11 out of 12 of the participants met at Commonwealth station at 7.45am, and we were all surprisingly on time! We hopped onto 198 to get to ACS(I), which obviously was wrong choice, as the bus started cruising onto the AYE. In the end we had to return by traveling in the opposite direction and alighting near ACJC. What a GREAT start.
At 9am, the essay round started. The question required us to discuss the influence of folklore on exploration in the historical context. In addition, there were a range of sources given which have to be used in the discussion. Not so good.
The 2nd round was an individual quiz consisting of 120 MCQs. Had to guess many of the questions on Lit and Art and History. Economics wasn't too bad for a person who just survived a 2 hour crash course the day before. Science (Astronomy) and Math were probably the easiest.
After lunch and slacking around, there were the dreaded debate sessions. Oh gosh!! Our competition consisted of 2 ACS teams. The first motion, where we had to argue that art is a more powerful form to express the frontier than a poem, went alright, although I stuttered (as usual). We (with Bing Huan and Yue Zhi) lost narrowly. The 2nd motion was about the Archbishop crap, which none of us could do as we had not read anything about it. Possibly the most humilating moment in my life. *bangs head on wall*
The Scholar's Challenge, a 110-MCQ group quiz followed. My team sucked at Art and Lit, but came out strong in Astronomy. We had tons of lucky guesses in the Math round, though the score was dismal. That concluded all the components of the competition for the day and all 12 of us celebrated.
The prize presentation for the junior division was excruciating. There were at least 18 prizes waiting to be given out to about 10 deserving members, mostly RI students. So those guys ended up picking 4-5 medals each.
The senior division presentation turned out a lot better. Turns out that studying for a mere 24 hours was already quite productive. We ended up with a haul of about 10 individual and team prizes - and we were expecting 0 up until that point of time, considering the lack of prepartion and a proper coach/mentor (hello, Ms Tan!). Managed to win my first personal medal (Gold for Math portion of individual quiz) as a school participant in my 6 years in Dunman. Big winners are Ruijie, Vina and Peiyu, and all of them are going to Seoul in end may. Hooray for them.
Shall dedicate another song to everyone.
A Moment Like This - Kelly Clarkson
Congrats all!
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