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October 19, 2012

A Saturday Thrill (#2) : The Plan


 “So, where do you guys want to sit?” a puzzled-looking Enne asked.

     She might have asked how many neurons are in an elephant’s brain, since neither Jemina nor I were able to grant her with a reply – We wasted about 40 seconds looking around a rather small class for seats, like that was a decision that should be taken with the utmost care. While we were searching for the most comfortable seats the other groups were already making dust fly; everyone else seemed to be passionate getting down to business, approving and sounded so smart. In other words it was very apparent that everyone else was making progress but us – I reckoned we were lagging so I cheered “hey, look what I found ladies!, 3 empty seats right under our noses, let’s butt-test them, shall we?” I guess Enne and Jemina picked up the urgency in my sarcasm since they both chuckled, but I don’t think they realized it was also laced with a bit of frustration. They complied and sat down quickly. I don’t  know why but I was a bit surprised they didn’t protest I literally felt a chilled spasm down my spine after that, like I was in charge. “When the chief says ‘sit down’, he means it” I smirked while I was cherishing this remark with myself. Either my thought came out too loudly or the clothes I wore were so convincing it prompted Enne to ask me “what’s up boss?”I was taken aback and I guess it showed, so before I could say anything she admitted that she was only joking. I knew that, but calling me ‘boss’ was as if she was reading my mind. While I was assessing Enne’s psychic abilities, Jemina proved that she was equally talented as her; I was just about to ask if anybody came up with an idea we could work on, when she began to lament:" Ok, guys, I’ll be honest here...” Enne and I looked towards her with worry lines on our faces and she concluded “I have been busy all week and I didn’t have time to do any research at all, sorry guys”. “Goodness, you scared me, I thought you were about to share something horrid with us, you need a whooping for that” said Enne, grinning. Enne’s remark opened a gateway for a mudslide of laughter ,within seconds both girls were in total hysteria as they took turn describing in details  their every single days since past Saturday. “My sister came over, and she brought my nephew, he’s adorable but he’s spoiled...” “How old is he?” “He’s about to turn 2” “great!” “We went...”. I was fuming, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing; the only hour we probably ever going to have to meet  this week and work as a group is being used to discuss family matters and where which shoes were brought where and how much they cost. I sat with a binder in front of me, a pile of articles in it, a bunch of data I had gathered, a business plan, a relic of the countless nights I spent working tirelessly for the group, and it didn’t even get the most miserable bit of attention from them. I don’t know how their conversation ended up in driving a car with automatic transmission versus a manual one, but it was time for me to switch gears.

     “Alright, sorry to interrupt but I figured we won’t have much time to meet during the week, so I had put together a plan and I‘d like your opinions on it” I said very calmly. “Oh!, nice! What is it about?” wondered Enne. Jemina asked for a closer look so I handed her the binder which she shared with Enne. I briefed them on my plan as they were flipping through it. I was all nerves and I was ready to keel over and die if they thought my idea was rubbish, but I kept on talking, filling them in with all the details I could remember. My tenacity paid off well as the both agreed my plan looked solid : “I like it”... “ yeah, this is good” I heard them say. My plan was a hit and I was very happy for our group. I chirped “it’s going to be easier now that we had agreed on something”, Enne piggy backed my statement by adding: “yeah, this is a big step forward”. But not so fast ,Jemina had something to say.” I’m all for it, but we’re missing Joos , what would he think about this idea?”. Enne ,being very supportive, assured her “I’m sure he’ll like it”.

     [Do you remember the mock presentation I told you about, well Joos really excelled in it, his posture and the way he engaged the class during his delivery was one of the highlight of that day. The guy could speak well. He really had knack for persuasion, a very charismatic personality and our teacher admired him, and I’m always left impressed at how she manages to answer some of his tough and clever questions. He was the type of guy anyone would want to be associated with in the event of a group project. I couldn’t express how fortunate I felt when I was designated to be in his group, yeah “his group” so the teacher inferred it last class “...Enne, Snoopy, Jemina you will be business partners to Joos”. Joos wasn’t an easy person to work with however. I detected irritation in his voice whenever someone else in the group turned down a concept he suggested; he would snap “what do you suggest then, do you have any better idea?” or bluntly say “ this isn’t going to work”. Joos ideas were like quantum physics to a bunch of toddlers, they would require some intensive and accurate data research. Nobody understood his forensic jargons, and he just wouldn’t demote himself to our level. After that first group meeting I felt that it’s either I confront this guy or let him do all the work himself and be the sole spokesperson for the group when we present]

