A Beautiful End To A Horrible Year

March 27th, 2007 by lynnylchan under Blogroll

After months of preparations, a gazillion meeting-hours, and a dozen headaches, our Annual Dinner and Dance occurred last Friday. And although I wasn’t pleased with the event, being the nitpicky organiser-person that I am, the guests seemed to enjoy themselves.

I suppose it wasn’t as fun as last year, but we had our own people emceeing instead of a professional, so that might have been it. We lost a lot of momentum when someone somewhere dropped the ball, and things got a bit messy for a while, and people walked out to take pictures instead of staying throughout for the event.

But as always, Eusoffians can be relied on to be their insane selves. The D4 guys, most of whom are graduating this year, came as an assortment of wrestlers, among them Mankind, The Undertaker, and Hulk Hogan. Obviously, they stole the show, although they had some competition from the likes of the C4 Chinese Mafia who, upon entering, started beating up a rival boss with rolled-up newspapers. Eh, okay.

The girls, not to be outdone, came as ragdolls, retards and refreshed towel babes. Those were among the more inspired interpretations of the acronym W.A.R. I would have come dressed to the theme as well, except that I couldn’t get (into) a costume in time, and besides I had to sit at the main comm table so we were all dressed relatively formally.

Well, now that it’s all over, I have one less thing to worry about. I can’t honestly say it’s been fun swanning around as vice-head, because most of the time people assumed I was a programmer, seeing how I have been one for the past 2 years. While we were packing up, I looked at my fellow hall residents, busily wandering around the hall taking pictures for keepsakes. You could barely move for fear of wandering unannounced into yet another person’s photograph. And for the third year running, there was no dance to follow my dinner. I got a lift home from my block’s Resident Fellow, along with a few blockmates. But at least this year, I got to lounge around in the hotel room, sitting on the plush bed and watching MTV while pretending to oversee operations. Hehe. Hey, I’ve worked long and hard for the privilege of a few hours in comfort!

DnD is traditionally the crowning achievement for the Eusoffian calendar year, since it’s the last major event after IHG and Dance Production. This year, DnD is a bit bittersweet for me since it’s the last one I’ll be actively a part of - as a 4th year next year, it’s a bit extra and unnecessary for me to join any committees, plus I should really make way for the younger kids. It marks the end (well, almost) of what have been a most trying 2 semesters.

I’ve never been busier, or more overworked, and I’ve certainly not done so badly in exams since my very first semester. In between all the shit that I’ve had to deal with, it’s a wonder I came through with heart and wrists intact (nod to Fall Out Boy). It’s really been an annus horribilis for me, and I know I’m not the only one who’s glad to see the end of 2006/2007.

So that’s what DnD means to me, personally. The final headache to cap all the major and minor headaches I’ve faced along the way. But I’ve learned a lot, both about myself and about others. As usual, experience is a tough teacher.

*Edited 31st March* Photos available here.
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