NUS Computing Faculty Social Camp 2013!!!

Hey readers! It's been a while since the last time I posted (it is always like that, I know..) It is because I am not really in the mood. In fact, my mood is really low these last few days. I just went for a supposedly fun-filled faculty social camp (it was, actually) but on the subsequent days, my mood just cannot get any worse. I  am merging the post about my faculty social camp and about why I am in such a low mood because they are somewhat... related.

Basically, my low mood is because I feel out of place. I was grouped with a bunch of fun people; a guy from MJC, a guy from SAJC, an Indonesian from Polytechnic (I forgot what poly), a guy who is still serving NS (National Service, for the benefit of those who do not know), a girl from HCI, and a friend of mine. The OGLs (Orientation Group Leaders) are a guy and a girl. Quite a good mix of people, really, with 4 Singaporean guys, 3 Indonesian guys, and two Singaporean girls. The three Singaporeans happen to clique together really well, my friend and the other Indonesian are quite okay, while I am having difficulties interacting with them. It was really a challenge. The Singaporean guys just finished NS this year (one is still serving, but also finishing soon) and the topic of the conversation often revolved around it, in which the three Indonesians and the girl would be left out.

Okay so, on the first day, as any OG (Orientation Group) would be, all of us were quiet and trying to get to know each other while waiting for the program to start. So, the camp started off with an icebreaking session for about an hour. There, I a sort of set an image as a not-so-fun guy by saving my friend from getting a forfeit in the "2 truths 1 lie" game. Actually, I wanted to get him to do a forfeit, but I said the wrong thing. For a moment there I thought the game was to guess which is the truth, thus the wrong "lie" I said.

After that is lunch. There was nothing special there, as far as I can remember, maybe except the SA guy ate very quickly, and then asked if there was any extra food. 

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