially, i thought it was because the OGLs did not put enough effort into the orientation probably because of poor organisation on our part, activities weren't fun enough, and people just wanted to pon. but now i realised it's because nobody has the mood to play and scream and cheer because some of our classmates and friends are not with us. you know what? i was feeling pretty upset and unhappy after the first day of orientation because everything seems DIFFERENT. the people, the atmosphere. even 05s15 seems INCOMPLETE even though most of them were in the same og. and my morale went even down as i see the large numbers of people ponning, and hearing plans of people who wanted to pon the next day. i also heard 2nd intakers who complained abt nj and compared us with the jc they were in the 1st 3 mths. i was fatigued at the end of day 1 of orientation 2. i was wondering what went wrong.but now i think i understand. i learnt a pretty important lesson on understanding the feelings of others. maybe i was too insensitive. too judgemental. anyway, i'll come to accept the fact gradually that jc life may not be the same as during pae period. and i hope u pple will too. even though we r separated from our friends, we need to be optimistic and learn to adapt. we have to make the most out of our jc life no matter under what circumstances we may be in. and we need to know that the objective of jc life is to grow as a person, to become stronger, and to learn. and keeping in touch with old friends. memories and fun times will bring us through this journey. have faith.with every end comes a new beginning. i love you all, 05s15. all the best,xiaoting* :)
XT=D < 4:17 PM
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