http://www.yvonnefoong.com Columnist, Student, and Advocate Sat, 10 May 2008 13:59:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear readers, I am now writing a weekly column in the Malay Mail. My mom made her first public appearance last week. Read the article here. Happy Mother's Day, everyone. And don't forget to read my column every Thursday! http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/05/10/happy-mothers-day-article/ The inefficacy of National Service in Malaysia is under hot discussion over at usj.com.my. Those from my year were the first batch of students selected for the three-month camp after the SPM examinations. The term National Service sure sounds cool. It invoke thoughts of national security, nationalism, patriotism, and honour. ... http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/05/09/malaysia-national-security-displaced/ Someone uploaded better photos on Facebook. Leighton is going to Fayette in Summer while we burn our ass away. He'll come back again, but only to coordinate the importation of other American lecturers. We will miss you, Mr. L. http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/05/08/bye-bye-leighton/ A good leader, or any person in fact, would be so impatient, he can't wait to give more. But when you concern yourself with having less in order to give more, then I am afraid your priority is displaced. Your giving is selfish. I do not want to discuss politics, I ... http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/05/04/minimum-wage-for-malaysia/ I was fated to endure a debilitating illness and overcome it. Now I've chosen to get tangled with the illness of others. The harshest part being in my shoes, is having seen the original self of a person, then a far leap, almost un-human now. And knowing that person ... http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/05/03/psychopathology/ I know many are reading my blog in the U.S. and today I have a favor to ask from you. Dee-Ann Mercer who has NF2 and blind, donated an art piece to Holly. She drew this polar bear during a time when she could still see. She is no longer able to ... http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/05/03/artwork-by-the-blind-urgently-for-sale/ Do you remember the folks who studied at Segi College, Kuala Lumpur? They helped me raise funds for surgery in 2006. It's Labor Day. Many of them working now are on leave. Instead of spending time in bed, these people drove all the way here to meet up with me ... http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/05/01/heart4hope-heroes-at-segi-college/ It was an honor for mom and I, for we were invited to attend Her World Women 2007 Gala Dinner, at Hilton K.L. last night. We drove to the train station and took the LRT to KL Sentral. We arrived 20 minutes late. Outside the ballroom, guests stood and mingled ... http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/04/30/congratulations-yuen-her-world-2007-young-achiever/ Joyce hinted some, okay, suggested, the methods Ringo and Cindy employed to raise their chances of winning Malaysian DreamGirl. Two days ago, I typed Joel an email detailing the definition of media conglomerates such as Times Corporation, the head honcho of Fox Entertainment and Harper Collins, just to name a ... http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/04/30/the-proletariat-game-in-malaysian-dreamgirl/ Mom and I have been invited to attend Her World Women Gala Dinner at Hilton KL tonight. I've never written much about mom except complaining her unkempt ways of rearing pets, and her habit of crowding up any space left unoccupied at home. The truth is, I am alive and doing good ... http://www.yvonnefoong.com/2008/04/29/mother-2/