i thought i have reversed my biological clock…. apparently not.
terje has left for good. i hope he wasnt stranded in Bangkok. i promise that one of these days, i will make my way to Norway or Denmark. Been wanting to backpack around Europe, but $$ and time continue to serve as limitation.
ben visited melbourne and we did a proper catch up. i didnt know many about him prior but really glad to finally get to know him more. will definitely pester his cooking once im in sydney. watch out. p.s. those italian ladies are definitely worth the Soco…. Fed Square Christmas Carol is now officially in my agenda.
and i also attended the MLTAV’s AGM where a formal farewell was organised for me. They gave me a crumpler bag, home for my ferarri…and its BLACK in colour!! i am extremely touched! Thank you everyone especially to Kerry for knowing exactly my taste:
i’m sad to admit that the remainders of the week is dedicated to me breaking my promise. i did not have the heart to continually ‘ignore’ the constant updates from Adrian about Ballarat. Yes, its the dreadful NUS Conference.
Last minute, we made our way through the boring night to Ballarat, only to find ourselves in an unbelievable mess. you can get more details from adrian’s recent post but there are few things that i have to highlight:
- NLS’ (formerly NOLS) bitches do really live up exceeding the expectations. The crocodile-tears 2006 NUS President accessorised by the Welfare officer snub, have delivered the ultimatum: we control the NUS National Exec in 2007. Adrian aptly concluded that never in my experience in student politics, a group of losers can be so cocky. i can only say… BRING IT ON!
- The same cocky group put a price tag of $35k on NLC to rat on the deal. I don’t know where to begin to express my astonishment. The fact that a price tag is put on us or the actual figure itself. We replied that not even $200k can buy us over. Shame!
- It is clear from the way they have shown their ’superiority in numbers’ that there is only one agenda in which they exist in the political spectrum of NUS. That is to engage in a concerted effort in ceasing the existence of the NLC. This is a shared view among the NLS’ elites. So if you are in NLS caucus, think twice of the alleged discussion you have with regards to ‘working’ with the NLC. Unfortunately, little they know that NLC can only grow from strength to strength. Its relevance as an organisation cannot be wound back in a broader context. Don’t get me wrong. I respect numbers. But i will lose that respect at a greater rate than giving credit to because i believe in the process as much as i believe in the final outcome. they have shown that they have failed in every levels miserably
- after 15 years in the role, Student Unity had to admit defeat to a relatively-new Matthew Chuck from WA, a candidate from the Indies, for the Gen Sec. While NLS will continue to put the blame on the NLC, little they remember that the split within its own caucus and overly confidence on their own numbers are the primary reasons to the 40 vote loss. The only real lesson for them to take away is they can no longer take for granted the support of NLC all these years.
- for unity members, i sympathise truly. miscommunication might be a major shortfall in relationships between unity-nlc this year, but you have to take them in stride and promise to work better. the same goes with nlc caucus members
- for the left-block slate, nlc has taken the leap of faith. you can only achieve something greater.
