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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Oct 14, 2008
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Check out EducateDeviate on Staples
The Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition , hosted by Ashoka and Youth Venture , provides young people and youth organisations the chance to showcase their project online around the world. Projects will be evaluated and voted on, and the...... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Jul 15, 2008
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I just came back from 5 days of the Brightest Young Minds summit in Sydney. The general idea of the summit is to get motivated and passionate young people together to learn about creating initiatives, while also developing actual workable projects to be pitched to potential sponsors....... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Jun 16, 2008
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I wrote a longer, more detailed version of this letter on my personal journal mainly as a form of catharsis - letting go of my anger and sorrow. Many of my friends were personally touched by the letter and asked me to publish it publicly to make Malaysians aware of the very real effects of...... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: May 1, 2008
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As part of his TED Prize (the award given by major ideas conference TED to 3 prominent people to have one wish come true), author Dave Eggers talks about his project 826 Valencia , a writing and tutoring center for young people staffed by professional writers and educators, housed behind...... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Mar 19, 2008
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I just finished reading The Overachievers by Alexandra Robbins, where she chronicles the life of a few high school juniors and seniors in a top high school in the US (her former school) as they pile themselves up with activities and other things to keep themselves qualified for college....... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Feb 6, 2008
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I’ve been accepted as one of 600 delegates (out of 5000 applications) for the World Youth Congress 2008 in Quebec, Canada. Here’s my invitation letter (I edited out my address and passport number for privacy). I was selected in the Young Journalist category based on
To go to...... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Jan 21, 2008
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You can never be too overexposed!
- Kid Chan
The National Youth Entrepreneurship Convention was surprisingly well done. There was a large crowd and a good group of interesting and fun speakers. Mostly everyone was relaxed and jovial and were open to questions and light banter. Kid...... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Dec 11, 2007
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Hey everyone,
Just a quick note from the GK3 conference in Kuala Lumpur, where I’m volunteering as the PR/Media person for the Youth Social Enterprise Initiative Forum. I am having WAY too much fun with the BrainStore ideaFactor workshops. Can you imagine - a whole company just based on...... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Dec 7, 2007
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I’d like to announce my new blog project:
Wanna Be A KP
Tiara’s Attempt At Joining and Finding Funding for the KaosPilots
http://wannabeakp.wordpress.com
Keep track of my progress as I apply for the program, try to cajole people to fund me, and learn more about the crazy...... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Oct 26, 2007
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I’ve been shortlisted for Team 01 of the KaosPilots Stockholm program, which means being invited to attend a 2-day admissions workshop in Stockholm. From 380 applicants, they chose 100 (including me), and from 100 they’ll whittle it down to 35.
According to the Stockholm crew,...... [view]
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Posted By: mydemand
Posted On: Aug 26, 2007
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I’ve just been shortlisted for the AYA Dream Malaysia Awards 2007 in the Most Outstanding Youth category. Check out my profile , which includes a short interview with myself and my mother. I thought they played up the depression/anxiety angle a bit too much, but oh well - it is about...... [view]
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