I was walking by AS4 after class today, just for memories' sake. It took me awhile but I finally figured out where the 6th floor was. When I walked down the same corridor that we had been forced to back into that night in Arts Camp, and I saw the shape of the corridor and what was really there, I really felt like a total idiot for being so freaked out that night.
The corridor had a T-junction in the middle and an L-junction at the end, which is why we didn't see any red lights when we looked straight down the corridor. The toilet where we met the ghost (incidently, it was a female toilet) looked perfectly normal, but I couldn't go in for obvious reasons.
Ohwells, but the important part was that I learnt something about myself that night. (quoting from Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince) we fear darkness because we fear the unknown. I was so freaked out simply because I could not see, and I had let my imagination run wild. It may also be an accurate reflection on how I have been responding to my problems in life.
This reminded me of part of a poem that was printed on my school diary in primary school:
And He replied: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be better to you than a light and safer than a known way."
Monday, June 30, 2008
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Too FASS for You
Arts Camp '08 was awesome from beginning til end, and the only thing was that it ended too soon :( I still can't get the camp mood out of my mind, along with the nostalgia of remembering the wonderful people that I spent so many fun times with.
As I walked by NUS today on the way back from BB @ ACS(I), I saw the soccer fields and it brought back so many memories about the final war games that we had (the last official program excluding clubbing). I couldn't help but think about Julie's final talk with R-house before the air/sea strikes, where she made us all touch our hearts and asked what we felt, and although I knew what the expected answer was, I felt this really strong sense of warmth and friendship towards the people that I saw around me, especially my OG mates. It then came to me very strongly that I had enjoyed the camp because I had enjoyed the friends so much more than the activities themselves, and I really treasure that moment.
I was headed to KRGH to meet with my Mum & Dad, and the route I took there brought me through the central forum and the park, which brought back even more memories for me (the countless cheering sessions, mambo, mass dance, night games, walking back to SH with the group, the list goes on...) I know that I enjoyed you guys because I began to miss you all like crazy from the moment I arrived home.
On the last day (when I finally decided that I would pon class that morning, because I would not want to miss the last day of camp for anything in the world), I enjoyed it the most, because it was a culmination of everything that we had gone through (shouting ourselves dry despite not knowing each other well initially, running from place to place, playing all sorts of crazy games, talking, joking, being freaked out by ghosts in the 6th floor toilet, doing random stuff, splashing in the sea, late night suppers, mambo/mass/club dancing, getting wasted, and most of all to have done it all together as friends). As different people shared about the camp (and some got real emo), it really showed how much we treasure each other even though we've only known each other for like 5 days. I admit I almost lost it when they made us sing "if we hold on", and I have been feeling rather emo since last night after ben&jerrys.
I somehow felt different today due to all the emo-ness (not just because my throat is still killing me). When I was talking to my BB boys today after parade, I was trying as hard as possible to keep a natural tone and I had to actually tell myself "stop it, jon. control yourself. not here!" I can only forward to seeing you guys again soon!
As Arts Camp ends, come whatever,
We will still be friends forever
As I walked by NUS today on the way back from BB @ ACS(I), I saw the soccer fields and it brought back so many memories about the final war games that we had (the last official program excluding clubbing). I couldn't help but think about Julie's final talk with R-house before the air/sea strikes, where she made us all touch our hearts and asked what we felt, and although I knew what the expected answer was, I felt this really strong sense of warmth and friendship towards the people that I saw around me, especially my OG mates. It then came to me very strongly that I had enjoyed the camp because I had enjoyed the friends so much more than the activities themselves, and I really treasure that moment.
I was headed to KRGH to meet with my Mum & Dad, and the route I took there brought me through the central forum and the park, which brought back even more memories for me (the countless cheering sessions, mambo, mass dance, night games, walking back to SH with the group, the list goes on...) I know that I enjoyed you guys because I began to miss you all like crazy from the moment I arrived home.
On the last day (when I finally decided that I would pon class that morning, because I would not want to miss the last day of camp for anything in the world), I enjoyed it the most, because it was a culmination of everything that we had gone through (shouting ourselves dry despite not knowing each other well initially, running from place to place, playing all sorts of crazy games, talking, joking, being freaked out by ghosts in the 6th floor toilet, doing random stuff, splashing in the sea, late night suppers, mambo/mass/club dancing, getting wasted, and most of all to have done it all together as friends). As different people shared about the camp (and some got real emo), it really showed how much we treasure each other even though we've only known each other for like 5 days. I admit I almost lost it when they made us sing "if we hold on", and I have been feeling rather emo since last night after ben&jerrys.
