I'm not sure if I should say that this is the worst semester in my 3 years in NUS; or a semester of blessings. Not really blessings in the sense of being prospered, but going through hell and making it through and having your faith strengthened. This year's exam season was a killer. 4 papers squeezed into 3 days. But it's over. Holidays have begun. So look on the bright side of thing! :) For memories...
Gabriel (Koh not Lim) said that spoofs are a sign that your brain is working. So here is an attempt at that!
Almost seems like yesterday
That, we were planning for today
It's gonna be happening!
And now it's finally arrived
No more studying, got more time
It's gonna be happening!
It's been a long way
After all that mugging
It's gonna be happening
Months of preparing and project meetings
Months of lecturing and pontanging
Months of readings and head-banging
And now it's finally here...
Examinations finally done
Now we're all prepared for fun
Days of mugging are done and over
Now we welcome the happy choingsters
No more boring project meetings
No more essays, labs or readings
Now for singing, dancing and shopping
Time for HOLIDAYS to be happening!!!!!
My run down of the year so far:
January
The year starts of pretty interestingly enough! The usual Holy Communion at the Watchnight Service and supper fellowship! Thereafter, I have to go rescue 2 damsels in distress, who couldn't get a taxi home. Spend the rest of the night playing mahjong at Ryan's place thereafter. Fun. Things get more "fun" when the BCE musicians are informed by Gabriel the exact scope of their task. As music director, I nearly faint, and I actually fall sick for 3 weeks. It doesn't help that meeting took place on the same day as the LOTR movie marathon. Anyway school starts the weekafter. Auditions for BCE take place on the first week. I joke that "my lectures are a break from BCE/VCF activities." It turns out that that wasn't really a joke. During the first month, I only go home before the sun sets 4 times (according to my private journal). Not so funny anymore. My timetable is slack, I only have 1 lecture on most of the days. But BCE/VCF stuff use up the rest of the time. Fusion 2005 on 22 Feb was certainly a highlight of the month. I would still say that the first Fusion 2 years ago was still better though.
February.
Operation Karang Guni. Madness. But sure was fun. ChIndian. Decided to pontang that one. Really needed to sleep that day. By God's grace and providence, the BCE musicians complete the compositions for the songs almost 2 weeks ahead of schedule and preview the songs to the cast. Only then does the enormity of the task at hand dawn on us. But those guys are monsters man!! Was an honour to work with them. Chinese New Year, one of my biggest Ang Pow collections ever! The BCE com collectively goes through a very testing time, together. That's where we really live out the BCE theme verse. Mid-term recess week was the worse. The highlight of that week was definately the first (out of 2) BCE full band practices that we had, this one at Ruiyi's church. WOAH! No words to describe it. The lowest point would defiantely have been the practice at engin bridge that same week. Also, no words can describe it. The Lord gives the Lord takes away and by His Blood, I try to ahead. I go to Church with an ear to ear grin that weekend and co-lead worship at WIN. February was a depressing month.
March
It only gets worse. Mid term season begins. With a mid-term on my birthday. Sucks. I turn 24, but spend the whole day, 8am to 10pm in school. What a way to spend your birthday. BCE kicks into high gear! Studies are neglected for sure. Thank God, this semester I copy notes and so things actually go into my head during the lecture; but even then, not much. Synerg!z. A long needed spiritual refreshment. God defiantely spoke to me during that hot Thursday afternoon. You can read the entry on 18 March for more details. But that was the catalyst to start moving on. BCE a week later; a culmination of months of preparing and rehearsing. Fantastic. But I never knew it would take such a toll on me. I immediately start having really wierd dreams after that, a spiritual attack. I also find out that my JC maths teacher passed away on the same week as the musical. Very sad. But at least March ends with me being able to see the bright side of things.
April
Exam season begins. And I begin to start catching up on the work that I had missed. Unfortuantely, my nightmares persist; till I found the closure that I had been seeking for in 2 months. Closure has begun, but it will take time to close. Exam week comes. Science library fellowship begins. Quite interesting. Much fewer people this time round. I wonder why. Exams ended today. And with the killer papers that I had, I might possibly graduate due to poor results. Well, it's all in God's hands now.
