Friday, November 15, 2013

Nostalgia & Stuff

Tomorrow marks the end of a chapter in my student leadership adventure, possibly the last i would undertake, as a student that is. With the handing down of my role in the UKSSC, there is a release from the shackles of responsibilities. Irritation at committee members, frustration from lack of email responses, discomfort at poor direction and not forgetting the difficulty of keeping together a society that probably has outlived its purpose, probably not aided by the geographical distance. It all ends. A scathing review? Hardly. I never believe in holding back my own personal view on responsibilities i have undertaken and people i have worked with, given the proper setting of course. Nevertheless, to say this was a complete mess and waste of time would be entirely untrue. I had good times definitely, in meeting new people and being very involved in the thick of things in the UK Singaporean scene. Events while never smooth in planning always found its way to be salvaged on execution and there is always that sense of achievement. Leading 9 societies when i first took over to see the size of my 'region' balloon to a size of 15 today. It is no mean feat and there is definite cause for happiness in the grander scheme of things as the Singaporean committee is more closely knitted as more of such societies are formed. I regret not being able to meet everyone personally but that was always going to be an unrealistic expectation in any case. I have always given my best when tasked with a responsibility and this started from a young age. While there are certain areas i definitely could have done better in, I do think i have done my part and fulfilled my responsibilities to a suitable degree.

It does leave a void in life though, having always been perpetually cooped up and involved in student leadership bodies since primary school. There is just nothing for me to look forward anymore. No more events, no more bitching about people, no more rushing and waiting for emails being very frustrated in the process, none of that. I do miss this huge aspect of student life where decisions and choices did not have that much consequences and you learn how to manage and work with people better. This is just something school doesn't sufficiently prepare you for. The end of my UKSSC term probably frees up time for me for the remainder of the academic year along with the fact that floorball is probably a no go due to the sucky training timings(not that i wasnt very free already). Time to pick up a new hobby that doesnt involve money because poker can be expensive at times. Oh well to the rest of the committe none of whom will probably read this, it was a great run and its ironic i barely know some of you guys but when it came to the crunch, we made things happen and we can be proud of that. However life pans out in the future, the past year of being in the UKSSC will remain etched right up there as top memory from my undergraduate life.

Twistin' at 5:50 PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

懸崖

天已荒, 海已枯, 心留一片土


Twistin' at 8:03 AM