MAF was wonderful. <3 to council for putting in so much hard work. it's sad that people can't spare a few hours to come down, even though the council put so much effort into preparing for it. almost every day of the holidays, from early in the morning to night, doing everything from creative work to boring saigang. (and that's the same council that has to take the promos together with us, most of them hardly have had the time to start mugging yet). the least we could do is to come down and appreciate what they have put up.

life in college is only 2 years, and MAF is the biggest event on the calendar. it's really a waste to not go for something like this.

if everyone thinks for himself,
no one else is going, why should I go?
in the end they don't go.

happened for plenty of "class outings" and other initiatives like JTS.
people put in effort to plan the thing, what right do we have to think
I didn't put in the effort
so why should I go?

not blaming people who really can't make it at those times, but we often mistake inconvenience as an excuse to not go.

and yet as far as I know,
jiada
adeline
limyi
siowkee
shumin
amanda
michelle
lerong
guoqi
marcus
kenneth
gavin
me!
tingwei
ashley
peiwen
weiguo
seng

were there at MAF (sorry if I missed anyone)

so actually lots of people attended, but the whole class was never together at any point.

we should be like our senior class 06s63. they got almost the whole class together, and they stuck together. maf for them was like a class outing, not one where people attend individually and act not as a class but as strangers and visitors.

lots of time has passed since the beginning of the year, when everything felt like a fresh start. cliques formed, people formed opinions about each other, and the optimism that was so present at the beginning has reduced to a bland cynicism.

I really hate to see the class anything less than it could be; 25 people
who can ignore their differences
who are willing to make sacrifices to appreciate each other
who will continually hold hope for the state of the class.
which is s6f: where the <3 is.


The fountain


The centerpiece!


The stage is set.


CO playing. Spot Adeline and Limyi!


The fireball ignites


Fireball!


Confetti



Fireball + fountain


The grand light-up


The fountain when fully lighted. The shot isn't good enough to capture all detail but it's beautiful.


Blow out the candles!


Song I/Cs peiwen and kheexuan
with seng on the guitar!


Mass dance

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