Library&Rain&Speech

Today I went to the Jurong East Library to do the Chinese Comprehension Project with Kheng Yee, Yu Lin and Yan Jun. Though the air-conditioner made the library so cold and the air was a little bit stale( I am sure the oxygen concentration was very low, but actually I did not need to worry because in case any emergency happens, these SJAB people will come into rescue:), we managed to finish almost everything, that is, except the 20min presentation, which we were determined to impromptu with YouTube slips. We dined at KFC with some junk food and MRTed home--on three different lines. Ah Kheng went by red line heading for Gombak, Yu Lin headed for Boon Lay, Yan Jun by her parent's car, and I headed for Clementi which cannot be more familiar.

It rained heavily on the way that I could see the scratches of the downpour on the windows of the train. These days the spirits residing in the sky are always very sad that they cry all the day, occasionally letting out a threatening roar that can make the bravest shudder. Yesterday I was going to Kranji Secondary School to attend the National Bilingual Speech Competition when the sky began to hurl raindrops at me. I barely reached the busstop when the darkening of the sky heralded the upcoming of the downpour. Although I opened my unbrella in time, it was impossible to fend off the rain, which was scattering everywhere, reinforced by the heavy wind. I was soon drenched all over and my shoes were filled with water.(I am sure there was mud, too)It was like going through the muddy river when I was in Integrated Trip, yet I was not going to take an adventure! So, while waiting for the 96 Bus, I took of my shoes and tilted them over. That was when I found that both my shoes and my socks were soaked. It took a lot of efforts to squeeze the water out and in despair, I decided to go through with those soaked shoes.

I was not at all familiar with the landscape of Choa Chu Kang, but with the help of the warm-hearted 302 bus driver, I was able to reach Kranji Sec Sch on time. The receptionists were very pretty and friendly. They alleviated my nervousness almost immediately. But when I saw those competitors from other schools who were also very well-prepared, I began to tell myself: just do your best, and do not bother about the prize. I was the 13th to deliver my speech and before me, many competitors stumbled over or lost their words.

Fortunately, I did all I had prepared in these three days after the common test and it was quite a good job, though there were a lot of competent contestants from other schools. 6 out of 26 would get into the Final Round and I did not put in too much hope, so the result was expected, the six schools in Final were Raffles Institution, Victoria Junior College, River Valley, LinJing Sec, Kranji Sec and a CHIJ school(cannot remember the name) The Final will be on 30th Aug, by that time, I will be one of the spectators.

Wish all contestants show us their best performances and see you then.