3rd day of NLDS: Back in Action!

Finally I can continue my NLDS post, now in the 3rd day!!!! LOL Serena and Rubi was complaining about the lack of update in my bog.

Health status by the 3rd day: after one whole day of resting, now I am alive and kicking and ready for more action!!!! The days start off of course with morning plenary again, typical stuff and roll-calling occurs. But the main event for today is definitely the external session with invited organization and guess to give a talk mostly regarding issues. Then later in the evening is the Developing Leaders Day coordinated by L'Oreal. Whats the relationship between a cosmetic company and AIESEC. I will talk about it later...

External sessions:
Before the day starts, we were told to divide ourself properly into smaller group according to the external session available because we can only attend one and only one group. This is to ensure there is no clumping of many members within one group only and then we can share our experience about all the external session hence maximizing input of knowledge. Who's invited to give a talk in the external session? Lets see: General Electric, UNHCR, ARROWS etc.(6 or 7 externals I think can't recall all). The one that I attended is Pink Triangle Foundation, a concern group that involves with high risk group of HIV/AIDS, namely drug users, homosexuals and transsexuals and tackling the issues on the community level on risk management.

The first external session though is a common one for all of us in the plenary hall which is conducted by a lecturer in UPM(forgot whats her name) about environmental issues and impact.. Its a good lecture except my sleepiness almost give out on me. After that all of us break up into multiple group according to our faci's and externals. We went to the Post-Graduate Building (that futuristic looking building) and into respective groups. In my group other than me, ShuLi, Jessica, PeiYue and Christopher were also in the same group with me. Then the externals from Pink Triangle Foundation(aiks I forgot whats his name again) basically explains the history(Pink Triangle is chosen as a representative of GLBT communities as a remembrance of atrocities of Nazi Germany against GLBT by labelling them using Pink Triangle and then exterminate them in the name of "cleansing"), their community level involvement in tackling the risk of HIV/AIDS.(distribution of clean syringes and establishing centres to aid the drug users, distributing condoms and also centres for GLBT communities) From this session as well I discovers the main difference and misconception between Transgender, Transvestite and Transsexual. (Transvestite is basically of anyone which find excitement and pleasure through crossdressing, regardless of their sexual orientation, Transsexual is equal to the expression of "Adam in the body of Eve" or vice versa, Transgender is basically a person that switch their gender through surgery). Too bad my sleepiness almost gives up on me as well this time until he wanna teach us how to wear condom properly, with a DILDO!!! THIS ONE WAKES ME UP LOL. He give us a really nice packaged condom and lube pack and also a red packet (angpau) where insides contain contacts of the PT Foundation. LOL I still keep in around...you know just in case...hehe

After that of course is lunch time. (same food again) We need to regroup ourselves into groups that is formed on the first day so back to Hunky Hottie Hippie for me! Yay! A few of the groupmate have to go back earlier due to inevitable reasons (bye bye) but at the same time new people that I didn't see before came in. He is Victor of TBS and he is an alumni. WOOHOO we got veteran here!!!! After that is basically the opening of DLD and a small introduction of all the L'Oreal brand manager that we will get attached with for DLD. For my group will be Miss Elena of Garnier. And of we go to the futuristic spaceship aka Post Graduate building to continue our DLD. So after reshuffling and distribution of group members, we head off to our task: we need to come out with a proposal of project which involves and issue that need to be raise among the youth in connection with the major cause of Garnier. And we are given only 20 minutes to do so. Aiks!!! So off we go to do a quick planning!!! The issues that we tackles is global warming and the way of promoting the cause is through campus party to reach our target group which is youth. We even think out of a slogan: Save the earth, Its HOT. (Pun, one is about how exciting our party its (HOT) another is about the global warming and the rising temperature. (also HOT LOL). Anyway, everyone group is all out presenting their proposal to convince Miss Elena and subsequently enters the final to compete with other groups. And you know what happen in the end? My group won the prelim!!! Woot!!! But as soon as we are done, we need to go back to the main plenary hall to the final, competing not just the other group but also the seniors in MNC as well!!! The stake is even higher with RM250 worth of L'Oreal product as the main prize!!! After retweaking some part of it to make it more presentable, we went down and present everything. In the end we did not won any prizes(the 1st(Fadli LCPUTM and Adel is in this group) and 3rd was won by the seniors while the 2nd is by juniors...which is Jessica and Belinda's group ). Overall it was a great experience even though we din won anything and we got the chance to meet really successful people in L'Oreal. Thats what makes it worth it.

After all the buzz of DLD, now its time for Global Village!!!!! The real highlight of the day where each LC has to showcase their culture in the form of performance!! Every LC is literally in full speed doin preparation and such for the event. Some of the performance are really elaborate and in the form of sketch+documentaries. UKM for example has the really elaborate sketch about a greek romance epic, UUM is DaeJongGeum and Korean dance LOL, UPM is USA which has misplacement of location(Hawaiian princess in wild west? LOL), UTM of New Zealand Haka and the romance of Captain Cook, and UM of Ninja and hime-sama tachi. USM however was relatively simple while slideshow of Spain ending with Flamenco. Even though slight technical difficulties slows us down, overal we did pull of a presentable performance and the rest is history. One downside though, we did to BUY our own dinner and it was super expensive!!!!! issh!!! Money making scheme kot! Ok I should stop writing now in case all of you fell asleep and let the pictures do the talking!!!!!Korean dance by UUM. The middle girl which wear a pink Hanbok is Charmaine, one of the Hunky Hottie Hippies!!!! woohoo!!!

USM ala Espanola. Don't worry ShuLi and Kelvin, we still love both of you even though a little mishap happen on stage...Amigos y Amigas. The girls(L to R): Jessica, ShinYen, Sharene, Zahirah, ShuLi. The guys:(from L to R)Terence, Christopher, Vance and Kelvin.Posing and showing sexiness....and more posing and showing sexiness...Our dance coordinator, Rachel!!! Thanks for the teaching despite leg injuries!!!Now its my turn to join into the picture!!! Sharene:Isac Ho come in!!!! LOLAnd now we are complete!!!! Me and Datin Ho Pei Yue in the middle, Mr. Isac Ho and Mrs YeeMun from China and....Hua Khee.Masih posing!!!!Datuk Liew menganugerahkan Panadol Actifast kepada Cik Sharene untuk usaha dan kegigihan dalam persembahan. And, Sakina is my another Datin. LOLOLOL

-THE END- more of NLDS post coming soon!!!! Two more days to go!!!!!

ps: For those who have been faithful to my blog(which is almost none LOL), I did write about the fateful event that occur before the performance of GV in a few post back. We still miss Peter but I think all of us know how Peter is as a person and I think he want us to do our best in the GV. In fact, I think he is watching live broadcast from up there!!! Peter, I hope you still ROXX even up there!!! Go join AIESEC Cloud9 with all the true veterans there!!!!!