这几天，我在想着，辩论在我生活中，到底留下有多深的意义及回忆，难道辩论就是那么的刺激、那么的好玩吗？

我不知道在我部落格内，已写了多少的关于辩论的文章。

我当初决定进校队华语辩论队，是纯粹为了友情而已。当时，我很清楚自己不是辩论的最佳材料，根本不能作出任何贡献，甚至准备被人家说我是个“寄生虫”。我根本没有那个奋斗心，去辩论，因为我根本没有辩论的技巧。像凯登一样，辩论已经是他的专长，任意发挥。

庆正曾经说过，

“若是我们对辩论没有兴趣，那我们进入校队又是什么呢？

我想，当初，应该真的对辩论有稍微兴趣，才会进入吧。辩论讲求急智、随机应变、络绎不绝的灵感、口若悬河以及滔滔不绝的口才，而这些，我都不具备。我只能贡献的，只是在背后默默地支持他们，当他们的 “精神支柱”。当他们不愉快，我就只能逗他们笑。

在此（请点击）,我已经说出我个人的感受。

庆正及伟杰一直说，辩论很刺激！我倒不觉得，我认为辩论很乏味儿，根本不是我的专长。我看到，在每一场，每个辩题，他们都很精心地去下定义、下论点、进行反驳、总结论点等，他们的奋斗、他们对辩论的热情，令我钦佩。

我很想试一试，到底辩论是那么的好玩吗？到底辩论真的能让人想得更快吗？

终于，我有机会参加校内华语辩论比赛，我参加此比赛，是要证明给自己看，我其实是能辩论的！不是为了要什么名利，或是受肯定。凭我的努力，我很想让自己知道，我是可以辩论。很可惜，我班的另三个代表不怎么积极，而且一开口就说“弃权吧”、“不比了”。

原本，我应该很开心才对，既然我对辩论没有兴趣，但我却觉得很生气，我不懂为何我会对辩论那么积极去，或许我想让自己知道，我是可以辩论。就是因为这样，我一直逼着他们，一定要上场。

我们四人，根本没有练习，就凭着自己的能力，当场辩论。虽在第一圈，我们是不劳而获地进入第二圈复赛，然而我觉得这不是一件很好的事，毕竟我班其他三个代表不晓得比赛规则。等到出赛的那一天，他们的稿还没拟好，甚至还带着吊儿郎当的态度来学校。我不明白，为何到这个地步，他们还不要反省以下？

如果我们输，我希望我们能在同样的平台上，而输，我不希望我们输得太明显，而要输得光荣一点。我很遗憾，当初怎么不推他们多一点，但我又不要太逼切。我的目标，就是要证明给自己看，我是可以辩论。

另我最失望，坦白说，是我的三辩。我不喜欢到最后关头而放弃的人，这就是真正的懦夫，一个正宗的失败者。他根本做在那儿，无所事事的，小结根本没写到，令我很气愤。另一位是四辩，我们之前已经谈好，自由辩论由他开始，但当天，他根本没有准备到！我们在那儿，傻傻的坐着等他，当时的我很生气了，恨不得想揍他！为何你们就是不能付出一点努力呢？

令我很高兴，大多数的人，都说我已进步，就证明我的目标成功。我终于可以抬起头，我可以感受辩论的好玩之点。庆正，你说得没错！

Yup, the annual inter-class debate competition was held in my school again. I’ve said this once, and I’m going to repeat. Debate is not my cup of coffee or tea or coke! I don’t think as fast as my friends in the school team does, but I think the experience we’ve gone through was the best of them all!

My class, 4SA3 got through the first preliminary round without having to debate, because our opponent 3TB3 gave up. We got the chance to go against 4SA5’s Team B in the second round. I have to say, that Wooi Keat and I talked less because we had to prevent ourselves from telling our main points.

debating…

Yeap Chun Keat was our first speaker, opening the motion of “成功是人生最大的收获”with his definition and main points. Then Alex Lim, from the opponent’s first speaker, opposing the title, making a statement that “失败是人生最大的收获”. Brandon, ME started to ask questions to Alex, and he actually felt into my trap, and I was quite happy. The list goes on…

Cheng Chun Keat actually purposely pretended to not say his points, because he did not want to win this round. Lead Kert was pretty unstable but actually delivered a good delivery that impressed the judges.

