P for President

So I ran for President for my graduate program's student organization, and being the apolitical person that I am, there was no intense politicking in my team. Neither did the other team. I ran against one of my classmates - a white guy who is a part-time student, smart and charming. And no matter how my loyal friends reassure me that there is no competition whatsoever, there are always no guarantees.

I had been in the program for three semesters and my personal campaign was based on just how people had seen me work in the past. My team did have campaign materials - but it's not as overbearing as back in my SEB days in college. We did have a cheesy platform based on the popular marketing acronym: AIDA - Attention, Interest, Desire, Action - but I still wonder if it's the platform or our warm smiles that would sell us. I think in graduate school, you rely more on word of mouth and popularity than anything else.

Don't get me wrong, I am really not political at all - I just have a vision for my program and for the students in my program. I just want some change done, that's all. And I am crossing my fingers that my reputation - whether positive or negative - will sell well.

Today was the last day that votes were casted - so in about 12 hours, the winners will be announced. We had a social after class tonight, and I still could not get over how all-over-the-place my speech went. (I hate impromptu speeches) But we'll see if that had any bearing on the final vote count.

F*ck that.

And so, the countdown begins...