Wednesday, June 20, 2007
ok, meiling's post is still longer =x
HELLO M.A.D.!
surprise surprise (that i have access/that i'm blogging here etc.)
i just read and heard about m.a.d. exco elections and the massiveness of reactions by the juniors so i thought i'll just say something though it may seem redundant or extra but too bad, blogger grants me access =)
After reading meiling's tremendously long entry i thought: what exactly were the reactions and responses from meiling's batch last year after our Exco announced the election results? one thing for sure, all of them were genuinely surprised/shocked, as according to them, the results turned out to be rather different from what they had predicted. There was also some controversy due to a situation which our Exco did not know of at that point in time (um, current j2Exco i suppose you guys know what i'm talking about haha). Then i wondered again, was anyone's reaction bigger than what appeared on the surface? Was there strong objection that we did not know of? I'll leave that to rest, simply because from what i see today, i'm sure our Exco had made a good decision and we do not regret it.
Exco elections can produce unexpected, even shocking results. This is understandable because like what meiling has mentioned, consideration in all aspects are to be made and all kinds of circumstances or problems have to be forseen. It is not solely the evaluation of an individual. It is the mixing and matching of individuals with the aim of coming up with the best and most informidable combination. I'm not sure if the j2Exco thought of the points that meiling stated in her post after their elections last year but as we can see now, the considerations are similar for every Exco when it comes to selecting its successing committee. Hence the results, too, can be as surprising.
Some of you may question the decision of your j2Exco but i urge you to trust their judgement. They have been o-b-s-e-r-v-i-n-g since God knows when. Moreover, I don't believe in zero disagreement amongst your j2Exco members and I trust that they would have to reason their way out in order to substantiate their individual choices, which were eventually combined and compromised to form your new Exco. There is no way any decision can be accepted in the course of the elections without supporting reasons so please be assured that everything is taken very seriously and each decision can only exist when a strong reason for it exists.
As for those not elected, I understand your disappointment and it is okay if you have cried over it or even locked yourselves in the toilet because of it (o.0). It's a personal way of venting your unhappiness or disappointment or angst and I respect that. I do not think it means u're weak or anything of that sort. However, if you take this as the ending point of your commitment to M.A.D., I will not hesitate to label you something mean (I just erased the words coz i thought they sounded overly mean haha). It means even more for a non-Exco member to take the initiative to contribute to M.A.D. and to provide his/her visions. It shows that you really care. Of course, no Exco member has the right to dismiss any constructive advice/arguments/ideas etc. given by the rest of M.A.D. Being an Exco member simply means u have to make sure everyone's ok. Being IN M.A.D. means you have to help to ensure that M.A.D.'s ok. No exceptions.
From what I've observed during Mosaic '07, I feel that you guys are a fortunate bunch, full of vive and enthusiasm. I am really proud of your j2 seniors and I look forward to seeing you guys lead M.A.D. Every senior batch feels apprehensive about leaving the load behind, that is why it will definitely try its best to pick the finest combination of juniors that will lead the rest in the next year. Have faith in ur seniors and yourselves, alrightey?
Yeah, have faith and have fun =) Dance and M.A.D. are what all of us have in common, so let that be the driving force.
<3, Hui Yan
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