Orientation was over 4 days ago but it is only now that I have 20 minutes to sit down and blog about it.

How did it go? I do not know. Word around is that it was very well-received and well-reviewed. (Facebook, people) But for me, a person behind the scenes, it was 17 heart attacks a minute- rotation clashes, stuck props, shortage of rafia string, masking tape...

I'm truly grateful, for the many people who simply said yes and lent their time and energy to this/ us/ me. People who had no official position and certainly no obligation but just said yes and came down when I called/ smsed/ asked (water bombs at 8am, acting as a dead body, tying rafia strings to chairs under the hot sun). There are too many to name and I am eternally grateful to their random acts of kindness. 17 heart attacks a minute but I was saved again and again and again. Thank you thank you thank you.

There remains for me still things to be done and some of them are dreaded. There's the logistics thing to tie up. And then there's the feedback meeting. I insist on this meeting and feel like it would really help the next Ocomm. But, I'm apprehensive about what will happen in it. I don't want truth or feelings to be the casualty. But seems impossible. My attitude is to be frank without being hurtful. But it's a thin line with the things I am saying.

What have I been up to: Five Days of Summer. Tried very hard to fit family, boyfriend, shopping, eating into a mega long weekend. I'm not sure it succeeded entirely since I was called back to school on a few hours' notice to plan something... But largely okay. Uni friends will be slotted into Starbucks dates in Week 2 hopefully.

"Congrats, you are officially screwed", said someone to me over sms when I said I'd gotten my level 4000 module. It took me an amount of pleading with the history department; and half way through I really questioned the wisdom of my entire request and considered chickening out. But ultimately I'm taking the plunge against the good advice of my professor and the accumulated years of wisdom of the history department. Because I believe even though I might be absolutely screwed in this one battle, I will come out more able to win the war- first class honours. Oh but I'm not going into this ready to lose. I'm taking only 4 modules this semester. It'd be good to win this battle and then the war. Haha. Yes yes, all I want is everything. But damn it, I'm willing to work for it and I don't think everyone can say the same.

I actually can't wait for lectures, tutorials, readings, assignments. Found myself yearning during lull periods during orientation. And I can't wait for all my duties as Academic Secretary actually. If it was another post, I would be drafting my resignation now. But I am ready to go, knowing anything cannot be as big/ bad as orientation and this time, it is really something I love and believe in.

Bring on Year 3!