The Unseen Problems in Leo

I wanted to pen this post for a long time but it failed. I tried to suppress the emotions, giving myself the excuse of avoiding unnecessary troubles.

After much consideration, I decided to blurt out whatever that is encompassed in my mind. It would be a post much centred on the Leo Club organisation, which I have been indulged in since 2003. An amicable solution has not surfaced after speaking out my concerns about the directions of Leo Club of Penang (City) to the president, Leo Saw Zhang Hao.

What people witness is just only the tip of the iceberg. There are so many problems being swept under the carpet and they do not want to accept the fact there is a need to address the matters. For the matters written below, you may think it is not appropriate to be divulged openly as it may 'hurt' a few so called prominent figures in the arena.

-Opportunities are so close and yet so far.

• No one would question about your past contributions to the club. We highly appreciate it. But did you notice on the other hand, you are still taking control of the club? Even the president nodded that he is just a puppet, listening to commands and orders from you.

• Citing the previous president as an example, nobody would disagree with this fact. Please give room for the president and office bearers to express their leadership and capabilities.

-Be clear of your status in the club.

• You have to accept the fact that although you are a Past President of the club, you no longer hold any power in deciding the matters in a BOD meeting. You have to be clear that you are not even in the Board of Directors for this fiscal year 2009-2010. But you can still give your views and opinions during the Business Meeting designated for members.
  

• If you still remember the BOD meeting in July 2009, when I spoke about the application of being part of the Leo Cabinet, you were the first to object it though other BODs did not say No. I would like to know for what reasons that you held at that time to say No and everyone has to adhere?

• I asked Zhang Hao about this that day and he agreed that there were no conditions stating that to be part of the Leo Cabinet, one must be a past president.

• And since you are no longer a BOD, why the third signature right should fall to you? The first being the right of the Treasurer, second being the right of the President and third should be the right of a Vice President or the Assistant Treasurer!

-What's the point of having constitutions and regulations?

• Speaking about the Leo Cabinet, I remember that Lion Ong Lai Peng told me the need for an election for the key positions. But did I see this?

• The Lions Club International set the Leo range for alpha and omega and too lions. What's the point of having this if one can be a Leo and a Lion at the same time? We are now not talking about a Lion-Leo Club which does not exist in Penang.
  

• Isn't that a contradiction to what you have been speaking that you want to follow the regulations?

• And since you are a Lion of the New Century Lions Club of Penang Island, it would be more paradox for you to hold the third signature right!

-Walk the talk and not merely smearing others.

• You complained that Vice President Leo Lee Cheng Yee did not show the proper and appropriate conduct. I am now wondering how do you define a proper conduct?

• I do not think you would forget you stamping on a car in Ipoh, right? Is that how you defined good conduct with the signs of violence?

-It's time for a new mindset, not restricting change.

• It is such a coward act that you do not have the courage to speak it out loud during the meeting. I proposed using English as the medium of meeting, viewing it as a benefit not only in the Leo business and also job opportunities in close future.

• I am being treated as a scapegoat that you thought I was looking down on you. That's just your own betrayal of soul, I shall say.
  

-Last but not least, I am no Beggar.

• You insinuated my capabilities when you said "I ask Fiona first, if she doesn't want then I give you".
• I do things based on my capabilities and not to 'polish people's shoes'.