SEDAR Institute Forum on New Economic Model

Thanks to Wee Loon for sharing on this.

SEDAR Institute is organizing a forum discussing the 1st stage of the New Economic Model on the 13th April 2010.

For further details, check out at http://sedar.org.my/media-room/a-forum-on-the-1st-stage-of-the-new-economic-model.html

Malaysian International Youth Programme

Thanks to Adriene Leong for sharing on this program.

http://miyp2010.blogspot.com/

RIEF OUTLINE ON MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH PROGRAMME,

"CRIME FREE GENERATION-FOCUSING ON STREET CRIME"

12 – 17 MAY 2010, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

 

INTRODUCTION

The Ministry of Youth and Sports, Malaysia in collaboration with the Malaysia Youth Hotel Association and   SSEAYP International Malaysia (KABESA) will be organising the Malaysian International Youth Programme with the theme "Crime Free Generation- Focusing on Street Crime" from the 12 – 17 May, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. It is in conjunction with the 42 nd National Youth Day of Malaysia.

 

The programme is organised to foster the development of values and attitudes such as responsibility and also to enhance teaching and learning of other value-related studies such as life education, effective education, and environmental education, where the information, conclusions and recommendations will  be shared among the member countries.

 

It is hoped that this programme will promote a spirit of togetherness amongst the youth to create a "Culture of Safety" in the neighbourhood, build partnerships among the police force, non-profit organisations, and community leaders. This programme also hopes to enrich the participants with a deeper perception of the threat posed by any forms of crime. Details of the programme and the registration forms are attached.

 

The main objective of this programme is to gather youth leaders to meet, discuss and ascertain solutions to any forms of crime as well as allow them to identify real issues on the ground. This will allow the youth to have their voices heard by global decision makers in promoting a crime free generation, thus contributing towards achieving global peace, stability and harmony, and providing a base for the participants to strengthen cooperation and enhance networking amongst them.

 

This programme will be an excellent platform in allowing the voices of youth against crime to be heard and to be given the due recognition by the international and regional bodies as well as national authorities.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

A total of 120 participants from 18 countries are expected to take part in  this programme.They can be  representatives from young politicians, student leaders, community youth leaders or young leaders of the NGOs. They are generally expected to come from Asean + 3 and Commonwealth countries. Each respective country is required to send 5 participants + 1 national leader. The age range for the participants should be between 17 years – 30 years and the National Leader must be below 45 years old.

 

 

THEME

The theme of the Conference will be "CRIME FREE GENERATION- FOCUSING ON STREET CRIME"

 

LANGUAGE

English will be the main language of the programme.

 

PROGRAMME

The 6 day programme is expected to be officiated by the Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports from Malaysia. The programme will be divided into two (2) sessions focusing on the following topics:

 

1.      Global Crime amongst the young generation

2.      Managing Street Criminal.

 

Paper presenters at the conference will be international experts with vast experience in the field of crime from Malaysia. Following the plenary sessions, participants will be divided into working groups resulting in recommendations stating the youth's stand against crime which can serve as input in the campaign against crime by the international organizations as well as national governments.

 

 

PERFORMANCES

Participants from each country will be required to prepare a traditional cultural performance between 3 - 5 minutes with the objective to promote their country's culture. The performances will be presented during the 42^nd National Youth Day Celebrations in Putrajaya, the new administrative center of Malaysia. . The equipments for cultural performances will be prepared by the participants itself.

 

EXHIBITION

Each participating country is  required to take part in an exhibition focusing on their country's background. A booth measuring 3 meter by 3 meters and a table and 2 cahirs wil be provided by the secretariate.

All exhibition materials will be borne by the participating country.

 

COMMUNITY INTERACTION

A one (1) day  interaction programme with local foster families will be arranged in Sepang, Selangor.

 

SOUVENIER AND GIFT

Each participant is encouraged to bring 1 official gift and souvenirs as courtesy during interaction programme.

 

TOUR AND VISITS

A guided tour to various interesting places will also be arranged for the participants to catch a glimpse of Malaysia.

 

PAPER PRESENTATION BY PARTICIPANTS.

Each country is encouraged to present a paper on the crime situation in their respective country. This paper presentation will depend on time allocation so as not to disrupt the smooth flow of the programme.

 

ACCOMODATION

All participants will be housed in hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Full details will be given later.

Autism Charity Concert

Thanks to Sean Soon for sharing on this the National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM) Charity Concert.

It would be held on 24th April 2010 (Saturday) 2pm at Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.

The Facebook Event link is http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=345861418873

For enquiries, call NASOM at 03-77104098.

Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to all admitted students.

