With Nostalgic Goodbyes, Comes Changes in Leaderships

I sit here, reflecting and pondering over my highly eventful week.

I sit here, wondering with the successful handover of all my Biz club and Co-op duties as to what I achieved these 1 and a half years. Do I deserve that much praise from the teachers, or is it just them being polite on my last day as CEO?

I sit here reflecting on the people I made smile; the people I made cry.

I sit here wondering as to the future of my club and my café.

I sit here hoping that the half-baked JC1 councilors don’t run MJ into the ground.

I sit here on my computer, wondering many things. My life in this school, has been filled with happy moments, and very grim ones too.

Firstly, I chaired the first MJC Co-op AGM. I think it was good. After that I handed it over to the new ex-co. They did alright. It could’ve been much better though.

Mixed emotions were felt. The normal JC2 members probably felt relieved that they were free of CCA. I felt sad that I had to leave and other members who actually contributed probably felt the same way too.

I was there at the start of the club’s inception. I was there at the café’s inception. I handed over a club and a café that IS successful though still has some minor teething problems. Its now up to them, whether they’ll break the foundations given to them or build something better over it.

As club Chief Executive Officer (CEO), I feel like I’ve done a lot. Some of you may disagree. Some of you may not. Some of you may think I’m an arrogant bastard who’s full of himself. I think not. After all, I’ve built a CCA from scratch, of which at the beginning, it consisted of members that were far from palatable, to a CCA which has since been ingrained into all the minds of the general school population.

As Café Management Committee Chairman, I feel like I’ve done a lot too. A café, from a hole-in-the-wall, to a nice looking room-in-the-wall. Its not easy, but I did it.

As Russell Crowe’s character said in the movie Gladiator, “ The time for honoring yourself is coming to an end.”

So as much as I feel like I’ve done a lot club CEO, a lot of credit would also have to go to SIU SING. He’s been the creative genius and drive, he’s been my stone in torrential waters, and he has supported my policies in one way or another, no matter how much it goes against his moral principles or personal preference. He has advised me against committing fatal mistakes, and cleaning them up when its already done. He’s watched my back, as I have watched his.

For this, I thank you, LAI SIU SING.

As much as I feel like I’ve done a lot as Chairman of the café, I have yet again to give credit to SIU SING. He has done all that he has done above, and more. He has prepared speeches, e-mails, covered my back when needed.

Credit for setting up the café would have to go to LAI SIU SING. He sourced for vendors, renovations, and more.

Credit would also have to go to KRISTIN who implemented the idea of Siu Sing, Bjorn’s and mine into reality.

For these sacrifices, I thank you, LAI SIU SING, LAI SIU SING, KRISTIN PEH.

For all other times, when I needed his help for any matter of things, VISHNU would always be there for me.


For that, I thank you VISHNU ADITYA NAIDU.

For all his invaluable input, and invaluable company, TAT CHUNG has never disappointed.

For that, I thank you KHANG TAT CHUNG.

I thank the teachers for putting so much faith into me.

I thank all those who have worked so well with me, in Biz Club, NTU-JC challenge, class and other parts of my life.

Special thanks to Siu Sing once again. You’re a great friend, even if you don’t want to admit it, I’m sure you feel the same way too.

And yes, to all the J1s reading this, better not screw up what those named above have built, for I will personally see to your end if it happens.

Soccer went badly. We lost to VJ. I can foresee that we will not win the top 3 positions next year for we do not have Zul and Muhadeer ( I don’t know how to spell his name.)

What’s a bigger loss is that the student JC 1 councilors are the worst bunch of student leaders I have seen in my entire life.

My class were the first to arrive at the stadium. Half hour later, we were still waiting outside to get in. Siu sing’s class got off the bus and strolled right in. 4 other classes did the same. And they (the incompetent councilors) were stopping my class from entering when we had already waited so long to get in. when I said, “ Do your job. Either stop them, or let us in,” to which one of them replied, “ Just wait.”

When I told Hafiz that they were so much lousier than the previous batch, one of them told me, “ I can hear you, you know.” Oh really? And the fact that I waited half an hour to get in only to be directed to another location and made to queue again warrants you the label of a good councilor? Do you think the fact that I said it loudly for you to hear wasn’t intentional?

Horrible people.

To make things worse, a councillors’ job scope entails engaging the crowd. What I saw was the JC2 councilors, Kenneth Poon and Shu Yi doing their juniors’ job while the juniors themselves were talking among themselves, cheering only when Mr Yeow, the council teacher came up to the grandstand.

No wonder my sources in the council agreed with me that their juniors are hopeless.

I know mine aren’t. let’s hope I’m not wrong.

All this time, I’ve neglected my studies. No more. Its time for all of you to see that I’m not stupid. This will be my last update, for a long time to come, or until I need an outlet to vent. So, I’ll be seeing all of you next time.