Please note : I have edited this blog with grateful feedback from... a READER!! swowzer
Today, like most days, I ate some food.
Dr. Dion's wife, Mel is having their sister's over so I decided to go for a walk, get some fresh and and some nice quiet time to myself. I was intrigued by an Indian restaurant that was serving some milk concoction and I had to try. Its called Padam Milk I believe.. very nice.. with cardamum and lots of sugar.
I was hungry too and it started to pour outside so I said what the heck.. might as well make it a dosa on top. These Indian restauranteers are very persuasive. Their grim smile beckoning me to come in always gets me or at least leaves me feeling quite guilty for just passing by.
Dosa on a banana leaf. Delicious as always. Banana leaves are excellent plates. You don't have to wash them like porcelain plates and they don't waste the environment like paper plates. After I finished my meal I wiped my messy face up with a tissue, deposited the tissue onto the banana leaf, and folded the leaf over. A normal act one might think. Normal if you fold it the right way! After seeing this the restauranteer, looking stunned, quickly wrote my bill and motioned me to the door. All of a sudden no grim smile. I felt like I was being slapped asian style (through silence). When I first came here I didn't pick up on the anger through silence method but after being in KL for a little over three months I've started to pick up on such things.
So what was wrong with what I did? Luckily a friendly patron, as always, was there to witness the event of my foreigner faux pas and all to eager to point out my mistakes. I didn't fold the banana leaf over in the right direction. Supposedly if you fold it away from you it means you were happy with the meal and if you fold it away you are very angry because you feel you were ripped off.
Perhaps Asians should try tipping in their restaurants. Money speaks much more than folding banana leafs.
Nota Bene (Edit) : M. Riley was so kind to point out that I said you fold the banana leaf away from you in both cases whether you are angry or happy with the meal. This is obviously wrong. To be honest I can't remember which way is the correct so I suggest you do what I will do if I find myself in the situation that I am eating from a banana leaf in a kind man's restaurant... wait until someone else folds their banana leaf over and replicate what they do. (p.s. if you follow my advice you will never have to read a book on etiquette again)
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Madis' Thesis
I read a great paper friday night one of my friend's had written for his fourth year thesis. It was extremely well written. I had the complex ideas that a student of four years of engineering science possessed, but most of it was still accessible to a large audience.
I will write more about his paper at another time. I should probably seek permission first.
I will write more about his paper at another time. I should probably seek permission first.
Yogi East is Yoga West
Friday night, my yoga teacher, Dani said something that struck a cord in me. She was asking if I found a difference between the western style of yoga and her class.
I found her class was a good experience, but definitely not as intense. I found the concentration was more on doing the simple things right. And by right I mean in a happy manner. For example, whenever we entered a somewhat challenging pose, she would ask us to smile. I also found that her words the way she gave instructions must have been very practiced. In the past I found myself almost in a state of hypnosis while in a yoga session, but I always attributed it to being in an extremely difficult pose with blood rushing to my head... that sort of thing.
Thats not what is important. What is important is her feedback that she provided me about her thoughts on western style yoga. I think some of the most valuable information I can obtain here is not only new information about the east and how I was misinformed because of my preconceived notions about the east before I arrive, but how the east view the west.
She said that she found western style yoga aggresive. She is totally right. This last week I contacted a malaysian web hosting company and gave them words about what I thought of their technical support system. If this happened in a non-business setting I would have told them it was crap, to f- off, and that I will be telling people about the poor service I recieved, and that I will be discontinueing my service.
I see no problem with this. I think directness can be a virtue. I guess choice of words really does matter. The west percieves themselves as direct. And the east as their inability to be direct. The east values their own nature of kindness, politeness, hospitable. And percieves westerners as having inability to display this nature. The west is aggresive and the east is indirect. Should we not pass our judgement of the other because they don't belong in their respective paradigm? I disagree. The best way for all of us to improve is to analyze what works and what does not. Sometimes being direct is necessary. I may have hurt this poor malaysian web hosting companies feelings but if they had taken the time to listen to what I was saying the could have really improved their company.
