I Rather You Ignore

If you said you're coming and you don't. It's even worse. All it takes is a "sorry" over sms and the deed is done. All that anticipation to seeing every one at gatherings. It doesn't even feel personal. You and I have done it before. Just that at the time of execution, you probably didn't think for a moment in the shoes of the person who'd put it all together.

So much "sorries". What's worse are empty promises. "Oh I'll treat you this this that". And then it's another awkward situation if one side forgets and the other side remembers. At the point there was no expectation of anything in return. Perhaps it's better to lay down some conditions before granting favours next time. In the interest of the two parties.

I really don't know.

Some things you don't wanna hear. But they pop up in your life like weed growing out of the concrete.

I rather you not promise or offer anything. Really. I can be altruistic. Don't lift expectations. It's not like I'm dying for a treat. But for the social affair of making the effort to meet up and connect.

If it's emotional blank cheques that is becoming a norm as we grow older.

Then, please.

It's on the house.

Track Record

Harvard has a prominent fundraising department that actively seeks out donors. However, due to the recession and some trouble the previous president was in for some comments, the campaign has been delayed.

Will this trend catch on in Asia? What would make you excited to want to give to a tertiary institution?

And i think to myself

Am I ready for Shanghai Sept 2010?

Summary from reading done on a plane:

Case statement

1. write in numbered list
2. dream merchant is the name of the game
3. less is more for statistics use
4. focus on the organization's future direction rather than its past
5. cost of the dream should only be mentioned at the end
6. people have the need for something. the organization is the answer to providing the solution
7. write in present tense
8. humanize stories before putting it into a bigger picture
9. the case statement is the crucial first step in fundraising

Midweek Grunt

Dee's been to nightspots in Singapore.

Zirca, Attica, Gotham Penthouse, Butter Factory, Zouk, Soho.

Crazy Elephant, Brewerkz, Wala Wala, Timbre (save for Mount Sophia).

But the night safari was by far a great place compared to all these party places. But among the party places, Zirca's gotta be taking the cake for being spacious and generous with its interior.

Climbing the ladder

be sure to find your successor the day you enter the organization, advice from the spiciest ginger.

About YOG Participants

Singapore 2010 – Blazing the Trail

Singapore will be hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) from 14 to 26 August 2010. The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games will receive some 5,000 athletes and officials from the 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), along with an estimated 1,200 media representatives, 20,000 local and international volunteers, and more than 500,000 spectators. Young athletes - aged between 14 and 18 years - will compete in 26 sports and take part in the Culture and Education Programme.

The Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games aims to inspire youth around the world to embrace, embody and express the Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect. It will create a lasting sports, culture and education legacy for Singapore and youths from around the world, as well as enhance and elevate the sporting culture locally and regionally.