Wednesday, October 28, 2009

About the volunteer job

So I'm now at The Legend Hotel opposite PWTC 20th floor. All the guys are now gather a room gossiping.

I woke up on 3.45am today. Didn't get enough sleep last night because I went back from KL on 10pm and ate my dinner after that. After a long and cold journey from MMU Melaka, we reach PWTC about 7am. Before I could fully wake up from the half sleeping state, I start my job, held my duty at registration counter. First of all, I'm nervous and panic to handle with the incoming guest, with English. Welcome them, request them to fill in the registration card, ask for donation and so on. Well, after the peak hour, I'm totally free for the whole day.Lepaking here and there.

The job is not heavy, but due to the formal attire, especially the medium-high heeled shoes, is torturing my legs. Besides, we have about 5 meals per day. A quick breakfast, and then tea break, follow by lunch and high tea, and finally supper.Honestly, the food is not delicious but sumptuous. Why I say so? Because the quantity of the food is many and the decoration and arrangement is nice to see, but not very nice to eat. And most of the time, the guest can't finish them. So it is a bit "extravagant".

The Last thing I wanna mention is about the accommodation. I'm now at the 5 star Legend Hotel for 3 nights. I got to sleep now because all my roommate have slept. Tell you more bout this tomorrow. ^^

p/s: Anybody live near PWTC feel free to come and visit the conference and also visit me, of course. Haha..

Thanks God I got a "a bit fast" and "brilliant" computer to be used here. I restart it for 3 times before I succeed to turn on the desktop.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Live harder

Why life is so tiring?
Why I feel sleepy all the time?
And sometimes depress of nothing..

My mind blank when I sat down.
But deep inside my heart,
the burden is overloaded.

Am I making myself a fool?
Am I overestimate my ability?
Or just may be I'm too greedy.

Is challeng a good way to learn?
Or mistake is the only teacher.

Suffocating with this hectic life.
Got to find a way out of it..

STRENGTH, COME BACK TO ME!!

Perdana Global Peace International Conference, Tribunal & Exhibition "Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War"

So I will going to this Conference for 4 days. Good luck and all the best ya!! ^^

Perdana Global Peace International Conference, Tribunal & Exhibition "Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War"

28 - 31 October, 2009

Perdana Global Peace Organisation will organise an international war crimes conference, war crimes tribunal and exhibition with the theme, "Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War" and will be held on:

Date: 28 - 31 October, 2009

Venue: Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur

PGPO Chairman and the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, YABhg Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad will be the Guest of Honour at the Conference and to deliver the keynote address. Other speakers include prominent international peace activists, such as George Galloway (British Member of Parliament), Cynthia McKinney (former US Congresswoman), Michel Chossudovsky (Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa), Hans Von Sponeck and Denis Halliday (Former United Nations Assistant Secretary Generals) and prominent local speakers.

A war crimes exhibition will also be held during the conference to highlight the destruction caused by the invasion in Iraq, including instruments of torture used by the occupying military forces there. The conference will be followed by a war crimes tribunal convened by the Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War that will adjudicate testimonies of war crimes committed in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.

Members of the public are invited to attend the event. The registration form is attached herewith. To further information, please contact:

Perdana Leadership Foundation:

Ms. Noor (03 8885 8960)
Ms. Maizatul (03 8885 8965)
Fax: 03 8889 1166

PGPO Secretariat:

Mr. Ram Karthigasu (012 227 0159)
Ms. Juana Jaafar (012 530 9693)

The conference is open to public at no charge, while the entrance fee for the exhibition is on a donation basis. Please visit http://www.criminalisewar.com to get more information of the event.

Oct 27th 2009

5.00 pm Conference Rehearsals

Venue : Merdeka Hall Level 4 PWTC KL

5.30 pm Exhibition Walk- About

Venue : Exhibition Hall, Level 4 PWTC

"Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War" Programme, 28 - 31 October, 2009

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War:
Failure of International Law
Venue: PWTC Kuala Lumpur

Criminalise War:

  • Stop Slaughter of Innocents
  • Stop Profiteering from Blood Money
  • Stop the Media from Glorifying War
  • Stop the Manufacturing of Weapons

DAY 1 Oct 28th, 2009

Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4, PWTC KL

8.30am Arrival of Guests

9.30am Keynote by YABhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

10.30am Launching of War Crimes Exhibition YABhg. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (Venue: Exhibition Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Coffee Break

11.30am

SESSION ONE (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title :Flouting International Law