Feedback is extremely important for improving the quality of a companies product. Even if an angry customer is an idiot... they have a point. It makes me want to go work in an IT support section at some company with a reputation for horrible customer service.
Back to yoga. Asians look at yoga in a very nice way. It is practicing how to put yourself in to hard situations and maintain them with grace. I read that while reading a blurb in this poster advertisement at the rock climbing place I was at. They were trying to make the connection between rock climbing and yoga. I think it is a great way to look at both activities. Another reason I like them is because they are individual actions. Why I like running. I find team efforts are necessary (like playing soccer with fellows from my complex) because they provide a way for you to learn a lot about the people around you... and have them learn things about yourself.. .but that the same time it can be very frustrating. Because it is an activity involving other people, its success is also dependant on those people. Success meaning, did I enjoy the activity? I found there were several people that love to just kick the ball all the way up the court, or dribble the ball themselves all the way up the court and then slam the ball into the net (reminds me of a book I read about a connection between italian soccer players and the courtship process) it was very hard to participate in this process. On the other hand, others would concentrate on stealing the ball from the other team, or passing the ball around and trying to make moves/pass the ball around in attempts to discieve the other team, or create chaos and repeat the benefits. Some people had a much more intellectual way of playing the sport. I had a much better time playing with these people.
I guess I am done for now.
I found her class was a good experience, but definitely not as intense. I found the concentration was more on doing the simple things right. And by right I mean in a happy manner. For example, whenever we entered a somewhat challenging pose, she would ask us to smile. I also found that her words the way she gave instructions must have been very practiced. In the past I found myself almost in a state of hypnosis while in a yoga session, but I always attributed it to being in an extremely difficult pose with blood rushing to my head... that sort of thing.
Thats not what is important. What is important is her feedback that she provided me about her thoughts on western style yoga. I think some of the most valuable information I can obtain here is not only new information about the east and how I was misinformed because of my preconceived notions about the east before I arrive, but how the east view the west.
She said that she found western style yoga aggresive. She is totally right. This last week I contacted a malaysian web hosting company and gave them words about what I thought of their technical support system. If this happened in a non-business setting I would have told them it was crap, to f- off, and that I will be telling people about the poor service I recieved, and that I will be discontinueing my service.
I see no problem with this. I think directness can be a virtue. I guess choice of words really does matter. The west percieves themselves as direct. And the east as their inability to be direct. The east values their own nature of kindness, politeness, hospitable. And percieves westerners as having inability to display this nature. The west is aggresive and the east is indirect. Should we not pass our judgement of the other because they don't belong in their respective paradigm? I disagree. The best way for all of us to improve is to analyze what works and what does not. Sometimes being direct is necessary. I may have hurt this poor malaysian web hosting companies feelings but if they had taken the time to listen to what I was saying the could have really improved their company.
Feedback is extremely important for improving the quality of a companies product. Even if an angry customer is an idiot... they have a point. It makes me want to go work in an IT support section at some company with a reputation for horrible customer service.
Back to yoga. Asians look at yoga in a very nice way. It is practicing how to put yourself in to hard situations and maintain them with grace. I read that while reading a blurb in this poster advertisement at the rock climbing place I was at. They were trying to make the connection between rock climbing and yoga. I think it is a great way to look at both activities. Another reason I like them is because they are individual actions. Why I like running. I find team efforts are necessary (like playing soccer with fellows from my complex) because they provide a way for you to learn a lot about the people around you... and have them learn things about yourself.. .but that the same time it can be very frustrating. Because it is an activity involving other people, its success is also dependant on those people. Success meaning, did I enjoy the activity? I found there were several people that love to just kick the ball all the way up the court, or dribble the ball themselves all the way up the court and then slam the ball into the net (reminds me of a book I read about a connection between italian soccer players and the courtship process) it was very hard to participate in this process. On the other hand, others would concentrate on stealing the ball from the other team, or passing the ball around and trying to make moves/pass the ball around in attempts to discieve the other team, or create chaos and repeat the benefits. Some people had a much more intellectual way of playing the sport. I had a much better time playing with these people.
