Saturday, February 27, 2010
IT. IS. OVER.
Hey, I survived:) It wasn't as bad as I thought; I even made loads of new friends today.
I seriously hate the uniform. And I can't believe I actually walked around in it in ION when I went for lunch. Got some seriously odd looks like, "What the?" and practically everyone raised their eyebrows at us. My feet have officially died for the day.
Anyway, it was actually quite frightening when we went into the waiting room. But then people automatically came up to us to form alliances. After that, the whole thing's actually kind of fun. Most of the alliance making part went something like:
Me: Hi, I'm Australia, from council ECOSOC 1. You are?
Random person: I'm USA. Let's make alliances!
Yep, so it was actually quite easy.
The ACSI and HCI people can TALK man. The moment they introduced themselves, they started on their stance immediately and I obviously couldn't catch up with what they were saying. So I just nodded my head and acted as knowledgeable as I could-.-
The presentation part wasn't as scary as I thought it would be either. Although I did embarass myself today, as usual.
I really didn't know how to answer their questions. So I ended up getting this single statement:
"The delegate of Australia needs to do more research on blablabla issue."
HUMILIATING.
And another one, because I kept forgetting to speak in third person:
"The delegate is reminded to speak in third person."
Sigh. What more can I say? On the whole it was fun:) Especially the part on making alliances and meeting new people.
Looking forward to the Masquerade! :D
the world will turn WILD.
9:00 PM
Friday, February 26, 2010
How hot can it get?
I'm sweating buckets now; there's no wind AT ALL. And still working on the notes for tomorrow's conference. Just realised how much I sound like a middle-aged working person - I am not.
Totally going to embarass myself tomorrow. I am not looking forward to wearing the councillor's uniform. It's totally designed for winter! What's up with the scratchy long-sleeved blouse and blazer? And the sinful court shoes. My feet's going to hurt like crazy.
I felt like sleeping the whole day today. Especially during the first few periods. I think I have mastered the art of sleeping with my eyes open:)
the world will turn WILD.
11:16 PM
Monday, February 22, 2010
I'm dying for this UN thing.
Australia, why can't I find enough information on the net about you? Every time I read the facts, my eyelids just close involuntarily. Then I find that I have been zoning out, staring at the same paragraph for 15 minutes without having any fact going into my brain. I could totally do with some brain-booster. HELP.
The conference is on Saturaday. ARGHH. I don't have enough information to talk about! Seriously, I think I'm going to talk in circles, repeating every point for at least 3 times. Then I also won't be able to answer the director's questions. Which makes everything a whole lot worse. What pharmaceutical patents (did I even spell it correctly?) and application of nuclear technology in developing countries? I even had to search for the definitions - DIE.
The situation on Saturday would most probably go like this:
-Me preparing to talk for 15 minutes on my own for those 2 topics
-Me not having enough information, therefore resulting in serious case of crapping
-Directors rolling eyes, then shooting questions which I obviously cannot answer
-Someone shoot me in the head, please?
Yep, so you peeps may not see me the next monday after the conference.
Shall stop getting distracted and get on with cramming more facts into my bursting head.
the world will turn WILD.
10:34 PM
Saturday, February 20, 2010
I KNEW IT.
I knew that I wouldn't be able to find time to post. I'm sleeping at like, 12am almost everyday; I'm going to die real young.
And a belated Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Valentine's Day to darlings! Love you guys:)
This was the best new year in my fifteen years of life. I got to have a full reunion dinner with my grandparents, uncles, aunty and cousin:D Loved every single day in Beijing.
I set off firecrackers! Awesome experience, except that my leg almost got burnt by one firecracker which sort of appeared out of nowhere. The deafening crackers went off from morning to night, seriously. Created the ultimate new year atmosphere^^
I shall upload the pictures soon:)
the world will turn WILD.
2:55 PM
