A pivotal moment of reflection

To think about a few things...since the last time I posted here...

Actually, this is the second time I have written this while doing stuff in school while the school desktop is running....a good use of time perhaps :)

Ok, now back to what I am thinking about...and it's a lot of things...

Probably I should start by talking about the run up and the start to my final year on campus - Honours Year 2007/2008. It is not one that I am looking forward to, frankly speaking - probably because I know of the expectations, workload, and time management that I am expected to have in order to maintain good participation - not that I am very good at it - but to tell the truth, I am starting to appreciate the time I have by just reading my notes as and when I need to although I am still doing catch up work more than anything else.

Right now though I just got 'whacked' by AC - I was asked to come up with a probable reference point of analysis - so now I am now thinking of a decent, not, good, way to look at Liddell Hart and Fuller and comparing against Clausewitz - so much for the study of war when I am inherently a Machiavellian. And to make things worse, presentations and assignments are now piling up - so good luck to me then.

But as things pile up, I have a lot of things to look up to...so it's game on then...

Ok, now then to other non books stuff which will occupy the remaining bulk of my entry.

First things first, the issue of Arts Club. Although Rag ended exactly one month ago, I can only say that as I see and helped the float to its performance one more time, I asked myself again what made me help for one last time - for rag. Then I realised when I did this one cheer with only 3 other raggers on that day, namely Hock, Jianwu and Gerri, then I found out the real answer:

Friendships, mentorships, spiritual healing, and a lot more...

In a way, rag revitalised myself and set me in the right tone for studying perhaps - that's because I needed some inspiration - and the inspiration that rag has brought - from nothing to something brilliant - keeps me going.

Also pivotal was the very fact that this is the fourth float I have seen - and 3 batches of Juniors....probably I need to recall the juniors that I have met and have since led rag in succeeding years...

2004/2005 - myself, Jianwu, Fiona, Song Kwang, Gerri, Hock, Wan Tsin... and Aaron, Shawn, Jasmine, Candy, June (as seniors)

2005/2006 - Lionel, Reuben, Jennifer, Denise, Stacey, Wenhui, Yuen Mei, Aya... and Paul (actually a senior as well)

2006/2007 - Nicholas, Xinyu, Jeremy, Bryan, Applie, Sham, Kenneth, Serene...

2008/2009 - (Hopefully....) Hanjing, Kevin, Ellen, Sarah, Bernice, Alvin Tan, Sabrina....

I can see that some have the potential to bring it far especially the current batch of juniors - and Rag will be in good hands with all of you around...thanks for the memories...

Always raggerfied. :)

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Now then, back to the issue of SMUN and the issue of SMUN 2008 - the search for my successor and the succeeding secretariat - a few of us took a lot of time to come up with the printing of the SMUN Charter, and guess what? Lo and behold, we have a new com!

But before I carry on, I need to say something about the selection of the secretariat itself.

I guess some of you who are in SMUN 2007 will know my blog, and I will just want to make things clear - the selection of the secretariat is done in the best way possible of a panel selection of independent and experience people in the MUN concept that embrace and love MUN the way I do. And yes, some of you have lost out big time, and hence I understand the angst and pain and sometimes what some of you feel as emotional betrayal or blackmail, I only can say that decisions made are always painful and I do not want to make them along with the rest of the panel because of the consequences of them. One way or another, someone is going to lose out and we emphathise your condition. However, I dearly hope that you will still remain and help SMUN 2008 in every other way that you can - by doing that you are as great as everyone else who is in SMUN 2008 organising committee itself.

Also as a note to the secretariat of SMUN 2008 - congratulations on your appointment - as the advisory board that consists of the '5 elders' and I am one of them (haha) took pains to create it, I hope you all will try to take them into good faith =)

But what this means for me personally is that the SMUN odyssey for me has ended - at least as a Secretary-General. And I want to say again how thankful I am for everyone's support through this very tiring but also extremely challenging one year that I had spent - truly now I can say that I have what it takes to step up to the next level when I need to.

That's all for the moment...I will carry on posting soon enough about other things...but now, back to rushing readings for my lecture later at 2...sigh