tuesday, after my fire safety talk, all four of us went to je sports complex to support the jj badminton team. it was a first in jj's history to have both guys and girls make it to the finals.
the cheering was a compulsory event for the j1s, but that's not my point. quite a number of j2s went too, teachers as well.
both the teams got second in the end. more cheering for the team when the medals were presented during morning assembly on wednesday.
and on thursday morning, mr koh mentioned something about a biased article regarding tuesday's match. thanks to red sports, i found the article. and knew why mr koh had to bring it up.
The Electric New Paper :
Badminton finals between junior colleges turn into...
S'pore vs China
SINGAPORE 2 Foreign Talent 0.
28 May 2009
SINGAPORE 2 Foreign Talent 0.
That was the 'score' in the National Inter-School 'A' Division badminton finals at the Jurong East Sports Hall yesterday.
The all-Singapore boys and girls teams from Raffles Institution (RJC) beat the all-foreign girls team and almost all foreign boys team from Jurong Junior College (JJC).
Of the seven members in the boys team, four were from China, one from South Korea, and only two were locals.
The score for both matches: 3-1 in favour of Raffles.
For Jurong, it turned out to be a double whammy. Not only did they lose, but critics also questioned their foreign talent scheme.
Jurong was on a record-breaking spree in the tournament after their boys and girls team entered the badminton final for the first time in its history.
But critics were quick to slam the girls' team line-up as all of them were from China - enrolled through the Direct School Admission scheme.
The make-up of the squads had people talking. The vice-captain of the Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) badminton team, John Low, 18, said of the foreign line-up: 'It's unfair and we do feel a little resentful.'
Anglo-Chinese lost to Jurong 0-5 in the semi-finals.
Raffles coach Hamid Khan, 44, too, felt it was unfair.
He said: 'Foreign talent is okay, but there must be a cap in their numbers, say two or three every school.
'How are we going to raise the standard of badminton here if we have so many foreigners playing for one school?'
Sheena Tan, 18, who played in the first doubles match for Raffles, agreed.
She said: 'They do help raise the standard of schools' badminton. But there should be a cap.'
Raffles' reserve player, Lim Boon Tiong, 17, said: 'It's unfair. A lot of us feel like we're playing for Singapore, not just Raffles.'
But Jurong principal Steven Koh defended his school's position.
He said: 'We can't get good local players because they all go to the top junior colleges. For neighbourhood junior colleges like us to have a fighting chance, we need foreign talent.
'It's a problem faced by all except the top junior colleges.'
Raffles has so far won 19 sports titles this year, including yesterday's haul. Its tally includes major sports like track and field, cross-country, table-tennis and swimming.
Jurong girls got off to a good start when Zhang Xiao Dan beat Raffles' Melissa Leong 2-0.
But then Raffles went on to win the next three games to win the title.
How the boys did
In the boys, Jurong lost the first two sets. For a while, it seemed that they would fight back after Chen Yi Ming from Sichuan, China, beat Raffles' Aloysius Tan.
Then came the crucial second doubles game. Raffles needed one more win to take the gold.
Jurong's Francis Rathinam Charles and Jiang Hong Bo were pitted against Law Jia Hao and Daryl Wong.
The supporters of each team were on their feet, wildly applauding every point their team scored.
Even as the tension rose, one could see even Anglo-Chinese boys, perennial rivals to Raffles, cheering them on.
When Raffles won the final rubber set of the closely fought doubles 28-26, the ACJC boys were seen cheering their rivals.
To many, 'Singapore' had won.
Han Yongming, newsroom intern
as i was telling W this morning, the reporter thinks jjcians dunno how to read newspaper arh!
it would be useful to note that there are acutally more singaporeans in the badminton team, only they (really) didn't do well enough for them to be able to represent the school for nationals. and of course the foreigners who came over by dsa were good, that's why they were accepted in the first place.
if there was any party in the fault in this saga, it would be the team behind the dsa system. did they not realise it would rob singaporeans of their opportunities? but then again, as my secondary school principal put it, foreigners are here to motivate singaporeans to do better.
at the end of the story, it's really about how you want to see it. singapore indeed has a large proportion of foreigners. having kind of the same proportion in jj, is it better for all of us to be able to gauge how well we can succeed when we step into society in the nearing years?
Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
nuffnang: the things i want to do with my family!
so you know sg is largely pro-family, esp after the aware saga, and, perfect timing, sg's having national family celebrations!
i'm really thankful that i still have a complete family, as in, parents still intact, though i've got no more grandparents to be thankful for. but of course, i'm still glad for the times i shared with my mom's mom and my dad's dad.
and the world looks like it's ending soon. so we should all treasure our families more, in case we die tmr!
hopefully we won't, then we'll all be able to make use of may 30 to have a "family day out". it's an event from the national family council, and basically you can plan your own day out, or join the celebrations at the sg river!
but i'd really prefer to plan my own.
things i want to do with my family:
-go to the underwater world. there's this cc-organised event that allows families to camp overnight at the underwater world (cool right!) but it's damn expensive. my whole family of four would be set back by like, $200+? but it really is a nice idea. and i haven't been to underwater world for a long time. cuz it's always "too ex".
-go to the beach again! we went to ecp last year, but it seemed like we were only there for awhile. we should go apply for a permit to pitch tents and camp there overnight. and when we're bored with the beach, we can go to sentosa and go to the underwater world.
-eat sambal stingray. i think it's very amusing when my dad perspires ALOT when he eats spicy stuff. he's the only usually absent when we go out, cuz his work ends late. so most of the time it's just my mom, my bro and i. and my bro doesn't eat stingray. he should, huh. so we can camp at ecp, visit underwater world, then since sentosa food is expensive, we can go to some ulu kopitiam and have stingray.
-have a picnic! since young i've been reading enid blyton's books and somehow the kids always go for picnics. i've never been to a real picnic before. real as in bring a basket of pre-prepared food like sandwiches and egg salad, lay a picnic mat (red and white checkers!) on a huge grass patch, eat, and enjoy the sun and the wind. oh wait. there's a huge grass patch just downstairs. but no atmosphere, got mrt and alot of cars. should be done when we're camping at ecp.
-watch tv together. well. i haven't had tv for one month. at home, at least. cuz there's tv mobile when i'm on my way to school. i thought it was really nice when our whole family were sitting in front of the tv (which now has its wire snipped off) watching little nyonya and voicing our opinions about certain scenes. my mom can always guess what happens at the next minute. like she's the director.
-visit that restaurant that my parents used to bring me to before my brother was born. i rmb they have very nice dou miao, and it was where i first tried fried ice-cream. it was sort of a delicacy then, when i was five years old or younger, my mom told me before that then, our bill had to be of a minimum value before we could order fried ice-cream. but then as i grew up, fried ice-cream could be found for around a dollar for one at pasar-malams?!
-go swimming together! my family used to go to je's swimming complex tgt once in a while, but we stopped going there after the jw sports complex opened near my house. so we can go almost as and when we wanted, and it so happens that most of these times my dad's unavailable.
-i just thought it'll be cool for all of us to visit my dad's worksite one day.
-experience winter together! when i first saw snow in germany last year, i was exhilarated. though it's just frozen rain luh. but still. i grew up in sg okay! but of course it'll be a million times better if i experienced it with my real family instead of my german host family. because they haven't seen snow too. and my dad's nearing 50!
