Good competition.
Our Standard class girls did it again. The girls managed to snag the 2nd and 3rd position for the Team event, and Shimin and Kailing came in 1st and 3rd for individual score respectively. What can I say, the girls are deadeyes! =D
C-class guys did excellent too. First for team event and Guolong coming in 6th position.
The team i was in somehow actually got into the Team Event today, but got knocked out at the first round. I wasn't too disappointed, but I am very frustrated with a particular bugger's attitude. Lets just call him "Dexter" for now.
After today's shoot, I got the 3 of us together to review on what we did right and wrong for this competition. I was already very annoyed at Dexter's unprepared equipment for the competition and I took the opportunity to address this. And I made sure i did it directly but nicely, meaning I was objective with the criticism.
The point I put across was this. To me, Performance is made up of Results and Attitude. The 2 factors constitute performance in my opinion. Being unprepared for the competition, like not preparing the string, fletching and marking the arrows, etc are very negative reflections of a person's attitude towards the competition. And that constitutes poor performance. And that was basically what I put across, except I was a bit nicer, and said that those are things we can do better and improve on the next time round.
Unfortunately, Dexter demonstrates a stuck up and arrogant attitude towards this review. After the chat, he went and bitch about it to Timothy. He says, "He (meaning me) doesnt have the right to criticise me like this. " Oh how I wish he said that in front of my face. I'd have gone ahead and really give him a verbal whooping he deserves.
Who does he think he is that he should only be criticised by people senior to him? Is he a Prince, a Royalty, a King, a Diplomat's son, Minister's Son? Nope nope nope and nope. The only people who thinks that no one can criticise them except people senior to them are called... "LOSERS."
Fact: Anyone can get criticised by anyone and everyone. Like it or not, even a beggar can criticise a CEO. However, not being able to analyse the criticism, to seek if it is indeed valid, is foolish. And to choose not to learn from such valid criticsm, is what we call Losers. People who will not go anywhere because they choose not to learn.
So yes, In my honest opinion, Dexter is shown loser characteristics.
I wish I'd never have to shoot with him in any competition until he's changed his loser mindset and attitude. He's shitlisted big time and even the juniors can't find any respect for him. Sad situation to be.
**Disclaimer**
You don't have to learn everything from everybody. Eg, I have no interest to evaluate or take advice from ANYBODY on how to play the piano, since I have no interest in playing the piano in the first place.
listening to the rain...
11:35 PM
