My Personal Thank You To My ELDS Friends
Personal Thank You To My ELDS Friends
The Academic Year of 2007-2008 has been a remarkable period of my life. Formality aside, I would like to sincerely thanks several people whose presence have been vital to me, especially during my leadership as the president of ELDS (English Literature and Debate Society). Therefore, I dedicate this whole thanks section for the aforementioned vital people.
Mr. Hapis Dapalil Walid - This list would not have even existed if it was not because of you. Thanks for having the faith on us to continue searching for potential young talents and shape them to be skilled public speakers.
Paulina Tandiono (Vice President) - The chemistry that we have while working together is beyond words. Never will I regret for having such a great person like you as my partner. I look forward for you to inform me with interesting news about this society after I leave this school.
Christine Lestari (Secretary) - I know that I have been keeping you occupied with many sudden tasks, yet you are always able to handle all the things well. I should be thanking you a lot for it.
Nancy (Treasurer) - I am glad that you can manage this year’s treasury without much problems. You are still young and you have a lot of things to learn ahead. I wish you the best for years to come.
The sectional leaders - Mr. Hapis Dapalil Walid, Li Pei Jung, Paulina Tandiono, Stevensen, Christine Lestari, Michiko, Johan. Well, you guys have spent approximately fifty-two hours of your life this year for ELDS. This society would not have run so well without all of you. Thanks a lot!
The P2S1 debate competition committees - Paulina Tandiono, Stevensen, et cetera. What a tired two days of hardwork, eh? I have to demand retribution from you guys for having located adjudicators-with-unjustly-high-expectations on my room, though. Oh, and you guys owe me for the misannounced motion as well. =)
The P2S1 speech competition committees - Christine Lestari, Nancy, et cetera. I hate to be politically correct, but I have to say that the “oral achievement event (read: speech competition)” was “professionally accomplished (read: successful)”. Well, I myself am not sure why those two terms are offensive and need to be politically corrected, though. =)
The P2S1 newsreading competition committees - Vincent Rodely, Ivana Polim, et cetera. I want my mobile phone credits back! I bet you guys still remember the countless hours we spent on the library contacting dozens of people with no certain confirmation? But we have it done by the D-Days and nobody knows but us. =)
The committee members - Angelina Chandra, Arief Raja Jacob Hutahaean, Catharine Tanara, Caroline Jayalie, Christine Lestari, Fennie, Fransisca, Ivana Polim, Jaslyn Pratiwi, Jesiska, Johan, Lodi Salim, Michiko, Nancy, Paulina Tandiono, Richard Fernando, Ricky Wiriady, Roberto, Steven, Stevensen, Vincent Rodely, Widiana, Winny. For your hardwork and assistance, dedication and devotion, I have to utter a gazillion of thanks.
PAS (Paulina, Andrew, Stevensen) - Now you guys will have a hard time finding an accomplished and credible first speaker who is as well an expert reply speaker, haha. But anyway, all the experiences that we share together have convinced me that PAS is really a solid team and I am grateful to have you guys as my fantastic teammates.
Special thanks to - Heriyanto, Tracey Yani, Jessica Sugito, Sandy Xinsi Hartono, Juvenco, Fensuny, Li Pei Jung, Nora, Amelia, Harjo, et cetera.
To everybody else that I have not yet mentioned - Buddies, you guys are wonderful. All of you has made this such a marvelous year. ELDS rocks!
Last but not least, allow me to quote something that has a lot of impact during my four years in ELDS, for Andrew is not Andrew without the famous three words: “Chicken is cute.”
Best regards,
Andrew Darwitan
