Opening Ceremony

July 4th is a historical day for AIESEC TUC as it is the birth of our first PboX. It was named Tomorrow which symbolizes the mission and vision it carries; for a better future for the children of today. It represents hope. A hope for every child and a chance for each one of them to develop themselves into self motivated individuals.

It started out with a welcome speech from the emcees Ms. Cecilia Woon and Ms. Julie Kuan. Of course with more speeches from the Provost of Taylor’s University College, Mr. Lim Tou Boon followed by Mr. Andrew Lee the Advisor of AIESEC in TUC as well as Ms. Tan Sook Theng our Local Committee President and of course Ms. Angelina Ha the Organising Committee President.

  

All of us are thrilled and excited that the project we have been working on for months is finally kick starting. It was indeed for a good cause and also a time for us to give back to the society. This project has taught us the values of being sensitive to our surroundings as well as to highlight the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

The interns or what we called them our Angels was present on the memorable evening. Each of them states their mission and goals of joining us to help the children. These young roving youths has promised to give the children as much as possible. However, this project is not only aimed for giving as these youths will also learn from the children in return. At that brief moment, we have silently vowed to give our best to these kids.

The ceremony ended with the bursting of colourful ballons. It is the beginning of a brighter tomorrow; a rainbow of new hope.

Story Telling Competition

20th July 2008

As the saying goes “a picture paints a thousand words”. This post won’t be lengthy. Read the main points and let the pictures and videos tell you some indescribable moments.

Date: 20^th July, Sunday

Rundown:

1-2pm Arrival of guests

2-3pm Story telling by Contestant No. 1- 6

3-330pm Interval-Games

330-4pm Story telling by contestant No. 7-11

4pm Prize presentation

Hey Hey Hey!

Today we get to see the children present. It’s a challenge of guts and creativity.

You’ll be surprise how these kids perform. Although, it was a bit too much of noise and distraction, all of us who attended had fun.

Special thanks to Issac and Cecilia for being the judges.

Also thanks to Ke Vin, Leon, Wai Hong (Issac’s lil bro) and Ramadan for the moral support.

Judges…

EMPTY FORMS!

The competition was so keen that the Judges are not able to put down any marks for the contestants…

For those who didn’t attend, you missed the FUN! But rest assured, we will be having Story Telling Part 2 as well as Global Village on our coming events. Don’t miss out the opportunity. It’s a once in a lifetime experience!

Cooking Day

19th July 2008

We had a very interesting weekend.

On Saturday, 19^th July, we had our very first event for PboX which is Cooking Day. Finally, the day has come for the Angels to show off their culinary skills.

Here’s a brief rundown :

10-11am Arrival of Guests

11-12pm Children begin drawing the dishes

12-1pm Presentation of dishes by the cooks

1pm Bon Apetit!

Cook: Amber

Dish: Baked honey sweet potato dessert and also nian gao wrapped in wanton skin.

According to Amber, nian gao is usually prepared during Chinese New Year as a symbol of prosperity.

Cook: Eric

Dish: Deep fried dumplings and spring rolls (it’s prepacked because Eric can’t cook, good effort though)

According to Eric, during Spring festival, dumplings and spring rolls are one of the main dishes prepared for the celebration.

Cook: Nina

Dish: Apple Pie and Pancakes. She also brought some mini Stroopwaffles and licorice from the Netherlands.

According to Nina, apple pie is sweet with a tinge of cinnamon. Whereas, the pancakes are eaten with pancake syrup.

Cook: Rabbit

Dish: Ma Po Tou Fu and Yangzhou fried rice

According to Rabbit, Ma Po Tou Fu originates from Sichuan Province in China. The tou fu is a little spicy and delicious. The fried rice is yummy with mix vegetables, eggs and shrimps which gives it a fragrant smell.

Karaoke at Neway

2nd July 2008

Today Eu Gin took us to the karaoke. Much alike the ones in Taiwan, and there are even many popular songs that are sung by Taiwan singers. I found something interesting about the cultural differences. As for Nina, since she’s a Dutch girl, in her country there are many karaoke bars. Many people were drunk and they will sing on the stage. That is to say, they will sing before many strangers. Compared with European, Asia people prefer to sing in one small room with friends.

