After the fiasco that happened this morning with regards to a lot of things inside and outside NYP Mindsports Club, I've come to a decision regarding my involvement.
Starting from now, I am no longer a member of the Weiqi wing of NYP Mindsports Club.
Why? Here's my deal.
1. Poor fucking management.
This is the one thing that irked me from the start. Remember that you said this, Mun Jun.
"It is possible, our club is the only one that can raise you all the way from newbie to dan in a single year."
Sure, it happened. With Kaixin, obviously. But what about the rest who's shown interest but not the time? Simple, you cast 'em aside like they never existed. Throughout my entire time at the weiqi club, I've been made to feel like a fucking ragdoll; you can take me up and cast me aside at will. Nothing will stop you guys and nothing HAS stopped you guys from doing so.
Then there's the whole hierarchy issue. Fuck, I still think Bear is the Vice Cap now even though quite a while ago he said he wasn't. There's this obvious confusion out here; he's not in a Vice Cap position, but he's made to feel like one and in terms of playing strength, he can indeed act like one. Yet funnily, and I remember this so clearly from Lanke Cup, that he was the only person who berated himself for not performing well over a seemingly minor issue. I remembered that nonchalance MJ displayed, and back then I thought it was normal.
It now is clear as day to me that the weiqi in NYP, perhaps legendary before, now it's just a pile of bile. You know, empty vomit.
2. Over-reliance on star player.
Do I need to say this again? Okay, really, I have no personal issues against this affable fella XT, though I can count the number of times I've actually spoken to him and it's natural for him to fall back to comfort zone and speak exclusively to Xiong and MJ, that's still okay.
But the entire fucking club takes him up like a god. He's our medal machine. I believe that is STILL the case in the last POL-ITE, even though I wasn't there (guess why).
There's no hope for a club so reliant on a person who's going to be pro. If you haven't already realised, you're actually dragging him down with such expectations of medals. You ain't always going to see people like Toya Akira, wholly unaffected by amateur competitions like ours at school level, and remember that Xie Tang is only human.
Relying on him over and over? Sorry, but I don't want cheap medals. You know, medals I don't earn myself are like scrap metal. That Lions Futures tournament runner-up trophy I got from Subbuteo is more valuable in my eyes than the 8th-placing SuperGo Youth medal for the same reason.
3. Favoritism
I don't want to say any more about this. But clearly you all like sociable people who can talk without being harsh, or whatever. You like people you guys can communicate with, or in a harsher manner, the oldbies like fresh meat newbies (like a certain Terrance, whose playing level I've yet to see improve, your perfect n00bcase), but those people who don't get into the "inner circle" tend to learn a lot less than those who do.
What's the deal?
I've said all I needed to say. From now onwards, if I ever enter another SWA weiqi tournament again it will be under my own name. I couldn't care if you guys will hate me after I post this up. But I can assure you that unless you all wake your idea up and do something about the shit state of this club, and the management of it inside out, you guys are all done for.
This one for the oldbies; I can't give a fuck shit what you do to people who're obviously weaker than you. At least show them some respect for even wanting to learn the game. You guys have a fucking tendency to bully the newbies and it shows. Heck, even I play happier against Raphael and he's definitely one or two shades above myself; that's something really wrong going on in here if I have to find a rival match in another totally unrelated wing!
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On another note - FUCK THE CAMP ORGANISERS.
Raphael, if you were one of them, you're getting hit as well.
I check both my school and personal email inbox before I left home, and nothing was mailed to me about camp cancellation. What the fuck are you guys doing? Don't you already have my fucking number on your contacts? I want my $12 back.
