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Debate, debate & more debate. [link]
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Had a dilemma choosing between Basketball Girls, Touch Rugby, and Debate. (Which will become my CCA for the rest of my two years stay in PJC.) I've already had experience with Basketball and Debate in YI, so Touch Rug seemed to appeal more. I went for the tryouts and found myself liking it - though of course the injuries that I've gotten in the first hour gave me a shock.
Took a breath and went ahead, penning down "Debates" on my CCA form paper. I know I'll have fun in it, won't regret it and will help to pull it up. Hur hur, side track, check me out in a round of debates in 2009 and 2010 respectively:    Hahahaha.
Verdict? Each Wednesdays full debate to do and already I got in for the Harry Elias Tournament and an impromptu SMU Invitational Debates to partake in.  
Top is the debate teams sent for the SMU Invitational Debates and the one below, my team for the two competition I'm up for, plus my mentor Ming Yang:) Met up AND competed with Fatima in the SMU one! What a coincidence huh hehe. 
(i have to rub it in - we won :3) That was all about three weeks ago.
What am I doing now in debates?     More involved than ever.
As I've mentioned above, I'm down for this Harry Elias Tournament, which is a different style of debating. This is one which requires us to 'debate' the same way as how lawyers/prosecutors would in a litigation process. Written submissions, written rebuttals, get through to top 8 and complete again the same, though for the semi-finals, you get to speak to your Opponents face to face. I've been spending my whole fucking holiday on this. I really mean it, it's not like I spend about 10 hours and have 14 hours left for the day to do other shit. From the moment I'm up I start preparing to go else where to meet, start doing, all the way till 10pm - 12am. On Monday to Tuesday, I even 'slept' over at Jon's place to complete our first written submission. (i put the apostrophes because technically, i didn't sleep) That is on top of our debate training.
My grades are going to slip, I know that, because I have very little time to do my homework/revise let alone relax. Sigh. Just last week, Billy counted; I have had only 15 hours of sleep in total, from Monday - Friday. And on Friday to Saturday when I can finally sleep longer, I had 11 hours on that one day itself. Imagine how much sleep I've lost. Mr lee tells me it will take a toll on me one day. I'm wondering when, and how. ~,~ OF COURSE COMPLAINING ASIDE, I do learn from this. And it does make me cherish my time more, and of course, I've a pair of great team mates to work with:
     :):) *intermission*
Rachael suggested A05 having a picnic at the grandstand's field, and so we did:)     
Sadly there was some miscommunication so Clarabelle, Xavier, Melody and Adrienne didn't get to join us :(( We'll have a more complete group photo one day soon darlings :hearts:   I have a ton of workload. It's an added pile from the homework stack I was supposed to complete sigh. It's 4:44PM (make a wish!) now already. I've spent near two hours on this post! I've to get going to complete homework, revise and study for the coming three tests ugh. Did I mention about NOT having any idea for my PI for Project Work? Yeah well there you have it. -.- Unsurprisingly, there's a hovering thought in my head, asking myself why the fuck am I still studying when I'm so much more happier going out, taking pictures, having fun, blogging doing every thing unrelated to studying. Even if I wanted to, I could wiki my own, google my own, read my own. WHY WHY WHY. All I can do is to stamp out that thought and push on. I'll get this two years done and over with, find myself with the few precious friend that I am supposed to acquaint myself with, be successful in debates and in life for that period and see myself knowing what I want to do for Uni, be it UK or SG.
SKOOL ASIDE,       
Did you do your part? It's a little effort that goes a long way :)
 
In Singapore and the second pic, some random place from around the world. :*:*:*: 
In a corner so dark, cold and estranged My first attempt at writing a Patrarchan sonnet. lit homework. Not satisfied with anything that I am, not satisfied with anything that I have; physically. All I can do is to envy...envy...and envy... BANDOFHORSESCOLDPLAYTEMPERTRAPBEACHHOUSEARCTICMONKEYSLADYGAGA KIDCUDITHELASTSHADOWPUPPETSSTEREOPHONICSRADIOHEADTHEXXDEATHCABFORCUTIE Keeps me sane. STAY STRONG HUNNIES, SO SORRY FOR THE LACK OF UPDATES. You know I won't ever abandon this blog T^T (i spent a total of four hours on this post) With many many truckloads of love, toodles. |