Grace.C

i always disikes group assignments, especially if its a group work and that its with people whom i dont know...... yet. this semester, i have two projects which my lecturer would randomly group us. The week before our group was annouced, i chanted so hard hoping not to fall into a group with people that's i cant work with. and that my group members would get along well with each other. but "unfortunately" i was grouped together with this aussie whom i felt was really snobbish and unfriendly. though we were in the same tute last semester, we didnt exchange a word before. usually i would look away, trying hard pretending not to see his existance. it's just my nature, i always do that if i think someone is unfriendly and snobbish, i just feel so belittled and would usually avoid to have any contact with these people. anyway, after the day that our groups was announced, we all exchanged our numbers and emails and stuff, along with this aussie girl in my group, that makes 3 of us in a group. i could feel myself tense up even it was just a short greet and intro session with my team members. anyhow, on the contrary, this other girl in my group is really nice and amiable. so my only worry was this guy. i went home and chanted, everyday, 50% of my prayers goes to this problem (that was last week). and came this monday, we had our first meeting. to my surprise, things were not as bad as i thought! 3 of us sat and brainstormed together, i didnt feel that tension anymore, and turn out, he wasnt that unfriendly as i thought. i manage to speak up my ideas and yea, i think things are better then i thought. few hours ago, i had a 2nd meeting with them, it was quite productive, and things are moving in the right direction so far. i just got to continue my daimoku. =)