Updated list of those who were at the US Applications workshop (http://usapps2009.blogspot.com)

Akira - University of California, Berkeley

Akira - University of California, Los Angeles

Brian Wong - University of California, Berkeley

Chan-Leong - Carnegie Mellon University (Early Admission)

Ching Yee - University of California, Berkeley

Ching Yee - University of California, Los Angeles

Choo Lee Lee - University of Washington

Coyin - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Daniel Khaw - University of California, Los Angeles

Daniel Khaw - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Daniel Khaw - University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Khaw - University of Virginia

Daniel Oon - Colby College

Daniel Oon - Colorado College

Daniel Oon - Dartmouth College

Edward See - University of California, San Diego

Ee Xin - University of Chicago (Early Admission)

Eileen - Wellesley College

Eugene Tan - Occidental College

Eugene Tan - Colorado College

Eugene Tan - Whitman College

Hobart Lim - Carnegie Mellon University

Hobart Lim - Columbia University

Hobart Lim - Dartmouth College

Hobart Lim - University of California, Berkeley

Hobart Lim - University of Pennsylvania

Hobart Lim - Yale University

Iswari - Cornell University (Early Admission)

Jason Leong - McGill University

Jason Leong - University of California, Los Angeles

Jason Leong - University of Michigan

Jason Leong - University of Pennsylvania

Ken-Ji - Cornell University (Early Admission)

Kevin - University of Washington

Nigel Ng - Johns Hopkins University

Nigel Ng - Northwestern University

Nik Muhammad Naim bin Nik Ghazali - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Nik Zulhariz - Carnegie Mellon University (Early Admission)

Noel Wan - Carnegie Mellon University

Noel Wan - Columbia University

Noel Wan - Cornell University

Noel Wan - University of California, Berkeley

Noel Wan - University of California, Los Angeles

Noel Wan - University of Chicago

Pauline Low - University of California, Davis

Pauline Low - University of California, Irvine

Pauline Low - University of Michigan

Rahul Trada - New York University

Rahul Trada - University of California, Los Angeles

Sean Soon - University of California, San Diego

Sean Soon - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sean Soon - Wesleyan University

Shasha Fernandez - University of California, Berkeley

Simone Koo - Mount Holyoke College

Soo Nee - University of Washington

Wen Xian - Villanova University

Yik Lun - Cornell University

Yik Lun - Harvey Mudd College

Yik Lun - Stanford University

Yik Lun - University of California, Berkeley

Yik Lun - University of California, Los Angeles

For those who got admitted, but not at the workshop. Congratulations too to them!

Amanda Foo - University of California, Berkeley

Amanda Foo - University of California, Los Angeles

Amanda Foo - University of Southern California

Amelia Foong - Cornell University

Amelia Foong - Duke University

Avinaash Subramaniam - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chin Chon - University of Washington

Felicity Gan - University of Washington

Felicity Gan - University of California, Los Angeles

Ilyana Badlisham - New York University

Jing Pei - Stanford University (Master's)

Jing Pei - Yale University (Master's)

Joshua Yee - Carnegie Mellon University

Ju-Hann - University of Southern California

Karen Harban - University of Washington

Krishna Kannan - Purdue University

Luo Yi - University of Washington

Vienna Looi - American University

Voon Hui - University of California, Berkeley

Voon Hui - University of California, Los Angeles

Winstone Seow - University of Virginia

To all those who are on wait list, don't give up. Lets hope for the best, and do prepare well for your wait list submission to enhance your chance!

Admission Decision

To all who might be sad with the admission decision, I hope that you would not give up. Admission decision is just one of the many things in life. So, don't give up, k?

Keep on working hard. Who knows, you would find that you could do greater things at where you are going to study instead.

Main thing is make full use of the opportunities that you get, whereever you are.

To those who got in, Congratulations! New journey starts now, and don't be complacent. Getting in is just the first step.

Congrats to Jason Leong, University of Pennsylvania!

Congrats to Jason Leong, University of Pennsylvania Class of 2014!

To Hyper Active Kids at Universities Now

To all of you, Hyper Active Kids over at the universities now, if you would like to reach out to the new admits, do write your nice love emails (I know some of you are writing already), and feel free to email me and I will forward to them! 

Congrats to Hobart Lim for Yale and Columbia

Congratulations to Hobart Lim for getting into Yale and Columbia Class of 2014!

Congrats to Daniel Oon, Dartmouth Class of 2014

Congrats to Daniel Oon, Dartmouth Class of 2014

Congrats to Noel Wan - Columbia Class of 2014

Congrats to Noel Wan - Columbia Class of 2014!

Congrats to Noel Wan - Cornell Class of 2014

Congratulations to Noel Wan, Cornell Class of 2014!

Congrats to Yik Lun - Cornell Class of 2014

Congratulations to Yik Lun, Cornell Class of 2014!

Congratulations to the new admits!

It's decision day! :)

Great to hear good news from quite a number of people, and it is great that these people do share with us the good news. Congratulations!

