Orientation
The one-week hall orientation is finally over. Wasn’t as active as I had hoped to be due to various commitments. But I did enjoy the cheering, the activities, the mingling and obviously the babe-ogling. Especially memorable was a warped version of Captain’s Ball called Captain’s Chicken. As the name suggests, the object being hurled around was a chicken. A raw and featherless one, at that.
It was amusing at the start to observe the squeamish expressions on the freshies’ faces, but I was soon grimacing and feeling unwell myself when the poor animal was accidentally dismembered and occasionally split into separate pieces in mid-air. I swear I felt the disgust welling up within me culminate in a thunderous wave at a point when the chicken plummeted onto the ground from high above with a horrendous splat, as no-one was able to catch it.
I must say the highlight of the entire orientation would be the Dating Game, where freshies would write letters, pass gifts to and perform in public to vie for their chosen seniors’ attention and eventually hope for their acceptance. Obviously, I wasn’t open to the idea of having no one attempting to date me, however I could do nothing about it this time, being a senior and all.
Was pleasantly surprised when I came back from dance the other day and this freshie approached me near my door. Apparently she had noticed me since Day 1 and wanted to date me but circumstances that day forced her to do otherwise – peer pressure had made her choose someone by dinner that day cos I wasn’t around the whole day. Basically I suspected that she just wanted to make me feel good then cos she could have simply refrained from making a decision before I got back, but then I decided thereafter to just accept her reasoning and feel honoured about being so highly valued.
Life is wonderful indeed. lol.
