a different point of view

been involved in SYF for the last few trainings. My AC requested for my help so i went down. It was my 3rd HQ involvement since i became a CI, first being Police Day in 200* and next being the National Day Parade in 2004. All have been really great experiences, especially the most recent one.

One reason is because i get to make new friends from other areas. it's called networking and that's CRUCIAL in any organization. I made a tonne of friends from A9 through SYF. very friendly bunch i must say... except for one tiny girl of whom i find scary to approach in the first place...... haha!

if it is any lessons that i have brought home with me after my experience with the other areas, it would be the importance of opening up to changes and exposing oneself to the cultures of other areas.

this is one thing my area lacks. i seriously do not know if i should put this online but i hope that, if they were to read this, they would, for the first time, really think and CHANGE, instead of taking it as a form of criticism and remaining RIGID forever.

it's a sad fact that my area is being controlled by the old birds... no offence to them as i do understand their intention is to guide the new CIs which is not wrong at all... but i don understand why the newbies listen to them and ONLY them. anything dat comes from those from other areas are downright TRASH and their act of voicing out as an insult to the area's CULTURE. as a result, the area REFUSES to change. STAGNATION is the word. they don't ask for help. they expect ppl to come to them, ask wat they need and then cater to it. debrief sessions are simply a battle ground for ppl to point fingers. and yr after yr, last yr's faults are repeated coz it's the TRADITION. they're hostile and have bad perceptions on the CIs from other areas even BEFORE they step foot into the area, and still expect them to be nice and cow down to the area's RULES AND REGULATION. if these ppl don cow down, many attempts will be made to THROW them out of the area.

the new CIs from other area also suck coz the only thing that comes across their minds is that the area CMI and should not be entertained. thus, it's always a matter of proving who's right and wrong. things don get done... cadets see the ever so OBVIOUS SPLIT btw the CIs and some even join in the play and side their favs. it's all abt WHO CAN COMPLAIN BETTER, TRAITORSHIP, SHOOTING, AND OUTCASTING.

when i see the way A9 bond and mingle HAPPILY wif CIs from other areas, i feel an enormous sense of envy and disappointment. i envy the way they are able to enjoy each other's company wif no prejudice and SERVE THE CORPSE in a more memorable way. they STAND UP for ALL in their area, no matter how distant they can actually be. all comments are taken as a learning point and everything NPCC related are handled PROFESSIONALLY. no personal matters dragged in. no POWER STRUGGLE.

i understand that all areas have their respective cultures cultivated. but that does not mean that it should be used as an excuse to STAY THE SAME. wat more if some areas of the culture are WRONG. it's causing detriments to the cadets, the unit and the area. but no... that's not war they all are up for... wat they want is power. they (the oldies) want to hold on to the power to influence the new minds to think alike... so that wat they have built will not be overrunned and they will be able to spread their WINGS OF INFLUENCE.

this shit sucks man! was offered to join other areas... didn't want to really, looking at the state of my OWN AREA, i knew they needed me more. but when i'm here, they don want to chg... they want to stay the same. now, am really considering of a transfer after HOBTC. i am sick of power struggle and i am SICK OF BEING TOLD TO BE THE ONE TO BACKSTAB! i don train myself to be a CI to do this f***** up junk!

NOW, I'VE SET MY MIND TO THESE....

1)improve myself (skills and all)********
2)go for HOBTC
3)den decide wat to do and where to go.

should i have offended any party in this entry, please accept my sincerest apology. at no point of time did i want to deliberately cause hurt. but reality has to come to light for things to happen and for CHANGE TO TAKE PLACE.