I guess I am done for now.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Accesibility in Kuala Lumpur
I learned an incredible thing the other day. I thought it was incredible. There are these patterns on the sidewalk. Sort of plastic lines with bumps on them running parallel to the sidewalk's edges. They are sort of yellow and previously, I had mistaken it for a norm that exists in Canada - urban modern art (i.e. art in the city that takes a form of the city, serves no purpose.. not necessarily is asthetically pleasing...and looks like it should server a purpose... first thing that comes to mind is that odd steal beam at leslie and sheppard (in toronto.. (ahh nested brackets) ) that really looks like it is (or was) there for a reason.. and not until somebody told me it was modern art did I realize it was indeed not serving a purpose) Back to these yellow plastic lines with bumps on them. Another reason I thought they were art is because they blend in with all the other muslim style medieval arabicesque stuff (like mosques) going on. But no!!! they are not useless art!!! They are there so that blind people can put their canes on them and guide themselves (so to not accidentally walk into traffic and such) Kuala Lumpur actually cares about accesibility! Go KL!
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Encik
My Bahasa teacher's wife had a baby on Thursday!!
Well actually I think it happened as the class was Wednesday and he said they were planned for a C-section.
Nonetheless, being nice, he still took me out for a coffee after class. Actually, we went to bank to fix his credit card, then to internet store to update his E-cosway subscription, then out for a lassee.
(he doesn't drink he is muslim)
Sooo.. multi-level marketing. I have heard about it three times since I've been to malaysia. Once this couple from New Zealand was trying to convince this health product multi-level scheme, second my bahasa teacher, third, after I brought this up to Dr. D (guy I'm staying with's ) friend. He mentioned he lost about 500 USD.
I think it could work. On internet. If it wasn't scheme. It should work solely on adsense. Not require a subscription fee or any other fees. People get their own page. They market their page through whatever means, data, music, art, widget... and they make money off their page through adsense and get a commission of the people they refer.
Well actually I think it happened as the class was Wednesday and he said they were planned for a C-section.
Nonetheless, being nice, he still took me out for a coffee after class. Actually, we went to bank to fix his credit card, then to internet store to update his E-cosway subscription, then out for a lassee.
(he doesn't drink he is muslim)
Sooo.. multi-level marketing. I have heard about it three times since I've been to malaysia. Once this couple from New Zealand was trying to convince this health product multi-level scheme, second my bahasa teacher, third, after I brought this up to Dr. D (guy I'm staying with's ) friend. He mentioned he lost about 500 USD.
I think it could work. On internet. If it wasn't scheme. It should work solely on adsense. Not require a subscription fee or any other fees. People get their own page. They market their page through whatever means, data, music, art, widget... and they make money off their page through adsense and get a commission of the people they refer.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Blurb
I have been delaying posting because of various reasons... mainly because I have all these grand schemes to make a great blog of this heroic travellor in Malaysia, taking pictures of food, people, culture, maps, environment, infrastructure, sounds of music....etc...
Following the Japanese style of TQM -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_quality_management
- I've decided that something is better than nothing.
So I thought I would share my thoughts on Web 2.0.
What took so long? It wasn't technology.. the fiber-optic cables have been in place for some time now. But of course now that Web 2.0 is here, technology is increasing at an incredible rate.... but I don't need to tell you about economic drivers.
What I would like to talk about is people. Us. We are what stalled the internet. Why? Because people got fed up.
I can't help reminiscing on that eerie sound of the first modems when they 'dialed-up' to the network. How the combination of modal, bi-modal, unharmonic frequencies made it actually sound like we were connecting to something live... matrix anyone?
So what happened when the .COM boom came? We became obsessed with this new thing. A place where you have complete and absolute control over communications... television, phone, telegraph no more was the promise. We were racing to get their faces seen. We were spending nights chatting to people anonymously as dream people. (n/s/l?) We were looking at dirty pictures. We were racing to make money.