     So when Jemina mentioned about him I felt that my binder and I can pack up for a road to oblivion. He wasn’t going to embrace that idea; it was too plain, too viable. Joos would want our project to be something comparable to Baumgartners’s latest skydiving accomplishment, but from Mars to earth preferably, something extreme. But I wasn’t ready to dish out an attractive idea that already garnered the supports of 3 out 4 people so I countered “if we are waiting for Joos, we are in the wrong place, we are in class; Joos is not here, he didn’t show up or call any of us. And I doubt wherever he is right now he’s thinking about a group plan. All I’m saying is if we wait until he shows up next Saturday to start working on a plan, we would have a bigger challenge up against us, Time!”. “ But what if ... “ Jemina began to query ,(trying to heckle my solemn speech ;) , I didn’t even give her time to finish and I presumed with a big smile “ what if he doesn’t show up again? .Then we’re doomed Jemina”. It was after this last sentence that it dawned on me that I‘ve been sounding like a witty leader. A short-lived leader I was. A dramatic sense of leadership took Enne over,she kicked me off the imaginary soap box I was on and launched a tirade  against us“ Cut it off! The more we talk about Joos the less we get done, we have a plan now, and I think we should get to work”. She just wouldn’t can it and all she was saying made sense. Next thing I know she’s got my binder in her hands assigning us with what we should start working on. “Snoopy, you think you can take care of the financial data part?” [what do you mean?, this is my plan I  can take care of anything]  but she asked with such an authority that all I could say was “yes, cakewalk for me”. Then it was Jemina’s turn to feel her wrath .” Jemina! You have a background in marketing, right?... you’re in charge of the pricing and marketing strategy part". Jemina said she would feel comfortable doing just that. “Perfect!, I can work on the marketplace, potential competitions and our target market, I can incorporate some of the information from my individual plan into this” Enne added. When she finally paused, Jemina and I didn’t have much to say, we were left stunned and shaken :).


    The class was officially dismissed and as we were leaving I made a limp attempt to reclaim the leadership role Enne swiped from me and joked :) “Ladies, please pick up your phones, I tried calling everyone in the group and I didn’t get any response, next time you won’t be seeing my face in the local news, I’ll fill out a missing person report for each and every one of you at the Police station”. We all laughed.

I was proud that my plan was accepted by the group and glad that others took the project more seriously.

Will Joos show up on next class? Will a plan like mine appeal to him?

Thank You.

-Snoopyboy

Peace!

 

09:18 AM Oct 29 2012

snoopyboy

snoopyboy
Antarctica

greetings to you Anita, thanks for stopping by and for the cup of strawberries

:)

09:59 PM Oct 28 2012

 Anita

Anita
Russian Federation

06:08 AM Oct 25 2012

snoopyboy

snoopyboy
Antarctica

Thanks Wyz for your compliment. You're right, the aim is to improve my English, the more I write the more I remember. I think writing or reading a story makes learning more fun ;)

Thanks Mess for your supportive comment. You sound like Enne, your words really amped me up, would you like to join the group if any member fails to show up ? ;)

 

09:30 AM Oct 24 2012

MESS

MESS
Turkey

Whether Joos appears on the next session or not, or whether he likes your plan or not, you will stand out among all of the students with your bright mind and enthusiam to succeed in whatever you aspire to do in life, so keep it up and rock in the class!

Hats off to you, Snoopy sweety. Laughing

October 2, 2012

A Saturday Thrill

(This is a follow-up to my other blog “Snoopy’s in the Loop” )

~That Saturday I learned that wearing a leader’s hat is simply not for the faint of heart. Why haven’t any wise person warned me?~... 

