what a day. it was the third and final day of the SRJC orientation and boy, was it a climatic ending to the three days.

in the morning, we did cheers again and danced to "Let's Get It Started" again. benedict was watching the girl he liked danced and told me that he was floored when she danced during a certain part of the song. the dance move was some sensual shifting of the shoulders. ben was like, "you got see when she was doing the [does the shoulder thing] part? wah, orgas ah." the whole thing was hilarious.

then we had station games reminiscent of the ones we always have during league camps. only one was messy, the rest were classics [dog and bone etc] and my group, Mistral 8, was winning most of our games, much to our delight. Mistral seemed to be the most enthu OG of all the OGs. everywhere we went, we would be chanting "Mistral, Mistral" and clapping along. when other Mistral groups were nearby, we would cheer them on. really spirited. i think the only other family who matched our spirit was Inferno. kind of fitting. but i think they're just intense, not really spirited. heck, they have a bloody drill sergeant screaming his trachea out to get them cheering. it's just so damn intimidating, that i feel that they're cheering out of fear of him and not because they felt like cheering. we all got kind of messy and sweaty after that and it didn't feel very pleasant. then, only for Mistral, we did the college couple dance again. there was total segregation and it seemed like it turned into a dance for homosexuals. i partnered ben and i pissed him off cause i didn't remember any of the steps and screwed up badly. he wanted to partner the girl he was infatuated with but he was too slow and she got paired with another dude who was like friends with her. ben was a bit disappointed and kept looking at her when we were dancing.

then, for the fiesta camp fire night, the Mistral PLs performed as they represented Mistral. ours was the last performance and we kind of impressed the teacher judges during a rehearsal earlier before the fiesta, judging by their raised eyebrows and exchange of looks. the dancing and miming went off without a hitch and due to the large space we had [we performed at the parade square], the extra time we had was taken up well as we had to walk a longer distance to get to our dance partners. then, there were some neo-bhangra performers with a line up of four with drums, indian instruments and a keyboard. it was kind of catchy at first but then it dragged on and on again so it got kind of boring and it was not like everyone there knew how to appreciate that kind of music. but the front man grabbed the mike and got us on our feet. then everyone started dancing around and jumping, running in circles and all the standard things you do when there's a large crowd of people and loud music. after that, we had the announcement of the champion OG for the orientation. guess which OG won.

MISTRAL! yes, we won and the whole of Mistral was on their feet, cheering louder than ever before. it was evident then that Mistral was the most united OG despite having 200++ members. i guess all the cheering made us really tight. so Mistral won and the elation was overwhelming. after distributing the prizes [some little snacks], the Mistral PLs when on to Heartland mall for some BK. i joined them and we all had quite a fun time getting to know each other more. oh, i forgot one thing.

before we left, since the girl ben liked was a PL too, he offered to take photographs of the PLs. so we were posing and ben was being his usual self. he counted to one then snapped a photo. he did that many times and i thought that it was peculiar. when the photos were done i went to look at the camera [a digital one] and true enough, he out of the many shots he took, only one was of the PLs. the rest were close ups of the girl he liked! it was damn funny. it wasn't even his camera and he was zooming in and taking shots. then, he took a picture with her and i could see he was trying to suppress a grin. damn funny.

having more fun in SRJC than i thought i would have. it feels nostalgic as the people there are pretty much smarter versions of the people in MacPherson. and i feel that i should have a change of environment in my JC years. so i most probably would not be staying if i do well for my Os [which i highly doubt]. if my doubts are correct, i woul definitely come to SRJC. the 3 days have shown me of what to expect in a seemingly humble school, tucked inside the serangoon heartlands.

time will tell.