waking the dormant passion
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
im so loving parlia.every lesson that i missed, every lesson that i will miss, and every lesson that i would have to catch up... it's all worth it.im not saying that parlia is more important to me than academics.i dont rank them.they're of different divisions and, therefore, would not be subsidiary to each other.it's like a court CANNOT exert its jurisdiction on a court with the same jurisdiction.im just loving parlia. if i could have it as a subject, i would want to take it.it's also starting to perk up my supposedly already dormant passion for law.and lo and behold! our trainer, the lawyer, complimented my debate skills!!!!!!that was just plain awesome.imagine a lawyer, a good parliamentarian himself, complimenting your arguments and your debate skills! that was a definite reason to celebrate. =Dwe had a mock debate on the RH Bill. yesterday we did the same thing but this time i was in the affirmative side. it was great since we had to work as a team. no one must monopolize the discussion. everyone must speak. and we had a crash course in debate.that was the most interesting part in today's training.debate is not about showing how intelligent you are.debate is all about elucidating the truth and influencing the actions of others.it's not all about the substance.it's not all about the delivery.it's not all about the poise and stance.it's about the combination of all that so that your argument would render your opponent's argument null and would enforce the standpoint of your panel.spontaneous thinking.i was really inventing new quotes today to serve as my "piercing" one-liner opening statements.these are some of the quotes that i've invented:~ a building that is halfway done is a building that is halfway to destruction~ a cake that is half-baked is not edible~ a well without water is a well with no purpose~ a castle built on sand is a castle built on failure~ do not bite what you can't chew (i didnt invent this one. i've read it before then it just popped in my mind)hahaha...well, im one of the members of the minority. during debate, the minority's standpoint must always be against the majority's proposal.we just have to dig for disadvantages regarding the proposal.basically, we just have to be pessimistic.say, the proposal is to establish bakery for the community.we could just say that we have no adequate funds...no adequate training...it's a waste of time...there are other activities on which the funds could be allocated...blah blah blah...BUT we cant repeat someone else's argument.if mine would be about the lack of funds then the next minority member must argue about something else.this morning, we went to the regional office in quezon city to give a demonstration to the regional directress.im loving proceedings.it's tiresome and stressful but it's fun. and that is what's important.you have to love what you're doing for you to be able to give your best effort in it.how about if i take up law???random thought.hahaha... that random thought has been dormant for almost 3 years.the philippine constitution seems to be boring, right?well, that was what i thought.in fact, IT IS boring, that is if you just read it in its entirety.but if you would be in a class and your teacher's method of teaching is very good, it is not boring at all.it tickles the mind...a combination of memorization and analysis. cool.im feeling really satisfied right now. i can just curl up and sleep. lol.anyway, i hope that my classmates would still recognize me when i go back to school in 2 weeks. LOL.
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