Moui.Net – Written from the Heart
Time is so long, Life is so short
A friend, Ali, went to an Orang Asli village (indigenous people of Peninsula Malaysia). The community is called: Orang Asli Batek. Do check out her beautiful snapshots at: http://mzzainal-straten.blogspot.com/2012/01/humbling-visit.html ZashnainAn avid blogger, twitterer and photojournalist, Zashnain Zainal suffers from an incurable addiction to social work, helping marginalised communities since 1989. Nowadays he travels from […]
I recall the time when I went to Petronas with my former colleague to explore a partnership, a hopeful project for most-at-risk young people in several states. We needed funds and resources to move the project, yet the culture of technical support in Malaysia consist of incredible, boring meetings where social workers are required to […]
Rain falls heavily during this time, reminding me that there is more in Malaysia than the merciless fury of the monsoon season, spiralling debates that threatens political-suicide, and a growing apathy in a stagnant society. Nature, ensures that Malaysians remember this, though after the storm, society swiftly goes back twirling our thumbs. A cycle that […]
Businesses dwelling on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are usually apprehensive (bordering to nervousness and being almost-clueless) about their philosophy of balancing social-environmental goals and their favourite topic – Capitalism. Do they really know what they are doing? Or merely it is the fashion to say that one is a socially responsible corporate citizen? Towards this […]
Nowadays many Malaysian social advocates and activists utilise the social media. It is very popular, it is part of the growing lifestyle and it is part of communication. I have yet to meet any who does not have an account with Twitter or Facebook, not to mention at least a couple of email accounts stored […]
Throughout my many journeys, I met many Orang Asli who shared a respect for Nature. Orang Asli are the indigenous people of West Malaysia (Peninsula), with less than 200,000 people within a cluster of tribes. Trees have always been held in particularly high regard : by their many communities, who show unearthly reverence or a […]
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