Beach Fiesta 08
Well, just back from beach fiesta, all dirty, tired and burnt. It was quite a day indeed. As per usual, with every end of a significant event, I will have thoughts running through my head, translating to the words in my blog of course.
Beach Fiesta is a little more special for me this year, as not only am I in the organizing committee, but also because this event is one of the few which I will be involved in this year. A stark contrast from last year, where I was by left or right involved in almost every single project.
Overall, I would dare say it is by far one of the largest, if not the largest event ever organized by arts club (fop aside). Well, we didn't really plan it to be, but it turned out to be. And I seriously think that this sets a good platform for future batches, as seriously, this event was almost like an event organized by the entire NUS or the sports club of NUS. I am sure not many would have imagined that it was just a faculty club organizing such a big scale event. After settling my registration, I took a look around tanjong beach, as it was amazing to know that all those people out there were all involved in beach fiesta. A total of 62 teams, and 394 participants. Beat that!
Of course, with every event, there will be some minor screw ups and mishaps. For today, some here and some there, but the major one was the rain hitting us near the end of the event. Well, that may have dampened some spirits, but I think overall it was well handled and the event went well.
Being involved in events planning since my poly days, I have heard lots of critical comments during and after events. People will say why this bad thing happens, why that bad thing happens, but fail to look at the brigther side of things. For example for today, some say that the rain at the end spoiled the whole thing, but I personally saw it as a blessing that we had more than 3/4 of the event with a good weather. Many fail to realise that the strange La Nina that hit Singapore has not tided over, and that weather forecast for today was actually thunderstorms. We were indeed very blessed already.
Some also questioned why certain things were managed in some ways, but I usually tend to ignore or rebut such remarks. I think one needs to really have been in the shoes of being a PD for a large scale event, to know why certain decisions are made in certain ways.
Overall, I would say that I was impressed with what I saw today. Seriously, the positives I saw totally outweighed the mishaps and misfortunes that happened today. No event will ever be perfect, and as much as people will always look at an event from the 'outside', I always hold this personal believe that the 'inside' of the event, like committee management and commitment, should also determine the success of an event. I saw hardwork, great commitment, great determination, great decision making, never-say-die attitudes, and worthy characters today. That itself would be for me, enough to determine that beach fiesta 08 was a success!
Beach Fiesta is a little more special for me this year, as not only am I in the organizing committee, but also because this event is one of the few which I will be involved in this year. A stark contrast from last year, where I was by left or right involved in almost every single project.
Overall, I would dare say it is by far one of the largest, if not the largest event ever organized by arts club (fop aside). Well, we didn't really plan it to be, but it turned out to be. And I seriously think that this sets a good platform for future batches, as seriously, this event was almost like an event organized by the entire NUS or the sports club of NUS. I am sure not many would have imagined that it was just a faculty club organizing such a big scale event. After settling my registration, I took a look around tanjong beach, as it was amazing to know that all those people out there were all involved in beach fiesta. A total of 62 teams, and 394 participants. Beat that!
Of course, with every event, there will be some minor screw ups and mishaps. For today, some here and some there, but the major one was the rain hitting us near the end of the event. Well, that may have dampened some spirits, but I think overall it was well handled and the event went well.
Being involved in events planning since my poly days, I have heard lots of critical comments during and after events. People will say why this bad thing happens, why that bad thing happens, but fail to look at the brigther side of things. For example for today, some say that the rain at the end spoiled the whole thing, but I personally saw it as a blessing that we had more than 3/4 of the event with a good weather. Many fail to realise that the strange La Nina that hit Singapore has not tided over, and that weather forecast for today was actually thunderstorms. We were indeed very blessed already.
Some also questioned why certain things were managed in some ways, but I usually tend to ignore or rebut such remarks. I think one needs to really have been in the shoes of being a PD for a large scale event, to know why certain decisions are made in certain ways.
Overall, I would say that I was impressed with what I saw today. Seriously, the positives I saw totally outweighed the mishaps and misfortunes that happened today. No event will ever be perfect, and as much as people will always look at an event from the 'outside', I always hold this personal believe that the 'inside' of the event, like committee management and commitment, should also determine the success of an event. I saw hardwork, great commitment, great determination, great decision making, never-say-die attitudes, and worthy characters today. That itself would be for me, enough to determine that beach fiesta 08 was a success!
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