If I want to lose, I want to lose to someone who is at the same standard with us, and that we did our very best. My eyes were suffused with tears, when CCK actually boycotted the whole thing…

I was kind of impressed with myself that I can rebut the opponents’ points quite fast while free debating! That goes to show that I have something up my sleeves. And I rebut them fluently, not like someone! I finally gained confidence that I actually can debate if I really have the passion and commitment.

Though I lost today, I finally found myself that I can actually debate!

You know what?! Debate is a rascal towards me! However, all the love and hatred in debate has actually gained me some confidence and some quick thoughts when facing questions.

God bless, see you around.

I’m going cuckoo, once again! People find me changing, in terms of personality. Even my teacher kept asking about my change in emotions. She said I am “emotionally-bounded”. She said, I don’t look cheerful and happy-go-lucky like I did during my Form 3 times.

Debate! Debate has been bugging me… I grow fond of it one day, then despise it another day, then like it again! In fact, debate is one of the competitions that really pisses me a lot! Though debate may not be my cup of tea, but I still have to represent my class for the inter-class debate competition. I want to show that “SOMEONE” that I can debate, ok? I have that in my blood, still!

Pregnancy! I am such a busybody. People pregnant also want to care ah? (rotten English!) My Biology teacher got pregnant, now my Modern Mathematics teacher is getting pregnant also for about 3 months already. Wakakakaka. It’s good to have some fun, but sometimes pregnant teachers can be a bit emotional sometimes… (mood swings), then will be absent for a few days… (medical checkup!) aduh…

Studies! Haiz, time to study again?! Many people are striving harder to get better results. For those who did miserably (like me!), they will have to work harder to make it up for last time. I will also make sure that my results will not be the same as the ones who urm… well, let us just say, don’t expect the unexpected coming… cause it may… wakakaka.

I’ll be stopping here la…

Just as you thought that my Physics teacher would be better teaching at pressure, then he went around stirring our concepts. I don’t blame him, but please don’t confuse us as a student. A teacher’s responsibility is to teach students well, not perplexing us.

I pray to you, Lord, that you may bless each and every one of us in 4SA3, that we may understand the various concepts of Physics. I pray to you, Lord, that you may bless my Physics teacher to teach us diligently and will have a good time with us, teaching us Physics.

Some say that Form 4 is a honeymoon year, I say that Form 4 is an excruciating year, for real. That idea is totally absurd for people to say that Form 4 is a honeymoon year. A lot of people of say that Physics is a subject that is fun, because you practically don’t have to memorize things as much as in Biology. I have to agree with that.

I pray to you, Lord, that you may bless the students of Form 4 to experience something better than this, something that is more fun than what we are going through now. Shed light upon us that may awaken us, that these knowledge are for our future.

Friends are getting uglier…They talk behind your back. They despise you, they are prejudice towards you, they no longer talk to you. Complicated relationships, loving this girl, loving that boy… Are these the lives of the future generations? Will we be seeing early marriage?

I pray to you, Lord, that you can give us determination and faith to live our lives as teenagers, to live our lives as we break through against all odds.

What do these two lovely girls have in common? Yes, yes! They are both sexy, sassy, gorgeous, sophisticated.

Megan Fox (left, from Transformer 2) and Amanda Seyfried (right, from Mamma Mia) will portray  two different characters in the upcoming thriller, Jennifer’s Body. I want to watch the movie, because I think that the thriller rocks, and my eyes go to Amanda Seyfried, so cute and innocent.

I’m not super excited about big boobies and big booties of Megan Fox, personally, but she has the pretty gene going on. I don’t care whether she admitted she is a man or whatsoever, but I hope that these two lovely girls can bring the movie alive.

I am not a super die hard fan of Harry Potter. I don’t read the thick-looking-that-will-eat-my-time-up novels, but I still manage to watch the movies. Perhaps the editors and director had already cut some of the most interesting parts in the Harry Potter series, but for me, I thought the visual effects and characters brought the story alive, and I was ok with that.