-but if i only have one day. i guess it won't matter what we do, just as long as my brother doesn't get scolded. he arh, always do stupid things to make me/my parents annoyed so we scream at him. and it really spoils the mood of whatever we're doing. so, be it a picnic somewhere/underwater world visit/going swimming/eating/watching tv/playing in the snow, i just hope it's a peaceful activity.
hmmm. start planning for your own Family Day Out on 30 May 2009! visit www.nfc.sg!
i'm really thankful that i still have a complete family, as in, parents still intact, though i've got no more grandparents to be thankful for. but of course, i'm still glad for the times i shared with my mom's mom and my dad's dad.
and the world looks like it's ending soon. so we should all treasure our families more, in case we die tmr!
hopefully we won't, then we'll all be able to make use of may 30 to have a "family day out". it's an event from the national family council, and basically you can plan your own day out, or join the celebrations at the sg river!
but i'd really prefer to plan my own.
things i want to do with my family:
-go to the underwater world. there's this cc-organised event that allows families to camp overnight at the underwater world (cool right!) but it's damn expensive. my whole family of four would be set back by like, $200+? but it really is a nice idea. and i haven't been to underwater world for a long time. cuz it's always "too ex".
-go to the beach again! we went to ecp last year, but it seemed like we were only there for awhile. we should go apply for a permit to pitch tents and camp there overnight. and when we're bored with the beach, we can go to sentosa and go to the underwater world.
-eat sambal stingray. i think it's very amusing when my dad perspires ALOT when he eats spicy stuff. he's the only usually absent when we go out, cuz his work ends late. so most of the time it's just my mom, my bro and i. and my bro doesn't eat stingray. he should, huh. so we can camp at ecp, visit underwater world, then since sentosa food is expensive, we can go to some ulu kopitiam and have stingray.
-have a picnic! since young i've been reading enid blyton's books and somehow the kids always go for picnics. i've never been to a real picnic before. real as in bring a basket of pre-prepared food like sandwiches and egg salad, lay a picnic mat (red and white checkers!) on a huge grass patch, eat, and enjoy the sun and the wind. oh wait. there's a huge grass patch just downstairs. but no atmosphere, got mrt and alot of cars. should be done when we're camping at ecp.
-watch tv together. well. i haven't had tv for one month. at home, at least. cuz there's tv mobile when i'm on my way to school. i thought it was really nice when our whole family were sitting in front of the tv (which now has its wire snipped off) watching little nyonya and voicing our opinions about certain scenes. my mom can always guess what happens at the next minute. like she's the director.
-visit that restaurant that my parents used to bring me to before my brother was born. i rmb they have very nice dou miao, and it was where i first tried fried ice-cream. it was sort of a delicacy then, when i was five years old or younger, my mom told me before that then, our bill had to be of a minimum value before we could order fried ice-cream. but then as i grew up, fried ice-cream could be found for around a dollar for one at pasar-malams?!
-go swimming together! my family used to go to je's swimming complex tgt once in a while, but we stopped going there after the jw sports complex opened near my house. so we can go almost as and when we wanted, and it so happens that most of these times my dad's unavailable.
-i just thought it'll be cool for all of us to visit my dad's worksite one day.
-experience winter together! when i first saw snow in germany last year, i was exhilarated. though it's just frozen rain luh. but still. i grew up in sg okay! but of course it'll be a million times better if i experienced it with my real family instead of my german host family. because they haven't seen snow too. and my dad's nearing 50!
-but if i only have one day. i guess it won't matter what we do, just as long as my brother doesn't get scolded. he arh, always do stupid things to make me/my parents annoyed so we scream at him. and it really spoils the mood of whatever we're doing. so, be it a picnic somewhere/underwater world visit/going swimming/eating/watching tv/playing in the snow, i just hope it's a peaceful activity.
hmmm. start planning for your own Family Day Out on 30 May 2009! visit www.nfc.sg!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
kfc porridge
the dudes and dudins (panz!) at kfc are finally sane enough to bring porridge back for breakfast(:
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
vesak hol
the sg women's everest team will reach summit tomorrow or tues!
this long weekend. was supposed to be spent on loads of stuff. but just trying to get math right took me till today and it's not done. and periodicity's not on litespeed!
don't like the pace at which time's travelling now. but then again, i can't wait for this phase to be over. need a major life overhaul.
in light of influenza a/h1n1/swine flu, check out this game: http://www.miniclip.com/games/sneeze/en/
haha.
this long weekend. was supposed to be spent on loads of stuff. but just trying to get math right took me till today and it's not done. and periodicity's not on litespeed!
