Cross Country
Notice the sudden increase in the number of Friends in my list. They’re from my OG! 
Osiris OG23 Holtan rox!
January 26, 2005
January 11, 2005
2nd day of school
Hey it’s the second day of school! Time really flies… I’ve got to see many of my OG people in their full secondary school uniforms… How I wish I can be J1 again!
Maths S-paper lesson turned out to be a discussion of the tutorial which we were supposed to have completed 2 months ago… I just stoned there while the rest of them were buzy discussing the questions… Thank God for blessing me with many things.
Seems that life goes on. How I wish I will find my true purpose soon. All these adhering to the way of the world must stop. Who will take the first step?
January 5, 2005
NYJC! Zion! Osiris! OG23!
Some J1s I got to know somewhat more…
Name/Sec Sch
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Lynette/nan chiau
shu1 xian2/pierce
Gabriel/zhong hua
Waye4 Ning2/nanyang girls
I’m into the third day of NYJC Orientation as an OGL and I’m starting to realise that I may not be suitable as a leader. I’ll have to become more daring and have more initiative to talk to the JC1s, since they have no reason to behave in this way and I’m in home ground. I just hope and pray that I will be able to meet everyone’s expectations, though I doubt that will happen. Trying to please everyone normally leaves me emotionally drained at the end of the day.
I’ve decided to leave out the details of Orientation life and instead focus on the relationships that I have forged through my experience as an OGL. I feel that I have become at least slightly better in picking up the courage to speak to soon-to-be friends, though I admit that there is still so much room for improvement. I’ve chatted online with those people listed above, found out their secondary schools and other information that I will not disclose here to preserve their privacy.
I feel that the highlight of the Orientation, or for all Orientations for that matter, is the dances. I really got to interact with the J1s through this activity since the level of difficulty merits a certain level of assistance from the OGLs. I took this opportunity to get closer with some of my OG (OG23, Osiris faction, ZION) J1s and this resulted in easier conversation.
My greatest regret is that I have little control over my facial expressions. I’ve been trying very hard to smile, but most of the time it turns out to be a grimace instead (I’ve checked in the mirror), or at best a smirk. I sincerely hope that if you are reading this and get to see me someday, you’ll remind me to smile and be happy. Nothing motivates me more than creative criticism. I believe that the first impression one gives to a complete stranger will affect that person’s opinion of oneself for a very long time, so a smile will certainly put me in the said stranger’s and soon-to-be-friend’s good books. Pardon my language if you feel that it reads quirky.
Anyway, I just want to say that I really enjoy my time as an OGL so far and I really look forward to bringing smiles to my J1 charges over the next 2 days. I know that much of NYJC’s image has probably been shattered by little old me, but please, look out for better examples of the nanyang spirit in other OGLs.
I wonder whether I should organise OGL outings. Perhaps I’ll leave that to the other OGLs.
