Friday, November 30, 2007 @ 8:59 PM: Chess and Bridge Chalet
Ok... Had wanted to do some things today but perhaps I've been too tired (haha... it's an excuse i seldom give haha)... Shall blog about the chess and bridge chalet!
First day I went... and it was like OMG when I entered... Compared to the last two years when the chalets are two rooms and big, the chalet is super small this time... then when some others came at night, we've the GG team, the 3 Chinese Chess guys and the bridge guys - as in, three different groups. The second night wasn't much better, but at least got moky, xy, xiaoling, zb, wc and xiaoming who came... at least everything seemed more lively.
I guess the highlight of the chalet room is the laptop, to see how ppl queue up and wanna use it to play dota/chinese chess/msn/read bridge notes... haha... so what's the point of chalet? i mean, when I think a GG team at Jackie's or Zehan's house is no different in the sense we'll still be playing magic (I must stress I don't play) and cards... No BBQ, no interaction, no soccer, no dvd, no nite cycling, and somemore a chalet without most of the junior committee members... Is this the CNB chalet or the CNB seniors gathering?
And everything was made worse when the ppl at Downtown east came to tell us that we were too noisy at 2am... haha... dun tell me that u go chalet cos it is a better place to sleep at home? And we aren't talking or shouting... and i think everyone sleeps after that... haha... When I told mum abt this, she even said it is like camp life! HahahAha...
Ok... of course this won't be a barrage of negative comments about the chalet... it was great to see ppl of different chess interact and play munchies (or is it?)... it was also great to be playing with peeps like chun hao (my dear weiqi junior!), victor, ying jie blah blah... and of course refreshing to see ppl like zb, xiaoming blah blah cos i din see them so long at scba...
Just a point that all should take note... if the committee members cannot come that day, then what's the point of organising it? And a lot of parallels can be drawn back to geog soc... cos seriously all the good work at geog soc is rolling down the mountain... the last time i went back to hc for open house, our dear geog soc booth person said aiyah... geog soc only a secondary CCA... got one highlight event lor... see so slack and good... I mean is this the way u can allow standards to be upheld? Is this the way CCAs can function? And I think I gave a good army-style talk to these juniors... not that they will listen anyways, but that I feel that it is essential for them to know what it takes to be a committee member, regardless whether u are the chairman or simply a project manager (Though I see the recent trend in that the chairman is always absent in those events... no chance to really talk to them, Orientation perhaps?) Sadly things are out of control and perhaps what Alvin says is right... what's the point of holding on?
Perhaps mei4, the crucial question is on whether the spirit, the commitment and enthusiasm is there, not just in the committee members but also EVERYONE... and it is not up to the seniors to do anything while the best we can do is to advise and hope for the best... Think it sounds too bleak though? (Ok... disclaimer: Edited this entry for some portions to cut down the parts that may infer attributing blame on the committee members, but I hope that the message is clear enough)
thank you for bringing me memories...