The fiery scene, which Dumbledore casted a fire spell that saved Harry, was the only part that was ok. I did not find the kissing scene interesting. Harry should kissed Hermoine, not Ginny!

This movie focused more a lot of Professor Dumbledore and Harry Potter, in the quest of finding what Voldermort had left… I thought it was lame at the ending that the story ended with the “all the Heroduex (forgotten the spelling) was all fake”… It was not really super fantastic and enticing to watch it over again.

Perhaps Jessie Cave, who played Lavender in the film, was the funniest character in the film.

Not super pretty, but was really cute and funny in the film. I thought that the hair and the makeup in the film, made her older than she normally looked. “My Won-Won” was the cutest quote in the film…

Evanna Lynch who played Luna Lovegood, was a total letdown in the film. Her role was so much better in the last movie, but she is an awkward pretty girl, who captured many with her special looks.

Well, I didn’t go alone to the cinema, who does? I went with Shaun, Wooi Keat, Chee Yang, Yi Qian, Kee Khai, Leonard, Edmund, Ming Zhong, Ying Hang and Zhan Yi (narrr!), together with a whole bunch of Chung Ling students, whom we met throughout the whole Gurney Plaza.

We went to Chilis for lunch, and my Beef Bacon Burger proofed to be the last meal I had today. It was so filling, and  Ming Zhong and I were struggling to get the food down. I kind of don’t believe Wooi Keat’s tiny appetite, despite having a larger proportion that all of us. Shaun was the real surprise of the day. He gobbled down his plate, and sat down waiting for us, while Ming Zhong, Yi Jian and I were eating. Despite his skinny figure, Shaun can eat anything down if he wants to. Therefore, do not get fooled by his appearance.

We walked around the plaza, before heading the cinema. It was packed with people…

After the movie, we sat down at Segafrado’s and had a little chit chat. We had dinner at 600 cc, a tiny restaurant. We spent a lot, and you should have seen Shaun eating and eating and eating, as if he was shipwrecked for 30 days. Robinson Crusoe could have the same appetite with him…

I really enjoyed the outing with my friends, as this will be the last chance of outing before having our next test. I really got to work hard this time, and no more computer, cause I did not do effing good with my results. It’s a shame that Chin Chern did not join us, because he just can’t let go of his Physics tuition.

Pray for me that I can stay focus and consistent. May I have more faith, passion and commitment in everything I do. Till then , I just want to sleep…The movie almost made me fell asleep…

Au revoir!

Finally, I can post something in my blog. Had an error, trying to post this in my blog but it was solved. I really apologize for not posting much lately.

Debate is Fun!

You may wonder why this boy, who dislikes debate, can say this? I think you really need to be on that spot, debate your topic, defend your stance, only you will feel that debate is actually quite enticing to do.

Our school had a mini debating between the 2 national team of Chinese Debate, to demonstrate the rules and styles of debating to the students of Chung Ling High School. I will represent my class, 4SA3, for the first round, and I hope we can win this motion.

“I still can’t post any pictures yet!”

Honestly speaking, I have to agree with the audience that their performance wasn’t really up to the national standard of debating. Kai Deng got very cocky… Chin Chern was improving! Yeah! Khai Hean was also improving! Wooi Keat was consistent. Moreover, that wasn’t really a competition, so the audience were free to speak their mind out!

Debate is all about finding information, defend your title and you win. If you fail to convince the judges, then you are in deep trouble.

Till then, I will try to fix the error and post some pictures.

God bless.

Though he is not my most favourite and most inspirational male singer for me, it is indeed a tragic loss for Michael Jackson to leave us on June 25 2009. He leaves us with his own style in music and his sweet sound of music. His one of a kind vocals or what we called the “vocal hiccup”, intrigued me, as he really stood out from the industry to gain fame.

The “Moonwalker” and the “anti-gravity lean” inspired many dancers to emulate Michael Jackson and that was what made him really special. Not many artistes at that time really risked, but Michael’s risk truly paid off, as he is one of favourite, though not most favourite, singer of all times.

