"Know thy enemy, know thyself. A thousand battles, a thousand victories."

I play nice most of the time. I would like to think of myself as almost amicable 95 percent of the time and a merry, happy-go-lucky chump who's only worry in the world is whether the Yamato Shrimp in his tank is going to go bonkers and jump into the filter when he goes to bed. That's me till I get pissed off. Now... one might wonder just what it takes to piss me off. My hall administration office waltzed into my friend's room and threw away S$1,600 worth of my items whilst I was holidaying away in Europe and I barely raised my voice. Well, the fact that the personal manning that particular office were working adults who have served the hall for the better part of their lives might have affected the way I reacted but still... a commendable amount of self restraint on my part one must say.

What really pisses me off is the total disregard certain individuals have for their team members. A sports director who is biased, full of hot air and pretends he doesn't know you exist or help with a favour despite always being the first on the list to pass on the good news; A sports secretariat who's incompetance in running and organizing an event resulted not only in the lost what could have been a potientially good race experience but the respect his team-mates had for him; A sports captain who not only doesn't perform his responsibilites at an acceptable level but shys away like a coward when his team mates most need his help...

Whatever I said this morning, I meant it. To you and to anyone who bothered to listen in on what I said. I absolutely hate it when I get taken for a ride and have my carefully laid out plans ruined. I hate it even more that when I asked for help, NO one bothered to come forward and no one bothered to help me explain to the organizers my predicament.

These are the little lessons in life that I'd gladly learn. Lessons that I'd gladly learn so I can better handle individuals like you in the near future.