Brendan was picked to represent his school St John’s
Institution (SJI) in an age group restricted debate tournament (13 to 15 year
olds) organized by Garden International School (GIS). We were up pretty early
on a Saturday morning so that he’d be there by 8AM. We stopped by Restoran Safiz Corner for breakfast before making our way to the venue.
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| breakfast on a Saturday morning? unheard of! |
There were quite a large number of teams competing, from as
far as Malacca. Although it was his first tournament Brendan didn’t seem
nervous at all, I think we were more nervous than him! SJI sent two teams and
he was in Team 1.
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| the boys preparing |
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| Thank you Cikgu Elizabeth |
His first match started promptly at 9:30AM.
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| what, me worry? |
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| with their esteemed opponents |
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| yup, Brendan's a leftie |
Throughout the day, Team 1 had a total of four mathes and they
didn’t do too badly (what with it being their first time and all) chalking up 2 wins. Their first and last opponents were
from GIS teams and while they lost the first match, they redeemed themselves by
winning the last.
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| chill Mom! |
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| Teams 1 & 2 |
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| Team 1: Haarandren, Sarab & Brendan |
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| Team 2: Sri, Jazlan & Asri |
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| Teams with their parents |
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| final match |
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| listening intently |
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| and the verdict is..... SJI's Team 1! |
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| Brendan with his badges |
The boys decided to stay back and watch the finals between
two boarding schools. It was an eye opener and they quickly understood why
these two fine teams made it to the finals (charisma and intelligence aplenty).
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| well done boys |
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| oi, watch the match |
They also had a photo opportunity with the lovely GIS girls,
cheeky boys!
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| when Goofy met Silly |
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| when Goofy met Silly |
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| when Goofy met Silly |
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with the kind soul who organized the whole thing
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