Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Symposium...

I just returned from VJC. Went there for the Symposium. I think we did well, just anxiously awaiting to know if we did well enough to get through to the finals. I mean we kept our presentation simple and yet we were able to convey our message to the judges (I think). We stumbled upon IJC's presentation while waiting in the holding room and they used 1001 economics jargons like Injections, Withdrawals, Multiplier Effect, Aggregate Expenditure and more. I mean I wonder how they faired, especially since few of the student judges were not Econs student. I think.

I like our presentation because we kept it simple. Even some without any Econs background would be able to comprehend what we are trying to say.

While coming back from Symposium, I was thinking about it in the cab. I realized in less than 2 weeks how 3 completely different people came together, discussed up a presentation, spent hours in school trying to perfect it and yet managed to have a lot of fun in the process. Before the Symposium I knew who Kemp and Mus were but I only knew them by face. I didnot know what kind of people they were, their personalities or character. But now I know a lot more about them and we have become good friends now. I guess facilitating this smooth transition between 3 strangers was Mr. Syn, who did not mind at all staying back with us as late as 9 pm, helping us with the presentation. We actually had to be chased out of the school by the school attendent. Lol. He stuck with us for the past 2 weeks and if we do get through to the finals, it'll be a tribute to his dedication, commitment and also his patience in putting up with us. He's a real cool guy and I found out he actually went to the Mosaic Music Festival to watch Rachael Yamagata. Lol!

How unfair! Everyone I know who knows and has heard of her went to watch her perform. Now I feel so left out. Anyway Guitar SYF tomorrow. Hopefully we can get a Gold with Honours or at least a Gold. After that I want to distance myself from the dirty politics going on in Guitar. I hate it. But it did help me to recognize who my true friends are and also allowed me to see the true character of some people whom I used to care for a lot. Oh well...