Ninja versus Shuriken

I addressed my concern to Dr. Wan and he said as the moderator, he'll ensure that all debaters will be treated with dignity and no emotional or personal lashes will be treated okay.

I thanked him and exited his office. He applauded. Talk about enthusiasm..

I noticed Munirah posted a new bulletin on Friendster entitled 'Lost with Honour.' Among others mentioned in her post was, "Ma'wa was emotional, but acceptable (to me)." Yes, of course.

The debate today against Shuriken School consisted of Muhaqquis, Ashraf, Widad and Naim. Ashraf was wearing pink. What is it with guys and pink?

But a writer in Fanfiction once wrote...

"Good," Sakura said punctually noticing Kakashi’s sliver eyebrow raise in response.

"Good?" he questioned and Sakura felt it her obligation to enlighten him since he was such a useless man.

"I like men who are comfortable enough in their masculinity to admit they don't have a problem with the color pink."

Our motion was the same as the first one and enough said, Ninja Turtles prevailed with a three-mark increased from our last debate. Not much to say, just that I know we didn't really do our best.

Even the fluent me was slightly stuttering. Slightly, but stuttered nevertheless. It was miraculous that we won. Contemplating it all, the Shuriken was better than Barney; point-wise and dignity-wise.

Being honest with you guys, I was very looking forward to the Shuriken's performance. You see, this is, like, the second OLC presentation for Muhaqquis, Ashraf and Widad.

Perhaps because it's always the same old face doing the talking, a new change of view is very much welcomed.

Ninja Turtles was the champion from International 1 class so next week we will be debating the champion from International 2 on the topic 'Foreign worker: Asset or Liability.'

At the end of the debate, Dr. Wan commented on each of us but strangely, he gave more in depth remarks on me. He seems to be fond of the idea of commenting me the most; even his son Mr. Ray did the same thing to me, too.

I suppose they both wanted me to be better; better than the rest. How heartening. He commented quite a lot, which I took note of all said. But the most memorable was, "You are relaxed and subject-wise."

Man, that meant a lot. It meant I'm well on my track to be a matured person with head logically filled and a broad perspective to head this rigid life.

I've matured, have I not?

The Calmest Wins

We just had our semi-final debate and as predicted, we the audacious Ninja Turtles grabs the victory as the generous winner.

I didn't feel like elaborating much, just I wanted to point out several out of it.

I have never been involved in a debate prior to enrolling at OLC. In general, all I can conclude of a debate is that it is a place to express your thoughts diplomatically, to practice the freedom of speech and to seek in a different point of view the truth of a certain topic.

Whilst in court, you fight to seek who is right.

By all, the debate with the Barney was the most frustrating of all, thanks to their rebuttal, Ma'wa.

I never had any problem with him before, but him being the proposer of the 'PLKN should be made compulsory' topic was highly inappropriate since he was far from being diplomatic.

"And to think that you opposer are against the idea of National Service should be made compulsory is just disgusting!" And with that, he slammed his notes on the table.

The audience cheered.

Dr. Wan (our teacher and judge) smirked happily.

I frowned in disgust. Shouldn't he be dismissed for disrespecting the members of the debate?

His rebuttal speech was far too sarcastic, he was ridden with emotional and he kept jabbing his index finger towards each and every one of my team member.

When he got to his point of NS building confidence in students, he jabbed, "If you are confident, you wouldn't read your speech on text, or even exceed the five-minute time limit like you did last time, didn't you, Atiqah?"

I stared at him like a living brain donor. The crowd cheered.

When it was my turn, I was tempted with the idea of smacking these right on his face. "As a fellow debater, I am very disappointed with your rebuttal speech. You had not only managed to be uncontrollably emotional, but you had proven you are a loser the moment you mentioned 'disgusting' and smacked the table."

"Like, what the fuck were you doing; being emotional and rude and attacking of personal in an honorable debate? By right, you should be dismissed! Where is the relevancy of my time-exceeding be the yardstick of my confidence? For a stupid man, you sure are the stupidest!"

