Work, Fun and Shut Down.

My whole body is aching. My joints, my back and shoulders are in pain. Nope, not because i'm aging and have a sudden liking for rice pudding. It has to be me out-doing myself.

Yesterday, my group member managed to hand in the assignment, a few minutes short of the 8 am deadline, but at least it has been handed in! And as it was handed in, i was nicely sleeping at home since 6. Not 6 pm, but two hours before the deadline yesterday morning!

For two nights, i haven't been sleeping due to this irritating assignment! On Friday night, if you have read the one of the previous entries, was when i was in the Cyber Cafe listening to the focus group and penning down the focus group discussion word-by-word. Later that Saturday afternoon, i was so sleepy that i was sleeping while i was driving! I thank God for His slap to my face when my eyes were closed shut while the car was moving and the jolts that came through me as i dozed off in front of the traffic light till it turned green. Seriously, driving to church and from there back home was no joy ride. Thank goodness i sent Daniel Sim back home, though his house is situated totally opposite of where i stayed. At least having a conversation with him about the youths kept me alert till he was off the car.

Supposedly, the assignment was done by Sunday afternoon after church, or at least my part is done. Rushing back home after lunch with Justin and Kevan, i headed back home, checked the work Yen Yen sent me, editted it and sent it back along with my part which was completed on Saturday night. Later that afternoon, i headed down to UKRC (Ulu Klang Recreation Centre) for a game of Captain Ball!

Yes, it was the first time that the youth organised this game. At least in this game, anyone can participate even if he can't play football (READ: yours truly) and girls can take part in it as not cheer-leading for the winning team! I mean, we as guys must be fair to them, as we lov... i mean, are kind to them! Yes, we're gentlemen, you know!

As this is the first time the youth playing this game, Justin the referee, set down a few rules (which happened to be more than what Rowen thought a game of Captain Ball should have when i told him about it):

1. No long-throws (don't throw more than half the court)
2. Only the girls can score the goal (we're kinder to the fairer sex)
3. The ball must be passed to a team member of the opposite sex (again, kinder!)
4. In an attack, a player must not hold the ball more than once.

And in the end, the youths discovered that Captain Ball is indeed a sweet game! And it was sweeter being in the winning team! I guess we'll be playing this again this coming Sunday?

At night, i had dinner with the family. And after that, did i only discovered from Pek Mei that the parts of the assignments are not done yet! At that time, i really don't know what to do? To help out or step away since my part of the assignment is done.

At the end, after a few games of DotA at Justin's after dinner, i've been told that the last part, the most crucial part was not done yet. At 3 am in the morning (Monday morning, FYI if you got lost in the timeline of my story) I agreed to get it done. Again, i stepped into the oh-so-familiar CC and typed out the conclusion based on the results from the research. And an hour later, i was out of the CC, that part of the work sent out, and walked home.

I've learnt a few things about doing group assignments, and i hope to apply this in the other assignment that are in pending status:

1. Make sure there's no communication breakdown! Speak clearly and know what's going on!
2. Don't assume everyone knows what they're doing. Do check up on the progress of others. For to ASSUME, is to make an ASS out of U and ME!
3. Set aside personal agendas and group work. Work and play mixes like water and oil, unless you're a game reviewer. That's a totally different story.
4. Write down what you are suppose to do. Better still, pen down who in the group does what for the assignment.
5. Plan time ahead!


By 6 am, i popped in DC TALK's Supernatural CD into the CD player, and slept through it. My battered fatigue body and weary eyes needed its much needed sleep.



Love & Peace!~


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