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Sunday, September 03, 2006

Hectic Saturday again

2:00 Woke up

3:00 Studied Intensive Input

4:00 Read newspapers to find an article for Current Affairs class

5:00 Studied for Dramatic Debate class

7:40 Got on Gotemba Line

11:30 Asked Mr. I some questions about Dramatic Debate
I'd rather say I was asked about our topic and I couldn't explain it at all... embarrassing. But I've got 2 points:
*Presentation first (not debate first). He put debate elements into Presentation in order to make us think about one thing from 2 different points of view. So the propostion and the plan by Affirmative side is important.
*Anticipate questions from the beginning and try to put all of those questions and answers into the script.

13:10 Took Intensive Input and got B!

14:30 Talked with my advisor about the leader's meeting

15:40 Current Affairs
Last week we had over 10 members, but things got back to normal this week. I don't know why some members attend suddenly, and suddenly disappear...
My topic was GSDF annual drill at Higashifuji firing range in Gotemba. I'll give a summary here again... Oops, I forgot to do last week.

16:50 Dramatic Debate & extra meeting
Gradually I began to understand what Dramatic Debate is. But we've got two difficult questions from Mr. I. "What happens?" and "So what?" I'm not sure we could answer those questions and put them into the script.

20:00 Drinking Party at Huongviet (Vietnamese restaurant)
Last time we didn't have Robert, so I was invited the party again. He told me some problems regarding Otaku culture. Thanks! And also he told me a Japanese man, Nigo, who started a clothing company, "A Bathing Ape", or "Bape". He was chosen as one of Asia's heros 2004 by TIME. Hmm, Japan's King of Cool he is... I know Cool Japan fascinates many people, but so what? If we couldn't find any serious problem in it, and persuade the audience to think about it, it's just a fiaso, meaningless, no need to debate!... Anyway, I had a good time and perhaps I need this kind of time for a change.

23:40 Arrived at Gotemba Station

00:30 Went to bed

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