Acting as the PM of an unstable fictitious country in Intelligence Law today, the Spiderman quote "with great powers come great responsibilities" kept ringing in my head. Tonight's 3 hr simulation was probably the most enjoyable and interesting intelligence class to date.
The class was split up into various ministerial departments, the judiciary, the AG, NGOs for civil liberties, the UN commission, American ambassadors, the press and reporters. Agenda: a meeting held by the President (the Prof) with the purpose of creating an intelligence community in the newly independent "Biddleonia" which is the victim of domestic racial strife and attacks from its neighbour.
Felt a smug sense of superiority as everybody (including the foreign students who usually don't care two hoots about the Singaporean students) had to speak deferentially to us, the power-wielding PM. But we were totally stressed cos the PM had to make decisions and we barely knew what we were doing!
It was a realistic simulation as the Prof even arranged for his wife to call him about "external bomb explosions" periodically and everybody role played with gusto. There was alot of hilarious backstabbing and boot licking as we all had "secret agendas". I have to admit that the foreign students are very fluent and witty and had us in stitches at times.
While I am immensely glad that Intelligence Law is finally over, I felt kinda sad when Nic and I sat on the steps outside the canteen after class. This is my last night class ever and I'll miss BTC at night with all its tastefully lighted up corners and the chilly night breeze that blows through the "school on the hill". Of course my parents had to be 45 mins late for the first and last time they will be fetching me from school at night -_-
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