Thursday, February 16, 2006
social innovators forum 2006
social innovators forum 2006
i had a great day ystd..
had to wake up earli for econs lect n tutorial but it was a superrrr waste of tym..mrs ng repeated e same thing AGAIN..but i still think she is a good lecturer as well as tutor..a bit too motherly onli wad..n guess wad, i forgot to bring my ngee ann collar pin!!! but i managed to gt it frm mr kumar during e break..lucki...=X
huipeng n i left earli frm our econs tutorial..which i dun mind staying longer but..yeah we left..n met yuhong in e canteen..e 3 of us took a cab dwn to SMU admin building..was earli..n we saw our hardwork! e booklet! well, thanks to yu hong la..he did like 60% of it..den hp did 25% n i think i onli did 15% or lesser? =X well, i cant design..wad design team man! but i was realli happy to see e booklet done with our names on it! =D
e forum started half an hour late..but i was realli honoured to be given a chance to b dere...with prominent figures n speakers from all over the world..derez ms penny low, our MP for pasir-ris punggol GRC..derez Mrs yu-foo yee shoon, the minister of state for community development, youth and sports..as well as Dr pamela hartigan the founder of schwab foundation, ms wu qing, rev nic frances frm austalia, mr greg casagrande frm new zealand, ms jocelyn chng the director of sin hwa dee foodstuff industries as well as ms elim chew the founding n managing director of 77th street..
wanna share with ppl who read my blog wad i've learnt...soial entrepreneurship....its setting up a business for social purposes..
i enjoyed e whole forum superrrr lots! n i certainly learn a lot..all of them were realli humorous man..esp rev nic frances!!! i like him man! he's outstanding! n he's different..n he's realli superrr cute! derez totali no link btw him n a priest man...he's e type tt u think wld hang out in clubs drinking etc.... can u imagine him being a notti student? den a priest in a church? with an ex wife n kids? n now a social entrepreneur? with easybeinggreen under him? n 2 other major companies in australia? no link ya? but yea...y did he gif up soo mani things for social entrepreneurship? becuz of passion...he stayed in the church n wad did he say abt it? he respects jesus christ becuz of his passion..but he din see ani sense in staying on n he tot it was super screwed stayin dere..he wanted to do something better for e world..he still has his passion dere..n he believes tt passion will bring ppl further..
like he said..he wasnt a gd student..he was alwaes outstanding..as in standing outside e classroom..he alwaez try to do things n ppl alwaez see him as weird..he's different..n ya..everione is different..we ought to make a difference to others' lives..
n like wad mr greg mentioned abt motivation n passion..do develop a passion for things u like..n oso, things we do not like..with passion, one den can hv e motivation to do things...he was power man! he had soo mani organizations under him in USA but he faced a struggle..wad did he realli wan? he din noe..he gave up everithing..n he migrated to new zealand with his family..he sat dwn n think thru wad he wants in life..he wrote dwn everithing n he said tt he wld fulfil one by one slowly n he did..he din gif up..n now he's veri successful agn..he had mani financial companies under him in new zealand n these organizations actualli loan money to ppl who wants to set up their own businesses to help ppl..
derez ms wu qing..one look at her, i tot she wun understand anithing we were talking abt..she looks like she's 70? okie she is 69..n she can speak english better den ani of us here..she realli shocked me man! she was being ostracized..nobody think tt wad she said make ani sense..but she had a grp of ppl behind her supporting her all e way..her family, her understand husband..she din wan to gif up no matter who stops her frm doing so or saying tt she is crazy..she fought hard..n is still fighting..she din think tt women in china are useless..she din wan something known as gender differences..she fought for women rights n she did it..now she wans to fight for women in e rural parts of china..she noes tt its gg to b a tough journey for her but she has tt drive in her..she wants to do it! n she noes one day, she will be able to...
not to leave out ms elim chew n ms jocelyn chng..finalli e 2 sporeans...its not tt dey hv veri gd education..ms elim chew..she din noe how to write a proper business letter..she din noe soo mani things..but network..she has dreams n she wants to fulfil them...she found ppl with similar interests..n with network, she managed to establish 77th street..she managed to listen to the voices of teenagers...n she published a book known as "one voice" with e voices of teens being heard..i've yet to read tt book but i noe its gg to be super touching..
