Wei Kiat's Blog

Today during the assembly a lone councillor appeared after we were all dismissed from flag raising, and called the JC2s back to speak to us about making a "contribution" to the school.

We were all shocked to discover that those funky councillors had already ordered a clock causing 1.8K to hand it in the hall. And we were to pay for it. The student masses were not consulted regarding this matter at all, only asked to pay.

I thought councillors exist as a bridge between students and teachers?

And what is this nosense? Giving AJC a clock? A clock is a clock, whether it cause $1.80 or $1800. What more can you expect out of a clock? A very poor choice.

And to top it off, to "give clock" in Chinese means attending funeral wake.

Bye bye AJC. You have been cursed by the funky student population.

Refurnishing the gym, replacing all the rusty equipments (which roughly = to all the equipments), upgrading our library, having more air-con study areas are no doubt much better way to spend that money.

Oh wait! VP Tay told me that when we have a suggestion, we suggest it through proper channels and not write it on our blog. Well, dear councillor, is it possible to return the clock you already ordered from god knows what country, and start asking students what we want to give to the school? There were students forum held annually? So what of it? Each year the forum deals with the same issue, and each year the same issue appears. Is there a fear of resolving issues, so that when there are no issues left the councillors are out of work? The decision for the purchasing of a $1800, which involves every JC2s paying for it, was made solely without consultation to the student population paying for it. Nobody heard of the plan, until today when the councillor say (the gist of it), "We need to contribute to the school. We ordered a $1800 clock from donno what country. You all pay the money. I am JC1 so I no nid pay." Such is how the honourable Student Councillors work. And with reference to this post, where the is the ability for students to make feedbacks and suggestions? I guess when this was announced, the P wasn't there to call the shots.

And how does having a $1800 clock benefit the student, when it is nothing but a device to tell time. Most, if not everyone already owns a digital watch, and there are cheap plastic wall clock lying around that serves the same purpose.

Are the authorites or councillors living in medival times, where waistwatches were unheard off and people have to rely on the clock tower at their town hall for the time?

Is "So that students taking the exam can view the time in the hall" a good reason to buy a $1800 clock to hang it on the wall in the hall when a clock already exists. Does it have any advance features? Maybe the clock can play music? Set alarm? Play video? Fly around and stick itself onto Nathan picture?

Such is the bullshit that goes on and on and on with our student councillors and they seem obivious of it. And VP Tay is worrying about expelling students who "tarnish" the school reputation when the SC can go on and do silly things like this. Good. We have a SC. So what of it? The election process involves them making a fool of themselves during flag raising and who made a more lasting impression wins. There is no talk of plans for the school, policies to follow, just cosplay (of power puff girls) and plain clowning.

Mediacorp currently has a TV show for this kind of people every monday at 8pm on channel 8. We don't need them in SC.