Who's the winner? (just about my day)

STRANGE day!

Slept 4 hours as Love was my guest and we chatted the whoooole night!

Overslept, of course!

This day we had the Business game (Live case) on the Uni's campus which is a short drive from Moscow, but takes about 2 hours from my house with all the traffic jams, and stress caused by public transport.

We were so much in a hurry!!!

That we were the first to appear at the games :/ STUKU!!!

Two who are always late were the first to come! Crazy, isn't it?

So that was around 10:45...

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We had to be prepared for the game. Actually, a very cool, really cool organization cooperates with my Uni already the 2nd year. They arrange this game to make students create the ceremony "Director 2006/7" (held December 14th) - design, conception, prize, meeting guests, scenario.... whatever!

We get experience, they - ideas and helpers.. :/

Anyway, this year we had to be prepared in advance... And, no matter, I didn't find time to acquaint myself with the task.

So did Love :) Yes... we are alike sometimes.... :/ ??? ..... ALWAYS!

So when people gathered... we joined a team......... which also wasn't ready! And that was fantastic, as I would definetely get bored from doing nothing the whole day... if well-prepared team.

So we had no time for preparation, actually :) But I was lucky to draw the 5th number out of the envelope... and while other teams were speaking in public, we had not more than 40 minutes to

make our presentation!

amn... As I have just said, it was me who took the 5th number from the envelope... (And we called our team: Lucky ones! (in English) ).

Yes... hm.. why me..

not Love... or the others..

Because I took my seat in a room.... relaxed...... and thought: Wow! Now I can have a nap... They will work and I will help them... yes, maybe I will help them a bit... (before the game I was very sceptical about it.. for some sensible reasons, e.g. we have different tasks for the same event, so what for to have different design, scenario and so on been made with opposite conceptions...).

The first thing was to choose the leader of a team.

So while I was thinking: Wow! Now I can have a nap...

The majority voted for me to be the representative... apparently, the one who is the most responsible...

L: WHY ME!!!!

All: YOU, you!

L: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

All: oh, yeeeeeeeeeeees :D

L: WHY ME!!!!!!!!!??????????????

:/ ok....

To say I was in frustration is to say nothing... On the other hand, it was pleasant to realize people see a potential leader in you... and also after Sweden I started under-estimating myself seriously. Sounds weird, because I do not know the right word in English, but I hope you see what I mean. So overall, I agreed on becoming a leader as I wanted to try myself in the role I have practically forgotten.

And my risk was worth it! I managed to coordinate the work of "Lucky ones" so we got prepared just in 40 minutes! Our task was design!! I have no idea what design is, just a little... We had no time to brainstorm! So I thought giving concrete tasks to girls ( only one 1-course guy in the team who vanished into thin air in one hour :> ) would be the most effective way. I was trying hard to involve everyone in the process! And it was quite sucessful, except that guy... who wasn't interested at all... and one girl... who was sleeping on the desk next to me.. :)

As the presentations were over we were given time to consult some experts of the game... and we continued our work!

Now it was extremely hard to engage the 1st course in the discussion! And many of them spent the rest of the time smoking, eating, sleeping, or chatting.. I didn't have to do my best to attract them, because, though, it's a team-work, we are considered as individuals who form a team, first of all... how to explain... - if you don't participate in a team-work the team won't be "fined", but you personally will be "punished". But I was trying to persuade them to take part in the process... successfully sometimes :) However, soon it was clear not more than 4 people were needed to finish the work.

The next step was the final presentation and noone in my team wanted to speak! Everyone said they do not know how to keep people's attention on the presentation and other blabla...

That was a slap in the face... but I took it as Lizvet =))

Later Love offered her help, fortunately ))

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We both were trembling with fear...... argh!... But word by word and did it!

A loooooooooooooooooot of questions!!! AND......... papapapa....!!

The director of that cool-cool organization appreciated our idea to invite 4 pantomime actors ( 1 white and 3 blue ( in blue clothes, but faces - white) - like 4 humans from their logo ), who would silently show people the way to a buffet, hall and so on.. Much better than arrows in guides!..

He also liked the idea to set a huge logo from flowers on a stage...