don't like the pace at which time's travelling now. but then again, i can't wait for this phase to be over. need a major life overhaul.
in light of influenza a/h1n1/swine flu, check out this game: http://www.miniclip.com/games/sneeze/en/
haha.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Monday, May 04, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
senile old woman
i just thought, if one day i lose my memory by any chance, my blog may be a good avenue to retrive lost moments.
monday we went to marche for xtina's 18th birthday. joy, qimin, amber and her bf dearest. ruth was grounded. we had nice food, and my part of the pill was just ten bucks. cuz i koped food from everybody else. HAHA.
today is sebas' and mine one year, but being year three, he wa held up in school at fyp meeting. we were supposed to go out for dinner, but i returned home much to the surprise of my mom cuz she didn't buy dinner for me. but we shared what we had and were all comfortably full.
i got chewy juniors home because i haven't eaten proper breakfasts for two mornings.
the deadline to get our bishan soh umbrella was last week, but today some cdc people went to get so i got mine too. damn big, damn heavy, damn auntie. and it can fit four average sized teenagers under, me and sophia tried after exco meeting.
yeah j1-s exco interview (first round) was today. idk if any j1s actually come here, but anyway all i'll say is that decision-making in the end was hard, and we haven't got postitions settled yet. there'll be a second round for shortlisted people. but i'm really thankful for my team of exco, they're really fun people. and i'm still grateful that i got an exco post after barely a month of joining cdc. i must have been a really special person.
so tomorrow's complex numbers lecture test, and i still haven't made out heads and tails of the topic.
it's so amusing, our new vp has a girl's name.
i'm glad i have motivation for what's after a's.
monday we went to marche for xtina's 18th birthday. joy, qimin, amber and her bf dearest. ruth was grounded. we had nice food, and my part of the pill was just ten bucks. cuz i koped food from everybody else. HAHA.
today is sebas' and mine one year, but being year three, he wa held up in school at fyp meeting. we were supposed to go out for dinner, but i returned home much to the surprise of my mom cuz she didn't buy dinner for me. but we shared what we had and were all comfortably full.
i got chewy juniors home because i haven't eaten proper breakfasts for two mornings.
the deadline to get our bishan soh umbrella was last week, but today some cdc people went to get so i got mine too. damn big, damn heavy, damn auntie. and it can fit four average sized teenagers under, me and sophia tried after exco meeting.
yeah j1-s exco interview (first round) was today. idk if any j1s actually come here, but anyway all i'll say is that decision-making in the end was hard, and we haven't got postitions settled yet. there'll be a second round for shortlisted people. but i'm really thankful for my team of exco, they're really fun people. and i'm still grateful that i got an exco post after barely a month of joining cdc. i must have been a really special person.
so tomorrow's complex numbers lecture test, and i still haven't made out heads and tails of the topic.
it's so amusing, our new vp has a girl's name.
i'm glad i have motivation for what's after a's.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
council invest'09
so, one fine afternoon i received an invitation to be the emcee for council invest 2009. apparently L recommended me to A who was the one that asked me and S was supposed to do it with me but she had an appointment on the invest day itself so i was given the chance to choose my partner. i mentioned cheri or Q, and i got cheri in the end.
after two rehearsals, on 15 april 2009, we were released from class by twelve noon to prepare for the ceremony.
last year when the 28th stepped up, i was among the guests, as a council applicant. for each name that was announced, i secretly wished them all the best in the journey that i wasn't bestowed the opportunity to venture on.
this year when the stepped down, i'm at the podium, mentioning at least half the names that ran through my mind the previous year. half just because i had to share them with cheri. each name that i mentioned, it was lined with admiration and blithe as never had they once let me down with the tasks they undertook. each photo on the powerpoint slideshow presented not just the 28th cabinet councillors. they were friends, and very special ones indeed.
i wished i had worked with them more, perhaps like cheri, but if i did, i prolly won't dare to step to the podium, it would be a very emotional goodbye as they bade farewell to their mornings at the grandstand.
