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election result…


2003
09.29

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election result has been declared provisionally…..IA lost on most office bearer positions, even though we staged the strongest campaign ever in history. Polling 20%, doubled in any election. We got 4 council spots by ourself. that is a good achievement. Not majority, but who cares. we always like to be minority and forever would be. BUt like how i have told the caucus, i will be responsible for all this…… and this perhaps would be the end of it. The end of my involvement in IA. I learned what past people told me, dont run it. It doesnt worth the pains and troubles. 2 years for me is enough. Hopefully the young generation will learn it and wont run it after this year.

I have been appointed as the Acting Gen Sec of the Union (even though for only three months, perhaps a consolation price), lots of things to do.. apart from my study.. and my other commitment in other student organisations.

But this would be my last year. Next year is to focus on real world. Re-work the H1s collections and be a good student. New york is where i am planning to go. Interviews over there would be costly, hopefully, my savings and some top up from my parents would be able to help me go there…..

All my friends who are working there have been asking me when im coming over… soon.. just a year and a half and i will be on my way….But uni here is not flexible.. so it would be difficult to get away from study and do interview.. but im sure uni would understand the circumstances…..OH yes, my friend told me that some of them arrange for video conferencing interview… that should be okay for big companies….maybe i can do it from Sydney or even Melbourne….

Well… three months to go and i will be steady again. Patient is what it takes.. and till then, keep trying and good result will be on its way.

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election is over


2003
09.23

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election is over. that was taxing. now the counting is being conducted. waiting for election results to be declared provisionally. there have been many defects in this election and we might have lost the election before it even started. every single year, the election is always settled in court. i dont see any difference for this year…

meanwhile, school is out for two weeks mid semester break. lots of asignments and group projects as usual…..

yesterday, we went to court. this was adjourned from last monday. we brought the President of the Union for serious misconducts over a series of meetings he held in a single day, which resulted in him being able to control the council and executive. but, knowing that there is no way on earth he could win this, he decided to settle out of court. we got our exec back. the consent of court order was then signed. and… the worse thigns of all, union will pay for thousands dollars in legal expenses. what a waste of students’ money.

carsten, my german friend whom i met in berkeley, was visiting me for few days. he has returned to sydney and i think tonight, he is heading back to UK.

last sunday was chia chia’s birthday. couldnt bring myself to wish her happy birthday. i know she wouldnt pick up or answer my messages. further, it would just ruin it. especially since she is happy now. will text her one month from now. she will be furious i suppose, but i hope she understands.

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2003
09.13

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there are times in life, when you just feel overwhelmed with things happening around you. you try to ignore them but expectations from others distract you from completely putting matters aside.

you try so hard to digest what are your priorities and whether you have committed too much. then, you realise that sometimes, you are indeed luckier than many others. to what extent is too much is an individual perception.

but being strong and accepting who you are and what you want to be is a matter of principle. perhaps its true, that the difference between the possible and impossible lies in determination.

i guess time will tell when the pay off will start pouring down. till then, keep trying and not regretting is the best way to proceed in life.

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2003
09.07

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im getting worst in updating this website….. i have to start paying attention before loyal and regular visitors forgets about this address everytime they open the browser!!!

what have i been up to?

i have been skipping classes a lot as i am running a ticket for the union election. yes, its starting next week and it will go on for 5 consecutive days. i cannot start to imagine what kind of environment we all will be in. on top of that, i have midterm on wednesday.. its financial accounting… yucky!! been trying to read the book today…. and one chapter is all i covered…:(

some of you might think i am crazy about this election thing since it has appeared regularly in the last five postings…..but this is a serious business for me. even when i was in berkeley, i was trying to help out in last year’s election over the phone… man, that was taxing and daunting!

why do i care so much?

coz i am sick and disgusted with student politicans who no longer have interests in representing students but have other ‘ulterior’ motives. our student union have been subjected to intense media scrutinies over $47 million housing project deal. some ppl say that there are ‘alleged’ corruption. i dont know for certain whether there is or not. PWC, Union’s auditors and even the University have in numerous occasions rejected the deal as unsound. Our ‘lovely’ union president of course defended the deal as ‘blue chip’ investment for the union. I wonder how he arrives at this conclusion when he is an art student (without prejudice) and has only taken 5 subjects of first year university. He was 19 when he sat in executive committee last year who ‘rubberstamped’ the deal!

The union belongs to the student.. and with it.. the annual $12 million budget. No wonder there are so many politically-charged group eyeing for the top positions. It only took two signaturies and a 109.3 Executive Order (which gave the President all power of Council and all power of Exec in between meeting). This is sick..sick..sick..sick..sick!!!!