This is my world.-Charis

filamer christian college student republic invited a varsity debate team from cpu to engage in a debate which was held yesterday as part of the fccsr week celebrations. i am happy and proud to be part of the CPU team composed of 1 of the best (ervin from the college of nursing), 2 of the next best (congrats, mitch! and saylor from the college of engineering), 2 of the "pained losers" (sorry emman and ng joyce, next time, i won’t speak for all of us), and 1 brilliant startstruck hopeful (hi andrea! boys, she’s not just another pretty face..she’s intelligent,you know).

this will always be a bittersweet memory for me:bitter because i feel bad that i couldn’t play a more active role in the teamwork than what i want to because of several parent-imposed restrictions. sweet kay CPU garnered all the awards up for grabs in the person of mitch who got the best speaker and best debater award, and of andrea who got the best rebuttalist award. viva la Central! proud to be a Centralian!

i would also like to thank pastor alfred for his patience on the following matters:

1) why i didn’t and couldn’t be a speaker or rebuttalist,

2) why i couldn’t stay during the first coffeebreak meeting,

3) why i couldn’t stay overnight during the preparation period;

4) why i couldn’t stay overnight in roxas before the debate,

5) why i couldn’t stay overnight in roxas after the debate.

(is it any wonder then why i feel "bitter" in the aftershock of this event?) i learned a lot but i think i would have learned even more had i stayed with them faithfully,but still, i honor above this the authority God extended over my parents. or else i’ll die early and wouldn’t even get to enjoy the fruits of the grunt and strain of the college course i am laboring to finish. but of course, the grunt and strain would be another facet of my life, and another post in my blog, wouldn’t it?