     “I’m not cut out for this, I should just go with whatever the group comes up with” I mumbled to myself as I lay in my bed staring at the ceiling. I tilt my head to the side and looked at my clock; I beat my alarm by 35 minutes, but I felt no urge to close my eyes and doze off for another half an hour. My anxiety level was just too high for me to go back to sleep. The thought of lassoing the members of my group and drag them to follow my concept for the project was too stimulating, too much nervous electricity was streaming through my body; I could not rest. That kept me up at night, made me wake earlier and yet kept me tarred to my bed. And just when I was trying to figure out how I could possibly freeze time and not having to deal with this group situation until a decade or so after, my alarm went off and made fun of my nonsensical dream. It buzzed and rang very loudly [hehe! It’s time lazy, wake up spineless bastard]- I have seen people slam their clocks across walls in movies and at that particular time I felt the need to do just the same with mine. However, I couldn’t make up my mind which wall I wanted to scuff, so I spared myself the trouble and gently tap the clock and it went silent.

     It was presentation day for our individual projects and right after that we were to huddle with our peers and work on the coming group assignment, or in my case- assailment. Surprisingly, I only felt nervous about the prospect of imposing myself as the “leader” or the “here’s my idea, you all should eat it” to my team members. Anyways, I roll off my bed, took a shower and dressed fancily since it was required that we wear business casual attire for the occasion; and yeah, I call that fancy because any other day I would have showed up in class like I’ve just been chewed and spitted it out. “Gosh” I said as I checked myself in the mirror “so much for a reminder that I’m a leader”. I really looked like a professional or an iron-fist leader one would agree. However, I didn’t need that confidence, so I tricked myself into thinking that I looked more like a wobbly-footed waiter. After I contemplated my reflection for what seemed like hours I let out a deep sigh –the sooner I get these things done the sooner I slip off these clothes-

    On my way to class, I realized that I had left a piece of paper I had sketched some notes that I intended to use during my presentation at home and I didn’t have much time to go and retrieve it. I wouldn’t dare to either, the teacher made it clear any latecomer will be the next to present, I didn’t want that stress; I already had plenty. I started to freak out, and as I’m driving, I try to remember some of the stuff I had written down “Hi all…No! No!  Hello everyone today I’m going to tell you …. No! Hello, I’m snoopy and today I’m going...” It was total chaos in my head, and I began to panic for real; I didn’t feel I was prepared enough for the presentation and I wasn’t ready to sell my idea to the group, and these clothes felt uncomfortably stiff on me.

     “Come in, Snoopy the door is open” said my teacher with the cheeriest smile as I sheepishly peeked through the door. “I know it’s open but no thanks for your help teacher who doesn’t have to present anything today—don’t you smile at me, you’re probably going to crucify me with a bad score on my presentation later- I know the damn door is open” of course I didn’t tell her that. I found a seat in the back and sat down; unzip my backpack, pulled out a hard copy of my business plan with minimal noise because I didn’t want to draw the teacher’s attention to me, like had she heard me she would have said “ Ah! Look who we have here! Snoopy, I see you’re pulling out your plan already, you should present first!” .The classroom looked eerie and the dozen of empty seats seems as nervous as I was. It was the quiet before the storm, yeah; it felt like something terrible was in store. Everyone – the teacher, myself and the 5 others students that were present- were silent. One student looked so scared I could see tears welling up her eyes, another  bowed and kept his eyes closed summoning all kind of angels to spare him of what’s about to happen. I continued to scan the room, this one was texting, maybe begging his father to come and rescue him “dad, I’m scared, why did I sign up for this class!” I don’t know he just looked nervous typing whatever it was. It was so satisfying to know that I wasn’t the only one freaking out. 15 minutes had passed when one member of my group sneaked into the room I tried to catch her eyes, but she wiped out her cell from her purse and engaged in a texting ecstasy, she had no worry lines on her face and she didn’t look like she had done any research for our project either.

     “Ok, there will be no presentation today”, I was so dazzled upon hearing those words that I didn’t know where they came from exactly. But nobody around me looked sparkly so I know I wasn’t dreaming. I let out a “Huh?”And I heard it again, it was the teacher “there will be no presentation today”, I tried not to look excited and she took it that I was disappointed and she added “Sorry, I know you guys put in a lot of effort into this, but there’s just not enough of us here today- under no circumstances will ever extend a presentation date again- you all looked great by the way”.  I felt like I went to heaven and came back, my rib cage shivered in exhilaration. I put away my plan paper I was supposed to be reading in preparation for the presentation and sighed deeply, this time I was thinking – I’m happy.

