Anyway, thank you so much for all of you who have prayed. I'll keep u all posted on her condition.
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I went for a debate today. the Inti Inter-campus Debate Championship to be exact. There were a total of 18 teams altogether, and in the preliminary rounds, we had to participate in 3 rounds of debates.
Before i elaborate, let me be brutally upfront and honest (because that was how i was verbally attacked today time and time again). I. Cannot. Debate. I really cant. First of all, I dont read the newspapers. Yes, i don't. Therefore current news and general knowledge is to me like coffee is to salt. We don't go together. I know what you're thinking. How do I go on day to day without knowing what's going on the the country, in the world? How do I walk the streets and greet the people without arming myself first with today's headlines on my sleeves? I dont know. There never came a time where I felt compelled to talk about such issues, and nobody has ever spoken to me about such issues either. So now you must think, wouldn't that be awfully dumb-blondish then? Wouldn't I come off as shallow and borderline bimbotic? I dont know this one either. Nobody has ever called me shallow as far as i know. Nor has anyone called me a dumb blonde or a bimbo, so I must be doing something right.
But i digress. The second reason why i can't debate is because i'm not a very impromptu person. This whole All-Asian Parliamentary you-get-your-friggin-motion-30-minutes-before-the-debate style just doesnt quite work for me. I'm as blank as a clean white screen during those 30 minute discussions, and even more so during those gruelling 25 minute debates. I have a flair for the language, not the topic. and it bugs the hell out of me that I am not given the time to properly phrase my sentences in a manner that would knock their socks off. Because i do believe that given enough time, i could. You just have to throw me the points, and i can assure you i can come up with pretty flowery verbal attacks practically dripping with sarcasm. I just need the time. Therefore, i end up frustrated that i have so few points to present and annoyed that i cant present these measly points in my own fashion.
And finally, i cannot debate because i am apparently too nice. I am too polite. I lack the assertive cock-an-eyebrow-stare-them-in-the-eye-and-question-the-hell-out-of-them spirit. the cocking of an eyebrow i can do. But the questioning and the heckling and all that mambo jumbo? I dont think i'm cut out for it. I know some people are under the impression that i'm the gung-ho, adamant, rooted to the ground kind....but seriously i'd like to believe that i'm really tame and docile on most occasions. =)
So I'm guessing you can draw up the conclusion of today. We...lost? That was what I thought when i started writing this post. But i just got news from Shakti, by some spark of utter miracle, we actually got into the next round! That's the top 4 out of 18 teams!
But I cant make it for the semi-finals tomorrow. I've got the UM Duathlon. And after all that's said and done, i think that's where I should be, rather than sitting at 3 tables lined up in a row, staring across the floor at 3 other very intimidating oppositions. Yes, the running and the biking i can do....=)
So i wish team Metro all the best!
omgistillcantbelievewewon!
3 comments:
hi karen :] PD result's out! and you did a marvellous 54min in the run! and guess what? you beat me in the total time! great race, mate ;]
ahah thanks! i need to make that 38 minute swim into a 35 minute one...and the bike too...haha...
sorry to hear about your grandma...
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