Project EPIC

WE HAVE MOVED

2010-03-31T21:38:00.000-07:00

ANOTHER REMINDER THAT WE HAVE MOVED TO

www.dosomethingepic.net

except for the e-badge, everything else will be found there.

Cheers !

OUR NEW WEBSITE !!! and Pre Briefing info

2010-03-29T12:46:00.000-07:00

SAY HELLO TO OUR NEW WEBSITE THANKS TO JM DESIGNS

From now on everything EPIC will be on this website.

www.dosomethingepic.net

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Pre-Briefing details

To all who wants to help out during our launch on the 3rd and 4th, pre-briefing will be held on the

1st of April , Thurday at 8.30pm.

Don't worry as there will not be any pranks. Please keep that time slot free as it is absolutely important that you attend this unless you have a critical emergency.

It will most likely be in KL city. Stay tune today for more info. We just need to confirm the location 100% before we publish it.

UPDATE

Pls check new website for latest update (address link above in COLOUR)

Our Adventure So Far: That Registration Forms Issue, part 1

2010-03-29T00:30:00.000-07:00

A lot has happened since the day we decided to share this adventure of registering 2 million voters. Never have we imagined that things would actually turn out this way. It would seem that by the laws of attraction that EPIC goals are met by EPIC experiences, one of which is our visit to the Election Commision (SPR) office in Putrajaya to see Datuk Wan Ahmad, the Deputy Chairman of the SuruhanJaya Pilihan Raya (SPR). Ironically, he was the person we quoted in our first ‘Voice your Choice’ shout out which made this visit all the more significant.

The reason why we had to meet up with him was actually a very crucial one. By now, you guys should know that this entire adventure is pretty much focused on registering voters. However, in order for that to happen there is one important thing that we really need, FORMS ! Of course it is only logical that registration forms for voters will not be handed out casually and given to any Tom, Dick or Harry because there is huge accountability and responsibility attached to it. Unfortunately, we have not been given such authority yet, therefore we absolutely need to partner up with the SPR to make this dream happen. As previously mentioned, there are actually 2 ways to obtain these forms, the first, which is from SPR directly, and the other through Assistant Registrars (who must be political party affiliated).

To be completely honest the meeting was arranged at rather short notice so we did not really know what to expect nor was there enough time to fully realise that we were actually meeting someone really important. This lack of preparedness I would say made the experience even more exciting and enlightening. Exciting because not every day do you get to travel to Putrajaya to meet a VVIP.

It was enlightening because our entire preconceptions were proven wrong as Datuk Wan, despite his huge office and esteemed stature seemed so down-to-earth and genuinely passionate and helpful about registering new voters, especially amongst the youth. Somehow, the impression we got from most people was that the SPR were politically influenced, inefficient, and not helpful. It is a sad preconception because it seemed hardly the case, as portrayed by the second in command of the Election Commission. We must say offer a big thank you to him for his warm hospitality, waffles and words of wisdom.

We later sent an official letter to request for the Selangor state SPR’s help in our events as advised by Datuk Wan. Amazingly, the Selangor state SPR offices replied immediately and agree to send 2 mobile teams to assist us. This is done even though there is the Hulu Selangor by-election to prepare for. This goes to show that not all that was spoken about our SPRs are absolute truth. We encourage you to engage with your local government to verify the truth of all that is being said about them. As we have experienced thus far, our Selangor state SPR was definitely making an effort to meet our request. And it is our hope that this will be true of all the state SPRs when we go nationwide in May (watch this space, we will report on our adventures).

I am very glad to announce that we should have sufficient forms for at least for two locations! I would also like to stress that everyone comes out and brings their friends along so we can tell the SPR and Datuk Wan that we are worth their time. Hopefully this would make them send more teams and bring more forms too.

To be continued…..

CUT OFF DATE

2010-03-28T07:43:00.001-07:00

DEAR ALL PLEASE NOTE THAT TUESDAY 30/3 WOULD BE THE CUT OFF DATE FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SIGN UP. PLEASE SEND US YOUR DETAILS AS LISTED BELOW TO SIGN UP

Name:
Age:
Tel#:
Email:
Profession:

IF YOU CAN"T MAKE IT TO HELP OUT PLS MAKE SURE TO LET YOUR FRIENDS KNOW

Important Updates

2010-03-19T23:02:00.000-07:00

UPDATES!!

We have confirmed 3 locations for our Klang Valley Launch that will be held on the 3rd and 4th of April.

1. E-Curve Mall (formerly known as Cinelesiure Damansara)

2. Subang Parade

3. Amcorp Mall

For all who wants to help out with promotion, setting up and registering voters, pls email us at

dosomethingepic@gmail.com

Pls send your details as listed

Name:

Age:

Tel#:

Email:

Profession:

Pls do state which location you would prefer so that we could organize you.

