Calendar Updates
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Latest update (01/03/07):
Congratulations! The winners of the exclusive photographic prints from Bruneian’s collection are:
1. Pg Datin Paduka Hjh Masrainah Please email Bruneian at bruneiforever@gmail.com to claim your prize! The anakbrunei.org charity calendar project comes to a close at month’s end. I have collected the remainder of un-claimed calendars from BIT Computer and will be e-mailing the respective buyers to collect them at SMARTER center in Sengkurong. Latest update (19/01/07): There are still some orders at BIT Computer which have not been collected. For those who placed their orders online, you may collect the calendars at BIT Computer in Kiulap (next to Lemongrass Thai Restaurant) anytime from 9am to 7pm on weekdays.
Calendars are available for purchase NOW at Many thanks to Bizzie Lizzie for featuring the calendar project in BB. And to Rano as well for the mention on his site. That will go a long way towards promoting the calendar. Thanks also to my symbiotic DJ buddy from Kristal FM for mentioning this project on her shows. Suddenly my target of 1000 pieces doesn’t seem so impossible after all… Thank you to Sheraton Utama Hotel for a generous order which I just delivered this afternoon. Calendars are now ready for collection at BIT Computer store in Kiulap (A9, Urairah Complex, Kiulap). Many thanks to BIT Computer for their support! If you haven’t ordered one of these EXCLUSIVE Calendars, click here to order! |
is doing fantastically well with calendar sales! I have just delivered a second batch of calendars to them! Way to go Swensens!In my language…
Today, I handed over the part proceeds from the anakbrunei charity calendar to SMARTER Brunei. I was glad to be able to help an organisation which is always “just under the radar” of the RELEVANT authorities due to ignorance and apathy in my opinion. Thankfully the online community is helping build awareness on autism issues. Check out Pablo’s post.
I could sense the frustration in the words of the president when he spoke about how the bureaucratic system makes you jump through hoops in order to receive assistance. I think a constant sum of say $5,000.00 per month is a mere pittance for our national coffers but it would go a long way to sustaining the center.
When I spoke to him about how we could use ICT to help their kids, he was keen but made the point that SMARTER was not a dumping ground for used or discarded equipment. This is something I will certainly bear in mind for an upcoming project…
The president also told me the story of Amanda Baggs, part of a new generation of adults with autism. Amanda Baggs has severe autism. She didn’t cry when she was born. She had to be taught how to nurse. As a little girl, she rocked her head back and forth but could speak. As she grew, she would go longer and longer without speaking, until her spoken language disappeared altogether.
Below is a video of her “speaking” in her language. Watch it to the end and it will open your eyes to the “world” of an autistic person.
