Malaysia Youth Lifestyle Showcase ‘08 – So Much To Do

Today is Multi-Post Day for me! That’s because a lot of things are happening at the same time, and one of them is another YouthMalaysia project – Malaysia’s Youth Lifestyle Showcase 08.
Subtitled “We Are The Trendsetters”, the showcase has plenty of youth-organized activities (from an earlier competition) on offer – careers, cosplaying, puzzles, Battle of [...]

1st National Youth Entrepreneur Convention 2008 – Registration Open

There seems to be a sudden wave of entrepreneurship events popping up in Malaysia around this time of year. Another one to leap on the bandwagon is the 1st National Youth Entrepreneur Convention, organized by YouthMalaysia, to be held on January 19 2008.
The event is essentially a series of speakers from different aspects of youth [...]

Vote for an EducateDeviate Proposal on ChangeThis!

My manifesto proposal, How to Get Involved with your Passions (based on this entry) has been approved and is now up for voting on ChangeThis!
ChangeThis manifestos are often filled with useful knowledge and information on self development, business, worldchanging, culture, politics, and other issues. Some of the great ChangeThis manifestos are Change the Way You [...]

Tun Dr Siti Hasmah – WIM Woman of The Year Award 2008 – Nominations Open

Do you know a Malaysian woman in your life that has come out strong from past adversity and now gives back to their community? Someone who has become an inspiration through illness, poverty, discrimination, or other strife? If so, nominate them for the Tun Dr Siti Hasmah – WIM Woman of The Year Award 2008.
In [...]

VoteEd – Educating Malaysian Voters

Election season is soon to hit Malaysia, and this time around things are bound to get interesting. With the recent rallies by HINDRAF and BERSIH, as well as other political and social events related to human rights, democracy, and national unity, young Malaysians have noticed the need to be more politically aware and that they [...]

At GK3 – Youth Social Enterprise Initiative Forum

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 generating ideas!!! I want a job.
Further updates [...]

New Project: Wanna Be A KP

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 world of Aarhus and the KaosPilots.
I’ll still be updating this blog, so [...]

Gift Guide: Top 24++ Books for the Educated Deviant (or the Deviantly Educated)

Originally, while writing this post, I was going to make a Top 10 gift list that encompassed all sorts of different things for those who love learning differently. However, just the book list became a major list on their own. I may make the others into their own list, but let’s do it in chunks.
It [...]

FRANK Team – Inspiring Youth in Australia and Elsewhere

One of the first things I did when I arrived in Brisbane last year was to look for different youth-related opportunities and groups to get involved with at some level. I figured that Australia would have a lot more resources than Malaysia, and wanted to keep myself busy and interested beyond university work.
One such organization [...]

HSBC Young Entrepreneur Awards – Win HK$100,000, Change The World

The HSBC Young Entrepreneur Awards are back for another year, with an added award for environmentally-friendly business ideas. Here’s the information from their ad in the papers today:
Put it down on paper and you could win HK$100,000 – and perhaps change the world.
The HSBC Young Entrepreneur Awards 2007-08 continues its mission to encourage young talents [...]

World AIDS Day – Take Action Now

Today, December 1st, is World AIDS Day. Even though this day has been commemorated for many, many years, there is still no cure, there is still much work to be done.
Get Educated: Pelf of The Giving Hands has an excellent post all about the basics of HIV/AIDS. Considering the amount of misinformation out there, it [...]

links for 2007-12-01

YouthMalaysia Official Community Web Portal
All sorts of resources for young Malaysians to express themselves.
(tags: youth malaysia community teens education expression activities)