Over the past month I have engaged myself in badminton club once again as well as another habitat build.
Badminton began a week late and I opted to go to football club for that week, the change in pace was welcome and I hope to go there more often as it's time doesn't conflict with that of badminton. (but homework will still come first, i'll only go when i have free time) The the schedule during the weeks after that continued as usual. On the other hand, my usual badminton partner, Prakash, had more pressing issues to attend to and forced me to play with Sanchit who was on a different level than I. Although this change was unforeseen, I still managed to make the most out of it by learning a different playing style that was presented me and, in turn, helping and giving tips to Sanchit.
During my second habitat build, with new peers helping out as well as a new advisor, i felt that it was much easier. I had come with a prepared-ness that was absent during my first build which aided in my understanding of what needed to be done and the purpose of the whole shebang. I think being with a different group of people also helped bring a positive attitude, this time girls came along (rather than all boys last time) and set the pace a bit slower but brought a lot more meaning into community service. When all the boys complained that the work was hard last time, the advisor would just force us to work harder. This time, when we did the same thing, we were just spurred on by encouragement such as: "dont give up, you're doing a good thing." I enjoyed this build a lot more, it had more spirit, a bigger group and more meaning.
In addition to the physical activities, C-squared began a new short term project, the filming of AIS/D Idol. As a person enthusiastic about all sorts of media, this was more a recreational activity and an opportunity instead of a chore that other people perceive it to be. The project has just begun and so I cannot comment much but i hope that my presence (with a scary looking video camera) wont intimidate the auditioners too much!
