Suddenly this semester it feels like a lot of people is not around. Many seniors have graduated, some with honours and some choosing not to. Furthermore, there were the group of people who left for SEP. Suddenly, it seems that the people you know around in school decreased drastically already... So sad... 但是天下无不散之筵席，看开罢...

Been travelling from east to west and west to east quite a few times for the past week, is tiring de loh. Stayed over at the airport for 2 nights consecutively too, slept super un-glam-ly at Macs. Just so that I will be able to be there to send the friends who have from strangers become very close friends to me over the past 2 years in my University life. Not being able to see them around as much in school just feels weird. Luckily technology is pretty advanced now so can still MSN and video call them if need be. :)))

Cherie, Tien Kwan, Remmy, Joshua, Jeremy & Evelyn!!! SEP-ers, you all are very much missed by us back in Singapore!!! Enjoy yourself and we will meet again in a few months' time! Take care lotsa! ^-^

人生在世上，无论做什么事情都要有始有终，不管发生了什么都要确保东西有头有尾，我们并不是神龙见首不见尾。已经撑了那么久，何必因一时懒散、糊涂或意气用事而功亏一篑？人们都是善忘的动物，因此很多时候只记得最后的结果。把一切做到漂漂亮亮，然后开开心心去过生活的另一个阶段。:)

把心敞开，把手放开，你将发现自己获得的更多。耿耿于怀，背着包袱的是自己，辛苦的也是自己，还有身边在乎你的人。豁然开朗的感觉，真的很舒服。^-^

Hey peeps!

Have you no plans for what to do this coming Saturday night as yet? Do you want to have a night of fun together with fellow Arts friends? Want to witness the crowning of the Arts King & the Arts Queen?

If all your above answers are yes, then what are you waiting for? Grab your tickets for Arts Bash 2008 before it is all sold out!!! Last day of ticket sales on 21st August 2008 (Thursday) along AS1/AS6 walkway!

For more details, feel free to check out either http://artsbash08.nusartsclub.org/ or http://artsbash08.blogspot.com/ :)))

Haha, I will be going! Time to let some hair down and party the night away!!! ;)

yea man, finally after so many years we have gotten a medal! for the 1st time in my life, I am following rather closely on the Olympics because of the table tennis games. it seems to be the only sports that our country can still have a chance of securing a medal.

I can still remember watching 1 game of the semi-finals during Friday afternoon on bus 10 to harboufront. as i watch the small white table tennis ball fly from one side of the table to the other side, my heart was held in the air. when our opponent score a point, my heart dropped. when our country score a point, my heart flew! haha, i absolutely have no idea that watching a match can make my emotions swing so much. when i have to leave the bus to take the mrt, my mind keep thinking about the match, and also if we have a chance to beat our opponents. I am glad we won in the end. Today finals lost, but we still managed to get a silver medal!!! Happy~!

on a sidenote, really appreciate people who care. it is tough being alone on a journey for so long. thank you for being my friend even though i am so lousy many a times. Arigatou Gozaimashita!!! :)))

First and foremost, want to say that I am not trying here to defend 28th MC or what-so-ever. But rather, I am quite sick and tired of hearing some comments from people that should have known more. I do not deny that the current management committee may not be as zai as the previous committees, but can you all just keep it in mind that it is basically a freshmen committee? I believe every single one of them have already tried their best in working for the club. It may not be enough from some of your perspectives. Or some may just said that I am speaking from a biased perspective. However, they dared to step up and take upon them the roles and responsibilities of a MC member which a lot of people shun. I have seen how they grow, it may not be sufficient, but how sufficient is sufficient?

When affiliates choose to help in projects, who are you doing it for? Some may be doing it for the club, some for the project, some to remove regrets in life. But you choose to do it, it is your choice. Can we blame someone doing less just because you wanted to do more? So what if they are MC members? They can choose to totally MIA, the most resign. They have no obligations to do all the things they have done. Did these thoughts ever cross your mind? If there are no MC members in place, will there be projects and FOP? Yes, I do not deny that on the surface the role of MC is non-crucial, the o-comm members may not have a single MC member at all. But all the background work to support those projects, is it not done by the MC? All the under-appreciated feeling, do we deserve it just because we are in the MC? I know we should not expect much as we choose to take it up upon ourselves. But why cant each of us help each other out in ARTS, a place we call home?

I am not someone who is well-versed in words, I am not someone who is good with arguments, there may be a lot of criticisms and bitching after people read this post. But I am really drenched from seeing the way people behave and hearing them speak. I know only I can help myself, but it is very tiring to try and act happy or enthusiastic when you are feeling the exact opposite. If you are a friend, please help me out ya? 我真的累了。

How do you know when you are doing something mostly for yourself or for others? Sometimes, some people may claim that certain things which they are doing is not for their own benefit, but rather for the people around them or for the bigger picture. I am not trying to say that it is wrong to do things for yourself. This is because you must first love and care for yourself before you can do the same to others. What I am trying to say here is that know clearly who you are doing certain things for so that you do not get emotionally imbalance when circumstances take place.

