Storms rock. There's the sunshine afterward to look forward to.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Responsibility
Responsibility is a tough thing.
Who knew that I would become the permanent CG rep of my class and have to take responsibility for my class, all the problems they would encounter, and make sure they don't, under any circumstances, get caught by our beloved discipline master for anything?
Who knew that I would become the Reading rep for my class and would have to come to the Community Library in a Sunday for three hours when I could be working just to find books for my classmates so they can feel the benefits of the reading program?
Who knew that before I gave up my duties as Lit rep to Aisha and Baohui, I would still need to collect money for the purchasing of our texts and be trusted not to embezzle any of the money?
Who knew that four years, 3 months and 6 days ago, I would get the ASEAN Scholarship that would place me here in the first place? The responsibilities of a student leader may be great, but the burden of being a scholar might just be the greatest of them all. But still, I am incredibly grateful for my scholarship, for the incredibly large number of benefits I have obtained, for the realisation of my purpose on this planet, and all the friends I met along the way, especially one in particular, but I'm not about to say who... Heh heh... Too bad, guys, keep on guessing...
Tomorrow, my responsibilities will once again leave me exhausted. Tomorrow is the beginning of International Friendship Week, and I was saboh-ed by my senior-now-teacher John Gobok to start the ball rolling by speaking about Brunei to the school. I wouldn't mind, normally, but tomorrow I have to go back to SJI to receive a prize in the early morning. None of the others are able to take my place as I'm one out of the two who are actually ready for it, and so both of us have to present tomorrow. Therefore, tomorrow, to fulfill my responsibilities, I must achieve the rank of National Sprinter, sprinting to SJI the moment I finish my speech. And because I am excused from classes for SJI's prizegiving, I must catch up on tomorrow's work, which just happens to be my longest day.
Who knew I would have to carry out my duties as ambassador of Brunei, intelligent scholar, friend to a great many people AND pride of my alma mater whom my batch pushed to Band 1, all within a few hours of each other, all across this island, which previously seemed like a little red dot, but now seems like a marathon to cover.
I have no idea what's going to happen tomorrow, but I know two things for certain. One: I'm gonna be freaking tired at the end of the day. Two: It's gonna be a hell of a ride.
