Respectable Seniors

Recently, I bought Boon Lay Way nasi lemak for a pair of v close roommies, and subsequently, gave them a pair of couple keychains for V day. These keychains are not meant as the celebration of romance, but as my blessings that they remain as close as roommies can be for eternity. I further explained that they are my freshies and I should care for them, and beckoned them to treat their freshies with likewise pastoral care in turn, in future.

The girl thanked me graciously, as expected of her character, for she was a v well mannered and sunshine girl who never failed to give thanks. While I receive her thanks with warm regards, I should however, be humble and say that this is really v little compared with what some of my seniors did, whether to me as a freshie, or to Hall in general.

In no particular order, here I present some respectable seniors and what they did, and I think, what I did for freshies is really humbled in comparison to them. These stories are accurate to the best of my knowledge. I do not mention any names here, but those seniors (and in fact most of those who are my seniors, will know who I am talking about in each profile). I only cover those who have already grad, those who haven't, eg JY Shiqi Simin...next year (:

1. He gave up an offer for exchange and decided to do his IA locally, so that he could serve Hall 2 as OMC chair.

2. He gave up an offer for exchange to be the JCRC Hon Gen Sec.

3. He is a generous man. He never asked for payment when buying food or drinks for us, and insisted that we do NOT pay him back. He treated the entire OMC SUB COM, not just the main com but the main com AND the sub com, ah lian beehoon, during the run through for fright night. More importantly, he is always available to discuss problems and offer his advice and views. More than just a passive listener, he is an active counsellor. He also remained active till the end, never having retired, up till his final sem.

4. I got to know her, first day in Hall 2, at FOC. She trusted me from the beginning, was always there when I was stressed up, and even found time to talk to me when I went through a terrible crisis and she was doing her FYP. And she never told me that she had to do her FYP, all through the interview, for she knew that if she did, I would not have spent that much time talking with her, wasting her time for FYP.

5. He continued talking to me, made sure I was fine, advised me, even though he was on exchange in Shanghai.

6. He helped a freshie chase a girl that he himself was interested in.

7. She did not clear away all his belongings when she grad, instead she left them for the next generation. He of the next generation did the same, and the table is in my room right now.

8. She is really made of pure gold. She is a dancer, a most elegant one. She is like a swan, full of grace and elegance. Freshie year she joined OMC as pub sec. Second year she was double promoted to fin sec. For years, literally, she choregraphed the OMC fire dance for Hall, most willingly, even though it was never part of her job scope. While most people retire towards their final year, she remained active till the end. Even in her final year she still helped her friend (who was the incoming DND chair) to choregraph and teach dance for the pageant people. Again, never asking for anything in return. She is in addition to all these, the finest, most artistic and gentle dancer that I have ever met.

Hope this was good inspiration.