And we will dance?

O2 became a perfect mockery of the beautifully composed batch song as jc1s of RJC todae engage in total "cold warfare" against the O2 team. The title itself-" And we will dance?" shows the irony of the situation through the addition of the question mark at the end.

0830- extreme deserters way of doing it
While the band "postponed" were playing some pop songs, the hardcore deserters stood up and openly made their way towards the exit. They strolled out at a leisurely pace, seemingly taunting the O2 team to act against them. Though the acoustics of the indoor gym were rather bad and whenever i heard the singers they were off-tune, I believe the underlying factor of them leaving is just a utter complete cynicism towards O2.

0840- Monkey see, monkey do(the follow-the-crowd mentality)
The mass movement led by the hardcore deserters was the exact motivation needed for those who had the intention but not the courage. After observing the safe departure of the deserters and the nonchalance of the O2 team(at tht time i think they were rather taken aback), a second movement was started. This time-it was a mass stampede. Ppl were rushing for the exits with cries of freedom. After a while the sitution got out of hand and the O2 team finally got their act together and prevented ppl from leaving. To me, the unintended victim of the circumstances was the unfortunate band "postponed". They were halfway through their reportoire, i think, and by leaving during a performance, it's equivalent to jeering a sportmans in his race.

0900- Dictatorship through fear and terror
Before the situation worsens as dissent is rising in the crowds who were complaining that they should be allowed to leave since ppl already left and were not stopped, an authorative figure had to come in to stabilize the situation. And boy did he stablize the situation-with excessive propaganda and threats. Starting with brainwashing techniques, he warns us in the danger of believe "legends of O2 spread by the seniors" and insisted that "O2 was compulsory". A veiled threat came in here as he said "absence would have to be explained to the CTs on Monday". Finally, to make himself seem more humane, he tries to show his reluctance (a kind of "it's not that i dun wan to let ur all go off.."thingy) by claiming his responsiblity over us during O2 and "parents expect him to be responsible". Obviously, some amongst us would disagreely fervently and say that their parents expect them to be home....

1245- And we will Rebel, Selphar Rebellion
Walking into the indoor gym after lunch proves only 2 points, that if RJ wanted to issue white slip to every jc1 that is M.I.A., they would run out of paper first, two, dictatorship failed. The remnants of cohort were a sorry sight and the majority of them began a silent protestation of them being held back against own will. The more daring of the protesters sat down right in front of the dance team and started playing cards, listening to music, sleeping. The more conservatives one were spread out at the side, talking in their groups. Their common aim: cold war tactics- total ignorance and nonchanlance. The dancers at the 2nd level were exasperated as they tried to no avail to get the majority of the ppl to start dancing. The bad sound system added to their misery and everyone just pretended not to hear or chose not hear what was being said.

1430- Storyline? What Storyline? Station games? Are u sure?
After a boring briefing on tmr's CIp project, the O2 team presented the storyline of K'predorus 2. Due to the bad sound system and my personal disinterest after tolerating 6 hrs of non-efficiency, storyline was just noise in the ears that was irritating. Storyline ended quickly and we went off for station games, by this time if u had 10 in a OG, u are considered a enthu OG...Speaks volumes eh.... Station games were like urgh..., think everyone was fed up and disgusted by the concept of O2 and we bullied Gautum into letting us exercise our human rights. A few games were rather okay and fun but by then, it was all too late....too little....

1700- Conclusion of Day 1
The first qn to ask, who is to be blame? Can we blame the O2 team? I think not. They spent great effort preparing and orgainising todae's stuff and it would be wrong for us to blame them. Instead, they need a pat on the back, for i think some of them were rather disappointed at how things turned out. So, who is to blame? If u ask me, I say its because most of the jc1s have lost their spontaneous self and become cynical and protective of opening up again. They(maybe including me) do not see the point of O2, and when a man doesn't believe in a certain cause, he would not work for it. It is a simple logic, understood by many, but the solution to this problem yet eluded many, including the elites of a top premier JC in the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio area. O2 was the best example.