Got an email from Bobby this morning and then saw this at his page here .
Bobby has decided to cease all fund raising activities in SendBobToBerkeley.com .
Great that Bobby will get full scholarship to further his studies abroad. While he does not get to fulfill his dream to study at UC Berkeley, I'm sure one day, he will be able to go to Bay Area and reach his potential there!
-----
End of Fundraising Activities
Sunday, 28 June 2009
After I launched this website, I was informed by another scholarship body that I was given a scholarship to go UCL, UK. The scholarship body was insistent that I can only study in UCL and not UC Berkeley. I was pretty much undecided on what to do. However after much deliberation, I have finally decided that the best course of action is to simply accept the scholarship to go to UCL, UK and cease all fundraising activities on SendBobToBerkeley.com
It is the right thing to do after securing a scholarship to go to the UK. Although it is not my main choice to go to the UK, it is still a wonderful opportunity to study there. I am grateful to be offered the chance to study in the UK.
I am thankful to all who have supported me in this quest. My main intention was to neither obtain charity money nor sympathy from the public to fund my education. My objective was to sell advertising space that will create a win-win situation for both. I believe that this site would have become popular given time to promote and market. It is a waste that I would have to cease operations on this website just after I launched it.
I have received numerous enquiries on people interested to buy the properties and wanting to contribute money to the fund. Some are turned off by the relatively high price. I am sorry; the price was the way it is because I am actually targeting US and large Malaysian business entities and not Malaysian small business owners or individuals. Nonetheless, thank you for your interest and support especially from those who have written to me and blogged about this website. Thank you again.
At the moment the fund counter stands at $333. I have contacted my sponsors about the funds. They would want me to use the funds for some education-related initiative. I have not given much thought on how exactly I am going to use the funds for the education-related initiative. I have till late August to do something about this before flying off to the UK. Anyone with any ideas to start-up some education-initiative may contact me at Bobby@SendBobToBerkeley.com
I hope my initiative in setting up this website will inspire other youths and students to always think positive. Things always happen for a reason. It's what you do in your circumstances that really matters.
I allowed a scholarship to slip out of my hands. I do not have any angry feelings for Khazanah for rejecting me all the way in the 4th round. I just did not perform on the last interview. I lost fair and square.
I know many of you are in the same circumstance as me. The question you should ask yourself is, do you sit back and resign to fate that you have lost? Or do you jump back up and take the necessary next steps to make your dream come true?
Think positive. You will always find something that will change your luck. No use sitting around cursing your bad luck. You create your own good luck. Dream Big, Dream Differently, Chase the Dream. Do something about your life and good things will come your way.
Posted by Bobby at 1.26pm
-----
Chen Chow's Other Posts
Subscribe to Chen Chow's blog
Encourage any of my blog readers to share with me any event that you come across. As long as the event/activity/initiative is education/charity/youth oriented and is not-for-profit, I will be more than happy to post it to share
Feel free to quote any post within my blog, as long as you link it back here. Sharing is always a good virtue. :)
Sunday, June 28, 2009
End of Fund Raising Activities
Ureka Weekend
Ureka Weekend will be held this Friday, 3rd July 7pm to Sunday 9pm.
Do check out the FAQ here .
It will be great exposure for those would-be entrepreneurs!
-----
Chen Chow's Other Posts
Subscribe to Chen Chow's blog
Encourage any of my blog readers to share with me any event that you come across. As long as the event/activity/initiative is education/charity/youth oriented and is not-for-profit, I will be more than happy to post it to share
Feel free to quote any post within my blog, as long as you link it back here. Sharing is always a good virtue. :)
Education Highlights from The Star
__________________________________________________________________________
Study award
THE British Schools Group has announced the establishment of The British High Commissioner's Scholarship.
The RM600,000 annual scholarship provides an opportunity to Malaysian children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, who show a high potential for academic excellence.
The scholarship includes all fees, materials, uniforms and lunches, and covers education from primary Year 5 through to the end of secondary school.