"If you have a personal vendetta with me, I'm free to settle this outside; be it verbally or fist-to-fist! You are disgusting."

I was taught to be diplomatic in every situation, since the calmest of all wins. And so I did calm down, and pointed out bit by bit of my opinion.

I've been a very fiery person though a logical one at that. I know that a man convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still. No point in debating if you didn't manage to instill your idea in your opponent. Even if you win, you will still lose if you fail to do so.

Our team won, btw. I hope tomorrow's will be a lot better and more diplomatic than today's.

Ardent Dispute

We had our debate on 'Polluter should be severely punished' last Saturday. Yeah, I went to class despite my earlier intention of skipping it. I'm a good student.

It went well, pretty well. We got our facts straight and I do believe I did great. Of course I could have done better, but why work too hard?

There were two rounds of debate that day. Munirah, Ma'wa, Fayyadh and Fateen made up the opposing team Barney & Friends and they went against team Thomas & Friends comprising of Syafiq, Izzati, Farhana and Diyana.

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Who won, you might asked? Well, dinosaurs, of course, won by 419 - 390.

The second round was Taufiq, Farihan, Nadia and Fatima in their opposing team Blue's Clues against our intimidating and furiously outspeaking team: Ninja Turtles.

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Ninja Turtles sounds a bulk more matured than Barney or Blue or Thomas. Quite out of place, we are. I wonder why we didn't name our group Teen Titans.

Oh, yeah. Titans got 5 main, Ninja got 4.

Well, back to business. For sure it was the Ninja who prevailed the battle of witty remarks with 454 - 417.

Next Wednesday, we brave Ninjas will be opposing the Barney in the topic 'PLKN should be made compulsory.'

The verdict is yet to be known, but Ninja will win. Yeah. Ninjas are a whole lot stronger and smarter than dinosaurs. I know that for fact.

Wearing Debate

We're having a debate on 'Polluters should be severely punished' tomorrow. I'm the team captain for group 2 together with Farahim, Razan and Faizah and we will be the proposer.

I'm tired. I wish we wouldn't have to debate tomorrow. I'm tired with doing all the research and I hope the debate will be postponed to another date.

Maybe I should consider calling in sick. Yeah. But then, I'll disappoint my team.

I probably should go to sleep. It's 12.31 a.m already and my body is slowly shutting down. I've to be at OLC by 8 tomorrow, and my rebuttal text is still being drafted.

I hope I'll sore throat tomorrow. Then I'll have a reason to pull myself out of this.

Since when had I became a quitter? Oh, yeah. Since I got tired searching futilely for Malaysia pollution statistics and amendment of environmental act.

Have a good day, everyone.

KB Mall Outing

Last Wednesday 20th February, my classmates at OLC International 1 class and I went out to outing at KB Mall right after our class ended on that day. Actually, I wanted to come along on condition that Fayyadh will be carrying my bag. He said he would, but changed his mind on the day of the outing. Boys.

The seven of us (me, Munirah, Farihan, Fatima, Fayyadh, Syafiq and Ma'wa) walked from OLC along Jalan Bayam towards KB Mall on Jalan Hamzah. Muhaqquis and Ashraf drove there.

We arrived at Pacific Bowl around 12++, and they bowled happily on 10 sets of game. They took two lanes while I kicked back and enjoyed myself cheering and laughing at them.

I didn't play in favour of reading Dale Carnegie's book, but the music was too loud and Fayyadh brought his new camera, so I opted to taking their pictures instead.

Around 1.30 or so, the eight of them finished their game with Ashraf scoring 118 with one strike. Ma'wa came in second. We packed our stuff and went for lunch at the food court.

I suppose everyone was hungry and tucked in to a lot of food. Nearly everyone opted for a sizzling meal, except me who enjoyed ice cream and crab balls.

Impulsive Infatuation

I fell in love yesterday.

I've known him for quite some times, but never did it occur to me that he could be so heartening. I simply regret not knowing him before this.