His extraordinary talent in singing and dancing, moved my heart and it is indeed a great loss nationwide. I believe that every supporter and die-hard fans out there really missed Michael Jackson. May you rest in peace and may God bless you.

I know that Teacher’s Day is over, but the school authorities decided to throw a party to celebrate this special day, dedicated to all teachers. Therefore, almost every class had a class party to celebrate with the teachers. We, Fourth Formers, did not have a chance to be in the hall, so we kind of slacked around everywhere.

First, I had to complete my Moral assignment, and helping my friends to take few pictures for theirs too.

Lloyd and Sean “cleaning” the white board in our class… I’m just wondering, why do we have to this same old project over and over again during these years?

Sean and I… Now what you don’t know, was that he actually took a chance to button up his uniform before taking this photo with me. Well, he did demonstrate his good attitude in front of the camera.

Kevin is on the left, doing his unfinished homework. Chang Sheng (still remember him?!) with his female idol, I guess?

Since the party won’t start until the 3rd period, we sat down and talked but I decided to walk over to 4SA5 class to chat with Wooi Keat and CCC from 4SA1… I saw them discussing their Chinese Debate motion, so I helped one side whereas Chin Chern helped the other side.

Ugh, if you can find one picture of him, without this pose, do tell me!

Two pictures of the school compound. I would prefer if no one walked at the corridor but that wasn’t possible. I spot a car in the car park…

I took a few pictures with my friends, so I’m sharing them with you all…

They are both “aquadite” in Shaun’s upcoming novel… Kee Khai and Chun Qi

Oh My Gawd… what are they discussing? It was so intense that chin Chern had to do the finger-twitching pose again…

Yi Jian, our cute monitor standing while Chee Yang, another cutie is sitting. Both of them are cute… Damn, I feel jealous when sitting with them.

 

Fashion advice: Do not put your face straight on and too near to the camera, otherwise, your face will be bigger!

Lead Kert, caught off-guard… So pathetic…

Here was the case, Cheng Chun Keat and I pretended to look through my camera, but we were actually taking pictures of people like Lead Kert off-guard. We were imitating someone until Lead Kert showed that kind of expression. Lead Kert, congratulations! You are on candid camera! Lead Kert, what were you thinking?

One of the notorious blogger, Lim Chien Ming, checking his camera! He dies for DSLR… The only perfect face you can get from him, is to capture while he does not look at you. See Chien Ming, you don’t have to do your weird facial expressions!

I stayed back after school for our debate discussion. GOOD NEWS!

Team B is back! This is our last chance to prove to the teachers that Team B is capable of winning again in debate! Next Friday, we will be seeing how it goes… Stay tuned…

Wooi Keat spent most of the time in the canteen, flaunting his looks and forcing us to admit that he is one of the cutest… you know what is cute? THIS!

This is cute… Wooi Keat.

Anyways, Chun Yeang was so sarcastic answering Wooi Keat back but Wooi Keat insisted that he was the cutest of them all. I was speechless. The other half, we discussed whether Chin Chern was really  involved in Wooi Keat’s Johor “raping”… We are so childish, I know…

We had a blast of time but the happy moments always end fast. Who does not want freedom from everything? We were happy that we did not have to study for one day.

I hope everybody appreciate their times in school, making friends, bonding friendship, and I hope that everyone will enjoy themselves in school. Don’t fret your school life, you should be grateful that you have this opportunity to study in one of the famous school.

God bless.

陈庆正   吴南财

我们从没想过，这六位好朋友，能够成为一队出色的辩论队伍。我们从没想过，这队黑马，能成为全槟的辩论冠军。然而，背后还有一些不愉快的事情发生了，但我们六人还一定会团结一起，在模拟赛在一鸣惊人，让所有人知道，我们还是行的。

辩论给我们留下了许多许多美好的回忆，从我们中三的六人组合到今天的组合，我们确实学了不少。在学习生涯中，我们从来没有体会过真正团体精神的力量。那份同一条心的力量确实是无比的。

