IT IS NOT FOR US

Is it over? Have the velvet curtain come down? Have the lights of flashing colors stopped blinking? Behind the illusions of the stage are a band of 38, weary yet still FIGHTING.

These are the first four lines of our "winning" verse choir piece! yes, our winning piece! you might wonder why "winning" piece. well, it's because we weren't...... winners. a big sigh on that one.
We had prepared a lot. We practiced! We gave everything we could give. We pray hard! Many were saying we were good. but are we really good?
YES! we are good! we were GREAT! i know it! i'm not being a braggart, ok? i am just being HONEST!
urgh! why not us? why did we not got into top 3? why? why? why? yes, i am frustrated, depressed, angry,sad because we did not win nor just in top 3!haaaii....

Before the start of the contest, i told two of my classmates that during the awarding and when i will hear that the 3rd place will be a 3rd yr i will just stay still. and yes, it did happen. and the feeling was sooooo so!.. but during the announcement of the 2nd and 1st placers, i really don't know what to do. whether i'm going to clap for them or feel sorry for the class or be quiet or i don't know! because of the pain i felt i really can't help it so i started to cry. when i see the 4- faith anciles going to the stage and celebrating their success i was sooo depressed and cannot control my tears. then, immediately the 4- integrity titans cheered and was so happy just behind us. seeing those two 4th year sections celebrating and very happy, i said to myself what about us? why are we not a part of them celebrating? why are we left alone?

But then again, the 4-integrity titans was with us. they were the ones who comforted us and showed to us that we are ONE! THANK YOU GUYS!

Yes, the elocution was not for us but look at the bright side our very own Jiren and Jonathan won the poetry reading and extemporaneuos speaking contest, respectively.

I believe that those kind of things are not given to us because God will give something to us that is far more better than WINNIG THE ELOCUTION!

THE FLASHING LIGHTS WILL NOT STOP BLINKING YET. DON'T CLOSE THOSE CURTAINS. IT IS NOT YET OVER! WE ARE STILL FIGHTING!
STAND TALL JUSTICE MAGISTRATES! WE CAN DO THIS!

_katkat_