SMUN 2009!

an incredibly fulfilling and fun-filled experience. thank YOU to siyuan for giving me this opportunity :D

day 1

lobbying for most of the day, got to know our chairs and den quite soon the 'groups' were set up, with one more pro-israel, the other more pro-palestine

day 2

the main debate. raised a few questions but sometimes felt i should have gone up and speak yet was afraid of getting shot down in case it was just that i didnt know ._. VERY heated debate and in the end passed resolution 2

would like to commend:

portugal - strong stance and stuck to her points very well, firm voice and manner

italy - similarly, if not even stronger

israel - doing extremely well under such strong pressure from neighbouring Arab League and other Muslim countries

japan - best speaker. enough said

but also kudos to.. :D

myanmar - best question: "will the delegate of portugal be more useful in this discussion by suggesting amendments rather than criticising the clauses" Zomg epic

czech republic - best analogy: "this resolution is like a miniskirt; it covers little, but it covers the vital parts"

singapore - BEST. best one-liner - his speech was "I agree with this resolution" den promptly go sit down again. WINNER rofl

russia - amazing voice, strong support for japan and especially commendable with questions to strengthen its allies' stands

overall, best delegate went to italy, congrats!

and congrats to everyone else too, SCQP, unfortunately, was the only council to pass its resolution, of which japan and its allies, including myself, were vehemently arguing against. thought the debate was very heated and almost going out of hand

had an external speaker too, came to talk about UN and stuff.. rather interesting

all in all, i am really glad i had a chance to come for SMUN 2009! :D no doubt will want to go again!

dhs:

pakistan - sihui, linghong (SC), jiawen (WHO), qinying (HRC), myself (SCQP), binggeng (GA2)
syria - chak (WHO), lionel (HRC), alvin (SCQP), simin (head - GA2)
EU - elton (HRC)

:D