For details call: 03 -7727 7775, fax: 03-7722 1296 or visit BSKL .
Communication skills
KOLEJ Tunku Abdul Rahman (KTAR) will be organising a workshop titled 'Effective Communication and The Educator' designed for lecturers, teachers or anyone looking to enhance delivery of teaching, training and communication skills.
The workshop will be held from at the KTAR Learning Centre, Ground Floor, Wisma MCA, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. on July 1 and 2.
For details, please call Ms Ng at 03-41499164 or e-mail: cpe AT mail DOT tarc DOT edu DOT my.
Health screening
UCSI University's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, jointly with the Faculty of Medical Sciences will be organising the 8th Public Health Campaign 2009 themed 'Healthy Living, Live Without Diabetes' .It will be held at the Sunway Pyramid, LG2 Pyramid Concourse, Subang Jaya from 11am to 10 pm on July 3 to 5. The campaign aims to promote the importance of health, educate the public on diabetes and prevention, and provide health screening services such as tests for blood pressure, blood glucose, blood cholesterol and body fat.
Those who plan to take the blood glucose and cholesterol tests are advised to fast at least two hours prior to the test. For details, contact Lucinda Lau at Lucindalau AT gmail DOT com
Breathing science
THERE will be a free evening talk titled 'The Science of Breath Healing' by Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman (KTAR) on how to use breathing techniques to improve one's health.
The talk covers nostril cleaning techniques, the art of inhalation, retention and exhalation.
Prof Dr Phillip Kumar will be speaking at this talk at the KTAR Learning Centre, Ground Floor, Wisma MCA, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur at 6.30pm on July 9. For details, please call Ms Wong at 03-41499164 or e-mail cpe AT mail DOT tarc DOT edu DOT my
Workshop for students
A workshop to prepare students to the top universities in the United States (US) will be held at Taylor's University College. The Workshop will be facilitated by interviewers, alumni and students of Ivy League varsities. The workshop will be held on Aug 1, 2 and 15 at its premises. For details go to here .
International meet
UNIVERSITI Malaya is organising the International Conference on Cross-Cultural Communication to gather researchers, academics and practitioners to analyse issues pertaining to cross-cultural communication in the region and the world.
Authors from various disciplines are encouraged to submit abstracts within the given themes. The conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 19 to 20.
For details, contact Prof Maya David at 03-79673047 or visit here
Literary conference
UNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia's (USM) School of Languages, Literacies and Translation is organising the Sixth International Literacy Conference 2009 (LITCON 2009).
LITCON 2009 is organised in collaboration with the university's International Literacy Research Unit, National Higher Education Research Institute (under the Higher Education Ministry) and the Penang education department.
The conference, with the theme 'Literacy: Forging Pathways to Unity' will be held from Oct 7 to 9 in Penang.
For details calls 04-653 3888 ext. 3145 / 3751 / 3977, or e-mail litcon2009 AT gmail DOT com or log onto here .
Leaderonomics Entrepreneur Academy & Youth Entrepreneur Malaysia 5-Day Accelerated Workshop
Got this from Aidan Chew.
-----
Leaderonomics Entrepreneur Academy (LEA) & Youth Entrepreneur Malaysia (YEM)
would like to invite you to our 5 day-Accelerated Workshop we will be conducting on August 5th - 9th.
Learn Winning Strategies
- How to start your business with little or no money.
- How to leverage on other-people's money (OPM).
- Spend days with leaders from top multinationals(MNC's), successful entrepreneurs & Fortune 500 companies.
For extra info about this exciting event, visit here .
-----
Chen Chow's Other Posts
Subscribe to Chen Chow's blog
Encourage any of my blog readers to share with me any event that you come across. As long as the event/activity/initiative is education/charity/youth oriented and is not-for-profit, I will be more than happy to post it to share
Feel free to quote any post within my blog, as long as you link it back here. Sharing is always a good virtue. :)
Economic Cost of the US Education Gap
Yang Jerng shared with me this article on the economic cost of the US Education gap.
Do check it out!
