Live and Kicking - Clubs and Sports

One of the more remarkable changes in Induction Week - it is a seven day week. No more do they get Sunday to recuperate from Samurai-itis - but then, no more does Samurai seem to hurt them. A random survey conducted among juniors indicated Samurai has not left an indelible mark on their muscles. Well, let's hope the female swimming test last night did. The pool was floodlit, it was like a football match without the yells of drunken fans, and we hear a Natasha has the potential to outswim our reigning female college champion.

Juniors, enjoy your 5 seconds of fame online. You guys are a cool batch and my only wish is that I ACTUALLY could remember your names. Therefore you'll be seeing a lot of "Junior-in-that-cool-black-shirt" and "Junior-with-the-black-rimmed-specs" from this amnesiac of an editor.

SUNDAY: After a morning spent in pleasant contemplation of the many ways to not miss one's parents, the day began at 2pm, with the Clubs and Societies promotional blitz in the MPH. This is a first for KYUEM (on the dubious terms of my memory) with all clubs getting a booth (a glamorous name for a table) and free creative rein.

Notable standouts: Veritas. (Snigger.) With absolutely no thought beforehand on The Plan, we recreated the stupendous mess cum food wrappers cum stewing bowls of unfinished Maggi cum laptop scene that occurs 2 days before publication deadline. AND unfurled it on a carpet. We ended up chatting to a gang of girls, sitting on the carpet, inducing them to join English Lit with packets of instant coffee.

Music Club dragged all their equipment to the site, with impromptu live performances - Scrabble Club, ditto. Chinese Cultural Club were pretty innovative, getting students of all blood groups and shoe sizes to write their names in calligraphy on big red good-luck paper. Model UN and the Delta Rho Sorority (graduating seniors, watch this space for more) took the middle of the MPH with their almost exclusively female presenters.

4pm, break, 5pm, sports clubs. Silat Cekak and Taekwondo did a presentation - many clubs broadcast snappy videos of their sporting activities. The Lifesavers did a demo in the pool, juniors of both sexes welcomed, MC Dann and Bob as Baywatch stars and Joey as highly convincing victim.

6pm, it was all over, and this Induction seriously was inclusive - most seniors feel a part of their juniors' lives now. Kudos to the SC for this smart move.