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We can be non-emo. HONEST!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
With increasing remarks about the "emo-ness" of this blog, lets...
POST ABOUT SOMETHING FUN,WILD AND MUCH MUCH HAPPIER:D
It was a joyous occasion, it was a tiring occasion. Comprising of 4 grueling debates, life-sustaining red bull,violent threats and warm hugs, its one day that we will never forget. So this post is dedicated to MG U14s and all our seniors and friends who made it possible:D
round 1: MG vs CHIJ St.Nicks (opp)
(THW grant mentally ill and their families the right to refuse treatment)
Prep was hilarious and very reminiscent of our previous endeavors with medical ethics motions.
-We should assist the healthy to commit suicide, in the event they chose a bad place to jump off the building and affect the good feng shui there.
-Forget about organ trading, we can solve the organ shortage with pig dialysis. (ie: connecting a pig to the patient)
-We must allow the selection of human embryos based on genetic characteristics so that parents will no longer practice favoritism. "Hey! my friend is a test tube baby, she was born from IVF tooo-aishani"
Sigh, medical ethics just isn't our thing. Debate went quite horribly, both teams didnt engage,evolve or elaborate. First thing imran said when we came out? "you are going to lose, if you debate like that".
round 2: MG vs ACSI (prop)
(THW allow convicted criminals to chose the death penalty over life imprisonment)
This prep was very bad. We panicked for the first 40 minutes, struggling to find any information that could possibly run was a logical case. " give me a substantive or i will throw this chair-anne", yes prep was THAT bad. But, surprisingly, we all had sudden epiphanies during the last 5 minutes.
I was too agressive, anne was bored, nat forgot to wear the blazer. Yet somehow, we did perform well. Imran was nodding his head furiously, and it was nice to actually see a sparkle of pride in his eyes when the adjudicator announced that we won. Oh, speaking about the adjudicator he is a living replica of the ninja turtles, all that was missing was a red headband. Amusing really.
round 3: MG vs RI (opp)
(THB in India's economy)
Oh well, we would have preferred a motion on bollywood with its sexy films but economy is seductive too right. Truthfully, we were shocked to be against RI. I vaguely recall saying "oh shit" as were waslking to our prep rooms, only to find the whole contingent of RI boys behind. Sigh awkward,embarassing strange moment. With fantasies of getting into the finals and being ranked as best speaker, we pulled through a very exhausting prep.
The debate was exciting, there was engagement and evolution throughout, with a clear line of logic from both sides. Imran tore his notebook and almost broke a pen during this debate. Yes, an emotional roller coaster it was. Definitely the best debate of the day.
Imran: Aishani, you sound like a primary school girl.
Aishani: Noooooo -she says indignantly- (smallgirl hair curls bouncing freely in the wind)
round 4: MG vs ACSI(again) prop
(THW grant amnesty to dictators in exchange for them stepping down)
This was it, the finals the last obstacle we needed to clear. Prep was alright, we had loads of examples and statistics on hand that we could use. (Me and my Economist, Nat and her Newsweek) The debate was decent but it definitely didnt surpass the RI one. "Slap the baby they are slapping the baby-nat", Nat inspired me to twist the analogy, and that would go down as my first successful reply speech.
Imran:
- Keisha, three adjudicators came up to me to tell me you sounded exactly like me. I know they say imitation is the best form of flattery but really you can worship me in many other ways.
-Anne, you are a bored waitress who seemed like she was just dragged randomly from the streets today to debate.
-Nat, you debate like a boy.
-THE END- to a rather lengthy post.
-Keisha