Thank the shadows

Napfa... couldnt get gold cos i stupidly went to do 100% standard pull-ups and hence only could do 5 of them (1 more for C! T_T ), so i got a D for pull-ups. 2.4 was B (10.52... holy shit i've deproved), and everything else was A (barely made it for sbj and sit-ups). maybe if i get the chance to retake napfa i might, unless i have to sacrifice another saturday just to do it -.-

NE club (that's right, i refuse to acknowledge NE council) has given me yet another task to do, which is to work with two other people to design this year's responsible voting worksheet for the coming student council elections. ironically, i vaguely remember commenting that last year's worksheet was a complete waste of time (funny how karma likes to bite back at you :/ ). anyway, the worksheet's finally done, and hopefully you guys will find it less boring and tedious than last year's one (i doubt it). but it was during the designing process that i suddenly started thinking about the student council.

let's face it: being a councillor is mostly a thankless job, and the rewards arent really that great either. people always say that the saikung that councillors have to endure is paid for in terms of portfolio fodder, but isnt it true that unless you are a high-ranking councillor, you could easily earn similar recognition without as much effort by being a CCA exco member? the duties of a councillor include, in part:

• planning school-scale events which people will call lame and time-wasting
• doing all menial tasks associated with executing said events
• trying to get the same naysayers criticising said events to participate enthusiastically in them

and at the end of the day, people will not remember "wow, they actually managed to plan the performance, rehearse sufficiently and prepare all the props within the few weeks they were given", but rather "damn, why didnt they have the common sense to stage it in the hall instead of the cramped LT5". admittedly i used to think like that, but after getting to know many of the councillors in boarding school, i began to see the effort of many human beings, many friends, rather than the oversights of a faceless entity.

and when i thought about it, i realised that the same people who would act all cynical towards school events are those who wouldnt take the council elections seriously in the first place. in effect, they are criticising the people they voted for in the first place. so, im not saying this as i the ne club member, or i the responsible voting worksheet designer, but as myself: vote responsibly, or shut up the next time an event is held in a non-air-conditioned venue.

today's post is dedicated to behind-the-scenes workers past, present and future. cheers :)

and now it's time for... UNRELATED FUNNY COMIC OF THE DAY(not necessarily updated daily)!

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