Happy Chinese New Year 2012
Happy Chinese New Year 2012 to all my friends!
Picture taken with New Year Greeting Cards to my friends.
Sorry for those who didn’t get it, I lost my contact book~
Volunteerism
Here are some extract from a article I read recently.
More than 13 million of these join the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, delivering services to vulnerable people with no expectation of financial or material gain. When an emergency strikes, they perform first aid, rescue people from collapsed buildings, drive ambulances, brave flood waters, deliver letters to prisoners, conduct vaccination campaigns and provide comfort to those in need. Volunteers boost community resilience and extend the reach of governments.
The nature of emergency response work means that some volunteers risk their lives.
It is more difficult to measure the social value of volunteers, but governments should be aware that people working side by side and delivering services to the vulnerable create a sense of community empowerment and solidarity that money cannot buy.
Under the Geneva Conventions, governments recognize Red Cross Red Crescent National Societies as “auxiliaries to the public authorities in the humanitarian field”. Volunteers are crucial to this auxiliary status, and must be accounted for in all disaster contingency planning. Prior to an emergency, there should be coordinated strategies and regular dialogue among all levels of government, the local Red Cross or Red Crescent National Society, and other disaster-related and volunteering organizations. These partners should build relationships in advance, so that trust is established and any gaps or overlaps can be addressed. Volunteers must have proper equipment, clothing and training in order to do their jobs safely and effectively.
Even when a response is well managed, emergencies are traumatic experiences. Being a volunteer does not make a person immune.
“We must remember, volunteering is a choice one makes in sacrifice of doing something else,” states Dr Mukesh Kapila, Under Secretary General at the IFRC.
Volunteers give their time and talent, expecting little in return. They must be encouraged and promoted, or this goodwill could disappear. Recognition does not have to be monetary – it can be a gesture, a speech at a public gathering, free public transport, new uniforms or scholarships to public universities. “If we are working for humanity, the authorities should protect us socially and economically if they can,” says one Red Crescent volunteer in Pakistan. “We are not a liability. We are assets of a society, because we are giving our best for them.”
According to the IFRC’s definition, a volunteer is someone who works for a more humane and peaceful world by delivering services directly to vulnerable people and seeking to prevent and reduce vulnerability and exclusion. Volunteering is carried out by people acting of their own free will – not through any external social, economic or political pressure – with no desire for material or financial gain.
Generally, this papers discuss about the what should government look into the problem of within volunteerism around the world, especially in Red Cross/Red Crescent. It always happen that the volunteers complaint they can’t get anything in their work and causing lost for them all the time.
Well, is somehow how you look into it. Voluntary, mean u do it by yourself. If you claim to get something back from it, you are not a true volunteer.
But yet, as the article said, it’s good to give out something to the volunteer. A small token may be a big significant for them and family.
The need of law to be implement to protect the right of volunteers is something have to be done urgently. Protect those who risks their lives, helping others; while they can actually just ignore it and proceed to their routine life.
Be a true volunteer, and do it without hoping for any return. Trust me, the god will arrange something good for you. 
Peace
Source: Volunteering in Emergencies
F.Y.P
What is this?
Some of you may have this question.
You name it, Find Your Partner, For Your Pain, Feed Your Pet or whatsover.
The real Definition will be Final Year Project in MMU, a project to be completed before graduation, as part of the graduation requirement.
Today, I had my presentation for Part 1 of FYP
This presentation is a very first presentation in my life that I being scold.
-Your circuit cannot work, it’s totally wrong.
-This is what you did in 3 months?
-Is not a joke, you gonna fail like this.
-You are forth year electrical engineering student, and you don’t know this basic theory?The words from my moderator
Well, I do admit my mistake and problem. I do admit I never work out hard for my FYP, also I am weak in the course I chosen, and all the subjects I taken over the years.
Again, it’s not the time for me to regret on the decision made in 4 and half years back, when I decided to accept the offer and come to MMU.
It’s time for me to actually work out for my F.Y.P, Find Your Past-memory in my uni life. Memories of all the subjects I learn over the 4 years.
Good night, and thanks Moderator.
I take the challenge and I will prove to you. Wait me on next presentation.
Congratulation, bro~
Congratulation, bro.
Finally, you get what you want.
It’s also mean…
Finally, I gonna have a family member who will serve in government body.
Peace! Good luck for posting though
W.A.L.L
Over the year, everyone built up characteristics on themselves, intentionally or unintentionally.
Whether is true or not, I found I have built an unbreakable, invisible wall around me.
A wall that no one can break in;
A wall that make people walk away or just pass by me
This is what been told by a junior from high school who had talk to me after long time she knew me.
Realize about it, I had actually break it down, but yet still, I found I hard to be reached
Looking at some circles I had mixed with for sometime,
Realize most time I am out of the circles
And later,
I found actually non of the circle I am in
I just pass by for everyone, and eventually I am leaving,
Or being leave
Or even, my attendance become a question mark for people
Well, is ok.
Leave me alone, I will be fine.
I can find my way to entertain myself, with other stuff
Though,
The feel of ignorance doesn’t that good
But yet,
I shall be responsible for it
The consequences of the “wall”
Good night world
12.01.2012
If you really look at the date, you will find some special on it..
Well, is just a date anyhow.. Whatever it is, we still pass it as usual
Today is a date that I had make few decision after realize certain stuff
I might stay here for the 3 weeks break, just for my F.Y.P.
Found myself lost with it when I preparing slide for my Part 1 presentation.
A feel of choosing a wrongly topic, or even course had cross over my mind..
Why this come to me? It’s towards the end of uni life
I doubt, if I am given a chance again, would I have another choices to be choose.
Most likely, no~
Well, Just go on with it..
Just another few months to go to finish it..
Just stay tough and strong for it~ A reminder for myself..
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I talk to mum over the phone regarding my decision to stay back for that 3 weeks break. I can sense the sound of sadness in her.
Yea, it been 5th years I away from home, and most time I got a reason not to back home. This time is worst. I bought a ticket, yet I not going back..
I watch the “生肖运辰” for the year 2012. Something good for me, and some reminder for me as well
财星拱照，眉心蛇舞；努力之余，多陪家人
I should take some time for family.. Yea, i should..
You may watch this for your reference..
Nice day and good luck
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