Thanks ! We look forward to hearing from you.

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What 'Voice your Choice' is all about

First things first, to clear all doubts and suspicion: neither EPIC for UNITY nor Voice your Choice are tools of any political party. We are strictly non-partisan and not affiliated with any political parties. We have found out that many people cannot comprehend this but YES, we are SINCERELY doing this because we realize as youths we need to take up our responsibility to make our nation something we can all be proud of. Nation development is rather tricky and even though we youths are anxious to make a difference, we dare not say we can do it without the wiser more experienced generation. Therefore, all who have asked if there is an age limit or if you are TOO OLD? The answer is NO there is no age limit to dreams.

Voice your Choice is created by youths for ALL Malaysians

This is what it is all about…

This is not about PR or BN or any political parties

This is not about overthrowing the government

This is where corporate and political rivals can work together to meet a common need

This is where our faiths unite regardless of religion

This is about uniting all Malaysians for Malaysia

This is where we obtain the peace that comes from within and are not driven by our environment or circumstance. Peace is with those who can wake up every morning knowing they have done everything to the best of their abilities in making this country a better place.

This is about conquering ourselves, finding our voice and believing that it counts. Only then can we know that this government, nation and world will be cured of the diseases that plague them.

This is about using a new yardstick to measure another fellow human, not by his race, status, and profession or academic achievement, but by the same belief that we want a better future and Equality for all.

The goal that we have set can only be met when we successfully organize ourselves as one people. When we hit the 2 million mark, only then will we know that we have conquered our past and successfully become one Rakyat.

We learn from our past but are never haunted by it. We are dedicated and committed to using our present to shape our future. Join us!

P/S Thank you Farida for correcting our manglish =)

VOICE YOUR CHOICE LAUNCH BUDGET

2010-03-11T22:36:00.000-08:00

Attached to our side bar on the right, is the budget for the APRIL LAUNCH ! It isn't the entire thing, but that's a start.
We strongly believe that this campaign is for the people and should be funded by the people. Feel free to put in any amount. Just make sure you inform us. That's all for now.... stay tune for updates VERY SOON !

The locations listed in the budget are not confirmed yet.

REALLY ?! TWO MILLION?!

2010-03-07T09:59:00.000-08:00

So things have just got interesting.

We have found new partners and we have a new target of 2 million. Yeap, it just reached a new level of EPIC-ness if there is such a thing.

pic taken from musikality.net

Let me start from the beginning. The EPIC target of 1 million is already a step of faith and would not be achieved without collaboration, therefore it was natural when we put out our call for unity, we got immediate responses. One of them was from Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM), an organisation which we found out are planning to undertake this crazy task to. One thing led to another and soon we found ourselves at their headquarters joining them for the screening of an amazing documentary called "10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka" (10 years before independance). It was informational and extremely inspiring and we highly recommend it for everyone and anyone.

After the screening, we were invited to give our opinions of the film and somehow it found its way into one of the GEL team member's hands. Of course we were there to speak about the potential collaboration between our efforts. So basically, using that opportunity, our member informed the people about our rather insane mission of registering 1 million people and a little bit more.

Quickly we found that our flaming passion and undying excitement was more contagious than we thought, we will be collaborating with SABM and they came with a condition. They said that they will be with us fully if we raised our target to 2 million. Well, guess what? we said YES!

So now, we definitely need all the help we can. It seems like our swim in the deep blue sea just got sharks thrown into the picture. We definitely need help, and I hope that you will help spread this call for help. Not to help us, but to help your neighbours, your nation. This is OUR JOINT GOAL ! to make history.

I only hope that you future collaborators will not come with such conditions, I don't think our hearts can take that just yet. 2 million is enough for now.

We are extremely excited and cannot wait to see us join hands as one.

P/s OUR TARGET IS NOT 1 MILLION, IT IS 2 MILLION

WE NEED HELP!!!

2010-03-02T07:08:00.000-08:00

Image taken from Tower Stream

OUR WORKLOAD IS GETTING MORE EPIC THAN WE CAN HANDLE.

WE NEED HELP, FAST!!!

CALLING ALL WILLING
HEARTS,
MINDS
AND HANDS WHO WANTS TO BE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THIS MOVEMENT. PLEASE CALL US ! TO BE FRANK AND HONEST, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PAY YOU JUST YET ! BUT, AS IF WE'RE DOING THIS FOR THE MONEY!

So, If any of you are brave enough, Please drop us an e-mail and we'll gladly get back to you within 24 hours.

I will hook you up with some BAD ASS EPIC work. Trust me it's not as bad as it seems, remember many hands make work light.

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UPDATE!!

