Finally a brand new layout and url for my blog which I have been neglecting since last year. Everything looks much simpler now and I'm liking this change!
It's already Jan 18, which means half a month has passed by, and I've already been back in school for two weeks! Cliche as it may sound but time really flies... And soon it'll be the As and also (hopefully) the end of it! Really can't wait because I've already started planning my to-do-list ...
Anyway, so the first week of school was spent at the SH orientation and my class (6C12) had some fun while fooling around. Sadly, almost half of my class was involved in facilitating the orientation so the rest of us just simply participated in the activities.
[First day] We were not quite interested in the mass dance so we spent that 1.5 hours idling at the back of the hall (but it was good time spent I have to say). We did play hard during the station games in Katong Park though, especially for the water spongeball game against a year 5 class which we eventually lose 1-12 haha. There was a sudden heavy downpour when we were about to start the third station game and everyone had to rush to the underpass for shelter, in which 6C12 sat along the underpass and talked for quite a bit. I love that part in the underpass because it was so funny. We all agreed that the various groups of people cheering near the ends of the underpass were super irritating (there was echoes everywhere and not to forget the noisy downpour) and we made up a 'shut up' cheer to retaliate! Lin Yao was entertaining us too (I'm really glad she's our leader for orientation!).. Soon after the rain stopped, we made our way out and returned to playing the station games which ended abruptly because time was up and everyone had to return to school.
[Second day] The day started of with mass dance (again) and so we sat at the back of the hall until it ended.. Then it was the hall games (Siege of the Empire), which my class girls actively participated in and even brought home some scratches. I have to agree that everyone was pretty aggressive during the game and some of the guys were playing super rough so I chose to play with girls (although some of them were as violent..). After SOTE, it was lunch time (we had approximately 2 hours) and after our 30 min lunch, we headed to the library and borrowed a laptop to watch movie (and ended up watching YouTube videos instead - fail compilations and cute baby videos). At 3+ pm, it was the legendary DOTA (Defense of the Attire) which my class did not participate in. I guess everyone gone wild in the mudpool and there were many pauses in the game.. We had lots of fun though, sitting aside and laughing whenever the facilitators address the boundaries as 'Guardians of Wall'.
[Third day] Orientation begin at 2 pm that day and we gathered at the ISH for phototaking session.. Then it was mass dance (if I didn't remember it wrongly) and I can't remember what was next.. Then it was the buffet dinner in the canteen which the class girls had been very excited about. We were the first in queue (we opened up all the trays actually) and also the first to eat! We had a great time laughing and eating (oops) while the cheering competition went on but we joined in soon after we finished our meals (we were really hungry). It was quite fun doing the cheers tbh.. Then we proceeded to the hall for the campfire opening ceremony and moved to the field area for the campfire event. There was heavy rain before that so everything was wet but it was alright when we settled down. Tbh some parts of the campfire was kind of boring but the emcees did a great job in keeping the spirits high! That night was great and it marked the end of orientation...
So now I'm back in school, leading a normal school life, with lessons packed like crazy on some days and some days filled with ridiculously free periods... Homework and tests are coming up so I really have to buck up and stay focused !! Heading back to work now after this post (haven't been blogging so there are lots of stuff I want to blog about)...
Praying that the upcoming tests will be manageable and for the year to be smooth sailing!!!!
Keeping my fingers crossed xx
