It was Terence who first introduced this topic to us - "Microalgae as an Alternative Source of Energy". He mentioned that he did a presentation on this topic in his previous semester, and it seemed like a good choice to work on it as it might give us a headstart. However, as we analyse the format of proposal, what should we include, how and who should we propose it to, we realized that this topic was more complicated than it is. In the first few meetings, we were confused with the direction of the proposal, and had conflicting views on the Purpose Statement. Should we ask for increase awareness n Singapore's energy insecurity? Should we propose to conduct research and development on algalfuel? Or should we ask for increase funding in this area? Eventually we settled on the last one as the other two were either too impractical or too technical. 

I am glad that all my teammates were very cooperative and contributed fairly to the group project. It all worked out well because we utilized each others' strengths and played down our weaknesses during oral presentation. As Jieyang and Terence were the better speakers among us, they were the first and last to present, respectively. The middle parts were divided among the three of us, according to our familiarity of the sub-topics. 

It was also very kind of Baskar to interview his Professor at the very last minute, as he felt that it would substantiate our proposal and make it more credible. 

What I learnt from this group project is that developing self awareness is the first step to recognizing one's own strengths and weaknesses. Once you have identified what you are good at, the onus is on you to make capital of it. On the other hand, step down and let someone else shine for your weakness/weaknesses. Ultimately, it's all teamwork - one gains, all gain. 

Thank you once again to the four boys! :)