He had a gorgeous smile, one that lit his face and reached his eyes, slightly hidden behind those rimless glasses. His auburn hair was casually messy and swayed as the brittle wind blew past it.

It was obvious he needed a haircut, but all those flashing smiles had my tongue all tied up.

He was an elementary school teacher at one of the toughest class in the whole Harlem. I had the golden opportunity of watching him in class, in awe at his teaching style and how he made a class of thick-headed 12-year-old warmed up towards him.

And needless to say, I was struck every time he glanced and flashed those billion dollar smile.

His name was Ron Clark, and he was portrayed by Matthew Perry.

The Ron Clark Story was so fascinating and inspiring that I was immediately captivated and rooted on my spot. The last movie that ever made me do that was Bruce Willis's.

Perry was exceptional and his portrayal in the movie was his best so far. He was glittering with charisma, shimmering with witty remarks and basking in his glorious two hours of brilliant smile.

I should consider refraining myself before I puke myself out.

Regardless of the puppiness, I am officially adding Matthew Perry to my list of favourite actors. You go, Perry!

p/s:
I haven't been able to implement these words into my life, but I'm not worrying. ^.~

Gifted Child

I'm supposed to write something after a long absence, but several health misfits forced me to reconsider my plans.

Since I was a very small kid, I have always considered myself better and much brighter than most of my peers. In my overall performances, I tend to outwit others. Dad will put more responsibility on me and even recognize me as brighter compared to my other siblings.

Which could probably be the reason why I tend to get cocky and quite arrogant. Okay, maybe very. Anyway, I was reading Reader's Digest newest edition and this article on How to Recognize a Gifted Child [Feb 2008, page 138] piqued my interest. Highly.

A gifted child is not a genius and does not have to know everything or do things out of the ordinary, such as play the piano at the age of two or speak several languages at the age of three.

They are basically differentiated from others in their ability to learn much faster and go more deeply into subjects. Some of the characteristic of a gifted child are:

They generally walk and speak before their first year of age.
Dad said I walked at 9 month-old and talk fluently at 14.

They tend to use very rich language and adult-like vocabulary.
He recalled when we went for my first flight when I was around 2-3 years old. I talked and talked and talked on the plane; he said the passengers kept smiling and commenting.

I think they wanted me to stop, but hey, who has the heart to stop a cute chattering child?

They easily remember and understand the information they are given.
Hmm, I suppose I am when I was a kid. Now at the age of 17+, I have the penchant for forgetting things.

They generate a great quantity of idea and solutions to problems.
Yeah, sure I do! Do you know that 1+4=5? And so are 2+3, 1x5, square root of 25, 40/8, 39-34...

They have a well-developed sense of humour.
No comment.

They have a great deal of curiosity, which makes them question everything.
I question a lot of things, which ultimately put me in a whole lot of problem with the school authorities. Plus it made me question the lack of intelligence in the current federal leaders.

They usually worry about the problem in the world.
For one, I'm worried of the around-the-corner general election. God, please don't let Barisan Nasional take over Kelantan. We are rioting if they do.

They adore reading.
^_^ Number one hobby.

They like complicated board games.
Oh, yeah! Not that I'm any good, but I enjoy teasing my brain.

They are leaders.
I am a Choleric. We are born leaders, double duh~

They persevere [They concentrate on a task and persist until they finish it].
I'm still working on the same problem I had since kindergarten; impressing my big bro.

They have a high level of self-judgement, demand much of themselves, and tend to be dissatisfied.
A life-long problem of mine. When I make any mistakes, even the simplest of it, I know and I talk myself out of it. But then, people will come and advise me about it.

You see, I despise being advised because I hate hearing the same thing all over again. Heck, I even get annoyed when the telly airs the same show all over. Like, be original, folks!

They prefer to work independently and do not need much help.
Yeah, better leave all the hard thing to yourself since most people can't do half a decent job as I can.

They are vulnerable to the rejection of their classmates.
Hmm... That's a different issue. I rather not talk about it.