Being enthusiastic is so tiring sometimes.

I'm so enthusiastic that I can't stand myself.

After joining SLC, I realised that I have the enthusiastic blood in me. Activities that I didnt bother much with previously seemed pretty interesting now! Hence I'm glad that I was given the chance to help out in such events.

First up: The annual NIE Director's Relay.

If I'm not mistaken, this is actually the third year the event is held.

Basically, the director of NIE (whom we seldom see!) plus staff and students (from NIE & other secondary schools) participate in a relay race, whereby each runner from teams of four will run 2.4km around the perimeters of the campus, in a relay mode.

Which means the whole race might take 1-2 hours to finish.

So yesterday, I stayed back after class and helped out as a SLC member. *hah!*

Apart from the race, there were other events, such as the Endangered Animal Parade, and performances by various CCAs groups.

We were in charge of the parade, basically by 'protecting' and 'escorting' the participants as they walked the 2.4km route. In other words, we acted like bodyguards.

Below were some pictures taken by July, the president of NIE's Green Club and our IC for that day. I took these pictures from the club's website, so interested parties can click here to check it out. =)

These were the participants of the parade, together with the water snake and jellyfish and sea turtles. Our duty is to walk with them throughout the parade. Easy job, but tiring.

Walking outside the school, where we drew huge attention from passers-by.

That's the bus stop where I used to wait impatiently for 199, along with hundred others. And that's the bridge that links NIE with NTU. Some called it the Love Bridge. *rolls eyes*

SLC members wore black for that day. So I guess you know who is not one of us. But we thank her for showing up. But no one realised that she disappeared halfway through. *tsk tsk*

From left: Ivan, me, Malinda, I-dunno-her-name, I-dunno-his-name, and Eleanor. Behind the camera is July.

Show you the pics that I took using my hp, so almost all were quite blurry. Not that I'm going to apologise for that. My hp sucks. Not me.

Look at the number of people who were waiting for the run to start. *shakes head*

Night fell and because the rain couldnt stop itself, they had to shift the entire stage into the school, where performances were held.

There were a live band, hip-hop dance, capioera (combination of breakdance & martial arts) and so on. Our 'animals' also got their chance to perform. By any-o-how dancing around to the song Under the Sea. *hahah!*

And then I left ard 8pm cos had to get up early the next day for another event, which I'll talk more about later.

OOOHHHH! I forgot to mention the best part of the event.

We helpers got a taste of being VIP by eating the food for the VIPs. *HAH!*

I tell you, the food is so damn nice lah! Feel so privileged. All the hard work was worth it. *hehs*

So that's about it.

Now, the second event: Sharity Elephant 2008.

This is my second time helping out, and I've made up my mind.

No more such events le.

Not when BSc is the coordinator.

*BIG SIGH*

I seriously dunno why I joined BSc in the first place. I'm doing arts, so I should join BA club right!?! Shite.

Totally regretted it.

But in terms of experience wise, good or bad, I believe I've learnt alot, which I'll share one by one with you guys now.

Probably because I'm not very close to anyone in the BSc club, so I couldnt bring out the enthu-ness I display in SLC activities.

Anyway, I dun need anyone cos I'm independent. *winks*

Enough disgression.

This year's Sharity is a huge huge event, and is held at the Esplanade Park over the weekend (today and tomorrow). Our Prime Minister will be gracing this event, so you tell me whether it's gigantic or not.

Anyway, he's not here today, neither is Nat Ho (mediacorp artistes are performing tomorrow). *boo!*

So. I was told by the head of the community service committee to meet her at 8AM at Esplanade Park.

Being the ever punctual one, I reached there on time but saw no one.

Mind you, it was raining like mad this morning okie! And I can still get there punctually. *tsk*

That's the first thing I learnt: if you are the leader, try to be on time. Set a good example to your followers. You wouldnt want them to be late as well, right?

But never mind.

Waited and waited, and finally, leader and a whole bunch of people arrived.