i guess it's just my way of being behind them, watching them step up and distributing hugs, hosting their step down and giving yet more hugs.
vivid memories showed me going backstage after they stepped up, i was in tears as my fellow applicants who became elects were donning blazers to show their council status, and jessica and hidayah shared hugs. and jessica was the first one i hugged when i left the lt after the investiture was over yesterday afternoon.
and i almost kissed zhepeng because we turned to the same side to hug each other, lol.
classic was the moment after i announced the staff meeting for teachers. i caught many smiles.
it's a closure for me, definitely. and the house council get-to-know-juniors/seniors session this morning. even though we had to stand at the back of lt5 for the entire chem lecture because dr gan considered us late.
special people, special moments. i'm glad i was given this path in life.
after two rehearsals, on 15 april 2009, we were released from class by twelve noon to prepare for the ceremony.
last year when the 28th stepped up, i was among the guests, as a council applicant. for each name that was announced, i secretly wished them all the best in the journey that i wasn't bestowed the opportunity to venture on.
this year when the stepped down, i'm at the podium, mentioning at least half the names that ran through my mind the previous year. half just because i had to share them with cheri. each name that i mentioned, it was lined with admiration and blithe as never had they once let me down with the tasks they undertook. each photo on the powerpoint slideshow presented not just the 28th cabinet councillors. they were friends, and very special ones indeed.
i wished i had worked with them more, perhaps like cheri, but if i did, i prolly won't dare to step to the podium, it would be a very emotional goodbye as they bade farewell to their mornings at the grandstand.
i guess it's just my way of being behind them, watching them step up and distributing hugs, hosting their step down and giving yet more hugs.
vivid memories showed me going backstage after they stepped up, i was in tears as my fellow applicants who became elects were donning blazers to show their council status, and jessica and hidayah shared hugs. and jessica was the first one i hugged when i left the lt after the investiture was over yesterday afternoon.
and i almost kissed zhepeng because we turned to the same side to hug each other, lol.
classic was the moment after i announced the staff meeting for teachers. i caught many smiles.
it's a closure for me, definitely. and the house council get-to-know-juniors/seniors session this morning. even though we had to stand at the back of lt5 for the entire chem lecture because dr gan considered us late.
special people, special moments. i'm glad i was given this path in life.
Thursday, April 09, 2009
jk's third.
it's so hard to let go.
chicken porridge song had to be stopped from playing because i reached home, yet i couldn't help but play it again then i switched on my ipod this morning.
just like how he was forcibly taken away for us. we may seem to have let go, but time and time again, the memories return, and we still wish he was here.
every 8th april. the third has past.
chicken porridge song had to be stopped from playing because i reached home, yet i couldn't help but play it again then i switched on my ipod this morning.
just like how he was forcibly taken away for us. we may seem to have let go, but time and time again, the memories return, and we still wish he was here.
every 8th april. the third has past.
Sunday, April 05, 2009
bishan ccl soh
i was interviewed by sunday times yesterday. for the bishan circle line station civil defence shelter open house. a mouthful of words, i know.
and the whole event at three circle line stations were only given two short paragraphs in today's papers. already shows how important the paper treats the efforts of our civil defence personnel.
anyway, during the interview, i was asked how i feel people of my generation is prepared for emergencies. i told the reporters that we are definitely equipped with all the theory knowledge, but what we need, really, is practical. so i suggested a war.
and they asked for my opinions about the event, and i said it's really beneficial cuz it gives us teenagers and heartlanders (visitors) a greater insight on the defence equipment put in for singaporeans, and it is not often that you see things in such a deep level.
and i proudly pointed out my flexible ventilation duct station, where i had alot of fun with the officers and ns men stationed there. there was this indian man mopping a small corner of the station for hours. like, an area of six tiles. he provided much entertainment as we speculated about how suspicious he is, and how we should run if he starts running away. and the higher up officers laughed everytime i suggested something be done about him, cuz it's really scary.
