Yesterday I realised I like being in the centre of action.
Drama, unrest, tension.
I couldn't stay away from the Iranian protest outside the UN building.
I kept calling Navid, Aunt Linda, speculating about what needed to be done.
I even said I wanted to be a journalist.
(Reconsidering that though, I don't think I'm daring enough.)
C4 was beginning in half an hour, and still, stubborn ol' Amelia decides to run to the fence to see whether the riot was breaking up or not.
25 minutes to C4 and Amelia runs to the front of the KLSMC to see what was happening,
and was confronted by angry Iranians, some crying from the tear gas.
I ran back to the bottom of WH, with the Iranians at my heels, shouting protests,
"Where's my vote?, Where's my vote?"
(They weren't shouting at me, I just happened to be smack right in the middle of them all.)
20 minutes to C4, and my friends manage to get me into the lift to finally go up to the 4th floor.
I'm dripping with sweat and my hands are shaking from the adrenaline rush.
(The very AWESOME, adrenaline rush.)
Then I decide to go to the toilet...
and when I open the washroom door and run into the toilet, I realise the washroom is filled with tear-gas.
Too late. Already in there and.. answering nature's call.
I run out, and I see the window open. Goddamn idiots.
Eyes and nose burning, I wash my face hastily and run out.
4.1, where's 4.1? I'm afraid the gas has affected my eye-sight. No, no, just blink it away. You can't fail C4, Amelia!
I walk into a very warm room.
(A-level exams are well known to be held in very cold air-conditioned rooms.)
Goodness, Bryan says they've turned off the air-con units to prevent the tear gas from being ventilated into the whole building!
So why is it that I still want to go see how the Iranians are faring?
Why do I still want to make sure that noone got hurt?
Why was I tempted to actually join their protest when Amirhossein asked me to?
To answer myself,
It's in my nature.
Oh and I have aching hands because I had a 3 hour Law exam a few hours back. Non-stop writing! But it was okie-bedokie. (:
Drama, unrest, tension.
I couldn't stay away from the Iranian protest outside the UN building.
I kept calling Navid, Aunt Linda, speculating about what needed to be done.
I even said I wanted to be a journalist.
(Reconsidering that though, I don't think I'm daring enough.)
C4 was beginning in half an hour, and still, stubborn ol' Amelia decides to run to the fence to see whether the riot was breaking up or not.
25 minutes to C4 and Amelia runs to the front of the KLSMC to see what was happening,
and was confronted by angry Iranians, some crying from the tear gas.
I ran back to the bottom of WH, with the Iranians at my heels, shouting protests,
"Where's my vote?, Where's my vote?"
(They weren't shouting at me, I just happened to be smack right in the middle of them all.)
20 minutes to C4, and my friends manage to get me into the lift to finally go up to the 4th floor.
I'm dripping with sweat and my hands are shaking from the adrenaline rush.
(The very AWESOME, adrenaline rush.)
Then I decide to go to the toilet...
and when I open the washroom door and run into the toilet, I realise the washroom is filled with tear-gas.
Too late. Already in there and.. answering nature's call.
I run out, and I see the window open. Goddamn idiots.
Eyes and nose burning, I wash my face hastily and run out.
4.1, where's 4.1? I'm afraid the gas has affected my eye-sight. No, no, just blink it away. You can't fail C4, Amelia!
I walk into a very warm room.
(A-level exams are well known to be held in very cold air-conditioned rooms.)
Goodness, Bryan says they've turned off the air-con units to prevent the tear gas from being ventilated into the whole building!
So why is it that I still want to go see how the Iranians are faring?
Why do I still want to make sure that noone got hurt?
Why was I tempted to actually join their protest when Amirhossein asked me to?
To answer myself,
It's in my nature.
Oh and I have aching hands because I had a 3 hour Law exam a few hours back. Non-stop writing! But it was okie-bedokie. (:
must have been quite a scene. my mum told me about it as well. darn. i wanna be there to take some awesome shots with my camera.
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