This whole week has been so peek for me.. Need to say too that I didn’t have healthy meal this week.. hahaha.. Not that I skipped lunch or anything.. but, this is about the type of food I ate.. Let me start it now.. on Saturday, we had Red cross fund’s raising. Medy, Winson, Calvin, prez’s subcom and I went to Dhoby Ghaut, to Red cross headquarter. After collecting the tin, we took free bus to China town. Reached there around 4. Be there, done that. Thus, we started the fund raising. I stand at the junction until around 8. Not bad, managed to finished 40% of the stamps given.. + got so many new experiences.. where else will you be asked to smile and being snapped by the Mexico tourist? Haha.. Some of them were very generous.. giving $2 notes without even wanting a stamp. Even one taxi driver purposely stopped at the junction and gave me 2 dollar. Wow.. Red cross’ power is surely different with NTU’s. Hahaha.. It was said that ‘Ang Mo’ never gave donation. It was almost proven, with one exception. I don’t know if he was a foreigner or not, but then, he gave to me all the coins he had (around $3!) and still said sorry that he didn’t have notes ^^;.. hahaha.. that’s not a problem sir. Thanks so much for avoiding me from stereotyping. Some trash collector also gave money… I was really impressed :)..
I collected the money until almost 8pm. I got 6 or 7 $2 notes that day. Then we returned to headquarter… rest for awhile, and then had dinner together at Carl’s Jr. From the first place, Calvin kept warning me that I wont be able to finish the burger.. it’s very big… thus it’s better if I share with others. Eventually, we made a bet. If only I can finish one portion by myself.. He treated. At the end of the day, I got free dinner. Thanks, partner! :P We eventually reached NTU again around 11.
Saturday finished with burger. On Sunday evening, we have BBQ at Staff Service Center. There, I got to know more about the Red Cross committee. I would like to say that although the point or the club category might be much lower, the professionalism is there in the Red Cross. I was surprised to know that most of the committee weren’t Singaporean, but Malaysian and China instead. But they’re all very friendly ^^.. And hard working. Glad to know all of you! :D.. After the BBQ, we have our first meeting. Lucky that it didn’t end too late.. only at around 10.30. I discussed some stuff with Calvin, then went back to hall.. and Zzz..
The next day.. was Monday already. You might think that I summarize too little.. but time really flies!! Monday, I had Red Cross subcomm recruitment, concurrently with the rally for CEC 7th Management Committee.. =___=.. lucky that the recruitment started at 6.. so I still can accompany Calvin for about an hour. Feel bad to leave after that. Haha.. The rally went on until 10.30. Everything settled? Of course not! Then all the 6th committee need to interview the candidate, one by one. Doeeengg.. That day was the day I broke my sleeping routine. I came back to hall only at 4. Lucky that we got welfare from President: Mac Donald. Arianto told me that the most expensive one is double spicy mac.. so that’s the one I chosen.. huahaha.. joking2.. but, really, it’s spicy! Feel like I am home at Indonesia. Hahaha.. Anybody curious can try ;).
Apart from the food, let’s talk abit about the candidates ^//^.. (wasn’t it should be the main topic?) Rudi was very very funny!! During the rally he said: “My past year experience as CEC publicity subcomm.. helping in designing notice board, doing lecture announcement… blablabla… and also taking care of Popcorn stall during Exclaim”.. Muaahahaha.. all of people at LT10 laugh. In the contrast, the 2 president candidates were hatred-bringer. One is Malla, last year bizmag. Adi, Erikson, Alfonso.. everybody don’t-like-him so much that we wish anybody – no matter who – can replaced him. There is another candidate. Singaporean. A good friend of 5th management committee’s president. Good resume, huh? But wait until we hear the way he talked. He used vulgar word, saying the lecturer stupid, and didn’t even standing in answering our questions! Can you imagine what if this kind of person ruling CEC? Sigh.. suddently I think that Malla isn’t too bad. Haha.. Wait until I came to the voting result :P