but i would think that ultimately, the most interesting station should be mel's dry toilet.
and i'm really sorry i was so pissed after lt chai talked to us. firstly it wasn't in a condusive environment as i don't relish staring at white light, and seconly it was a barrage of ideas that would not be able to be carried out before we step down. and trust me, some of them are really ambitious.
i was thinking of using the june scdf camp for my nyaa residential proj, then he said it's postponed indefinitely. but i found something else to do.
and the whole event at three circle line stations were only given two short paragraphs in today's papers. already shows how important the paper treats the efforts of our civil defence personnel.
anyway, during the interview, i was asked how i feel people of my generation is prepared for emergencies. i told the reporters that we are definitely equipped with all the theory knowledge, but what we need, really, is practical. so i suggested a war.
and they asked for my opinions about the event, and i said it's really beneficial cuz it gives us teenagers and heartlanders (visitors) a greater insight on the defence equipment put in for singaporeans, and it is not often that you see things in such a deep level.
and i proudly pointed out my flexible ventilation duct station, where i had alot of fun with the officers and ns men stationed there. there was this indian man mopping a small corner of the station for hours. like, an area of six tiles. he provided much entertainment as we speculated about how suspicious he is, and how we should run if he starts running away. and the higher up officers laughed everytime i suggested something be done about him, cuz it's really scary.
but i would think that ultimately, the most interesting station should be mel's dry toilet.
and i'm really sorry i was so pissed after lt chai talked to us. firstly it wasn't in a condusive environment as i don't relish staring at white light, and seconly it was a barrage of ideas that would not be able to be carried out before we step down. and trust me, some of them are really ambitious.
i was thinking of using the june scdf camp for my nyaa residential proj, then he said it's postponed indefinitely. but i found something else to do.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
fish bone saga
okay i saw the class tee day class photo on tracy's blog, and seriously, i look like i've been editted in. i.e., i don't fit into the picture.
anyways. you know the news recently reported that this woman overseas swallowed a fish bone and swallowed rice to push it down till it poked out of her neck?
i was thinking of a possible conversation between her family members and her at dinner, before she got sent to the hospital.
woman: oops. i think i just swallowed a fish bone. couldn't help it la, the fish i cooked was so soft it didn't need chewing...
son: mommy don't talk already la! swallow rice!
woman: okay, okay, not like my talking's going to make it worse...(proceeds to swallow rice)
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after several mouthfuls
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woman: eh i don't think it's helping leh! i can still feel the bone! (swallows somemore)
woman: okay im feeling the pain, maybe the bone is really moving down the pipe. (because she wouldn't know how to say an oesophagus)
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family members stare as she continues stuffing rice down her throat
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all family members: EH STOP! THE BONE IS POKING OUT OF YOUR NECK! (and quickly calls the ambulance to send her to the hospital to have that 3cm long fish bone removed)
anyways. you know the news recently reported that this woman overseas swallowed a fish bone and swallowed rice to push it down till it poked out of her neck?
i was thinking of a possible conversation between her family members and her at dinner, before she got sent to the hospital.
woman: oops. i think i just swallowed a fish bone. couldn't help it la, the fish i cooked was so soft it didn't need chewing...
son: mommy don't talk already la! swallow rice!
woman: okay, okay, not like my talking's going to make it worse...(proceeds to swallow rice)
.
.
after several mouthfuls
.
.
woman: eh i don't think it's helping leh! i can still feel the bone! (swallows somemore)
woman: okay im feeling the pain, maybe the bone is really moving down the pipe. (because she wouldn't know how to say an oesophagus)
.
