the hills have eyes

[Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. - C.S. Lewis]

So a week's gone by and it was quite eventful i guess. Had my council interviews on friday and it went quite ok although interviewers were super sian since mine was the last slot. Then sunday benny called to tell me i had to go for odac interviews. It was then that i was dragged back to earth with a thud and the reality of things fell upon me. I guess i should really have thought about this earlier and i thought i was damn sure of council, hence the self nomination. I previously believed i would just be a councillor and remain an ordinary, but active member of odac. But the reality of things came in when i asked myself whether i could do to not be able to attend those odac meetings as a committee, those times spent just chilling in the room, whether, one day i could give up odac for the sake of council.

And that would just be like removing a piece of my heart.

I guess the problem was not whether i could juggle these two because ultimately, if all i'm seeking is to juggle them, i'll just end up a clown. The problem lay in where i would place my whole heart into and who i wanted to benefit. And just like a very sweet monster, odac seems to have consumed my heart.

And so to all who have given precious advice, listened to me just talk about what i felt (pason) or how daunting speaking to the council teacher will be and the support and encouragement, thanks a lot. At least that's cleared and odac, here i come!

[Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. - C.S. Lewis]

And so today saw the official farewell to xinzi and bihui, two good friends in odac. Two very worthy people who have touched my life in that short 3 months and who have given "value" to "survival". Its definitely not the end of our friendships though, i need more "value" for this "survival".

And this week has seen quite a few funny incidents. The most hilarious was when i was taking the lift in the general office block. Girl enters lift with me at ground floor and hits the "1" button. After pressing several times, the button still does not light up and she is visibly perplexed. I am totally bewildered. *rolls eyes*

And another funny thing was the slip of the tongue by the math lecturer who intended to say "we will have make up lecture today" and it came out as "we will have make out lecture today". Indeed.

That's all for me now. Thanks for those who have helped me when i was unsure and supported my decision. =)