The Initial Initial

The Initial,
Through the eyes of a First-Year
For the First Time
Welcome to the first ever posting of the Initial, a column on Veritas online, solely dedicated to the juniors’ perspective. For all of those who don’t have the pleasure of meeting me in the flesh, I am RoMmeL, the online incarnation of a newly recruited veritas member. I am sure Nicholas would do the honours in unveiling my anonymity. Nyway, enough of these silly introductions. Let’s get to business.

The Pet Sis N Pet Bro activity has reached its peak. With deadlines approaching, First-Years’ are fast becoming restless and are resorting to all sorts of underhanded tactics to uncover the true identities of their pet family. Techniques involved range from bribery (Chocolate Milk & Candy Bars Nyone?) to ‘excavation’ (The Initial has acquired exclusive information pertaining to a certain senior who goes by the name N.P who has assisted at least one First-Year in attaining the identities of their pet family members). The most intriguing of events related to the PET phenomenon is the appearance of a ‘Pet’ Lizard addressed to a certain Goh Kheng Ghek (hope there’s no spelling mistake). After interviewing the sender, the Initial has found out that the sender has done this to punish the pet sis, Kheng Ghek who has not yet replied two of her pet sis’s letters. The Initial strongly advises Kheng Ghek to respond immediately and appropriately. Who knows what these seniors would do next. For all those RSPCA supporters, Kheng Ghek’s Pet Sis released the lizard later that night. No animal life was lost in the making of this drama.

On to a more cheerful note, today marks the First-Years’ first escape from the still exotic KYUEM environment. First-Years’ can be seen happily whisking away in Audis, Protons, BMWs, & Mercedes’. A number of them, especially the boys have been sighted carrying bags of dirty laundry accumulated throughout the week. A pretty thoughtful gift for their moms at home. Mothers…, I wonder what we would smell like without them.

Well, I guess that’s all for this first edition of The Initial. Hope all you First-Years’ would enjoy reading it. And to all you super seniors/ super-super seniors/ super-super-super seniors, and etc., we the Junior Batch of 2005, would like to thank you all for coming up with all the various traditions and shenanigans which have both enriched and tormented our lives so much. We salute you!

Until the Initial’s next beginning, may your pet sis and pet bro be so kind as to present you a pet reptile in a Tupperware.