人际关系是一门学问，一个孩子无论多么优秀，他还是要面对别人，要学会怎么和人相处，怎么处事圆滑，这些都得要慢慢参透。辩论学习到团队精神，交多一些朋友，这都是成长的经历。老实说，我们的成长环境是比较受保护的，所以我们所经历的难免不同。我们须学会多走出去，看更多东西，体会出更多心得，待人处事学会更有弹性，在领导方面也要去认识，这对我们都有帮助。

友谊为第一

每当一想起辩论，脑里第一个想的东西，必定是“朋友”。辩论中，最美好的时刻，就是我们这几个朋友，坐在一起讨论，一起绞尽脑汁，一起玩乐，一起吃东西，一起上台的时刻。我们从来没有想过要在辩论场中夺冠，然而最后我们却无意中做到了。辩论让我们知道了更多的时事，增广了我我们的见闻，让我们的头脑比以前灵敏得多，让我们体会合作的美丽，而它的收获，就是那无比的快乐。而我们总觉得，参加辩论最大的价值及高潮点仍在于辩手们一起讨论与快乐的时光。

往往过程都比结果来得更深刻，更值得收藏。所以，我们能够在辩论之外，收获不同的体验和道理。我们的合作和团结常常让大家很钦佩，交朋友就是要这样，一条心，我们就是这样，很自然很单纯，也没什么心机。但另一方面，我们在思想行为上的稳重度还不够，表现在生活中就譬如：无缘无故会玩得很疯狂，或是有一些很难让人接受的小动作和小想法。在这方面我们承认要学会成长，要加多一点理性、稳重、大体在生活中，但做人不可以太世故，太计较或太有心计，我们还要懂得取舍。

重组时刻

重组的那段过程，对我们其他四个，的确可谓是一个艰难的过程。尤其是那两位候补（杨凯祥与黄俊扬），他们的心里又是多么的气愤和伤心，而有的老师还觉得他们犹如我们组里的寄生虫，这的确伤了他们的心。这也是当时为何我们一直希望老师不要重组的原因。我们当时只是希望老师能给我们一个进步的机会，让我们还能上台吸取经验，毕竟我们明年还会参与。我们的导师，吴南财，时常告诉我们要以平常心看待。开始心里虽然会觉得有点可惜，但最后还是会觉得自己让的一大步不是白费的。因为要是当时若我们坚持不重组的话，可能早就进不了全国赛了。重组的这段过程，可说是一个很特别的经历吧。

我们希望可以在挣扎的过程中收获一些刻骨铭心的道理。我们当初的坚持和愤怒只有我们可以了解，但或许我们没有察觉，这里头“捱义气”的成分比较多，我们把所谓的友谊放得很大，才会坚持要原班人马。南财说，没有人觉得那两位候补是寄生虫，每个人都有他的角色，只是站在比赛竞争的立场，必然就会有人比较弱有人较强，有人比较适合有人要被取舍这样而已。派对参赛讲求的是大局，是代表钟灵的队伍。生命就是要学会平常心，有时要学着接受，生命不是每一次都能如愿以偿，有时候失去也是另一种收获。或许，放下了执着，眼前的路也相对的宽阔。我们觉得最后我们都能退一步，就是要能够让对方有更好的出路。无论我们友谊有多重，我们深深体会到我们还是要顾虑大局。

难得的经验，全国赛

在全国赛中，我们看见了各州的代表，他们对辩论又是多么的积极。他们从初中一就开始培养人才，长年累月的磨练，让他们在辩论场上立于不败之地。我们要长期专业的训练，对我们对整个大环境来说，都有很多要跨越的，而且一旦我们走上了这条路，每个人的心态很快就会不同，到时候也许我们的得失心会变得更重，因为既然付出了，期望就相对高很多，赢不了的话我们很难过自己那一关。我们肯定也不会像今天那么快乐，得到那么多成长的感受。

谢谢您，南财

而不管是否重组过，我们都确实学了不少。能够有那份缘份在人生中参与辩论，对我们来说已算是一种福了。也希望我们这几个明年还能有机会同一组。辩论的确给我们在学习生涯中洒下了不少美丽、精彩的彩花。

再次的感恩你这一直以来给我们的帮助。永不会忘记您！