NEED SOMEONE WITH SUPERB PR SKILLS ! make me smile on our first telephone call and you're hired !!

If you're interested, please e-mail us at dosomethingepic@gmail.com.

EPIC for UNITY, April 3rd & 4th 2010

2010-02-24T00:30:00.000-08:00

According to the Election Commission (EC) Deputy Chairman, Wan Ahmad Wan Omar in a report dated in January 2010, 4.39 million or some 28% of Malaysians over the age of 21 have yet to register as a voter. These are alarming statistics which we believe we have to do something about. To put things into perspective, the state of Selangor itself has an estimated 787,000 unregistered voters.

The decisions we make today shape our tomorrow, individually as a community, and ultimately as a nation. That is why we are beginning another EPIC movement we call EPIC for Unity.

This is where we want the people to start having faith & hope in this nation that we call HOME and love dearly. It is understandable that it has indeed been challenging to develop such positive feelings toward a nation that displays such a blatant disregard for ethics and the rapid decay of moral values in our community. We understand that we are disillusioned and feelings of helplessness have inhabited our minds and wills, causing us to stop striving for what we youths want.

We want to believe that the power of ‘one’ is not simply overrated, just rarely challenged

We want Positive Action not Negative Reactions

We want to integrate not tolerate

We want to stop complaining, and start acting

We want our friends to stop migrating overseas and our parents to stop telling us to do so

We want to be colour blind to our neighbours

We want to stand up to be responsible for our collective future and believe that others want to as well

We want all this but what are you willing to do to get it?

We want to voice our choice the best and most civil way we know how in practicing our democratic right...

By Voting

However before that happens, you first have to register as a voter... Have you? If you have, GOOD ON YA! If not, don’t feel bad, because the time is now.

We are on an EPIC Mission to gather 1,000,000 voters by the end of the year to mark the end of the first decade of this millennium.Yes, we said it! ONE MILLION! We believe that we will definitely hit and even exceed this number if you join us on this EPIC adventure to truly impact our community in an extraordinary way.

We will be launching our year-long campaign which we believe belongs to all of us on the 3^rd and 4^th of April. The launch will start of by setting up booths in high traffic malls which will be confirmed ASAP.

We will need at least 150 hands in promoting, registering,
setting up booths and pasting up posters.

We are targeting 20,000 people for the 2 day launch.

* in case you're wondering we have NO political affiliations whatsoever*

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WE NEED EACH OF YOU TO SUPPORT THIS,

If you are interested please email us your details and join the event on facebook.

Name:

Age:

Tel#:

Email:

Profession:

If you cannot support this physically yet would like to be a part of this movement, you can contribute monetarily to:

Bank: CIMB
Branch: Subang Jaya
Account Number: 1261-0002228-05-3
Account Holder: GROWING EMERGING LEADERS CENTRE
Reg Number: SA0143174-D

We would greatly appreciate it if you pass the word around. For further inquiries do email us at:

dosomethingepic@gmail.com

Dropping that Tiny Pebble into the Pond

2010-02-11T07:04:00.000-08:00

picture taken by Ruey Shyang

Being from the "instant generation" we operate at light speed. With the aid of technology, we are constantly connected; information, knowledge and messages are transfered in a blink of an eye. We demand efficiency because we expect nothing less, we want results, and we want it fast. We are energetic and restless to make a change or see changes. Unfortunately, we have became impatient and somehow lost the entire point itself. We became caught up in the experience, in the EVENT but somehow lost track of the processes and lost the thirst for adventure.

So often do we hear, see and read of stories of history's greats and the feats they have accomplished. They obviously went out to achieve great deeds that we want to emulate. We get excited and we aspire to be like our heroes or at least achieve something of similar proportions. We dare to be great. However, we miss the baby steps they took which started their race into our history books.

I am a firm believer in the power to change the world around us. We have that within us. However, change or rather TRUE change takes time and processes, very often long ones. More often than not, the progress may seem so minute to the eye that we question the time and effort spent. "Is it worth it or not?” we ask ourselves. We doubt ourselves and we underestimate the impact of the little pebble you dropped into the pond. What you might have forgotten is that the ripples only gets bigger from there and if you believe that it can, you can throw it with all your might and the ripples might just reach the ends of the pond. You just got to believe it. Have a little faith will you?

Someone recently told me that you will never be wrong if you do what you think is the right thing. I couldn't agree more, if you think it is right to help somebody out of whatever state they're in, do it and have no regrets.

What we recently did may seem rather superficial and not that much. An exterior paint job and 1 toilet and 1 shower place? What help did we really do? That answer is purely subjective.

However, the fact of the matter is the pebble has been dropped and the ripples are continuing to grow bigger. I'd dare not underestimate the size of the pebble, I hope you don't too because this is only the beginning.

