I've always looked forward to the perk of being a uni student, that is, being able to be part in a very active student community.
I had so much fun during the BME camp, I almost wished I had unlimited energy to enjoy it more as staying awake has never been my strong point. (And late nights are always the times you get to know each other really well.)
I did doubt myself once.. whether or not I should participate in the camp. Afterall, Ramadhan starts in the middle of the camp, and I'm still recovering from my knee injury.
Turns out that I had nothing to worry. Past conditioning makes fasting bearable during physical activities, and there were only a few games where I had to participate passively due to my knee condition. I made a some good friends, a memorable one which came from the unlikely Secret Pals Game.
As you know, tertiary educations have conspired with an unknown agency hired by the government to partner students together, in the hopes of raising our pathetic birthrate.
I kid of course.. the games are mostly in the spirit of fun, and it's mostly a chance for the seniors to tease us while we freshies attempt to get to know each other blindfolded and under secret code names.
The girl I was assigned to turns out to be really friendly. Our conversation flowed less awkwardly than I thought it would.
Though engaging small talk is nothing new to me, it helps when you are finally able to find something in common. It's like a lucky strike that moves you forward from small talk to a more meaningful conversation.
Lucy and I found a couple of interests we had in common like a love for Japanese food <3 *drools*
The Camp ended in a fun finale where we dressed up our best freshie from our OG for a small mini competition.
And no mercy was given.
Of course no camp is complete without a lot (and I mean A LOT of selfies with one another haha)