George Galloway

Cynthia McKinney

To be Confirmed

Question and Answer Session

Moderator

YBhg Tan Sri Razali Ismail

1.00pm Lunch (Venue: Dewan Tun Wazak, PWTC KL)

2.00pm

SESSION TWO (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : Economic Warfare

Michel Chossudovsky

Hans Von Sponeck

Khudair Waheed Hussein

Question and Answer Session

Moderator

Mr. Zainul Ariffin

4.00pm

SESSION THREE (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : War and Civil Society

General Dato' Seri Azumi (Rtd)

YBhg. Dato' Mukhriz Mahathir

Dirk Adriaensens

Question and Answer Session

Moderator

YBhg. Tan Sri Hasmy Agam

5.30pm Ends

DAY 2 : Oct 29th, 2009

9.30am SESSION FOUR (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : War and the Mass Media

YBhg. Dato’ Seri Utama Rais Yatim

Hana Bayati

YBhg. Dato’ Ahmad Talib

Question and Answer

Moderator YBhg. Dato’ A Kadir Jasin

11.30am SESSION FIVE (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : War and Banned Weapons


Denis Halliday

Leurent Moret

Dr. Souad (VC University of Syria)

Moderator Mr Shamsul Akmar Musa Kamal

1.15pm Lunch (Venue: Dewan Tun Razak, Level 4 PWTC KL)

2.00pm

SESSION SIX (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)

Title : Peace and Justice

Tan Sri Sanusi Junid (Former UIA President)

Gajendra Singh (former Indian Ambassador)

Muhd Umar (Ramadhan Foundation)

Question and Answer Session



Moderator Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali

3.45pm PANEL SESSION (Venue: Merdeka Hall, Level 4 PWTC KL)


Panel Session, to be chaired by YAB. Tun Dr. Mahathir

Dato Seri Utama Rais Yatim

Michel Chossudovsky

Hans Von Sponeck

Denis Halliday

George Galloway

Cynthia McKinney

5.45pm Group Photograph

END

6.00pm Press Conference (Venue: Melor Suite PWTC KL)

3rd DAY Oct 30th, 2009 (Venue: Tun Dr Ismail Hall, Level 2 PWTC KL)

9.30 - 10.00 am Introduction of Commission and Tribunal Workings By Representative of the KLFCW

10.00 am Witness Testimonies (7 Witnesses)

1.00 pm Lunch

2.00 – 5.00 pm Continuation of Testimonies

4th DAY Oct 31st, 2009 (Venue: Tun Dr Ismail Hall, Level 2 PWTC KL)

9.30am - 1.00pm Continuation of Testimonies

1.00 pm Lunch

2.00 – 5.00 pm Tribunal Deliberations

Oct 28 – 31st, 2009

10.00am - 6.00pm EXHIBITION (Expose War Crimes - Criminalise War: Failure of International Law)
(Venue: Exhibition Hall, Level 4, PWTC KL)

Note: The Organisers reserve the right to change the contents of the programme, as and when necessary.

Monday, October 19, 2009

New Semester, New Beginning

Semester break was overed. It leads a new chapter of my U life.
So tomorrow will be the day for "school reopen".

I hope this will be a new beginning and the good one for all of us.

Got to sleep di..

Good Luck..
All the best ya!! ^^

Vacation

Today is a tiring day. Having insomnia last night again due to caffeine. I took 8.30am bus to melaka back to MMU. After settle my JPA thingy at admin, I came home and start to clean my room.

Well, after a whole evening, I'm weary and exhausted although my job not yet finish. I can't stop myself from surfing Internet until now.

Something very weird bout my laptop, I can't sign in to MSN for a whole day. And I uninstall the expired avast and troublesome Microsoft Visual Basic. But, it didn't turn out to be better.

Result will out on few day. I pray hard that I pass the boundaries. I wish my friend can do it too.

I will back seremban again tomorrow noon. And my vacation start on WED.
My fren and I will go to sunway lagoon theme park.
Transport, accommodation, fees and timing. I hope everything going smooth.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

三天两夜的宗乡青领袖干训营

报告主题:三天两夜的宗乡青领袖干训营

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我与我的同伴(佩琪、筱璇、俊仁)在昨天傍晚从马六甲赶到Puchong,并在佩琪的伯伯家住宿一夜。一大清早,我们在佩琪的表哥载送下,用完早餐后就等待筹委会派人来接我们到营地现场。我们,马六甲多媒体大学的代表可说是早到了。后来发现,营员并没有想象中80位那么多,营委加营员也不过是40位左右而已。当中有来自师范大学、UKM, UPM, UM, Inti College等等的大专生。打从早上9点开始,我们就等啊等,期待着营歌与团康的环节。等到11点,90巴仙的营员到齐了,一连串的讲座会也正式张罗。