Then what happened? The .COM bust. Everyone almost all at once decided they were fed up with the internet. Not necesarrily computers, unfortunately we couldn't sever ourselves completely, microsoft had to good a hold on us with office productivity and all that jazz.. plus our schools and corporations new that IT would make a come-back and the fear of failing due to being left behind in the dust over rided the fear of being consumed.
But seriously, am I right? Was the .COM bust a victom of people just deciding they had had enough? I think so. I think if anything, its a valid and important question. Especially for anyone thinking about making a career in web technologies. What was the reason for millions of dollars to be gained and lost literally over night?
What 'caused us to get fed up? I can think of two reasons. Firstly, our economic machines, the same people that didn't give a crap about the people they were offering a service too, just making a quick buck. Spam emails (which we still get), pop-ups (thank god for pop-up blockers), invasion of privacy... the list goes on.
Second, our fear of being consumed by technology. When .COM came, it came so fast that people were overwhelmed. They said, hey, wait a minute, I don't like staring at the same computer screen for days on end. I would much rather go back to staring at television screens.
oooh ooh.. idea.. maybe for old people its an inferiority complex. yes I definitely have something there
Thats okay. The web wasn't wiped away. We didn't burn a bunch of papers. We didn't delete all of our files on all our web servers. People got realistic. People started providing service and waited to reap the rewards (google). People were slowly enticed, lulled, wooed whatever you want to say.
People are hooked again. Some people are wooed by the prospect of contributing their ideas to a bigger picture (open source projects like wikipedia) some people just like communication, whatever it is... I know I am back.. and hopefully this time it is to stay.
Following the Japanese style of TQM -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_quality_management
- I've decided that something is better than nothing.
So I thought I would share my thoughts on Web 2.0.
What took so long? It wasn't technology.. the fiber-optic cables have been in place for some time now. But of course now that Web 2.0 is here, technology is increasing at an incredible rate.... but I don't need to tell you about economic drivers.
What I would like to talk about is people. Us. We are what stalled the internet. Why? Because people got fed up.
I can't help reminiscing on that eerie sound of the first modems when they 'dialed-up' to the network. How the combination of modal, bi-modal, unharmonic frequencies made it actually sound like we were connecting to something live... matrix anyone?
So what happened when the .COM boom came? We became obsessed with this new thing. A place where you have complete and absolute control over communications... television, phone, telegraph no more was the promise. We were racing to get their faces seen. We were spending nights chatting to people anonymously as dream people. (n/s/l?) We were looking at dirty pictures. We were racing to make money.
Then what happened? The .COM bust. Everyone almost all at once decided they were fed up with the internet. Not necesarrily computers, unfortunately we couldn't sever ourselves completely, microsoft had to good a hold on us with office productivity and all that jazz.. plus our schools and corporations new that IT would make a come-back and the fear of failing due to being left behind in the dust over rided the fear of being consumed.
But seriously, am I right? Was the .COM bust a victom of people just deciding they had had enough? I think so. I think if anything, its a valid and important question. Especially for anyone thinking about making a career in web technologies. What was the reason for millions of dollars to be gained and lost literally over night?
What 'caused us to get fed up? I can think of two reasons. Firstly, our economic machines, the same people that didn't give a crap about the people they were offering a service too, just making a quick buck. Spam emails (which we still get), pop-ups (thank god for pop-up blockers), invasion of privacy... the list goes on.
Second, our fear of being consumed by technology. When .COM came, it came so fast that people were overwhelmed. They said, hey, wait a minute, I don't like staring at the same computer screen for days on end. I would much rather go back to staring at television screens.
oooh ooh.. idea.. maybe for old people its an inferiority complex. yes I definitely have something there
Thats okay. The web wasn't wiped away. We didn't burn a bunch of papers. We didn't delete all of our files on all our web servers. People got realistic. People started providing service and waited to reap the rewards (google). People were slowly enticed, lulled, wooed whatever you want to say.
