Debate tournament

Last week our school had an invitational debate tournament with another school in the district. I was invited to judge the junior teams. It was my first time watching a debate as a judge, so everything was a different perspective to me. From this tournament, I learned that words are powerful and it is possible to BS way through your life, if you know the right words and say them in the right place. I had a great deal of fun watching students debate some very mature topics and interpreting difficult philosophical quotes in their impromptus. It was also very cruel to see some less able students lose their cool and "argue" their way through just to win. Debate is not about winning, it is about convincing the audience the topic addressed.

So, here is a topic for all you readers of my blog out there, "Should we agree that Udonstock is corny?". Remember, debate is not about winning....

Missing

Most of you who know me know that I have gotten into cycling in Japan. I vowed to keep it up since I got home. My mom found a almost-perfect bike for me at a charity store for 15 dollars. The only major thing that is wrong with it is the gear, and I found out that I can get it fixed in a day for around 20 bucks.
I have been waiting for the weather to warm up so I can finally get back into cycling. This weekend, I finally decided to get the bike fixed. Since we moved, I just left it in the very dumpy looking shed in the backyard of the house we are renting. I did not even lock the bike or close the shed door (the fallen door doesn't really close anyway...) I didn't do any of these things that a normal person would do to her bike because, first, the bike is so cheap and needs fixing, second, the shed is so messy... why would anyone even bother to steal it right?

WRONG


When I went to the shed ready to drag the bike out to the shop, I discovered the bike was nowhere to be found. Say, would you steal a bike from someone's dumpy shed? Or would you take a bike from an actual dump? Tell me...

New post- The Bay rocks

I realize lately that I do have some people who still visit my blog occasionally. To get over the guilt of not keeping up with my blog, I have decided to slowly get back to putting things up, even if it's just my everyday thoughts. I hope those people who still visit my blog will keep reading and will come more often!

Here's what I wanna share with everyone lately. The Bay rocks, no matter what language it is written in, or where it is!