.
family members stare as she continues stuffing rice down her throat
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all family members: EH STOP! THE BONE IS POKING OUT OF YOUR NECK! (and quickly calls the ambulance to send her to the hospital to have that 3cm long fish bone removed)
Saturday, March 21, 2009
the simun journey
it bewilders the mind to imagine how hazelnut milk actually tastes like soya bean milk.
the 5th simun conference has officially been declared closed by issac, the sec-gen of this mun.
yesterday ukraine only had a strength of two, and greg and i were frantically submitting amendments but the chair persisted that she has to recognise us before we can put forward the amendment.whcih was not how it was presented in my political committee the morning and the day before! but wells. lunch was good, we had bolognaise.
last day started an hour later but ended hours later too. because of the cocktail party which i would say we immensely enjoyed. eleanor came today, increasing our strength to three.i raised a point of info for philippines, which in the end made us both confused. i wanted to clarify but follow-up wasn't in order. thankfully philippines (ryan) requested for me to rephrase, which was in order. and he actually smiled at me, which provided some relief because i suspect i was actually shivering with fright when raising the question.
then when it came to usa's resolution, which was the first one to pass the general assembly, i actually spoke against. usa wanted a poi but i yielded the floor back to the chair. that resolution won best resolution for political anyways. speaking at the podium was actually not as scary as raising poi. oh and i have to mention that my chance at the podium was bequeathed to me by eleanor, who finally decided against speaking.
gregory initially had a chance to speak, thanks to obama's and uk's decision to plant more troops. people actually cut out the straits times article this morning and a war almost raged between russia and usa and uk in the security council. it's mind-boggling how a model united nations conference actually became this serious and real. best thing was, after the emergency meeting in the security council chamber, which came to conclusion that no war would be raged, russia actually said, "no thanks" when usa offered a handshake.
sorry but, ukraine was supposed to support russia. because we're neighbouring countries so something.
and i got scolded for wearing school u. the dress code piece of document clearly stated, on three accounts, that school uniform is appropriate attire. benedict told me ytd that it wasn't allowed, but we all took it as bullshit since the dresscode clearly states that it is. but today during the break mrs cornu actually stopped me to sort of reprimand me for my attire. i raised up the issue of the dresscode, she said i read it wrongly. wtf? but after that i figured there may really be some problem with my reading skills since nobody else wore school u. either that, or everyone is just unloyal to their school. but all i had to do, to ensure that i am "identified by my country and not my school", was to remove all trails of school logo and name from my attire. so, no blazer, no collarpin.
simun's family orientated. dr cornu founded it with mrs cornu, their daughter was the deputy sec-gen. how weird.
i'm looking for photos of me speaking, any press corps member has any?
oh and, wow, shiru received two mentions of appreciation, from sec-gen and dr cornu.
the 5th simun conference has officially been declared closed by issac, the sec-gen of this mun.
yesterday ukraine only had a strength of two, and greg and i were frantically submitting amendments but the chair persisted that she has to recognise us before we can put forward the amendment.whcih was not how it was presented in my political committee the morning and the day before! but wells. lunch was good, we had bolognaise.
last day started an hour later but ended hours later too. because of the cocktail party which i would say we immensely enjoyed. eleanor came today, increasing our strength to three.i raised a point of info for philippines, which in the end made us both confused. i wanted to clarify but follow-up wasn't in order. thankfully philippines (ryan) requested for me to rephrase, which was in order. and he actually smiled at me, which provided some relief because i suspect i was actually shivering with fright when raising the question.
then when it came to usa's resolution, which was the first one to pass the general assembly, i actually spoke against. usa wanted a poi but i yielded the floor back to the chair. that resolution won best resolution for political anyways. speaking at the podium was actually not as scary as raising poi. oh and i have to mention that my chance at the podium was bequeathed to me by eleanor, who finally decided against speaking.
gregory initially had a chance to speak, thanks to obama's and uk's decision to plant more troops. people actually cut out the straits times article this morning and a war almost raged between russia and usa and uk in the security council. it's mind-boggling how a model united nations conference actually became this serious and real. best thing was, after the emergency meeting in the security council chamber, which came to conclusion that no war would be raged, russia actually said, "no thanks" when usa offered a handshake.
sorry but, ukraine was supposed to support russia. because we're neighbouring countries so something.
