2007!

When I think of 2007, I will remember...

Orientation L'audeamus and my OG L'egolas BB07!
The excitement; the anticipation; the enthusiasm; the evanescence; the disappointment.
jean, brian, dexter

Scouts Reformation.
The willingness; the sacrifice; the end of everything; the start of something new.
raj, funx, vinod, marcus, weizhi

ODAC Basic Training Camp and Interview.
The experience; the familiarity; the indecision.

Council Elections.
The uncertainty; the gamble; the final decision.

Council Campaign. SAND!
The thrill; the novelty; the confusion; the joy; the sadness.
shihua, anna, dexter

House Capt Campaigning.
The choice; the courage; the commitment.

Council Investiture.
The exco; the planning; the first hardcoring; the craziness; the finality.
siti, ian, giraffe, lynette, david, ben, anna

IHC Dota
The underdogs; the challenge; the belief; the strength; the odds; the victory.
yu jun, xianjie, andre, stanley

BB House D.
The passion; the warmth; the work; the happiness; the sleepless nights; the trust; the pain; the brainstorming; the jubilant; the ihc trophy; the satisfaction; the reflections; the let down; the regrets; the change; the understanding; the baking at felly's; the hardcore stayover; the blog; the newsletter; the collar pins.
kovan, shihua, giraffe, felly, anna

Teachers' Day
The many, many, many, many hardcore sessions; the regret; the sadness; the fatigue; the comfort; the uncountable sleepless nights; the planning; the learning; the lack of support; the unbelievable artwork; the concourse; the pride; the success; the relief.
sarah, ben, ashley, xueqian, yanneng, tan chen, shiyu

Open House
The Befriender's Dance; the tiredness; the soloing; the laughing; the happiness; the secret corner; the crazy shifting.
lynette, giraffe

J2 Farewell
The council sweetheart game; the sharing; the loneliness.
joseph

01 & 02 Combined Overnight Cycling
The battle against sleep; the brotherhood; the fun; the enjoyment; the test of willpower; the hardcore cycling; the sleepless night; the wandering and talking.
scouties, royce, chin yang, hiok, and others.

Highlights
The fun and laughter, peace and joy; the countless singing sessions; the teasing; the bullying; the chemistry; the phone call scam; the camaraderie; the highlights hand signal; the tshirt; the understanding; the fatigue; the lorry ride; the sewing at karen's; the burning; the burning once more; the eraser clique; the insanity; the happiness; the love; the tension; the dry run; the banner; the shopping for paint; the gate-climbing; the secret chambers; the cheat to unlocking the gate; the emoing; the satisfaction; the excitement; the PROposal.
wanjoo, giraffe, lynette, zhiying, jevon, ye wei, karen, joel, evona, aaron, warren, alywn, humairah, ivan, sabby, andrea, yiran, jeremy, tanvi, ee kuan

Scouts Annual Camp 2007
The hardcore juggling between scouts and orientation dry run; the support; the joy; the courage; the passion; the emotions; the wargames; the payback; the fatigue; the satisfaction; the belief;
scouties

Orientation
The dry runs; the pseudo og, t'ongkat ali; the EA; the station games and wargames; the experience.

BB02 T'stardust
The talking; the shopping; the og gifting; the gossiping.
yihui

BB House Councillors
The support; the enthusiasm; the passion.
mel, mandy, jiaying, wanjoo, junwei, ye wei, sabby and all the rest!

Dotarians
The games; the fun; the craziness; the steamboats; the insane 3am x-hero extreme 3 game.

08S05A
The lectures; the pe lessons; the tutorials.
royce, funx, taufiq, mel, pris, sharyn, nigel, yijing, choon wing, lijian, siti, ame, long qing and all the rest!

Council
The essence of hardcore; the fun; the memories; the tears; the joy; the sadness; the pain; the life.

Scouts
The trust; the camaraderie; the ability to talk about anything and everything; the confidence in me; the support; the memories; the discussions; the stayovers; the lanning sessions; the soccer games; the importance.

There is too much to recall about 2007. It has been a journey of self-discovery, of excitement and fun, of never-ending surprises. More importantly, it was the fire that tempered my spirit, the clay that molded me in greater definition, the waters that sooth my turbulence, the wind that took me to my potential, the earth that allowed me to stay on to reality, the plane that showed me a glimpse of paradise.

True, it was a year with many regrets, but it was also a year with greater satisfaction. An age where awareness awakened from its slumber, where ignorance is no longer bliss, where knowledge is a double-edged sword. A time when strangers no longer remain so strange, when friends become even friendlier.

2007.
I think I will name it the Year of Wonders. =)