nan | 楠木

After the hectic registration day, you’d think that the organizers would get themselves organized and get their act together. Well, that apparently wasn’t the case.
The day started off with 2 Masters rounds in the morning. It was supposed to start at 0930 as listed on the schedule; nothing really moved until 1000 or so, and the rounds didn’t start until 1030 or something. That being said, the rounds themselves were good and entertaining. The first debate was over whether we should have one permanent host city for the Olympics, the second was over whether the government should set up legalized safe injection facilities for drug addicts.
The first debate inevitably led to someone mentioning China’s human rights issue. Oh well, I can live with that. The second debate I witnessed was far more interesting, where I saw some good demonstration of speech skills covering up limited ideas. It’s probably also worth mentioning how excited the debaters can appear to be. I don’t know if they are acting or not.
In the afternoon we had briefings, and that’s where we got to know the organizers a bit better. Well, this is where the fun part starts. Not only are they disorganized, they are also disrespectful. Actually I don’t have a big issue over that – my own experience tells me that when you meet some people who you just don’t like, you just have to live with it; but coming from a country where respect is a big deal for a lot of people, and a university where student-run events are hugely efficient and organized, I do have to say that I’m getting plenty of laughs out of the current situation.