Why why tell me why?

I dont understand the way people do things..

Ms Wong is seemingly nice one-on-one with you.. yet she does ridiculous things like tell on us to the ISM when she could have just gently reminded us of mistakes made.. for example, the non-submission of off-in-lieu dates.. Why do you wanna jeopardise your relationship with your clerks? Yes, this is the army, rank counts and with an order from you comes compliance on our part. But is this what workin in the Army is all about? Are you unable to motivate your subordinates to work apart from regimentation? If so, i think such people have failed as supposed leaders. Why could MWO Tan lead in a special, "I'm-in-it-with-you" way and others can't?

If you think people are people and can never change, you are wrong. CI was a real ass in the past. Everyone knows that. Everyone feels that. You can't deny the truth. But look at him in recent weeks, he's changed for the better! I won't say a lot, but at least he makes the effort to improve the relationship btw himself and the NSFs! How many of you saw him going up to Jeremy and congratulate Jeremy on a job well done for the recent Stocktake Exercise? I did.. And I was glad that happned.. Even Jeremy, long-time championer of the "Hate CI" campaign confessed to me that CI has changed. Sigh.. It pisses people off when you are 2 faced.. Agree? Agreed. Don't be fake, don't double-cross us. I wonder if such individuals have considered whether they would like their own children to be treated this way when they enter the Army of the workforce.

I want to talk about a certain couple in church. They feel that their daughter is in bad company by mixing around with the youths girls in church. They feel that going out to the movies during the holidays is bad, because there's a lot of filthy stuff going on out there. Agreed. But everywhere you go today you face such corrupted stuff.. So are you going to lock your daughter up in the room all day? She did well for her exams.. why not let her out to relax with her friends.. she topped the group of church youths her age during last year's PSLE.. wasn't good enough for you.. She did well again this year.. not good enough for you.. what is? Please don't criticise and judge the youth girls just by reading their blogs. Come out of your shell and talk about it.. If you are not happy with the way things are run in church, voice it out.. aren't we supposed to correct one another.. you think the way you bring up your kid is good.. sure I don't know what it means to bring up a kid.. but i jolly well know better than you about the traps the world lay for teenagers these days..

You think there's no life change in activities that the youth girls participate in? How about the church retreat that your daughter's group is having now? Even with topics like "Loving and living with your parents" and "Assurance of salvation" you feel that there won't be life change. Is it an issue of no life change? Or are you just afraid that the youths and the young adults leaders will tell your daughter how to love and live with unlovable and un-livable parents like both of you.

I think both of you are myopic in your view of things that happen. Why else would the Christmas outreach be the way it is? One domineering young adult, seven other followers.. you are the freaking leader.. take charge or something..

You talk about leaving this church and stuff like that.. you'd be no different than those who have left church before you just because they themselves couldn't come to terms with their own shortfalls and wrongdoings in the presence of their peers.

Seriously, I think your surname tells me a lot about you. Chickenshit.

And what does my counsellor say to all these? You will never understand why people do things the way they do. The choices, the decisions, the actions.. Don't be bothered about them.. Do things that are required of you and no one would have a chance to say anything about you.

On a more cheerful note, I am into coloured bracelets these days.. I recently got one yellow one with the words "Live Strong" on them, from the Lance Armstrong foundation in support of cancer patients.. Just saw 2 more that i want..Pink for breast cancer and Blue for leukemia.. anyone wanna split the cost for a pack of ten?