In our group work these few months, I get to know people with different strengths and weakness. For me, I am good at giving ideas but it would be quite hard for me to do the typing and power-point. I am actually an IT dummy. It is also through this experience that let me have the ability to be expose to different skills to manage emotions and problems that we will face in life.
I believe clashing of ideas often happens in group work. Most importantly we have 5 members in a group that makes it even harder to coordinate. Because of the different time table and schedules that we each have, it is difficult for us to meet up for projects.

Still we understand the importance of the assignment and will spend time out to do it. We would prioritize what is important first and try hard not procrastinate. We set goals and datelines for our project so that we make sure everything would be done before presentation day. During holidays, we will try our very best to complete the necessary in one day and if not, split up jobs so that it would be fair to everyone and not only one person doing it. We were not complacent and did our part before the dateline that we had set for ourselves.
So far, all of us had been really cooperative and had also produced good work. I can see a lot of creativity hidden in them and thus our videos are always entertaining.

Listening is important for all group members to have. This can greatly reduce the conflicts we have among ourselves and work things out as soon as possible.
Also, during presentations from other groups, listening skill is essential. This is to show respect to the speaker and acknowledged their effort. Selective listening is strongly not encouraged as you are only listening what you would like to hear. In the end, you might get the idea wrong and misunderstandings would occur. I understand that my listening skills is bad and I can hardly remember everything clearly, therefore, I would take down notes whenever possible so that I will stay focus on the speaker and will not let my souls fly. Interruptions are sure to occur but if we can overcome this barrier, I am sure effective listening can be possible. Also, the most important thing that I think we should not have is to assume, or ‘mind-reading’. Even before the speaker finish what he had to say, we already jump to conclusion. This is very ineffective and it might affect the speaker’s impression on you. In group works and presentation, I understand that constructive comments are inevitable. These people they meant no insults and are just providing ways of improvement so that I can do better. Instead of pin-pointing people, we should phrase it in a positive manner so that we will not hurt people’s feelings. Similarly, when they are giving me comments, I will be open-minded and accept their opinions. And if I think that I should improve, I will gladly do so.

Although there are times when we are in a bad mood, we should not vent our angers on innocent people. Slight irritations are triggers that will cause me to be more agitated and losing my temper. After reading through the learning materials, I learned that I can adopt the use of Control in the C.O.W behavior to control my emotions. In my point of view, I think that Out-bursting is not wise as it further makes me agitated and stressed. If I were to let out my emotions when I am angry, I might come up with irrational behaviors. It is better to cool down first before doing anything. I should look things on the brighter side, i.e. to be more optimistic. Being angry will make me feel even worst. Also, we should forgive and forget. Not to dwell in those unhappy pasts and move on with a happy life.

So far, I guessed my group did not encounter any conflicts. We were all pretty cooperative and tasks were completed on time and with good standard. Perhaps because we are an all-girls group and thus we are more sensitive and sensible. Compared to groups who have lazy guys, I think we are lucky. I saw how some groups find it hard to cope because there are members who are unwilling to commit.

In this LMS grouping, I enjoyed working with the members and we too had fun when working together. We were all able to think fast and work fast to complete the assignments. I am proud of our group. The different mindsets and opinions that we each have brought us closer and assisted us in producing work that are higher than expected.

I can say that I am very aware of my own abilities and strengths. In order to relate with people well, we must first understand ourselves. Although I do not dare to say I understand myself thoroughly, but still, I know my character well enough. We should present ourselves in the most comfortable and natural manner without any hidings or acting. So that people will leave a good impression on us and at the same time, get to make friends easily. I usually compare myself with others in a optimistic way so that I can improve myself. I am not a very narrow-minded person therefore I am quite open to comments. I do not really put negative comments in my heart. And if I do think that what they said make a point, I will try to change this bad part of myself to become a better person. I would love to know how others view me and also what they like and dislike about me.I

I might say that I am not a person that has really high self-esteem. As in my opinions, people with high self-esteem are tends to be more aggressive and arrogant.
A moderate level of self-esteem would be good for me. I am not a low self-esteem person as I would not doubt my ability much. In fact, if I am sure that I am capable to do a particular task, I will do it to the very best. A person with healthy self-esteem level is more optimistic and tends to look life in a less stressful manner. Although I am kind of a perfectionist, I believe I do not have low self-esteem. It is good to expect the best of everything. But yes, they must be realistic. I will not ask for too much but I will set goals that I am sure that I am able to make it. Believing in myself is important as I do not want to follow others’ nose around too. I want to have a mind of my own so that I can convince people of my ability and let them have confidence in me.

In the past, whenever I meet with any setbacks, I will tend to be very demoralized. Nothing can perk me up and I would be very restless and lost interest in things. But as I grow older, I understand that I cannot continue like this. Slowly, I talked to my friends about the problems I encountered and they are able to help me solve my problems instead of me myself being alone fretting on how to solve it. I also became a good listener. Whenever my friends are down, they will talk to me and I would console them and help them come up with solutions to solve their problems. I believe that consulting others would make oneself feel better and not stressing himself up.
I will ward off all negative thoughts so that my self-esteem will not be low. It is not meaningful if we were to spend our days sadly every day.

Instead of living for others, I should live for myself. I should not care how others look at me in the bad way because I am myself. I am glad that my friends around me have strong motivation on me. They push me along the way to the happy side of life and let me enjoy myself. However, I guess I should improve on my communicating skills with others as I tend to be a straight-forward speaker. I should be more aware of their feelings and rephrase my words in a non-hurtful manner.

Through this LMS module, I had learned more ways of handling my emotions and time. Poly life had been really stressful and hectic since school starts and I should adopt the different ways taught in LMS to organize my time well for studies and as well as for pleasure. In all, it was really fun working with people of different personalities and also to learn more tips to handle problems and emotions that we will face in life.

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