Life of AIESECers, High Adversity Quotient
A Chat with Maggie, AIESEC in HongKong’s MCP 2004-2005 has given me some inspiration for writing this blog at 2am in the morning!!
AIESEC 6 values:
Activating Leadership
Demonstrating Integrity
Living Diversity
Enjoying Participation
Striving for Excellence
Acting Sustainably
What I would like to share most about is the value on Acting Sustainably, a little more into financially sustainable.
The following incidents that are mentioned, is common among some AIESECers around the World.
1) Going for Fulltime International employee in a National team another AIESEC Chapter with limited pay – Walked past an ice-cream shop, saw her favourite ice – cream, opened her purse to grab some money for it, counted my money and decided to save the money for my next meal.
2) Going for meetings after school, knowing that the meeting will end late, decided to cut lunch to save up for the taxi fare back home after the meeting. What a most effective way of losing weight. AIESECers can have 5 meetings each week after school.
3) AIESECers attending conferences, flying from Asia to Europe will cost a total of 2200 Euros. Member Committee Presidents will have to attend 2 each year, that means 4400 Euros each year. For AIESECers in Asia, where their own education are not free, they are already taking loan for the studies ( Singapore, loan per year is about 3000 Euro ), busy schedule in AIESEC while studying does not really allow Asian AIESECers to have the luxury of having a good partime job during the holidays to earn for their conference, thus some have to take the loan from AIESEC to fulfill their role in AIESEC attending the conference. Conclusion: AIESECers full of debts after graduation.
4) Attending welcome dinners of trainees in town, it would mean skipping dinner at home, extra expenditure. Sacrificing the next lunch for the cultural rich interactions.
5) AIESECers, on the last day of the conference, hanging on to the hunger during transit before boarding the plane for the meal.
6) AIESECers, did not get the understanding of parents of why they are so into this organization, have great disagreements because their parents would want to see them graduating early and lighten the financial burden.
7) AIESECers, seeing their trainees and fellow AIESECers off at the airport, experiencing many moments of sadness, not knowing when will they be meeting again.
8) AIESECer, telling me that she will be selling off some of her unnecessary things before she go to Thailand as a country coach for AIESEC in Thailand.
9) AIESECers facing emotional ups and downs when working as a team meeting deadlines and achieving their targets while their classmates are shopping in the mall, talking about Brad Pitt etc.
10) AIESECers usually have less than 6 – 8 hours of sleep each day. 8 – 9 hours in school, 8 – 9 hours to finish the forever unfinished tasks in AIESEC.
AIESECers are amazing aren’t they? For the Vision of Peace And Fulfillment of Humankind’s Potential these excellent youths has really live the life that are different from the rest of the student population. Working in AIESEC is like working fulltime in a corporation and yet they have to balance as a student. Some AIESECers have even gotten Insomnia, gastric problems after their AIESEC career. Despite all the great challenges, AIESECers is who they are, where they are today, driven by their PASSION. Hail the AIESECers! I’m proud to be one too =)
AIESEC 6 values:
Activating Leadership
Demonstrating Integrity
Living Diversity
Enjoying Participation
Striving for Excellence
Acting Sustainably
What I would like to share most about is the value on Acting Sustainably, a little more into financially sustainable.
The following incidents that are mentioned, is common among some AIESECers around the World.
1) Going for Fulltime International employee in a National team another AIESEC Chapter with limited pay – Walked past an ice-cream shop, saw her favourite ice – cream, opened her purse to grab some money for it, counted my money and decided to save the money for my next meal.
2) Going for meetings after school, knowing that the meeting will end late, decided to cut lunch to save up for the taxi fare back home after the meeting. What a most effective way of losing weight. AIESECers can have 5 meetings each week after school.
3) AIESECers attending conferences, flying from Asia to Europe will cost a total of 2200 Euros. Member Committee Presidents will have to attend 2 each year, that means 4400 Euros each year. For AIESECers in Asia, where their own education are not free, they are already taking loan for the studies ( Singapore, loan per year is about 3000 Euro ), busy schedule in AIESEC while studying does not really allow Asian AIESECers to have the luxury of having a good partime job during the holidays to earn for their conference, thus some have to take the loan from AIESEC to fulfill their role in AIESEC attending the conference. Conclusion: AIESECers full of debts after graduation.
4) Attending welcome dinners of trainees in town, it would mean skipping dinner at home, extra expenditure. Sacrificing the next lunch for the cultural rich interactions.
5) AIESECers, on the last day of the conference, hanging on to the hunger during transit before boarding the plane for the meal.
6) AIESECers, did not get the understanding of parents of why they are so into this organization, have great disagreements because their parents would want to see them graduating early and lighten the financial burden.
7) AIESECers, seeing their trainees and fellow AIESECers off at the airport, experiencing many moments of sadness, not knowing when will they be meeting again.
8) AIESECer, telling me that she will be selling off some of her unnecessary things before she go to Thailand as a country coach for AIESEC in Thailand.
9) AIESECers facing emotional ups and downs when working as a team meeting deadlines and achieving their targets while their classmates are shopping in the mall, talking about Brad Pitt etc.
10) AIESECers usually have less than 6 – 8 hours of sleep each day. 8 – 9 hours in school, 8 – 9 hours to finish the forever unfinished tasks in AIESEC.
AIESECers are amazing aren’t they? For the Vision of Peace And Fulfillment of Humankind’s Potential these excellent youths has really live the life that are different from the rest of the student population. Working in AIESEC is like working fulltime in a corporation and yet they have to balance as a student. Some AIESECers have even gotten Insomnia, gastric problems after their AIESEC career. Despite all the great challenges, AIESECers is who they are, where they are today, driven by their PASSION. Hail the AIESECers! I’m proud to be one too =)
5 Comments:
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all in favour, say aye.... AYE
eh...pardon me, what is AYE exactly??
AYE= Ayar Rajar Expressway
hahahah
hey hey to that.
All agree in favor!!
the roaring and yelling of it's good, it's good, it's good to be an AIESECerssss still running freshly in my head all the time.
ha ha
btw, who said that we dont' talk 'bout Brad Pitt, come on girl..
love ya always, kiddo
xxx
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