     At about 40 minutes into the class, another member of my group showed up, she found herself a seat and settled down. Our eyes met and she waved and in a hushed tone asked me:”hey, the presentations…what happened?” She was surprised to find the teacher lecturing instead of us taking turn behind the podium. I was more than happy to tell her “not today, it’s postponed”, needless to say how psyched she was after hearing that. The teacher announced a quiz out of the blue, and the students looked stupefied by it; I on the other hand, wasn’t. I‘d rather take everyone’s quizzes than to present. I breezed through the quiz in a flash. At about 1 hour left before class is dismissed, the teacher again, made an announcement that I totally forgot about, she had unleashed the “storm”: “I hope you guys had a chance to meet with your peers during the week, we will devote the next hour for you to work on your group projects”

The moment I dreaded the most had finally arrived.

Will the plan that I painstakingly worked on be accepted? Did anyone else in my group come up with something? Was everyone in my group present?

~Snoopyboy

Thanks for reading, thanks for your times.

Peace!

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02:10 AM Oct 24 2012

leaouge

leaouge
China

there are many English words that I don't know. I need to improve my vocabulary. And I have known the main ideas.

09:46 AM Oct 19 2012

snoopyboy

snoopyboy
Antarctica

Bonus thanks to you Mr Alston your grade as a teacher is  24/7, wayyy off the charts

;)

12:52 AM Oct 19 2012

englishteacher24/7
United States

You're welcome.  Looking forward to having you in class since you are one of my best students!

11:34 AM Oct 18 2012

snoopyboy

snoopyboy
Antarctica

Lesya, I look at everything through "thrilling" lenses; thrill is all around me, in my coffee cup, in a dense forest, a classroom, everywhere and it's screaming at me ;)

Mr Alston , I couldn't agree more with your words. This Saturday will be my final  day for this course, and our teacher is expecting her students to take the stage one more time and tell the class how they feel about the course,  what are the notions and  values they will walking away with.

I think I have more than an earful to serve them. I will keep you posted. Thanks for reading my blog Teacher24/7 ;) I'm signing up for your class again hehe!

Thanks all

01:59 AM Oct 18 2012

englishteacher24/7
United States

Snoopyboy, we usually take the path of least resistance.  Since you enrolled in a business class, they're teaching you how to take care of business, which involves dealing with people.  It may seem like a trial by fire, but once you come through, you'll see the value of it.  Gird up your loins, whatever doesn't kill you will make you stronger!

Eventually, your future may have you giving an account to the Board of Directors of a great company.  At that time, you may wish for the "good ole days" back in this business class!   You can do it, because you already are!  Let us know how you feel at the end of the course.  Smile

Alston

10:42 AM Oct 17 2012

kotlesya

kotlesya
Belarus

Is it not the end of thrill yet???? Oh, Jesus! :D These are torments ;)

Extremely happy to know you are among survived in the intellectual war :D

The mark is not so important now.  You have already won the struggle between   life and  death :D ( joking)

10:11 AM Oct 17 2012

snoopyboy

snoopyboy
Antarctica

Lesya, you can give me a nice hand of applause for making it through last Saturday alive :), but as far as  for the Group presentation gradings  I won't know until this coming Saturday. Keep an eye out Lesya as the Thrill continues ;) hehe!

12:31 PM Oct 16 2012

kotlesya

kotlesya
Belarus

May I congratulate you with passing with flying colours?! :)

07:16 AM Oct 11 2012

snoopyboy

snoopyboy
Antarctica

Thanks a bunch for your support and insights Lesya, D-Day is closing in on me, our group will present this Saturday !!   O_O !   :)

12:05 AM Oct 03 2012

kotlesya

kotlesya
Belarus

Snoopy, the tension you have just described is so familiar to me. ;)

Sleepless nights because of endless circles of obsessive thoughts, early awakening long before the alarm starts …..

