Driving

Driving was also one of my goals that had to be achieved and I worked really hard in order to achieve this goal. I attended driving lessons from multiple driving instructors regularly and got my driving skills perfected. After having successfully faced two driving exams, one written and the other practical I finally became a legal driver in Sri Lanka.
This was a whole new experience to me as I developed a skill that I did not possess before. My driving experience taught me DISCIPLINE ON THE ROADS, TO BE A RESPONSIBLE DRIVER, TO BE AWARE OF MY ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO TO ABIDE BY THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF DRIVING. IT ALSO TAUGHT ME TO CONSIDER ETHICS WHEN DRIVING. IT MADE ME AWARE OF THE DANGERS AND MISHAPS OF IRRESPONSIBLE DRIVING. I AM DETERMINED TO BECOME A GOOD DRIVER AND GO BY THE THE ETHICS OF DRIVING WHENEVER I AM ON THE ROADS.

IN RETOSPECT!!!

Over the last two years with my involvement in CAS I was able to INCREASE AWARENESS OF MY OWN STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR GROWTH through engaging in Dancing as it was one of my major objectives as well. I realised that I had a great passion towards dancing and that I had the ability and potential to develop this skill in me and make a great dancer out of me. I also realised that this skill I possessed could come in handy in the future if i wanted to choose this as an arena that I wanted to move forward in. I was able to UNDERTAKE NEW CHALLENGES like Driving for example which was a skill that I did not have at all but always wanted to learn. I must say learning how to drive taught me to CONSIDER THE ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF MY ACTIONS specially when it comes to observing rules and regulations on the roads when driving.
MY PLANNED AND INITIATED ACTIVITY was the Versus Cancer Concert which i did in collaboration with my colleagues who were also involved in the Hope for Kids Cancer Hospital project. I WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHERS during the course of this concert where I had to listen to the opinions of my team mates and be considerate, negotiate with them, help them organise, find sponsors etc.
I SHOWED PERSEVERANCE AND COMMITMENT to the Hope for Kids project by working in it for two years without switching projects. I attended meetings regularly and never missed out on my cancer hospital visits.
I ENGAGED WITH ISSUES OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE through MUN where we discussed and debated upon issues like human trafficking which was also a year long commitment.
Last but not the least I DEVELOPED NEW SKILLS like trying out for sports for example which I had never played before out of which soccer, basketball and badminton to name a few.

Piano Lessons

Learning how to play the piano was one of my goals and I am happy that I was able to achieve this goal of mine to a certain extent. As I used to play the piano in my childhood,this was a great opportunity for me to get back to my old hobby.
Music is a universal language and being able to understand and read music is a great skill to have I believe and I was able to develop this ability in me to a certain extent. As dance was always a big part of my life music is something that is inter-connected with dance so along with dance I wanted to improve my music abilities.
LEARNING HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO TAUGHT ME TO APPRECIATE MUSIC OF GREAT MUSICIANS LIKE MOZART, BACH , CHOPIN AND BEETHOVEN. IT ALSO TAUGHT ME TO STAY COMMITTED AND PERSEVERE AND PRACTICE HARD TO BE ABLE TO PLAY WELL. PLAYING THE PIANO ALLOWED ME TO RELEASE STRESS AND ENJOY THOSE CALM, SILENT MOMENTS IN LIFE. IT TAUGHT ME TO APPRECIATE THE TRANQUILITY OF NATURE.