-----
Chen Chow's Other Posts
Subscribe to Chen Chow's blog
Encourage any of my blog readers to share with me any event that you come across. As long as the event/activity/initiative is education/charity/youth oriented and is not-for-profit, I will be more than happy to post it to share
Feel free to quote any post within my blog, as long as you link it back here. Sharing is always a good virtue. :)
PSD Scholarships
Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak announced that there will be a new category of Public Service Department (PSD or JPA Scholarship) that will be merit-based, starting next year.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Maths Site
Last Sunday and Thursday, met with Dr. Ho Weng Kin (my former civic tutor (class teacher) as well as my Further Maths lecturer at Raffles Junior College). And on Thursday, Dr. Ho's colleague/student, Wee Wen Shih was together with us as well.
MIRC Delegation to Singtel Innovation Exchange
Details:
Date: 14 July 2009 (Tues)
Time: 9am - 6pm
Venue: Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore
*** PLEASE RSVP BY 30 JUNE 2009 TO CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE.***
And book your slot to share your solutions with Asia Pacific's leading telcos as places are limited! Let us help you turn your ideas to reality today.
For More Information:
Miss Sarimah Samad
O: 03 – 2161 1618
F: 03 – 2161 3618
E: sarimah AT mirc DOT org DOT my
***
At SingTel, we believe the future is all about innovations and collaborations. Which is why we are inviting you to join the launch of SingTel Innovation Exchange (SiX) - a first-of-its-kind programme designed for application developer communities to provide you with a gateway to Asia Pacific, one of the fastest growing mobile and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) markets.
Join us for the exciting launch of SiX to:
1. Leverage SiX's rich resources to lower your business operation cost and seek technical consultancy support to jump onto the SaaS bandwagon.
2. Find out how SiX can assist you in reaching out to the Asia Pacific market to realise your revenue potential within a short period of time.
3. Learn how SingTel Service Delivery Platform can help you extend your services to multiple Asian markets.
4. Understand the needs of the industry to capture the next wave of growth for mobile and SaaS solutions.
5. Meet top executives from 6 key leading Telcos in Asia Pacific in ONE single event!
Chen Chow's Other Posts
Subscribe to Chen Chow's blog
Encourage any of my blog readers to share with me any event that you come across. As long as the event/activity/initiative is education/charity/youth oriented and is not-for-profit, I will be more than happy to post it to share
Feel free to quote any post within my blog, as long as you link it back here. Sharing is always a good virtue. :)
SendBobToBerkeley.com !
Thanks to Jehan from NST, Bobby's website is highlighted in NST today! Hope to see more Malaysians supporting him!
-----
BEING rejected for a scholarship by Khazanah Nasional did not deter a Malaysian student from trying to achieve his dreams through other means.
The idea of using the Internet to raise funds for furthering studies is not new, admits the 20-year-old creator who wants to be known as Bobby.
In 2005, then student Alex Tew, from the United Kingdom set up the Million Dollar Website to fund his university studies. The overwhelming success of the site spawned copycat sites using the same concept to earn money.
With the economic recession, many students are now also seeking micro loans and sponsorships from corporations and from alumni of their institutions online.
It provides online advertising in the form of virtual real estate.
Advertisers can “own” an office block, customise it to their liking and have the images of these structures linked back to their own websites.
“People I’ve spoken to and who have sent me emails say trying to raise the money I need in the short time I have is a crazy but interesting idea,” he says.
His parents are willing to support his first year at University of California, Berkeley, United States where he has been accepted to do Economics but the remaining cost of pursuing his four-year degree — which is nearly US$150,000 (RM525,000) — would have to come from him.
The university, being a public institution, will not provide financial aid to a foreign student like Bobby.
He hopes to raise the money by July 23, a month after setting up the site, which would give him some time to settle things before leaving for the US.
In the first 24 hours of it being online, the site had attracted about 1,000 visitors from Malaysia, Singapore, the US and other countries.
Though there may be those thinking that his website is a way of seeking charity to pursue his studies overseas, Bobby says this is not so.
