Young Malaysian footballers fight HIV/AIDS

"In Malaysia, more than 37 per cent of the group who are currently infected with HIV are between the ages of 13 and 29," said Gaye Phillips, UNICEF Representative in Malaysia and Special Representative to Singapore and Brunei. "That's a serious population group that we need to look at. Because it shows us that young people are not being well informed."

In partnership with UNICEF, the Football Association of Malaysia and AIESEC are working to make youth more aware of the dangers of HIV -- and what they can do to avoid it.

The programme complements UNICEF's strategic approach to HIV prevention amongst youth through life skills-based education, youth centres in rural areas and harm reduction for injecting drug users.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/malaysia_39337.html
and http://www.unicef.org/malaysia/reallives_6528.html

Mr. Q Square Dance - AIESEC TBS

The Journey - AIESEC UUM 06/07

recaping the journey - AIESEC UUM 05/06

The little things in life

You know what they say about being able to go abroad so that you can experience and get to know about other cultures? I bet you have heard this phrase; or something along that line that means the same, many many times...

But when someone comes over on an internship from another country, we also get to learn... about our very own culture. I really like the way it opens up your eyes when an intern comes up to you and tell you about his or her observations. Little things in our daily life that we overlook and take for granted. These things just go by everyday unnoticed.

So I was sitting in the car with Flick aka. Felicity from Australia and she tells me about her fascination with the way we take away our drinks; in a plastic bag and that it always comes in a cup or container back at her own country. How convenient it was and simple in the way we tie it up with the rafia string, jab a straw in and just drink from it.

Milo Ais in a bag
That observation made me smile :)