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Posted by Aya.

Student on team #115, MVRT, from Monta Vista High School and NASA Ames Research Center and 3Com.

Posted on 4/13/2000 7:19 AM MST


In Reply to: fried posted by Kyle Huang on 4/11/2000 10:08 PM MST:



Hey you!

This might as well have been a personal email to you, but what the heck, i'll just post it so the whole world (if they choose to ever read my postings) can know what i think of ya

Now, i kno how much time you've DEVOTED to your team and cause (trust me on this, you dunno how frustrated i was getting about it too, haha) your expectations, hopes, and your dissappointments ever since last summer when i started talking to you, ever since you had that pile of responsibility placed upon your shoulders as one of the student leaders. Now, that WAS a heap of trouble, and i don't blame you when things got frustrating because they don't get taken care of just as you imagined that it should be. The world was never made to exist as an Utopia, else i would be in lalaland (and I'd be enjoying it too!!).

And knowing you as the cynic that you are (yes, you are, admit it) you do realize that this competition isn't only about winning as Lehrbaum says. Ofcourse, its inevitable that the main stress factor is placed there, with all these awards and peer pressure tantalizing each and every participant, especially those who strive to be distinguished through quality put into your work. It's just like how the Chairman's Award is dimmed in significance through the excitement of achieving the 'top robot' awards. But you do know very well, more than i do for one thing, that this is all about recognizing personal achievement and how an exchange of a multitude of 'personal' experiences such as what you can see here at the forum betters the competition every year. Else no one would be influenced to participate, no would would bring back the joy and pride of being a part; else it would be more like enforced military participation, exactly the opposite of what the FIRST ideals stress for mental flexibility.

Just on a side note, its a really indigenious idea to have awards because it really helps out with fundraising, it sounds great when they know that you've won something and can be proud of it. However, awards are very misrepresented. I know one of my members was telling me that he met an engineer that totally blasted our robot even if we won the Leadership in Control award at Regionals, but sat him down to give him a full lecture on so much technical info that we could've used instead on our robot. And all for a very very small price of gracious professionalism. Isn't this what its all about? Trust me, people SEE your work/effort. You're not invisible.

But I'd just like to let those reading this that Kyle (although he sounds quite harsh in the email) is someone incredibly admirable, just misrepresented for all i kno, but i have never known anyone more devoted to FIRST than him and that we should all be proud to kno someone like him is a part of FIRST. He sacrificed MANY days of sleep for animation, not to mention his sanity. At the pits during nationals, he was the only one that was diligently updating his team webpage even if his team members left to cheer for a match, or ran off to the parks. Now I can say that this takes much perseverance and devotion, oh my god, and you should never think of yourself not worth your efforts for one thing (else i'm marching over there right now to slap some sense into you).

So never EVER say that you don't have nothing to show for your efforts, cuz at the least part, my team is converted haha... But really tho, you have fans of your work (starting with me), and i'm really proud to say that you'll be giving the beloved FIRST website a major design makeover. Your efforts ARE recognized, don't you see? maybe you guys as a team didn't do all that well with animation, or the robot was overlooked at the selection process. I'm poed that our robot wasnt given a fair chance because our alliances weren't all that. But that's all part of the competition. Each year, we'll encounter a different problem, whether it be on teh robot, financial, or pr-wise... and we'll have solutions to figure out for the following year. Its a growing competition. Nothing's going to stay the same, and you can never face it with the same attitude because you'll hafta adapt, change, and predict what you'll be seeing in teh future.

However, i think i trailed off the original message that i wanted to say. Although you might've experienced much frustration and self-sacrifice, i think your efforts were well worth the trouble. I for one thing know the time you put into it, and look at how far you've came so far. No one can do so much as you can; its amazing how your hands can perform miracles as i say it So don't be bitter about it; its a matter of opinion, like you said it. Well, bust out your charm and think of ways that would sway the public to your side? Last but not least, congrats to you... You've gone far this yr.

~am~
Fellow student leader & supporter (lol!)
Team 115 MVRT


(wow, talk about me rambling again... heh, its LONG)
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