The Secondary Production this year is a play called the Curious Savage, which is about a woman whose children put her in a mental home because they don't want her spending the fortune that her husband left behind, and they want it for themselves. It is quite a light play, and in some parts very funny.
Because they did not have many people helping with make-up, I volunteered to help. From our own drama productions in school, I found that I really enjoy doing make-up, and wanted to learn more about doing it. From this experience, I actually learned a lot about doing make up, such as how to make people look older. I really enjoyed doing it, and it was a very good learning experience for me.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
HOPE FOR KIDS.
Something that I forgot to include last year was my participation in the service activity, Hope for Kids. In this service activity, we aim to spend one thursday planning what we are doing, and the next thursday visiting the Children's Ward at the Cancer Hospital in Maharagama, which is about 20 minutes away from OSC. Although there have been difficulties in sometimes getting to the Cancer Hospital for various reasons, we try and get there as often as we can. When we are there, we play with the children, as well as sometimes cleaning the space.
The year before, we raised money so that we were able to renovate the children's play room at the ward, so when we go there we try to maintain it.
Sometimes it is difficult to play with the children because I am not fluent in Sinhala, and so the children don't really understand when I try to speak to them, and I just about understand what they are saying. Also, they are very shy, and not always willing to do things with us.
Because the school hired a teacher to be with the children and teach them when they can get to the play area, we have to pay her and so we have to raise money for her salary, which is one of the main goals of our CAS. As we were told that when we raise money, we have to make it "personal to the CAS", we decided to have a movie afternoon, where we showed the film, "My Sister's Keeper". Although it was not a huge sucess, it was a good start to our fundraising.
The year before, we raised money so that we were able to renovate the children's play room at the ward, so when we go there we try to maintain it.
Sometimes it is difficult to play with the children because I am not fluent in Sinhala, and so the children don't really understand when I try to speak to them, and I just about understand what they are saying. Also, they are very shy, and not always willing to do things with us.
Because the school hired a teacher to be with the children and teach them when they can get to the play area, we have to pay her and so we have to raise money for her salary, which is one of the main goals of our CAS. As we were told that when we raise money, we have to make it "personal to the CAS", we decided to have a movie afternoon, where we showed the film, "My Sister's Keeper". Although it was not a huge sucess, it was a good start to our fundraising.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
TENNIS.
Grace and I started playing tennis at the Swimming Club every Saturday since January, right after Mocks finished. Both of us used to play tennis before, and have been planning it for a while, but because of work and other things getting in our way, we haven't been able to put our plan into action until now.
Goals:
- Get fit
- Better my skills in tennis
- Have fun while exercising
For the last couple of times that we have done it, I have really enjoyed myself, and I had forgotten how much I like playing tennis, as it has been about four years since the last time I played. It is also, for me, one of the best sports to do, as it is not a team game so you do not have to get a lot of people together, you just need one extra person, two raquets and a ball and you are on your way. It has been a lot of fun, and a good way to relax from a week of school.
Goals:
- Get fit
- Better my skills in tennis
- Have fun while exercising
For the last couple of times that we have done it, I have really enjoyed myself, and I had forgotten how much I like playing tennis, as it has been about four years since the last time I played. It is also, for me, one of the best sports to do, as it is not a team game so you do not have to get a lot of people together, you just need one extra person, two raquets and a ball and you are on your way. It has been a lot of fun, and a good way to relax from a week of school.
COMUN 2011
4 - 6 March 2011,
As I have said before, I was Secretary General of COMUN 2011. We started planning for this huge event in September, and the organizing committee is made up of 20 members, including me. There are five committees, three General Assembly Committees, ECOSOC, Sec Council. There are about 450 people taking part as delegates debating over the three day conference. Before the conference, we had three full Saturdays of Practice Debates, where the delegates, as well as the chairs can practice what to do before the actual conference. About 25 schools in Sri Lanka took part, as well as 3 schools from India and Pakistan.
Although this activity is not new to me (this is my 4th year in MUN, 3rd on the organizing committee), I continue to learn more every year, as well as the fact that I have moved further up the ladder to gain the highest position. It is always fun, and there are always many new people that you meet every year, and you always learn so much, because the issues that are discussed are relevant to current affairs. This year's topic was Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance.
