Wednesday, June 3, 2009
hello, old friend.
5:46 AM
"...Salute our Great Leader or we'll nuke you!!!"
Representing North Korea is fun; you automatically get license to do just about anything.
Show up in less-than-formal clothes? ...Yeah, that's just N Korea again.
Wear heeled boots instead of the required black court shoes? ...Yeah, N Korea, whaddya expect.
Make overtly sweeping statements/burst out into tyrannical laughter in the middle of the dialogue session/make ridiculous claims and arguments? ...Yeah, it's N Korea. Duh.
...and if you don't like anything we do?
...WE'LL BOMB YOU
So yeah.
The first day of the ASEAN summit went pretty well, even though I had to leave early for SYF emcee training.
Rolled out of bed at 5am and into shirt dark trousers and boots, into a cab, ended up at Dunman High.
Met an old kindergarten friend! Hi Rebeccaaaaaa.
We were the absolute worst enemies back then when we were five, I swear; we hated each other's guts.
It was funny, though, finally meeting again after all those years (and feuds).
"I knew it was you! I remember your eyes"
...hmm.
Don't think I used half as much eyeliner back then, but okay.
Was admittedly struggling to stay awake during the first bit, but things got interesting during the Council Meetings.
...Darnded Brunei was glaring at me throughout the whole proceedings.
Well, on behalf of N Korea, I'm sorraye. What'd we ever do to you? (except arm ourselves with nuclear weapons, sign the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation and subsequently declare our signage redundant, plan to launch missiles from both our coasts, etc)
I tried smiling back but nuuuu. Got an eyeful of evil for all my diplomatic efforts.
So fine, be that way, see if I care. Be careful or WE WILL NUKE YOU and you'll soon find all your oilfields've turned into petroleum gas.
Liased with US and China, v interesting topics brought up.
Also learnt new terms like "unmoderated caucus". At first I thought that meant something like an unattended corpse, but it turns out it just means free discussion for all.
Then I had to leave. Fingers crossed for tomorrow-- I hope I didn't miss too much!!
Showed up for SYF emcee training; we had to go up in pairs and ad lib stuff-- right out of our heads!
So Lisa and I were told to adlib an emcee bit for a choir recital, and when it came to me I got a brainblock, and and ohhh... ):
Me: "At the end of this year, ladies and gentlemen- the NJC choir will also be travelling to Italy!! for, uh...uh...the concert...the showcase, uh...the International Festival... of... Singing Children."
*gives self a wtfudge?! look*
Annie wasn't much luckier, either. :P
"...As a member of the Raffles Junior College tarts.."
*realizes* O_O
"....Arts! I meant Arts!!"
Then we all had to read a poem about a Major-General, and there was this one line that I got to read that went something like "...I know the kings of England" and I said it with mucho gusto and Lisa was smirking to herself in the corner.
Okay so maybe I don't exactly know the kings of England; but I do know a Lieutenant J.Rolleston and a Flight Master Commander Quacktag Ross and a Lord Sean.
That counts, right?
...Mhm, so.
That, in short, sums up my bizzy bizzy day.
I'm really feelin' the school holiday spirit here.
Till next time; over and out.