The
group presentation: one of the most difficult to master; but the best to
experience. Nobody famous actually said that. It’s just me. Now let me get
someone who is famous to start my sentence: Julius Caesar said “experience is
the teacher of all things”, and yes; he is right.
I
will not speak about how I will end and summarize what my team mates have said
about their presentation. I will not deal into the facts whether it is fun to
play sepak raga; but I will say that the experience I get working with others
in delivering this presentation is the worth of gold if it can be weighed.
Honestly
speaking, in my opinion, I was on the brink of a panic attack. Handling the
blog for its coming deadline, the coming assessments (which I have not the time
to study) and the presentation on the same day was never a good deal. I kept
sleeping quite late just to make sure that I have got everything and left
nothing.
I
have learned that a mixed ability class does not only exist in a class, but it
exists in everything. Working together, finding the right time just to meet is
one hurdle that we need to overcome. We could never get everyone to be at the same
table after class, so we opt for Whatsapp. How it has connected us, as
difficult as it may seem, we managed.
Sunday
was just a full day in the library. The previous teams had set the bar quite
high. They carried out their presentations successfully: and that made us
wanted to do more. We cannot be the last team presenting and let the others
forget us. We need to be better. We need to do more. We had more. We had too
much on our plate; making the “kuda kepang”, the accessories for the princess
of Gunung Ledang just to ensure that the Mondays are in the race as much as
them. The “kuda kepang” or kepang horse symbolizes freedom. The first stroke I
took lining out the body of the beast gave me the freedom I personally think is
THE move to break my panic attack, and it has done wonders.
…And I guess it is not just
about the freedom of the kepang horse, it is also about the dominant baboon.
Woohoo!
MOHD IZRUL BIN ZAINUDDIN
SLIM RIVER VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
Everyone did a very good job!
ReplyDeleteToo little time, too many things...
But, everyone survived!