school =D

this email was sent to the ccal egroups(edited here and there), but i guess it really does apply to everyone out there, maybe even those who ain't in ri =)

hey guys,

I was looking through some of the old photos taken over the past few years. the memories seem so blur, distant. that's when nostalgia hits the face real hard. i believe that many of us aren't satisfied with many things going on. Some of us have had a painfully disappointing season. And personally, there was a time when i just hated the school, its policies. The CCTs(which mean CT's with CCA, with graded assignment, and not being allowed to go home early) would have affected many of our seasons. Some of us witnessed the collapse of our dreams, a 3 plus year dream to bring back the gold as the CCAL. It definitely wasn't easy for us to say that we loved the school as much as we did after all the disappointment and frustration.

It's alright. We need to take a bit of time, as many of us have done, trying to recover from our disappointment, which was not helped when our abysmal results came back to taunt us as if destroying our cca season was not enough. I guess this holidays would have been great for many of us, especially after such a tiring, angsty, empty even Semester 1.

It's not alright though, when you look at your old photos and all you can feel is disappointment and questions of "what if we were mentally stronger", or "we could have accomplished more". I acknowledge that in my own ccas, i have had serious regrets. That being said, in the next semester, we need not have everyone scrambling to right every wrong or mistake we have made. Simply too late now. What we can ask for, and what we are asking for, is that we make the last stretch of our time a little happier, a little more optimistic, and a lot more spirited. Cliche as it may sound, this is done so that a few years down the road when we look at our sec 4 photos, we will not be too traumatized.

There are many things we can do.

CCA: For ccas whose seasons have ended, it is high time to start looking into the welfare of your members. haha, like start organizing more outings when everyone can just chill together. i believe many of us can fondly remember how our seniors used to organize activities, which make us (then sec 1s) so much more welcomed.

For ccas whose seasons are going to start: what else have i got to say

House: Dramafeste, House Carn 2. some of the highlights.
It would be great if we can get all the ccals to watch our final and hopefully best dramafeste performance in these 4 years

Prefectorial activities: Let's see how our prefects are gonna engage the school population when term starts. i have been hearing quite a lot abt youth week. let's hope it can be something like, if not better than our xbox gaming last year.

I have changed my verdict. My most memorable experience, was not 4 years back in rosyth. it's ri, here and now. you?

happy school reopens
haha,marvin

i meant to say this for a long time.
to my debating team & chere:
A few days back, i was wondering,
this year has been a horrendous nightmare,
a collage of disastrous failures
why haven't i broken down?
and i realized, the reason is you
it's more than a coincidence
that every loss was cushioned by
a. silence that tolerates my frustrations, and drowns them eventually
b. a hug which simply touches the heart
c. deciding which dvd to watch
d. dinner, where things revert to how they were before, just as all things do
e. bumming, chocolates

or just lying down, watching the stars.

=)