Many have been very excited with the first ever KebunGetah party tomorrow and Miss Africa is no exception. The menu, gifts, white dresses, awards are the things that have been discussed just to keep the momentum for the preparation of the party. Well...not every thing we plan will please everybody, of course! That has made Queenana really stressed out because this party is like her 'baby'. She has been sleeping, drinking and eating with it just to make the party an event to remember.I can tell that Queenana could sometime loose her direction as too many ideas and suggestions. So she decided to be a bit firm and wack off anyone trying to make it even more difficult for her. No inquiry should be entertained and let alone to discuss the rationality of having 3 presents for everyone. It's because Queenana feels that if there is a reason for 3 presents then there should be reasons demanded to be answered for menu, white dresses, paid location (thanks for SBIK for having offered her place)..and the lists wil go on and on. She has no time!
Well...Miss Africa is just like everybody else....wanting to spend fun time with friends by making everybody happy. The 3 presents have been nicely wrapped with a carefully selected items in them. I hope everybody will get lots and lots of happiness with my presents to materialise the '3 presents for triple happiness' concept claimed by Queenana and her strong allies. Miss Africa is really excited to see this concept being put in action. Adik2 can be very expressive when they are happy and excited! Hmm...to see a triple happiness embedded on a single face..waah..that must be a true happiness for Queenana.
Miss Africa will definitely come as she has all the time, 3 presents and love for his friendship. However, we never know it could be a huge thing to do for someone. For that matter, i really admire Mak Aji who promises to come for the party despite her daily visitation schedule of her sick mother in the hospital. I hope she would have found the time too to buy the 3 presents for her friends in between.
For Queenana, Miss Africa hope the party would be smooth sailing. You have done a wonderful job, girl! One single advice from me before the party...
SOMETIME WE SCREW UP,
BUT IT'S NO BIG DEAL,
IT'S ONLY A BIG DEAL,
IF YOU GET REALLY
UPSET ABOUT IT!
-The happiness Plan by Carmel McConnell-
so be cool!
Miss Africa
4 comments:
mak terharu...ok nnt mak publish why 3 not 1..thank you.
With consent of the CEO of Kebun Getah, I would like to make clarification of the 3 presents issues.
While having discussion on the first day the ideas was mooted, someone suggested that each of the members would bring one present and give it to our friends as a token of appreciation and good will. If I am not mistaken, it was from Mindless Gal or Corrina.
The ideas is simple, for each present a particular person bring, he will get back one in return. It is a very simple concept of a butter trade. To ensure there will be no bias, a lucky draw system was suggested. Each present will be numbered and each participant will pick up numbers in random, and would get the present with the matching numbers.
I had this particular session with some other group of friends, and it was fun and very amusing.
So when someone suggested the idea, I second it in an instance.
I thought I was an easy way to have fun, since most of the members come from a high status group and would not find difficulties finding and giving out present. However, I am so wrong. It never crosses my mind that someone with high standing would find it rather troublesome, for what ever particular reason, only god knows. I don’t want to speculate about it. However, it opens up a lot of discussion to the person apposing the idea. (we have to be very frank about it)
Having no ideas it would bring unhappiness to some people, I went to the extreme and suggested 3 presents instead of one. And motion the ideas that each present should not be expensive, but it must cost more than RM5.
Why 3 and why so cheap?
Hence, the question of troublesome and values somehow popped up out of the blue a couple of days before the event even after the ideas has been going around for almost a week.
Its normal because we have other things to do, then to be reminded and to think of petty things concerning our friends, who we see everyday because we don’t have any other friends to go to, supports us whichever possible and, in their own special ways (hencapan and kejian), and would be there through thick and thin, and also the only group of people who understand and except us as a special people, while our own family would jump of a building or kill us if they know what our status are.
So there are lots of other things which are more important than our friends, some said.
So having this in mind, I thought, why not give 3 instead of one. Because, if we only give one, only one person would be happy, if we give 3, 3 person would have a meaningful day, because he is being appreciated by 3 of his friends.
I understand Mak Aji’s concern of the RM5 issues. He said, why give 3 if it only cost you RM15, when you can buy 1 which cost RM20 and it would be more valuable, when you give it to a single person.
Mak Aji, I would like to make it clear that Values and Valuables are two different thing, one is quantitative another one is qualitative.
It’s not the price of the present that matters, it’s the thought. The RM 5 and 3 presents is just a suggestion. Even if you buy 1 razor blade or a pack of condom or even pack or cigarettes its oke. Even if you don’t want to buy any present also its oke. No problem really.
As I say, the concept is simple, if you bring one, you’ll get back one, if you bring 2, you’ll get back 2, if you bring 3, and you will get back 3.
It’s just a simple mysterious butter trade system, and come to think of it, you are actually buying your own present, not with money, but with stuff you buy and repack it nicely in a wrapper.
As the CEO called me asking for rationale of giving out 3 cheap valueless present, I told her, I don’t have the rationale.
It’s not a rationale thing of a rationale man to give something for no returns, unless you are born philanthropist, even they look for ‘satisfaction’ when giving away money to charity, because it makes them satisfied.
But, a rational man however would give something away for love.
I have been in Kebun Getah for almost 2 years and I am getting closer and closer to its member, because I see some commonalities between the members. We share a lot of common attributes like age, education, lifestyles so on and so fourth.
But my experiences in kebun Getah are always negative.
Yes, negative!!!
Everyday we congregate, talk to each other, having tea, like we are so close, although the truth is, most of the time when we met, we talk bad things of other members who are not around, we back stab, we mengumpat, we make fun of them, and sometime some of us have the guts to say it face to face and bitch slaps as if its normal and oke to do so.
Its not occay! Some of us are human.
And all the other members or I would say victims, can only laugh about it, and keep it in their heart until it bleeds, and then share it with some other friends, and start talking bad things about another person.
And it goes round and around like merry go round none stop.
I think I have to stop here, because if I continue I will hurt a lot of people.
But, think about it!
There are no rational to it, just reason to be or the French would say raison d’etre.
Ini kali pertama Akak masuk ke blog dan baca blog ini.Akak diberitahu pasal party ni yg berlangsung pada 5/7/2008.Tp masa tu Akak mempunyai masalah teknikal & masalah kewangan..lagi pun Akak ni dah brumahtangga...jd Akak kenalah menjalankan tugas sebagai seorang isteri almaklumlah Syurga itu di bawah tapak kaki suami...Akak harap dengan adanya blog ini...blhlah Akak tahu perkembangan semasa dan dapat mengeratkan lagi silaturrahim dengan kekawan yang lama x bersua dan bertanya kabar...Akak sedia dikritik dan dihencap..tp jgnlah sampai ia mengaibkan seseorg sbb kita kan makhluk Allah...Akak Gipsi Chub
Nak add lagi sikit....nt party bulan Ogos ni...klu confim jgn lupa yer brthu...InsyaAllah Akak cuba hadir...
Teruja ngan food masa party 5/7/2008....mmm....selera u olssss.....Akak suka
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