You-Want's Life

One of the things I truly appreciate about Kolej Tuanku Jaafar is the support of its community, especially teachers like Mr Thaw and Mr Hughes, in realising project ideas. We went from a mere thought of sharing poetry to organising poetry slams and starting a poetry blog; from realising a lack of mental health awareness in Malaysia to organising a workshop. I am sure others have many similar stories to share too. With support, ideas can be turned into projects to bring positive impacts to the greater community; awareness on important but little-known issues can spread like a ripple. If you are always full of ideas and hoping to make a social impact in Malaysia, I believe Charisma Movement's Inspire Initiative is a platform you shouldn't miss. Charisma Movement is a youth-led volunterism organisation which offers opportunities to volunteer in Malaysia, in several different fields including education and environment. Every year, our Inspire Initiative project looks to cond...

Life has been an adventure for me since coming to the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. I spent much time navigating through several societies, only hoping to unlock new experiences. One of those which I have invested a great amount of time in is the Warwick Malaysian Night, a 2-hour musical in which I play an owl named Owlbert (creative, right?). Warwick Malaysian Night (Minight) is an annual theatrical play presented by Warwick Malaysian Association. This year, it is themed 'RIMBA', which is the Malay word for forests. As we know, Malaysia has its own tropical rainforest ecosystem. Following the recent grievous news of extinction of the Sumatran rhino, our play was purposed to raise awareness on wildlife conservation, especially the Malayan tigers, which we had seen an exponential decrease in numbers over the past decade. The show is set to take place on 22 February 2020 (Saturday). It follows the journey of a group of animals in a Malaysian rainforest sett...