after months of preparation, nitebike 2007 - ta ka qia has finally come to an end. i feel an urgent need to blog now while the thoughts are still fresh in my mind before i become lost for words so this post is gonna be unusually lengthy and reflective.

contrary to the sense of fulfilment i thought i would experience upon seeing the materialization of the months of planning we've gone through (the long thursday night meetings and the weekend car/bike recces), i can't exactly describe how i'm feeling right now. yes i do feel proud that the project has finally taken off but at the same time, i actually feel a little sad that it's all over. perhaps it's precisely because nitebike was something all of us had been spending so much time and effort on it has become a part of us and now that it has concluded and we dont have to stress over it anymore, it simply feels weird.

i'm proud to say that everything went well during the execution. from the pre-event prep where everyone gathered early in the day to help set up the area to registering the participants and finally to the actual event where the participants are flagged off onto the roads, everyone contributed in one way or another, making the event a huge success. even though there were minor problems surfacing here and there (which are essentially inevitable), the people in charge handled it calmly and efficiently. the only thing that i could fault was the weather which went against us during the later half of the journey but for which i am equally grateful too as the disruption to the event was minimal. i do hope the participants enjoyed the event as much as i did even though i was only sitting in the roving vehicle most of time, watching and snapping photographs as the event played out.

i've learnt a lot from this entire nitebike experience. for a group of over 10 different individuals to come together and work on a big project is no mean feat. even though most of us may not end up being closer than we started (which is quite a pity), i'm grateful for the opportunity to work with each and every one of them. each one has his or her own working style; while there're people who won my admiration for the responsibility and efficiency in their roles, there're also others who dint quite perform up to expectations i felt. within corp comms, even though sponsorship may be a lot of hard work and cruel rejections, i must say that i enjoyed this challenge while at the same time, met new people and attempted to establish something more than just a corporate venture. likewise, marketing encourages creative ideas which i'm more than happy to make a career out of. joining this committee reaffirms what i'm passionate about and i'm more certain about what i wanna do in future.

well done guys!