The title says Reading Competition but it might as well be the Funniest night of my life!!! Here the story goes.

I was asked by the President of IRK Students’ Society to join an International Reading Competition. Without really knowing what it was I agreed with the information that it’s going to be on this Monday night. So Sunday evening, as I blogged before, I had so much free time. We went to a bazaar later that evening by the Riverside, noticing a mini stage for some programmes. So just when I reached my room 8.20 pm, I received a call from the SRC informing to come down at that very Riverside for they are going to have the competition at 8.45 pm!!! I was shocked at that but thankful to the girl for calling me!! I rushed out wearing only shirt and jeans, not knowing how the competition is with no thought at all that I ever had to be on stage!!! I was nervous and worried as I had never participated in any competition and did not prepared well…..but it’s not going to be the worst…..

I reached the Riverside with Mint and Qzai accompanying me (God bless them) and we were actually early and right on time. There’s only the organizing committee around so we waited for almost to 30 minutes. Then there’s the briefing of the game and I was really surprised by it. It’s a reading competition whereby we are given an article to read on stage (I was thinking ok that’s quite easy but what if I can’t pronounce some of those long hard English words???) The surprise is yet to come…..after some more briefings I found that the reading competition will be in……..BAHASA MELAYU!!!! What??!!! In Malay?? I am terribly surprised. I mean I speak Malay!! And am competing with foreigners who have just 3-4 years learnt Malay….I was quite embarrassed..as these people had to study…while I’m born to speak Malay…still my Malay is quite bad 😦

Anyway, I was the first participant to get on stage. What’s more, I’m representing Islamic Revealed Knowlegde Kulliyah (faculty) but I’m wearing casual… and I read the very short ridiculous article trying my best to look important. Like this is some serious game….and I managed!! It’s still a funny thing

And guess what….I got the first place which is might as well, it’d be a shame, a Malay speaking person lost to a foreigner, but I’m thinking it’s an easy win but Thank God I won. A boost to start the semester!!!