AREA Z3 HUMOROUS SPEECH & EVALUATION CONTEST 2011

By Katong TMC -

(Justin, Ida, Joni and Choon Liang)


It was a great experience competing at an area contest. Although Justin and myself did not manage to proceed to the next round, both of us enjoyed ourselves; and more importantly gained much experience in the contest.

We live to fight another day and this is just one of the many stepping stones to victory.

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