hello my darling dumplings!! im back!!

but before i snuggle into my much missed bed that smells like fresh laundry and not of musty cupboard (at last!) i feel i must pen (type) my thoughts down on what was a wickedly amazing experience, CAP 2008. the 5 days i spent with other kids from gep and like the super elite schools were 1) intimidating as hell 2) probably the best thing i have ever done for myself. the theme of CAP this year was Healing Silence so naturally, a lot of emphasis on seeking inner tranquility. we had really really interesting plenaries by Jill Dawson who is really funny and interesting and gives great talks!, Cyril Wong, Singaporean poet-genius, Suchen Christine Lim, the funniest and most outspoken old lady i have come to meet. there were alot of other speakers and stuff but these were the 3 that really spoke to me. these 5 days away from school, the comforts of home, my laptop (which was strangely enough not missed at all), chocolate (yes i went 5 days without the basis of my existence - no withdrawal symptoms if you want to know) and friends were nice in a way i got to hear myself think. for a long time i think i was too caught up in ... stuff, but these few days in retreat from my 'comfort zone' gave me time to clear my head of the needless mumbo jumbo nonsense they teach us in school and allow the writer in me to speak, after a long slumber. CAP was such a spiritual-discovery-ish type thing for me because it justified my passion. it taught me that yes, i am a writer, yes, this is who i am and what i love to do because it pulverizes the nuggets of angst and happiness and confusion and enlightenment and other teenage wisdom that lurks in the murky waters of my wasted mind. equally important was how i became inspired by some amazing student leaders/ people/ poets/ writers/ friends i know. i have the utmost respect for these people and i think ive learned alot about the kind of person i want to be just by seeing them so passionate about something they love.

okay, enough syrupy reflections. the things (summed up) i will remember from CAP 2008 are...

(will update soon -too tired to see what im typigunhhgfs_