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Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:06 PM

experiencia de magique '09

orientation '09 was great, had great fun and a whole lot of memories came rushing back to me as well.

the colour is actually gold. but the photo turned out like that because I took it in the evening before JJ night started, and my phone camera is a lousy 2-megapixel one.

went back at 1plus with mayching, then I went to check out the hall to see the deco for JJ night. they seemed to be a number of people already helping out with the deco so I went down to the field to help tie water bombs for kinetic warfare. and got drenched in the process. =D

JJ night was better than I expected it to be, and for the first time every there was a slow dance segment, especially since the next day was valentine's day, so it seemed alot more special. and after JJ night I saw the OGs all in the field lighting some kind of hot-air balloons. but unfortunately it can't be released into the air because it's against rules to do so.

mass dance was more complicated this year, they had new songs which I wasn't familiar with. ohwell. but nonetheless when the more familiar ones were playing, I had fun. initially I couldn't find a partner, then suddenly there was this junior who was from JJ during PAE last year who saw me and we just decided to pair up together and go crazy with mass dance. =D and we did the slow dance together as well, I really like the idea of slow dance cos it seemed to make orientation alot more memorable and significant.

walked around the school with mayching after that, and somehow it brought back so many memories about school days that for a moment I felt abit overwhelmed. it's as though I can hear the echoes of the past, the studying, the crazy times in school and so forth.

even though it's only 2 years, it's still alot of memories that remain.

interestingly, for '09 JJ night there seemed to be a number of westlife songs in the song-singing and slow songs and dance segment, namely unbreakable, flying without wings and the rose.
and it further revived my fanaticism for westlife also since I've always liked westlife since I was young, only I didn't listen to their songs as often in more recent times.

The rose - Westlife

The Rose-Westlife

Some say love it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love it is a hunger
An endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
And you it's only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong

Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
In the spring, becomes the rose

this song was played at JJ night on friday, and initially I didn't think too much about it even though I've listened to it while I was at work before.

however at JJ night I remember thinking that this song is really beautiful, and very emotional.
I bought westlife's more recent karaoke DVD yesterday, and when I saw the MV for this song, it really hit me emotionally.

and yes, I cried. it's so heart-wrenching and the emotions really are heartfelt. I think there were people who listened to 'the rose' on friday night and cried too.

Moments

Strangers before
A world apart
We barely noticed one another
Till angels of fate in this heavenly place
Brought us together through joy and laughter

I hold you close
I hold you near
It may not be forever
But when I have to let you go
My heart it hurts me so

You turned around
You walked away
And tears flow down my cheeks
As moments turn into memories
To memories we'll relive

I really miss JC days. and time seems to fly by fast, way too fast already.

and sidenote, HAPPY BELATED VALENTINE'S to everybody! =D
actually I wanted to stay overnight after JJ night but I didn't think my parents would allow me to do so. never mind, there's next year.