Memories I'll Cherish: 1st Asia Pacific Conference of Young Scientist, Palangkaraya

Assalamualaikum and HEYYY!!!!

   I wanna share with all of you an awesome experience that I had when I attended the first APCYS in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Honestly, when I first boarded tha Garuda flight to Jakarta, I never expected to enjoy the experience there. I thought it'd be another boring old competition where everybody competes and just go home. Well I was definitely wrong. Let me tell ya'...from the Liaison Officers to the activities even the professors, APCYS was just AWESOME! 

   One funny detail out of the many hilarious moments I had at APCYS was that I didn't realise that the whole flight to Palangkaraya were participants of APCYS. I felt so dumbfounded when I arrived and saw that all of us were there for the same reason. Nevertheless, we were greeted with warm smiles by Ni Wayan and Adhe :D. They are the most supportive LOs(Liaison Ofiicer) ever. To prove that Adhe even agreed to lend us her laptop since we didn't have one for the presentation. (Thank You SOO much for that - you have no idea how greatful we felt.) BTW, I was accompanied in my mission to win something at APCYS by Nurul Fitriyani or Yanie as I lovingly call her. She was a great partner in crime. Allow me to highlight some of the unforgettable moments that i had.

   Firstly, was when I had the chance to have a chat with the delegates from Korea :DDDDDDD Thats's RIGHT! Haha..I even managed to slip out some Korean phrases too. They are the awesome delegates consisting of Eunseol, Yeongseong and Jisun. We talked about a lot of things ranging from K-POP to Korean culture and food. They were quite impressed(Cehh) haha.. I hope we meet again! 

  My top favourite moment was..the science quiz + City tour. I was in a group named -Men in Black- the awesomest group ever. I never thought we'd be able to cooperate well - because we were from such diverse and diffrerent background plus...we haven't gotten to know each other-but I was definitely wrong. The teamwork was magnificent! We ended up getting 2nd place. My favourite companions during the whole time were Miza, Daniel, and Popla. Daniel was a great listener haha..he listened even when my stories got a lil bit crazy. Thank you as well for sharing me stories from the Aboriginals. Kangaroos, Cockatoos, Wallabies(if i spelt that right), Crows, Mountains and Pythons. I'll definitely spread that story! :D  Popla was soo cute!I really miss her and Miza too. It was fun playing translator for a day at the museum.

  Lastly, since I don't want to babble on for too long. I'LL FOREVER CHERISH THE FRIENDSHIP I'VE ESTABLISHED WITH SO MANY PEOPLE FROM ALL DIFFERENT PLACES. I've ALWAYS wanted to get into international background and APCYS have allowed me to do so. I definitely came back to Malaysia a Little more WISER and I hope I can attend future APCYS too:D

Chachi Gonzales and Ian Eastwood: Awesomeness!

Salam and heeeeyyyy!!

I just love these two and are really amazed by their talent (not to mention the fact that they're such a cute couple). Here's a video of Ian's choreography of JB's Fall danced by both of em. You can find them on twitter and Instagram if you get hooked just like me. There you can find both Chachi's and Ian's YouTube account to follow their awesomeness


Ian
Instagram: ian_eastwood
Twitter:Ian_Eastwood

Chachi
Instagram: Chachi_ Irene
Twitter: chachigonzales

Heart Confession to My Generation

Dear people who care and who don't. This is my letter to you. We are the youth of our country. Asset of our nations. Leaders of our own generation and generations to come. There is so much we can do now as young citizens to contribute to our country and to prepare ourselves for the future. As young and carefree as we are, we do carry a burden, much bigger than some of us might think. The prosperity or downfall of our country is in our hands not just in the mere future but from now too.

 "Open Up your eyes, look around, Homie can you see how it's going down, Brothers locked up, sisters knocked up"

 Chris Rene's lyrics asks us to look at status quo. Look around, we have juvenile delinquents increasing in numbers. We have pregnant teens in rehabilitation schools. All from our generation. We should not be wasting our youth! Wake up! Help others to wake up. Other countries are striving. Where are we? Do we conquer the international arena in multiple fields? Have we created a name for our generation in the country? The least we can do as young citizens is to not get caught up in social stigma. Let people look up to us, not down on us! We have to do this together!! Not only one or ten of us, but the millions that we are. The power of youth is amazing when you think about it. The future in our palms to draw and to write. The future is a blank paper where we write and paint our own history to be passed down. Let us take a look, we create new paths as we grow. We are different from the generation before us we have a hold on the future. What becomes of the future is in our hands.

We might not see it now but each and everyone of us is important to our generation. Losing yourself to unhealthy social activities means a generation losing some of its power. If you are strong then you give strength to a generation.

Lastly, just because people do not see that you are a diamond yet, don't hide away, don't self destruct because one day that shine that people see will be the one that the next generation might really, really need.

Sincerely,

Someone who wants you to care.