Amber

Haircut service by Wella Professionals

17th July 2008

Six Wella Professionals' representatives come by Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-kanak Cacat Taman Megah to perform haircut services for the children.

 

Regardless of the hot weather, their sweats and efforts eventually brought smiles to the children. We want to thank you for supporting this project.

Thank you, Wella Professionals

Visit Children at PPKKCTM

1st July 2008

The EPs were brought to visit 20 primary school children that they will be taking care of.

We had general introduction before everyone was breaking into groups to get closer to their 'teachers'.

 

This is Amber and her kids. She will be taking care of children in Standard 1 & 2 for the first week.

 

Eric and Standard 6 children.

 

Rabbit together with Standard 4 & 5 children.

 

Last but not least, we have Nina with Standard 3 children.

 

The kids loooooove to take pictures.

 

When we said love, they really looooooove to take pictures.

Therefore, as a friendly reminder for all the AIESECers, if you are joining us for the upcoming events, do bring along your cameras!

EPs on the Run Reloaded

Time has come for the chosen ones to reveal themselves. This time of the Month we will be facing our worst fears. There will be a mission, a war for Tomorrow to save our future. To all comrads and civilians, we will now announce the warriors that will joining this fight for the children of Tomorrow.

Our first agent, he thinks Chinese Kungfu is Cool, Chinese chess is Intellectual... Meet Eric from China, our Economics expert will be giving us insights on Chinese culture. He plays football and chess. So he will be offering us lots of strategy to win this war.

Alongside with him we will meet his assistants or what we call them Angels of Tomorrow. We can tell that these charming beauties are not only on the surface but also full of skills.

The 'cheesehead', Nina our specialist in Business Studies from Amsterdam. She has psychic powers. Don't mess with this lady or you'll be stuffed with cheese. Did I mention that she enjoys cooking too. Weight watchers! Prepare to be Fattened up. Nina will also captivate your heart with her sexy melody from the Saxaphone.

Of course in the area of technology we have our advisor in Computer Science, Amber. Just like her name she has a warm and soft spot for kids. She has volunteered in Nepal to help the poor. She will be sharing her insights on her experience in Nepal.

Finally, our guardian of tiny creatures, Rabbit. Nope she is not a rabbit. She is Rabbit. In fact, a German speaking rabbit. This is no joke. Our Rabbit here actually Majors in the German language. Be amuse!

Wanna know more? Join us in our activities and watch out for any new updates.

Wanna know more? Join us in our activities and watch out for any new updates.

Mann Dee

Motivational Camp 2008 at Berjaya Hills

In TOMORROW 2008, motivational camp was organized with the purpose of developing and boosting up the skills of 24 children from Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Taman Megah (PPKKCTM), from the range of age 5 to 16, in a very proactive and interactive methond in a very conducive environment. Courtesy of Berjaya Group Bhd., a 3-day 2 night motivational camp, from 8th of August till 10th of August, was successfully organized at Berjaya Hills Golf & Country Club for these wonderful children along with 1 teacher, 2 interns from China and Netherlands, and 9 AIESECers from Taylor’s University College.


Five fun-filled but moral valued activities were conducted by the interns with the aid of AIESECers were conducted indoor. Through these activities, the children learn to grab every opportunity in life, friendship and supporting each other, teamwork and creativity. Also, the children were exposed in competitive environment, portraying the real world, exposing them that life is not easy and that they have to work hard for it.


Not only they had lessons and games indoor, a number of captivated outdoor activities were planned for the children, namely swimming and visits to Rabbit Farm and French Village (Colmar Tropicale). These activities consist fun which is something that the children need and also, to expose the children to the nature.


Besides games, the children also shaped up their individual development. They are trained to be more as they need to keep their own things that have distributed and not to misplace their things such as stationeries and water bottle. The elder children also took up the responsibility in guiding and helping the younger ones through out the camp. They are also trained to be more discipline when it comes to meeting time and games.


The aftermath of this camp was both adults and the children learn from each other. They are having a wonderful time at Berjaya Hills Golf & Country Club as the environment is conducive and the meals are great. These children enjoyed the activities and the venue organized for this motivational camp, and they are very excited and looking forward to the next motivational camp from us.

