FULLSTOP.

Sungai Petani, here we come! the state level parliamentary debate was due in SMK Ibrahim in SP> this time, it was me going up, replacing chi hung. from the start, it was like i once, chi hung once, while weijian and leonard remains. they are the best, so they got to represent the school for each round. not forgetting pei loon, he is a great researcher and generates lots of good ideas too. the journey there proved to be exciting. Mr Anuar drove us there in his spacious UNSER together with Azmi, the person in charge of taking videos. the whole journey was COOL MAN! the five of us inside there fooling around, easing the loooooming tension as we km-ed closer and closer towards SP. nevermind that, we really enjoyed ourselves.
on reaching SMK Ibrahim, as expected, we were the only chinese team around. kinda wierd huh, especially for a chinese school to represent Kota Star district in a Malay State Level Parliamentary Debate Competition. the organiser was crazier this time. they only let us know whether we were the "kerajaan" or the "pembangkang" one hour before the competition starts. next, they quarantined us inside a room to discuss among ourselves. the first round was nothing la...PEANUTS! = VICTORY=LONG LIVED KEAT HWA!
progressing to the second round, heard pei loon said that our next opponent in the afternoon, SMK Agama Sik were quite good.
"This is not going to be easy!"
"I know"
THE BATTLE BEGINS
guess what, they underestimated us. they sent out a weaker first debater. oh, how "RIGHT" they were, again with the aura of injustice lurking around us. we were bound to lose no matter how good our performance were. yeah, we lose in the end. the fact is they just don't want us to win. obviously, we outshone them. and they obviously choose not to face the fact. summary: the world is NEVER FAIR.
anyway, i am used to injustice and unfairness. what can i say, i am in malaysia, just got to get used to it.
PENGGULUNGAN:
during the two-weeks process, just like any competition that requires team work, conflicts are bound to happen. and sure it did. we quarelled, we cursed, we swore. but in the end, we still make up to each other. i truly appreciate the friendship between the five of us. the whole debate thing bonded us together. after spm, that is around seven months from now, we will go our separate ways and won't be able to meet each other that often anymore. that's why i truly cherish our friendship. last but not least: FRIENDSHIP FOREVER

by the way, the service was terrible

whatever...juz celebrate_remember the COCKROACH?

our loyal supporters. thanks

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the transitional period~~~

as a consolation though, we were advancing to the state level, with lady luck on our side. (to weijian, we have lost the final round of the district level, do you still have the confidence in winning the national one? think again...) we took picture though with the runner up price, faking a smile on our faces. lame... didn't have the mood at all, you know...suddenly losing. by the way, the organiser of the competition must be a crazy one. every rounds are so close to each other. for the first day, we have to compete twice, and the third round is two days day later, and the final round is 24 hour after the second round. so, you can imagine how stressful the competition is.and then we have only an afternoon and an evening for a short rest before getting back to the battle grounds. and the next day, the principal asked to see us in the presence of all the PK's and Guru Kanan's and the teachers in charge. how glamarous. it's like suddenly shining in significance. suddenly becoming the school asset. it felt great. the principal himself granted us the permission of entering bilik rujukan the whole day so that to have a thorough preparation. (the principal was popular for his kiasuism) and at the same time sending teachers to help us write the script. how great! i have never been honoured like that before.we came back on fridays and saturdays to prepare too. it demanded a whole lot of us both physically and mentally. it's already two weeks and we haven't really got a good rest. honestly, i think leonard suffer the most. cos he is from jitra and with all the transportation issues, it was difficult for him. he and weijian contributed the most. that's for sure. while frankly i think chi hung, pei loon and myself were just fooling around.just like any process which requires teamwork, our team were nevertheless not free from conflicts between the team members.