Haha, actually it is very hard to judge if someone is doing something for himself/herself, or doing it for others. The only person who is the most clear is yourself. Ask yourself who you are doing certain things for, be prepared to be disappointed or under-appreciated when you are doing for other people. It is never easy to be selfless, easier to be selfish. But if everyone takes the east way out, will the world ever be a better place? Take the challenge to be selfless, you learn more about the society around you too! :)

I absolutely hate having to chase after people for things, especially money!!! Argh... Can everyone just help each other out? :(

Where did my holidays go to? Seriously in the blink of an eye school has started once again! WAH! It is nice to be back in school and see everyone around wherever you go. However, a bit cannot tahan the heavy traffic in central library, CO-OP and central forum ah.. Nevertheless, I feel good, AH! Oh I feel so good. :P

This semester shall be another semester whereby I have to balance school work and CCA carefully. On one hand, I really want to score well to pull my cap back to where it used to be so that I can slack during honours year. ;) On the other hand, I really want to make full use of whatever time's left of my term to do whatever I can for the past, present and future of Arts Club. Haha, after 2 years in mc, I know that I alone cannot change the world. Please do not worry about me taking everything upon myself, I am just doing what I can within my means. :)

Time really flies, and the only constant in life is change. BUT, there are of course some things and some people that never change, drastically that is. LOL.

I woke up to a body of aches, bruises and sun burnt. I slept for so many hours but it still felt insufficient. I guess it is really cumulative from the start of FOP. But it is all worth it! :) Most environmentally friendly float of Rag 2008! Most importantly, Best Float of Rag 2008! Wheee!!! OMG! Haha, even until now I am so so so afraid that I only dreamt of whatever that happened yesterday! It is just so unbelievable! After 6 years, the Arts faculty has shown that we are not just participating in Rag every year for nothing! After 3 years, I finally managed to see our faculty's float win something! Not 1 but 2 awards!!

I can still remember waking up from sleeping beneath one of our side props to the announcement of results. Sitting there as I heard the possible awards which we can win being announced to other faculty's name. My heart sank, but I felt nothing, I guess I am too immuned to us not winning anything after 2 years consecutively. I decided to walk across the field to the Arts Raggers to cry together with them once again, like I did for the past 2 years. Then I heard it, Most Environmentally Float goes to Arts! I cannot believe my ears as I see the Raggers started jumping and screaming in joy. I really cannot believe it. Then it came again, the Best Float goes to the Arabian boy. OMG OMG OMG, all of us just looked at one another in disbelief for a few seconds, and then we jumped and screamed and jumped and screamed and jumped and screamed... Tears started flowing on all our faces, every single one of us, especially the seniors. Not one of us remained dry-eyed. NOT ONE OF US. 2 AWARDS AFTER SUCH A LONG TIME!

I am touched that the efforts of our juniors finally gained recognition at Rag Day. I am glad I was able to see award coming to our faculty before I leave NUS for good. Thank you Naga and team for letting all the Rag seniors see and experience what we dare not even dream after such a long time. Thank you for letting most probably my last FOP experience end on a high note. Thank you so much. I am really proud to have been part of Rag 2008. The transporting of float to SRC manually from Arts even though I am already tired from O-Week; rushing back from SRC to help dancers put on their makeup even though my hands were still shaking from the push; pushing the side prop into the actual performance and out even though when my legs are bruised from all the knocks into the sorted angles; walking to and fro in the burning sun to refill water for the Raggers even though my body is screaming for rest. Doing all these because I have seniors doing the same for me in the past.

But what I experience is nothing as compared to the Rag Ocomm members and dancers. As a Rag senior, I am really proud of you guys. Even though I cannot be there with you all when you guys really needed help, I can feel the hard work. Thank you for reliving the Rag spirit, thank you for leaving a legacy behind, thank you for giving reason to more support from the faculty at Rag 2009, thank you for letting what every single Ragger (juniors and seniors alike) dreamt of come true, thank you so so so much.

On a sidenote, nobody alone can change the world, no one year can really make the difference. Everything is a result of a lot of circumstances and factors that come into play over time.

Thank you Mei Ling, Sandra, Min Joo and Xiu Wen for being there to wipe away my tears and mend my broken heart. I am fortunate to have friends like you all. You all made me have confidence in the words: Friends Forever. Thank you once again! :)





After so much happened, I have no idea if the friendships I used to treasure so much are even in existence anymore. I have been hurt so deeply as they are friends that I place close to my heart. I guess once again the harsh fact of life comes into play: The Only Constant in Life is Change...

R is for Results, yea man, like totally for sure. Haha, okok, I am obviously in the camp mood. Being a councilor for once in O-Week 2008. Even though I was not able to be there with the camp all the time throughout, I still enjoyed every single moment of it. Be it cheering with my OG, with other OGs, with Rasino, for my OG, for other OGs, or for Rasino. Cheers have a powerful effect on me, makes me high. Haha, I think that is applicable for a lot of people is it not? If not we will not be able to see so many people who keep on coming back for camps right? ;) Salute all the councilors and house I/Cs man. *salutes*

Just some sentiments to share. I think that sometimes, the desire for results have clouded people's objectivity, judgement and sanity so much they forgot how process can be equally important. This may come from the fact that people always like to comment based on superficial facts, not bothering to really ask around to know what exactly happened. A lot of times, the circumstances and factors that come into play should be looked into when considering the success of something. Not just the results and full stop. If you do that, the conclusion that you draw upon shall not be correct, or even worse, it shall be warped.

Lastly, want to thank O-Week 2008's ocomm for their hard work and heart work in making it such an enjoyable and memorable experience for the freshmen and councilors. I really enjoyed myself when I was with the camp. Just wished I was not bugged with other issues during the camp. But I guess I can never stay away so long as I am still in office. I cannot allow myself to be no matter what everyone ask me to. I am glad to finally be able to mix with the freshmen and cheer with my house. Zhimin, great job! Now I can leave in peace.

There may be times when you will feel like whatever you are doing is not of the least concern to the people that you are putting in all the effort for. There may be times when you will feel like the background work and conscious efforts put in just go down the drain. However, everything you have done is still important! Just like the air around us, a lot of people normally take its presence for granted but without its existence we will all just die of suffocation. :)

Let us all stay strong and be the air for the people around us~! ;) Jiayou!!!