The Battle for TOMORROW - 2008

Like what most Senior AIESECers in TUC do, they went missing after stepping down from the Executive Board. However, I am an exception for that.

Back in the year 2007, when my term as a Vice President of Human Resource almost ended, I was in a deep thought whether or not I should continue my term in 2008. I looked back on what I had contributed to AIESEC in TUC during my term and was not satisfied. I wanted to do more. However, in AIESEC, it does not mean that you can contribute ONLY if you are in the Board. You are able to contribute back to your LC even if you are merely a member! The best thing is AIESEC gives more opportunities to members than those in the Board. Therefore, it was then I decided to step down to be known as a de facto Director as well as senior AIESECer.

As a senior AIESECer, I can see a lot of opportunities waiting for me to grab. Opportunities will not come to you if you are not taking the initiative to look for them. This year, like any other Local Committees in Malaysia, AIESEC TUC is taking up its very first initiative. We will be running ‘Tomorrow’, a Project Based on Exchange. I took up the courage to take up Organising Committee President position.

Obviously, there will be tons of obstacles waiting for me, since it is LC TUC’s first battle, but I am not afraid as I am not alone. A team of 9 soldiers, CP9 (it is just a name), are joining this battle along with me and back in our headquarter, we have our strong Colonel Tan Sook Theng along with her 10 loyal Lieutenants to support us.

Therefore, hereby, it is my honor to introduce my soldiers to all of you:

1. Corporal Vincent Xu
Two words; hyper and committed.

2. Corporal Dixon Khoo
A person who knows how to differentiate between war time and fun time. A very approachable and friendly as a puppy, so afraid not. Do approach him to share his weapons and provisions. However, a lazy fellow due to being ‘slow’ in nature, but will be able to complete given mission in crisis in time.

3. Corporal Lim Eu Ginn
A soldier who is NOT a perfectionist as he believes that nothing can be done to perfection. Taking the first step and showing commitment during the process is more important compared to achieving the ‘perfect’ end product (roger that!). He embraces failures but stated that failure is not the opposite if success. The opposite of success is ‘giving up’ the moment one tastes failure.

4. Private Michelle Wong Ching Yee
She seems to be a “quiet” person but once she got on hold of machine gun, she will shoot non-stop. She can be straight forward and well, everyone has weaknesses so, there is no exception for her. If you find her irritating, let her know (or you won’t be able to accomplish your mission) as she is very willing to improve in her battle skills and that she will try her very best to change to suite your battle strategy.

5. Private Ng Mann Dee
This female soldier is approachable when she is unarmed, critical when she is armed and she has never parted with her walkie-talkie but guess what? She used to work part-time as a clown. It can be one of our strategies to deceive our enemies!

6. Private Wong Kong Hui
This is a very humble soldier who claimed himself to be an ordinary and easy-going person. C’mon! You are no longer ordinary once you joined this army. Anyway, he hopes to learn from the rest of the soldiers in this team so soldiers, do share your battle experiences and skills with him. We need to support and help each other in order to grow together.

7. Private Vivian Kuan
A very optimistic and perfectionist female soldier of ours who seeks for joy in everything (wonder if she enjoys battles) because she view it as a necessity. She likes shiny stuff (she will be our last option to design our uniform) and that for her, dance is love (how about marching?).

8. Private Timothy Low
Claimed to be an ordinary soldier with the intention to help out AIESEC TUC in the PBoX and that he is very looking forward to working with all of us (Worry not, soldier, our team is very diversified and rest assure that you will definitely learn a lot from us. How about dancing from Private Vivian?).

9. Private Vincent Lim
Opposite to our aforementioned Corporal Lim Eu Ginn, when it comes to serious work, this soldier is almost a perfectionist. He enjoys hanging out and battling with people (be extra cautious when you are armed).

Dixon, Kong Hui, Vincent Xu, Eu Ginn, Mann Dee, Timothy, Angelina, Ching Yee
MIA: Vivian and Vincent Lim

These are the great soldiers that I am going to work with and I am really excited. We are a strong and tough soldiers so, do look forward to the outcome of our battle!

Angelina Ha
Organising Committee President 2008
‘Tomorrow’, Project Based on Exchange
AIESEC in TUC