yes I admit, I have a poor memory. I can't, for the life of me, remember anyone's birthday, even my closest friends'. Not because I don't want to but I just can't (plus there's always facebook and phone calander to remind me so...hahaha. okay sorry no excuses) So here I am, trying to collect my thoughts on that five days where I attended the WKWSCI Freshman Orientation Camp 2010, because I fear that as I grow older, my memory will begin to fail me.... I used to blog about life events in excruciating details and accompany emotions (where the hell did I find all that patience??) just to ramble on and on as though people actually wanna read. (haha) I know its been awhile but still, I wanna take some time to describe that amazing five days experience, because I know its hard to recapture the feeling that I had and how it changed me. :)
I remembered I was late on the very first day and had to awkwardly wait at the mrt station with other freshies (now that I recall I was surrounded by Cosmos and JagerBombs, only 1 Mojito freshie with me, Shi Ting!!!). Oh in all randomness, I hated green. Sorry. haha I've never had a good feeling bout green cause it just looks well, ugly to me. So my first thought when I was told to bring something green to wear cause my OG theme colour is green, I was not very happy. But now its my absolute favourite colour and I wear my green mojito watch with me almost everywhere!!!! hahaha
so anyway, there was nothing much on the first day. The usual awkwardness of getting to know each other through station games, the effortless (haha im kidding) attempt at learning the front part of the mass dance (Give Up The Funk by Glee! kurt is damn awesome), and the raggedness we felt carrying all that barang barang to sentosa.
I had my first try at the Circle of Trust that very night. Shi ting, Joyce and I were wide awake chatting while waiting for December (YOU.OWE.US.) to finish bathing and join us for a mid night rendezvous (hahaha I kid) at 7 Eleven. But since he was waaay late, we were led away by a senior who brought us to the middle of the camp site and had us sit in a circle with a few people we don't know. They introduced the COT hand sign, and had one senior start talking bout her personal life and relationship while another senior kept firing questions like 'when did you guys started dating?' 'how did you guys know each other?' 'who added who on msn first?' etc etc. By then I think 15mins have passed and I was beginning to feel slightly annoyed, together with ST and Joyce. I dont know, I guess we just weren't comfortable sharing our personal lives so readily with people we didn't know. All in the name of this 'circle of trust' thing. (but don't get me wrong, the second night doing the COT with our Mojitons was cool, at least we all knew each other and it felt really much more comfortable. :) ) So anw we made an excuse before our turn came and left (haha sorry seniors!). Chatted till late at 7 Eleven before we finally went to sleeeeep :)
Second day consists of cheers, games, cheers, and more cheers! I adore our cheer, its freaking catchy and amazing can! haha! we were all pretty much immersed in the outdoorsy atmosphere, the sand sun and water everywhere. Each and every one of us tried hard to earn points for Mojito, and we gave our best at every game! I love how we fed off each other's energy and spirit, I think it kind of bonds us as in a way, slowly but surely, through every cheer, every Hoistup! Hoistup! Hoistup! we did. :)
We had a fashion walkoff and Willy was looking down the row to see if anyone would volunteer (yeah if he/she's not in the right mind that is haha) to be our Mojito guinea pig, I mean, model! sorry to confess this but I was the one who got Terence sabo-ed by pointing enthusiastically towards his direction when Willy was looking. hahaha but I shld get credit cause TERENCE DID AN AWESOME SEX BOMBING JOB! its like the whole dress-up unleashed his inner bimbo or himbo whatever you call it, and MIMBO was formed! Oh that strut down the runway, that seductive pose and that swift tossing of his shades to reveal the meticulously-drawn eyeliner around his eyes accentuating a feminity we never noticed he had.... hahahaha please, he so deserved that champion title! we were all screaming our lungs out (I was alr starting to lose my voice and its only day2!!) haha it was just plain crazy wild and hot (hot hot qi lai)!