首先,大会邀请了林维新与郑讫强为我们讲解大专法令。大专法令主要是禁止马来西亚大学生参与与牵涉于政治界,不让校园政治化。今年的10月,大专令也将牵涉及本地私立大学。现今的高等教育 ,已被功利化、商业化、愚化、甚至是封闭化。大专生没有自主权,而且缺乏常识,与对日新月异的时事有着积极的态度。如果要提高社会素质,就应该提升大专生的人文价值,建立他们的思维以及判断能力。除此之外,社会开发与社会开放有着紧密的关系。“人,是叛逆的。如果能让任命言论自由、开放人民思想,机会自由、角色自由,就不会有叛逆事件.”他们建议大专管理层能公开、透明化大学的政策与管理,增加学生的参与权与知情权,让大家参与与了解过程。身为大学生我们,要靠自己去开拓思维、提高个人素质,更需要学习应用智慧去判断事情的黑白对错。他们希望能教育更多人大专法令存在的问题,呼吁各界人士在适当时候提出修改或废除大专法令,并提出AdministrationStudent Criminal Act来代替现有的大专法令。


MMU representative

之后,有个很简单的开幕礼。大会还请来郭议员分享她当时被ISA扣留的过程与心情。除此以外 ,大会邀请了某某人讲解开会的文化与礼仪。因为吾当时在埋头苦读藤井树的“这城市”,所以没留心听讲座。恕小的无理也。

然后,大会邀请到江民辉老师前来分享个人品牌。对我而言,老师的讲座是在激励我们先做人,再做事。也就是说,要在五花八门的社会立足,就必须打造个人品牌,提升内涵,对人对事都要有积极的态度。他说体的个人品牌元素包括适宜衣着、表达能力、沟通能力、正面态度、专业能力、热诚、解决能力、应变能力、情绪控制、个人魅力、同理心。以下是我记载的一些忠告:

~拿别人的特点,当作自己的学习点。

~不要在没认清别人的底线前作人生攻击。

~不能过分,或令人难堪。

~不要盲目的多元化。生活要自己主宰。

~有竞争,才会有动力。

~培养好的习惯,不要抗拒改变。

~不要熬夜赶工,在清醒的时候做事会事半功倍。

~利用小时间去做学习。

~多留意时事,勤做笔记。

~规划自己的学习范围。

~对生活要有品位与主见。

~“坦诚”能拉进彼此`的距离。

~说话要自信,不要模棱两可。

~在别人需要的时候给予帮忙。

~计划永远比不上变化。

~让别人看见你的心想什么、要得是什么。

~有梦相随,人生才会美。

~A时间表: ASAP , Anytime , Anywhere

~自我探讨 〉 自我分析 〉 以客为重 〉 自我定位 〉 自我提升 〉 自我行销


江老师是那么多位讲师中,给予我启发最多的一位。希望日后还会有机会向他学习。

傍晚的时候,我们被分批到酒店游泳池旁的浴室洗澡。大约七点,我们就在泳池旁享用酒店的自助餐。糕点和沙拉都不错,因为我们三个女生只拿了那一些。嘿嘿!之后,江民辉老师一边分享他的人生经验,一边陪伴我们等待八十的到来。大约12点,营员们就上巴士休息睡觉,巴士则往金马伦出发。我很侥幸,与一名叫慧珊的女孩同座。她虽然比我小,刚考完SPM,正在怡保做工,等待着去台湾学美容,但思想有一定的成熟度,所以我们就在旅途中一直聊啊聊,聊到凌晨3、4点才肯休息。


2009年8月30日

不晓得几点钟,只知道天上还挂着耀眼的星星,我们就抵达了金马伦高原。那时候,只知道巴士的冷气超冷,外面的空气也夹着冰冰的寒冷,只能在屋里取得一丝丝温暖的气息。洗刷一番后,我们前往某学校礼堂享用早餐。那些早餐可是居民们为我们精心准备的。冷冷的气候,配上暖暖的咖哩及炒米粉,还有金马伦的奶茶,简直是太棒了!

早点后,营员被分批被当地居民领养。慧珊、俊仁、我,还有还在就读中五的晓X(我忘了她的名字XD),被王爸爸用四轮爬山车运到他的菜园。为什么用“运”而不是“载”呢?因为我们都坐在车的后面啊!运送中,爬山车先离开了小村,然后徐徐的环绕着山脉行驶,再用力地爬上山顶。坐在露天的车后,眼看着我们越爬越高,山上的路愈来愈崎岖不平,震得我们有点恐慌,也有点兴奋与刺激,就像在玩着过山车一样。的确嘛,我们是在坐着过山车啦!