To all the 30+ facilitators who did the US Applications Workshop at Taylor's in August 2009, thanks a lot to all of you, as you have definitely made a difference in many of those people who got admitted!

For the full list of those who attended the US Applications workshop and got admitted, do go to http://usapps2009.blogspot.com . And you can find lots of resources too!

Some of those who have attended the workshop and have updated us on their admission decision, the list is below. Congratulations!

(Last updated at 2nd April 2010, 6:35am)

Akira - University of California, Berkeley

Akira - University of California, Los Angeles

Brian Wong - University of California, Berkeley

Chan-Leong - Carnegie Mellon University (Early Admission)

Ching Yee - University of California, Berkeley

Ching Yee - University of California, Los Angeles

Coyin - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Daniel Oon - Dartmouth College

Ee Xin - University of Chicago (Early Admission)

Hobart Lim - Carnegie Mellon University

Hobart Lim - Columbia University

Hobart Lim - Dartmouth College

Hobart Lim - University of California, Berkeley

Hobart Lim - University of Pennsylvania

Hobart Lim - Yale University

Iswari - Cornell University (Early Admission)

Jason Leong - McGill University

Jason Leong - University of California, Los Angeles

Jason Leong - University of Michigan

Jason Leong - University of Pennsylvania

Ken-Ji - Cornell University (Early Admission)

Kevin - University of Washington

Nik Zulhariz - Carnegie Mellon University (Early Admission)

Noel Wan - Carnegie Mellon University

Noel Wan - Columbia University

Noel Wan - Cornell University

Noel Wan - University of California, Berkeley

Noel Wan - University of California, Los Angeles

Noel Wan - University of Chicago

Shasha Fernandez - University of California, Berkeley

Soo Nee - University of Washington

Wen Xian - Villanova University

Yik Lun - Cornell University

Yik Lun - Harvey Mudd College

Yik Lun - Stanford University

Yik Lun - University of California, Berkeley

Yik Lun - University of California, Los Angeles

If you have gone through the workshop and you have gotten admission too, do share with us the good news too! We would like to feature your name in this list too!

To all of you who have gotten some rejections, don't give up. Hopefully you would get offers over the next few days. In any case, hope that you would take it positively. Don't get too sad. Am sure you would bounce back.

Others who have gotten in, but were not at the US Applications workshop at Taylor's.

Amanda Foo - University of California, Berkeley

Amanda Foo - University of California, Los Angeles

Amanda Foo - University of Southern California

Chin Chon - University of Washington

Felicity Gan - University of California, Los Angeles

Felicity Gan - University of Washington

Ilyana Badlisham - New York University

Jing Pei - Stanford University (Master's)

Jing Pei - Yale University (Master's)

Joshua Yee - Carnegie Mellon University

Ju-Hann - University of Southern California

Luo Yi - University of Washington

Congratulations to all of you!

For those of you who are applying end of this year, do start preparation now. Don't procrastinate. Use the 140+ resources at http://usapps2009.blogspot.com

Congrats to Hobart Lim for UPenn and Dartmouth

Congratulations to Hobart Lim for getting admitted to University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth College Class of 2014

ASEAN Voices

Thanks to Harvin Sidhu Brar for sharing on this ASEAN Voices.

This is a great opportunity to have your voice heard to President Barack Obama.

And you stand a chance to win a free trip to Youth Summit organized by Youth Asia!

http://aseanvoices.org/

MoneyTree YES2 Challenge

It has been a fruitful day today. Thanks a lot to UV for the invitation to attend MoneyTree YES2 Challenge.

Am very impressed by those 18, 19, 20 or 21 years old students, who stand on stage, and be able to really share on business plan. While some might face stage fright, some might face a little hiccup here and there, yet all of them are winners. All of them are able to take up the challenge, and qualified into the Judging stage, where 12 teams presented, with top 6 teams moving forward into the final stage.

Congratulations to the following teams for making it to the final stage:

Greenergy - Recycling Rewards

Crimson Concepts - Cup Advertising

Dreamzland - Online Tuition

Syco - Student Youth Community

Voila! - Online Food Ordering and Delivery

W.R.I.S.T. - Wrist tag identification

Good job to the other 6 teams which were unfortunately have to go through another path:

Fitlife - Wellness for Elderly

SolveIT - Online Point of Sales System

Shining Dawn - Educational Referral & Community

RichyRich - Cashflow Software

MallEzy - Mall Stores' Directory

Vaunt Investments - Investment Advices

Of those groups, I am particularly impressed by Voila! , Greenergy and Crimson Concepts. Am just amazed by the depth of the analysis that they have gone through, the detailed preparation and also the passion and the way they present it. Wish I could do even a little bit of that, when I was younger. In fact, even if I am taking part in this today, I might not even come close to what they have performed. Congrats!

