Dear DreamWerkz
This is a special surprise from me and my boss, Kenneth. We've
never done something like this for another club, and I hope that it is
something which brought smiles to your faces.
Why the special treatment?
Because 10 years is an important milestone for a student
club.
Also because you've had to go through a lot more challenges and
hardship this year, more so than any other club, in the months leading up to
"The Search".
Yet in the face of all these, DreamWerkz, like The Lion from
"The Search", derived strength and courage, held its head high and never
give up.
There is a Mandarin saying 时势造英雄 , which means heroes are made
over turbulent times. Though I spend more time with the exco, I know there are
many more unsung heroes. Like People who choreographed; People who made props
everyday; People who helped sew one another's costumes; People who gave one
another encouraging messages when the going got tough. Thank you everyone for
working and playing hard as a team.
In the last few years, DreamWerkz has gone exponentially in
size and achievements. But on your 10th birthday, it is important to remember
that, just like any other student club, DreamWerkz had its fair share of
struggles and humble beginnings.
There was a time when DreamWerkz had no training venue, no
dance studio, no mirrors. The dancers stuck mahjong paper behind level 2 Atrium
glass sliding door, and there they practiced.
There was a time when DreamWerkz dwindled down to just 8
dancers, and OSchool almost didn't want to teach you anymore.
There was a time when a DreamWerkz President was so disrespectful
towards Student Life staff that the staff was ready to close down the club.
Yet in the face of all these challenges, the club lived on.
What I'm saying is, whatever you have today, is the result of
the hard work and perseverance of your predecessors, and the staff who existed
before me.
Today, they are no longer around in SIM to enjoy your current
success, but they must never be forgotten.
With this, I wish DreamWerkz "Happy 10th Birthday".
It is not always easy to work with you, because you want so much from SIM. But
I take pride in the fact that, whatever you take from SIM, you will always give
back much more, to the club, to the school, and to me.
Love,
Janice