n i definitely admire dr pamela hartigan as well as ms penny low lots too! yeah man! women shldnt b left out in anithing! we can do it as well! it was a veri relaxing n inspirational talk..
during e tea break, we had to rush to swissotel to help out in e setting up of booth etc..n guess wad...i saw edison chen look a like!!! n derez this guy who look super like yixiang jus tt he got much bigger eyes!!! hahaa..omg...brighten up my nite lots! but sad...tt "edision" has a gf i suppose...superrr cute la! how cld i hv missed these 2 cutiesss frm business sch? yr 3s...woot..i'll b looking out for them..esp my "edison"!!! but hp n yh said tt he dun look like edison...mayb dey din realli notice him bah..haha...n e 3 of us..took superrrr lots of pics! n guess wad.....rev nic frances..he came to talk to us!!!!! he rmbed seeing us at e forum in e noon n he's e coolest guy i eva met! he din even tie his tie properly..n his shirt was superrrrr crumpled! n he asked us, do i look wrong? n i told him its cool n he luffed saying tt im cool too! haha...n we took pic with him!!! so excitin i tell u! i like him lotssss!!! n the CNA photographer took e 3 of us pic! wahaha...
n guess who won e social entreprenuer of the yr? its mr jack sim!!! he's the toilet man! go check out on him man....shld b able to find mani pics of him being wrapped up in toilet paper...yeahhzz! he won!
ohh the finalists were pastor don wong who went in n out of jail zillions of tyms n his back is superrr colourful with tattossss..but now he's e director of highpoint..an organization who helps mani prisoners etc...
derez rev sam kuna as well as mr aaron ng frm MINDS...shldnt mention too much abt him...=X
rev nic frances!!!!!! superrrr cool!
i simply love ystd!!! =D
n its back to studying soon......
passion..motivation...drive...dreams...i can do it!!!
17th feb 2006
1207pm
had to wake up earli for econs lect n tutorial but it was a superrrr waste of tym..mrs ng repeated e same thing AGAIN..but i still think she is a good lecturer as well as tutor..a bit too motherly onli wad..n guess wad, i forgot to bring my ngee ann collar pin!!! but i managed to gt it frm mr kumar during e break..lucki...=X
huipeng n i left earli frm our econs tutorial..which i dun mind staying longer but..yeah we left..n met yuhong in e canteen..e 3 of us took a cab dwn to SMU admin building..was earli..n we saw our hardwork! e booklet! well, thanks to yu hong la..he did like 60% of it..den hp did 25% n i think i onli did 15% or lesser? =X well, i cant design..wad design team man! but i was realli happy to see e booklet done with our names on it! =D
e forum started half an hour late..but i was realli honoured to be given a chance to b dere...with prominent figures n speakers from all over the world..derez ms penny low, our MP for pasir-ris punggol GRC..derez Mrs yu-foo yee shoon, the minister of state for community development, youth and sports..as well as Dr pamela hartigan the founder of schwab foundation, ms wu qing, rev nic frances frm austalia, mr greg casagrande frm new zealand, ms jocelyn chng the director of sin hwa dee foodstuff industries as well as ms elim chew the founding n managing director of 77th street..
wanna share with ppl who read my blog wad i've learnt...soial entrepreneurship....its setting up a business for social purposes..
i enjoyed e whole forum superrrr lots! n i certainly learn a lot..all of them were realli humorous man..esp rev nic frances!!! i like him man! he's outstanding! n he's different..n he's realli superrr cute! derez totali no link btw him n a priest man...he's e type tt u think wld hang out in clubs drinking etc.... can u imagine him being a notti student? den a priest in a church? with an ex wife n kids? n now a social entrepreneur? with easybeinggreen under him? n 2 other major companies in australia? no link ya? but yea...y did he gif up soo mani things for social entrepreneurship? becuz of passion...he stayed in the church n wad did he say abt it? he respects jesus christ becuz of his passion..but he din see ani sense in staying on n he tot it was super screwed stayin dere..he wanted to do something better for e world..he still has his passion dere..n he believes tt passion will bring ppl further..
