EIP 2018 REFLECTIONS: KAK SAIBAH
"Through this programme, personally, it gave me the confidence to socialize with people more and to help those in need. And also it makes me want to spread the love of physics to more high school students."
At first I found myself really anxious
because I have to work with the people I barely knew at that time. I kept
questioning myself whether or not I could get myself fit into the circle of the
group. I mean I’ve seen them around but we didn’t know each other. My thoughts
on this project? Honestly, at the very beginning, I felt unsure on how it was
going to work and I thought that this thing was not going to work out well since even the first meeting was held quite
late compared to the other groups. Everyone seemed busy focusing on other
things like assignments and their college projects. And for me, I didn’t really
put this project as a priority since I focused on some other things more than
this project. But then I thought this thing was quite important since it’s part
of my cgpa, I might as well do my best on this.
Then, slowly but constantly it was making its
progress.
Meeting after meeting, plan after plan, I
could finally see where this project was heading. Our team members with the
brilliant and creative ideas they gave in creating the events and the
activities of the projects, somehow gave me a bit of a confidence to run this
thing together. Everyone was doing their job diligently despite having a lot of
other things to do. On top of that, we’ve grown closer to each other, if I can
say.
I was assigned to the bureau of logistics
alongside with my team member Shameera. At the beginning I wasn’t really sure
about the task since I’ve never done it and of course I didn’t know how. But with
the help of the members especially Shameera, I know I could do this. Before the
project, we were trying to get the sponsor of food and a place to stay from the
school but unfortunately we didn’t manage to get it. However, thank god we
managed to overcome it by making new plans. And everything was good after that.
If we are given a chance to do this thing one more time, I swear I’m going to
do my best.
Day after day passed, it was finally D-day.
I couldn’t believe how time running fast. Before meeting the student, there
were these unsettled thoughts playing in my head, whether or not I could do
this, and there’s also the feeling of nervousness. I wasn’t really sure how to
approach them let alone lead them since I’m really shy and I’ve never had the
experience of becoming a facilitator before.
But when I saw them coming into the room one
by one, there was this slightly little feeling of excitement; that I want to do
my best to lead them and just enjoy the moment. Day one, and the programme ran
real smooth. It was pretty fun. I wasn’t expecting the students to enjoy it
that much because at first I saw them really shy and intimidated. The ice
breaking session was a little awkward simply because well, we didn’t know each
other. I tried to become as friendly as I could get and tried to draw them in.
Well, i tried quiet hard since I’m not that friendly and again I was shy. But as time passed and they started
to feel comfortable with us, it was the best thing ever seeing them enjoy the cheers.
I was looking forward for the next day although I was a bit drained out of
energy.
Day two, with a lot of activities filling
up the day, I was a little afraid that the students couldn’t enjoy it because I
thought they might be tired. But no, I was wrong. I could see it in their eyes that they tried
to focus and understand what we tried to convey to them about physics, this was
somehow overwhelming. I was so thankful that the students also gave their best
in doing the activities. They listened well.
Day three, it was finally the last day. I
couldn’t believe myself since at the beginning, I wanted to end this quickly,
but now that it had come to an end, I was a bit sad. The activity ran smoothly
as well as the closing ceremony. It was
such a relief that everything went absolutely well from day one.
Few days after the programme ended, I kept
on receiving unofficial feedbacks from the students. They messaged me through
social media saying that they want this programme being held at their school
again. They told me how fun it was and how they enjoyed themselves during the
programme. I couldn’t believe this three-day programme can give that much
effect on them. They too, just like us couldn’t move on from the programme. From
that I know, we somehow reached our goal of the programme.
It was tiring but more than that it was
worth it. I enjoyed it. Most importantly, the students enjoyed it. Seeing our
members worked extremely hard in making the project a success gave me the urge
to do my job as perfectly as I can. Special
thanks to each of the members for doing their best before, during and even
after the project ended. Thanks for helping me a lot throughout this project
and for making things always under control.
Through this programme, personally, it gave
me confidence to socialize with people more and to help those in need. And also
it makes me want to spread the love of physics to more high school students.
I’ve also learned that a high commitment and a wise time management are needed
in ensuring things to run smoothly.
Now that it ended, we sometimes joked about
EIP 2.0 but deep down we know that we aren’t joking. And as for me, I hope EIP
2.0 can someday be real in the near future.
Physics is fun pshhhhhhhh <3
