Monday, February 25, 2013

SSIDC 2013

From the 18th to 22nd of February, I once again volunteered to run for SSIDC (Don't know what it stands for, but it is mainly an inter-school debate competition organized by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus.)

I saw many familiar teams from KDL the month before, and though I wished to be able to see how much they have improved, the fates turned against me and I was assigned other teams to run after. Not a bad thing, though. It is fun to see people discuss amongst each other as a team, and then see how much they mature after a round of debate ended. For a runner, this must be one of the things they remember for life. Not a very experienced runner, but yeah.

During the debates going on, I took out my debate file and jotted down their points. It is fun to see how their rebuttals cancel out and how two sides of a coin can interact with each other to find a common ground, yet let a motion either stand or fall. I actually enjoy watching people argue and then finding a solution, so being a runner is in itself holds the best satisfaction.

I met many kinds of people throughout the event. It doesn't really matter who they are and where they are from, because I believe that albeit the many emotional scenes they took part in, they can have their fill of fun. Even if they are not, I want to try my best to make them have fun :P (Sicko).  This event was like an escape to some sort of duty-free haven (Though I was on duty it felt like I was playing around and having fun, cause I mostly was.)

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One of the many themed motions. I believe the theme was business? ._.

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Amazing people :P (Stole the picture from someone :x, sorry!)

Team Adamantium (Marians) dedicated a song to me during the third day of the event. It was "Lets have a Kiki" by Scissors Sister (Adapted into Glee together with Turkey Lurkey Time too.) Lets just say I am flattered by their dedication, but it got me addicted so yeah. I wanna have a Kiki.

Overall, SSIDC 2013 was amazing. I got to steal some food while serving them (omnomnomnom) and also hand out drinks. I should be a waiter, I enjoy doing these sorts of things.

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