The farm of Mr. Wong
震、震、震了不知多久,我们终于抵达王爸爸的菜园。而王爸爸的孩子今天的任务,就是帮忙整理蒜。金马伦的早晨,很漂亮,尤其你站在高处望。一片片的菜园,一座座绿色的山,蓝蓝的天空,团团的白云,再加上清新的空气,只能用一个字来形容,爽!话说回来,金马伦种的蔬菜果然与平地不同,连蒜啊,都比平常的茁壮与长。我们将蒜的根切掉,把发黄的叶子拔掉,再整齐的排列,以准备把蒜运去卖。虽然说金马伦的天气是凉凉的,但太阳公公露面后,还是会有很多紫外线与强烈的阳光洒在我的身上。王爸爸很亲切,就把草帽子裼了给我。戴上草帽子,再提着一束的蒜,像及村姑啊!哈哈哈!

Me.. V
Along the way

工作完毕后,王爸爸带我们到他菜园的四处逛逛。他采了很多包菜啊、柿子啊、西洋菜啊、还有留了蒜给我们带回家。因为其他营员还没回到聚集的地点,王爸爸再带我们到另一个菜园去采菜。这次,我们开始疯狂了起来,就在王爸爸的过山车后站起来吹吹风。漠视旁人奇怪的眼神,我们就这样穿过了度假屋,绕过茶园,来到另一个不一样的天地。怎么说?四周都竖起了架子,番茄、乌龟豆、黄瓜、茄子都沿着架子攀爬生长。我们高兴的是什么?那就是那里的情景很适合拍摄!所以,我们四个就在那下狭窄的走道穿越取景,你拍拍我,我拍拍你,再自拍拍!哈哈!不久后,王爸爸采了我最爱吃的黄瓜给我们在车上享用。那黄瓜不是普通巴杀能买到的老黄瓜,它的皮是全深绿色的,味道新鲜、多汁、清甜,而且带点绿色的味道。人生一大享受,不就是坐在凉风阵阵的过山车后座享用新鲜采下的黄瓜也。

回到集合的礼堂,愕然发现我们是最迟到的一组,因为其他人都已经用完午餐,在等我们大合照呢!当我们把胜利品(王爸爸给的蔬菜水果)运上巴士时,发现其他营员的收获也不少,有花啦、盆栽啦、小番茄啦、玉米啦等等。看来,大家都因为领养父母的热情而满载而归哦!


Nice View right?

接下来,我们被载到即将留宿的酒店。不要小看它平平凡凡的,里头的装潢可不简单。我们的房间,可是四、五星级的双人大房,也就是有两个双人King Size的床、电视机、热水器等等设施。问了问Receptionist,这间房的价格是马币四百!佩琪、筱璇、慧珊和我就霸占了这整间大房(不是霸占,是真的每四人一个大房啦!)。放下行李后,我们就赶到酒店的舞厅上紫丝带运动。什么是紫丝带运动?我也不是很懂。只知道主讲人的来历背景和我有点相似,芙蓉人,来自森美兰振华中学,曾担任振中华文学会主席之位,还是学长团的团长,现在位于政治界。他给的讲座,是关于如何分配是时间度过中、大学生涯,身为中、大学生的角色与心理建设等等。因为昨夜没睡好,加上早上超劳过度,我就迷迷糊糊得听过了他的讲座。之后呢,我们被分组,与当地的一群中学生一起进行一连串的团康活动。下午茶的蛋糕超好吃!晚餐时间到了后,我们就在酒店的露天餐馆享用火锅大餐。其实嘛,这火锅大餐不怎么好吃,可能是因为金马伦位于高处,沸点低,也可能气候很冷,与一群陌生的组员坐在一起,气氛更冷,所以了了的吃过了晚餐。最刺激的时刻到了,那就是我这生难忘的跑站游戏,也是此营唯一的跑站游戏。提示纸上写上了几个不同的地方,对金马伦不熟悉的大哥哥大姐姐,全靠那班中四、中五的弟弟、妹妹带领。第一站很特别,任务很简单,也就是只要我们能找到三个外国人、用手机合照,就能过关。虽然在电视上能看到类似的节目和游戏,但要亲生实践不是件简单的事情。要在陌生的地方,面对陌生的人,克服自己与对方的恐惧,还要用外语请求对方,胆量要十足哦!首先,一盘散沙的我们分队到四处的店面寻找目标。走到停车处的我和诗雯,看见两个外国女郎,我们立刻上前搭讪求救。外国人嘛,都比我们思想开放且乐于助人。赶回游戏站长处,发现队友也拿到四、五长的照片,我们就过关了。这时候,我们发现有些组员走散了,真糟糕!幸好,失散的组员归队后我们再出发。你会很奇怪,为什么那么普遍的跑站游戏为什么那么令我毕生难忘,原因很简单,就是我的路程很考验我们的体力,先从酒店穿越一连串的马路跑到市区中心,再跑回酒店,来来回回大约5、6次。市区离酒店不能说远,却不见的近。要在摄氏20度左右,冰凉的气候,黑漆漆的天空,繁忙的马路,上山又下山跑来跑去,还真的是超费力的!而且,我们在进行游戏的当儿,周遭都是人群哦!最丢面的应该是在大庭广众下齐喊口号:“对你爱、爱、爱不完”还有被绑着脚被逼螃蟹走路,大喊“123、123、123...”这些一点一滴的努力和体验,都在酝酿着美丽的回忆,和灌溉着正发芽的友情种子,培养着无穷的团队精神。其实,游戏的成与败一点都不重要,重要的是过程和心态。只要带着努力尝试、不过份衡量的与失,享受过程,就是活在当下了。

