Japanese Speech Contest of the Province of Quebec
I'm supposed to be doing homework, now that it's over... but I can't focus.
I can't think of anything else right now. It just feels like all this never happened and I'm gonna wake up the day of the competition.
Advanced category. 1st Prize.
No, I didn't believe it at first. It was so sudden, and I'm the type to always finish second... but I guess not this time. This time I'm first, and I'm even going to represent Quebec at the National Competition in Toronto at the end of the month.
It wasn't just winning that is amazing and exhilirating... but rather, the feeling of winning surrounded by all those amazing people that came to cheer for me. It would have been easy for them to make one of those empty promises and then not come, but they didn't back out. They were by my side when I was trembling with nervosity before it started. They were by my side after I was done to pat my back and say "Good job, you did it". And they were by my side to share this amazingly happy feeling I had. Winning something like this all alone means nothing. But today I felt something so special. I can't describe it exactly... but it felt so good to be there, to be with them.
Oh and what more. I said earlier I wanted to get even a small prize so that I could show off to everyone my teacher and give some of this glory to her, to her teachings and to her patience. Well I did it. First prize! I don't think she understood how much it meant for me to win something for her, but I find it's one of my greatest accomplishments. That smile she gave me as she said "Congratulations, KY-san, I knew your speech was great", that's worth more than the money, more than the glory, more than any prize in the world.
Today is not just my day. I owe it all to the people who came to see me, the ones who thought of me and to that one teacher who supported me all along.
What an incredible day. I want to always remember it.
3 Comments:
when people are like, 'who is that girl and where did she learn japanese?' you should strike a pose and yell, "i am keum yeo, from the school of UESAKA!"
and throw some daggers. that would be cool.
HAHAHAHA sumi, u rock!
lemme work on the pose. i'll send u video samples so that u can help me choose. ;)
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