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
No comments:
Post a Comment