This author is currently on hiatus for the ignoble cause of mugging. The public is advised to remain calm, as this routine protocol has been shown to have no effect on one's violent tendencies in 96% of cases.
| Saturday, August 25, 2007 |
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After going through the Model UN sabbats, ive finally realised what it is. It's about gathering representatives who aggresively uphold the various policies stated by their governments, then have them flame each other politely under the facade of diplomacy and having the parties on the receiving end raise a Point of Order (POO) to demand an apology. Of course, that's pretty exaggerated, but that is the essence of what makes MUNs so interesting. The actual UN does have a lot of power and resources at its command though, so it's much better than nothing. =O And then there's the superlatives at the end of it all, where you vote for the weirdest of awards, like the hottest delegate and the one most liekly to start a war. Guess who got nominated for most spaced-out delegate in the sabbatical though?  That's right, the top two on the list are both from 3N! No wonder the teachers always complain we don't listen to lessons. ;) We eventually gave the award to some guy who came in school uniform even though the rest of us were in formal attire. xD Talking about formal wear, it also gives you an excuse to wear your dad's expensive business suit to school. (Oversized, ftw.)  The whole process of UN debates is very time wasting though, especially in the Security Council, where you can debate for hours on end on tiny details like the word "democracy" before China eventually vetos the entire thing. Which isn't uncommon, considering USA and China both have veto powah and when one supports something, the other would likely oppose it. D: Still, the whole sabbatical was pretty fun, but it would have been better if i wasn't assigned to a country like...*drumroll* Slovakia! The delegate of Slovakia would like to recommend this sabbatical to the peoples of HCI. Furthermore, it encourages you to use laptops (for notes), so delegates can have have a quick game of discreet Minesweeper during lectures if they're bored. And Counter-Strike during breaks, too. xD |
'Twas teh winnar at 3:40 pm.
