Wednesday, September 13, 2006
BROKENBeing on that seminar isn't really a joke. Nakakatoxic!
Putting the semi-fatigue aside, FRUSTRATION is slapping my exhausted face. I missed the field trip to grant the request of our schoolpaper adviser to help the school in bagging some recognition. Ms. S expects a lot from me...and she isn't the only one..everyone's counting on me. They believe in my capabilities.
The writing contests ended few hours ago. I was a part of news, editorial, feature and sports writing. (halata bang desperado?)
When i was walking my way home, i thought about my performance on that seminar. News writing is not my style. I don't expect to be credited for that...so that's a 10% winning chance. Editorial writing is something i didn't grow up with. I mean, it was my first time to officially write an editorial..perhaps that's a 10% too. In sports writing, the main and the worst problem i got is that; "i am not a sports enthusiast"...thus, giving me a headache in ransacking my mind for some sports lingo that i happen to encounter when i hear people talking about badminton (the article is about the BAdminton Exhibition GAme)...perhaps it's 9% if luck turns my way. Since grade six, i was trained for Feature Writing competitions. Ms. S knew that..giving her expectations a more unreachable level. The topic for features wasn't difficult but having that in mind, i knew i wasn't the only one who thought that it was easy--laying out a tighter competition. "I will do my best..."
Shockingly, the judge announced; "I am giving you twenty minutes to finish that article.."
What the..! I know i can write sensible articles but never that fast.
I tried to keep myself out of the time pressure.
Judge: "Last ten minutes!"
Thought: "What?!?! I am not even halfway through!"
I continued writing...
Judge: "LAst 3 minutes!"
Thought: "Oh men! I just finished my body!"
After two minutes and fifty seconds...(if they really used a timer..)
Judge: "10...9...8...7...6..5..4..3..2..pass your papers.."
Thought: "Disaster..." (shaking my head..)
I am not expecting anything from that lousy feature article...It breaks me.
--Peek-a-Boo--
8:16 PM
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