Screw-up Series
Someone just screwed up. To protect his privacy, let's call him J.
J went for three committee interviews last night, and was turned down by all three. He appeared to be rather confident about at least one comm, the Hall Promotion Board, which he assumed to require the skills he acquired in his previous hall (which we shall hide under the initials KE), especially from this crazy comm that we shall for the moment call PR C.
He tried out for this HPB, as well as for PO of HP. For CMU, he was presented the schedule of tasks, and he plainly couldn't make it since he also belonged to the Choir. Two of them, in fact. Bwahaha.
Anyway, rejected he was, although the note on the notice board says that if the one isn't listed, it doesn't mean that he/she is rejected totally. The "rejects" are supposedly still "under consideration". Yeah right. See if only rotten ones sign up for succeeding rounds, and if nobody else is good enough, they get the less rotten, waitlisted ones. GREAT. Second-rate members.
The sign also says that applicants whose names weren't posted can still apply for positions in the same comm. J says, Ooooookay, and get interviewed by the same persons, and say the same things. Talk about adding insult to injury.
The next morning, J took a linear algebra midterm test. How'd he do? Hmm.. let's just say that his luck wasn't getting any better just yet.
J has momentarily considered going to PGP next year due to his possible lack of hall points in his desired hall, KR, but he isn't giving up yet. He vows to muster all remaining dignity and self-esteem to go for the next round of interviews.
And of course, he promises to study a little harder every day. Singapore has a meritocratic education system, as J has learned from his SS module (he watched this cool film for SSA1206, Jack Neo's "I Not Stupid" last Monday), and he is now more acutely aware of this fact.
J goes back to work now. Good night.
