Party

It is stressful to organize parties. There are so many things that one needs to do to make the party successful.

There's the issue of guests. It's almost impossible to invite everybody without anyone feeling bad. Two years ago, I made a resolution to not ever feel bad that I wasn't invited to something. Of course there are slip-ups but it made life so much more easier. I've not been invited to so many things that it's very difficult to track.

For example, there was an NUS Filipino undergraduate outing on the eve of the previous Chinese New Year and I found out about it when they're halfway through the movie. So I organized, last minute, my own outing with Dake and Raymund as wallowing in sadness would just be terrible. This year I'm organizing one and I thought I created a system where everyone can get invited but it apparently does not work.

One also has to think of the food. Should I ask everyone to bring food or just ask everyone to bring money. Because I settled for a hybrid, people are complaining that it's confusing. The part I hate the most though is collecting the money. That's why I needed RSVPs so that I could prepare enough food for everybody who is not bringing. I have the whole afternoon of Sunday to cook. I have friends who can help me out.

And then there's the program. Filipino parties are usually not really very structured and people just flow. Having been in Singapore gave me an appreciation of their structure and have been looking forward to such in parties that I attend. But then, there's a need for at least two people who are lives of the party to make a non-structured party work. And there should be games.

I'm just scared I will be spreading myself too thin on the day itself trying to entertain everybody.