The phrase “cold feet” is nothing in the comparison with the mental state right before any presentation or exam. :0

 To stand in front of public with hundreds pairs of eyes that stare at you while you’re  presenting your stuff … my God, no!  I would like to see that  ancient “spineless bastard” who invented all kinds of public actions ( joking :D)

However, there are plenty people which adore  to be in front of public. Such people  never hesitate to show themselves even in cases when they have nothing essential to say. Very often they have no ability to bring down the house, no voice skills etc.

Public personality is an inherited treat, incoming with breast feeding and blood ;)

 Your teacher is an “energetic vampire” as I can guess :D She enjoys seeing you all thrilling : )

I adored to read how you described the actions of nervous students in the auditorium :D  Your observations are so accurate that against my will I’m getting thrilling at my working place reading your blog  :D


 I wonder have the anxious questions you asked to yourself been  answered?

Blog leaves us on an uncertain stage. : )

 Anyway, I’m still rooting for you and your group!!!Smile

 

September 19, 2012

(what I've been up to)


Alas! What a couple of weeks it has been!

This Term, I’m attending some sort of intensive business class, which meets once a week; Saturday. I know-what was I thinking signing up for a class on Saturday,uh?- anyways so we meet once a week but the load of stuff our instructor assigns us with is just hefty, in order words I have a boulder of homework that I’ve been trying to tackle all at once, and the due dates are drawing closer and closer. I have two presentations coming up; one is an individual project, which I pretty much got out the way. I just need to practice my speech in front of the mirror and evaluate myself (I think I got that part covered ;). We had a mock and impromptu presentation exercise last Saturday and the teacher thought I did pretty well, In fact I was the first one after many had performed who remembered to greet and introduced myself to the audience “Hello, everyone I’m snoopyboy and today I’m going to share my opinion ….as we all know…” and then I paused to savor the sitting ovations :’) . I didn’t bring down the house but I think with a little more preparation I could have done better, I went downward and digressed from the main topic a little, kind of like what I do, here on Ebaby :). So overall, we all did well, but two particular students really did incredibly well, like they captivated the audience and I agreed with theirs stands about the topic.


The instructor was impressed and at her request we gave ourselves a round of applause and before we had a chance to digest that moment of self-romance, she announced that in addition to our assigned individual projects there will be a group project also. It took a while before any of us understood the gravity of the situation we all were facing. She too, realized that she wasn’t taken seriously and she stressed “… I’m going to call out the groups and as soon as I’m finished, I want every one of you to exchange phone numbers and “ “ and we all can leave? And you’ll tell us more about it next week” I was hoping to hear – she continued “each group should turn in an outline of the project to me… before” “before pigs could fly?” I was hoping to hear ;) but she concluded “TODAY!”— There was a sea of surprised eyeballs on every face, and 22 jaws on 22 tables, and 1 on the floor, guess whose it was- my jaw . I thought I had a week cushion before my presentation is due, and I was just going to spend time editing and embellishing my business concept paper at ease, no pressure, Alas! Her announcement came as a big shock to me, but I think I was in a better position than some of my peers,  I overheard one of them complain “I don’t even know where to start on my individual project, and now ...this!?” .Others thought that was so intense they couldn’t even bear to look at our instructor, their faces  were buried in their palms. I don’t know whether I have a knack to attract trouble or what, but I did something that almost cost me my life so to speak, :). I committed one of the deadliest sin by uttering the most forbidden question one could ever ask a teacher that just assigned a paper- I raised my hand and “Yes, question, I love that” our teacher said- and I asked it, “ How many pages should that plan be”. “Ah! I’m glad you’d ask. You don’t expect it to be just 8 pages like the other one, this is a group project! but I’ll be kind and ask for a minimum of 15 pages, typed in Times New Roman and font size should be 10, 11 is acceptable “ she answered with a smirk- At this point, I just stared at the board not looking anywhere else knowing that I was probably being pelted with angry eyes. “Anymore questions?….Fine!” I heard the teacher say from a far off horizon, far away from where my mind was.

