PopIN

4 Dec 2009

Fave comic book cliches - returning from the dead, all the best heroes are orphans, not-so-secret identities, & more. http://bit.ly/60Akp1

4 Dec 2009

Blood caffeinated energy potions drinks - another example of Twilight & True Blood has taken over! http://bit.ly/5q9SSX

3 Dec 2009

PopMuda Post 4: @TuanSenangBesar on why work with youth & how to work with youth. http://bit.ly/8QEhrT

3 Dec 2009

PopMuda Post 4: Why we work with Youth. How we work with Youth.

There are far too many ‘Youth’ branded organizations and events presently which make the very word seem overrated at times. The burning question is, are they appealing to the real demographics of youth of today? Let alone engaging them successfully to make changes. The history of youth movement here is very much apparent dating back to pre-independence. They are the ‘conscience’ of society, if you may call it. Youth democracy awareness is rather closely associated with partisan politics in this country. To certain extend, this is thought as the only way to participate in the process of nation building. The truth is, there are many youths out there who would want to make a difference and need to feel their views appreciated. However, they would like to achieve this without joining any political parties. Ideally, they should be able to voice out their concerns creatively through music, film, visual art, writings, theatre, forums and many more avenues out there. How do you engage millions of youth of the world using a common space and platform today at real time? You guessed it. The social networking and media phenomenon is indeed changing the world as we speak. But most of us are very aware of how appealing it can be. But how can we use these tools effectively to actually shift the paradigm? Youths are indeed a very unpredictable lot. Their needs and appeals dynamically changes by the minute that it makes it very difficult to please. So how do we get their attention?

Here in .myFuture Foundation, we listen to youths carefully. Identify their preferences and satisfy their requests. We create projects that will be based on what will appeal to them and work to get the message out there. After all, they want to be heard and be significant in the society. Our partnership with Popfolio has brought you this fast growing social networking/media project, PopIN. Our approach is simple, effective and expandable. Engage the youths using pop culture while pushing socio-politics matters. It sounds experimental but that’s the beauty of it.

We believe that there are two types of youth in Malaysia. The obvious - Those who choose to know and they may want to participate actively or become an observer. The oblivious - Those who choose not to know but would love to express themselves in other preferred ways. It is the foundation’s role to engage both types in order for them to be heard. My previous PopMuda posts has revealed that it is possible to spread the message of life, humanity, race-relations and nation building through the avenues of music, film and sports. Not everything needs to be academically done. The society that binds us may prevent us being a democratically mature youth but believing that we will grow soon means we have got 70% of the job done. .myFuture Foundation is always on the lookout to work with youths and hear them out.

So do visit us at www.myfuturefoundation.my

Will the Youths of Malaysia get to this maturity of democracy one day? It’s entirely up to you. Make it happen.

http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk

Kharis Idris
Director
.myFuture Foundation

3 Dec 2009

Check out this Saturday’s Pesta Heritage Heboh in Penang. We went 2 years ago and it was brilliant. Jom! http://bit.ly/7IZi86

3 Dec 2009

How Unis use social media. M’sian Unis can learn a thing or two. But first, out w the AUKU! http://bit.ly/6JWTz3 via Ahmad Farhan Azahan

3 Dec 2009

Twitterview Transcript with Hasbeemasputra Abu Bakar! Ch-che-check it out! http://bit.ly/5fqLwz

3 Dec 2009

Twitterview with Hasbeemasputra!

Hello guys! Welcome to another transcript of Twitterview with PopIN, and our PopMuda two weeks ago, Hasbeemasputra. If you missed out on Hasbee’s PopMuda posts, here they are again. We are adding them here as a re-cap of what our PopMuda posted, because they are like the shizzle! Wonder why we didn’t think of this earlier. Haha!

Hasbee’s Posts are all Titles ‘1 Post a Day’.
PopMuda Post 5: http://bit.ly/aru1N
PopMuda Post 4: http://bit.ly/gNckz
PopMuda Post 3: http://bit.ly/AhpCD
PopMuda Post 2: http://bit.ly/363LLo
PopMuda Post 1: http://bit.ly/1PeSDJ

Without further ado, scroll to the bottom of the page, and scroll back up!

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@myPopIN the pleasure’s mine.hope u enjoyed the twitterview, all the best in all ur endeavors.. thank u.. #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda thank you for having me. that’s all folks! last minute plug - SABM Forum in Penang this Sunday! Be There! #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda alright, good ones.haha.tht’s all the time tht we have .thank u for ur time. #hbtv

@myPopIN honorable mention to lompat si katak lompat - lagu rakyat & ayam by jalil hamid :) #hbtv

@myPopIN paint it black - rolling stones, all along the watchtower - bob dylan & schism - tool #hbtv

@myPopIN on tht note, DONT RIP OFF LOCAL BANDS! suka atau tak suka, kalau local. dapatkan yg original #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda haha,tht’s nice.. last question, markteh: 3 tajuk lagu yang describe keadaan Malaysia sekarang? #hbtv

@myPopIN you can sample some of our stuff at http://youtube.com/ravmusic i leave it to the people to judge :) #hbtv

