Hey 16-Year-Olds (And Women) – Oprah Wants You!

I don’t usually make more than one post in a day, but this was just too interesting to pass up.
Top talk show host Oprah Winfrey is looking for 16-year-old youths around the world to profile in an upcoming episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. From their website:
Are you a 16-year-old girl living outside the [...]

Levi’s 501 Day & Youth Festivals

I’ll like to say hello to everyone who came in here from Levi’s 501 Day Stay True event. I hope you had a good time at the event, and with our booth in particular. A personal account of the day can be found at my friend Patricia’s blog (she helped me the whole day) and [...]

Get Googled: Internships, Jobs, Scholarships, and More

Well-known search behemoth Google has always highly innovative in their implementation of technology.
As an example, they’ve collected some of their services – GMail, Google Talk, Google SMS, Blogger, Google Desktop Search, Google Scholar (to look through academic journals), and Picasa (for pictures) – and combined them all to a service called College Life, which allows [...]

6-Month Exchange in the USA – With Scholarships!

The Star’s Youth2 has just reported on an amazing opportunity for Malaysian youths wishing to experience American culture one-on-one.
AFS Malaysia and the US State Department have come together to give Malaysian students aged 15-18 (and disabled Malaysian students 15-17) the opportunity to take part in a six-month intercultural exchange to the United States. You’ll get [...]

Fairs, Wilderness Experiences, and Camps – Oh My!

Firstly I’ll like to thank Education In Malaysia for helping to pass the word on some things (including my Levi’s 501 appearance). I shall return the favour by passing the word on some things they – together with TinKosong – have pointed out:
1. Experiences ‘06 Kuala Lumpur is an education fair with a difference [...]

EducateDeviate at Levi’s 501 Day

I will be setting up a booth for EducateDeviate at Levi's 501 Day Stay True event:

The Educated Deviants: Learning Differently
Date: Sunday 28th May 2006
Time: 2 pm – 12 am
Venue: Zouk KL, Malaysia (walking distance from KLCC)
Free entry for all ages

I'll have booklets and brochures available, and will probably put up interesting information about alternative education [...]

Scholarships Woes: Here We Go Again

So here we go again.
Exam results are out, results for the government scholarships are out…and also out are the newspaper reports of a random "straight A" student who felt cheated out of a scholarship.
Among the many remarks and excuses heard during this time:

"I worked so hard for these As! I woke up at 2:45 in [...]

Resources Wanted!

I've applied for a booth for Levi's 501 Day on the 28th of May about alternative education, and I'm on the lookout for resources to promote during the day.
I am looking for materials for the following:

Study Abroad Programs – I'm getting stuff mailed from Up With People, but I would also like materials from AFS [...]

Work. Save. Plan.: Suzanne Lee & The World Peace Mission

Update: I just got word from Suzanne that the Soft Launch of the World Peace Mission has been postponed, and that newer details are coming soon. I'll post them up when I get them. In the meantime, read on to see what this amazing woman is doing…
I am a big supporter and advocate for the [...]