So the names were called out and we all shifted around to be closer to the folks we were tasked to work with. Now, I’m not dramatizing anything here, my group was the most disorderly, we spent the remainder of the class turning down ideas everyone came up with, “ well, I like your idea, but…” “ Ok what do you suggest we do then?…” “ This isn’t going to work out” “ yeah, it asks for too much work” . We kept bumping heads and we got tired then just sat there staring at one another expecting a light bulb to pop out of someone’s else head like “tadaaaa!” :). In a nutshell, we didn’t get much done, even worse, we didn’t turn in the outline for our project that day, like our teacher advised.

The hourglass is trickling and so far I haven’t been able to get a hold on nobody in my group. I tried calling, e-mailing, texting I even appeared on the local news channel trying to reach out for them ;) but all my efforts led to dead-end.  I really can’t perform well under pressure when it comes to school work and presenting in class has never been my forte. I don’t like to procrastinate but until we all agree on a concept I don’t even know where to start, to be honest.  

I never led a school project before but I have put together a well thought out plan and I feel this coming Saturday I’ll have to turn up the heat on their tushies . :’).

Thanks for reading!

snoopyboy

 

 

08:59 AM Oct 03 2012

Buttafly

Buttafly
Germany

Snoop..I'm just another cog in the machine..but you...YOU have the potential to carve out a niche ;) 

09:59 AM Oct 02 2012

snoopyboy

snoopyboy
Antarctica

Hey Butta you are exempted from having to go through all those stages, your resume is way too buff.

Orchestra, your story gave me hope :), it's thrilling just like the other Saturday I experienced ;)

04:18 AM Sep 30 2012

Orchestra

Orchestra
Russian Federation

Yeah!)) I totally got you) The same stuff was happening when the date of my bachelor's diploma defense was forthcoming and I suddenly figured out that nothing substantional had been done! Oh, that crazy night on the eve of that! All paper work had been done for 6 hours.. and a few more time was taken for speech tweaking and PowerPoint presentation having done.. However, against all odds, I finally  got the highest mark, getting me over the moon))

So, man, please take my kind advice. I don't think you should take it too much serious.  Because, you know, the more you feel stressed and worried about such a big deal, the less impressive and confident you may look and appear. Just stay accurate, charismatic, as you are, and deeply firm of your success! That seems to be the key to me)) .

Btw, your last words, like "I'll fry their asses !" are awesome! Keep it up! And CEO is not bad idea! If you can, leave me a vacancy of a cleaner in case I'm skipped out on at my current work))

And tell us, which way it has ended up! i' m kinda burning with curiosity))

06:58 AM Sep 26 2012

Buttafly

Buttafly
Germany

BIG words for someone who hasn't done anything remotely administrative for years :)

Perhaps I should start again from the bottom up, and the only way to do it is to learn from the best ;) Lesya and you seem to have the exact qualifications to gain capability.

08:27 AM Sep 25 2012

snoopyboy

snoopyboy
Antarctica

Butta, Our Company doesnt embrace the glass ceiling theory, you two are members of the trustees. I need your approvals to validate the suggestions I put forward :). you are cleary overqualified for the meager post of Administrative assistant.

 

04:39 PM Sep 22 2012

Buttafly

Buttafly
Germany

You should have used your whole bag of tricks, snoop. Why didn't you introduce two of your most dedicated executive secretaries  ;)  Instead of cutting you off, perhaps Jason would have perked up his ears zu listen to your track record more patiently if you had brought up Lesya's and my name ;) ( Jost joking ) Oh yeah, the CEO chair is just about the right seating accommodation for you snoop ;)

09:49 AM Sep 21 2012

snoopyboy

snoopyboy
Antarctica

heyyy! :)

Lesya, Butta I appreciate your comments but I think you two have taken your flatteries a little too far. Come on a CEO? A commoner like me will never amount to anything and I don’t want to fantasize about things that I will never be able to achieve. I understand you were being kind but ..come on, a CEO? A C..E… ohhhhh! :) mmm wait a minute , let me sink it all in, let me close my eyes and breath this negative thought out. What if I were a CEO?

