LETTER FROM ARGENTINA

Now where do I start? It has been such a long time since I’d don the Victorian badge, and simultaneously be a part of the members in the little room with a little door that had an A4 size badge on it, with the words “V.I.A.V.B. Prefect.” I always thought about my days in the room, the memorable moments there with my fellow APDIAN buddies. I would reminisce the things that we did together like cracking up jokes, playing Worms Armageddon with Cheng Yan’s Nokia N-Gage, constantly competing for the title of “The Best Ping-pong Player of APD” with abang Anan and Bryan, playing soccer with Ratheesh, watching ‘movies’ in the neighboring hall (with several abangs and one always in particular, ‘ahem’), * classes with Jeffrey etc.

I have had many good memories of APD, but there were some unpleasant moments as well. I remember how we would have to work every time the school needed the PA system which may be any time including after school at night. The problem wasn’t so much about taking my time, but it was the need to carry the equipments which weighed a TON and I had to walk back and forth from the room to the venue several times just to get all of the equipments and later place them back after the occasion was over. These moments were usually frustrating and very scary if the occasion happened at night, but I was able to put up with it most of the time when I had company to pass time with and help me out. Duties on weekends also sucked. I mean, who wouldn’t like to sleep in during their weekends, or do something that they like. The worst part of it was that duties on weekends were usually solo, and that was why I hated it.

There were also other unpleasant times like when I was lectured by the abangs about my attitude towards them or my incompetence to satisfy a duty. Other times, I was ordered around to buy things for them. The most annoying times were when I was * for mistakes. *could be from * - which there will never ever be another abang that would* that little except for abang Wing Hong - to as much as the abang wants. But my abangs were never horrible enough to * too much, just only enough to *that’s all. (note: * wordings currently under auto-censory until security features are finalized)

When my last days at VI were coming to an end and I was soon to part ways with the club and school, I never did much that I would call a satisfactory departure. I was never able to properly say goodbye to all of my good APD buddies that I have accomplished so much with. The fact that I never put in too much effort to bid farewell to them was because APD was in quite a ruckus with the members leaving. With my year alone, none decided to stay. As for the abangs, one moved to another school, and another left for the prefect post. Only recently have I been told that there was a member that did not actually leave the club. I was glad but I wasn’t surprised at all because I have always looked up to that member for his remarkable spirit in the club. He always demonstrated good examples to our batch and even sometimes to the abangs. I don’t know too much about him now, but Cheng Yan was definitely THE MAN back then!

I hope that the new board members would appreciate more of your good fortune to be a part of APD. There is so much to learn from it and APD has had such a good history so far. So live up to its expectations and raise its fame even more. Even though it was a short time, I am glad to have been a part of APD because many abangs especially Stanley, Wing Hong, Adrian and Joshua have shown me the right paths through their actions for achieving the P.O.D.I.U.S. Good luck to the new members as this is just only the beginning of your long, but worthy journey with many capable members both present and past to guide and assist you.

“That the new Victorians
Match with old Victorians”

Munn-yy, Ng (Daniel)

***For those who knew him, he is still very much our same jovial sporting brother- Kudos by all means- he completed this post on the same day he knew about this blog- wanna talk about professionalism?; and frequently ask how is the board? even if he is currently residing half across the globe in Bueno Aires, Argentina while for those who know him not, he will be more than glad to know you (just add him at danielmy_91@ghotmail.com)***