the start of this week was okay.
but last tuesday was really urggh!! :( t'was a boom..really depressing. we had our persuasive speech in english, and elyssa's my partner. both of us chose the topic "should we give alms to street children or not?".. I, for anti, and elyssa for pro. that was the first topic that shrunk in my mind when we were planning a week after tuesday(oct 14)? i think? i really love our topic and i was uhm. a bit excited of course. we made our speeches (wooaah, the speech must last for 5 minutes!)after uhm almost 3 days i think? i've made it, the five-minute speech, then start memorizing. it's quite easy to memorize the speech though it was, let's say, it's too looong.. monday night i kept on memorizing in front of the mirror (with matching facial expressions, really, haha. crazy geek. haha)
then Tuesday came :| English was our first course that day..and i was late, as usual. i thought my professor would force me too sing. (it's in our rules, if a person is late, that person will sing a song.. in front of the class) good i was safe :) my prof seemed to forgot i was about to sing wahaha.. i changed outfit to a formal one, a brown sleeveless with raffles thingy and ribbon at the back; a black slacks; and a pair of brown doll shoes.. me and my partner were the last to deliver our speeches.. mj and olive were the first,and second, lui and jun.. the first 2 pairs were good. though mj and jun tend to forgot some lines. then, finally it's our turn.. my partner was the first to deliver the speech.. and i was her coach.haha i sat on a mono block chair in front while holding a copy of her speech (i whispered the lines that she forgot) haha. she was giggling every time she forgets a line. she unexpectedly produced some funny gestures that made our classmates laugh, even me.. then she ended her speech with her own conclusion.. she sat, then i stood up and walked to the center. i was really nervous. it seemed that the time has stopped. everybody was motionless and directly looking at me. i started speaking.."Do not give them fish, instead teach them how to fish.satisfying is'nt it? uhmm......" (inside of me, i was really confused, i said to myself "i think i forgot the next line?") then after a short pause i said.."ma'am take two! take two!" and they we're all laughing. wahaha. i found my self laughing also. i cleared myself up. and start speaking again. it was a smooth and good start for me, though a lil bit funny. i continue speaking but then in the middle part, the lines were crashing in my mind!! i just heard elyssa whispered the lines to me.. it was really argghh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i ended my speech with this
"Street urchins shouldn’t be given alms. We shouldn’t teach them to be beggars. A move must be done and it will start on us, the almsgiver. If we continue to shower them with our pity and sympathy, this country will seriously become a nation of beggars. The quotation says, “Don't just give them fish instead teach them how to fish”. I challenge you, the audience, to think prudently and make a difference."
haay, after that, i sat on my chair.. i was really sad. super.. then our professor called the speakers, and dismissed the rest of the class. she then gave comments and bla bla bla bla... i really can't understand what she was saying, all i knew, was i was really sad. haha i expected too much from myself but then.. argh..
okay. but now, it's alright :) i'm happy that me and my partner did a great job :)
i realized..don't expect too much from yourself, specially in times like this. public speaking or whatsoever. hahaha
im proud of us elyssa godilano! wee haha
til the next speech partner? :)
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