Resignation Letter from the quitter, by the quitter, for a friend

Organiser of Pesta Pantun 2009
National University of Singapore Language Society
NUSSU Secretariat
31 Lower Kent Ridge Road
#05-02
Yusof Ishak House
Singapore 119078


To Whom It May Concern:

With this letter, I hereby submit my resignation from the organizing committee of Pesta Pantun 2009, effective December 27, 2008, due to personal reasons.

Due to certain unavoidable developments in my life, I would be unable to serve Pesta Pantun 2009’s committee any longer. Although it is a tough decision to make, I am convinced that it is in my best interest.

It pains me deeply to write this letter, just it has pained me seeing how a Malay organization in such a state for the last two months. I’m definitely not blaming the present committee however the fact that there are now more than 9 members in the National University of Singapore Language Society running around recruiting members than there are members in our rapidly shrinking Pesta Pantun Committee 2009, might be considered by me to be a bad sign. I personally believe that past clueless management, whose inane directives and a seemingly limitless ability to procrastinate, unmotivated and pass the buck, has made the society what it is today.

I am obviously holding the committee back in making the great strides in pursuit of greater achievements that it definitely deserves, and I feel that you would best served by my departure. I am sorry to say that but I find myself unable to take this society seriously any longer. I'm afraid I can't take being unstrategised, disorganized, and disempowered any more. Whilst I still believe I was right about the organizational anarchy of the NUS Malay Language Society but who am I to rebut, retort and giving smart-ass comment.

I have to admit that my resignation out of the committee was unforgivable and short-sighted. Perhaps my judgement has deserted me. I'm sorry that I have been such a failure, but I hope that my leaving can be seen as the grand gesture that it is meant to be, and that “Never shall I forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me.” Maybe I'm just not a "team player”. Thank you for having me as a part of your team. I wish you good luck and have fun.

I hope with your mandate, you’re able to scatter your conflicting ideas throughout the organization and optimistically some of them will sprout, miraculously save the organization and bring it to its epitome of organizational stability and accomplishment.

Yours in exasperation,
Afiq
Ex-Bendahari

P.S. “Never shall I forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me.” By Ludwig van Beethoven