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Thursday, 24 April 2008

so tomorrow marks the end of 23's odac tenure.

humms. i really wonder how we would have did if we had taken a lot of turns in the opposite direction. if the tree didnt fall. if we had june ex. if we didnt settle on vietnam, if we had final ex, if we had done blah blah blah blah..

a lot of people are saying that its damm sad for us to end this way.

personally i feel quite ambivalent about it. yes, its damm sad for most of us that odac23 didnt go out with the bang we always envisioned about. but really, as mrsh ah said, "who is to say that odac ends this month in 2008?" seriously. if you are serious about what odac really entails, then it is lifelong. it may end officially, but its up to you to continue the spirit for life.

and thats why we all admire people like mrleo ng, mrt an, mrch ua, mrshu kor, because they are all outdoors people for life, and we want to be like them :)

and really, i dont feel sad about it, or disappointed or anything. as i told yichao, i dont regret joining in at this batch, (i do feel envious of 24 though), because it has given me a lot of things, on hindsight, even though you dont realize it at that time. :)

it is not my case to argue, but i think that handover seems to be the last stop on everyone's mind because it means the end of all activites. but, on retrospect, its just an end to all OFFICIAL activities. and in fact, you actually get more time off from all the sessions to pursue what you like best. be it rockclimbing, cycling, training etc. and its funny, how i seem to be more active in these as a j2 than a j1.

meanwhile, im looking forward to loads of stuff! haha. lvl 2, more rockclimbing at the new gym and safra, myteengames, etc. :D

to 23:

see you in the outdoors!

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