To SolveIT and Shining Dawn, thanks for the opportunities for me to bounce a little idea with you all. Good to see you all grow and learn from this process. The outcomes must have been tough for you all to take it, but good to see that you all take it positively, and will bounce back! Don't give up.

As what Michael Reyes highlighted to the teams, some of you are now turning right and some of you are now turning left, but both are still possible paths towards success, just that the way is different.

To the teams, some areas of improvement that I would like to share:-

a) Be a Big Fish in a Small Pond, rather than be a Small Fish in a Big Pond. Focus on what you are trying to do.

b) Try to solve pain faced by those in the target group. If you are in the target group, would you use your product and if you are charging, would you pay for it.

c) Take care of Cash Flow. You can't afford to run out of money.

d) Ensure that your payback period is realistic. Most businesses may take more than 1 year to break even.

Congrats to MoneyTree - Michael Reyes, UV and Brandon for making it happen! It has been an exciting month for those participants, and I am sure it is lifetime memory for them.

To all the teams who would be pitching to investors, good luck! Treat it as a real business and not just as a competition!

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Congratulations to Lee Yik Lun, Stanford University Class of 2014

Congratulations to Lee Yik Lun for getting admitted to Stanford University Class of 2014!

He has made Bintulu proud! Following the footsteps of Wun Min and her sisters and Mark Wong. Of course, there might be more people too from there, who have gotten into top US universities!

Syabas!

Borneo Post International Education Fair and Royal Wolverhamption Scholarships

Thanks to Cynthia for sharing on this.

There is an ongoing Borneo Post International Education Fair at the Permata Food Center in Kuching from 26th to 28th March. There is a booth from MACEE as well.

There is also this Royal Wolverhamption Scholarships. For this year's application, it is over already, but do check out for future years. http://dayakbaru.com/weblog08/2009/04/11/schloarship-for-boarding-school-in-england1/#more-3399

Congrats to those of you who made it to US Unis

It's close to 1st April, and more and more universities are releasing their admission results!

Great to hear good news from quite a number of people, and it is great that these people do share with us the good news. Congratulations!

To all the 30+ facilitators who did the US Applications Workshop at Taylor's in August 2009, thanks a lot to all of you, as you have definitely made a difference in many of those people who got admitted!

For the full list of those who attended the US Applications workshop and got admitted, do go to http://usapps2009.blogspot.com . And you can find lots of resources too!

Some of those who have attended the workshop and have updated us on their admission decision, the list is below. Congratulations!

(Last updated at 1st April 2010, 12:05am)

Akira - University of California, Berkeley

Akira - University of California, Los Angeles

Brian Wong - University of California, Berkeley

Chan-Leong - Carnegie Mellon University (Early Admission)

Ching Yee - University of California, Berkeley

Ching Yee - University of California, Los Angeles

Coyin - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ee Xin - University of Chicago (Early Admission)

Hobart Lim - Carnegie Mellon University

Hobart Lim - University of California, Berkeley

Iswari - Cornell University (Early Admission)

Jason Leong - University of California, Los Angeles

Jason Leong - University of Michigan

Ken-Ji - Cornell University (Early Admission)

Kevin - University of Washington

Nik Zulhariz - Carnegie Mellon University (Early Admission)

Noel Wan - Carnegie Mellon University

Noel Wan - University of California, Berkeley

Noel Wan - University of California, Los Angeles

Noel Wan - University of Chicago

Shasha Fernandez - University of California, Berkeley

Soo Nee - University of Washington

Wen Xian - Villanova University

Yik Lun - Harvey Mudd College

Yik Lun - Stanford University

Yik Lun - University of California, Berkeley

Yik Lun - University of California, Los Angeles

If you have gone through the workshop and you have gotten admission too, do share with us the good news too! We would like to feature your name in this list too!

To all of you who have gotten some rejections, don't give up. Hopefully you would get offers over the next few days. In any case, hope that you would take it positively. Don't get too sad. Am sure you would bounce back.

Others who have gotten in, but were not at the US Applications workshop at Taylor's.

Amanda Foo - University of California, Berkeley

Amanda Foo - University of California, Los Angeles

Amanda Foo - University of Southern California

Chin Chon - University of Washington

Felicity Gan - University of California, Los Angeles

Felicity Gan - University of Washington

Jing Pei - Stanford University (Master's)

Jing Pei - Yale University (Master's)

Joshua Yee - Carnegie Mellon University

Ju-Hann - University of Southern California

Luo Yi - University of Washington

Congratulations to all of you!

For those of you who are applying end of this year, do start preparation now. Don't procrastinate. Use the 140+ resources at http://usapps2009.blogspot.com

Admission to UC Berkeley Class of 2014

Congratulations to Brian Wong, Hobart Lim and Yik Lun for getting admitted to University of California, Berkeley for Class of 2014.