time to get a new resolution
oh no, not that i find myself unable to complete it or anything, but i'll talk about that later.
first, talk funny. like how funny J1s are when they're (in Mr David Court's terms) "cute and innocent". hahaha. not that you can be all that really when you're in J1... but anywayz, i think the seniors, especially the CCA leaders or something should like keep a book of all the funny bloopers and mistakes made when you first join the club or something. i know it'll make for a hilarious read when you're like nearing promos, or nearing As, when we're more proficient in whatever we are doing.
i mean, some of the mistakes i see today.. damn, don't make me laugh again (i know, i know, it's not nice laughing at people, but still, someitmes it's hard to help yourself)
one more side note: observation is quite cool. i've actually managed to decipher what makes one-sided relation-ending so crushing. wonder what i'll find out next.
oh yea, my ban count increased, once more... wonder if i'll hit my limit again soon =/
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gonna dedicate a whole section to this, i guess... not that i have much else to talk about for now... getting swamped with work... AND TRYING TO WORK WHEN YOUR BRAIN IS FROZEN IN 10 METRES OF PACK ICE ISN'T THE FRIGGIN BEST WAY! stupid airconditioning system ><
remember my old resolution (actually only 12 days old) trying to figure out why life is as it is now? well i've found out at least a few factors that contribute to that...
one thing is best summed up as the phrase "the apple always rots from the core, and problems always come from the head." but anyway, with poor leaders up there things don't work...
lemme try to explain this in as simple as possible usng words... in any group or organization, you have a head, and the sub-heads, or managers. the head is in charge of allocating tasks, and the sub-heads are in charge of distributing these tasks. distributing isn't so easy as to say "you do this, you do this, you do that". you actually have to match the person up with the job s/he is suited for.
an organization will work if the head is actively involved in operations. you cannot expect the head to function properly if the head doesn't even know what's going on. also, the sub-heads must do their best to help the head. it's not really much point if there's a power struggle going on at the lower levels and all of them are not only playing up each other but also ganging up on the head... then your whole organization would naturally collapse.
put it in reallife context. the club losing members? (of course i'm excluding the J1 trial period) members feel like staying away and not committed? something is wrong in the hierarchy, or they feel they're not important (DisEOS but whatever). Find that activities organized are crappy or participation is lousy? maybe you should look and see if the organizers are (a) enthusiastic in the first place and (b) in contact with who they are trying to get across.
(i'm trying to keep parties as vague as possible here so as not to offend anyone, humans in general (me included) don't take well to criticism =.=)
and another thing: people don't like to be TOLD to do things. if there is a tangible reason it may help greatly, but commands and orders will always meet resistance. if you tell a tennis player HOW to swing a racket and WHERE he is doing it wrongly, he will take a long time to learn, or may not show improvement. if you suggest concentrating on the ball instead of the swing, studies have shown they improve like 70% faster. to quote a certain *ahem* lecturer, i shan't go into the "nitty-gritty" details of why this happens, just that it does.
so what now? well i believe that i've completed part of my resolution, which was to find out what was causing the big difference. i've noticed a LOT more *politics* in JC life as compared to secondary (of course in primary school we were a lil too... young to understand these kind of things) take a step back and look at things... you'll notice them. it's my belief these are also another big factor in contribution to the problems. (P.S. i hate *fake* ppl... walking around trying to be who they are not... i'm not sure if they're trying to impress or what, but walking around with a mask on is like... so unnerving ><)
so... it's now changed to like... trying to remove or reverse this change. unless anyone wants to tell me they actually prefer the current situation to previously? i mean, my parents keep telling me i should think thrice before acting, not to be hasty... and staff members also quit or transfer, or go for further studies, saying it's easierto change yourself than the system... i find that a bit escapist... you're just running away from the problem, and sooner or later it's still going to catch up... or else you just left the problem to another person... it's not so much about contribution and credit now, it's more about trying to make a difference... to something you think is seriously wrong. i can say with confidence our club is sick, needs to be cured, just that we don't know waht will cure it.
