Reflections

Thoughts on SL:

Initial thought:
Imagineering + CIP = Lethal combination.

But the world is full of surprises and now i learn that the laws of math can actually be applied in the real world context and that truly, two negatives amount to a positive!

Maybe its the feeling of empowerment - of being given the trust and responsibility to do something big and actually make some tangible difference in this world.
Maybe its the endless possibilities and opportunities for self-improvement ahead - cheesy as this might sound. But really, it is quite exciting knowing there is so much to learn ahead. And so much we have already learnt.
Maybe it's the fact that this project is different by passion. How often do we ever do something out of passion these days? And indeed, i believe we are all fuelled by something within to change the Earth as best as we can? (:

Whatever it is, i recognise the value of SL. Having said that, none of the above aims will ever be achieved if we passively sit back and hope somehow we are all accrued the targetted benefits. So far, we've been enthusiastic and positive about this and i really hope this positive attitude keeps up.

Okay, now, for the SEC thing:

To be honest, i have not many things to say about this - only that i think our group did better than the other (is it okay to say it here? :p who cares!) - in terms of asking questions and reaping as much quality info as was possible in that limited space of time.

And see, so early into the year, we are making improvements in one area at least already.

Corrected my misconception that small projects weren't worth doing. Of course there are certain chores we shouldn't hastily accept and be complacent with (cleaning toilets, for example), since it only takes one fire hydrant of a guy to ruin whatever progress was made. But i have come to realise that we don't have to change the world or even the nation or even the constituency to make a difference. If we get even one clinic to adopt our scheme, we would have saved hundreds and hundreds of bags.

And still i am glad, that even while we have to stick within realistic and frankly, not quite broad boundaries, we still have room and avenues of expansion to achieve our bigger, nobler dreams - like the various other bigger projects coming up.

So thankful the teachers managed to source out so many delightful opportunities for us, so thankful for the IP for SL in the first place, and scraping ghastly CIP trips to ulu mangrove swamps.

Let's hope our pilot project takes off so that we might soar even further and spread our scheme! (:

But still i think its a good thing "creativity" isn't really part of our rubrics...right?! I mean i like our brainchild enough but to be really frank, i wish we could have more innovation.

Oh well, good luck all! And good luck Ezra. ;)