I somehow felt different today due to all the emo-ness (not just because my throat is still killing me). When I was talking to my BB boys today after parade, I was trying as hard as possible to keep a natural tone and I had to actually tell myself "stop it, jon. control yourself. not here!" I can only forward to seeing you guys again soon!
As Arts Camp ends, come whatever,
We will still be friends forever
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
give me one moment in time..
Had chances to meet up with people lately (fun!), and it is then that I realise how much I missed them. Of late, certain issues have been haunting me and I wish that they would all just go away and leave me alone :(
On friday, i met up with Oliver, Charles, Nic Chen and the BB Y3s for Kung Fu Panda @ GV Vivo. (omg, it was so good I would watch it again if I had the chance. anyone wants?;) It was sort of a post LTC celebration, and it was great to see them again. Lunched at food republic (the food there is heavily overpriced), then they still had the room for McDonalds (arrghhh!) so we headed in that direction where i managed to abstain (thankfully!), and play around with Yuguraj (glad he's not going away yet). Then I made my biggest mistake of taking 61 from Vivo, which is a horrible way to go home from there. In the end, I just got off and cabbed home.
I was supposed to meet Jason and Nic Tan for lunch at City Hall on sunday, but I got the date wrong and went there on saturday (a full 24 hours early), so train-ed back to NUS and worked on random stuff in the library until it was time for YAF. The next day, rushed to city hall immediately after church, but I was still late in meeting them, so I asked them to go to the place first (which was at Grand Plaza Parkroyal, great food but overpriced). It was great catching up with them, and hearing how things are back in Army (and with all the changes that have taken place, I can only thank God that I'm out xD) We went to tcc @ funan after that where we ended up until ~5pm. (btw, don't ever order the ice blended seseme crap, cos it tastes horrible)
Lunched with Oliver and Joel yesterday at FIsh & Co Park Mall, where we talked about a lot of stuff, especially our ministry in BB (i call it soul care). That reminds me, BB Cares is coming up again soon, and there is much to be done at all levels. (btw, that place is a great for meeting people in the afternoon cos it's not crowded, and the glass walls allow you to watch the world go by.)
Had youth sunday prac on monday and tuesday (which was arranged rather last-minute cos of everyone's schedule), and the final one's going to be on saturday, so pray that all goes well and we learn to work better together.
Ok, I need to finish up my first uni assignment (first impressions!), lest I end up submitting crap tomorrow.
On friday, i met up with Oliver, Charles, Nic Chen and the BB Y3s for Kung Fu Panda @ GV Vivo. (omg, it was so good I would watch it again if I had the chance. anyone wants?;) It was sort of a post LTC celebration, and it was great to see them again. Lunched at food republic (the food there is heavily overpriced), then they still had the room for McDonalds (arrghhh!
I was supposed to meet Jason and Nic Tan for lunch at City Hall on sunday, but I got the date wrong and went there on saturday (a full 24 hours early), so train-ed back to NUS and worked on random stuff in the library until it was time for YAF. The next day, rushed to city hall immediately after church, but I was still late in meeting them, so I asked them to go to the place first (which was at Grand Plaza Parkroyal, great food but overpriced). It was great catching up with them, and hearing how things are back in Army (and with all the changes that have taken place, I can only thank God that I'm out xD) We went to tcc @ funan after that where we ended up until ~5pm. (btw, don't ever order the ice blended seseme crap, cos it tastes horrible)
Lunched with Oliver and Joel yesterday at FIsh & Co Park Mall, where we talked about a lot of stuff, especially our ministry in BB (i call it soul care). That reminds me, BB Cares is coming up again soon, and there is much to be done at all levels. (btw, that place is a great for meeting people in the afternoon cos it's not crowded, and the glass walls allow you to watch the world go by.)
Had youth sunday prac on monday and tuesday (which was arranged rather last-minute cos of everyone's schedule), and the final one's going to be on saturday, so pray that all goes well and we learn to work better together.
Ok, I need to finish up my first uni assignment (first impressions!), lest I end up submitting crap tomorrow.