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last note: i think i know what i'm going to do for research paper IF i manage to get into the university and IF i take econs as a major (still not decided =/)
first, talk funny. like how funny J1s are when they're (in Mr David Court's terms) "cute and innocent". hahaha. not that you can be all that really when you're in J1... but anywayz, i think the seniors, especially the CCA leaders or something should like keep a book of all the funny bloopers and mistakes made when you first join the club or something. i know it'll make for a hilarious read when you're like nearing promos, or nearing As, when we're more proficient in whatever we are doing.
i mean, some of the mistakes i see today.. damn, don't make me laugh again (i know, i know, it's not nice laughing at people, but still, someitmes it's hard to help yourself)
one more side note: observation is quite cool. i've actually managed to decipher what makes one-sided relation-ending so crushing. wonder what i'll find out next.
oh yea, my ban count increased, once more... wonder if i'll hit my limit again soon =/
...
gonna dedicate a whole section to this, i guess... not that i have much else to talk about for now... getting swamped with work... AND TRYING TO WORK WHEN YOUR BRAIN IS FROZEN IN 10 METRES OF PACK ICE ISN'T THE FRIGGIN BEST WAY! stupid airconditioning system ><
remember my old resolution (actually only 12 days old) trying to figure out why life is as it is now? well i've found out at least a few factors that contribute to that...
one thing is best summed up as the phrase "the apple always rots from the core, and problems always come from the head." but anyway, with poor leaders up there things don't work...
lemme try to explain this in as simple as possible usng words... in any group or organization, you have a head, and the sub-heads, or managers. the head is in charge of allocating tasks, and the sub-heads are in charge of distributing these tasks. distributing isn't so easy as to say "you do this, you do this, you do that". you actually have to match the person up with the job s/he is suited for.
an organization will work if the head is actively involved in operations. you cannot expect the head to function properly if the head doesn't even know what's going on. also, the sub-heads must do their best to help the head. it's not really much point if there's a power struggle going on at the lower levels and all of them are not only playing up each other but also ganging up on the head... then your whole organization would naturally collapse.
put it in reallife context. the club losing members? (of course i'm excluding the J1 trial period) members feel like staying away and not committed? something is wrong in the hierarchy, or they feel they're not important (DisEOS but whatever). Find that activities organized are crappy or participation is lousy? maybe you should look and see if the organizers are (a) enthusiastic in the first place and (b) in contact with who they are trying to get across.
(i'm trying to keep parties as vague as possible here so as not to offend anyone, humans in general (me included) don't take well to criticism =.=)
and another thing: people don't like to be TOLD to do things. if there is a tangible reason it may help greatly, but commands and orders will always meet resistance. if you tell a tennis player HOW to swing a racket and WHERE he is doing it wrongly, he will take a long time to learn, or may not show improvement. if you suggest concentrating on the ball instead of the swing, studies have shown they improve like 70% faster. to quote a certain *ahem* lecturer, i shan't go into the "nitty-gritty" details of why this happens, just that it does.
so what now? well i believe that i've completed part of my resolution, which was to find out what was causing the big difference. i've noticed a LOT more *politics* in JC life as compared to secondary (of course in primary school we were a lil too... young to understand these kind of things) take a step back and look at things... you'll notice them. it's my belief these are also another big factor in contribution to the problems. (P.S. i hate *fake* ppl... walking around trying to be who they are not... i'm not sure if they're trying to impress or what, but walking around with a mask on is like... so unnerving ><)
so... it's now changed to like... trying to remove or reverse this change. unless anyone wants to tell me they actually prefer the current situation to previously? i mean, my parents keep telling me i should think thrice before acting, not to be hasty... and staff members also quit or transfer, or go for further studies, saying it's easierto change yourself than the system... i find that a bit escapist... you're just running away from the problem, and sooner or later it's still going to catch up... or else you just left the problem to another person... it's not so much about contribution and credit now, it's more about trying to make a difference... to something you think is seriously wrong. i can say with confidence our club is sick, needs to be cured, just that we don't know waht will cure it.
...
last note: i think i know what i'm going to do for research paper IF i manage to get into the university and IF i take econs as a major (still not decided =/)
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