stranger-friend

yes this is an update of my life.

really hectic week and weekend. i felt my life and schedule got so messed up thanks to a group project that is due on Tuesday. okay, not that we started last minute but i think it is just the demands of the project that had all of us really stressed and frustrated more often than not. however, i do realise and understand something better. having a stranger-friend as a group member might not be a good idea on certain basis.

first and foremost, i shall define stranger-friend. the person roughly knows one or few of the other group members prior to the start of teamwork. people who know the person do not know the person exactly well. okay that being said, i shall list things that signals having one is a bad idea.

the person's schedule is very different from the rest. coordination is really difficult when this is the case, making discussions, be it online or offline, rather difficult. i understand this affects both ways. both sides will have their schedules disrupted and what not.

the person's style or working is unclear to us. i mean you no need to know a person very well to know this aspect of the person. communication can serve as hints of how a person handles stress and complex tasks. not doing this area can be really disruptive as one might not foresee the actions the person chooses to take at times.

well, those being said, i am rather grateful we managed to handle stuff pretty well. personally i know no one is the best or worst member. ultimately, group project is all about shifting and adjusting to one another's ways of doing things too. one burden down.. tow more group projects from two different modules left. until next time then, cheers.