ALSA UI... Here we come...

Debate...debate..debate....
We (SMA Taruna Nusantara Debating Team) got an invitation from ALSA UI about debate competition. As we have all known, this occasion is going to be something amazing as we have had it once in 2006.
We prepared ourselves, day and night (maybe!!), studying the motion posted in the web, search for the info regarding the motions, and practicing debate all week long.......pheewww..

The D-day has come. we went to Jakarta on april 19th by plane. Jogjakarta Adisucipto airport was totally ...wet!!! We were welcomed by rain cats-and-dogs. But it didn't stop our spirit to attend such prestigious competition.

The plane took off and so on and so on...when we finally arrived at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport. unlike in Jogja, jakarta was so bright as we got there at around 5.00 p.m. The next journey was not worth telling as we were shocked with traffic jam here and there.....(what a stressing time)

We were fetched by Jakartan people and took us to Cijantung where we spent the nights until the end of the competition.

Day 1 was such boring day as we just wait and wait and wait...till the tech-meet began continued with opening ceremony and exhibition...and that's it..we went home

the second day...was a bit different. that's the day when the battle is about to begin. We arrived at FH UI at 11.00 (as the committee planned). But what happened next was we have to wait until 12...and then wait again until 14....and we start debating at 15.30...what a lousy time management (we never had such kinds of "rubber time" in our school)....
The 1st, 2nd and third prelims went on untiil the clock show 10.30..WHAATTTTT????
During the prelims, our team loss once and won twice

Day three...has no difference. There were two more prelims. We won once and loss once...and finally we advanced to the octo final (which was held on the fourth day..and we loss....hik..hik..hik)

But it's okay...at least we managed to become the breaking team as we did last year as the octofinalist also.

The following day.....we just stay at home while some of us refresh teir mind in malls....
Oh jakarta.... rain, thunder, and lightning accompanied us during the last day of our stay in Jkt.
The story was predictable....we went home on April 25 by plane....and arrived at our school at 7.30......safely!!!

The experience was so unforgetable that we would like to have it once more next year...hoping that we got the invitation... and the most important thing is that the committee really manage the time well....

Thats' it and "WE DESERVE TO WIN....."