Time has fly so fast. It was at this time last year, i am preparing myself as isc convenor 2004 and now i have to give up all the expectation and hope. I was told that i shouldn't expect my incoming committee that they will countinue some of my expectation. Well i guess i have to say it is true now after one year of figthitng hoping it won't be true.
I feel very disappointed sometime in the sense that, none of them really believe in the bureaucratic way of doing things. Sometimes, i feel it is a lost cost to actually do so much becuase no one actually acknowledged all your effort. Worst feeling is that, they don't believe you should get involved in thier wild fresh useless ideas sometimes. I feel that we have gone through that same phrase sometimes that they have to understand that that is what we as honourary members exists and don't wish to see our works go down under.
For example, a five year strategic plan is indeed a reasonable plan that a strong organisation should have to grow. We have to learn to give up the selfishness of just doing well for our term and forget about how our members in the future will benefits from it. i feel such behavioural is unacceptable and is not professional. Secondly, the rules and regulations of the committee, it is not to be said that only big issues or common factor should be add in rules and regulations but also unexepected circumstances.
We represent the benefits of international students interest not only those who are currently studying but also those who are going to study in the campus in the future. If every year, the committee decided not to have any long term achievement so that the students can benefits from it, there is no point we has a peak represenative body exists because we are just like all those international students clubs. The whole point, we differentiated ourselves from them is becuase we are more structured and have long-term and strong representation ground to support us as a representative body.
Over my period of one year, i am sad to say that i were not able to make use of my term wisely to presue everything i wish to achieve due to my slack behaviour and lack of communication with my officer. It was not only that but also i should blame myself for the huge drop out rate over the months.
Well that all, i can say. i know TIFFANY will do well to ensure the organisation grow and expand properly. i feel it is time that i let go and concentrated my new interest on my guild and ensuring it work closely with all the department and not only ISC. Although ISC is my blood now but i guess if i keep interrupting the way they wish to run, i will just destory the purpose of letting Tiffany be the convenor. Her capability is more that just anyone could imagine. She is so great that i see that under her leadership those people will ensure the ISC will expand and grow for years to come even under the VSU.
MSG for my Pretty Tiffy, It has been a pleasure to work with you this year. it might not the the greatest moment of your time but it certianly is mine. i know many of my plans doesn't seem to work 100% well for you due to different opinions but we have always come the same conclusion for the better of student representation. i know till now, 5 year plan to you is a NO thing but i hope you will reconsider the whole aspect of how professionalism and ensure ISC will not be destory even under VSU which will be a hell of the year, you have to fight in your term... thanks to the Liberal Party winning the majority of the senate seats in the elections. BEST of LUCK okie Dear!!!!!
As to all the incoming if you do read my blog, Next year will seem to be the new age of ISC golden era after the regime of Sia family in 2000 and 2001, where ISC was aknowledged by university for the first time for whole of ISC history. CHECK OUT THE CERT in the office. I couldn't have stress more, you GALS certianly are capable of a lot things all over the committee with different talents, i hope all of you will make use of it. Cetianly i will still stress, never to limit your goals and expectation to just your year but broaden it up and create the start of a new culture. All expect more than what you can achieve because it always better to ahve more than less.
SO BYE TO ISC Convenor 2004 term for me and well if anyone need any help feel free to drop by my General Secretary Office in the Guild for a chat.....
That the end of my ISC Term.... As for my exam... good news is that my tutor increase my mark from 7/20 to 14/20.... told you, he is a bastard for scaring me like that. So far i have finished 3 exams and i feel pretty confident that i should have no probelm to finish my degree by summer 2005. It has been a hell tough time for me espaically it is for the first time i was lost with what i want to do when i graduated. I guess most importantly i have to thanks all my friends around me espaically my one and only one Yoshiko..... she has been so great over the past 2 months. Without her, i don't think i can survive all the fall that i have encounter over this period. Although we cannot be together now, but i believe in you and myself, fate and destiny will pull us together one day. When its' come i hope with will be eternal, because you are just one of the most gorgeous person i ever meet over my entire life.
My special msg to you is that, Thanks for the wonderful time you have spent with me eventhough you are busy with your study and MCW. You have showed me the gateway to several success over the short period of times and always be there for me. Not only so, you are also a great cook, great person to be with, good listener, and most importantly, you don't hate me after all this while for what i have make you gone through. LET OUR DESTINY AND FATE GUIDE OUR PATH TO AN ETERNAL LOVE RELATIONSHIP.
........Opsss.... Forget about my acknowledgement, without all of you like Naomi, Huey Ying, Tiffany, Phang, Joey, Nicole, Candice, David, Stiener, Kenny and many more............ Jacky Teo will not be The Jacky Teo if you all never show up.......
Love you Guys and Gals,
Jackz
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I remember it was about this time 4 years ago when I was in Tiffany's position. My brother had just finished his term and compared to previous years, it was definitely one of the most successful years of ISC. Number of volunteers went from 6 to 20 during this term, and despite having a budget cut from $20,000 to $4,000 the ISC still managed to make more noise at Curtin compared to previous years, including initiating the first ever Pasar Malam and publishing the first ever Paragon.
I was there with my 7 other executives (which includes memorable ones like Hui Ling, Huey Mei and Huey Ying. heh). Many people think that I have shoes too big to fill. Many people do not believe that my fresh new ideas will work. I was spoken to constantly by the old execs about how well ISC was doing and how worried they are that I might screw it all up. I remembered how I was trying to sleep at night when one of them would call me and talk to me for 2 hours straight about what I should do and how I shouldn't screw up and all.
The thing is, it is natural for the outgoing execs to feel worried that all the hard work might be wasted. It is also very easy to criticise if the new ppl didn't do as well as you did. But I guess we have to accept the fact that the new people are the people with power and should be given a chance to explore their own new ideas, however outrageous it may be. Too many times I have seen outgoing officers blasting incoming officers for incompetency. It helps nothing but create havoc. We should just let them be, trust that they will do well and wish them all the best... that way, both parties will at least have some peace of mind.
Hi hi, guess who is this leaving a comment for you.... Now you are feeling what an outgoing ISC execs felt at the end of the terms, especially the convenors. I guess it's too normal to want the incomings to do or act as you as wished, but frankly, there will surely be differences. The next symptoms you will get might be comparing what the incomings is doing with what your team had done. But, like Kenny say, don't critise them.
Maybe you should think of why you had gave the title of honourary member to all ISC outgoing execs. Surely not just to satisfy us with a fancy title....For me, the role of an ISC honarary member is always supporting ISC and being able to help when ISC needed so.
Good luck in your role in guild gen sec anyway. Remember to sign and approve ISC cheques first (an important role as ISC HONARARY MEMBER)!!!!
Joey
Guess I'm one of the many many more, huh?? :( [Guess who?]
it is great knowing all of you all this while. certianly my term has come to the end and tiffy the great convenor and leader will handle it good enough and i beleive in her capibality as a convenor. so as we all say. tiffany is one of the kind no one can denied her talent and skill. i wish she have a good term. as her friend and working with her this year. i know you will do changes for the good and not for the worst. so hope u have fun thanks for killing the sagi reign :P....
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