My email to Waterloo Applicants

Boo!

Did your heart miss a beat when you see the title of the mail?
I must apologise for playing such a prank on you.
I know all are eagerly waiting for the results.
I am not releasing the results now, because I still have people who have yet to pay up!

The purpose of this mail is mainly to show my appreciation to everyone who make time for the application.
At the same time, I would like to share my thoughts with everyone who applied for Waterloo.

Both Diana and myself had the opportunity to talk to every single one who had applied for Project Waterloo.
Despite the time-constraints that we all have, everyone made the effort to attend the interview sessions.
My stomach was rumbling during some of the time because of the lunches I missed.
I was hoping that someone would have bought me some nice muffins for Cafe Express to bribe me during the interview.
Jokes aside, I would like to apologise for any hiccups along the way(i.e. missing out names or failing to keep to the scheduled timing).


Limitations on group size.
Over the past 3 days, I could feel the sincerity and eagerness that most of you have expressed during the interview.
Unfortunately, the vacancies I have are limited.
Furthermore, the village in Cambodia may not be able to sustain a group that is too big.
On the other hand, the people who deserve a place within the team is definitely more than 20.

Diana and myself had literally spent hours poring through the applications at night.
Even during today morning, I still had a big headache finalising the namelist.

For those who arent selected, please do not be disappointed.
I still would like to invite you to join us in the local efforts for this project.
I strongly believe that the local projects is certainly equally meaningful.
For those who continued to persevere with us despite not being chosen, I will do my best to let you join the expedition.
I am looking into the possibility of increasing the team size.


Just some thoughts I had during the interview.
1. Firstly, I was very much impressed by the experiences of community service everyone has shared with me. With all these experiences, I hope you will continue to serve as well as to inspire those around you to serve. NTU SIFE attracted me because it gave me the free reins to do whatever projects I would like to be engaged. I hope all of you will take part in our projects and eventually play a part in creating new meaningful projects for the community.

2. Secondly, I also do come across some who are still searching for their passion. Our time in NTU is very short. I will urge you to expose yourself to as many different experiences as possible. SIFE promotes a worth and interesting cause. You will be pleasantly surprised by the warm reception that we students enjoy from people experienced in their fields. Talk to people. Businessman. CEOs. Poly students. Politicians. The namecards will be extremely useful. Make good use of them.

3. Thirdly, NTU SIFE is made up of a group of friendly and down-to-earth NTU undergraduates. The most important reason why we can worked so hard together is because we enjoy working together! I will like to encourage a fun and open culture within the club. I hope you will find your true friends in SIFE, just like what I had found.

It is a lengthy email and thank you for reading up till here.
I will look forward to working with everyone very soon.

If I missed out anyone or his/her friends, please either forward this mail to him/her or inform me.
Lastly, if you have any thoughts which you would like to share with me or Diana, feel free to express them.
I would like to hear from you.

Thank you!