like he said..he wasnt a gd student..he was alwaes outstanding..as in standing outside e classroom..he alwaez try to do things n ppl alwaez see him as weird..he's different..n ya..everione is different..we ought to make a difference to others' lives..
n like wad mr greg mentioned abt motivation n passion..do develop a passion for things u like..n oso, things we do not like..with passion, one den can hv e motivation to do things...he was power man! he had soo mani organizations under him in USA but he faced a struggle..wad did he realli wan? he din noe..he gave up everithing..n he migrated to new zealand with his family..he sat dwn n think thru wad he wants in life..he wrote dwn everithing n he said tt he wld fulfil one by one slowly n he did..he din gif up..n now he's veri successful agn..he had mani financial companies under him in new zealand n these organizations actualli loan money to ppl who wants to set up their own businesses to help ppl..
derez ms wu qing..one look at her, i tot she wun understand anithing we were talking abt..she looks like she's 70? okie she is 69..n she can speak english better den ani of us here..she realli shocked me man! she was being ostracized..nobody think tt wad she said make ani sense..but she had a grp of ppl behind her supporting her all e way..her family, her understand husband..she din wan to gif up no matter who stops her frm doing so or saying tt she is crazy..she fought hard..n is still fighting..she din think tt women in china are useless..she din wan something known as gender differences..she fought for women rights n she did it..now she wans to fight for women in e rural parts of china..she noes tt its gg to b a tough journey for her but she has tt drive in her..she wants to do it! n she noes one day, she will be able to...
not to leave out ms elim chew n ms jocelyn chng..finalli e 2 sporeans...its not tt dey hv veri gd education..ms elim chew..she din noe how to write a proper business letter..she din noe soo mani things..but network..she has dreams n she wants to fulfil them...she found ppl with similar interests..n with network, she managed to establish 77th street..she managed to listen to the voices of teenagers...n she published a book known as "one voice" with e voices of teens being heard..i've yet to read tt book but i noe its gg to be super touching..
n i definitely admire dr pamela hartigan as well as ms penny low lots too! yeah man! women shldnt b left out in anithing! we can do it as well! it was a veri relaxing n inspirational talk..
during e tea break, we had to rush to swissotel to help out in e setting up of booth etc..n guess wad...i saw edison chen look a like!!! n derez this guy who look super like yixiang jus tt he got much bigger eyes!!! hahaa..omg...brighten up my nite lots! but sad...tt "edision" has a gf i suppose...superrr cute la! how cld i hv missed these 2 cutiesss frm business sch? yr 3s...woot..i'll b looking out for them..esp my "edison"!!! but hp n yh said tt he dun look like edison...mayb dey din realli notice him bah..haha...n e 3 of us..took superrrr lots of pics! n guess wad.....rev nic frances..he came to talk to us!!!!! he rmbed seeing us at e forum in e noon n he's e coolest guy i eva met! he din even tie his tie properly..n his shirt was superrrrr crumpled! n he asked us, do i look wrong? n i told him its cool n he luffed saying tt im cool too! haha...n we took pic with him!!! so excitin i tell u! i like him lotssss!!! n the CNA photographer took e 3 of us pic! wahaha...
n guess who won e social entreprenuer of the yr? its mr jack sim!!! he's the toilet man! go check out on him man....shld b able to find mani pics of him being wrapped up in toilet paper...yeahhzz! he won!
ohh the finalists were pastor don wong who went in n out of jail zillions of tyms n his back is superrr colourful with tattossss..but now he's e director of highpoint..an organization who helps mani prisoners etc...
derez rev sam kuna as well as mr aaron ng frm MINDS...shldnt mention too much abt him...=X
rev nic frances!!!!!! superrrr cool!
i simply love ystd!!! =D
n its back to studying soon......
passion..motivation...drive...dreams...i can do it!!!
17th feb 2006
1207pm
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