People are hooked again. Some people are wooed by the prospect of contributing their ideas to a bigger picture (open source projects like wikipedia) some people just like communication, whatever it is... I know I am back.. and hopefully this time it is to stay.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Batu Caves and Palau Ketemon (Crab Island)
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooookay
so i'm back
I haven't posted for ages.... yikes... okay so i have to use this thing more.... i never understood how I could be so bad at keeping a journal... i do realize the importance.. i mean without memories whats the point? so here are some memories
Today I had a fairly eventful day. It is February 1st, thursday and a public holiday. There was this event at the Batu Caves, very big hindu religious ordeal... the believers started out at one point of the city sometime late last night.. and arrived at this place called batu caves this morning... they carried milk, and had many many piercings, which they punctured by some priest while in a trance... they also walked up these crazy huge steps.. which we didn't do because it looked like it would have taken forever... but I would like to go back to the caves sometime.. supposedly they have nice outdoor climbing.. but thats not the point
my personal experience?
well i went to KL station at 5:30 am in the morning so I could tag along w/ some people (Lu, Florine and Lu's boyfriend Edwardo... nice people.. Lu and Florine both work at ARROW) since I didn't want to go alone.. i got to KL sentral station at 5:30 on the dot.. but the ticket counter wasn't open! i was counting on it being open! i didn't even know what ticket to purchase... so I had to buy some stuff from the 7/11, break my 50 ringitt to change, try out some 1 dollar bills on the machine, didn't work, buy more stuff from 7/11 to get coins, finally get to the platform at 5:45, no one is there... i thought thaaaats great.. i missed them... trying not to be upset.. i decided it was good 'cause then i could go do my own things... wait around for mcdonalds to open... have a nice breakfast... in the process of waiting i run into them... all was good.. until i had to use the washroom during the train ride... that became a little unpleasant but i got there... without doing anything embarassing.... we walked around.. watched the stuff... smelled lots of incence.. heard lots of beating drums.. watched lots of people get tranced and pierce themselves... then went home
i get home and Dr. Dion et family decide to go to paula kretemon (crab island) so I decide to go with (after a short nap) that was peaceful, quiet.. nad interesting.. their boats are cool... very low to the water... and the island was cool.. it was a fishing village... and all the huts were right on the path... life seemed so simple there... no worries thats for sure
you have money you had food on the table thats all that matters kind of thing
so my first public holiday... it was pretty good
i'm really looking forward to going to langkawi for chinese new years
and thats a wrap
so i'm back
I haven't posted for ages.... yikes... okay so i have to use this thing more.... i never understood how I could be so bad at keeping a journal... i do realize the importance.. i mean without memories whats the point? so here are some memories
Today I had a fairly eventful day. It is February 1st, thursday and a public holiday. There was this event at the Batu Caves, very big hindu religious ordeal... the believers started out at one point of the city sometime late last night.. and arrived at this place called batu caves this morning... they carried milk, and had many many piercings, which they punctured by some priest while in a trance... they also walked up these crazy huge steps.. which we didn't do because it looked like it would have taken forever... but I would like to go back to the caves sometime.. supposedly they have nice outdoor climbing.. but thats not the point
my personal experience?
