wimps
it is just too early for this nonsense to start!i distinctly remember at the agm that this year
was to be started on a clean slate. forget the
past, the horrible stuff and we will build a
brighter future tomorrow. wasnt that supposed
to be the idea? we were supposed to have a united
team, where we dont bitch about people, accept
variety really just leave everything behind.
then comes the shocker.
as usual, ray is one of the few people to spit
things to my face because the rest of the seniors
have very little gumption to do anything that
could be remotely unpleasant. (but oh they are
willing to bitch. a whole fat lot! wimps)
the story starts like this, training ends and
ray pulled me to a side. an honour indeed
because ray usually doesnt say much to anyone
especially if its important. happy people like
to joke a lot without talking about meaningful
stuff. usually. so it was great that he had
something important to tell me.
now i've made it rather public that i was
interested to be the new cox because i seriously
felt that i will improve as a rower if i could
learn to have a better assessment of water
conditions. well of course the next thing i
heard is that some bl**dy chickend**k seniorS
(i emphasize the S to indicate plural) felt that
i would not be a good cox and that they would have
no faith in me as i cox the boat. why? because if
i call out they wont row for me. why? because they
said i was individualistic!
what a load of HANGUPS! goodness. things were
supposed to have started afresh. if the decision
was a valued judgment, i would have appreaciated
the sentiment being told to my face. i appreciate
the fact that there's jealousy also, because who
wouldnt want to cox right? new skills. if they
felt i was individualistic, they are darn childish
coz they supposedly agreed to leave the past
behind. they hardest bit, no faith in me because
i'm "too individualistic" is the most bulls**t
thing i've heard in a long time.
no faith... so does that mean that they dont have
faith in me when i row also? thats why i was
"denied" a place in the cup crew izzit? so if the
bl**dy seniors dont have faith in me, ask me to
quit lah! a**holes! look its normal to have a beef
with someone, i have spots of unhappiness too.
but i seriously decided to give things a fresh
start. i dont say stupid things like i have no
faith in jeff because he screwed up his term as
capt. i dont say stupid things like i have no
faith in sid because he's weak. i have no faith
in the right side people because they cannot pull
efficient water. i have no faith in ben because
his stroke is damn lousy. i just dont say things
like that. i dont deserve to have something like
that said to me. INDIRECTLY.
i have no issues if someone tell me to my face
something like that. really. i would talk to him
to at least solve our problem how he can have
faith in me. but if you dont like me, and you
try to smear me like that. it is totally messed
up man. i'm essentially the most open and direct
person in the team of hypocrites, liars and
rumour mongers.
why cant the stupid team keep simple promises
like starting afresh? why is everything reminiscent
of the 07/08 era where the screwed up seniors
keep every f**k thing to themselves? where is
the openness, brotherhood? come on lor. if the
dumb yr 3's and 4's think i'm so weak i cant
row or cox, tell me lah! tell me how to improve
lah. problem is most of them are just weak
anyway. problem is they are just stubbornly
traditional anyway. hopefully they are not like
jeff the worst one, keep every little thing
to himself. he epitomizes why everything about
the team is screwed up. if you keep something
which is an issue affecting the team ALL to
yourself, how the heck are you ever going to
solve anything?
todays episode just shows us something. smart
uni students never learn from their mistakes.
good singaporeans will always pass down their
habits, right or wrong without questioning. and
habitual culture is hard to break, wrong things
will always be passed down by idiots who never
question. wonder whats the use of going to
science fac or engin if that spirit of inquiry
or hypothesis testing is never used outside
of class in the first place? intelligent students
real life idiots indeed.
posted by green unseen @ 7:27 AM
3 Comments:
Relax la bro. I have faith in you. Some things are left unsaid because when said out it does more harm than good to the team. I believe Ray has his reasons.. and personally I just dont want you to things so hard. . Anything feel free to talk to me..
Best Wishes,
Jeff
in politics, theres a saying
that leaders have. its called
in our national interests.
thing is anything and everything
can be in your national interests.
well, in the same way there
are too many people who justify
things based on for the good
of the team without evaluating that
statement objectively. certainly
makes a mockery of the statement
though...
This is for all the faithful blog readers...
The interesting thing about this whole issue is Me (mr anonymous) and Green Unseen have been on talking terms this whole time. In another post he quoted that i said "talking to him was a waste of time" .. while its debatable whether i actually said something like that, the essence of it is, people do bicker, and when people make up, it proves a whole lot more.
I think the interesting take home point we both learned is ... communication is key. The Green Unseen thrives on communication and feels strongly that if we were to function as a family, we have to communicate. Which is what we all have been striving for. Perhaps leaving thing unsaid is not the best policy if we are to function as a family. But of course i believe families don't have to share EVERYTHING.
That said, a blog is a personal space for personal expression and things sometimes might be misinterpreted due to "telephone error".
The essence of how this all started is the context in which it was said. It was meant as a constructive comment for him to improve as a coxswain. I said "you have to improve on how the team feels of your individualistic character", for him to prove the sentiments of his character wrong and to move on from there. In every aspect what was said was because I understand that Green Unseen appreciates me being frank.
Blogs are a powerful tool, lets not get carried away with the drama and focus more on constructive and positive traits rather than the negative.
Thats how a family grows.
Losta love (omg so corny)
Mr Anonymous
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