eye-opener

oh Buddha! what an experience! so challenging yet at the same time maintaining a high level of fun. really missed the whole process. it was not just a process, it was a tremendously exciting, life altering two-weeks process. before this, did not have the time to write about this all because of that stupid exam la! sorry, guys. this year is most probably my last year in keat hwa. you know... the after-the-SPM-and-going-separate-ways thing, so...really have to cherish every moment i have in school before leaving the whole exam-oriented system. don't want to have that sort of "if i had...wouldn't have been..." stuffs. don't want that to happen to me.our debate team were made up of chi hung, leonard, weijian, pei loon and myself. imagine yeah...an all boys debate team, kinda wierd huh especially when you are in keat hwa (a mixed school). what can i say, our year is seriously lacking of the opposite sex talents! anyway, at first, i don't know if we were lucky or not to be able to have weijian and chi hung joining us. these two geniuses (ATTENTION:THERE ARE NO LAZY GENIUSES IN THIS WORLD) yeah...these two geniuses...they are just so over-confident and very "zi lian" to the extent of visualising us emerging victorious in the national level final round. oh my G/B, for goodness sake, we were just in the district level and considering they are not aware, this is a MALAY parliamentary debate. you expect us to win through the TINTED GLASSES of some particular individuals who call themselves JUDGES!!?? sounds absurd huh? anyway, we did our best for the first three rounds, and it's VICTORY for us, beating the opponents FLAT! (tengku malik, al-bukhari, teknik stadium) you wouldn't know how we feel. we had beaten three Malay Students from Malay Schools who for sure Malay is their mother tongue. we, on the other hand, Malay as our second or third language won. oh, how encouraging.later, we had a look at the next opponent that we are going to meet in the final round. you wouldn't believe how lucky we were. the match between SAINA and KOLEJ was damn intense. both were good. BATTLE OF THE SEXES. three boys versus three girls. alas, SAINA won.and then, chi hung told me that we were going to represent Kota District whether we win or not the next day. the reason given: SAINA is a sekolah asrama, therefore could not represent the district. how exciting huh? but of course that means slowing down a little unknowingly. and guess what, the next day we lose to our opponents. and honestly, it's not because of unfairness, it was because we were not as good as them. (it's true. and we can't never deny that fact)

apparently, faking a smile is the only option%%

perseverance--

STOP MAKING FACES!!!

last minute~~STRUGGLE=

couldn't been EASIER!!!

what do you expect huh?---that school is a LOSER wat!

wah lau...like dat also wan to celebrate!

1st round__aiya! sub sub water la!

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E for EXCELLENT!!!

wow...what can i say? a great show. deserves a BAND 1. another Jack Neo's film, probably the best show he has ever produced. i wouldn't compare it to Money No Enough. although it generates the highest gross-earnings in singapore, i still think that i not stupid too is his best show up till now. strikes a chord deep inside me, moved me to tears, leaving the deepest impression i ever have for movies, readjusting my yardstick. imagine how great the impact the show can have on me? words can't describe my feelings. i not stupid too circles around the theme of communication breakdown between parents and teenagers set in fast-paced singapore. it's about two teenagers (acted by Joshua Ang and Shawn Lee) who lack family love who were unable to find comfort in their own family and later got involved in petty crimes and at last snatching a necklace from an old lady. it was not until then that their parents started realising how wrong they were from the beginning till the end, how they fail as parents. sounds familiar? of course. it happens so often in our daily life. we teenagers get so frustrated wtih our parents for being unreasonable all the times. they always said that "Kids are meant to be HEARD, not SEEN" then, we will say that they are old-fashioned, orbit and orbiang. remember that? nevermind the old-fashioned thing. let's talk about the show and the actors. yeah...the actors. let's start with Shawn Lee and Joshua Ang. they grew up to be the most bankable teenage lads in present singapore. well, what can i say, they not only have the looks, they too are very good in acting too, especially the emotional part, where you see them shed tears, especially Joshua. you know, it's kinda difficult to shed tears especially for guys. you got to be really involved then only you can really shed tears. the part where the "ah soh" (i don't know what her name is) scolding cheng cai, also very emotional. you can see her shaking in tears. as usual, Jack Neo's movie are always peppered with the local singlish and hokkien comedy. the humourous part is especially effective the part where Selena Tan act as the principal. she is very cute (probably because she is fat) and adorable. i also like the part where the "ah ma" speaking in hokkien. very funny la! don't know how to say! once again, Jack Neo presents us with a great movie, but this time a highly-moral-valued one. i strongly recommends everybody to see it cos it's going to make you a better person.

ever ready to rebel. HARD!!!

a job well done...especially the emotional part;;it's never easy to shed tears especially for guys

pretty SO WHAT? didn't impress me---++ what's important is talent, not the look!!

don't judge a book by it's cover...this lady over here is a great actress=?