for all the times.

colin came back to school today to tell me that the CJ coach was disappointed that i didn't make it for the dsa over there. and that if i go and talk to her, i'm most probably confirmed over there for the first oneandahalf months. okay he didn't exactly come back for me, but yeah.

hahah i was just thinking about what really happens after this year. the two or more years spent together as a class or team just split up and, like for me, if i really do go to CJ, it's everything changing. the culture, the people. i mean, when it was from js to barker it wasnt really much of a difference since it was like 1km up the road and everything was pretty much the same, just throw in a few more people from primary and it's the ACS thing for ten years!

they weren't kidding when they said the ACS spirit is what binds everyone together. i guess it's not really visible in normal school times, but take a look at the camps and all the trying times like obs or something. i remember after we came back from kayaking round the island. everyone knew each other from the two days of rain, seawater, sea and more sea, and you could see people working together, the kind of partnerships you NEVER EVER see in school. bigger guys helping the smaller guys and at the end, even though everyone was just ready to go take a shower, we actually stood round in a circle and did a school cheer. unbelievable, believe it.

i dunno, maybe it's just an observation that honestly, barker people are the laziest when it comes to school patriotism and for 56 guys, fifty-six barker guys to willingly and enthusiastically do a lame cheer, i think that stands for something.

so here's my first ponderings on the end of sec four. i think more will come after grad night, when the $70 raffles town club graduation dinner takes it's course.