13 April 2010

Today, I reached APIIT as usual early at around 7.10 am for the morning class.I took a nap on a table at Foyer until 8 am and then walk to the Enterprice 3 for my IBT tutorial class at 8.45 am.

Tutorial class today was a bit shocking for me, the tutor had chosen the group members for group activities. The members I got were all foreigners and some, I do not even know who they are. My mind immediately pop-out those nightmares in group assignment before in Semester 2. HOOH......

At first, I was really mad at the tutor Mr. Z. The first reason was about the grouping and the second reason was he said that the administration do not want to change the schedule for my class. Frankly speaking, I have to go to my school everyday accept for Sunday. There are 2 days which has only 1 class. The class carry about 1 hours and 15 minutes. And, I have to travel 1 and a half hour to school. It is wasting time and money . I suspect he never even talk to the admin, because last semester we requested the same thing and Admin allowed the change in schedule. He gave me reasons that.... other people are also in my position; ....admin is too busy to handle the same problem; ....is time to be independent ; and all the lame excuse he could think of to answer my pledge.

In the LRT on the way back home, I was really angry with him with the above two happening. But, I cannot be involved in this "blame game" again and putting all the false on my tutor. Instead, I will need to get remedies to solve these not preferable circumstances. Like my classmate kong said," Take problem as challenge. If there is no problem or obstacles, how can self-improvement gain without the inhabitants?". Yes, I agree to what he had said to me yesterday. Life cannot be as smooth like driving in the highway, because there will always be mad drivers around you, sometimes you will also drive to those small and bumpy roads. Back to the old saying, no pain no gain. People of yesteryear are always right.

What I want may not turn out as how it should be. But, I should alter my mind set.

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  In group assignment, the first thing to do in take away my stereotype on foreign students that they cannot perform good job in assignment and hard to communicate with them. Secondly, have a better plan for the group activity, constantly motivate my members and try to improve my leadership skills. I will need to solve the "hard-to-work-with-people mentality" right now. Lynhuei, prove you can. Also, get rid of my pessimistic thinking. Only happy people will always run things smoothly.


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  Schedule..... I guess I should let it be if plan B does not work. Hey, read books in the train would not waste my precious time.

OK, that is it for today morning story....

Action is louder than words. Start to deal with the "challenges" now by action. You can do it!