Presidency?

Last week, I was formally nominated to run for the position of President of Imperial College, Singapore Society. It has been a hard decision to make, something which I thought long and hard about. I was initially very ready for such a challenge, and this has been on my mind ever since I’ve been in London. On the other hand, academic and personal lives of mine have been equally taxing. It didn’t make things easy.

I floated the idea of running for presidency early in the academic year, a simple and non-serious idea which I had. I just wanted to return something to the community here, and also get myself involved in good work. Then, the avalanche started. People started asked me if I wanted to run for presidency a couple of weeks before Nomination day. Quite a few people I know in fact, so much so I was surprised myself. I never considered myself to be a strong candidate, for I’m not staying in the halls, and my contact with my fellow freshers were mainly restricted to the crapping lunch sessions, and other functions. It was a hard decision to make, because I knew that I could never forgive myself if I let these people down. And so, I’ve decided to run and make good of their support and encouragement. Thank you guys, and gals, for the support that you people have shown me.

But that all said, I would not accept a renomination to run as a vice president should I fail. Not because of anything else but personal reasons. It’s a personal promise I made to someone, a condition if you must, and something which I intend to keep.

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