Monday, January 17, 2011

Rhetorical question

I asked a rhetorical question in my last posting. Yes, the poisonous snakes are out and they are regrouping. Now we see them banding together. Jimmy, Irrationality and Chess Ninja. That is good. They are all in one place.

Their tools of trade are lies, innuendos, belligerence etc. etc. It is sad perhaps to see our first IM sunk to such depths. A terrible casualty of the sick culture that had enveloped Malaysian Chess for such a long time.

But do we have to do something about it? That is the million dollar question isnt it? If we want to see improvement, see our first GM, see more success in our chess. A friend of mine told me to ignore them, dont even go to their blogs. I dont really agree.

Actually I think they are in chess for a purpose. And the purpose is for us to observe and learn how their lies work. It is not good to adopt the stand of seeing no evil; for it exists. And it exists for us to know what is good.

Let me share a technique I use. Open up your feelings. Dont be scared to feel. Feelings are a good radar for what is going on in the world. Go to their sites. Take note of the feelings that emanate from them. They use words and lies to confuse. What do your feelings tell you about them?

I dont think we should intervene or try to "fix" them. That is their method. If we use those methods too we will eventually become just like them. It is enough to just recognise them for who they truly are. For they have a right to exist too.

I do make an exception though. I do intervene when the children are at stake. They are not ready to deal with the poison yet. But eventually they too will have to grow up and face the world. So use this to help them recognise the lies so they can choose to be different.

But lets also not be distracted from what needs to be done. And that is to build a positive and supportive culture so that chess may thrive in Malaysia. They want to sap our energy. Dont let them.

ps: I have begun to delete those comments that ask the same questions over and over again. I think the purpose of allowing negative postings have been achieved. Thank you for participating.

2 comments:

  1. GENTLEMEN!
    HOLD YOUR FIRE!
    CAN WE AT LEAST HAVE A CEASE FIRE UNTIL MID-NIGHT TONIGHT?

    Sometime after the Merdeka Championship last year, a sponsor had attempted to make contact with me on a “mammoth chess undertaking”. Due to some communication hiccup, the first meeting only took place in Oct10 and I follow that up with a feeler into FGM blog playing a “Raymond Siew Gambit” to see if such a colossal chess effort can actually take place in Malaysia (Reason; he who shout loudest tends to take all the wind-rightly or wrongly it affects the image perceived by the sponsor). Typical of Raymond, many of the posting were deleted and I had to resort on playing the “Ninja Gambit” to have a better “feel of the water” before agreeing to undertake such a challenging endeavour.
    However, by mid Nov10, instead of 200 “legs” with a payout of RM8K each leg, the event will be tone down to just 100 “legs” giving a total payout of RM800K; still a kingly sum. Ironically, the decision to go ahead with the whole plan rest on today’s final meeting where upon all the fine details will be up for evaluation.
    GENTLEMEN! You had chosen the wrong time to intensify your firing and that is not good for sponsorship image; for that matter, CHESS for MALAYSIA!
    CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A CEASE FIRE AND HOLD BACK ALL THE POISONS THAT CAN POISON THE CHESS SCENE OF MALAYSIA!
    Thanks/Lee
    PS: One of the “legs” involves a one-day long boat ride into the interior of Sarawak and has the committed play chess in the midst of ancient head-hunting grounds. Will the evergreen LimKW of Sarawak come out victor and take home the RM8K payout? Or Mok return to his native Sarawak and grab it from him? Or the military trained Peter Long holds the advantage? Raymond, are you brave enough to enter the fray? What about all those Juniors with brave hearts? Or Ninja showing off his mettle among the long lost head hunting tribe and be their hero! Perhaps, Jimmy, our first IM had something too to show off to our friends in the interior of Sarawak. Rationality, is it rational or irrational to stay away?

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  2. OK, Siew Fai, I'll allow this one. The problem with your comments is that no one understands them. This one I sort of see where you are going. Good luck with your sponsors.

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