Friday, 28 March 2008

the whole process leading up to the TOK Presentation was slightly lost on me 'cos i've not changed my topic ever, and ever since translating what i wrote on my slides last year onto my trusty cue cards, all i've ever done is rehearse... 
but i felt absolutely and utterly invested in the whole process 'cos i kinda know what everyone in class was presenting about and tried my very best to give an honest, constructive opinion...
that's perhaps why when the presentations drew to a close slightly after 5pm today, it felt as if i had accomplished something...
i can't quite explain how it felt, but it was a combination of the adrenaline from presenting a 9minute35second argument that i didn't think would go that well since my voice was threatening to leave me ever since last night, and seeing the final products of the rest of my classmates' presentations in their totality, and knowing that in what little way i could, i had a tiny part to play... 
something must be said about the joy in simply helping when you can, and i've been thankful to have been on both the receiving and giving ends of it...
and it was a form of contented resolution that kinda makes all this schoolwork we're during feel like it's worth something =)
that feeling accompanied me as i joined mel/daryl/gerald/joash/elliot/jim/gen/nic/cielo/songyeong/justin at WahChee for some post-presentation chat...
[thanks for the drink joash, you&gerald don't owe me anything, was glad to help :)]
not exactly the most celebratory of locations, but it didn't take away one bit from the awesomeness of the unplanned gathering... 
and yeah, it's been such a long time since we did that as a class (:

no one's in the mood to do any YLS stuff, and i'm glad i did some stuff prior to this week, so i should be ready for tomorrow morning... 
and if enough ppl are going for CentreStage i might go after the summit too...

it's been an altogether fulfilling week.