My last Rag and Flag day..

Last Sat, I experienced my last Rag and Flag day.. the last float that I will be involved in doing, pasting, painting and cutting.. I don't think I will have the chance to be truely involved in the future..

I was asked to be our own Sci Rag photographer to help to take some photos of our Sci Raggers working, Sci fac cheering and also photos of other facs' and halls' floats and dance.. I woke up very early to be at NUS track for the touch up and prejudging.. yes Rag Day is back to NUS.. no more padang and this year due to the clash with national day, president nathan has to be at the istana and cannot be at the Rag Day..

Anyway.. Rag Day as usual is an emotional day.. many kinds of emotion.. anxious, excited, tired, happy, sad, disappointment, relieved and lost.. imagine having so many kinds of feeling in a day.. so it is really a memorable day for both flaggers and raggers.. you either cry for joy or cry for lost..

Biz ad is the big winner for faculty while KR is the big winner for hall.. Biz ad almost sweep all the flag awards.. and KR swept almost all the flag and rag awards.. we at least won a best float design award.. it's impressive that KR won the best float and environmentally friendly.. if you look at their float carefully you will be impressed by the kind of things and materials they used for their float.. things that you can't think of they will think of it and use them effectively.. although they have raised a lot of money last year, they still manage to receive the best progress award.. really can't imagine how much efforts they have put in.. I think we really have to learn from them.. quite impossible to follow completely the same, but at least try their model..

Pharmacy has such great improvement that when you look at their float presentation, you will feel wow.. impressive.. never expect such a good presentation from them.. can see they have really put in a lot of efforts and have very strong support from their department.. but the sad thing is they should be working with sci and not be our rival..

Although the criteria for winning chancellor shield has changed to 50% flag and 50% rag, it did not help much at all.. I believe the marks for rag are too close.. the judges should be quite lenient.. so the deciding factor is still flag.. and the difference in the money raised maybe quite a lot.. sci has improved in the fund raising but seems like everyone has also improved so did biz.. so the results are something not liked by all sci students.. especially the comm ppl.. but even if we have lost, we have to lose with good sportsmanship.. no point talking bad about anybody.. so the flag and rag directors really did make a good closing speech for the day.. I respect you all!

we are not bad losers.. we didn't win this year, we will win next year.. the most impt thing is we have enjoyed the process and achieve the more impt and meaningful aims which are to help the less fortunate ppl with the money raised.. and the bonding between seniors and freshies that are built thru the process.. the strong friendship and spirit that will not die down easily.. and every sci club event has to end with this powerful cheer.. that I will never forget..

Took about 3 GB plus of photos and videos for the event and I have selected some photos which I really like and have captured the right moments..