On the Spot Winner

The Balagtasan was over and I was about to go home when Melvin asked me if I wanted to join the extemporaneous speech competition.

"Melvin, not again!!!", I said. I don't want to commit the same mistake  but these words convinced  me.

" Napahiya na tayo kanina kaya sulitin na  natin!".. So for the second time around, I was involved in another trouble. But this time, there were 13 contestants. I should say that winning this kind of contest is a great challenge..and I do love to be challenged.

 Melvin was the eight performer and  I was the last to perform. We only have three minutes to speak and one minute to organize all the ideas we have so when the competition begun, everybody seemed to be pretty nervous.

Extemporaneous speech for me, is no big deal. We had our speech and stage arts subject so somehow, I know the basic things to consider while speaking in public plus my countless experience  in joining declamation contest contributed in overcoming my stage fright so I am confident that everything will be fine.

When my name was called, I held my breath and went to the stage.  The topic was about using Filipino language to promote world peace.I organized the ideas I have in mind and  made sure to enunciate and pronounce every single word clearly. Unlike other contestants who started their speech without saying any quotation or what, I told them a story as my introduction. The story was actually funny and I succeed in getting their attention and in delivering the story in a funny way.

At the end of the talk, I was very sure that the audience had liked because they clapped and cheered so loud. I was shocked when Melvin shouted saying: " Whoaaah, Kaklase ko yan!!!".. What a jerk!
He congratulated me in advance but I told him that the result was not finish so he should stop flattering me.

After 15 minutes, Sir Novs went to the stage holding the result of the competition and when he finally spoke..OMG!!! I can't believe I won the first place. Clark and Melvin were very proud of me and bragged my certificates in every person they encounter. I laugh and laugh and laugh...

My dad was so happy upon hearing the news. He laughed at me when I told him what happened to our Balagtasan and how I skipped my lines during the performance. This was really an unforgetable experience..