How CSS has changed me

Before I start with CSS, let me bring you to back to the second week at INTI College Malaysia, Jan 2005.
During that time, every clubs was exhibiting for new recruitment. I was then looking for these two clubs only, the Catholic Society and the Chess Club. Somehow I couldn't find them so I went to the Student Affairs to find out about these two clubs. Mr. Robert, a Kenyan SAO officer greeted me. He told me that these two clubs were dead for a long time and then he asked me, "Will you revive them?"

I was shocked since I was new in INTI and I do not know how to approach this matter. Anyway, this question had been running in my head for sometime and I eventually posted in INTIonline forum about forming the Catholic Society and the Chess Club.
The responds for the Chess Clubs were great, so I focused on reviving the Chess Club. At April 2005, the Chess Club was formed and I became the Vice Chairperson. At the time I took over the Chairperson post from Koh Wei Bing for the next term, I put in effort to make variety of activities. I went closer with relationship with 10th INTIMA and I was able to get a lot of chances and opportunities to make use for the progress of my club. I had a vision, a dream for the club. During the 9th INTIMA Award Presentation and 10th INTIMA Installation event, the Mind Games Club won the Best Indoor Club award and AUP Club won the Best New/Revived Club. So my target is to beat them both for the next term. Finally the Chess Challenge Club, name changed during my term, won the Best Indoor Club beating the Mind Games Club and the Most Progressive Club beating the AUP Club and other new/revived clubs. Though a big achievement for the club, I was not happy with the way I won them. Jing Hua took over the club for the 11th INTIMA term.

During 11th INTIMA I was not involved in any club and the Catholic Society also yet to be revived. During this long break, I managed to humble myself from title glory. Somewhere at the end of 11th INTIMA term, I posted again at INTIonline to form the Catholic Society. The first meeting, Alicia, Leo and Justin Lim responded. From there, I tried again and more people joined to form CSS. For me every first batch of the seniors became my very wonderful friends. I was very happy to meet them every moment in college. Together we have organised events, had fun, shared jokes, ate out, and did more to be a family. But somehow, this bond did not remain forever. I believe I was the cause of this sudden collapse of the CSS. I was already wanted to resign and prepared my resignation letter since the seniors started to leave CSS. There were many days that I cried for my failure to bring them back. I had to make so many sacrifices to secure this club from dying, and more hurting was to see my friends support me by sacrificing their time and studies. But the Lord is so merciful that He blessed the CSS to survive and gave me the courage to continue to lead.

The end of 12th INTIMA term was coming, I and Sarah, the Vice Chairperson, decided to appoint Gerard Wong to take over from me. We knew that Gerard will go through more challenges. We knew he will be suffering but we know that Gerard is the right person to take over the club. Though I do not see it, I know that Gerard probably also not happy with his performance as a Chairperson. This will continue to the next person and so on. The work should not be accomplished so that the journey can be continued.

Somehow, during the 12th INTIMA Award Presentation and 13th INTIMA Installation night, I was very very happy. Although, I did not accomplish my vision for the CSS, I am going to miss the CSS, my friends, the whole INTI and it's life, I was happy to hand over the CSS to Gerard. I felt happy that there was a continuation for CSS. We, the 12th INTIMA Catholic Students Society, are the pioneers the club and the 13th INTIMA Catholic Students Society is successfully growing it. And to make it a firm society, it will take many more years to come. We have created the path, and it was good. The current CSS, you too have continued to make the path longer, and one day everyone of us, the members of INTI-UC CSS, will have a great story to tell of our journey on this path.