Yesterday, my whole team consisting of 3 people: Dona (team leader), Meyta, and I spent our whole day to do presentation of our business plan “safety bus service” to compete among whole 10 groups for the final stage of our National SME (small Medium) business plan competition hosted by University of Puthisastra.
It was one of amazing experiences for me again when we can put ourselves into a real controversial discussion of the team. There were many disagreements between 3 of us that sometimes I feel I want to drop it out. Yet, it was great when the first selection stage that we sent our several business plan ideas and luckily we got one selected.
Second stage is training from Peterson and a lecturer from WASDA university in Japan. It was a good time to learn some business ideas and meeting as well as discussion all 10 teams. The last stage was yesterday when all our 10 teams presented our business plan to whole audience. The night before, I went to sleep early and arrived there bit late (my whole team too). We spent our whole morning cramming for creating video and editing slides zzzz…. (I don’t like cramming…). Fortunately, we finished at 11am. it can be called LUCK that during lunch time, everyone could practice on stage. I felt I was very ready for my part :D
After lunch, we joined the others’ presentation as well and I felt glad to see some AIESECers as well: Sam, Tong, Kim, Phyrum…. But once I felt not well at all. Thus, I went out and luckily I was ok. One of noticed part is Theara’s team (including Chenda and a guy studying Medicine). They had a fantastic speech (theara was funny speaker lol). I guessed they would likely pass.
After that, it was a coffee break, lol another good luck that everyone could refresh their mind now. And it was our turn. Can’t believe it !!! we spent almost an hour for our business!!! It included our speech for 17mins and questions from judges. Everyone was interested, I believed. And I felt we would pass!!! Champion!!! There were some hints from judges during their questions that they wanted to invest in our business :D :D :D
After then, we had a good conversation with Pheap and Sam for feedback. Still we felt awesome and couldn’t wait for result this evening at Raffle hotel during gala dinner :D :D :D… later after whole presentations were over, my team started to discuss which should be potential to top 3. Then, we concluded Furniture group, street trackers from LUCT, our group, and Flower food of Theara…
Way to Raffle hotel, I had a gut to call to her to reinvite her if she can join… then, LOL, her mom picked up phone. I just said I was her friend and wanted to know if she arrived home yet. Then, I called again to say my purpose of calling… I wanted to invite the daughter to join this lavished gala dinner :D
Still, the result was NO, but I was happy to hear that she did ask her mom about this hehehe… and it was a good reason that her dad was not at home. So good daughter stays home :p
We arrive Raffle hotel at 6pm and we had sometime to sit and talk around where mosquitoes were surrounding us… hate these enermies so much…
Coming into ball room, we took a seat and waited and waited till 8pm for presence of H.E Sok Ann while during that time Dana came instead LOL. After speech till 9pm, the result came… it was not ready for everyone I guessed. Announcer: the bronze goes to group…. “safety bus service” erzzz…. I was not sure… is it number one or number 3??? Thought in my mind… mmm, sad face in joy. I knew my team felt same too. We expected at least number 2 to number 1. Sigh… Meyta cried after coming down stage.. I don’t know how she felt maybe excited LOL. After that, dinner time, dona was shined,” said Meyta. Haha several companies and people left him some contact for our business and/or him as their staff. So proud of him. I called my brother to tell whole family and texted a SMS to her.
We couldn’t believe number 2 goes to waste recycle into fertilizer. Unfuckingbelievable!!! (shouldn’t leave any commend here for my safety LOL)
After all, dana was here, so we shall have little celebration. Thus, Chetra Sim, Pheap and 4 of us went to La Moon to have a cocktail. It was a nice view of riverside light feel like Wall street LOL…
My mom called me hahaha… I came back home 12.30am :D… all in all, it was tiring and less than our expectation but still a good memory.. we still have another chance to go to McKensy Business plan competition which is Mekong region competition… Let’s go another time my dear team ;)
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