Okay have this sudden urge to voice out my feelings though i know i may not be in the position.

Yes firstly, it’s about the doing your best thing. I mean it’s only because there are people out there who aren’t doing their best, thus making the contigent look ugly. This irritates me much because from what I saw, from my side of the contigent, some were putting in their upmost effort, while some basically don’t give a damn. Seriously, it irks me so much. And for like the singing of national anthem or the My People, My Home song. I don’t know about the rest of you all, but beside me, Yu Jia, Li Ting and Nicole were singing so loudly. What about the rest of you? They have to sing their lungs out, so as to make up for those of YOU who were not singing. But then again, how can these few people, who put in their heart and soul, be louder than the contigent of other Ugs, whereby all of them did their part. It’s not just about singing you know. My main point here is about putting in effort. Aren’t we sisters? Then why are there only some people doing their best, and even doing more to make up for those who don’t even bother trying? But guess what, no matter how hard these people try, they WON’T be able to cover up for those who aren’t trying cos we are still a contigent as one. Everyone of you matters and no matter how well some perform, those who aren’t trying will just be the black sheeps and stick out like a sore thumb, thereby making the whole contigent look untidy.

Wake up please. One mistake and disconcern by you will actually affect the overall performance of the contigent. And not only that, it’ll affect how others view of guides. This NDP parade is the only platform whereby the Ugs can show their talent. Furthermore, guides don’t have any other competitions to prove ourselves to the school. So this is the one and only time of the year when we can prove to those who look down on us, that we are girls with substance and not just a bunch of slackers who have nothing better to do than selling cookies. Therefore the importance of our performance is not only to show what we’re made of but also uphold the guides reputation. Imagine, with this kind of lousy standard, we aren’t just letting ourselves down. But also our seniors, who had worked hard, batches by batches, building up our guides reputation, with years of hard work. And now just within a NDP, we’ll destroy everything, waste their sweat and tears, just because of our lousy and heck-care attitude. YEARS of hardwork just gone to the drain caused by a DAY of lousy performance. I don’t even dare facing them now.

Remember when Jia Qi took time off and specially came down to guide us. What did we give her in return? Do you know how much it hurts, seeing her beloved guides in such poor shape? After years of hardwork, seeing guides fall so much below standard, yet she can’t do much about it? Seeing the intense disappointment in her eyes, I was instantly crushed with guilt. Imagine after retiring, coming back to see your juniors being worse off than before? ‘What happened to guides? Why like that?’ And then, ‘It wasn’t like this in the past.’

So i seriously hope you all can do some reflection. I can’t admit that I’m all perfect but I’m willing to do my best, not only for myself, but for guides and for not letting the years of hardwork put in by our seniors go to waste.

Be proud to be a guide, and uphold the guides reputation with pride.

Jiayou WE CAN DO IT!

:), Wei Xuan