Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time flies.It seemed like just yesterday when I was stepping out of the Maris Stella High School hall, celebrating the end of the O Levels.
And now here I am, with new friends, new experiences, new knowledge and a new life, just a little over a year after that day.
The first semester in Temasek Polytechnic is now history, and we welcomed in the second one several weeks ago.
The last semester was great. I wasn't saying that because I was worried about accidentally offending some TP staff who just happened to come across my blog. Semester 1.1 was really quite an experience.
It took a while for me to shed my secondary school attitude, and when I finally did, life started getting more interesting. I've been to new places. Learned new things. I've been experiencing something new everyday.
My studies are now better than ever, since I am actually studying about things which I am genuinely interested about. I managed to secure a spot amongst the top 10% of my course, though I barely made it. Got to work harder this semester.
So. Now we're mid way through Semester 1.2. Things were rough for me at the start, especially with my falling out with someone dear to me, but things are starting to get back on track.
I'm closer to my class now than I ever was before. I look forward to going to school the next day. I've been managing my finances well. I've been making new friends. I'm starting to enjoy this semester's subjects. And I've got a new crush :D
Since this semester is more relaxed and all, I've gotten the chance to hang out more with my friends after school. It's fun and it helps us relax, but unfortunately it also means that we have to spend more money.
Last Friday was awesome. It was Campus Care Network Day, or CCN Day for short. Basically, all lessons after 12pm were cancelled, and there was this massive fun fair held in TP to raise money for charity.
Each class was expected to come up with a booth. We had several ideas, but we eventually settled on one which involved water, plastic bags, and all the guys in the class. If you guessed something along the line of 'water bomb', you're right :D
We were selling three water bombs for $2, and six for $5. Participants had to use the water bombs to hit targets. Of course, the targets ended up being the guys in the class.
On the actual day, I hurried down to Business School after having my CDS tutorial, and we spent about 1 hour preparing. Then we realised that it was going to rain, which was bad, because our stall was located at the non-sheltered ground level.
Then someone came up with the idea of allowing participants to throw the bombs at us from the plaza level, which was one floor above. The good thing was that this way, people wouldn't have to climb down stairs to play our game. The bad thing was that it was way more painful for us.
At first, business didn't seem good. People seemed interested, but they just spared us a glance at most before walking away. It was only when our first participant purchased her water bombs that things got better.
The moment she approached the throwing area, the area surrounding her rapidly filled with people, all curious to see what it was all about. Soon, more an more customers came, and it felt as though we were on a stage.
We were all having a whole lot of fun, while raising money for charity at the same time. Also, there was an added perk of being down there while numerous ladies crowded around the railings.
Let's just put it this way: "After the downpour, a rainbow emerges." Go figure.
Soon it started raining, but we carried on. After several hours, it was getting too cold to keep the stall going, so we decided to go for a grand finale.
All eight of us lay down on the floor, our crotches unprotected. Like I said, all in the name of charity. By this time, the bombs were being sold in large amounts, with groups of people buying up to 20 bombs at a go.
At the end of the day, we made about $200 profit, and it all went to charity. I have to admit, I never expected our stall to be such a success, neither for it to be so much fun.
I guess we just have to thank ourselves for being crazy enough to go for it, the group of 'quieter' girls who were noisy enough to attract such a loud crowd, everyone who participated, and Gerald's coconut bra :D
Some photos of the event, taken by Christel:
So yes, school has been awesome so far.
I just decided to post because you know, I've been talking about this 'post everyday' thing for way too long, but nothing is happening. Ah well, we're all guilty of procrastination.
Anyways, I have to head for my CDS tutorial now (which I really don't feel like going), so be sure to check back tomorrow.
posted @ 3:19 PM
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