Model United Nation

This is the most recent activity that I have taken on. I joined because i wanted to further develop my debating skills and also my skills in retrieving information of a case study. I also wanted to learn about a various amount of world issues and I wanted to see if I have what it takes to find "peaceful" or effective solutions to these problems.

I have learnt a lot in this activity, firstly I learnt how to have a clean discussion a debate instead of having an argument which would just raise more issues. It pushed me to my limit of thinking because in UN debates you have to be as peaceful to all sides rather than just your own. The solutions also have to be affective as possible and as less cost affective as possible.

This activity help me understand the problems that the UN may have when they try to find solutions.

In the activity we also learn that not everything the UN do is correct and a lot of the time doesn't benefit in the long term, this just creates more issues in the future.

Because I've had experience in public speaking the task of presenting the issue was fairly easy for me but when it came to debating my problems were clear. It was very difficult for me to learn how to debate effectively and put down my opinion without having to be aggressive about it. So this also taught me how to be patient and how to listen so that i can counter the argument presented to me by the other debaters.

Cooking

I am a boarder at the Regent's school, this is because my parents live in Saudi Arabia. I frequently go back there to see them and spend time with them fore I only see them 2 or 3 times a year. In my winter 2010-2011 break I spent lots of time with my mother.

My mother is a cook and she owns her own Thai Takeaway, she also has cooking classes. My mum invited me to join this cooking class so that i could help her with her takeaway when she has a large amount of costumers at one time. I took place in this class and I did 1 or 2 hours a day for 2 weeks. She is a professional and she has a license which she had earned in Thailand many years ago.

Cooking has always been my mothers dream and she has achieved it. She is very happy with what she does no matter how much she makes. This inspired me to follow my own dream rather than doing what people tell me to do. So now because of my mother I am following a path that I know I will enjoy.

Doing this activity with my mother has taught me many new skills in cooking and how to handle food with care. i also learnt that cleanliness and safety was a key point that had to be used. i learnt how to prepare dishes and how to talk to customers politely. this will benefit me in the future when i need to cook my own food and if i take part in a business where communicating customers is frequent. this also benefited my mother since her work load is very tiresome and i helped her in the kitchen therefore her workload individually was reduced. i also helped her to answer the phone to customers whilst she could carry on preparing food for others in line. i also grew my relationship with my mother since we hardly see each other this helped to build on my relationship skills and this may also benefit me in the future if i need to create strong relations with a business parter or any other sort of partners.

Croston Walk

This was a long charity walk in which Mr Croston created. His walk was more like a marathon whereas the students only had to walk 15km. this fund raiser helped Mr Croston build a better home for the orphans he takes care of in Lamphun, Chaing Mai.

The walk was a test of determination, the determination of spending your time to help children in need. In the present there are countless charities where money is just dropped in a box with a label on it. this may be helping the charity but it doesn't show how far you would go to help the children, and in the croston walk it is how far you go that matters, literally.

no skills were learnt in this event but awareness was raised to me and hopefully all of my classmates.

Blood Brothers (School Production)

Blood Brothers was a very important part of my life at the Regent's. It taught me a various amount of new skills and also inspired me into what i wanted to be in the future. Acting on stage was a very difficult task for me and on top of that i was nominated by the directors to be the main role along with my school mate Ralph. Ralph and I were the twins that the play was based on, we had to characterize and "be" our roles to study each other.

The very hardest skill i had to learn was to stay in character all the time on and off stage. i also had to learn how to improvise at times when there were slight errors for example somebody forgetting a line. I learnt many focus techniques but the issue was that these techniques only suited the theater instead of on other aspects.

The most important skill I learnt was confidence in front of crowds. Now with this new skill i can give public speeches and many more public things. Confidence also boosted my status for myself this is because I had now become less afraid of speaking out. This skill is very beneficial in school debate situations but also outside the class. Before I had this skill i would keep many things from my parents, this includes my opinions and thoughts on things, it also included my feelings and emotions. Without this skill it would be very hard for me to cope with my emotions and therefore i definatly would call this the most important skill ive learnt from theater.

Rugby

Firstly i started off with touch rugby which involved little technique within a team. although there was little skill involved other than being quick and agile i still learnt how to focus better on one particular thing. When i got focused into the sport i moved on to real rugby which involved new techniques and styles of playing.

i learnt a massive variety of new skills and rules and i also found that i was a visual learner because watching and learning actually taught me very well. when i started getting involved with the team i had to master the basics and learn how the sport is played professionally as a team. this is when i started to pick up a new, very important skill; listening and being part of the team. I came to a realization point that I am very good at working among and along with other people, even if i don't know them. I picked up leadership skills since when in the team on the pitch, everyone is a leader. it's very important to know how to communicate with someone from a distance and make them listen. I picked this up on the field during the matches we had against BKK Lions; it started when i tried raising my voice to get my team mates attention but i later figured that if i just tell him normally it will be easier and he will more likely want to pay attention. i learnt that in different situations different ways of leading are needed, for example to lead a team you need to listen, to lead individuals you need to be a role model.

Mercy Centre

On campus I first became the service pillar leader for the St George's boarding house, this gave me opportunity to take on tasks such as this one. my first objective as service leader was to set up something that involved service so i decided that i should help to educate people rather than to just give. My idea was to start swimming classes for not as fortunate orphans from the local mercy centre. This class takes part on sundays when I am available to be on campus. my service project involves making teaching plans for the orphans; for each sunday i have to make new swimming plans. The plans are made so that each week the children would learn a new skill each week and possibly use a previously learned skill in the next session. I would also provide these children with lunch after the activity. To run my activity i have to find volunteers who may be available and discuss with them how the next session will go.

the project in which i have to teach also teaches me in return. it teaches me many new skills in which i may use in different aspects. giving orders to younger children can be hard because you need to find a technique that makes them listen to you and make them pay attention. although i am only teaching young children the same skills apply with older people such as my classmates.

Leading people is by far a very difficult task because it requires knowledge of the field. becoming a leader helps you learn more efficient ways of gathering knowledge and therefore being prepared. I learnt this through trail and error with my project. Leading the group i have found many new ways in which i can help lead the group into success.

This project was very successful because not only did it benefit the mercy children it also benefited my group since every member was learning a new skill. It also benefit the school in general because it creates a reputation that shows that the students in the school have the skill, passion and organization to create their own projects.

all these skills i have learnt from leading this activity will benefit my life in the future since i have improved my communication skills, my leadership skills and also my skills in thinking about issues and finding new ways to resolve them.

the leadership skill will benefit my career in the future because it will help me to build my status and work towards the top, this may lead to a more successful career for me in the future.

my communication skills will benefit my ability to engage in conference discussions and also it helps me to be more commanding therefore i can learn to be a better and more effective leader.

my new ability to find solutions will help benefit other around in my community and also myself if i am to find myself in a troublesome situation.

i have also learnt to organize events and this will benefit in my ability to organize schedule which will help me in becoming more organized for future situations.