Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Inspire.

I was in Peace Project in Poland when I first saw this video. Being the ENFP that I am, I teared :) The Opening week, packed full with inspirational training workshops from Amnesty and Rotary, was amongst many moments in Peace that has deeply inspired me.
I certainly came out becoming a much more idealistic person.





Next, I'll attempt to list down ways we can help as a student:

1) UN Volunteers online.



An Aphorism :)

There is no one I do not love, there is no one I do not trust, and there is no one I do not forgive.

- M. Cheng Yen -


This quote radiates so much love and compassion.
It inspires me to add this to my ideals on how I would treat others in life.

What Matters?


Many too often, we are clouded by so many things to do, so many errands to attend to, so many problems to solve in our daily life. We got so busy that we forgot the most important things in life and to ask ourselves, 'What really do matter?"

All problems may seem magnificent at that moment, but when you take a step back, look back at it from a larger view, you know that its not that big of a problem after all.

Here's a book that I have uploaded. Have a read about important problems plaguing our world. I realized there's so much problems and suffering in the world. And, who are we to complain?


There's also a page on "What one person (you) can do to help change the world" in the end :)


- Let it load with patience -

Saturday, March 20, 2010

I have a dream..

I was at Project Malaysia reading up articles of matters concerning Malaysia.
Too much can be said about Malaysia. Ongoing corruption, 'divide & rule' apartheid like governance, the judiciary, the whole failing education system, human rights issue, ethnic relations, social welfare, unfair economic opportunities, and more inadequacies.

Although I was a trainee journalist with International Centre for Journalists, I beg to digress from yet writing another report. I felt that too much talking has already been done. Talking and acknowledging problems helps much less than taking real actions.

This was why I initiated the Project Exchange for Change Malaysia as a realistic step that I could take to address the root of revolving national issues and problems.

ExchangeforChangeMalaysia.blogspot.com


I dare say I was alone in my effort in organizing the whole project but, in the end, I achieved my goal. I did not know where my effort will take me. Along the way, I knew that I have gathered at least 340 Malaysian youths in my group and have passed the message of real actions we can take in hoping for change to 2000 Malaysian youths.

The point I am trying to make is that one person, can make a difference, if you want to.



Education can change a nation.

Recently, I have also been pondering upon my idea of establishing a liberal arts college in Malaysia.
I felt that this was one of the most contributory action I could take in my life to actually change Malaysia.
I'll continue this post some other time :)