不出意料,我们又是最后一组归营,谁叫我们太乖太听话,跟着提示跑上跑下的。在精神与体力都几乎消耗的八八九九的时候,我们却要绞尽脑汁,发挥创意与演技准备“爱国戏剧”。

2009年8月31日

一连串的戏剧上演后,2009年的国庆日也到了。我偷偷地溜到外头,拨了通电话,向在马六甲的寿星公祝贺后,又回到了现场。中学生在戏剧完毕后纷纷回家,留下我们,挥着国旗,在舞厅里唱国歌和爱国之歌。之后,我和几位组员把在跑站游戏时买回来的榴莲解决后,便回房洗澡入眠。



the 4 flowers


Two King size beds with TV


Modeling at the room hotel

另一天的早上,我们四个女生一大早就走到餐厅享用自助式早餐。因为其他的营员和营委都还没到齐,我们四个就回房休息。其实,是在房里闹着玩,这里拍拍,那里拍拍,演这部剧情,再扮扮酷,拍照留念。大约10点早上,我们又回到了舞厅,进行团康,跳了花儿乐团的“洗刷刷”后,再来收五月天的“恋爱ING”双人舞。之后,大家回房收拾行李,前往草莓原出发。



那天的午餐,是三天里唯一的饭盒。特别的是,冷冰冰且不好吃的饭菜,是包在巧克力色的环保盒里头的。我听说是上一届有人投诉保利龙饭盒不环保,所以这次提高了成本用环保纸盒。买了支草莓冰条解署,我们就走向草莓原。因为时间紧闭的关系,我们只在附近的盆栽室拍照留念。然后,我们在茶园邂逅了一阵子。因为天空开始下去毛毛雨,我们被逼提早下山回家。

The Strawberry Favour Ice Tube


Tea Farm


Tea Farm

The blue blue sky of cameron highland..

回家路途中,进行的是分享会。我个人认为花四十令吉的营费和大约四十令吉的交通费,牺牲假期时间,错失回家聚集的时机,来参与此营是非常值得的。光是住宿与食物,物超所值,加上满满的回忆,偶然的缘分和友谊,和所有难忘的经验和体验,我给101分哦!物极必反,器满则倾,巴士非常冷的冷气在回家路途中因为太冷而结冰,巴士里闷得大家都睡不着了。

Most of us..


傍晚时分,我们才抵达吉隆坡。和营委与营员在茨场街的金莲记享用最后的晚餐后,我们就告别回马六甲了。

在此要谢谢俊宇寿星公街我们回宿舍。那些被我忘记名字的新朋友,很高兴认识你们,希望还有缘分再相遇相知。谢谢主办单位宗乡青及疲累的营委们。谢谢佩琪、筱璇与俊仁能一同参与。更重要的是谢谢梁董介绍此意义非凡的生活营让小女有机会参与
Last dinner at Jin Lian Ji



虽然事隔有一个月多了,但还是想与大家分享。

此报告完毕!谢谢聆听。^^

(糟糕,平时不写就不写,一写就是七页,四千六百多个字。都说了嘛,我不能耍感性啦!超累的,要去见周公咯!)

~2009年10月15日凌晨2点21完笔~