I’d slowly rock in my ergonomic executive chair “damn! Those are comfortable , I should get two and set them on my patio ;)”. I’m smiling, relishing the idea that I just made the best decision ever in yesterday’s meeting, the board was very proud of me. The company’s profit is soaring, my daughter’s first day at school went smoothly, I’m in better shape now then I was 10 years ago, life’s good. What is that in that cup? Coffee? Freshly brewed with Irish cream in it? How did it end up on my desk? Oh I know, my assistant put it there!. What’s my agenda for today’s like? (humming and whistling ) round of golf at 5, date night with wife later, well pretty light day I needed that. ( yawns) so I get up to stretch and gaze out my window , I see two lads looking up and pointing at me, and thanks to my sharp skills in sign language I’m able to read their lips, they’re saying “ Dude, I think he’s the CEO man” “ Oh, give me a break , how do you know” “ Dude, check out his tux, these don’t come cheap man” .

Oh yeah! A CEO I can see myself now being interviewed by  Ebaby staff ;)

Jason: “Thanks for your time Mr. Chairman Snoopy. But before we wrap up I’ll ask you…”

Snoopyboy: “ I know, I know, you want me to high-five you and say English,baby! , alright let’s do it”

Jason& snoopyboy : “ English,baby!!”

Snoopyboy: “And if you’re watching this video, I encourage you to like this lesson and comment and…”

Jason: “err… we’re off the air, I’m afraid your last sentence won’t feature in the lesson”

 Tongue out

Lesya, you’re right, after completing this class I’ll get promoted to a tougher one :)

Butta- my group peers had better step up or they’ll have to pass through my 5 stages of fury ;)

Thanks for comments, you know I was kidding. :)

 

 

 

 

02:54 AM Sep 20 2012

Buttafly

Buttafly
Germany

Happy to see you involved, snoop  :)

 What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing  (Aristotle)

 If I remember correctly it was you who wrote in an earlier blog about the well known phrase: Practice makes perfect ; ) And I bet my buttons your tutor only had this in mind when she assigned you guys on the group project. It’s the inner dynamic of How to overcome the arrogance of  "Gee, i don't have time for this" and the democratic process of how to disagree and resolve such disagreements with open communication skills ( it's the basic key to success). I always enjoyed such group projects because I gained a lot of knowledge from my team members. Your little scenario reminded me about the 5 stages a group passes through while developing into something called „ High team performance“

 First and foremost it's the „Forming or coming together". Then there’s the „Storming or conflict resolution“ ( which is obviously the stage you find yourself in right now)..after that you’re ready for „Norming or working out the rules“ which will finally lead you to the „performing  or in plain English „getting the job done“ stage. Ultimately the last one can be emotion packed or a relief, depending on the people as “the breaking up“ puts an end to a hopefully fruitful time ;) 

I believe for your instructor the presentation is only secondary.What she cares about is the ability to listen to each other and find mutual acceptable resolutions for the issue. Pretty much like in life ;) It's nice to see you're already determined enough to motivate your group peers for the sake of the group goal. 

 I agree with Lesya..there's success in the air ;) I like the idea of you sitting in a CEO chair giving advises to all Ebabians ;) Just be yourself and you’re going to survive, snoop. 

Good luck..you can do it :) Oh..one more thing ;) Please don’t forget to drag yourself away from the des kor computer to get a little Vitamin D from the dappled sunlight. It works its magic all by itself ;)

 

10:56 PM Sep 19 2012

kotlesya

kotlesya
Belarus

“Learning is the eye of the mind”  or “It is never too late to learn”

 

Your humorous story would be without problem included into the famous Russian humorous TV serialYeralash”  : ) It shows short funny movies about the teachers, students and generally about  school life.

When I have read “Snoopy is in the loop : )” I was sure it was not text but it was a movie with well-written  scenario. ;)

 Snoopy, have you ever had a thought to attend classes of the scriptwriters? :D The additional certificate will never be spare in life ; ) 

Jesus! :) You have got an experience to appear suddenly on the local news channel?!  :D ( I got your joke )  This idea is full of bright humour and advice how to attract  the attention of the right people : D  

I got the humour along the story. ;) 

As I assume these business class you attend is something like the extension courses which will give you the chance to get a promotion afterwards, is not it?  : )

 After some time Snoopy-businessman will figure in the media :D  and even  eBaby will create a lesson about  CEO Snoopyboy :D  to learn  his new ideas :D

 Happy studying dear friend Smile