Friday, February 17, 2006 :::
i never really said it before, but i admire and respect jasmine. i used to wonder why, at the 25th Thank-You Dinner, she received one of the five best affiliate award. to me then, she was just another affiliate always sitting at that same spot on the study bench in the clubroom, never appearing to be doing anything much.
but what i didnt know was what she singlehanded did the marketing for the entire 25th FOP projects. sometimes the quietest person may be the one doing the most work. she wasn't at all boastful about it, nor flaunting her achievements. she was just always there at that same spot doing her own work.
i know i'm not ra-ra at heart, even though i may be siao on or act silly sometimes. i know my forte lies in simulating events in my head, pointing out problems and requirements that the event plan may have and how things should work together. i know i have no strength to push a project through by myself, but i always build on someone's else project and make it better. and this is why i find myself easing into positions where i can foresee and plan events and programmes, and co-ordinate different sides together to form a coherent unit. by far, jasmine is the best role model in this aspect. she is exactly where i envision myself to be.
i've seen her documents of Rag 2005. They are very detailed and very precise, so much that it takes someone with great foresight to plan in such advance, under so much uncertainties. Every aspect is covered with a great deal of precision. to me, just by reading these documents, i feel overwhelmed knowing ive just taken over the very same role, and i have to match up.
she has similar work temperament as me, never really caring about the personal affairs of others nor indulging in gossips about others, but just wanting to sit down and do the best for the projects in hand. being in rag for now 4 years, and twice dpd, she seems neither tired nor jaded, and is so willing to help out. it is surely not easy, seeing how freshies who have been raggers for only a couple of months now run off at the mere mention of rag. it is not only her proficiency that i admire, but it is also this tenacity that i respect.
we had a talk once, and she told she she never cried so much as she did in while in arts club. yet in spite, she's still holding on. i've had my tears too, similarly, and i will hold on.
she told me something, which puts it all in perspective, ' in the end, what are you really working for? who are you really accountable to? '
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::: posted by Richard Wan at 2:27 AM
