so mani left us, and we were short of one member. we were looking for a replacement, and that person got big shoes to fill....because he is new member, he would have to mix with us...we need all 5 members to work together to pull it off.....and the new guy is going to help the 4 new members after we leave. after some talk, adrian got in. but that means there would be some shuffling of posts. and we another teacher for debate. me and putra retain our original place, vijay had to do 2nd speaker on both sides, and karmen 3rd speaker on both sides too....adrian was going to take any of our place should one of us die before the competition. the new teacher was mr hoh. and this time, we had help from the juniors. last time, we had jason and jordan doing 3rd speaker last year because there was no one else willing to waste their time on us. its always funny looking at them, because they would have no idea what to do or say. this year, kugan and patricia came to help out. and they were going to make the new team next year. it didnt take long for us to get along together.....because it all started from the 1st motion of district level.
district level 08
the 1st motion was something about parents upholding their responsibility on their child's safety. in a hypthetical situation, we all pretended to be in a family....which explains why i got a son, who budded off from me, and i abandoned for my ps2; his foster, dad karmen; the uncle, vijay; the family friend, putra; the auntie, mani; his step siblings, kugan and patricia; his grandma, all the way in pahang;....which left me wondering, does he have a mom....or did i just reproduce asexually? anyway, this time, we started off as govt, and it was putra, vijay and karmen speaking. the rest was me doing opp. the gurun team had these 3 speakers whose pronunciation were a complete mess. we all panic, trying to decipher what the were saying and hoping to have something to rebut later. i got a poi by one of them, and i dont know, for once, i completely rely on my guts and guess what the dude was saying, and i got it right. none of my friends could understand them, and they all wonder how on earth did i answer that poi. semi final was agaisnt convent, our arch nemesis. coming from an all boys shool, we had this prejudice and ego whenever we meet convent. they srew up, mostly the 3rd speaker, for having almost nothing solid to say, and resorted to saying "eating cars" and "freakin" in the house of parliament. the finals was a repeat of 2007, we were up agaisnt bakar arang.....and for once again, they couldnt understand the meaning of "1st runner up"a. imagine how awkward was it, to have two teams cheering at the same time, with one thinking that they really won....it says it all doesnt it.
state level 08
the state was held rather late because of the stupid jpn dudes sitting on their lazy asses staring at the blank wall hoping for fungus to grow on them. they were so lazy to come up with a new set of motions they just reused last years. 1st round was me again, and it was agaisnt the host. their 3rd speaker poi me asking me that if someone were to drive a car, and crash, whose fault is it, the driver or the car.....by simple logic, we all know the answer, but the thought of him asking me that, was downright suicidal.......dont ever mention car unless you seriously know what you are talking about, or i'll just have fun shooting you down. 2nd round, we were up agaisnt some unknown school that beat asma in the district, and it was the ict motion again....except that we were doing govt, and i was prime minister. that was really awkward, and putra wasnt so emotionally stable back then. we moved on the the finals, and met jitra, the same school we beat last year in state level in the 1st round. two of their speakers were the same.....the one with the thick accent and the chinese girl. putra did a repeat of last years state, and so did vijay and karmen. the prime minister had several eye contacts with the speaker of the house, and vijay so kindly pick up the opp's notes that flew away in the middle of the debate.....obviously, they were flirting on stage, but heck, we win. karmen had this aura, when he stared to speak, the sky got darker by the minute, and the wind was violent....its the sign!!!!
the unfinished story
so, we were on our way to the nationals. we got stupid motions, it was in kelantan, and the date kept on changing. then,spm trials were near, and we still havent got a fixed date. it may not be the coolest thing to do, but we decided to withdraw, based on these prospects, we wont gain anything......even though we have finished discussing about all 4 motions, the scripts and preparations were going to take a toll on us. we gave way to jitra, but it was like a boomerang, and we still had to go, as they were not prepared at all, and a month's time is not enough. so, this is it, we have to send the juniors. after some terrible conflict, we've got the new team, consisting my exson, his step siblings, and two new addition to the team who's blood tie is still unknown, eza and alisia (i dont know how to spell ur name la).
wait, its finished, its done
yup, the story has finally ended...the debate story of 2008 finally got its proper ending. i'll keep the results to myself, im not saying it here, its not my story to tell....mine....is over, for good....at least this year...no guarantee i wont be debating after school. so thats it.......i know the details are missing, altered or just irrelevant, but thats all i can remember for now. its sunday, spm is next tuesday......thats my story now.
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