Triumphant would have been the word to describe Team Hong Kong's performance at the Heart of Europe Debating Tournament 2010, after beating reigning world champions Canada in a tense semi-final.
Up to this point, the Hong Kong representatives had already broken countless records and made history for Hong Kong in international debating.
However, the true celebration could not start yet - we still had a night of preparation to go through before we faced South Africa in the Grand Final the next day.
The tournament was held in Olomouc, a town in the heart of the Czech Republic - and hence the name of the tournament, 'Heart of Europe'.
The road to the event had been long, both geographically and mentally, owing to the rigorous training the team members had to go through during the early days of summer.
Hong Kong was already stepping into unchartered waters by deciding to send not one, but two teams to Europe - HK1 and HK2.