Orientation '09 and others
Hey all! My blog has been rather dormant, and so... this will be a rather long jumpy ranty post in parts. =)
First...ORIENTATION. I'm sorry this has taken so long, but I really decided that it's about time I blogged about it. It's not that I didnt have fun. It's just that well, I like to give some time before I talk about it. Besides, let's face it, I've never been one who blogs about "Oooh we hated Melman for only knowing and regurgitating three cheers", or brag about how "I inspired the catchphrase - Don't Be A Sam".
Cos it really isn't about that. No matter how I may bitch about losing Best Cheer to Gloria, what I take away from Orientation '09, is that I managed to bond a class together, hopefully. I remember being all antsy about leading a class, cos O2 '08 frankly, was a failure in my eyes. But thanks to 0919, I really felt that I did my part.
Okay..sidetrack a lil..thanks for the lack of acknowledgement from you lil kids man. Other OGLs got such nice gifts from their OGs. Ms Lynette Yap plagiarised my "put little notes in shoe box" idea for her three OGLs. And what has the three OGLs of Alex 5 gotten? Nothing, geelo, kosong, zilch, nada. (In case you kids were wondering, yes, I'm flat out whining about not getting anything here, GET THE HINT?)
Back to the real point. The following is an open letter to 0919, and I hope and believe I speak on behalf of the other two OGLs here.
Two weeks has passed since orientation ended. True to form, cliques have started to emerge. It's nothing out of the ordinary, humans are creatures who prefer to travel in packs. But no matter what, no matter how many cliques there are, remember this. The twenty-three of you ultimately STILL make up 0919. Don't like someone in your class? (I'm looking at you, violentess) Deal with it, cos like it or not, you're stuck with him/her for the remainder of the two years. And there are always two options available - Konfrontasi, or just to walk away. There's bound to be at least one person to which the following will apply for you - 井水不犯河水. Sometimes you've just gotta leave it as that. I believe that the class that sticks together when it matters most, thrives the best. So this OGL here sincerely hopes that you guys really come to accept each other for who you are - even (insert name here) - and remain on such good terms. If there's anything that you guys wanna talk to me about, you guys know how to contact me. And I believe the same offer applies to the other two OGLs as well.
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Why did that last "chapter break" trigger an image of Mr. Bean falling from the sky? Was that a random sentence with no link whatsoever to the next part of my post? You bet.
Part Two is to address a close friend. You probably know that you are a favourite topic for at least five other people. And you probably know I'm referring to you. The message here is a very simple one. It only has three words. Snap outta it.
You can choose to run away from your problems or to suppress it, but when you do, every once in a while, the problems come back to plague you, stronger than ever before. That's why it's never good to run. The truth hurts, yes. Reality bites, yes. But it's better than having to constantly run.
You run away, but what for? Do you still remember why exactly you're running? Or has it become just another process? Wouldn't it be more worthwhile if you stopped now? I've been there and done that, nothing good ever comes out of not dealing with problems. It's not like you don't have people to rely on for support.
But with that being said, admitting you have a problem first, helps a whole lot. Admittance is the first step to recovery.
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Part Three is just another bunch of self-construed lines of words. Don't understand? Read deeper into it. I'm not using very abstract words here. Upon reading deeper, still don't understand? This probably isn't meant for you to.
I am who I am
Existing in your life
Solely for three purposes
Answer burning questions
Provide deep insights
Know my role and shut my mouth
And nothing else
Serving only to listen
And not talk
Smile
And not scold
No more questions
No more insights
Just three statements left
I pray for a role reversal
Where's the wheel of fortune headed?
Lastly to address you
Get a teddy bear instead.
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Dan is signing off.