And then waited again for the NCSS (National Council of Social Services) people to brief us for the day. *haiz*

This taught me another thing: No point arriving on time; it's just wasting my life.

Fast forward.

My duty was to register kids for coloring/drawing competition, so for almost the whole day I was stuck to the booth.

But I'm fine with it cos it's raining outside, so couldnt go walk around.

Anyway, if you ask me what's the one good thing that happened, I'd definitely say the children.

Some are just so adorable and innocent and cute and lovely that it makes me sick of the adults. Not the parents lah. Just some people.

Actually, the kids are the only reason why I went. To be honest, I wanted to msg leader in the morning and tell her i'm not going cos of blah blah blah reason, cos I'm super super tired and my workload is piling like nobody's business.

But when I thought of meeting the children and the promise I made that I'll help out, I still drag myself up.

And also, with the kind of loud personality leader has, the whole campus will probably know me as the MIA/irresponsible person until the end of the world.

Anyway, the other volunteers from BSc include mostly of freshies who, because they are freshies, were rather hyped up with things. In other words, super enthu. And busybody.

A parent came and asked me if he could borrow a hard board so his daughter can use it as a support when colouring.

There were some boards in a box near the registration table, so I thought it was okie to lend it to him for a while. I mean, if they need the boards, I could just go and get it back from the man.

(Another thing. This is a drawing/colouring competition. But NO TABLES AND CHAIRS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE KIDS. They are forced to sit on the carpeted floor, which was super wet and dirty cos of the rain. Ridiculous, isnt it?)

So I gave the man the board, and he was so thankful to me lah!

And then another parent saw it and came to ask me for the board too.

In the end ard three boards were borrowed out, and it made three parents and three children happy. Worth it? So worth it.

But then this freshie came over and kaypo-ly asked me if I was supposed to give them the board.

I told her I dunno, but I explained to her is not give, is lend.

Then think she trotted off to look for a higher authority to check, and minutes later, I found out that the boards cannot be given out.

This is only a simple problem that requires a simple solution:

Just bloody hell get the boards back from the parents, and all is well.

But Freshie made it look like it's the worst stunt I've pulled. *rolls eyes*

But later on Freshie got a taste of some more worst stunts I can pull, which I dun mean it lah, duh!

Goodie bags.

One of the NCSS people brought some goodie bags over to my booth and asked me to give out to kids even though they dun have coupons cos they have lots of goodie bags but very few people turned up for the event. So I guess they wanna clear the bags.

So I gave lo.

And then another Freshie came over and asked me how come I can give out the goodie bags without collecting coupons. (It seems like the freshies enjoyed spying on me, huh?!)

I was like, cos they told me to do so.

And then she asked again, "Can meh, can meh? So I dun need to take coupons from them lah?"

And then I was completely fed up.

"Do I look like I'm the in charge here? Stop asking me if can do this can do that, go ask the NCSS people lah!"

I think the freshie tio stunned lo. *HAHAH*

Lao niang bu fa hui, dang wo shi bing mao?

From them on, no freshies came to bug me.

I mean, I dunno what I'm supposed to tell you if you ask me if you can do certain things or not.

Especially if I'm not the person-in-charge. If I tell you "no, you can't do it", but in actual fact you can do it, fingers will point at me for telling you no in the first place. Same goes for yes. If I said "yes, you can do that", but in reality you are not supposed to do it, then it will be my fault too.

You guys get what I'm trying to say here?

I'm trying to be smart and protect myself and not get myself into unnecessary trouble for giving out wrong instructions that I'm not even sure of it.

I just dun understand the freshies. And the leader.

I have more things to say, but I've decided to let it go cos mummy calling me for dinner and I'm too bloody tired to go on.

So, till then.

Take care and enjoy some of the pictures at the Sharity event, which you'll probably not get to see from here ever again.

PS: I saw a rainbow outside the library, and it brightened me up for that day. =)