“My objective is for the site to be a business transaction for all, where advertisers can buy ‘property’ to link to their own websites,” he says.
If his endeavour to earn the necessary amount fails or if he ends up not going to Berkeley, he intends to use the money as a micro-fund for start-ups, social entrepreneurship and charity.
Right after rejection by Khazanah Nasional and the setting of his site, Bobby received a call from another corporation offering him a scholarship to study at University College London, where he has also been accepted to pursue his studies.
“I am still keen on going to Berkeley though because I am really interested in technology and the university is relatively close to Silicon Valley,” he says.
He is keen on starting a technology company upon graduation.
Whatever the outcome, he holds a quote by Air Asia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes dearly to his heart: “Never take ‘no’ for an answer”.
“My dream is to be able to pursue my studies in the US.
“And I believe that you should never give up on your dreams. You should be creative and take action to make them happen.”
Check out Bobby’s website at http://sendbobtoberkeley.com
Chen Chow's Other Posts
Subscribe to Chen Chow's blog
Encourage any of my blog readers to share with me any event that you come across. As long as the event/activity/initiative is education/charity/youth oriented and is not-for-profit, I will be more than happy to post it to share
Feel free to quote any post within my blog, as long as you link it back here. Sharing is always a good virtue. :)
@chenchow in twitter
For all of you who are already on Twitter world, I am joining you guys. I know I am way behind time in stepping into Twitter world.
Donation for Kai Xin's Liver Transplant
Chen Chow's Other Posts
Subscribe to Chen Chow's blog
Encourage any of my blog readers to share with me any event that you come across. As long as the event/activity/initiative is education/charity/youth oriented and is not-for-profit, I will be more than happy to post it to share
Feel free to quote any post within my blog, as long as you link it back here. Sharing is always a good virtue. :)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The CEO Series 13 : Vincent Chin, Managing Director, BCG Tuesday 30th June 2009
The CEO Series 13 : Vincent Chin, Managing Director, BCG
An informal session with the MD of Boston Consulting Group
Host:
Young Corporate Malaysians (YCM)
Date:
Tuesday 30th June 2009
Time:
19:30 - 21:30
Location:
Rumah UKEC
Street:
67 Jalan U Thant
Town/City:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Vincent juggled a switch in careers, relocation across continents, and a new child to earn his MBA from Edinburgh Business School with a special dean's commendation for being in the top percentile amongst the student body internationally. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Information Systems from the National University of Singapore where he was a scholar of the Singapore Government.
His passion for consulting was ignited by his wife who was also a management consultant and demonstrated to him that there exist a career where one could really help a wide range of people become more successful, in running their businesses and succeeding in their careers. Vincent found the perfect fit in The Boston Consulting Group. He joined BCG in 1999 and has since worked in various industries, including financial services, energy and utilities. Prior to joining BCG, Vincent was a key member of the consulting team who developed Andersen Consulting's e-Government and Technology Ventures initiatives in Malaysia. Vincent also worked for Singapore Airlines and managed several of the airlines' global network of stations.
Besides being on the leadership team of BCG Kuala Lumpur, Vincent is also an active member of the business community, contributing his time to educational and religious missions. Outside of work, Vincent is an ardent musician and has composed and staged a full length musical and continues to be a keen music afficionado - a passion he shares with a number of his BCG colleagues and clients.
He is married with two children and devotes his weekends to them.
-----------------------------------------
Feel free to bring your friends to this event, it's FREE and it's up to YOU to make the most out of it especially during the infamous Q&A session. Map to venue as per attached to this event page.
Date: 30th June 2009
Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
Please get your friends to join our mailing list via this link:
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Joanne's Sharing on College & Grad School
However, it seems that you are adamant in getting to an Ivy. I'm here to impart my experiences and advise you as best as I can. And by no means I'm an expert!
