Tuesday, June 19, 2007
elections --> handover
heyy madders. okay so election results are out, and apparently a lot of people are upset/disappointed
in themselves for not getting it blabla. it's become very
all or nothing to some people who're running. like non exco = nothing to do = loser." to the seniors it's really quite O.O cuz to us it's like !? i'd be sad, but not so.. much. this has become more intense than expected la basically
to keep things in perspective. an analogy: everyone's walking forward on their two feet, but we chose this ten people to give wheels/rollerblades. but they can't go that much ahead cuz
we still are one group. their job is really to sometimes wheel ahead to check out the route then comeback, or wheel around the group to make sure everyone's fine. they're not supposed to race ahead in front of everyone. if they are then something's wrong. and as for the
crowd, only on their two feets,
you are still walking ahead. it's when you stupidly think, ohomgihavenowheelsi'msoscrewed, that you
sit down, and you
really become useless.
and you're not. and by next year you'll probably be one of the
60-70 people out of a 70-80 group of people who're not in exco. you are
not in the minority. and you were competing with around
30 other people. shouldn't it be more comforting knowing that you faced so much competition, so it's not that bad if you didn't get it? you cld've come so close to it. but just lost out to slightly stronger competition. don't be too upset!
another point to note about the way we picked exco - some things may seem kinda O.o or controversial even, but seriously,
trust us. we thought deep and hard, and it went far beyond "who's good" and "who's responsible", to "who has a vision. who can do that
extra." and even more so, "who can work well with who. who will clash with who."
scenarios:1. you could be veryvery responsible and well-liked, but didn't get in because you're more happygolucky, didn't have that very
clear idea of what you want for MAD. perhaps you didn't display that kinda greater insight/larger perspective. this goes beyond eg:hiphop, to think about modern/break; or even beyond MAD, to realize how we fit into the school - are we too loud / do we use up other people's space / what do we need to improve about our reputation. .. or even beyond MAD and so on. we needed more than just admin-capable people, we needed
exco type people who can look at things through a telescope, from farfar away. it's what we were trying to dig out in the interview.
2. you could be very capable and enthusiastic, but didn't get in because you don't work with some people in the group. maybe in a you-will-eat-someone-up way, or in a you-will-be-too-soft-and-eaten-up way. like we can't have two soft-spoken people for division head/coord, cuz how will they command the crowd? or we can't have one domineering, one easygoing, cuz the easygoing one will just be like "oh okay=)" for everything
3. you may think you're really good, passionate, and have what it takes. maybe you don't see why you're not in exco. but perhaps you never
showed it in the past few months through your actions, just sitting back on your chair and never really standing up to do something although you can/could. and only now, elections, then you comeup and say "hey i'm actually capable". or perhaps precisely because you displayed so much confidence, sometimes without the "evidence", we thought your self-confidence was a bit too much, and that was precisely the reason why you're not in.
4. or we could reallyreally have wanted you in exco. scored a 98. but someone scored a 99. if that's why i didn't get in i think i'd still be rather
glad, even if not happy, and definitelydefinitely not
depressed.
5. or hey you
are in exco. but actually we do know you have some key weaknesses, or there were even stronger candidates than you. but you're in because you
complement someone else, or because you were the next best option after someone else had to be eliminated. but at the same time we see something, which is why you still had a shot at the post, and hey, you got it. don't let it get to your heads either.
6. ..many more
if you wanna know why you're not in, just talk to us. and we'll tell you. thing is this is not a test of
only your capability, and
definitely not a popularity contest. don't blame the voting. if anything, blame luck. a lot of this was tyco in the sense that it was a very
subjective thing. we pulled people together to form a
group. we didn't pull the best out of the best and try to mash them all together. it means some people and undeservingly out, but i guess this time, we put
MAD before the individual. so some 'sacrifices' were made for a more cohesive group
just trust us to have thought a lot about it, and tried to see strengths/weaknesses in people that perhaps some of you didn't see in others/yourself. if you're perplexed as to why you/someoneelse didn't get in, this could be the reason. we can't overzealously go "HAH we picked a DAMN ZAI exco. cuz we're damn good at picking and hah they're gonna rock". but we
can say we thought long and hard about it, and with all our permutations/combinations, this is the one we thought would work best. and we give them our confidence, our trust, to fuel their first steps on their new journey as exco. even if you're not in exco, you're not out of the journey either. if you think we made some wrong choices, or you still want to prove your capabilities, you still can. take it as a challenge. win the respect of your fellow ccamates
without having first been given the platform to do so as exco. the doors aren't closed to that, and maybe you'll get what you deserve =)
feels like a gp essay, i have to go mug. SO DO YOU.
STOP READING AND THINKING ABOUT ELECTIONS AND GET THROUGH WITH YOUR BLOCKS. byebye. =D
ohoh this entry was more directed to those who're slightly indignant/disappointedinthemselves about this. for those who are plainly and simply sad - to quote audrey-the-mini-great:
"We joined MAD to dance, not to get into exco. :)"
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