2013 has obviously been a highly eventful year for SHC with many activities and a successful Taipei Night. Yet reading some of the blog posts during the last couple of months has been rather disappointing and\u00a0we might even say downright depressing.<\/p>\n
Since an informal committee of some form was formed around August 2013, the blog posts have revealed that one committee member has offered her resignation and evenly publicly advertised for a replacement, another committee member has been openly castigated for her comments by the Chairman\u00a0( which in all honesty\u00a0we\u00a0are still at a loss as to what those comments were all about).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile we are also being entertained by the spectacle of a corporate EO throwing in the towel in the midst of organizing some event.<\/p>\n
At the risk of sounding politically incorrect, if\u00a0we were outsiders wondering whether\u00a0we should join the SHC, it would seem to\u00a0us that the Club is on the verge of a major organizational crisis rather than a vehicle for social fellowship.<\/p>\n
Yet\u00a0we know for a fact that the SHC has been a gamechanger for many seniors and well before Facebook and other social network vehicles were founded, many people’s lives have already been enriched and even transformed through the interactions and social activities of the SHC.<\/p>\n
Our\u00a0wish for SHC in 2014 is that every member focus on the original objectives of the Club and not let personality differences (of which some must be expected to be realistic) cloud their judgement and actions. Instead of settling their differences or disagreements via the forum, perhaps a phone call, personal sms or even a quiet cup of coffee could do the trick.\u00a0We believe the vast majority of members join SHC for its social objectives and would like the club to remain so.\u00a0We stand to be corrected, but\u00a0we don’t think that\u00a0we are\u00a0being presumptious to say that some potential EO’s with quality ideas are not coming forward because of concern that they are stepping into a political mine field.<\/p>\n
Do hope that\u00a0our observations are taken in the right perspective\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0believe they come under the realm of constructive comment. Of course some of you may beg to differ\u00a0and that is entirely natural. No offence taken, and certainly no offence meant.<\/p>\n
Let’s bring back the old kampong spirit that once we had !<\/p>\n
Cheers and to a brighter 2014 for SHC<\/p>\n
Peggy n Arthur\u00a0Yap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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