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We have come a full circle.

From the freshies with their heads bowed, chanting ' Sheares Hall Sheares Hall.." , to the SWOCS leading the sea of orange. That moment, i realised leading a cheer infront of a crowd isnt scary anymore. That moment, i realised i fell in love with the Sheares hall cheers. Winding back to about 8 months ago, IHG... Ahh, me who dislike cheering , me, who couldn't open my mouth to cheer, finally gave not 40%, not 95% but 200% yesterday. 8 months ago, when i went clubbing, the cheers haunted me so much that i cheered in my drunken stupor, 8 months later, i cheered because i love them.

When SWOC started, it was so surreal. In each of our minds we had endless worries. Each day passed with us struggling to keep awake during the debriefings, and the 7th day arrived with us all in a mad rush to put up the best and perfect closure ever.

As I watched the masquerade ball come to its final moments, the song 'always be my baby' resounding in the background and the 12 so dear to me huddling close, the SWOC journey flashed across my mind. We ended the ball like how we dreamt it to be- a Sheares hall WHOOSH. So despite all the screw ups we made, SWOC '0809 was still a dream come true. Perfection is when we can accept the mistakes made. Thus, i would say SWOC '0809 was perfect.

Quin says, ' we work hard for each other. ' Emily says' the best that comes out of this is friendship' , Andy says' I guess, we've found our SWOC song' , Yayan says ' -silence-' ( she kept crying), I say, ' I found my perfecta'

And as the last Shearite left the hall, the emptiness and silence echoed ever so strongly, the decor in its half ruin state, was a epitome of how we have come nearly to a full circle then. I swear I would want to do SWOC all over again, and if i had a chance, i would step up as a SWOC again next year. I can't imagine others taking our place.

And because we put in our heart and soul, hence the tears and emptiness. I love each and everyone of you.

SWOC '0809
WHOOSH!