And I was swelling with pride, I guess :))

Many more of the experts criticized our idea with pantomime and flowers.. And members of "Lucky ones" too often agreed about everything with them! I continued and continued to state pantomime was great, though not my idea at all... and eventually, I got some support )

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Oh, yes, we had no video been prepared (only depicted the idea of the video: stood on the stage like four pantomime actors in different poses with different emotions on the face. We had pantomime at Uni last year, so that was easy!) Without the video we couldn't win... We got about 43 points, as I was told later - I had to leave at 7 p.m. And I am not sure... but it seems to me we were the winners from the end :)

Anyway, I believe, we were "80 from 100", what is already excellent! Everything decorated with a good taste, nothing "too much".

The hall we had to decorate (I was there 99 times at concerts!): Mode`rn style (end 19-beginning 20 cent.), warm colours...

Our decision was to install an enormous screen on the stage, which could translate videos, and also - the main- regulate the colour. Bright colours could appear on the screen and bring the holiday atmosphere, instead of banal decorations ( like baloons :P ).

It all can make no sense to you, because you do not know our exact task and how the concert hall, buffet hall etc look like... So I am writing this all just as a hint for myself... To remember some ideas.

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Amn..........yah........................................................

:D Will never forget when in Sweden said: Ilya is the brain of our team.....

I am not that much brain!..

Or something similar to that... Doesn't matter, but my words made everyone burst in laughing!

Today as the half of our presentation had passed and I was happy nothing stuku had happened... WHEN...

The dean interrupted me: Xmas songs like - The little furtree feels cold in winter? That's a children Russian New Year song. And she nearly sang this phrase to tease me.

So I took the microphone and continued singing: From the forest you and me brought the fur tree home...

People got crazy and started applausing in the Bravo-Bravo way to make the situation even more fun..

I replied that western Xmas songs could match the event...

She asked me to give an example...

I said: Well.... Jingle Bells....

Dean: Jingle Bells? What's so special?

Me: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell, do not know.... this song excites!..

In Russian (same as in English) the word "to excite" has two meanings, one of which is very closely connected with sex. I meant that it's just so jolly that cheers people up - the 1st meaning, but, of course, it was understood as the 2nd meaning.. And - only if could you see it - everyone couldn't stop laughing for about 2 minutes! Even, the CEO of the very cool organization, and the dean, and all people were applausing....

So stuku of me! But now I know - as soon as I fall in love... I will test Jingle Bells... nevermind.

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It was an extremely stressful day for me. Each of my nerves was a string, which caused a lot of pain.

I was trying to be tolerant to everyone, and was afraid I could offend people... the atmosphere was so tense! Offend not being rude, or inattentive, but saying the time is limited - do this NOW! Or asking to calm down, or stop the panic, or butting in the dialogues, or saying something is a bad idea! I asked what Love thought after we left the Business game: and she praised me with the words it was good enough not to hurt people and only once there was a misunderstanding between one girl and me, but we managed to solve the problem without conflicts.

I, actually, want to thank everyone for this Business game, which returned me confidence, and just was very professionally organized,but specially my team, who were brilliant by all means!! Thank you!!!

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And I am happy, you know? I am...

• Because our project was well-done...
• Because I have leadership skills... (No, do not think it's my great discovery =) Just so-called Swedish inferiority complex... my own termin and for me only).
• ........... And finally, because now I am gonna sleep.. YEAH! It's already morning and writing the post took about 4 hours.

But it was a special day and I wanted to write each thought it provoked.

PS: if you read this post before I'll improve mistakes tomorrow, already today, please, know not much time is left till I improve mistakes tomorrow, already today... )

PS2: one expert of the game... a man in his 40s-50s.. stylish and aristocratic a bit.Love came up to me and said: You liked him! I didn't have any conversation with him.. nothing... But she just felt I liked him. And that was more than truth ) He was charming! I find parallel with the evening in Goteborg, when Salim and I asked one man in his 40s-50s the route. And then Salim said: I think you liked him! And he was really so tasty, that man.. Aristocratic a bit and stylish... :/ Special fluids?

I am shocked that it happens the second time to me when dear people know better than me that I like a person. Love said: You became "warm" when you saw him, that's how I understood, a slight smile was on your face.. But I am sure no smile was on my face, I was too busy to smile.

And,of course, hands... those two men have beautiful hands...R.has beautiful hands, A., S., and many other my friends. And they all have a wonderful smile.

Nice smile and gentle hands - and you win my heart! Ah, yes, you also have to over 50! But better all 99! @_@