The debate camp was a new experience cause i never stayed overnight in school before. This was my first time, and despite all the aches i got in the morning, i have to say it wasnt that bad, in fact it was quite good. Through the camp, (like what mr ren said) i see the different sides of my debater friends, which i guess makes us closer? i should think... Anyway..
Lets start off with Day 1.
- I arrived around 8 25am, although i was supposed to come @ 815am cause we were having a friendly match against NJC (IP) , and because we were hosting we had to get em breakfast (basic courtesy) . Anyways, XY and the rest went ahead to get it.
- Around 9.15am, the motion was released and there were 2 teams, FMSS A and FMSS B as well as NJC A and NJC B. The motion was "TH Refuse to negotiate with terrorists." Both FMSS teams were opposition. This was decided by a flip of a coin. After the rounds of debate, we met back for a debrief and we watched a model debate with Singapore against England. (Unfortunately, Singapore lost)
- By the time, everyone's stomach was calling out to them for this substance called, "food". Yes we were hungry. The teachers very kindly bought or rather 'donated' dinner, and the reason why i said 'donated' is because they paid for us. In all it was 70 bucks! Because we ate "Rite Pizza". It was good.
- Bowling time! From there we went for a game or 2 at the SuperBowl @ marina south. That was supposed to be our outdoor activity apparently. I, officially am VERY bad at bowling. This i have to admit. Almost every other turn, the ball went into the gutter. But i did get 1 strike! Which i think its pretty amazing, it must be a miracle i am telling you. and a very good one too =)
- After many unsuccessful turns, i decided to give up, i was going nowhere. At that moment, something else caught my attention. The arcade. Yes, me and michele went in. But, it was a timely moment to exercise self-control, because @ the arcade when you play, you REALLY pay. And it kinda gets really 'addictive' like you keep telling yourself "one more game". But thankfully, i stopped @ $5. Phew...
- Before we knew it, it was already 5pm. So we headed for dinner which was practically next door, because along marina south, there is this whole stretch of BBQ and steamboat restaurants. I have past by before, but i haven't really went there to eat. So it was exciting, but hurting for the pocket.. Oh well, like what mr ren said, how often do you see your fellow debators cook?? So dinner was pretty interesting, because i didnt know bertram could cook.. Oh and there was this very embarrassing thing that happened there... i shan't elaborate... Ok i shall, well XY and i were trying to get the cooked food because there was the cooked and the uncooked, and both of us couldnt take seafood, and we were hungry. While waiting for the food to cook, XY and i went to the cooked section. However we didnt want to bring our plates along.. because we thought there will be some over there. And all they had were bowls. I happily, took the bowl and scooped some french fries into it. But XY wanted a plate, so i saw some plates on the nearby tables all stacked up, and being the helpful person i am, or the 'action beh dek' i sometimes am, i tried to take one. Lo and behold, the whole stack came tumbling down. Than 2 aunties rushed over and told me i couldnt take those.. I apologized and helped to stack them back. XY and I walked off laughing....
- Still dinner time. Than we did enjoy the food to a certain extend. After eating. This happened:
It is my very own talk show with my co-host, XY! haha... Bertram edited the vid though, not bad i say..
- After we came back, we had hot showers! Haha i wish. We had cold showers, which actually wasnt that bad after your body adjusts to it. So after washing up, we watched a movie. "Facing the Giants". It really is an impactfull movie i have to say. It hits you hard.
Heres a songtrack from the movie. Basically the movie's about, this coach, whose life seems to be falling apart. But when he seeks God, truly, things start to look up for him. Really good stuff.
-Sleeping time! After having a cold shower which i haven't taken in a very long time (since my heater last spoiled) and watching the movie, we headed off to bed. Well, not exactly, bed. Sleeping-bag-on-table rather. I couldnt fall asleep until 2am +. And i discovered through my many walks around the school that at night, the school is actually very tranquil, peaceful and cooling too! I have never really saw the school so dark and quiet because most of the time its bright, noisy you know the hustle and bustle. So it was a good change to see that.
Day 2
- XY woke me up, saying something like "Hey pris, wake up, its 7, we must rearrange the tables and wash up" Somewhere along those lines.. And guess what i said in return "5 more mins" haha... i guess i did that out of habit because that is what i always say to my mom who wakes me up for school... Well old habits die hard right?
- Captains Ball! Before breakfast, we played captains ball. I really enjoyed it. The work out. I actually love playing sports just that i dont have much opportunities. We played a few games than were really bushed!
- So than came breakfast, which was noodles. Quite heavy for breakfast if you ask me, but we had no choice, dover doesnt serve porridge. By that time i was bloated. Yup but i did enjoy the food.
- After breaking our fast, (which is how breakfast came about) we had a mini debate. And the motion, THBT more money leads to more fats. When i first got it, i thought, ok.. right... er more money leads to fats?? ok... It was a good thing i wasnt speaking though. Anyway, on my team which was called 'Inky A', was Joseph, Fernando, and Michele. I was trekking, timing, and filming. Using bertrams phone.
The debate went something like this:
With Mr ren as 1st opp speaker. I didnt manage to capture 1st prop speaker, michele.
2nd prop speaker, Fernando.
2nd opp speaker, Ching Sheng. Followed by 3rd prop speaker and ex president Joseph.
3rd opp speaker, Sheng Wei
Reply speeches: Starting with Mr Ren from the opp followed by Fernando from the prop.
And thats basically how the mini debate ran, with poor Ms hia as the unofficial subject of the debate.
Overall, the debate camp was pretty fun. Really interesting. A new fresh experience.
Alright...... =)
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