Before you start thinking about higher education after college, I want you to realize that you have 3 to 4 years of undergraduate studies. That's a really long time. Assuming you got into a reputable program, I hope you are able to fully appreciate and utilize every single opportunity as you can while learning as much as you can. College is a great learning ground so take the time to plan your curriculum and seek after great lecturers, courses, programs and even social groups to expand yourself as a person.
Sometimes, you may realize that what you want when you first started may change when you are in your 2nd,3rd or 4th year. So make sure you identify your ambitions and realize them before its too late. I've friends who were very bold because they switched from engineering program to business,mathematics,economics and finance and from music to medicine because they discovered later on that were what really draw and excite them.
Remember that college is a stepping stone to your future careers too.
Another option you want to think about is whether you want to intern or coop in the summer with other companies when you are in summer breaks. Interning is a great way to understand how working, business and/or corporate life is.
Once again, 3-4 years is a really long time to be in school. Unless you really want to start a Masters as soon as you finish college, consider working a few years. If you can't afford the costs of Masters/Phd, you may want to work with a company who can finance you at college part-time as you work full time. Or find financial support elsewhere if you so choose.
By the time you are in your 3rd or 4th year in college, you probably know whether you want to pursue a masters/phd AND know that you are not "burn-out" by school. I know some friends who felt they learned so much and were prepared for the workforce after undergrad that getting a masters didn't add value to them.
After considering everything (I didn't cover alot but you will discover as you start college) and still want to pursue a masters/phd at ivy leagues, here are some key things you want to start even in your 3rd year:
1) Choose the program that you think has the best facilities, faculty and resources that you can utilize to expand yourself
2) Study for GRE/GMAT or whatever prep exams you have to do and ACE IT. Like score 90% above
3) Graduate with GPA>=3.5/4.0. Even better if you graduated top 3% of your class.
4) Excel in all the courses relevant to the program
5) Do extra curricular stuff: research relevant to the program, join groups (IEEE, etc for example), network with people to learn and discuss and discover. I didn't do alot of the latter and wish I did....
6) Contact the respective university's graduate admissions office
7) Visit the campus(es) and make sure you like it and its surroundings. Speak to professors of the prog you want to enroll. Even though Ivy sounds awesome, some of the better prog are not in ivy schools. I've a friend who graduated from Cornell after his Bachelors and decided to do his Masters in UIUC because it has one of the best engineering programs in the nation. I've another friend who stayed on at UIUC after his undergraduate to do his masters and phd because he thought it was a better prog. And he rejected several ivy and non-ivy league schools ie stanford, cornell, etc.
8) Consider other non-ivy programs but equally great programs such as mit, uc berkeley, stanford, caltech, etc
9) Apply a year before you admit to the prog and hope for the best. If you fail to admit, you can try again next year or work or go to another school. I've a friend who failed to get into UPenn right after undergrad even though he graduated 2nd top in his class, went to work for a year, reapplied and got into UPenn the following year.
Hope these tips help.
BTW, you could transfer to ivy school during your undergrad school...
Last but not least, enjoy college while you can! I'd a great time!
Joanne
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
SendBobToBerkeley.com !
This is a very innovative idea by a fellow Malaysian, who wish to further studies at University of California, Berkeley. He has come very close, to secure the prestigious Khazanah Nasional Scholarships. However, he was unable to successfully obtain the scholarships.
Hence, he has started this initiative, to sell virtual real estate online to fund his education at Berkeley!
Would hope that you guys could support his initiative, to make his dream come true! Please kindly help to spread the words around too!
To check out more, visit SendBobToBerkeley.com !
-----
SendBobToBerkeley.com Launched!
Bobby is a 20-year-old dude from Malaysia who just completed his
A-Levels. He has gained admission into the University of California,
Berkeley for Fall 2009. He thought he was going to win a scholarship
from Khazanah Nasional, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund – having
qualified himself to the final 4th round with 4 other applicants from
the thousands who applied. But he was proven wrong. He somehow
blundered his most important last interview and was left stranded.
Being an international student, Bobby would have to pay close to
$50,000 per year to study in UC Berkeley. Thus a 4 years university
education would cost close to $200,000. Bobby's parents are
willing to loan him $50,000 but the rest will have to come from his
self initiative.
