is it better to will ourselves to forget the unpleasantries so that they never occured? doing so involves denying our memory. but what do we lose by doing so?

if we could erase part of our past and create a rupture of unpleasant memories, so that the world could be a much nicer place, would we do it? what do we lose by doing so?

our identity? our sense of "self"? but what do these matter if we could become Adam and reconstruct everything from the beginning?

jae pointed this out to me. . . compare the two photos below, the first from fiza's blog, of herself in the USC rag dance costume this year (her costume is that of a sprite, a mythical little elf-like creature). the second photo is from the NUS website, of the President of NUS (yes, there is such a position) prof shih during the annual Freshmen Inaguration Ceremony. . . detect any similarities?


now, looking at both pictures, the 65 million dollar question is: is prof shih a sprite too? ok i'm bored, and jae must be too. . . anyone who dares ask him about his "secret identity" and provide me evidence, you'll have the next blog post dedicated to you.

elections are a big headache. . . its amazing how i can think my entire future in NUS seemingly hinges on my decision whether or not i should run for re-election in the 6th MC. . . its one of those irritating 50/50 choices that you have to make, and no one would tell you what you're in for. . . currently i'm leaning more towards the "yes" side, but who knows?

someday perhaps i will look back on this and be able to see the funny side of things

"The executive of the public relations of the club, the public relations director (1) in collaboration with his or her IT specialist, is responsible for the management, update, upkeep and maintenance of the USC website, http://usc.scholars.nus.edu.sg/, (2) in collaboration with the his or her IT specialist and honorary general secretary, moderates and manages content of the e-forum of the USC website, (3) is in charge of the design and printing of promotional materials of the various cell events (posters, banners, etc), (4) is responsible for the publicity of events organized by the USC, on the USC website, (5) is responsible for the maintenance and update of notice boards in the charge of the club (notice boards along the stairway of level 5 Blk ADM, the USP reading room and Chatterbox walkway), (6) is, with advice from the president or vice-president, in charge of approving notices that students want to put up on the club’s notice boards, (7) has to communicate with the USP administration to find out about USP student group activities happening outside of the club, and maintain channels of communication between them and the club to foster cooperation

The public relations director has to be a communicator and someone preferably well versed in IT and the designing of posters or at least should have contacts which can do either by which he or she can rope into his or her public relations cell. He or she also has to be an effective and active communicator in order to facilitate liaising between various USP student groups and finding out information about such student groups from the USP administration."

guess i pretty much fucked it up, no?

rag's over. and i'm happy. no its not one of those "good riddence" sort of happy, but the sort of happy you feel upon completing something you never thought possible at the beginning. our float might not even be a fraction as grand and gasp-inducing as others, but what mattered to me was that it was beautiful in my eyes.

the two respective faculties i have been with in the past two years did not win anything but looking at it from another perspective, i've realised the verity of keyou's statement made last year - the fact that we managed to parade a float on rag day is an achievement, and hence a triumph in itself, something all the more true for the USP float this year.

no matter how tired and irritable it makes me feel, or how sleep deprived i am, or how i smell after not showering for more than a day, i love rag. and i will gladly do it again next year. and to all the USP raggers i've had the pleasure of working with this year, i hope i won't be alone in making this commitment.

btw, jae just told me that he lost 2kg during the course of rag. congrats jae. i hope you become the rag PD next year and you'll end up looking like junwen at the end of it all. =)

i'm too busy and simply haven't got the mood to blog these days. hopefully it'll change once school starts and i've got more time on my hands. . .

check back for updates!