Euphonies of Bleeding Strings

Chapter 1

Maybe I'll just take this as a compliment, dahil kahit na ganoon ay may kumpyansa siya sa mga nagagawa ko.

After answering five questions, I think? I sent it to her. Minadali ko nga ang pag sagot sa mga iyon kasi sabi niya kailangan padaw niyang kabisaduhin yung mga sagot.

"Sabagay sa Q&A portion naman pala siya sumemplang last year. I got her point naman but she's just verbose, making her to look like stupid while answering."

Kinurot ko yung tagiliran ni Glyde. "Glyde stop it." Saway ko.

"That's the fact Challes." Pagmamatigas niya.

Napairap nalang ako sa kawalan, at ng mapansin na almost two thirty na ay kaagad kaming nagtungo ni Glyde sa venue ng extemporaneous speaking contest.

Yung ibang participants ay naroon na, ngunit hindi parin naman kumpleto.

Tumabi si Glyde sa isa sa mga members ng nag organize ng club upang makipag-usap. Siguro ay yan yung sinasabi niyang paraan upang manatili dito sa loob at hindi palabasin.

I laughed with the thought of it, ito talagang si Glyde.

When all the contestants arrived, all of the people inside the room immediately settled down.

A student read the mechanics of the contests and introduce the judges. Some of the judges are those non-teaching personnel of the school, while the other were the alumni's of the school.

I was totally nervous, especially when I found out that I would be the third contestant.

Pinalabas muna kami upang hindi namin marinig ang sagot ng mga ibang contestant.

Tinawag ako sa loob, hudyat na ako na ang susunod. Kabado akong pumasok sa loob ng room at agad na hinanap si Glyde na naka upo sa tabi ng mga club officers.

I look at her and he showed me a two thumbs up, signaling me that I can do it.

Then one of the judge asked me the question.

"How does sports influence a person's life?"

Mas lalo akong nakaramdam ng kaba ng mapagtanto na ang tanong na iyon ay isa sa mga tanong na pinasagutan saakin ni Joan kanina.

"Sport isn't just good for a person's bodies, it's good for their minds too. Sport helps a person develop better ways to cope with the highs and lows of life. Losing teaches a person to bounce back from disappointment, cope with unpleasant experiences and is an important part of becoming resilient. Other than that, it also helps a person to develop many of the social skills that will be needed for life. It teaches a person to cooperate, to be less selfish, and to listen to other people. And that makes sports more than just a physical activity itself."

Nang matapos kong sagutin iyon ay pumalakpak ang mga judges at nginitian ako. Hindi rin nagtagal ay tinawag na nila yung contestant na susunod saakin.

Agad kaming lumabas ni Glyde sa room. At doon panay ang tili niya dahil ramdam daw niya na ako yung mananalo.

"Malay mo mas maganda yung sagot nung ibang sumunod sakin."

Umiling iling siya at hinawakan ang magkabilang braso ko. "No, ikaw talaga yung mananalo. I can feel it." Aniya at tumawa kaming dalawa.

Pagkatapos makasagot ng lahat ng contestants ay tinawag ulit kami sa loob para sa announcing of winners. Hindi pa sila natapos mag deliberate ng scores kaya nanatili muna kaming naka upo.

Then they prepared the certificates and medals. Mukhang tapos na ang deliberation nila at hindi magtatagal ay sasabihin na ang nanalo.

We composed ourselves since the club officers told us that the scores are already settled.