When a silver medal is as good as victory!

Picture 79796 - receiving the check, originally uploaded by John Foong.

Well, after 20 hours of hectic preparation, and a further hour of practicing the presentation (We pbly should've spent more time doing that, but hey) we finished SECOND - to the tune of $3000!

We were ecstatic! I was PARTICULARLY ecstatic - the main reason being that I though we underperformed substantially. Problem structuring - supposed to be my ex-consulting specialty - was an issue, as at 90 minutes to go we realised as a group we weren't clear on the actual problem/object (oh dear). Worse still was that our implementation and recommendations were all thought of, in a very haphazard and incoherent manner, in that final 90 minutes, as I struggled to type everything up on animated powerpoint and tried to stop panic at the same time. Oh dear!

But somehow, we pulled through, improvsed answers to questions, and smiled at the same time ...

... It was a great buzz to carry that check (along with a box of Texan donuts I was bringing back for my housemates) through airport security! And now, to work ...!