Hi there fellow bloggers , friends and collegues alike .It's that time of the year again when life other than campus life comes to a halt to make sure that exams run smoothly (so that we can have restful holidays).
I want to wish all of you , esp.all those still studying , the best for these next few weeks.Its going to be tough, no doubt ,but nothing worthwhile comes easily.
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to the end, requires some of the same courage which a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men to win them.- -- Emerson
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.- -- George Bernard Shaw
On another , far more exciting , yet at the same time quite stressful note...the Mini Baja Race SA will be held this weekend(13th and 14th) of October at the Gerotek Racing Facilities in Pretoria.You're all welcome to pop in and watch our seven months of hard work cruise to victory:-)
To the Wits Mini Baja Team:
What an awesome bunch!
Special thanks to Alpesh for joining the Ergonomics team and being there for me when I thought all was lost.
To Dean , go you, you really got the team to the end.
For lots of assistance on the design, thank you Gerard ,Jill and William.Also thanks to Sean Barret who gave me guidlines and advice the whole way .
To Terry and Dave , I think your passion and tirelessness motivated everyone else.Thank you.
To John Shires, thanks for organising everything (especially the extra time in the workshop).I think not only I but the whole team appreciates it.
& last but not least , to Andrew, Randal, Bugga and the first years , what amazing characters .You guys came in in the 11th hour and put in 110%.What a brilliant bunch.
In the end it comes down to working as a team and putting the team first when you have a million other things that you want to do.I cannot emphasize how much I have learnt from the work we have done .Its been tough, frustrating , tiring, intmidating and at some points I think I wanted to give up.But now that we're at the end , and i'm glad I made it this far , I'm grateful for having stuck it out;the brilliant feeling to have designed something and then to see it come together and work , just the way you had planned (okay almost).That makes it all worth the work, time and effort...
See ya at the Race :-)
