An Inconvenient Truth

by Meng Zhi OTTO Team Member

Meng Zhi shares his experience of reading "An Inconvenient Truth" by Al-Gore, the 45th Vice President of the United States of America.

Read more about this at Meng Zhi's blog here!

Prestige Magazine Top 40 Under 40 Award Ceremony

On the 20th of November, Prestige Magazine's yearly "Top 40 Under 40" event was held at Rooftop @ Penthouse Level, GTower . Well into its 6th year, this prestigious award celebrates 40 remarkable men and women who thrived in their respective industries, all of whom have different talents and personalities.

The night went well, with free drinks and finger foods served together with very yummy cupcakes!There was also a performance by the emcee, Tony Eusoff, entertaining all of us with his own rendition of Michael Buble songs.

Ms. Adelaine Foo, CEO and Founder of TOC did us proud as she was among the few other winners from the education sector that made it into the "Top 40 Under 40".

Amongst others who won this year's Top 40 Under 40 award are our very own Azlan Iskandar, who just recently won a gold medal for Malaysia; and Quzandria Nur, who also won the "Most Promising Female" award, in addition to her Top 40 Under 40 award. A name that you guys may be familiar with, Timothy Tiah, the co-founder of Nuffnang was also a recipient of this prestigious award. Other winners of the award include Carmen Soo, Mizz Nina and Zee Avi.

Congratulations once again Ms. Adelaine!

We are all very proud of you!

SSMH Charity Carnival 2010

Over the last weekend, a meaningful event has taken place on the rooftop of Jaya 33 Mall, Petaling Jaya, where the Charity Carnival by Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped (SSMH) was held. Started at 10am and ended at 4pm, it was an event filled with food, games, lucky draw and performances aimed to raise funds for SSMH. SSMH is a non-profit organization that helps to provide education and day care service to children who suffered from severely mentally disabled children by teaching them basic self-help skills.

The opening ceremony of the charity carnival was officiated by the CEO of SSMH Puan Fadillah bt Mohd Yakin. In her speech, she stated that this charity carnival is targeted to raise RM200,000, where these money will be used entirely on the operation of the training centre for special children.

The sponsors of the event were given certificate of gratitude presented by Her Highness, Tengku Putri Norzehan Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahudin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj.

Besides helping SSMH to sell the tickets prior to this charity carnival, TOC staff and students were there as volunteers to show their support as well. They were assigned to two different booth, one being Lucky Dip and the other a drinks station. Some of them even invited their family along to lend a helping hand to this good cause.

Performances line-up for the day include Daniel Lee, who was the winner for the second season of Malaysian Idol, and also the rising star singer-songwriter Amirah Ali, where both performances received thunderous applause from the crowd.

Despite the scorching hot weather, it did not deterred the crowd from showing up for this great event. Due to the generous support from various organizations the likes of TOC, sponsors, and the public, not only did SSMH hit their target of RM200,000 halfway throughout the event, but they have also managed to spread the awareness about the needs of the children who suffer from severe mental retardation.

If you would like to contribute funds to or be a volunteer for SSMH, please visit http://www.ssmh.org.my/for further information.

Generous Support Needed for the Severely Mentally Handicapped

Severely mentally handicapped people are those who suffer from mental and physical (multiple) disabilities, such as Cornelia De Lange Syndrome, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome and epilepsy. But these does not mean that they should not receive any form of education or training, and this is the reason why the Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped (SSMH) exist.

SSMH is a non-profit organization that provides day care and education for the severely mentally disabled children and youths, aged 2 to 19 years that meets the centre's requirements, via the usage of special methods, activities and set-up of the Snoezelen Room to stimulate the different senses.

In its recent bid to raise funds, SSMH has organized a charity carnival this Sunday, and TOC gives them full support on this. Besides helping to create awareness and promote the event by selling the carnival tickets to all staff, selected staff and students will also be there on Sunday as volunteers to help them in making this event a great success.

If you would like to lend a helping hand to SSMH and these unfortunate children, here's how you can do it:

CHARITY CARNIVAL BY SOCIETY FOR THE SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (SSMH).

DATE: Sunday, 21st November, 2010
TIME: 9am-6pm
VENUE: 4TH FLOOR, Jaya 33, PETALING JAYA

PURPOSE:
To give a helping hand, support and care to these unfortunate kids and let them know that the society cares for them.

LOOK FORWARD TO:

i) Exciting carnival games

ii) Lucky draw

iii) Delicious food and beverages

iv) Good bargain for clothes and accessories

and MANY MORE!!

*** It’s this SUNDAY!!! Please do drop by and come support this meaningful Charity Carnival.

*** Your support means the world to THEM!!! So, DON’T HESITATE! Stretch your arms wide open, come and give them a helping hand.

We hope to see you there! For further information and the map to Jaya 33, please visit SSMH website.

All The Best, Form 5 Students!!

TOC wishes all form 5 students around Malaysia,

ALL THE BEST & GOOD LUCK IN YOUR SPM EXAMINATIONS!!!

We know you all will do very well in it, and your hard work will pay off!

Please Help The Victims Affected By The Flood

Recently, Perlis was hit with really heavy rain. Being a low land area, the water levels began to rise very quickly and in a matter of 2 days, flood waters rised from knee level to chest high.

The state was in shock. People started leaving their homes and made their way to the emergency relief centres around the state. The situation was very, very bad.

Kangar submerged in water

Not even the hospital was spared

Farming tractors became public transportation for the locals

Children just waiting for the flood to reside

In the wake of the flood, nothing was spared. Even the hospitals MRI machine which cost RM 10 million was damaged beyond repair. It was a very devastating time for Perlis.

Knowing the situation in Perlis has reached a critical point, TOC answered the call to help the people in Perlis by giving monetary contribution to the Yayasan Tuanku Syed Putra, a charity foundation by Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail.

We believe that we should all play our part in helping those in need. Therefore, if there are those of you who are interested to contribute, you can do so by helping Hitz.FM in their donation drive. Details are as follows:

From Hitz.FM

We are having a Collection Drive for the Flood victims in the Northern States with the help of the Selangor Red Crescent Society. It's happening next Saturday the 20th of Nov @ the Curve, Mutiara Damansara from 10am - 2pm.

Here's a list of items you can bring for the Flood victims...

- Rice Packets
- Cooking Oil
- Sugar
- Pillows
- Blankets
- Sponge
- Mattresses
- Baby Clothing
- Baby Milk
- Kain Batik/Pelikat
- Usable Clothes
- Hygiene Kits/Toiletries eg: Soap, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Sanitary Pads

In addition if you would like to donate Cash you can bank it in directly to PBSMM (Persatuan Bulan Sabit Merah Malaysia) Cawangan Selangor Maybank Account 514422105882

Any form of help is greatly appreciated, lets help our fellow Malaysians out.

For greater details, please check our Hitz.FM Facebook page.

So please join in their effort to help the Perlis community.