So.. the very next day.. on Tuesday.. I got lecture in the morning. I slept at 5.. and I really almost can’t make it at 7.. thus I eventually up at 8.. shower.. breakfast.. then attend an half hour lecture.. really.. I felt so sleepy for the whole Tuesday.. ate western for lunch.. then also had subcomm interview at night.. along with the photo taking and meeting. I came back to hall only at 11. On Wednesday.. is the GEBEN 8 day. I helped out in the goodie bag booth, along with Ilfina, Alfonso, Alex, Julian, etcetc. I came at the right time, 10.30. They need help, and I got a lot of free food: Pizza, Hotdog, Bluberry bread, breadtalk.. that’s all simply nyummy :D.. really charging up my energy :P.. huahaha.. The rest of Wednesday is fine for me… Actually I need to go to Redcross Headquarter to order some publicity stuff for awareness week (which is duty distributed during meeting) but I got tutorial at night.... thus eventually Calvin went there with prez’s subcomm. He came back only at 12! Sigh… Red Cross is really not easy. It’s much more like ‘real organization’ than CEC. Here, we related with other people outside NTU. In more common respective, outside from SCE students. I’m actually got the ‘different’ feeling of having subcomm from all over the different school. On the subcomm recruitment, I also meet Tika and Hanna, the freshie in Dear Dekil. For sure, I asked them to join me :P.. huahaha.. Calvin knew a lot of politic instead. He asked me to recruit more of our friends.. thus it’s easier to control. Further more, since we got 30+ subcomms, we need to organize it to layer: 2 maincomms, several subcomm heads, and also the subcomms. We just need to update the subcomm heads, then the subcomm heads will contact the rest. It’s quite an efficient way.. (Ari, why we didn’t do it last year? Haha..) experience gained! One people in charged of the administrative stuff.. One people in charged of website.. and so on and so on. It can make the subcomm feels useful too. I like those ideas! Managing all 30 subcomms by ourselves was really almost impossible.
On Thursday, It was union day! Got half day off.. but still I need to prepare for meeting. After voting for SCE, I went to library and typing stuff. We have our first Subcomm Meeting at 6pm. Due to the crowd, we eventually changed to Tutorial room. Of course, I, as a communication’s officer didn’t forget to bring camera. We asked all the subcomm to introduce themselves one by one, infront of the class. That’s actually the purpose of the meeting: To let them know each other more. Inche and Ilfina were also there :D.. hahaha.. Btw.. I’m still so nervous to talk.. even only to my subcomm :’(.. lucky that Calvin did much of the talking. We finished at around 9.. then I went to server room.. helping the rest to count vote. Around 10.. it was finished.. and the winner for president is…. Jreng jreng jreeennnggg.. the Singaporeaann.
I was really shocked !! Even Xin Yi said… : The best of the worst.. and even desperately suggest to close the club activity for 1 year. Huahaha… If I’m to choose between Malla and him, I really will choose Malla... haha.. The election committee decide that the ‘Against’ won’t be counted for president. Since they might get minus vote if we do so (againt = -1 vote. Abstain = 0 vote). Gee.. I didn’t understand where had all the potential candidate gone… At the end of the count, Henry got it (almost with full support) to the Logistic Officer position. Moja also make it to treasurer. So did Hans and Wayan as IT officer. And Edmond as Academic Archive.. Yongky vs Erikson vs Singaporean situations weren’t solved yet. Yongky n Erikson got the highest vote.. however.. our president was concerned with their IA next semester. Erikson got the highest vote.. but Yongky is the best sport man.. and the president prefer it. Whose name will come out? Only at this blog :P.. hahaha..
Ok.. eventually we reached Friday. Now is 4am already. I just back from the blazers BBQ at 1.30.. May be is a bit rush BBQ, but it was really well done. A bit sad that I can’t join the whole event, since Medy called me at the middle of event asking for help in photoshop.. however, they reserved all the food for me.. nyam2.. the nuggets, sausage, chicken wings, drink.. all were so tasty ^^.. hahaha… seems like I’m going to dream about it today. Btw, tomorrow (to be more exact, in the next 3 hours) I will be going to Changi, for Red Cross Common Orientation. It’s 2 days orientation.. thus I’m going to stay there tomorrow.. weew… will (again) be a new experience for me. Feel glad that I got Rina and Winson along with me ^^
Alrite alrite.. seems like I need to end the blog now.. Really really sleepy.. but I really want to blog just now.. so.. sorry for my poor English :P
Carl’s Junior, BBQ, Mac Donald, Chicken Cutlet, Pizza, Hotdog, and BBQ again…
What a healthy life I am living.. huaahaha.. Waiting for the next BBQ in this orientation! :P
There is always a time for everything!
Erlin.D
PS 1: Sorry for my CSC303 group >.<.. will make it up to you as I go back!!! ^^
PS 2: Congratz Medy and Shen Nan for the CSC1 deanlist! Also Hans and Erikson! 3 of 7 CSC2 deanlist are from Indonesia! we made it again! :D Not forgetting Henry and Venny representing CE :D
