MY FiRSt MUN..!!!

FIRST of all...m so sorry I was unable to post for so long (as if anyone cares)

A lot has hapenned over d last few months months...I m now a student at dps rk puram (for crying out loud .. :) ...i'll discuss d finer details l8r..

Rite nw I m gng 2 abt my first MUN here...I was selected from my school to represent pakistan in HRC..which happens to b a HINDI committee..!!!I knew it was gonna b a disaster bcoz my hindi sux big time..nd den since i m a hostler here..thr wr a lot of problems as to hw to research....who'll drop me nd pick me up...hw to email d position paper nd stuff that..nd I was pathetic in all d training simulations tht wr held here..so i had sort of given up all hopes of nt mkn a fool of myself there..FORGET ABOUT WINNING.

Bt wen I finally reached dav gurgaon..entered my committee room..dressed up in formals..feeling all important...being so diplomatic and courteous with all other delegates from across India...I knew it was all worth it...our agenda was "women and children trafficking"..it was initially weird and a li'l -well- stupid- hvingto do it all in hindi...bt den my chair (d\sargam)was exceptionally sweet...and so were my director and rap...and all other delegates were really cooperative as well...


one thing which u really needto learn is diplomacy..and thnx to my mom..I hv always been really diplomatic..dis ability of mine helped me mk allies really fast and i earned d support of everyone in d hall..I was ond speaker's list nd to b honest I jst did n OK-iesh job...wen we moved on to d unmod..I bcme quite dominating (cudnt help it..)nd I dunt regret it nw..bcoz I immediate;y bcme d main sponsor of my resolution...

I didnt gt recognized vry often...bt I cun realized tht d points I had wr quite relevant undr d circumstances...so I sorted out d only way I cud draw attention d was thru chits...which actually worked ..bcoz they took note of all d points I sent...

D next day...every thing moved on smoothly..I was asked by d director to merge my working paper wid t\d other bloc bcpz they were luking for a unanimous resolution...which I did..although they complained of lack of co opea\ration frm d side of t\d other sponsors..I tried rtpo sort it out and eventually it was.....den although all signatories and sonsors wnted me and d delegate..(pratinidhi..whtvr)os ukraine to go nd discuss it wid d director...UK got up and went out even before we cud stop her...she was told off by everyone l8r durinf\g dlunch bcoz everyone was pissed off wid her...

as soon as we reached d committee after d lunch..we were given a crisis..whicnh was quite straightforward..comapred to d twisted ones we were given during our simulations here at rkp...I wid d help other delegates wrote down a quick resolution...and presented and toojk points of info on dt one...it was appr4eciated by d chair...and it got passed wid s\a majority..so FINALLY i had something gud up my sleeves..

d third day...was HELL bcoz we moved bacjk to m\our agenda..and we were given photoco[ies of d new resolution -formed after UK and ukraine had done their part on it..and it turned out to be a DIASTER..one of the suggestions given to stop the practise of hiring child jockeys for camel races in saudi was to appoint CAMEL ROBOTS..!!!!!!!I MEAN....WASNT THT THE HEIGHT OF ABSURDITY..??\

it was totally rubbish...which d chair made very clear when I moved to d podium for taking points of info..accd to hr it wz d most "irrelevant n pointless resolution she had evr seen..i screwed it u p totally man..I mean...thr were such gr8 loopholes in all d clauses..which d other delegates lost no tym in pointing out and Iwas supposed to defend them..I a\kept uttering nonsense..even though it was constantly going ing my head -wht d hell r u saying..?this resolution needs to be trshed right away...y r u evn mkn a fool of urself trying to defend it!

even d chair lost no opprtunity in making me feel utterly worthless..(i m sure she had no intention of doing do..bt den d resolution wasd pathetic..)...I tlked nd tlked ...trying my best to maintain my cool..I had gone all red in nd face uno..so d chair had yo say "delegate plz tk a long breath..calm down..!...


wen I went bck to my seat..I had resolvced not to speak for d rest of d session..bt d chair picked on me for every Q...even if it wasnt directed specifically AT ME..EVN WEN I DIDNT RAISE MY PLACARD..cn u believe it!i WAS SUPPOSED TO DEFEND ALL DOS DUMB CLAUSES...AND ALL OTHER SPONSORS BACKED OUT..!IMFACT O\MOST OF DEM (sry caps lock was on)..were directing questions at their own resolution..

My...it was nightmare.."pakistan..wht do u hv to say "..""do u hv n answer to dis.."?...nd i gv such dumb replies...for instance..thr was a Q...does ur religion allow women to work outside..bcoz thr'z a clause which says u want more women offices in dis profession.." and i blabbered for a while..and finally eneded up saying .."of course our religion allows it...d lving proof is me...a WOMAN...representing my country in this international forum wid no objections to it..*!!!everyone actually started laughing on dt one..!!!

nd even m\I didnt raise my placard...and smtoi,mes shook my head and kept my head down..determined to escape my chair's gaze..shw picked on me...she even said "delegate dunt u remember whtvr goes in ur committee..in dt case I wud suggest dt YOU EAT BADAAMS..!! gosh..tlk abt humilating..

I was MORTIFIED....in d end..we made sm amendments nd d resolution became worth luking at..after dt ...formality lke liye..we moved on to d second agenda....den we adjourned formal session and had sm fun...our director did a kathputli dance...we tlked in eng for wa hewahile /...(PHEW!!!)...and our executic\ve boards turned outtoo be really cool!!!!


well bt this time I had of course lost all hopes of wunning...!!bt thn..I gt mk so many new friends frm dif schools n cities...learnt hw to ACT CIVILISED for a change..n learnt NEVER TOP LET MY BIG BLUNDERING MOUTH TK CONTROL EVR EVR AGAIN!

whr was I..??oya..well I realized dt MUN not jst abt learning a bunch of overrated hype and throwing it in d hall..its a lot more..its abt being diplomatic...being aware...having a ready mind...maintaining ur cool..and really feeling for ur country...having dt passion ..being concerned...

whtvr...all dt stuff abt "winning is not everything"..

bt wen my name finally did get announced in d closing ceremony..

nd I realised dt I had got BEST DELEGATE..

well..

winning is not everything..


BT THEN IT ISNT NOTHING..!!


whoa..it was like one of dos momemts of lyf which I cnt help daydreaming abt....i'll always..savour it..

I mean/...it was so unexpected..nd yet..so cool..

god bless my executive bpard..and all thos other delegates who co operated...and my teachers and all other ppl who trained me..and my friends for being so concerned...nd family for supporting me..

(BAH....I knw m actng phony..lyk i hv jst won d oscars or smthing.. :P )

bt still..its really cool..i mean winning dis thing in ur vry first MUN..ina HINDI committee...wid practically no research (n ABSOLUTELY NO RESEARCH ON D SECOND AGENDA..whch was rly ireesponsible of me i knw..)...

man i m not entiresly uselesss..if I m proud of ONE thing since I hv moved ovr t dis hostel..this school..this city..it has to b this..

i really hope I go in for more MUNS..

nd keep winning..

oops :D