the previous post was done ... hmmm ... as a tryout ... as a test ... never knew tt creating a blog is so tiring and so difficult ... sigh ... yep i noe ... this blog isnt really very nice ... but hey ... at least i kept my promise ... :D ...

yesterday was ... well ... NERVE-WRECKING ... went home to sleep after sleeping at 1 the previous nite ... and followed the raffles debaters' tradition of being VERY late ... lol ...

well ... i guess tt i went to the debate wif mixed feelings ... There was this tinge of sadness, for as a team ... it is our last time together ... all the 3-4 months of training, playing, dining and debating together ... those moments were really memorable! tks for the memories guys! then ... it is also my last time debating in the ri blazer ... BUT OF COURSE ... there was this feeling of payback time on our part ... for shang ... tt's his first time debating in an english debate finals ... as for suhas and myself ... the memories from hc's were still fresh in our minds ... (i screwed up real bad tt time) ...
AND of course, there was the feeling of fear ... for we were afraid tt we would juz screw up and lose to our arch-rivals ...

sat out of the 3rd-4th placing to run thru rebuttals and all wif chens and then OFF we went to the grand finals ... support was excellent ... special tks to all of u guys hu came to support us (esp the teachers and team 2 - imran, auyong, zul, navjote, gautam) TKS A LOT! ...
Did an in my opinion decent 1st prop though i could haf done a lot better - took a poi from michael and so did shang and suhas ... wasnt it obvious after a while? ... lol
... and shang and suhas gave REALLY excellent speeches to swing the debate to us ... yay!

waiting for the results were nerve-wrecking ... julia gabriel juz made things worse for us wif all her thank yous and advice ... suhas was trembling like siao ... all of us were scared ... and it juz went on and on ... even suhas winning his best individual speaker din mean anything to him ... on tt note ... congrats to shang and suhas for being ranked!

Well ... i muz say nothing can describe my sentiments for MY FIRST GOLD FOR RAFFLES ... and i mean it ... to say tt i was (and still am) elated is most definitely an understatement ... how glad were we to see the school - the teachers, the supporters, our dear seniors and chens cheering and screaming in euphoria ... we r glad we haf done u guys proud man!

wat can i say? shang, suhas, terence, ajit ... each and everyone of u ... i was so glad tt i m part of this team ... to haf worked wif u guys ... u guys were a great bunch man! ... team 2 ... imran, navjote, zul, gautam and auyong ... u guys were great and haf been supporting us so much ... would not haf done so well w/o all ur support and enthusiasm ... auyong and terence ... u guys haf a long, long, way to go ... train hard and work hard ... do ur best and do the school proud next year ... the school and ur seniors will b behind u all the way! Of course ... tks a lot chens ... u haf really, really helped all of us a lot ...

suhas ... congrats on being the first male to ever win the best individual speaker and imran ... congrats on ur best floor speaker :D and of course ... shang for being ranked 6th ...

As i end my secondary school debating career ... at least i can look back at all the semi-finals ... all the finals ... and the one and MOST IMPORTANT - win ... with pride and happiness ...

junyi! posted at 11:45 am.