well i went to KL station at 5:30 am in the morning so I could tag along w/ some people (Lu, Florine and Lu's boyfriend Edwardo... nice people.. Lu and Florine both work at ARROW) since I didn't want to go alone.. i got to KL sentral station at 5:30 on the dot.. but the ticket counter wasn't open! i was counting on it being open! i didn't even know what ticket to purchase... so I had to buy some stuff from the 7/11, break my 50 ringitt to change, try out some 1 dollar bills on the machine, didn't work, buy more stuff from 7/11 to get coins, finally get to the platform at 5:45, no one is there... i thought thaaaats great.. i missed them... trying not to be upset.. i decided it was good 'cause then i could go do my own things... wait around for mcdonalds to open... have a nice breakfast... in the process of waiting i run into them... all was good.. until i had to use the washroom during the train ride... that became a little unpleasant but i got there... without doing anything embarassing.... we walked around.. watched the stuff... smelled lots of incence.. heard lots of beating drums.. watched lots of people get tranced and pierce themselves... then went home
i get home and Dr. Dion et family decide to go to paula kretemon (crab island) so I decide to go with (after a short nap) that was peaceful, quiet.. nad interesting.. their boats are cool... very low to the water... and the island was cool.. it was a fishing village... and all the huts were right on the path... life seemed so simple there... no worries thats for sure
you have money you had food on the table thats all that matters kind of thing
so my first public holiday... it was pretty good
i'm really looking forward to going to langkawi for chinese new years
and thats a wrap
Saturday, January 6, 2007
My first real blog
Well......... I'm here. In one piece. Seemlessly at that! Perhaps I am getting better at this whole traveller thing... I mean I ran into more snags moving to Calgary than I did here. Mind you I haven't found a place to live yet. For now I have been flatting it out hotel hopping enjoying the luxuries of being a westerner. Actually .. there have been some expensive purchases.. i had to get a power converter... like the goof i am i put it off until my arrival.. desperate to use my oh so loved lap-top.. and furstrated with having trouble finding things.. i settled on the first place that sold it.. a huge electronics department store in the mega-city mall.. for about 60 $ canadian... not to mention its huge
I stayed in the YMCA in Kuala Lumpur for 2 nights... things weren't much different than the hostels in Canada except it was 30 Canadian a night. Now they don't have room so I had to move my stuff to another hotel down the street.. hotel florida.
Observations:
I think people have mixed attitudes towards foreigners. I guess they think I am from the states so I am kind of surprised people aren't more rude with me. I think I find the worst encounters when the people have trouble speaking english. I should probably try to start learning some local dialects. Although I'm not exactly sure where I should start. I wish there was a place I could go to with all of my questions.. unfortunately the world doesn't revolve around me... who woulda thunk it? I mean no red carpet? whats the deal?
Not that people are overly rude.. they just aren't overly polite. The wouldn't break their back to help me... like when I was struggling down the street with my oversized luggage... not that I would get the same help in canada... maybe the people here are about as equal in terms of courtesy....
okay enough about the people ... on the the food!!!
The food... wow! Nothing here is overly cheap... accept for the food. and food... everywhere!!! i have no doubt that wherever you were in the city you wouldn't be a stones throw from some sort of food vendor... a nice touch... also read in some other journals... diced fruit in plastic bags sprinked will a little sea salt ... just perfect on a hot muggy day.... the food is mainly a mix of indian and chinese restaurants... the same you'd find in toronto perhaps accept everything tastes a bit more authentic.. a bit more organic... and much more simple... twice i had indian food for dinner... simply rice, chicken and a veggie side (for about 3 dollars canadian!!!) i had chinese for lunch... wonton soup... 1.50 canadian!!!
the transportation is also cheap... and supposedly the lodgeing is cheap (which I have had some much appreciated help looking for)
Well i guess thats al for now!
until next time.. same bat time and same bat channel
I stayed in the YMCA in Kuala Lumpur for 2 nights... things weren't much different than the hostels in Canada except it was 30 Canadian a night. Now they don't have room so I had to move my stuff to another hotel down the street.. hotel florida.
Observations:
I think people have mixed attitudes towards foreigners. I guess they think I am from the states so I am kind of surprised people aren't more rude with me. I think I find the worst encounters when the people have trouble speaking english. I should probably try to start learning some local dialects. Although I'm not exactly sure where I should start. I wish there was a place I could go to with all of my questions.. unfortunately the world doesn't revolve around me... who woulda thunk it? I mean no red carpet? whats the deal?
Not that people are overly rude.. they just aren't overly polite. The wouldn't break their back to help me... like when I was struggling down the street with my oversized luggage... not that I would get the same help in canada... maybe the people here are about as equal in terms of courtesy....
okay enough about the people ... on the the food!!!
