Team Work

To work together as a group is one daunting task. There are several factors that make this task extremely difficult. One is the clashes of ideas between teammates, another is the emotional feelings one puts on another, and the last one is to be able to communicate and coordinate well among each other. All these factors are inevitable while doing work as a team, especially when one is unwilling to compromise or to accept others. It may seemed that team work is something that is hard to achieve, however if you think about the outcome that a team can make compared to an individual, the result is spectacular. What makes a team thrive with success? The key is to be able to cast aside personal emotions while working, to be able to accept other people’s opinions and of course, to be willing to COMPROMISE.

As I reflect on the teamwork that my group mates and I have poured into the project so far, I feel that there’s a huge gap between us. Throughout the whole process of conducting the project, we constantly face problems among ourselves, problems that hindered the smooth flow of the process. When I think of what my team mates and I lack of, all I can think of is two factors. One is the poor communication among us, and the other one which I will strongly emphasis on is the lack of compromising among team members.

Compromising is one hard thing especially when a person feels superior over another. The ability to let down our prides and self-righteousness to a particular situation requires a lot of compromising. When there is compromising being done among the team, everything will go on smoothly. Likewise, if the element of compromise does not exist, then everything will surely go haywire. This can be seen throughout the whole process of the project where obstacles occur when compromising is absent.

The success of a team depends solely on the ability of the team to work together well. Therefore I would like to take this opportunity to urge all my team mates to embrace the act of compromising as it will do no harm but benefit you and everyone through the process. =)

The Last 100 metres…

So near, yet so far. There is still a lot to do. I think that our group has still many things to complete, in this very short period of time. It has been half a year of RE, and it has been VERY challenging and we have gone through many problem and obstacles.

This is the last phase of the project. We still have many things to complete. The power point slides, videos, surveys, lesson plans……just too many. And it’s hard for us to compile them together perfectly in this short phase of time, where so many things has happen, may it be good or bad.

All I can say is, it is already nearing the end. Let us all just “chiong” hard for this few weeks and try our best to produced good results for our RE module, that’s the best we can do, and I think that we are able to achieve this goal if we really work hard.

What I have written is mostly is on reflections and what I feel towards the last phase of this project.

About our tasks, we still have a lot to do, as I mentioned earlier. And it’s all too complicated to jot it down here. But whatever it is, we’ll try our best to complete it successfully in due time.

Come on, another few more weeks; let’s just try to push ourselves to the limit for this period of time….

Team Work: what is REAL teamwork?

First of all, to be honest, from the start our teamwork was pretty low, and we weren't quite organized then. But as time went by, it got worst and worst and worst and worst and worst.........until like 1 month ago. Ironically, after that one blow (ya..i mean a real blow) it seems that we are now more organized in our planning and decision making. But maybe this is the way it’s supposed to be. It’s like when it comes to serious stuff, there is no friendship or will there be any room for compensation. Just like business, when it comes to business, everything is put to secondary.

Teamwork is an important element in every group work, in this case, RE. I believe that a team will break apart if they are no cooperativeness within the team. And that is the main thing that is lacking in our team before this, may it be a valuable lesson to all.

Anyway, what is left to do, we’ll have to finish it, doesn’t matter whether we like it or not. We decided to be a team, a team we will be. But…..after all this, when everything is over, when all is done, I don’t know where I’ll be heading, but DEFINITELY not into this anymore. I’ve had enough.

Conflicts happen. Once it happens, there’ll always be a mark there no matter how much you try to make up for it. You can’t make up for it. And I seriously hate most when those who know they are wrong……but do not admit it.

However, I still believe that there must be team work in order to achieve our goal, that is successfully complete our RE module with good results. So now, what is left to do, is to work together and finish up on this project....the sooner the better....so that all of us might be untied from this rope that is holding us all together.

Some Reflection...or maybe word of advice....

Black Pearl moving like a ghost,

Speed and action no one boast,

Five men rowing on a boat,

But still moving like grass-eating goat,

Why?
We are not a ghost.

We have only one paddle

While others looking for motor-engine...

to catch up with the speed of pearl's SINNED ghost.

People asking where you go,

We know we don't know,
“We reached our goal!”
Wait a minute.
Is there a goalpost?

There is one far away.

As world is round in its own way,

so we need to make our way on,

to reach the post by running on.

Facing other players is a tough job,

passing the balls is the method to make them sob.

Beckham, Ronaldo, Maradona made their way through,

but Scholes, Rivaldo and Jorge Valdano are real and true,

blocking defenders of the opposing crew...