Bobby decided to embark on an Internet project to fundraise the
remaining $150,000 in 30 days on a novelty advertising idea – selling
virtual real estate as advertising space. Bobby has designed
rows of properties such as premium skyscrapers, landmarks, office
tower, bungalow houses and cheap tents to suit different prospective
business owners. Owners of these properties are free to 'renovate'
(customize) the properties and to link to any webpage on the Internet.
The price of real estate starts from $100 per property for Cheap
Tents. There are currently 369 premium properties on sale on
SendBobToBerkeley.com. Log on and join the sale of the virtual properties
now before they run out!
SEALnet Project Thailand 09
This is an initiative done by a friend of mine, Mei Yueh from Stanford University. it is great to see so many of our young Malaysians are involved in such kind of initiatives. Hope that you can make a difference by supporting their causes.
This summer, I'll be working with a team of college students planning for a service project on active learning in Tesabaan 5 Jr. High School in Lampang, Thailand. We hope to increase learning motivation and solve the rote-memorization learning problem through 3 main components: active classes, leadership, and library renovation. We will equip students not only with active learning and critical-thinking skills, but empower them to be future community leaders in solving community issues. Tesabaan 5 is a municipal school that serves as a pilot school illustrating the success of active learning with our project.
Thank you very much for making a difference in the kids' lives! =)
Sincerely,
Mei Yueh
Internships at P&G!
If anyone is interested, do check it out!
Greetings from P&G Malaysia!
There are internship vacancies in Procter & Gamble Malaysia targeted at penultimate year, Malaysian students who are pursuing a degree program. Our current internships are for Product Supply (Click here) and Customer Business Development (Click here) which you can read more about by clicking on the links. You can look forward to pre-assigned intern projects under trained intern coaches, practicing leadership from Day 1!
To give you a brief background on P&G- We're the world's largest consumer products company providing over 400 products in over 160 countries. With humble beginnings starting 1837, P&G is now more than 170 years old. They're the people behind everyday brands you will be familiar with such as Pringles, Downy, Whisper, Pantene, Gillette and SK-II to name a few. To read more about P&G, (click here.)
Don't miss out on this rare opportunity and apply online now!
Please read carefully the next steps required from you below. Please take note that your application is not complete until you have your profile updated and also complete the online test.
- You need to complete your profile and submit your resume online.
- Next, complete the online test "Success Drivers Assessment" which is compulsory in order to continue with your application. You must complete and pass the online test.
- Those who pass the online test will be invited to sit for the Reasoning Test at our office. You will be contacted via email or phone.
- Those who pass the Reasoning Test will be called for interviews.
- Those who pass the interviews will have the chance of being offered an internship!
Please note that online applications should be submitted ASAP!
Warmest regards and good luck!
Jolyn
ICRC & Malaysian Red Crescent Essay Competition
Thanks to my loyal blog reader for this. This is adapted from NST.
----
THE International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Malaysian Red Crescent, with the support of the Education Ministry, are organising an essay writing competition on International Humanitarian Law.
It reflects the fact that Malaysia is the first country in Asia in which the principles of International Humanitarian Law have been integrated into the national education curriculum (Civics and Citizenship Education) for secondary schools.
Students are invited to write on one of the following topics: Humanity in War, The Importance of International Humanitarian Law in Protecting Life and Human Dignity or The Importance of Learning International Humanitarian Law. The essay must be written in either Bahasa Malaysia or English and between 800 and 1,200 words (with the exact word count stated at the end of the essay).
All entries must reach the ICRC Kuala Lumpur by July 15 on or before noon either via post (ICRC, Unit 50-11-1, Level 11, Wisma UOA Damansara, No. 50, Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur) or email kuala_lumpur.kua@icrc.org
First Prize: RM1.000
Second Prize: RM700
Third Prize: RM500
For details, contact Chin Li Li at 03-2084-1807 or email com.kua@icrc.org
Be 30-Hour Famine 2009 Volunteer!
