Cook team dinner, weekend in Belgium, interesting AI life...
I feel quite guilty to update my blog during working hours. But I just wish to share what I've been doing in the past week.
The weekend in Anterwepp was good. (I am not sure this is the right spelling, but anyways.) There are 2 things make me like that weekend: I swam for like 2 hours; the suburb was so close to the nature. I realized why I always couldn't really swim. I learnt when I was 15 or 14 because everyone has to pass a swimming exam to be able to join high school. I haven't swum ever since. I found myself so afraid of death. Because I cannot ride a bike either. (Are you a Chinese? Common!) I just don't want to be hurt. Like in real life, I have never been frustrated by the opportunities I really care about. On the other hand, I have always been frustrated by myself or the guys I liked. I think this is a very interesting point to reflect more about!
Starting from July 3rd, AI 0506 is leaving for our planning week. I reckon it is a very very big turning point for us - after planning, we take 80% of the work and we also really have an AI plan to be accountable to which will make our weekly priorities make a lot more sense.
Other things strike me last week are:
1) Matthew Neagle asked me what are the big things going to happen in AP. For 5 seconds, my brain went empty. I haven't even thought about this which I am supposed to think about or even come up with something like a plan! ;-( Now, it is on my nerve 24/7.
2) Pressure from other GNs. All the directors seem have hell a lot of ambition and grand plans for their GNs. As how competitive I am, I don't want to be left behind and am not happy about the current situation.
3) How everyone of us are influenced by other people in many ways than one. E.g. who we are; what we should do; etc. Right now, many of those who finish their AIESEC life will take a traineeship - completing @XP seems like a universal solution. What I will do next year? Hm...if I am not staying on AI for another year, I think I need several months to figure it out after July next year. Especially, understand who I am at that point of time.
Yesterday, I cooked Chinese food for team dinner. I have never ever cooked for 17 people. It was no fun, believe me! I feel myself like those middle-aged ladies working in the school cafeteria. Cooking is not fun at all if it is a collective manner. And food can never be yummy when the cook is not happy. Hm...some people said they liked the food - well, of course I care! I even care about how yummy of the dishes I ordered, let alone say I cooked them. I didn't like them at all, cuz it is the same taste as I did the whole year last year. Hm...boring!
That's what I did. This week, I will stay with myself most of the time and prepare for the planning week!
Greetings to all ove you who spend time reading my blog!
The weekend in Anterwepp was good. (I am not sure this is the right spelling, but anyways.) There are 2 things make me like that weekend: I swam for like 2 hours; the suburb was so close to the nature. I realized why I always couldn't really swim. I learnt when I was 15 or 14 because everyone has to pass a swimming exam to be able to join high school. I haven't swum ever since. I found myself so afraid of death. Because I cannot ride a bike either. (Are you a Chinese? Common!) I just don't want to be hurt. Like in real life, I have never been frustrated by the opportunities I really care about. On the other hand, I have always been frustrated by myself or the guys I liked. I think this is a very interesting point to reflect more about!
Starting from July 3rd, AI 0506 is leaving for our planning week. I reckon it is a very very big turning point for us - after planning, we take 80% of the work and we also really have an AI plan to be accountable to which will make our weekly priorities make a lot more sense.
Other things strike me last week are:
1) Matthew Neagle asked me what are the big things going to happen in AP. For 5 seconds, my brain went empty. I haven't even thought about this which I am supposed to think about or even come up with something like a plan! ;-( Now, it is on my nerve 24/7.
2) Pressure from other GNs. All the directors seem have hell a lot of ambition and grand plans for their GNs. As how competitive I am, I don't want to be left behind and am not happy about the current situation.
3) How everyone of us are influenced by other people in many ways than one. E.g. who we are; what we should do; etc. Right now, many of those who finish their AIESEC life will take a traineeship - completing @XP seems like a universal solution. What I will do next year? Hm...if I am not staying on AI for another year, I think I need several months to figure it out after July next year. Especially, understand who I am at that point of time.
Yesterday, I cooked Chinese food for team dinner. I have never ever cooked for 17 people. It was no fun, believe me! I feel myself like those middle-aged ladies working in the school cafeteria. Cooking is not fun at all if it is a collective manner. And food can never be yummy when the cook is not happy. Hm...some people said they liked the food - well, of course I care! I even care about how yummy of the dishes I ordered, let alone say I cooked them. I didn't like them at all, cuz it is the same taste as I did the whole year last year. Hm...boring!
That's what I did. This week, I will stay with myself most of the time and prepare for the planning week!
Greetings to all ove you who spend time reading my blog!
5 Comments:
Haha, Chris, I liked your food last year, so if it was that taste, I'm sure lots of people really did enjoy it :)
Don't worry about planning, you're a person always full of ideas and aspirations, and I'm sure that when you have some time to think about it (instead of rushing from one transition session to the next) you'll realise what you want to see happen in the AP this year! Think back to elections and to your experiences as an MCP...
Luv ya! Flic xxx
Hey Chris... I'm with flic - i think the best place to start is to know everything that needs improving. I enjoyed our chat the other night and I'm going to take your advice! :) Have fun and give us a good plan AP Mama!
you'll be a great AP director!! And im sure your food will taste great!
Yeah you will definitely be a great AP Mama with a lot of APness!!
Dear Chris, you will be challenged like the way Matt did to you many many more in the coming years, so it is good that he made you prepared ;) Trust me, they don't mean to really push you sometimes just a bit of combination with being smart as well.:-) I am sure you have the answers right there, like a handful of pearls just need to pull them together into a beautiful necklace!
cheers and see you soon!
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