One says NO, and one says YES,

what is the result you can guess,

ignoring each other when confront,

but this will end if each bow front.

Sports and music are fun,

but the work is not done.

Cockeral cock-a-doodle-doo,

hens are letting out poo.

But that's what makes eggs crack,

out came the cockeral from its pack

heads up and facing hens with its back.

It is a choice

But choice is the destiny given

one can say that it is careless,

but if without us, who is reckless?

Once we chose to be one,

we are one.

Conflicts and disagreements might have strike,

but that means we will be like CO2,

separated with the liquid of Sprite.

What are we going to do next,

to row the boat or maybe a motor boat,

which its name is FRIENDSHIP

F-U-C-K words spitting out from mouth,

but when you look into it deeply,

F = Friendship

U=You

C=Can

K=Keep

Please, if some of you are not tired, I am.
Teamwork is the only hope, but only if.....
if you communicate.

let us, let us all break down this gate,

that is the blockage of link between us,

and continue this with happiness and proudness,

that we start as a team,

and end as a team.

Response of the guy who has been a middle person for a period of time.

A Journey of Why

I have compressed all my feelings into this little poem. This is my reflection of the whole journey.

A Journey of Why

"Black Pearl moving like a ghost,
Speed and action no one boast,
Five men rowing on a boat,
But still moving very slow,

Why?

We are not a ghost.
We have only one paddle;

People asking where you go,
We know we don't know,

“We reached our goal!”

Wait a minute.

Is there a goalpost?

Lots of Saliva twirling around,
But I am still on the same ground,

Why?

Sea around!

Far-fetched thinking,
But lazy doing,
So there is nothing,

But I am waiting;

Unity can us bring power,

But can also bring down the towers,

Why?

Because it should not exist in just a tower!

Let there be unity!

Unity when

He is in Greenland,

I am in England,

She is in Island.
Don’t waste it!

Too late,
They have;

Sports are fun,

Work is done?
Freedom is yours,

Mistakes are made,

Acknowledged.
Blame who?
Thou;

Is it a destiny?

No.

Just a choice.

One thing to learn,

Choose carefully!"

what we have done during this week...

We have submitted our first draft proposal last friday as planned. However, we were later told that out draft proposal was not completed yet. We didn't include the respective role and the research into the draft proposal. For me, I am asked to split the worksheet into two worksheets, dividing the topic of environmental issues and health issues. We are required to hand in these things by this friday.

Today, we met Mr. Yeow outside the school library. We had discussed about the letter to principal, which, according to Mr. Yeow, is not convincing enough. So we have to draft another letter. Besides, we also discussed about how are we going to carry out the lesson plan.

Mr. Yeow told us that a few students from Hwa Chong Institution are interested in this project. They want to carry out a same event as what we plan to do. We were also told that Dr ColinCampbell will have a talk at Singapore Management University on Sunday, 19 July. He is a world renown expert on nutrition and cancer research. We were asked to attend the talk. However, I will be leaving from Singapore on that day so I won't be able to attend it.

What I have done during holidays.

Before the holidays, we were allocated tasks to do during the holidays. For me, I was asked to write "what is this journey about" and the personal reflection for the draft proposal which we are required to hand in after school reopens, and create a worksheet and debate questions for oue lessons.

For the two components needed for the draft proposal, we were required to write at least a page each. I took the past years RES-L reports as reference and had a rough idea of what i was going to write. I completed these in Malaysia.

For the worksheet, I took the powerpoint created by Kah Wah as reference. The worksheet is something like filling in the blanks. The answers are given in a box in random. And all the related facts can be found in the powerpoint. The worksheet consists of a passage of a page long and about 20 blanks.

We are undergoing isolation for the first week of school so can't hand in our draft proposal on Wednesday as planned. It's still a problem whether we can hand it in on Friday.

What I did during the holidays....

Well....to be honest....I did not spend much time on this project throughout the holidays this time round. But do not be mistaken, I successfully completed my work, at least on my part.

Well....lets talk about what I did....

First we were all allocated with topic to writes on regarding our project as we had to summit our first draft of report when school reopens....well...I'm glad to say that I managed to finish my part just days before the holiday started when i was still stuck at school....

Secondly....we had to do some stuff too for the lessons and plans for the sec 1 students...on my part....i was asked to construct an introduction sheet and a feedback form....ya..and these two things I did it all when I was back in Msia...

So...ya...thats about it...