Selamat Hari Tentera Darat ke 73

Celebrated by reading Stephen Ambrose's Band of Brothers.

Notis Tutup (kejap)

blog tutup kejap sebab kena bird flu.

Community Development Philosophy

Go to the People
Live with the People
Learn from the People
Plan with the People
Work with the People
Start with what they know
Build on what they have
Teach by showing, learn by doing
Not a showcase, but a pattern
Not piecemeal, but integrated
Not odds and ends, but a system
Not to conform, but to transform
Not relief, but release

- Yen Yangchu, 20th century community-based development pioneer from Sichuan, China


p.s. Just applied for a development worker post in Jerusalem (Occupied Palestinian Territories working with Palestinian children. Kalau dapat 2 years commitment required.

Lest we forget

Visited Taiping War Cemetery last weekend. I came across one particular gravestone. Inscribed on the white stone, "Federated Malay States Volunteer" insignia and it belongs to Private Abdul Rahman Ahmad. Checked further today at Commonwealth Graves Commission and found out a little bit more detail about him. He was from 4th Battalion (Pahang) FMSVF and died in action on 1/1/1942 at the age of 19 defending my country.

Their name liveth forever more. Indeed.

Al-fatihah.