Oratorical Speech Contest...

Cool that I've entered another contest, I'm really becoming active this year, hehehe, anyways let's cut to the chase. I was one of the selected participants to compete for the oratorical speaking elimination round today, the piece that we(the participants) were supposed to memorize is a small portion of Catherine Tan's, she's the WG's EIC, essay. I'll go on ahead and place the piece here(I hope Catherine wouldn't mind):

"I say it is not! Why? Because education should not only shape up our brains! It should go beyond that by shaping up the total formation of a human being. It should be the reservoir from where we could derive not only academic excellence but also personal excellence! In that sense, education becomes life-changing. And it is in those life-changing moments that we could gather strength to move forward... I want all ears lent, and all eyes open. We, as modern people, could not reverse a lot of things. We cannot launch a troop to vanquish poverty. We cannot develop a vaccine to stop unemployment. We cannot invent a shield for our ozone layer. And we cannot devise a machine that would manufacture world peace. But we, however, can paint a picture of a brighter tomorrow. With education as the tool, and vision as the guide, changing the world would be our greatest masterpiece."

There's not much competition there, since most of the people there didn't took it seriously. The judges said that they'll be picking 7 of us to rise to the next level of the competition, but in the end, only 1 of us shall prevail. And the one that will prevail shall also be the one who will uphold the school's name by winning the competition against the other schools.

The results are going to be announced tomorrow, but my teacher told me that I was one of the chosen 7, in an implied way though. I can't stop thinking about it, but like what I always say: "I don't just join contests, I intend to win them!" (Confidence is what keeps me psyched up) Stay cool everybody! XD