Thoughts of a Happy Zombie - SSS 2016

I don't keep a journal, but today was special enough to warrant a same-night post.

Sometime earlier this year (I can't remember exactly when), I got jio-ed by a certain bovine to take part in a case challenge. At that point I had no idea what the idea was, or even what competition we were taking part in. But since I was pretty free in that half of the sem, I simply said yes.

We began to conceptualize and my belief in the idea started to grow and grow and grow. The machine we dreamed up was eventually christened DriF4st, for its ability to spin-dry swimsuits effectively and efficiently. All you need, really, is ~4 seconds and a bit of quick legwork. We actually tried it out on a stand-in spinning (mop) machine and on that night, my conviction was sealed.

For all the help we've received, I'm extremely grateful. Team dynamics were on-point as well. FYI, the whole original team of people I first worked with in REP (expo writing, 2012) was in this team, as was my FYP buddy. So, not my usual table mates, but there was no difficulty bouncing ideas and suggestions off each other. No hard feelings or anything to hinder the drive for perfection.

I'm not sure if we presented the way we did because of REP-training, but the correlation seems to hold true. REP swept the top 2 positions :D We were so happy!! In no way did my team speak as gracefully as the NBS teams, but I guess impact has other ways of showing itself. We definitely, definitely had substance.

I celebrate small victories in life. Today, I had my very first taste of being a grand champion, and I must say, I would do it again and again, sleepless nights and all. It doesn't hurt that I'm now a bit richer as well. ;)

We did it girls!!! :D