UNIMAS big MESS!

The clock's been ticking everywhere except in UNIMAS. Up until now, UNIMAS has yet to come up with any official invitation for the Yayasan Sarawak World Style Debate 2009, otherwise what we Debaters refer to as the 'Yayasan'. To our family members in UNIMAS - careful there, messing the Yayasan won't please anyone. Till then, update me on anything new. You know where to find me. XOXO.

Best of Luck

Syed Nizamuddin aka Swinburne is one of the two from the many branch campuses of UiTM chosen to debate in the the 5th Asian Universities Debating Championship hosted by East West University, Dhaka. With the rest of the UiTM contingent from UiTM Shah Alam they will be among as many as 276 participants from 69 teams of 10 countries who will be competing in the week long (14th-19th May) tournament that is going to be held for the first time in South Asia.The participating countries are Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Philippines.

His nickname came about from his debate seniors who thought he was actually from the Swinburne Universtiy.Well best of luck to this 2008 Borneo Cup Champion as well as Yayasan Sarawak Finalist! We're all very proud of u over here and do not forget about souvenirs!

Lots of lurve. xoxox

4th Swinburne WSDC

For 4 years this debater has been in the Swinburne WSDC without fail each midterm break. It started with Mr Loke Wing Fatt and Ms Cheong En Min from SAiD,Singpore in 2006 with only 12 teams participating, all the way to Mr Iqbal Hadfiez during the 3rd year where SM Lodge brings home the championship cup for winning it 3 years in a row.

Champions come and go each year..this year with Dr Sooch as the Chief Adjudicator, everything starts anew. 36 teams, 108 debaters this year with more and more high schools joining the debating community it certainly feels like an achievement to all the members of Swinburne Debaters Club. Familiar faces come back each year striving harder and performing better, new faces coming to accept the challenge and learning after each round of prelim really gives a sense of accomplishment to this heart that have been around since the very first Swinburne WSDC. The biggest surpise this year would be the emergence of new champions and new power house(S) of debate (yes, Houses...the competition is getting stiff) as well as debaters as young as Form 1 from GRSS (very cute!!). .These are not just participants of a tournament they're Debaters!

Hoping to see more of them next year in the 5th Swinburne WSDC.... well it might just be the last year this debater adjudicates in the Swinburne WSDC.

Many thanks to all the working committee of Swinburne WSDC from the very first WSDC till now..and the legacy shall continue...

Swinburne WSDC 2006

*Missing pics of Swinburne WSDC 2007 due to HDD crash

Swinburne WSDC 2008

Swinburne WSDC 2009