Wednesday, September 3, 2008
I had joined my college student’s representative (known as JPP).I was hesitating whether I should join. I was neither a good leader nor a good speaker and I was totally no experience at all, not even a school prefect, and the main point was I had stage fright. Still hesitating, messages from Chin Xia and Jie Qi encouraged me just go for a try and gain some experiences. But I still had a bit regretted after submitting the form. It was a four day campaign, kind of similar to the politician election, pasting the posters at every corner of the campus. Even the motto also thought out by my friend. Haha, you might think what a nominees am I...
On the third night, were a scary and frightening night, a manifestoes and speech giving night! Help! Sitting in front of the stage, every one was staring at me. OMG! Being the last nominee, waiting for other twenty nominees one by one to give their speech, it would only make me feel more and more nervous. Why were they so steady and confident? “Don’t worry you can do it!” Breathing deep and keep drinking water to calm myself down. Oh no, that make me wanted to go to toilet and giving up. “No, I can’t do that! I don’t want to become the only nominees who quit last minutes, Tortoise!”
And the time came, it was my turn. Slowly walk to the front, looking at those friends who supporting me down there, and started my greeting. But I was stuck and was shaking terribly. Nervous and panic filled my brain. I keep forgetting my point and my tongue like had been tied into knot. My vision became blurs and the cloud of black was the only thing I could see (which was the students’ hair). Instead of becoming worse, I could speak better and end my speech before time out.
A relief from me, the first thing I could think of was~ I was very hungry! Haha... Three minutes speech, a valuable experience! Thank to my senior, Suresh, who had helped a lot in the process and friends who helped me and support me throughout the election!
Although didn’t win in the election but I still manage to become the AJK. Since that my life over there changed. Lots of meeting and activities for me, busy and tensions were all I had. Sometime I also missed my dinner to attend the meeting. This type of busy lifestyle makes me live to the maximum and most importantly, no time for homesick!
♥ the world will turn WILD.
8:31 PM