and i got scolded for wearing school u. the dress code piece of document clearly stated, on three accounts, that school uniform is appropriate attire. benedict told me ytd that it wasn't allowed, but we all took it as bullshit since the dresscode clearly states that it is. but today during the break mrs cornu actually stopped me to sort of reprimand me for my attire. i raised up the issue of the dresscode, she said i read it wrongly. wtf? but after that i figured there may really be some problem with my reading skills since nobody else wore school u. either that, or everyone is just unloyal to their school. but all i had to do, to ensure that i am "identified by my country and not my school", was to remove all trails of school logo and name from my attire. so, no blazer, no collarpin.
simun's family orientated. dr cornu founded it with mrs cornu, their daughter was the deputy sec-gen. how weird.
i'm looking for photos of me speaking, any press corps member has any?
oh and, wow, shiru received two mentions of appreciation, from sec-gen and dr cornu.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
simun day 1, mrw's mail
steph to mr w:
we survived day one of simun! just that E and X left pretty much halfway cuz they were bored.
good news: i was a submitter of a resolution after lobbying.
bad news: nobody else except for the submitter (me) and the co-submitters (IMF and jamaica) voted for the resolution. and clapping was in order. the delegate of philippines said that we're naive and premature.
which i sort of agree with, after reading carefully the final resolution. some parts were just not very realistic, and there were quite a number of vague stuff.
but overall today's session was quite enriching, seeing how a hwa chong guy (japan's delegate) kept going up to speak and how everybody kept debating and how random people like zimbabwe's delegate passed notes to me to tell me where i went wrong or asked for clarification.
made some friends today, probably will make more tomorrow. i think the uae delegate who sits beside me's flirting with me :S
anyway, hope you're having fun in hong kong! the last time i went there, and the only time i did, was when i was in primary 4, which is nearly a decade ago. send your wife our love!
regards,
steph
we survived day one of simun! just that E and X left pretty much halfway cuz they were bored.
good news: i was a submitter of a resolution after lobbying.
bad news: nobody else except for the submitter (me) and the co-submitters (IMF and jamaica) voted for the resolution. and clapping was in order. the delegate of philippines said that we're naive and premature.
which i sort of agree with, after reading carefully the final resolution. some parts were just not very realistic, and there were quite a number of vague stuff.
but overall today's session was quite enriching, seeing how a hwa chong guy (japan's delegate) kept going up to speak and how everybody kept debating and how random people like zimbabwe's delegate passed notes to me to tell me where i went wrong or asked for clarification.
made some friends today, probably will make more tomorrow. i think the uae delegate who sits beside me's flirting with me :S
anyway, hope you're having fun in hong kong! the last time i went there, and the only time i did, was when i was in primary 4, which is nearly a decade ago. send your wife our love!
regards,
steph
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
simun simun simun
mr w has been very dedicated so far, throwing us emails with lots of attchments all the way from hk, with paid wifi.
i'm just thankful that he editted all three of my speeches for tomorrow.
i'd better prepare for bed. three long days ahead with practically no time to study.
i'm just thankful that he editted all three of my speeches for tomorrow.
i'd better prepare for bed. three long days ahead with practically no time to study.
Monday, March 16, 2009
i dreamt that aaron confessed to me at a deserted nh stairway.
OMG I WISH MY DREAM DOESN'T COME TRUE.
not when i'm stuck in a situation like this. it's highly tempting, but no.
not now. as nice as the dream might have turned out to be.
not when i'm stuck in a situation like this. it's highly tempting, but no.
not now. as nice as the dream might have turned out to be.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
63 prozent.
i realised i've left my photo blog dead for quite some time.
anyway, march hols have begun! i've got cca today and tomorrow, econs make-up on mon, fll outing on wed, simun from thurs to sat.
at least i don't have to think of how to spend my one week.
oh and, i got 63% for my online chem test.
anyway, march hols have begun! i've got cca today and tomorrow, econs make-up on mon, fll outing on wed, simun from thurs to sat.
at least i don't have to think of how to spend my one week.
oh and, i got 63% for my online chem test.
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