Thursday, December 20, 2007

 

we are very fortunate to have our current hall master. after reading a bit of my text, i realised some similarity between him and the "ideal ruler". master really acts out the non-intervention thing and lets us have free play, just as long as we do not break rules and bend corners. and he is very encouraging. he'll always say well done and good work for the smallest thing, even though there are bigger things undone, but the way he puts it across makes you feel guilty and want to finish off those things overdue. or maybe it doesnt work on everyone. sadly as a master and vice dean, he is very busy, and occasionally you can see the weariness in his eyes (i am so sorry i had to make an appointment with him at 9am on a public holiday...) hope he really gets to enjoy his vacation with his family.

on another note, it was heartening to hear from shu hui about her personal experience in hall. in a way it was similar to mine. i came in with an attitude to punk around and do only what i liked to do, which would basically be studying and whatever activity that i fancied. so i joined choir, and a cappella groups, at that time still two distinct group under a common umbrella (this changed over the next two years, fyi) and i signed up for audio visual crew, but didnt get in, i believe partially because i did not declare the 6 years of AV experience. but it wasnt a loss since there were other competent ppl taking the job, or perhaps even with my declaration they would still have outshore me. and besides, because of the lack of activity, i studied well in my first sem, and had time to join xqrj sub comm. from then on, things took a different turn. concurrently, i dropped nus taiji subclub for resonance. i start to take up weird positions in hall, not always successful, but i think still decent attempts and no major failures as yet (akan datang, this one.) and now we are at the heart of the hall, close to where it pulses. this journey has taken me through alot of things, not always new, not always pleasant. but always a learning journey of discovery nonetheless. i forgot to mention an important turning point was when i successfully gotten my second year stay. when zongbo and terence made an impact on me, and i tried to give back what i could. but some times, the more you give, the more you realise that you have to offer, and the more you see places where you want to help. even small things like a new idea can sometimes materialise to something significant. and right now, my cca record is looking quite pretty, but that's not important since no one will look at it. the memories i have of this hall is vibrant and sentimental, and these i will take with me when i go. whether or not i leave a footprint in this hall, that would be an additional bonus.

i hope that there will not come a day that this hall will change beyond my recognition. just yesterday, during a short chat with craig, we mentioned that the hall is changing, perhaps for the better. but well i guess we have to embrace changes and try to make them positive ones, since nothing much is constant. but at least, let me identify with the core values at the heart of our hall.

Zhengyu wrote at 10:12 AM.