Okay, let me tell you about this time when I need to lower my ego to reach an agreement with my younger brother. To go into more detail, we were supposed to plan a surprise birthday party for my mom when she hit home after her work. Initially, we had settled on colorful balloons to mimic the childhood vibe that she had always longed for. However, then out of the blue, I decided to squish to different shades of blue. Since blue is her favorite color, particularly the shades of two, which can be seen on all of her outfits from her head to her shoes. However, my brother then disagreed with my idea and we then have a heated argument over whether we should buy vibrant color balloons or monotone shades of blue. And then at the 11th hour, we were shocked to realize that we did not have much time left before my mom drives home. Therefore, we just rush to the local store and grab everything available. Fortunately, everything went more smoothly than we expected because we turned to our father for help and he was able to organize the birthday party with us without any mistake. At the end of the day, I had learned a lesson and that is to prioritize the consensus over my personal opinion. Thanks to this chaotic experience, I can also draw a conclusion that sometimes if I cannot make something myself, I should get help from others and afterwards it would do miracles.
Band 6+: Describe a situation when you had to compromise with someone to reach an agreement. You should say: - Who the person was - What the disagreement was about - What compromises were made - And explain what you learned from this experience.
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Okay, let me tell you about this time when I needed to lower my ego to reach an agreement with my younger brother. To go into more detail, we were supposed to plan a surprise birthday party for my mom when she came home after work. Initially, we had settled on colorful balloons to mimic the childhood vibe that she had always longed for. However, then out of the blue, I decided to switch to different shades of blue. Since blue is her favorite color, particularly the shades of two, which can be seen on all of her outfits from her head to her shoes. However, my brother then disagreed with my idea and we then had a heated argument over whether we should buy vibrant color balloons or monotone shades of blue. And then at the 11th hour, we were shocked to realize that we did not have much time left before my mom drove home. Therefore, we just rushed to the local store and grabbed everything available. Fortunately, everything went more smoothly than we expected because we turned to our father for help and he was able to organize the birthday party with us without any mistake. At the end of the day, I learned a lesson and that is to prioritize the consensus over my personal opinion. Thanks to this chaotic experience, I can also draw a conclusion that sometimes if I cannot make something myself, I should get help from others and afterwards it would work out well.
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