Bohemia Bunny

For self, for hall

February 26th, 2005 by lynnylchan under Uncategorized

Recruiting is in full swing for my hall’s Orientation Committee. These guys will be the most happening, most popular guys in hall for the first month of school. They’ll be the first seniors the freshmen meet when they come on. They are the ambassadors of Yousucks. Their high visibility gives them an edge when it comes time to vote for the leaders of next year.

So why don’t I want to join?

I actually do want to join. I know what I can bring, and I know which sub-committee suits my personality. But some circumstances prevent me from taking up the offer.

1. My boyfriend’s on holiday.
So I should also be on holiday at the same time as him. Who knows when we could be on holiday together again? This is his last vacation before he begins university. And I want to be there to enjoy it with him.

2. I only go home for extended periods twice a year.
Twice a year is plenty, but when I live 400 km (200 miles) away, I could afford to go home a lot more. Plus my friends won’t be home when I go home in the December holidays, so I’ll have to catch them during the summer holidays. I miss our girl talks! I miss bitching! I miss being in the company of girls I actually like!

3. I’m taking my driving test during the holidays!
And the one month of vacation offered to the Orientation Committee isn’t enough. Especially for someone like me, who has never even started up a car. It definitely takes more than one month to train me to be good enough to pass the test. And after that, I’ll need to consolidate my skills by actually driving around the neighbourhood on my own. I’ll probably be the chaffeur du jour once I pass the test. “Drive your sister to tuition! Drive down to the supermarket! Dump the rubbish at the giant dumpster!”

I wish I could join. I really do. And I feel sorry for the main committee, because they’re suffering from a shortage of interested people. In short, they don’t have enough people to form a proper working committee. I know how hard it is to convince people to join your comm when they’re not interested. The president of the hall student body did ask me what were my plans for the hols, but I knew where it was going, and I told him I was going back home.

There are a lot of freshmen who aren’t staying in hall next year, so a lot of potential members are leaving. Even the enthusiastic ones like my friends have unequivocally stated that they will not be joining. There’s a certain resentment on people’s part about ‘burning’ their holidays to serve the hall.

I feel like a selfish prat whenever I see any of the main comm members. But sometimes you just have to say no. Sometimes, you should just let others take the shit.