.Thursday, August 20, 2009 ;
10:13 PM
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The world needs your light....
We have learnt that many people work in many different ways. Only if we accept compromises can we make progress. But if one loses hope of completing a task, then the group would suffer entirely. Hence, it is crucial to stay focused and optimistic as a team. What we want to emphasise is that we have learnt a lot of teamwork, we understand the weaknesses of each of us and we work together to cover up for each other. This ensures that we complete our tasks on time and not impede the progress of the project.
Of course, we have learnt many new skills in the process. Lab practical skills in the field of engineering were an eye-opener to the few of us when we got to explore and learn more through hands-on, even if we make a big accident. Skills such as welding, attaching digital circuit components, using a spanner or wheel and axle efficiently are not skills you can learn in the school's science labs. Such practical skills require you to step out of your comfort zone, find someone you are truly able to work with and then hone your skills as both an individual and as a group. Such a project definitely expands our horizons, lets us learn whether we are truly interested in something and most importantly, it tests our determination. We even had to work till 9 p.m. on some days to settle our reports and also our labwork. When one screw fails, we try another screw and if it fails, we try another till it succeeds.
Finally, we have of course met new people, like our dearest mentors and got to understand them even better. This project also enables us to work in an industrial lab with so many new tools, milling machines, large knives for cutting metals etc. We can then learn more and understand more about these tools and I am sure we can put this knowledge to good use in the future.
We would like to thank our three dearest mentors who have helped us a lot and of course, the various lab technicians who have helped us in one way or another. This project will not stop here, we will keep on simplifying it till it looks small and yet magnificent.