im here to blog about the investiture and post-investiture effects.

sighs .

there's so much i want to say .

and i dont know where i should start from .

rehearsal after rehearsal .

complain after complain .

shouting after shouting .

whine after whine .

drop of sweat after drop of sweat .

drop of tear after drop of tear .

since the dino ages ..

a drop of water dripped out from the corner of my eye .

i tried to stop it ..

acting tough was no longer enough to hold the feeling .

the sudden surge of emotions and memories overwhelmed me .

i fell to the pictures that flashed across my mind .

especially those of our own investiture .

i was surprised that i could still recall the feeling while waiting at the stairs ..

waiting to get on stage .

waiting to be invested as a 8th Student Councillor .

it didnt matter that i did not get the position i wanted so badly .

i was still shivering a little .

because 10seconds later ..

after i get my Council pin ..

eyes will be on me .

be it behaviour or homework ..

and i know . 

i know that the way i carry myself is something that i need to work on . badly .

that just add up the nervous feeling .

never was i so stressed to get on stage ..

my ego, my usual fall-on, went missing .

stress as i was .. i did everything right .

thankfully ..

1 year later ..

im now the senior ..

waiting to pass on the legacy .

waiting to pass on the duties and responsibilites .

now .. as i stand at the stairs .. 

waiting to get onto stage .

im a different person altogether .

going up to the stage is already a 'nothing' ..

from a easily nervous young kid .

the person standing now is a confident and matured lad .

only made possible with the help of Pioneer Junior College's 8th Student Council .

nothing like that would have happened without this bunch of people .

fate brought us together .

and now .. nothing will break us up .

cliche as it may sound . it is from the level 0 of my heart .

thanks for enduring my lousy behaviour and bad temper .

guess nobody will want the kind of start to the term in office i made ..

it is as bad as how anyone can imagine .

often losing temper, storming out of meeting, hurling vulgarities as if it is a full-stop, making a fool out of myself .

just to name a few of the bad points .

now .

matured . grown up . and smart .

by smart .. i mean i've learnt lots of things .

especially on public relations and myself .

i know what is my strength and weakness now .

i know where i can excel and where i may fall ..

i know when i should clear the stage for someone else rather than hogging the stage while making the wrong decisions ..

thank you 8th Student Council .

no . thats not the end .

think the only time i worked with Relations Committee is the Patio .

aka . "our legacy"

Lewis, Wee Lin, Pei Qi, Yang Yi, Timothy, Pei Wen and Farveen are the few who worked so hard in order for this to happen .

and because of the Patio ..

we became the first to 'vandalise' the school walls legally ..

i will never forget the afternoons we spent together painting the walls and washing the brushes .

during SCAP, i was heading the Welfare Committee together with Nina .

coincidentally, the 7th Welco head, Shawn, is the clan master for my clan - Nathan, during Orientation 1.

so i was pretty close to him .

had so much fun shopping around ShengSiong to stock up the Sanctuary .

and nearly went bald when i was trying to do up the duty timetable .

ohh ! and all the arranging of funitures ..

as cool as it can get ..

didnt really work together with Welco in the term except the operation of Sanctuary .

ahh ! i nearly forgot to mention the morning umbrella service !

Bong Yap, Sabrina, Marcus, Karen, Izzati are always there to keep things in the right order .

walking out of the school gate even though the bell has rang is something i'll definitely remember .

how exciting !

i would say the Publicity Committee are filled with people with strong emotions .

Ciau Er, Seow Huan, Yan Bing, Zhong Ri, Priscilla, Ramya, Lina are the crazily talented and creative force in 8th .

never produce an art piece that is not nice before i guess .

countless Orientation banners, shirts, Opacks, Patio's walls and etc ..

lets just say the 8th video in this investiture made the whole Council shed a tear or more ..

the countless meetings we had and the never ending minutes are taken care of by the Main Executive Committee .

with Wilfred as the President and Zhi Lun, Janice, Preben and Jian Lin leading the Council .

organising the never ending meetings and making sure the Council is heading in the right direction are part of their duties and responsibilites ..

and who dares to complain about their achievements ..

Polo House Captain .

a position i was so against ..

but in the end . it became something that will occupy a part of my heart till the start of the next dino age ..

im really glad now that im inside the House Executive Committee .

i actually thought that the Hse Exco will just crash whatever hopes and aspirations i have as a Councillor .

largely because of the people inside .

initially .. i didnt really like the people in this .

Nazri - stuck up face

Firdaus - quiet and anti-social

Vicky - lets just say we have less than 5 conversations

Darren - ultimate slacker

Andrew - stubborn ass

yes . the first impression of all the Hse Capts .

Vicky left us since i dont know when ..

and so .. the Hse Exco is left with 5 dudes with personalities that are no where near each other .

and slowly .. Espritco, the largest committee at the 8th investiture, became the smallest committee at the 9th investiture . excluding the Mexco .

members from Espritco left one after another .

leaving behind the head, Natalie, ONLY .

but somehow .. as events pass ..

the Hse Capts became closer to one another !

and we worked alot better than before .

looking back at it ..

just how thehell did it happened !?

our personality and working contrast is like the colours black and white .

no similarities to talk about ..

just that they belong to the 'colour' group and we belong to the 'Council' group .

to name a few events ..

Cross Country, Sports Day, Inter-House Games, Amazing Race

and how well and successful were the events man ..

especially Amazing Race .

not only did we and the participants enjoy the event .. 

im pretty sure the teachers too .

Ms Tan and Ms Oh ..

im really glad that i had a chance to work together with the 2 of them ..

Ms Tan will always be the one who wants to know about each and every detail and make sure we are keeping up with the deadlines .

Ms Oh will always be the one who ensures that there isnt any loopholes in our proposal and cool down the atmosphere when we'r all tight up .

and again . like the Hse Capts, the first impression of them was very bad too .

i missed the very first meeting with them because i was doing some stuffs .

wait . i remember ! i was doing up the Cross Country's notice board .

the meeting was during Orientation ..

and all of the Hse Capts are already dying because of our duties in Orientation .

but they still insisted us on handing up a proposal and going through a round of recce .

so i thought that they are another teachers who dont care about our well being and all .

but it turns out to be the opposite .

i bet they'll miss us like we'll do for them after this .

the friendship, in a way, we forge during the planning and the execution of the event will be something i will treasure in time to come .

the gossips we share only made us more bonded as a team .

this council journey is a beautiful and exciting one .

and only made possible because of you .

and also the SCTAs,

Mr Tong, Ms Tng, Ms Nora, Ms Xiao, Mr Tan, Mr Koh, Mr Wong, Ms Lee, Ms Ng, Mr Ling

i hope i didnt leave out anyone .

i enjoyed myself throughout this year !

and now .. its just about letting it go .

staring the the blank space above my uniform's pocket will only make me remember the fond memories .

again,

Thank you the one and only,

Pioneer Junior College's

8th Student Council .

One Council, One Lifetime .