Be 30-Hour Famine 2009 Volunteer!
Hi! Friend of World Vision,
Good news! 30-Hour Famine is coming back!! Join our movement against hunger and poverty. You can make a difference!
This year, camp leaders will run 24-hour DIY Camp at their respective area at West Malaysia. All campers will come together for 6-hour Countdown at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil on 23/08/09. As Camp Leader and campers are fasting, volunteer are required to fast starting from 22/8 12pm to 23/8 6pm. After the training, volunteer can choose to stay overnight at the stadium or go home, and come back the next day for Famine Countdown.
Be a volunteer for the Countdown! We really appreciate all the helpful and capable volunteers to help making this event a success. Some of the key recruitment criteria that we are looking at for 30-Hour Famine volunteer are:
i) Have joined 30-Hour Famine before, no problem to fast for 30 hours
ii) punctual, responsible, alert and friendly
Below are the types of volunteer we are looking for:
a) Registration- registration of participants.
b) Booths- dealing with exhibition, helpdesk and merchandise matters.
c) Logistics- dealing with traffic, security, venue set-up, clean-up, distribution and program logistics matters.
d) Program- coordinating stage setting, audio visual, hospitality, planning and execution of program.
Attendance is compulsory for:
Volunteer Training: 22 Aug 2009 (Saturday 12pm – 7pm)
30-Hour Famine Countdown: 23 Aug 2009 (Sunday 12pm to 6pm, report to duty at 9am)
Venue: Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Volunteers will get:
1) 30-Hour Famine 2009 T-Shirt
2) Certificate of Appreciation
Please take note of the registration closing date is on 30 June 2009. Any enquiry, please call 03-78806414 or e-mail Jennifer Ting (jennifer_ting AT wvi DOT org). Successful applicants will receive an email notification. Thank you for your support!
“ YOU’VE GOT THE POWER!! ”
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please fill up items below when you reply this mail:
a) Name:
b) Handphone:
c) Volunteered position:
Choice 1-
Choice 2-
d) Staying overnight at Stadium Putra on 22/08/09?
Yes or No
Warm Regards,
Jennifer Ting
Volunteers Co-ordinator
World Vision Malaysia
Office Address: 106 & 108 Ground Floor, Block A, Kelana Centre Point, Jalan SS 7/19, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel : +603-78806414 Fax : +603-78806424
Website: www.worldvision.com.my
Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness;
Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.
愿每一个孩子,活出丰盛;
求每一颗心灵,矢志达成。
World Vision is an International Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.
Tinkosong is looking for a webmaster!
Tinkosong is back, and we are looking for a webmaster! This is a great internship experience for a young Malaysian whose interests include education and dialogue. Experience with a CSS-HTML program (Dreamweaver etc) necessary. Previous experience with Wordpress and Moveable Type preferred, but not necessary. Must be willing to work part-time for 6 weeks during July-August 2009, or until the site is up again. Tinkosong is an educational website aimed at Malaysian youth who are passionate about new opportunities. If you are interested, please email joyce AT tinkosong DOT com with
a) a short paragraph (150 words) stating your reasons for wanting to be part of Tinkosong
b) a short paragraph (150 words) stating your previous experience with HTML, CSS and other webdesign programs
Complimentary Talk at UTAR: Working Memory: The New IQ?
Working Memory is our brain's post-it note. We use those little yellow slips of paper to make mental scribbles of information we need to remember and think about.
We cordially invite you to attend a talk as follows:
Title : Working Memory: The New IQ
Speaker : Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway
Date : 4 July 2009 (Saturday)
Time : 9.45 am - 12.00 noon
Venue : Centre for Extension Education
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
No.11, Jalan 13/6, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
The admission for the talk is FREE.
The talk is open to all. Feel free to bring your family members and friends to the talk. Please drop us a note (mmlm@utar.edu.my) if you are coming so that we can ensure comfort for all.
Regards
Secretariat
Malaysia Mental Literacy Movement
Posts
