Happy campers

Why lateness is good.

- My topic for the 'Opening Lines' exercise, given to me by Loke

"Mister speaker sir, between the two of us, we know that punctuality is overrated. It's what you expect, but essentially, nothing special. Lateness, on the other hand, involves waiting, which denotes focused anticipation. Just like a delayed period always manages to command the attention of people, especially that of men. Just like a pregnant pause. It is a signal of something important gestating, and is why we should really take our time to come."

What a way for the three-day TPJC Debate Camp to begin; with irreverence and some of the coolest students I've co-trained. Of course, more highly inappropriate speeches followed, but I'll claim no merit for them. ;) A little knowledge may be dangerous, but a potent dose of education goes a long way. I think I might be a role model. *gasp*

Slick Nick, Chee Keen (you're lucky I haven't started playing fowl with the pronunciation of your name), HRH Princess Farah, Daryl "I'm too hot to handle" Ooi, Daniel "OH MY GOD I FORGOT TO USE MY PREAMBLE" Selvakumar, Jana, Justine, Sin Nee, Angela The Whack, Zhi Jun, and Johann/Yaohan, you were fantastic! Not to mention Hewlens and Anthony, for the barrel of laughs you both provided.

At the end of the day, I must confess that I loved every moment, and you're all friends to me now. No fallacy to this statement. ;)

Currently Reading Life of Pi By Yann Martel see related

Nothing left to say

Score!

Before I ramble on about the inanities of this year's All Asian Inter-varsity Debating Championships 2007, let me proudly announce that SAID A, the team comprising Anthony, Hewlens and myself, broke 2nd with a win-loss record of 7-1! Smashing!

However, because we were considered a composite team (members comprised not from same tertiary insitution) and therefore not eligible to compete in the elimination rounds, we couldn't give the other participants a run for their money in that part of the competition. We did receive special mention at the awards ceremony for our achievement though, which was quite an honour.

So many unforgettable incidents happened during the nine days that we were in the Gyeonggi English Village, Paju, South Korea. Hilarious exchanges, funny accidents, and crazy conversations. I'm just going to mention some of the buzzwords and catchphrases that's bound to jolt the memories of those involved. No offence whatsoever. ;p

Jatti! Ambience of being ripped off! At least my shit evaporates! Layering for complexity! Bibbyfied! F**kface! What am I talking about...What's the motion? (uttered by an adjudicator during oral).

Plus, the lyrics to The 9 days of Asians, performed by the MMU debaters, courtesy of Kandahar!

On the ___ day of Asians, Korea gave to me:

1- A Totally Insufficient Towel
2- Break Announcements
3- Breaking Teams
4- DCA's
5- E-lim Rounds
6- Kinds of Kimchi
7- Hundred SOJU's
8- Million Children ..."Hello! Signature Please"
9- Days in ENGLAND

Oh, something that caught my attention - the Korean tourism tagline, which reads, "Sparkling Korea". Hm, bottled from the mountain springs of France perhaps? :p

Anyway, this was really a terrific tournament, enjoyed with the best team-mates ever! Hewlens and Anthony, both of you were awesome!

Next stop, Australs. :)

Send me snapshots if you have any I could add to this collection. Will upload more of my own soon.

Seoul long!

Leaving in a matter of hours for South Korea, where this year's All Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships 2007 will be held. Flying Singapore Airlines this time. I might well be the notorious passenger that has to be forcibly ejected because of my reluctance to disembark. ;) So anyway, to the DMZ and beyond!

When I return, things will be different.