@myPopIN as a unit, we like really loud music :) #hbtv

@myPopIN haha. been together for 5 years & we’ve played 6 gigs. so that 1.2 shows a year #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda definitely. it’ll be a good start. well, let’s go to the ‘desserts’ markteh:Ceritalah tentang band kamu! #hbtv

@myPopIN of cos thr r other things u can do, but these 5 wud b a gud start. Personally, I try not to layan any racial stereotyping #hbtv

@myPopIN this last one is the hardest i tink. if ur part of an organisation that has race as a criteria for membership, LEAVE! #hbtv

@myPopIN this one is a bit harder - get all ur 21+ friends to register to vote. Tough, i know :) #hbtv

@myPopIN n if you have kids along, let them play together. get them to play nice from an early age. #hbtv

@myPopIN plan group activities with friends from work/neighbours of different ethnic bckgrounds. karaoke ke. movie ke. tak kisah #hbtv

@myPopIN if u have to fill out a form and that form asks you to state your race, fill in ‘Malaysian’. #hbtv

@myPopIN in order of difficulty, easiest first - above 21? register to vote and exercise that right when the time comes #hbtv

@myPopIN i’m glad u asked. #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda with tht being said.elections aside, wat can be done,so tht more can participate esp.those who r not actively doing sumthing.)#hbtv

@myPopIN but don’t get me wrong. i am not pro BN or Pakatan. SABM itself is non-partisan and pro-rakyat #hbtv

@myPopIN march 8 is proof of what we can do collectively as a nation. #hbtv

@myPopIN things are harder to hide now, with more alternatif news. more people are aware. the ‘trick’ is, r we going to do something? #hbtv

@myPopIN & from that large minority, a small segment actually want to actively do something about it #hbtv

@myPopIN simply put, a large majority of people are tired of being lied to and being manipulated #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda ders some food4thought @zurairi Y do u think tht nationalism awareness initiatives(eg:SABM,Youth4Change) r on d rise lately? #hbtv

@myPopIN it’s even lead to the segregation of our entertainment and news services down racial lines #hbtv

@myPopIN ini bukan berat skit encik. terus heavyweight ni. #hbtv

@myPopIN in that sense, i’ve been quite lucky careerwise. hair and time has never really been an issue with my employers :) #hbtv

@myPopIN the light at the end of the tunnel? there is one. i see it in the kids that want to know and want to care #hbtv

@myPopIN when you pay your utility bills, when you pay toll, when you buy/service your national cars #hbtv

@myPopIN and the ‘cost’ of the middleman is passed down to us #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda well,that’s the beauty of flexi hours. haha, sudah sampai main course,beratlah sikit. heh #hbtv

@myPopIN the bad implementation of the NEP has given rise to a segment of society that just earns money doing nada as the middle man #hbtv

@myPopIN well, it effects us in small ways on a daily basis. #hbtv

@myPopIN Wow! Soalan berat! haha #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda wud u mind to elaborate a bit on the effects of institutionalised racism on the nation & is there light at the end of tunnel? #hbtv

@myPopIN that’s the most surprising thing. the best thing is the flexi hours. but as you can see, am still in the office at this hour #hbtv

@myPopIN it can be scary, seeing these ordinary ‘nice’ people living their day2day lives, but with racism deeply ingrained in them #hbtv

@myPopIN meeting and talking to the ‘unconverted’. seeing how far institutionalised racism has effected us as a nation #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda i see,moving on.markteh: What’s been the best or most suprising thing about working with the Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia group? #hbtv

@myPopIN but thn again, what’ ‘pop’? a song tht has the right hook, with the right marketing targeted at the right demograp is ‘pop’ #hbtv

@myPopIN i assume your asking me of my opinion of 90s pop? well, simply put, it didn’t make much of an impression on me #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda haha betul tu. @g_wky: on ur 2nd popmuda post, hasbe skip ke zaman pop 90-han, wats ur view? #hbtv

@myPopIN generally i like PopIN’s approach to ‘democracy of information’. and in a democracy, it takes all sorts right? #hbtv

@myPopIN haha. mungkin. semua orang ada agenda kan? baik atau buruk hanya pada persepsi, dalaman atau luaran. #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda oh mcm tu. @farahscooter : ade tak apa2 agenda sebalik all ur posts? #hbtv

@myPopIN and FB hasn’t put in a ‘dis-like’ button yet heh #hbtv

@myPopIN well, some stuff just jumps out at me and ‘like’-ing a post is my way of influencing stuff that PopIN puts out #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda yea.. mari kita start light. @akukelabu :Why you always ‘like’ PopIN posts? I’m sure there are posts where you don’t like! #hbtv

@myPopIN thanks :) #hbtv

@myPopIN eh dah start? mantap. #hbtv

PopIN@PopMuda : helo, welcome to the twitterview hasbe. #hbtv

3 Dec 2009

2-party system? Think again. “How is it possible 2 have true competition when parties become cartels & monopolies?” http://bit.ly/5qyh4n

3 Dec 2009

Google Zeitgeist ‘09: most searched for Msian newsmakers, entertainers, headlines… incl @yunaroomrecords, Nizar, etc http://bit.ly/61GnAF