Some brief notes of reflection on the process of how I crafted my magnum opus.
I once joked with a (now redacted) tweet I will be writing my magnum opus- I thought not many would ever go through reading them.
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In case you missed it: here’s the story.
I’ve got the most ridiculous job imagined, and I’ve did what I could with a week of personal preparation, and a meager three days to prepare the team. Early spoiler: we succeeded! But there’s a few points that I like to share on what made #MASJAN15 a memorable event that should be remembered not just by those involved directly, but indirectly as well.
For that, this last part will be conveyed in a dialogue fashion between. you, loyal readers, and me. Appreciated that you have reached this far, so I will entertain what I presumed to be several questions you may have wondered this far into the story.
Read part 1 here, and part 2 here.
So, I got the most ridiculous job imagined. I was low on morale. Everyone on campus knew who to blame if this MAS happened to be the worst.
What should I do?
At times like this, it’s best to give in ask help from the Mightiest of them all. I am a man of faith, although not as strong as most of my friends I knew. I mustered what I could and prayed.
But I know for sure just praying would not give me a miracle, I knew I needed to do something.
This is part two of an ongoing series. Here, I will share how I personally prepared myself for #MASJAN15 , and what I did to cater the Training of Trainers Session, and help assembling a ragtag group of people into a solid dream-team of facilitators. Hopefully my personal anecdote would help any would-be leaders who found trouble to get their team, or themselves, together.
Minggu Aluan Siswa. The orientation programme that all new students of Universti Teknologi PETRONAS had to go through. A one-week long full of briefings and introduction to the facilities in the university from the management, along with the help of facilitators, senior students who willingly volunteered themselves to assist throughout the programme.
It’s the best ever programme that I was able to be involved in during my studies. Most probably because I suck at handling events involving various degrees of technical know-how, and my not so prolific stint with some student bodies. Yes, I under-performed in most of my endeavors, but not in MAS, as I was able to do many great things with the team I was part of.
Somehow, I was selected for the first time ever to actually lead the team of facilitators. It was surprising, as I was ending my studies by that time, and to be called back to action for a last hurrah of sorts is humbling, and also a challenge.
A ridiculously tough challenge.
This write-up is intended to be shared for UTPians- both students and the management, to understand some of the interesting challenges we, the team of facees, have bravely faced. It was by far the most radically changed of all the MAS before it, and I am willing to share on how my thought process was in coming up with certain decisions and how we faced some obstacles. It should be interesting for non-UTPians as well, you might learn a thing or two.
The first part is an origin story of how I grew up with joining MAS, and how I eventually got the most ridiculous job imagined, given the worst of all circumstances.
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