Hopeful

AIESEC can be so addictive. Just when I thought I'm almost out of it, I went back in, initiated a project (with the help from an AIESEC alumnus) and in less than a week time, will be facilitating a Local Committee based conference, the AIESEC in TBS LLDS 2007.

Great honour though. Given the responsibility to head the facilitators team. I believe I've a good team and with participation from the "evil" alumni =P (Welcome to the LLDS 2007, Jamie, Jill and Jiann!), it'll definitely be a blast. For the first year of the LC as a full-status one, it requires concrete fundamentals for the LC members and therefore, the facis should be at their very best in producing impactful sessions and we're trying our very best in working our way there. Hopefully we'll make ends meet.

AIESEC indeed is great platform for the young people to discover and develop their potential, especially in the country. For now, I hope to see more improvement of AIESEC in Malaysia overall. Under the new leadership, I hope they see what're the clear challenges that lie ahead and they are clear where they are driving the organisation to. Enough with previous initiatives which merely stand out and I've seen the overall performance of the chapters in the country fall unbelievably. The national team has to first clarify its own role as claimed. Assist the LCs and not blaming the LCs that these chapters are relying heavily on them and they need to stand alone. As true as it sounds, however, what do we need MCs for if the LCs are left to suffer from lack of exchange numbers and development?

Secondly, on the question on role of MCs, what rights do they have in raising the amount of affiliation fee in order to make ends meet for the expenses incurred (i.e. office rental) by the national entity. This relates to the previous raised issue where they are neglecting the underperform LCs and left alone to sort their ways out from the difficult situation. These LCs are in turn, will be asked to pay for the costs incurred by the national team. Less help, but pay more. What does it mean? Might be better off without the MCs, seriously.

I'm not trying to mention anything against the MCs but they would have to prove their role and existence among the LCs in Malaysia. No point having an MC team when they become burden for the LCs. Solve the current problems occuring in the chapters in Malaysia and not trying to escape from the reality that is bothering these troubled LCs, assuming that they could find their way out from the situation. And before they could solve the growing problems, they are out there setting up new LCs. Imagine digging new holes to cover up the old holes. There would still be holes left uncovered.

A platform like AIESEC needs great nuture from the party that have big influence in providing the necessary assistance in the Malaysian chapters. I really, really wish that the current MC team sees the 'not really new', existing problems which have been around since a couple of terms before, with high degree of importance. Solve them and be the big thinkers for the organisation in the country. Look further, wider and deeper, not only on couple of good initiatives that may be sufficient to make the country looked good internationally. Look into increasing the level of performance of the LCs in Malaysia. Share their problems and don't ignore. Till they learn how to motivate the LCs in the country to be more competent with the chapters in around the world, the MCs will continue to perform under par and they will find themselves in more conflicts with the Malaysian chapters.

All the best to the new MC team of the term 2007/2008!

God bless.