Before the conference, we had things to sort out, such as the food, water, and every year we give the delegates a folder, which has things such as paper, pens, etc in it. This also has to be sorted out before the conference. Possibly the hardest thing to do is finding sponsorships so that we can balance all our expenses. This year, we were lucky, because we had one large sponsor, but we still had to find other sponsors on top of this because the amount the delegates pay does not completely cover costs.
Ironically, the thing that I hate doing the most is public speaking. During the duration of the conference, I had to make multiple speeches, something that I was really worried about. However, I managed to overcome this fear of public speaking and open the Conference with a speech. After I had made it, I was pleased with myself for being able to do it. I also had a lot of positive feedback about it, which also made me feel much better, and slightly more confident about public speaking.
Overall, the conference went much better than expected. One of my goals at the beginning of the year was to have a conference were more overseas international schools attended, and making the conference more international, and also for people to say at the end that this was the best COMUN they ever attended. Although my first goal wasn't really fulfilled, although we did have more people attending from overseas than the previous years, my last goal definitely was. People in OSC, such as Ms. Shanthi in the IT lab, and Mr. Kularatne in the Photocopy room, who have been working in OSC in MUN for the last ten or so years, have been saying that this was the best conference they have ever seen, which made me ecstatic. As this was the most important goal.
I think that as a team, the whole committee worked very well together and we worked very efficiently. In previous years that I have been in MUN, on the second day when we are setting up at the hotel, we are fully finished at around 3 am. Yet this year, we managed to be out of there at 11pm, which is a huge achievement. Also, things ran almost seamlessly throughout the three days, and I am so happy with all of the hard work that we have done over the last three months to get to this point. It has all definitely paid off.
As I have said before, I was Secretary General of COMUN 2011. We started planning for this huge event in September, and the organizing committee is made up of 20 members, including me. There are five committees, three General Assembly Committees, ECOSOC, Sec Council. There are about 450 people taking part as delegates debating over the three day conference. Before the conference, we had three full Saturdays of Practice Debates, where the delegates, as well as the chairs can practice what to do before the actual conference. About 25 schools in Sri Lanka took part, as well as 3 schools from India and Pakistan.
Although this activity is not new to me (this is my 4th year in MUN, 3rd on the organizing committee), I continue to learn more every year, as well as the fact that I have moved further up the ladder to gain the highest position. It is always fun, and there are always many new people that you meet every year, and you always learn so much, because the issues that are discussed are relevant to current affairs. This year's topic was Natural Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance.
Before the conference, we had things to sort out, such as the food, water, and every year we give the delegates a folder, which has things such as paper, pens, etc in it. This also has to be sorted out before the conference. Possibly the hardest thing to do is finding sponsorships so that we can balance all our expenses. This year, we were lucky, because we had one large sponsor, but we still had to find other sponsors on top of this because the amount the delegates pay does not completely cover costs.
Ironically, the thing that I hate doing the most is public speaking. During the duration of the conference, I had to make multiple speeches, something that I was really worried about. However, I managed to overcome this fear of public speaking and open the Conference with a speech. After I had made it, I was pleased with myself for being able to do it. I also had a lot of positive feedback about it, which also made me feel much better, and slightly more confident about public speaking.
Overall, the conference went much better than expected. One of my goals at the beginning of the year was to have a conference were more overseas international schools attended, and making the conference more international, and also for people to say at the end that this was the best COMUN they ever attended. Although my first goal wasn't really fulfilled, although we did have more people attending from overseas than the previous years, my last goal definitely was. People in OSC, such as Ms. Shanthi in the IT lab, and Mr. Kularatne in the Photocopy room, who have been working in OSC in MUN for the last ten or so years, have been saying that this was the best conference they have ever seen, which made me ecstatic. As this was the most important goal.
I think that as a team, the whole committee worked very well together and we worked very efficiently. In previous years that I have been in MUN, on the second day when we are setting up at the hotel, we are fully finished at around 3 am. Yet this year, we managed to be out of there at 11pm, which is a huge achievement. Also, things ran almost seamlessly throughout the three days, and I am so happy with all of the hard work that we have done over the last three months to get to this point. It has all definitely paid off.
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