The food... wow! Nothing here is overly cheap... accept for the food. and food... everywhere!!! i have no doubt that wherever you were in the city you wouldn't be a stones throw from some sort of food vendor... a nice touch... also read in some other journals... diced fruit in plastic bags sprinked will a little sea salt ... just perfect on a hot muggy day.... the food is mainly a mix of indian and chinese restaurants... the same you'd find in toronto perhaps accept everything tastes a bit more authentic.. a bit more organic... and much more simple... twice i had indian food for dinner... simply rice, chicken and a veggie side (for about 3 dollars canadian!!!) i had chinese for lunch... wonton soup... 1.50 canadian!!!
the transportation is also cheap... and supposedly the lodgeing is cheap (which I have had some much appreciated help looking for)
Well i guess thats al for now!
until next time.. same bat time and same bat channel
Monday, January 1, 2007
FAQ's
If you have any questions that aren't addressed in this section please don't hesitate to ask away.
Where would we be without the right questions?
QUESTIONS:
Q1: Why am I going all the way to Malaysia just to build a website? Can't I do that from Toronto???
Q2: How did I get this internship.
ANSWERS
A1: GREAT QUESTION!!! To be honest... I'm not completely sure myself. Not that I'm questioning the worth of this internship. I have no doubt that this opportunity is going to be priceless for me and as a result (because I am part of a bigger picture) for the 'bigger picture'.
Okay for some better answers...
A2: I graduated in May 2006. It is now January 2007. I bring this up because I think the most important rules for finding happiness in this transitional point in our lives is to stay patient, persistent and busy.
Where would we be without the right questions?
QUESTIONS:
Q1: Why am I going all the way to Malaysia just to build a website? Can't I do that from Toronto???
Q2: How did I get this internship.
ANSWERS
A1: GREAT QUESTION!!! To be honest... I'm not completely sure myself. Not that I'm questioning the worth of this internship. I have no doubt that this opportunity is going to be priceless for me and as a result (because I am part of a bigger picture) for the 'bigger picture'.
Okay for some better answers...
- Please read the rest of my blog... especially in four months from now when my work is finished... hopefully the bigger picture part will be a little more clear.
- Check out the SCAMS AND FRAUD warning at Craig's List.
A2: I graduated in May 2006. It is now January 2007. I bring this up because I think the most important rules for finding happiness in this transitional point in our lives is to stay patient, persistent and busy.
- see my links post for the actual website I applied to
Links
Here are some links relevant to my internship:
1. Netcorps
This organization provided a training session for all of the HRI interns as well as other international interns from different sending organizations. They are the organization I originally applied for the internship to.
2. Human Rights Internet
This is the organization that selected my application for an internship with ARROW. They are the ones that have aquired funding from the Canadian Government in order to fund this internship.
3. ARROW
I will be working for this organization. They already have an excellent website.
1. Netcorps
This organization provided a training session for all of the HRI interns as well as other international interns from different sending organizations. They are the organization I originally applied for the internship to.
2. Human Rights Internet
This is the organization that selected my application for an internship with ARROW. They are the ones that have aquired funding from the Canadian Government in order to fund this internship.
3. ARROW
I will be working for this organization. They already have an excellent website.
Welcome
Hello, everyone.
If you haven't already figured out - I am going to Malaysia. You have travelled to this page either because I directed you here or because someone else did.
Regardless, I thank you for your attention and precious time. I hope you find this site informative and useful.
This is what you are going to find here:
- updates of my adventures and (more importantly misadventures)
- pictures!! (hopefully lots of them)
- answers to frequently asked questions
- info. about the work I am doing in Kuala Lumpur
- info. about the wonderful organizations that are all making this possible
If you haven't already figured out - I am going to Malaysia. You have travelled to this page either because I directed you here or because someone else did.
Regardless, I thank you for your attention and precious time. I hope you find this site informative and useful.
This is what you are going to find here:
- updates of my adventures and (more importantly misadventures)
- pictures!! (hopefully lots of them)
- answers to frequently asked questions
- info. about the work I am doing in Kuala Lumpur
- info. about the wonderful organizations that are all making this possible
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