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Sunday, November 9, 2008
Reflections - for both Haig Girls' as well as the visit to ACM
11:38 AM Haig Girls': I was the overall-in-charge of this event. Planning it has made me realise that there are a lot of aspects to look into - manpower, logistics - and at the same time as the leader of the event itself you must be the one assuring everyone that things will be fine, to be that figure of assurance and reliance, to be that figure who gives the team confidence. This event however, have been carried out better than I thought it would be. It is to my delight that all of us are able to control the kids, although some of them are really rowdy, but we all still have our ways of settling them down. We all displayed flexibility too, as seen from the change of plans in the morning, where a few of us had to go first. This event has made me realise the importance of flexibilty. Due to the fact that we are venturing into the unknown - where there can always be things that we cannot forsee that will happen in Yunnan that we have to react and play by ear - plans may not always succeed, and that we will always have to stay alert and display flexibility. However this does not mean that we can be less prepared. I was glad that enough preparation has been done, all the logistics have been in place that day, and no major problem has occured. On a more sentimental basis of looking at this event, I think the group has become closer. We braved through this very first event together, and we exhibited the spirit of helping each other in times of need. There are things that i did not too well as well, although the event did proceed smoothly. This includes more efficient delegation of work, and more communication amongst the team is needed to ensure that everyone is indeed clear of what was to happen. It seemed inevitable, but it could be played down. One main reason for this is that we did not start planning early enough, or rather, we did not start preparing early enough. This is something we can all learn from, to start early and not rely on last minute work. I would still like to applaude the whole group of our performance, and thank you all for our co-operation throughout the entire course of the event. A leader will not be an impactful one without followers to back him/her up. My leadership experiance have been fruitful because of you all:) ACM: This is not my first visit to the museum, but it is indeed the most meaningful one I have had. This trip has enlightened me on the power of questioning - how it magnifies the smallest details, how is propels us to think more deeply - and this very much applies to how we are going to look at things in preparation for the overseas outreach. It also exposes how much we do not know about ourselves, how we have to know more about ourselves before we embark on the quest to learn about others. The Islamic gallery was even more insightful for me because of the presence of a Muslim grup member Taufiq, who told us so much more beyond the artefacts to deepen our knowledge of the Islamic culture. With mutual understanding comes tolerance, and harmony will then spring within - this should be the way amonst our team because of the diversity we encompass. This should not be the case within cultures, but also within our different personalities, our different perceptions. I am glad that this trip also drew my attention to how different my group members are in the way we think, through voicing out the three questions we have about the artefacts. Some of us direct our question at the artefact itself, some question the context of the artefact, and some, like myself, ask about the significance of the appearance of the artefact. This is an advantage for our group as when we share our feelings, we not only see through our point of view, but also attempt to look through new angles, which will diversify the way we think and thus enabling us to learn more. This is something I treasure, as if I were to go to the museum myself, I will not be looking into the things that my groupmates mentioned as I will not notice them at all, learning much less than I can. Hence, I look forward to more of such sessions where we act as each others' teachers and expose ourselves to more intricate details and enable one another to learn and experience much more:) Jiayi |
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