The Great Divide

This one is dedicated to all those of our amazing, talented, motley crew who’re off to Fonty and to those whose memorable exploits have provided fuel for these lines below.


The day ended, the clock ticked past,
That heart stopping moment drew near
That final exam finally was done
We'd completed 2/5th of the year

A realization dawned, that some
Would move to the other side
They'd pack their bags and sail the seas
It was time for the Great Divide

Would the End of P party be the same?
Would we still have as much fun?
Or would nostalgia permeate the air
When all was said and done?

Would it be right to now take stock?
Or is it too weird and too soon?
Would you say, "Are you nuts? What's wrong with you?
It isn't even June!"

Before some of us leave these shores
It would be fair to now look back
To recap some of the magic moments
We've passed along the track

We've swapped classes, Valentine dated women
We've lost Profs at Good Morning
We've cheered on classmates in the band
And danced till a new day's dawning

We've laughed aloud in CFP
We've groaned at jokes in POM
We've discussed power and politics
Disputed strategic form

We've poured Veuve Clicquot down the hatches
Mixed Red Bull and Smirnoff
Did you just leave your laptop unattended?
Oh! Hey! There's another log-off

We've pulled no punches at Raffles brunches
Played tennis to lose weight
Done aerobics on library tables
Pool partied at km8

We've stripped down to our boxers
We've gotten totally sloshed at Loof
We went surfing on every other weekend
Dropped eggs from the campus roof

We planned elaborate holidays
Like we wanted them real bad
We skipped the P's first classes
And made ol' Fatas hopping mad

We wandered around in between exams
In vastly varying mood
We've given up on the cafeteria glop
That sometimes passes off as food

We've celebrated an exam's end
With several rounds of beer
We've seen some of our campus couples
And wished for our partners near

We've slaved over intense group work
Done marketing at 2 am
We've watched other better reports returned
And wondered, "Why couldn't we do it like them?"

We've been through these 4 months together
We've fought each others' fights
We've exasperated at least one other person
We've been others' guiding lights

I approach the end, this tribute's almost done
To those who leave this place
May you have the same incredible parties
May you dance with the same drunken grace

May you think upon this time spent here
With a smile upon your lips
May not the words you said or the things you did
Be excess baggage around your hips

Finally,
To all those who leave Singapore, Remember
Though you be in another nation
That you were once an important, integral part of
INSEAD's Love Generation.