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I have a certified license in driving people up walls. And when I'm not busy trying (not) to do that, I blog. read more>>
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Hello. I’m Joanne, and I work for Groupon Malaysia.
posted January 27, 2011 10:33 pm
Couple of years ago I blogged about my amazing journey with Youth Asia; how it’s been like since Day 1, and moving into the Youth Engagement Summit 2009 era. I wrote, too, about the legendary YOUTH’10 which brought 88,366 people under one roof – a mega event we organized, which eventually proceeded to win the [...]
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two minutes to two dozen
posted December 15, 2010 11:55 pm
Today is the last day I spend as a 23 year old. I experienced family warmth like never before when my grandmother passed away in February this year. While I’ve heard countless dramatic stories of how children of their late parents fight over the inheritance money, mine united like bits and pieces of little metal [...]
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brand new place, brand new adventures
posted September 16, 2010 2:05 am
There is a mathematical explanation to why this space is such a dead place to be. I spend 12 hours a day with about 20 over people over 20 in a brand new place called Youth Asia @ The Top. I distribute the remaining hours on sleep, food, driving, petrol kiosk visiting, counterstriking, brotherpoking, and [...]
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Top 10 Mentionworthy Things Of The Moment
posted March 2, 2010 11:53 pm
simply because i like lists. 10. The minty feeling after mouthwash. 9. Post rain breeze. 8. 248kbps download. I know! 7. The healthy crisp feeling after eating loads of fresh fruits & vegetables 6. Spending time goofing off with my brother(‘s hair) (and pillows). 5. An unblocked nose. 4. Full ability to enjoy a full [...]
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chronicling the best week of 2010 ever (thus far)
posted February 24, 2010 9:33 pm
Monday. Finally got back to work after a dreadful long week of being away. Long holidays wear me out quicker than being utterly swamped in loads of work – I remember overworking myself during YOUTH’08, where I had to frantically manage-edit a 60 page magazine, run a convention for 500 people, and assist project director [...]
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#youthasia
posted November 21, 2009 5:07 pm
Let me take a brief moment to introduce to you some of my favorite people in the world! All the photos below (and the post before this) were taken by Nguyen – thanks for letting me steal them right off your Facebook album These were taken during, in between and post YES2009 l-r: Nguyen, Ross [...]
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Youth Engagement Summit 2009
posted November 21, 2009 2:26 pm
The Youth Engagement Summit 2009 was many different things to many different people. It was an adventure in this humble country for many Southeast Asians who’ve not stepped out of their countries before, let alone Malaysia. Some didn’t even know how to get a passport. It was an opportunity of a lifetime for some to [...]
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