memories of 1988 as told to my eldest son Arian

Eizad Arian : Here is my absolute favourite. This was the phrase my main speaker/rebutter Kak Zalifah said in the semi-finals against STF in the English Debate State Championships 1988:

"The opponents are so myopic that in trying to say we are short-sighted; they have actually made a SPECTACLE out of themselves."

At that time, we could hear a pin drop in the school hall packed full of people; followed by a raptourous applause. The STF students mouths were wide open and then we clinched the semi-finals from them. Just like that. Us from good ole unknown Segamat. Nobody had ever heard of Sekolah Menengah Cannossian Convent Segamat and their debate team until that day.And yes, we took the State Championship trophy home later on that afternoon.

Still gives me goosebumps talking about it today Arian, 26 years later.