Press the panic button!! CED is coming to my BGM!!
Another week of flurry activity flew by. It all started on Monday when PAYM informed me that my biggest boss, the much revered CED will be attending my YEC BGM tomorrow. Since then, the event planning was effectively taken out of Kit See's and my hands.
My SCM came in, GCM also came in, even DD Pow came in. What a strong line-up. Admin programme for CED was drawn up, location maps of parking lots were drawn, and many tiny details taken care of. Elevators to the venue has to be jammed tomorrow. A respectable looking room for vote counting has to be located. Most importantly, the required minimum turnout of 100 members for the quorum has to be met. Numbers were thrown around like nobody's business. 200, 500 participants. It is encouraging that my organization prides itself on the ability to mobilize large numbers of people in short periods of time. However, I have been to the venue and I feel that the place cannot comfortably accommodate 200 to 500 people. I wonder where the AOS (appreciation of situation) went.
Personally, I am not very worried about CED's presence tomorrow. I mean, he has to be a reasonable man. So long as everything is done correctly, without contradicting or violating the PAYM constitution, it should be all right. High standards must indeed be set to ensure that the event not just runs smoothly, but also be a resounding success. One that future committees can emulate. However, what I am feeling now are that other people's reactions are bordering on paranoia and pandemonium.
Wednesday was worse. It was the beginning of the "War on Dengue" for us. With two hours to spare, a deadline was set for us to confirm the attendance of two representatives from each RC to attend a briefing session on Friday regarding the outbreak on Dengue fever. Another deadline on Friday was set to submit the dates of the house to house visits of the RCs. RCs have to conduct these visits to cover every unit in their respective zones to spread the word about the dangers of dengue fever and educate the residents on preventive measures.
Commendable efforts from the grassroots leaders, I should say. Dengue fever can be fatal, and therefore should not be taken lightly. Another test on the ability to mobilize given the short notices.
Went back office to work after RC meeting on Wednesday. Worked till almost midnight. Could not believe that time passed so quickly. I went crazy after that and actually implemented the idea of joining my cohort mates for a ktv and booze session. Metamorphosed into a zombie the next day and had trouble keeping awake during both my courses.
Got myself a yellow ribbon package today. Placed the tree on my workstation. Will be wearing the yellow ribbon everyday from now onwards.
Message of the day:
Wear a Yellow Ribbon - Help Unlock the Second Prison!
ps. I moved one step closer towards escaping my own prison today!
My SCM came in, GCM also came in, even DD Pow came in. What a strong line-up. Admin programme for CED was drawn up, location maps of parking lots were drawn, and many tiny details taken care of. Elevators to the venue has to be jammed tomorrow. A respectable looking room for vote counting has to be located. Most importantly, the required minimum turnout of 100 members for the quorum has to be met. Numbers were thrown around like nobody's business. 200, 500 participants. It is encouraging that my organization prides itself on the ability to mobilize large numbers of people in short periods of time. However, I have been to the venue and I feel that the place cannot comfortably accommodate 200 to 500 people. I wonder where the AOS (appreciation of situation) went.
Personally, I am not very worried about CED's presence tomorrow. I mean, he has to be a reasonable man. So long as everything is done correctly, without contradicting or violating the PAYM constitution, it should be all right. High standards must indeed be set to ensure that the event not just runs smoothly, but also be a resounding success. One that future committees can emulate. However, what I am feeling now are that other people's reactions are bordering on paranoia and pandemonium.
Wednesday was worse. It was the beginning of the "War on Dengue" for us. With two hours to spare, a deadline was set for us to confirm the attendance of two representatives from each RC to attend a briefing session on Friday regarding the outbreak on Dengue fever. Another deadline on Friday was set to submit the dates of the house to house visits of the RCs. RCs have to conduct these visits to cover every unit in their respective zones to spread the word about the dangers of dengue fever and educate the residents on preventive measures.
Commendable efforts from the grassroots leaders, I should say. Dengue fever can be fatal, and therefore should not be taken lightly. Another test on the ability to mobilize given the short notices.
Went back office to work after RC meeting on Wednesday. Worked till almost midnight. Could not believe that time passed so quickly. I went crazy after that and actually implemented the idea of joining my cohort mates for a ktv and booze session. Metamorphosed into a zombie the next day and had trouble keeping awake during both my courses.
Got myself a yellow ribbon package today. Placed the tree on my workstation. Will be wearing the yellow ribbon everyday from now onwards.
Message of the day:
Wear a Yellow Ribbon - Help Unlock the Second Prison!
ps. I moved one step closer towards escaping my own prison today!
posted by Roughneck Leo at 11:36 PM
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