I guess reality just hit me that Orientation ended. All the months of anticipation and hardwork just ended last night. And damn it was such an O'some night to end. Even though the burning thing didn't burn as planned, but the spirits burning in each of the Year 5s were enough for me to say that it was a fitting conclusion to end of this orientation.

In some sense I feel that this Orientation is more OUR orientation than theirs. Somehow I feel so much more attached to this Orientation then I was to my own one last year. I felt that somehow through this, we all grew, all 183 of us and more. I still remember when like the allocations were announced and I found out I was in Story_____ I was so freaking excited because that was something that caught my eye during my own orientation, and somehow I just wanted the same experience to be brought to my juniors. And look at it now, a few months down the road, we performed something that we are so proud of. I don't know about anyone else, but everytime I hear When you Believe, during rehearsals or otherwise, I just start tearing. I don't know why, but I feel that I've put so much more into this Orientation then any other thing I have done.

When the Councilleaks thing happened, those that saw me knew how affected I was by it. During that day, I was just thinking about how much of time and effort, all the stress and strain that I have gone through, holidays I have sacrificed would go down the drain. And its not only me. ITS THE ENTIRE OTEAM. Everyone who was as tired, if not more tired than me, who continued pushing on. People like Shien who was with me the entire time, the cast who worked so hard, the sets people who came back everyday for 3 weeks to help out, all the other committees members who stayed up night after night to make sure everything was fine, and our OICs shergs and anthea who continued pushing on despite being sick, I felt so freaking pissed at how all our efforts were wasted, and just wanted to give up.

Yet somehow, I think i grew from this. If I really had given up at that point, D'elchanto would not have been as fun for me. It was that point when I realised that this Orientation was as much ours as theirs. 'Strength from within' is really something that everyone should have. Somehow I managed to find it within myself, and within the others who were around me, and I drew from it and I was determined to show whoever did that who was boss. And I think like sheryin said last night, we owned he/she so hard he LEAKED in his pants HAHA.

Really I don't think I could have asked for a better Oteam, or better comm members in Story____. These bunch of people, their energy and positive thinking really made me so much stronger than before, and it kinda reminded me of council camp, when as 1 batch, we managed to achieve things we never thought we could. We, as Oteam, managed to better ourselves, break down our own expectations of ourselves, and emerge even stronger, more united than before. And I really want to thank you all for it. For being there for each other the entire way.

Vincent and Ivalyn, thanks for being co-OGLs with me. Sorry I really couldn't spend much time with the OG, but seeing them coming out as friends and going out together for dinner last night just make me feel... accomplished. That everything was worth it. And I would go through everything just to experience the 4 days again. Thank you for covering my ass for so many things, continue to bake throughout the night as I sleep on the sofa, coming up with cool ideas for the OG and like calling them up. Thank you 2 (:

Story_______. I couldn't ask to be in a better committee. Even though we didn't think we will make it through as we went through the rehearsals leading up to the actual performances, I'm really glad to say that we pulled through. Yes we could have done better, but I think we're O'some enough already (: The hard work that everyone put it, to stay back just to make sure we get some scenes right, and sacrificing so many outings with friends along the way, going through rehearsals even though you may not have the mood for it. I thank you all. And for sets/props, thanks for braving danger and sacrificing your lives by breathing in huge amounts of paint fumes to make such pretty sets. HAHA too bad we can't keep it, but I really liked thrashing the sets last night! HAHA. Music, thanks for being so awesome and adding to the entire mood. without you all really Story______ would only be half as O'some! haha and chabs HAHA thanks for doing such much for us, enduring our constant suans and vulgarities and abuse HAHAHA. you have been an awesome IC (:

You know, I originally thought I would be crying my eyes out last night. Well i did tear a bit when Anthea said she was unstable HAHA but yea I realised that there was nothing to cry about. I had no regrets this time when everything was over. We have all done our best, and it has turned out great. No ambulance somemore HAHA. There really isn't anything to cry about. Instead, we should just celebrate, because we did things that we never dreamed of.

Just to remind everyone, G'alvea actually means Dare to Dream, and I must say our batch really dared to do the unbelievable, and made this the most O'some orientation ever! I mean who starts to party on Day 2 already man?

O O OO OO O OO O O O OO O D'ELCHANTO 2011 <3