Spelling Bee '06

"Oh yes, before I forget, class, there's Spelling Bee - today or what? I think today. Who wants to enter?" Pn. Pari's words before she ended 2H's English lesson, first period. Thankfully, I've already received news about it the day before from Jas Min (who was supposed to be with me for Spelling Bee this year - T_T she couldn't make the cut); oh, and Cuz (she forced me to put her name in but you know she did tip me off - I just forgot her). Pn. Pari is getting older every single day! She's so absentminded.

So me and Joanna were chosen. And the thing was at 5.00pm. So after break, me and Joanna headed upstairs to the hall where a few of the contestants were already assembled. A few classes were there - I forgot which. Then the contest started and words were asked. I got pass them and in the end it was me, Usha (2M) and I-Vie (2T). Usha went out and it was down to me and I-Vie. We had to spell "obscure" and I-Vie spelt wrongly but was called back because the next word would determine the Bee Queen. If I could spell that, then I'd be champion. The word was "adjudicate" and I spelt correctly so I won.

Ironically, earlier in the day two Form 1 girls came around the classes and asked for the president to write the president's and vice-president's name on some paper where all the details of the other classes were already recorded. So one of the girl was, "Are you Amanda Hoi?" Why did she ask? "Uh, yeah." "So you're the one who always wins Spelling Bee?" "Haha, only once lah." So that's one thing.

Pn. Kavita pronunced some words wrongly, like escalator was heard as "escalarator". What? But once she defined the word as "moving staircase" then it couldn't be anything but escalator.

I'm glad I won the Spelling Bee because Lavenya threatened me that if I didn't win then - well, let's not go there. And besides, at least it's one of the things that 2H can be proud to be associated with. I mean, it's like, last year 1H was the most notorious class. How very humiliating... haha.

When it was over, I walked back to class. And Amelia was walking with me. I'm so happy that she could watch this Spelling Bee competition because she was watching last year too. So it's really nice that she was able to watch both Spelling Bees :) She's like, the only friend I have who's seen me in Spelling Bee when I was Form 1 and Form 2. Cool, huh?

And I saw springtime in Malaysia today. What a sight! So wonderful... the weather and it felt like air conditioners were installed in 2H. WOW! A once-in-a-lifetime moment. Anyway, today was a great day... I was so high. Hehe. Thank God for today!