Mar

1

E.P.I.C. for UNITY

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A couple of days ago, I received an out of the blue call from John-Son (a huge six-foot-Spartan-like friend who has an even bigger heart to go with) and he talked to me about this project he’s currently involved in, also known as E.P.I.C. for UNITY. To be honest, I have already heard about this Project E.P.I.C. (a sister event) before John-Son came to me. With my handy blog-stalking skills, I have seen the works of some its members like this one and this one.

So anyway, let me fill you in about what the project E.P.I.C. for UNITY is all about. It is run by the GEL (Growing Emerging Leaders) team of young individuals from ages between 18-26 years old. The project’s aim is simple – to serve the Malaysian society/community by helping instill principles and bring back ethics as well as civic consciousness in Malaysian youths today. In January 2010, the group decided to lend a hand to the Orang Asli at Kampung Jawa, Kerling, Kuala Kubu Bahru by maintaing their basic amenities i.e.: paint job for doors and window panels. And from what I’ve heard, it was one heck of a success. :) Oh and btw, E.P.I.C. is also the acronym for extraodinary people impacting community. :) :)

This time around, the GEL team is back with their second community event, the project E.P.I.C for UNITY and it’s gonna be huge! A year-long campaign with its mission to gather ONE MILLION new voters by the end of 2010 will begin on the 3rd and 4th of April. On those days, the GEL team will be setting up booths at several high-traffic shopping malls (TBC soon!) for youths to register as voters.

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“According to the Election Commission (EC) Deputy Chairman, Wan Ahmad Wan Omar in a report dated in January 2010, 4.39 million or some 28% of Malaysians over the age of 21 have yet to register as a voter. These are alarming statistics which we believe we have to do something about. To put things into perspective, the state of Selangor itself has an estimated 787,000 unregistered voters.”

Now, here’s where I must admit that I am one of the 28% who have yet to register to become a legitimate voter eventhough I’ve turned 21 two years ago. =\ All these years, I’ve only been complaining about the road system, how inflation on certain products are carried out so haphazardly, how horrid the local eduaction system has become etc.. when I could have actually voiced out my thoughts by making the decision to vote. Sure, one vote won’t count as much if I were to compare it to the other millions, but this is where most of us are wrong. And I agree with John-Son and the rest of the GEL team that if we want to see positive changes in our country, it is time for us to unite and voice out our choices the right way.

P/s: To all the other fellow bloggers out there, I’m sure you and I understand the power of our e-writing these days. With that, I urge you to help spread the word about E.P.I.C. and their upcoming event through your webpages. This is, afterall for us at the end of the day and the team and I would really appreciate your help. :)

For more information about the projects run by the GEL team, go to their website here or join their Facebook group here. :)

Dec

24

Closure.

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Picture credit: Kok Wei of FOTOFARM

Last week was sheer madness.

Right after my semester’s final exam, it was 72 hours of non-stop preparation for two events back to back. The stress was so intense, my limits were stretched to a whole new level. And I think I suffered from a little IBS too wtf. Haha. But thank goodness despite the little bumps we had along the way, both events were thumbs up. :) Of course, none of this could’ve been successful if it wasn’t for the great people I’ve worked with.

Big boss Hannah, ppl always asked why I keep drowning myself with all these work with you when clearly, I would be bitting off more than I can chew. But the team and myself agree that we only work this hard because we know you work harder. :) It’s been a great journey with you and the rest this year.

Leonard, Evie, Belle, Sam, Leong, Zen, Ju, John, Chaiboy, Sukvinder and the rest.. words cannot describe my gratitude for having you guys around. :) The fact that we’re able to pull off such grand events despite being major procrastinators still never fails to amaze me. How we break out in giggles and laughter makes all this hard work a lot easier. :) It’s also funny how we’re more like a family now than colleagues and I’m really thankful for that.

To all the SC members who helped make our faculty’s Annual Ball such a memorable one, thank you. :) If it weren’t for you guys, I think I would’ve died of exhaustion.

Lastly, to the one who’s been there with me throughout even after working hours, thank you so much for your love, patience and encouraging words. Thank you for the yummy comfort food you make when you know I’m not eating right. Thank you for those heavenly back rubs and snuggles when I get home late. The fact that you have so much faith in me and what I can do is the very reason why I’ve held on for this long. I love you. :)

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I leave for my week-long holiday tmr morning and I’m sooo looking forward to it! :D I don’t think I’ll be able to write again until I get back though and I doubt I’ll be using Twitter while I’m in Hong Kong because of the crazy expensive data roaming services. Oh well. Will be back in 2010, then.

Merry Christmas, everyone! And a happy new year! :)

(I suck at writing closures. -_-)

Dec

16

Hannah Tan [LIVE] “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” Charity Concert

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Now that I’m finally off the exams hook, I can finally give my undivided attention into making this weekend’s event a successful one with the rest of the team. :) Once again, Big Boss Hannah Tan is reaching out to the community (specifically, the children) this festive Ho-Ho-Ho season with a treat for EVERYONE.




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Together with Harith Iskandar, Hans Isaac, Pietro Felix, Jojo Struys, Daphne Iking, Reymee from Innuendo, Sasi the Don, etc.. Hannah and her celebrity friends will be performing for the Christmas Charity Concert which will be held on the 20th of December (this coming Sunday!) at the Gardens Hotel Ballroom, MidValley City from 4pm till 7pm.

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Tickets are running out fast since the official announcement during the recent press conference but luckily, I booked my share with Hannah earlier and have a few more to give away! All you need to do is just email me at shengmae[at]gmail[dot]com to let me know how many tickets you need.

Remember, EVERYONE is entitled to come. So bring your friends, cousins, sister, brother, parents, aunts and uncles to share the Christmas joy! :) And the best part getting the ticket? There’s no need to pay for it! Just bring a present in exchange and we’re good to go! All presents collected at the end of the day will then be given to the less fortunate children in hopes to brighten their Christmas this year. :)

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Drew and I got ours wrapped already. :)

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Below are the details again and I’ll be looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Venue: The Gardens Hotel Ballroom, MidValley City (Level 5, above GSC Signature)

Date: 20 December 2009

Time: 4pm-7pm

Oct

30

Hallow-Sequel

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sequel

As I was filtering through the pictures which were taken last night by Jeffro (thank you! :) ), I’m quite amazed with how my make-up tahan-ed so well throughout the event. Glee. :p Since I was part of the organizing committee, I could only afford 15 minutes to slap on my face paint. But guess what? It lasted EIGHT hours even after I was sweating profusely (eew eew wtf) most of the time. Haha.

Which is why I’ll always and forever swear by M.A.C and Bobbi Brown. <3

Oct

30

The Organizing Team

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happy halloween

Day 207: 29th October 2009

Happy Halloween, everyone. :)

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