Trick or Treat!!
5:01 AM
It came early this year. In a full steam, super fun form. We spent three weeks preparing for it. Some of us going sleepless nights. Others (particularly me) going completely cuckoo. I think I pretty much lost my nutters in those three weeks. Ask Nirmal and she'll tell you how wacko I was the last few days. I wouldn't be surprised if she claimed that I was screaming like a gargoyle at night while she was lying next to me. Oh yes, Nirm came to stay! It was her longest stay yet (3 days, 2 nights) and perhaps the best... I couldn't be more grateful that she was there to listen to me moan and groan, and drink starbucks with me while I went crazy from all the caffeine running through my veins, and stay up and talk to me when I wanted to vent and not wake me up to vent when I fell asleep. Thank you Nirmal! Can't wait to have you over again in November!
The night went terrific. It began with a few major glitches which caused me immense stress. Everyone could see that I was overworking myself for no reason. This was what all my energy was built up on for the past few weeks and me, not enjoying every second of it was a sin. Who cares if everything about it wasn't perfect right? Nothing's fun if it's perfect. There were people reminding me to have fun the entire night. PP Raja who was sitting across from me asked me to just relax at one point and only then did I realize that my stress was being portrayed outwardly. Apparently, the way I was sitting and looking around gave it off.... (hmmm, PP maybe you should consider being a body language expert???)
My main concern was that my guests would get bored and label the installation one of the worst. But boy, was I wrong. The installation turned out to be a blast. Everything about it was so perfect in the most imperfect way. It was fun like that. Hillarious that we screwed up the roll call which DRR Dinesh pointed out to me later night, and hillarious that the emcees were so themselves and did not put up a superficial act (Cass, no sweat! I loved u the way u were, contrary to what you believe...) and nothing about it was conventional. Nothing at all! It was so me!
There was the marriage proposal that ended up on a positive note - rotaractor proposing to his rotaractor girlfriend of three years. That was like a performance itself. And then, like no other installation, we had a magic show. And praises to Karthik and Nishan who worked on a short and sweet slide presentation in the last moments before the installation.
The best part of it all was, for the first time in a long long time, the limelight was on me. All the speeches were directed at me. Everyone was congratulating me and praising the committee for the absolutely one of a kind night. I got so many raving reviews that by the time the night ceased, I felt like I was on a natural high. So there, all the hard work and fuel consumption was absolutely worth it. I feel compelled to publicly thank my committee for their contribution and their comforting words. As you guys were walking towards the stage to get installed, there was this huge overwhelming sense of pride in me. I really genuinely felt like all of you had become my family. I really wish that Daniele, Thaya, Shalene, Sobana and Sunisha were there too. Coz they had been through all the trying times in Rotaract. They deserved to be there for the revival.
Anyway, so that's that about the 11th Anual Installation of the Rotaract Club of Bandar Sunway. You can say that now I am even more 'semangat' to get started on projects and the works. Oh, and I'm submitting my form for a job application at Starbucks tomorrow. Applying to work for three days per week with prior training at Berjaya Times Square, which means, in no time, I will be trapped in an lrt like a dead sardine with icky people groping me. What a way to put it. But yea, that's my perspective of public transport. The last time I took the LRT, I contracted chicken pox from an unknown source. So you can't blame me for being horrified.
Went in search for SAT II Biology today but I could not find it ANYWHERE! Went from Bangsar Village to One U to Ikano to Mid Valley til I felt a little woozy. Apparently, it's available in abundance in Kinokuniya at KLCC. Perhaps tomorrow?
The SAT reasoning test was by far the most excruciatingly exhausting test I had ever sat for in my life. It was 3 hours 45 minutes with 5 min toilet breaks after every 2 sections (there were 10 sections). By the 6th section, my neck felt like it was going to snap. And my forehead was cauterized with a permanent frown after the test. Fortunately, I managed to stay pretty alert throughout.
Sorry for the long hiatus I took from blogging. Will start updating more frequently now that I'm not bogged down with relentless calls and meetings.
Gotta run and continue revamping my room now. You would not believe the amount of cobwebs that can appear after three weeks (alright, it has been slightly more than 3 weeks). And my room is a "paradise" for my unpredictable sinus bouts. Wish me luck!
The night went terrific. It began with a few major glitches which caused me immense stress. Everyone could see that I was overworking myself for no reason. This was what all my energy was built up on for the past few weeks and me, not enjoying every second of it was a sin. Who cares if everything about it wasn't perfect right? Nothing's fun if it's perfect. There were people reminding me to have fun the entire night. PP Raja who was sitting across from me asked me to just relax at one point and only then did I realize that my stress was being portrayed outwardly. Apparently, the way I was sitting and looking around gave it off.... (hmmm, PP maybe you should consider being a body language expert???)
My main concern was that my guests would get bored and label the installation one of the worst. But boy, was I wrong. The installation turned out to be a blast. Everything about it was so perfect in the most imperfect way. It was fun like that. Hillarious that we screwed up the roll call which DRR Dinesh pointed out to me later night, and hillarious that the emcees were so themselves and did not put up a superficial act (Cass, no sweat! I loved u the way u were, contrary to what you believe...) and nothing about it was conventional. Nothing at all! It was so me!
There was the marriage proposal that ended up on a positive note - rotaractor proposing to his rotaractor girlfriend of three years. That was like a performance itself. And then, like no other installation, we had a magic show. And praises to Karthik and Nishan who worked on a short and sweet slide presentation in the last moments before the installation.
The best part of it all was, for the first time in a long long time, the limelight was on me. All the speeches were directed at me. Everyone was congratulating me and praising the committee for the absolutely one of a kind night. I got so many raving reviews that by the time the night ceased, I felt like I was on a natural high. So there, all the hard work and fuel consumption was absolutely worth it. I feel compelled to publicly thank my committee for their contribution and their comforting words. As you guys were walking towards the stage to get installed, there was this huge overwhelming sense of pride in me. I really genuinely felt like all of you had become my family. I really wish that Daniele, Thaya, Shalene, Sobana and Sunisha were there too. Coz they had been through all the trying times in Rotaract. They deserved to be there for the revival.
Anyway, so that's that about the 11th Anual Installation of the Rotaract Club of Bandar Sunway. You can say that now I am even more 'semangat' to get started on projects and the works. Oh, and I'm submitting my form for a job application at Starbucks tomorrow. Applying to work for three days per week with prior training at Berjaya Times Square, which means, in no time, I will be trapped in an lrt like a dead sardine with icky people groping me. What a way to put it. But yea, that's my perspective of public transport. The last time I took the LRT, I contracted chicken pox from an unknown source. So you can't blame me for being horrified.
Went in search for SAT II Biology today but I could not find it ANYWHERE! Went from Bangsar Village to One U to Ikano to Mid Valley til I felt a little woozy. Apparently, it's available in abundance in Kinokuniya at KLCC. Perhaps tomorrow?
The SAT reasoning test was by far the most excruciatingly exhausting test I had ever sat for in my life. It was 3 hours 45 minutes with 5 min toilet breaks after every 2 sections (there were 10 sections). By the 6th section, my neck felt like it was going to snap. And my forehead was cauterized with a permanent frown after the test. Fortunately, I managed to stay pretty alert throughout.
Sorry for the long hiatus I took from blogging. Will start updating more frequently now that I'm not bogged down with relentless calls and meetings.
Gotta run and continue revamping my room now. You would not believe the amount of cobwebs that can appear after three weeks (alright, it has been slightly more than 3 weeks). And my room is a "paradise" for my unpredictable sinus bouts. Wish me luck!
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