arau open

was, all in all, quite fun because we did a lot more then just debating.
i spent the 1st 2 days debating during the preliminary rounds and amazingly enough, ALL 8 of the UT MARA debate teams broke to the octo finals! :):) it made me feel so proud of my own university (which was, to me, something kinda lame to be proud of. but i was still so proud nonetheless. lol.).

my team, which also consisted of Atiq and Paei was the 4th uitm team that broke that day so we didn't get to move on to the octo finals due to the team cap they had on every university (where only 3 teams from each university can qualify to the next round). but i was really happy that we got that far at all. and the fact that i learned shit loads from the two seniors in my team makes me feel even more grateful. (thanks so much again Atiq! you're so awesome! :D:D) what's even more amazing was the fact that all our 3 teams that broke into the octos broke to the quarters and semis as well.

however, in the end, our first team still lost to IIU during the finals.
although this is true, i think they lost in complete style and were as funny and entertaining as ever. so none of us were really bitter at the end of the day :):)

qayser, fareezshah and farass doing their thing during the finals :)


them, receiving their much deserved trophies and a huge check of rm750.

us, doing our signature uitm move.
"wo! wo!"
:D

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other than debating during arau open, they also brought us to padang besar and gua kelam. it was amazing to see how much fun we could have at the sungai area in gua kelam. everyone was going crazy and jumping around in the water like a couple of mad monkeys! i was even one of them (although my movements were sort of limited due to the fact that i didn't bring a change of clothes. LOL.)!


"wo-wo"-ing at the jeti in kuala perlis
all of us staring amazingly at some fishes jumping around on the sand. lol. jakun gilerr kan? x)

going crazy in the water! XD


we were so tired of carrying our bags, we put them on our heads instead. LOL!

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and during the 2 days off we had after arau open and before the selections for Australs, we went to Langkawi. all on our own! it was something we decided to do out of sheer spontaneity! we just saw a sign that said "Feri to Langkawi" one day and thought it would be great fun to go. we only left at 1 pm though because it was raining all morning (we almost didn't go because of the continuous rain). we then crammed 8 girls into Farass's MyVi (it was pretty uncomfortable) and was dropped off at the jetty in kuala perlis (thanks so much Farass btw. you're awesome). we then ate lunch and took a 45 minute feri trip to langkawi. there, we rented 2 cars, confirmed our booking at an affordable motel and went on our way to Langkawi's famous cable car feature. there, we were amazed by the view and were even doubly enchanted by the beautiful sunset. the weather was cool and it put everyone in a very good mood :):) we then headed back to the motel to check in and quickly had our dinner at a nearby seafood restaurant (the food was amazing!! but what was even more amazing was the fact that we finished every single plate and that the food was so cheap!). then we spent the whole night shopping our asses off. everything, from chocolates to beach dresses were so freakishly cheap! by the time we rached back to our room at 12.30 am, we all realized that we bought wayyyyyyyyyyy too many unneeded stuff.

but we all loved what we bought in the end anyways :):)

arriving at the jetty in langkawi :):)


reached the top of the cable car. lol. we were so excited. XD


chilling at the top of the cable car :)


waiting for the sunset :D

goofing off while we were going down to the sky bridge.

posing on the sky bridge. haha.

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the next day, we spent the whole morning on the beach. just chilling on the sand, basking in the sun and going crazy with the waves. Mai even lost he specs!! lol. we spent a lot of time looking for it afterwards but to no avail. so in the end, Mai had to buy a pair of contacts at the jeti. haha. and i think she looks wayyy better with the contacts instead, though she'll never admit it. XD

yeahh. we realized we bought wayyyyyyyy tooo much stuff. XD

yeah. we were pretty hungry. x)

car troubles. XD

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on the way back to the jetty to catch our ferry, our stupid rental car broke down and we spent an entire hour trying to fix it. everyone around us were soo unhelpful but we managed to get it up and running in the end before our ferri left. thank godd!!!

so all in all, langkawi was pretty awesome :D:D

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lastly, before we all headed back home, they held the selections for Australs in uitm arau for 2 days. i only broke to the finals but was never chosen in the end but im glad i was given the opportunity in the first place. the selections was soooo competetive but everyone was sort of happy with the ones who got chosen in the end. and i do honestly believe that they are all deserving. so hopefully, we get some results at Australs :):)

so. all in all, it was an awesome tournament plus holiday plus selections.
and because i am now back and was able to rest and finally set up my own blogshop, i'm pretty content :D

life is pretty good right about now :):)