the best

finally ive done it. in the most unexpected of situations. with the least faith.

a touch of magic helped garner a first-ever win. best og. a first in six orientation camps.

thanks everyone who made it possible. we did it together. a combined effort. the victory would never be complete with any piece missing. thank u, counsellors chengjie, vanessa and carol. thank u, yew chong, the lucky charm (no joke, this guy's won best og four times in his four years in hall 4). thank u, Maori.

i wont say we're the outright best. that's why it's even sweeter. we didnt have alot of faith, before camp, during camp, and at its end.

i was a last-minute addition to Maori, and i was sceptical. most seniors were, of the team of chengjie, vanessa and carol. in terms of known qualities and enthusiasm in hall. the other counsellor triumvirates seemed too good for us. freshies wise, i must say, in my experience, they wernt exceptionally outstanding too.

but that faith definitely grew. u could see it in the counsellors' eyes. u could see it in the body language of the freshies. if u ask me, this was a case of everything falling into place. our counsellors are not the best, the SAs were not the best, and there wasnt a lot of luck with the freshies allocated to us. but none of these were needed. it was as if everyone had a divine right to a place in Maori. as if some higher power had long arranged for this meeting of minds. the combination created the perfect spark. it was unfortunate i could not be with the og all the time, but im sticking with the belief that fate was necessary, and everything was just, enough.

melvyn, best male freshie.
good job, bixia yanying mark michelle lynn julie weisheng shili eddy.
and everyone else, not least the SAs.

Hall 4 FOC 2009. W4rlords - Clash of the Civilisations. Maori.