Busy weekend

CSS Ball
Thursday night marked the time i decided to abandon all notions of being an engineer to join the Commerce students (and my, are there MANY of them!) at their ball. Nothing too exciting happened, but it was fun. I'll post ball pictures sometime soon.

MoMU Elections
One year in the committee has just flown by. I remember last year just after the MoMU ball, the club was still in it's infancy and newly formed, and i was told that the post of Liasons Director was so far uncontested. At that time i simply thought what a good opportunity to join a club and participate in things non IH related. Turned out a Mr. Jerome ran for the post on that day, and suffice to say, he won, prob due to me never showing up for any event prior to that. In hindsight, I'm kinda glad for that - going around canvassing for sponsors just isn't my cup of tea. =P Nevertheless, I still ran for the post of General Rep. against 10 other ppl for just 3 positions if my memory serves me correct, and won. In the ensuing year, i had fun participating and helping organise the various activities that MoMU had to offer (which is a lot, compared to all the other national societies).

I'm glad for the opportunity to contribute to the club as part of it's founding committee, and to help in bringing it to where is currently is from a fledging startup just not too long ago. I've learned many things along the way. A certain family member of mine (who shall not be named =P) always sees me busy with all my extra-curricular activities (which includes AIESEC) and constantly questions my motivation and the reason i would waste my time doing such things without pay (he's too money minded! haha). I guess i could have invested the many hours i've spent doing other things. But if i could do it again i would. There's just so much one can learn in terms of taking responsibility, making decisions, liaising and communicating with people, and stepping up. I guess I've grown a lot from the shy, timid person i once was (hard to believe? i dunno. haha), but i believe there's still lots of potential for growth.

It is also through MoMU that i managed to catch up with Cempakans with whom I'd lost touch during my first few years here, Mel, Erwin, and Su Vyn. You guys are great as friends, and for being the visionaries who started the club. Thanx for everything and for pulling me into MoMU. =)=)

So, it is with great regret, remorse, sorrow, sadness, grief, reluctance, and compunction (okay, i Shift+F7'ed all of that in Word =P) that i bid adieu! Okay, maybe not - the upside it that I'll be a lot freer next week onwards.. =) And to my 2 housemates who's thinking of joining, why not give it a shot...

Commerce Students Graduation
Sacrificed my sleep in time on a Saturday morning just to take photos with the many Commerce students who were graduating. Steph, Lyn, Jason, Yvonne, Claire, amongst others. With just 3 hours of sleep the previous night it's a surprise i managed to pull myself out of bed. Anyway, the weather that morning decided to share in the joy of the ocassion to create the perfect day for the graduates. The morning sun was shining brightly, and the temperature actually wasn't too cold - kinda dispelling any notion that we're actually still in the midst of winter. Stood around for a while. Smiled. Took some photos. And that was that.

A foretaste of what I'll be facing in the not too distant future. Not that I'm dreading graduation or facing the working world, but I'm enjoying myself so much now that i don't want uni life to end...!! =(

AIESEC Elections
Left Uni once everyone had to go into the hall when the cermony was about to commence. Went straight to RMIT Business School to attend the AIESEC elections. Congrats to Heidi who's now State Manager of Victoria, and Jing who shall provide the vision, drive, and leadership to our LC for the coming year. All i can say after listening to hours of speeches and Q & A sessions is that any of the candidates could realistically have been LCP. It's really a difficult decision having to choose just one, but i guess it's a good dilemma to have and it reflects the quality and caliber of our leadership team, having to choose from such good talent. One could see that each candidate really wanted to win, each really had the passion and ambition to take the leadership. But there can only be one winner, and ultimately taking all things into consideration I'm sure the one chosen was done in the best interest of the LC. All i can hope for is that the ones who didn't win keep their spirits up and not be too devastated, as opportunities will always arise.

Btw, AIESEC has many "unique" traditions, and amongst them, is the way in which the candidates are informed of the winner. The outgoing Presidents stands over the candidates with a bucket of water; and the ones who gets drenched - goes home wet, but happy.

I was supposed to go plat soccer in the afternoon, but glad i decided to go home to sleep, otherwise i would have just collapsed in exhaustion and slept at the play. aha.

IH Play
Every amongst the many plethora of events and activities that goes in IH, the yearly play is one of them. This year's play was a musical entitled 'The Goodbye Girl'. It follows the story of an ex-dancer who's sick of watching men walking out on her over the years. In between struggling to make a living and raising her young daughter, she encounters a stranger whom circumstances dictate they share the same roof. As with all good stories, there can onlybe one (happy) ending, and the musical follows the unraveling love story.

All i have to say is that this play surpassed all expectations. For a student production which was put together in under 4 weeks, they have really impressed. I say it was $12 well spent. The lead cast were amazing. Dhivia's voice and stage presence was something that struck me since Music Night last year and again she delivered. Also, a commendable mention to Jeannie and Veron for providing the comedy relief and causing all of us (especially AIESECers) to roar in laughter at your performance. hehe =P

Footie match
Who would believe that after 3 years in the land down under, i have NEVER watched a single game of footy. For a nation so obsessed by this national pastime it is only fair that i at least went to a single match. So, at the persuasion of CC, i made my maiden journey to Telstra Dome with Ken, Jeannie, 24, and Kee Hong to watch the game between Western Bulldogs and Hawthorns. Honestly, i know next to nothing about footy. I know all the basics such as the scoring and rules, but anything more complicated than that and I'm lost.

The Western Bulldogs were the quickest out of the blocks, amassing a huge lead over Hawthorns, but what's different about this game unlike in soccer is that even if you're leading by a huge margin, things can suddenly turn against you. Which was precisely what Hawthorn did, with a total demolishing of the opponents after halftime. It was a goal fest in the last quarter with the ball virtually moving from centre circle to goal in a continous cycle. Final score: 151-67 to Hawthorns. Good first experience, but 3 hours for a sporting match can sometimes seem a little too long.

I guess what struck me was the messiness of the game. At almost any instance in time there will be a couple of men in yellow or black running on and off the field to make substitutions or hand out water bottles respectively. Given that there are already 36 players on the field and 7 umpires in total (i think), one can sometimes lose track of what's happening. But overall, i think footy's a nice game, it can be enjoyable and fun to watch. Though for me, it's definitely not as fun as soccer. =)