Up North...

Here are some stories from the Organising Chairperson of Northern Regional Convention (and a first-time facilitator as well!) as well as a delegate from the convention.

I thought volunteering as OT for the Northern Regional Convention(NRC) was going to be like any other regional convention that I have attended previously. I was wrong. When Isaac called me up, requesting if I would kindly consent to be the co-chairperson with Ben Chan, I was pleasantly surprised. Although a little apprehensive at first, I agreed :) Planning got underway, and with only one OT meet, there was a lot of collaboration through emails that needed to be done to ensure that everything runs smoothly by the time Northern came about.

When Northern arrived, I was excited, mostly because it had been a grueling and draining week for me at work. But the moment I went through the doors of LSC, the warmth and acceptance there greeted me and I felt right at home. All throughout the two days that I was there, I was constantly amazed and inspired by the dedication of the OTs, how they will immediately chip in without a second thought, and how they will selflessly give more of themselves. Their openness and exuberance for the Lasallian spirit moved me, and their willingness to go the extra mile for you was inspiring. It reminded me why I came back to the Lasallian movement again and again, and further reaffirmed my faith in the Lasallian spirit.

I never regretted agreeing to be the chair for such a great bunch of OTs, and the facilitators were amazing as well. Thank you all, you have further inspired me to continue to be the catalyst for change for the people around me, as all of you have been the catalyst for my change.

- Choulyin -

The Northern Regional Lasallian Convention is something I’ll probably never forget. The experience there was something tremendous. I felt most confident there, more confident of myself then I have ever felt. I learned to be more patient with life and to fight and prevail through all the obstacles that come in my way. The new friendship that I found there was probably one of the most exciting things about the convention. Going there knowing nobody except those from your school and coming out of the camp knowing almost everyone felt great. I think the theme, Catalyst For Change, really got into all of our hearts and made us think for once about what we can do to be the catalysts for change.

- Jevin -