Post Mortem

Alright folks this post is a bit late. Sorry I mean very late, but better late than never I guess. After the Pirates thing we had a post mortem, which allowed us to review our weaknesses, apologize for what we did wrong and get praised for what we did well. It also gave us the excuse to talk nonsense and organize a barbecue after the serious discussion.

Big boss talking. Must listen.

Bigger boss talking. Must must listen.

The focus of the evening was of course, the barbecue. Not the post mortem. It's difficult to have a long meeting when you know you have frozen fish balls and sausages and chicken waiting outside to be cooked. We quickly finished talking and went to the rooftop, where we could cook and pollute the air without suffocating.

Skewering all the foodstuff, and posing for the camera.

Those not on the skewer squad proceeded to play with fire.

Food skewered, pits ready, can cook.

Some of the yummies on offer.

Siao sampats in action.

Jump for joy. Though I don't recommend jumping too much after eating.

This concludes our pirate-themed adventure. I bet it was a journey worthwhile for all of us :-)

Pirates Ahoy!

As promised, here are some photos I borrowed from Facebook after our photographers posted them for the world to see. Just to colour up the blog and show some old friends what I've been up too. I didn't appear much in the pics because I kept running around the place. Bet the others had a hard time figuring out where I was.

Proudly made by the deco team.

Zhong Yang's masterpiece.

It wasn't easy assembling this 12-meter long path.

Fellow pirates, armed and dangerous.

Buffet line - where everyone gets stuffed.

Our key revenue center, manned by make-up artists.

Band performance for the night.

Another performance, courtesy of the Indian Cultural Society.

Root beer drinking competition, not for the faint-hearted.

Part of our audience.

B Boy's hip hop dancing. The night's climax performance.

Notice how they braved the rain. They've got the moves.

Free dance session! Apparently the crowd doesn't mind getting wet.

The people behind it all. Organising committee group photo.

The day of the event nearly gave me heart attacks (yes, in plural form). Especially the deco assembly phase. We managed to put everything up just minutes before the event started. Thankfully we overcame the major setbacks, and during the event the deco team could finally relax and fool around. I myself was walking around smiling like a fool. It was the program team's turn to feel the pressure, and I must say they handled it well.

Cheers to the organising committee for making it all possible. I haven't seen such perseverance and determination in a very long time. Keep the fire within you, my friends. It will bring you a long way.

Never A Dull Moment

So ends the Pirates Ahoy event, and I must say that although I messed up certain crucial parts of my plan, damage control was successful and everything went on smoothly. I'm actually quite impressed at what the team has achieved. Once I get the time to filter some photos I'll post them here to colour up the blog.

And ladies and gentlemen, before I could even think of planting beans, I was hit by multiple tutorials, an assignment, a quiz, and my mid-sem exams will be starting next week. That's why I'll say there's never been a dull moment for the past, like... 4 months? Yup probably 4 months.

My only hope now is to catch some rest during the mid-sem break, after my exams. That is, IF I survive this kind of merciless firepower XD

But, no doubt, I learned in the 4 months many things that I wouldn't have learned in 4 years. I saw and discovered many things that a thousand books wouldn't have told me. Every second was worth living, and that's great.

So wish me luck for my exams, and may the Force be with us through these times of lack of sleep and rest!

By the End of This Week

By the end of this week, I'll be a lot more relaxed than before. I haven't really had the time to slow down since last December. First my finals, then Ernst & Young, then this Pirates Ahoy thing. After this streak of spectacular (in a way) feats, maybe I'll finally get the chance to sit down and proudly declare that I'm doing nothing for the day XD

By the end of this week, our SOBA committee will (hopefully) become legends, for being the first to construct larger than life deco items out of bamboo and sheer creativity. I'll be soooooo proud of my team that time. Feel lucky to be surrounded by such talents. I hope to be able to post some photos here after the event, just to show you what we've come up with.

By the end of this week, I MUST get my student ID renewed, or I won't be able to watch movies at the student rate. Money doesn't come easy. As long as can get student price then must get.

And by the end of this week, my friends are going to be in for a surprise after realising how this event has changed my life. In for a good surprise lah...

Hot Air Balloon

A great song that helps me get along when I'm stressed. Light-hearted lyrics with a happy tune :D

Busy as Always

I'm currently occupied with a college event that my friends and I are organising. You probably remember the Horror Fest from last year. I've forgotten if I've wrote anything about it here, but it was something like a welcoming party by the School of Business & Accounting (SOBA). Last year I was in charge of the game booths. This year I'm all about the decorations.

I need not remind you that I'm as good at art as a hippo is at pole dancing.

Fortunately, I have a talented team of future accountants that should have studied art instead. Whatever I can't do, they can.

I'd like to tell you more, but we're not supposed to say much until registration for the event begins. So I'll leave it at this for the time being.

And I went to Straits Quay again, to relax after a whole week of non-stop production for the deco team.

Head count.

Oh, and the girl in black is Yi Lynn. The newest addition to our gang of hysterical, hopelessly insane weirdos. She's... still quite stable mentally for the time being, but according to Janet she'll be as mad as we are in no time.

Poor girl. Janet's usually right when it comes to these things.