We spent the night at Changi chalet, trying out the new games we learnt (neh neh you!) late into the night. I brought cards and was playing Heart Attack Pig Version with fellow 1st,2nd,3rd level pigs. Our desperate attempts to get Alan and Daryl to transform from Humans to Pigs like us failed miserably. Those who don't understand this game and what i'm talking about can come ask me, we can play tgt some time! hahaha Anyway I witnessed Sneha getting real good at MaoZhuaLaoShu so i'm proud of you babe! HAHA
We had Amazing Race. 4th place to the very 1st. that feeling when it sank in. just simply mind blowing, no one expected it even as we overtook kamekazi during the lunch break. I think we were already contented to be placed 2nd or 3rd, just not 1st cause thats like a freaking miracle, and we did it! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO thats when I felt Mojito was really special :) SO DAMN PROUD OF US REALLY. they shld give us an award for that alone lah srsly. hahaha
Land games aside, we got thrashed quite badly during the water challenges in Ntu swimming complex. I DONT KNOW WHY we kept losing at the tug of war!!!! haha but we soon catched up at the Mahjong game, ever keeping that competitive streak :) The lengths we go to, just for that ONE ice cream stick... hahaha awesome!
and of course there's the RSVP skit that we discussed and planned so thoroughly before assigning the roles and acting it out several times just to get it right. and once again our effort paid off and we won the BEST SKIT that night, along with UHEM UHEM, BEST OG OF COURSE!!!!!!! :D The You Are My Sunshine part which we dedicated to the Ogls, Agls and SAs was almost spontaneous (we didnt practice whatsoever beforehand) and so I mean it when I say it really came from our hearts. :) It was truly sincere and heartfelt gratitude we wanted to express that night, and maybe that's why some of us teared when we saw you guys cried almost immediately when we started singing. what we've been through together and what you all did for us, touched us madly and will remain deeply in our hearts. thank you. :)
and yes what will also be etched in our hearts are the two little 'surprises' you guys painstakingly planned for us looong time ago (thanks ah), just to make sure it worked. don't worry, it sure did. haha and I believe we're glad for it, seriously. It made the whole camp so damn memorable and unique.
Shit can we please go back in time or into Inception so that we can relieve that five days again?? haha.
Rock on, Mojito!
Lots and lots of loveeeee, fel <3
I love you Mojito!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:53 AM
Going for WKWSCIFOC 2010 is one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life!
Bad Girl Good Girl
Sunday, July 18, 2010 2:56 AM
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saturday, july 18th, 2009.
Michael Jackson, King of Pop
If I were to write this post one week ago I wouldn't have got past the first few lines, without crying so badly.
Admittedly, the news of his passing did not bothered, much less saddened me because my impression of him was vague and as a child I wasn;t exposed to any of this songs or videos, just news from the press every now and then. Till a few days after his death. I went on Youtube and before I knew it I was clicking videos after videos, watching and in awe of this man who not only served to entertain, but strived to serve the community with his enormous heart. And as I watched on and knew more, so much more about what he've been through his life, emotions started pouring in. And when I least expected it, tears started to come. I was never his fan, but now I regret not being one. It is not just one of those idol craze or whatever no, it was true sincere admiration for his works and humanitarianism that touched me, that made me look upon him as a role model.
Its hard to believe that since the media had portrayed him as some wacko freak, paedophile, child molester..etc. but may I say, BULLSHIT. he is none of that sort. Other than being the greatest entertainer of the time and coming up with the most original dance moves that many stars tried hard (but pale in comparison in my opinion) to imitate, Micheal Jackson shares the love he has, especially to children, to people around him. He was a philanthropist, donating millions of dollars to the record 39 charities he supported, and raising more through his own Heal the World Foundation. He built NeverLand Ranch, complete with amusement parks, fun rides, a place where children dreamed of going for fun and laughter. From young, Michael Jackson had a childhood very different from others, where had to perform at a very young age. When he made mistakes, his father used to beat him, and not only with a belt.
