Edit, edit, and more edit
Is my life all about editing now? I have four subjects this sem you see, and 3 subjects have group assignments. Sighs.
But at least this time I was ready. If I have to be in a group, I shall group myself with people I choose and above all, people I consent to. For the first group in Company Law, I shamelessly ignored the person sitting beside me and had my sights on someone else. This girl is the only girl whom I consider genuine enough to group with and seems to be the only one on par with me. She’s not afraid to stick out and participate in the classroom’s discussions and she can speak Sarawakian to boot!
Prior to this we were already good friends. Although she hangs out with her bf most of the time, she always took time out to talk to me whenever we stumble upon each other outside of class and at the mall. So yeah, and she’s dependable at least.
I alligned myself with her in two groups. The first group I kinda muscled my way in XD while the second group she was conviniently sitting beside me so I immediately asked her to join me. Then we had a third person and she was dependable too.
The third group, well I can’t say I had much choice in the matter but the people are just ‘okay’ you see. That’s because I didn’t attend the first class and was lucky enough to be accepted in a group. sighs. But this is a big group of 5 and it’s essential that as much people as possible do the presentation. So during today’s first meeting, the first thing I did was propose we elect a leader.
I was promptly elected leader without question. To be honest, it wasn’t that I didn’t see this coming though.
So I was leader. The first thing I did was told them to not regret their choice and as leader elected by them, I expect them to listen to what I say. I tolerate no nonsense.
In a way I was relieved too. When I’m leader I can exercise authority over the members. If someone else were leader, it was fine too. The point is a leader is present. Even if someone else was leader I could still push her to do things right. Yes, I am pushy. But my neck is in the line too you know.
I got to work right away. But as discussion went on it was apparent that I have an unofficial ‘deputy’. I found it funny how when I asked a question inviting them to brainstorm, they all turned to my ‘deputy’. Kinda makes me wanna wave to their faces and say ‘HELLOOO! Who’s the leader here huh??"
But I overlook it. I gave them clear guidelines on what they should do, how to do it, and when to submit it. And I gave them ample of time: over the weekend. Since I’ll be gone for the weekend I have them submit their stuff to me on Monday for final editing and compilation.
Yes, editing has become my full-time job.
I even stressed that they edit their work carefully, no copy-paste crap and avoid big words if they don’t understand them. I warned them that I’ll have them redo the whole thing if I have to.
Sounds tyranical, but it must be done. Too much heartache and misery from my previous experiences has taught me well.
Tonight I finished a presentation due tomorrow with the help of that girl I told you about. She came over and we did it together. When I think about it, I could very well do the whole thing myself since I have all the resources. But it will take some time and I will end up very stressed by the end of it. However, when you have someone else with you, and have them write things down even though you’re gonna type them up later, it kinda, takes some load of stress off you. It’s not just about getting the work done. Honestly I can finish them alone no problem. But you just need the companionship to act as a support system. Sure, there’s only one computer and only one person can surf at a time to look for info, but it’s more fun doing it with someone else. At least I’m not so stressed and I’m more motivated to finish things quickly.
Tis funny, this thing called camaraderie.
I have a feeling I’ll be having this mini-assignments every week. Sighs. At least for now I can be assured that I am paired with dependable people.
Even if they aren’t, I have their number and I’ll harrass them if I have to. Mwahahahaha.
Ta’ra.