To make up for his lost childhood, Michael had always adored children and he himself is somehow like a child trapped in an adult body (watch his documentary, ignore the stupid bastard interviewer who was plain bias and selfish to see that such a nature still exists in a man so great he just had to bring him down. shall not waste time elaborating on this backstabbing ass because he's simply not worth it. If you're interested, watch the documentary Living with Michael Jackson on youtube. I could'nt get past to the last few parts because I got so fed up with his narrow-mindedness and ignorance that I closed the window). So back to the point. Michael Jackson brought orphans to NeverLand, where they play freely in the theme parks and find joy and laughter, which he himself derive more than anyone else' from the happy looks on their faces. Children were invited for sleepovers at his place, because it was safe, secure. But when news of him being a child paedophile arose after being charged by one of the kids who slept in his room, he ended up paying millions of dollars aside from being publicly humiliated and disgraced. because he did nothing disgraceful of that sort. because a few years later the kid owned up that it was his parents who made him to do, succumbed to the temptation of money, something which Micheal Jackson do not lacked. The father was tape-recorded discussing his intention to pursue charges, where he said, "If I go through with this, I win big-time. There's no way I lose. I will get everything I want and they will be destroyed forever ... Michael's career will be over". It was painful. Yet Michael still persisted, years later, in bringing less fortunate children to NeverLand, because that was more important to him. Even though the pain and hurt he had gone through had probably never healed. His strength is one of the reasons why I admire him so much.
Then there was another incident, this time of him 'dangling' his baby over the window. 'omg he's crazy he wants to throw the baby down!!!!' maybe that's what it seemed like on tv and on papers, but what they didn't show is the crowd of fans below the hotel he's staying, yelling his name and wanting to also see his baby. So Michael showed them his baby, his hands wrapped under his baby's arms so tight and pulled him back as fast as he could. But what did the viewers see? A slowed-down version of him apparently dangling his baby in mid-air like a bad father. Its ignorance if people believed he was going to actually throw his own baby down the building. And at that time, I was one of the ignorant ones. I remembered looking at the pictures on some gossip magazine and felt slightly freaked out. But now I realise how much he loved his children, and how hard he tried to protect them from the media. And again, all these negative press and biasness probably was too overwhelming....how much pain can a person take? we would never know because we're not him, its hard to understand. But maybe all these people will leave him alone now, since he's already gone.
I bought The Essential Michael Jackson cd, a compilation of hit songs by him. My dad and I watched his concerts and performances and music videos and we were more than in awe, in fact I think thats an understatement. Newfound respect and admiration for the man who was so creative and original, who dared to do things not commonly seen, creating dance steps while he sang at those times when most singers just stood there and sung. He thought of challenging and exciting music videos where people had never seen the injection of extra footage to create a kind of story. And not to mention those crazy vocals, coordinated dance moves, the famous moonwalk (I never get tired of it) and this amazing 45degree tilt he does which simply blows my mind away. It was all his signature style, the gloves, the crotch-grabbing whatever. Every single performance was done in class and so much more. He was an inspiration to people over the world, different races, and especially to African-Americans. He was an icon and also their pride.
I can rattle on and on because there's too many things about him that are truly inspiring and simply awesome but sometimes words just cant fully express it. And yes maybe I do seem a little bias but this is what I truly feel. My only regret is that I have and will never get the chance to attend one of his mind-blowing concerts and be one of those lucky fans who felt the presence of Michael Jackson, the most successful entertainer of all time, the King Of Pop.
'Smile, even though your heart is aching.'
This is one of the lyrics from his favourite song 'Smile', written by Charlie Chaplin and was sung during his memorial.
I remembered someone said something like this during the memorial, 'Even though we need him here, but I guess God needed him more'. Even though we miss him so much, Heaven is probably the place he needs to be, away from any pain, suffering or cruelty. (rhymes!) He has already achieved so much and left behind a wonderful legecy that will pass down to generations after generations.
Thank you Michael.