This is the ROUND UP!

2010-01-27T22:03:00.000-08:00

We are en-route to our next BIG project. Before anything we acknowledge that the people, you guys are the most important assets to make any of our projects. Without the proper people to collaborate with us, we know we would never be qable to achieve success.

So here are the people we need for the upcoming projects this year. Anyone with experience in teaching english and maths (or thinks he/she can and would like to teach) and anyone in the medical field (that includes you students). Send over your details to us so we will be able to start a database that would assist us when the time calls for your service. Here is what we will be needing:

Name:
Age :
Gender :
Tel # :
Occupation: :
Area of Expertise:
(please state if you're a medical student):

send your details over to dosomethingepic@gmail.com

Project EPIC by Fazil Fuad, 'House 4'

2010-01-25T22:32:00.000-08:00

Here is more genius by Fazil Fuad, enjoy !

Project EPIC HD by Fazil Fuad (FINAL CUT) from Fazil Fuad on Vimeo.

Our story, coloured

2010-01-24T21:35:00.000-08:00

Hope they're chronologically ordered properly.

Credits to Fazil Fuad.

Day 1

Evening 1

Day 2

"house no. 4, please"

WHO BROUGHT THIS CLOWN. He's frigging awesome man

SEE ALL OF YOU SOON

For his full set of pictures, go here and here! hope his profile is open though.

To inspire, mobilize and empower willing individuals to make EPIC changes in the community."

- Jon Ming -

Reflections on Project EPIC 1

2010-01-24T01:27:00.000-08:00

I got up at 6.45am this morning to the sound of my racing pulse, frantic and worried that we had more houses to paint and that somehow I had overslept. It was a wonderful realisation and relief that we the EPIC-ians had already successfully painted 10 houses yesterday and built a fully functional toilet.

It is crazy indeed how our first project came and went like the wind, even though time was short, everything somehow fit together perfectly like EPIC was a tetris game being played by a professional. It was barely 1 and half months ago when GEL decided to take on this EPIC challenge and sceptically send out an invitation through facebook. It was only about 14 days ago when we received our first donation adding to our bank balance of zero. It was only 5 days ago when we hit our hopeful target of 50 and exceeded it by 10 a day before we headed to Kampung Jawa Kerling. It doesn't end there. It was only the beginning as during the project, even though dark clouds loomed over us and thunders roared, we were greeted only with shy drizzles of water.

It definitely helped that we were surrounded by fellow painters who were high in spirit and painted as though it wasn't going to rain. After two days of sweating, getting painted on and connecting my heart and mind with 60 other people, it is a joy and relief that there is indeed extraordinary people out there who dare make a difference and make the future a whole lot brighter for our nation. Right now there might be less than 100, but this little trip of ours has fueled my spirit and body to keep this going so that more can come to this same realisation as I have. Project EPIC will only get bigger, and so will our numbers.

To all those who braved Kampung Jawa Kerling with us strangers, Thank you for proving this skeptic wrong.

The GEL Team
23/1/2010

p/s we await your pictures.

2010-01-22T06:12:00.000-08:00

I don't wanna say how uncomprehendingly miraculous it was, because in my eyes it may have been awesome, but I'd like to hear more raw words from you.

So click on the comments link and please tell us what you think, how you felt, and how we could improve. And please state your name, if you don't mind. =)

Thank you Ivan, Lee Ping, Sharmala, Amin, Pravin, Brian, Ruey Shyang, Desiree, Elaine, Nian King, Monica, Fazil, Michelle, Kester, Elroy, Charis, Ajull, Tomoko, Saiful, Kristin, Tsun Jian, Mike Bosch, Justin Mah, Shahpur, Juan, Emma, Charmaine, Colin, Ridzuan, Wei Xiang, Daniel, Jayne, Alvin, Michael Loo, John, Yih Wen, Hoey Yein, Hua Yein, Eleena, Ken Gene, Melissa, Chun Yen, Eu Jhin, Mark, Pei Wen, Huei Wen, Yuen Herng, Su Ann, Precelia and Owen.

Love you guys!

- Jon Ming -

How to order a t-shirt

2010-01-17T07:06:00.000-08:00

Hi peeps,

Just wanna put up some rules for the t-shirt purchasing process. To purchase a t-shirt, there are two methods:

Cash on delivery
Cash deposit

For COD(cash on delivery) method, please e-mail me at lohjonming@hotmail.com regarding the arrangement to pass you the t-shirt in exchange for the payment upfront - or you could also elect someone else to meet up with one of us (perhaps it would most likely be a mutual friend) and then you could deposit the payment yourself.

You would need to provide your:

Name
Contact no
Preferred venue for COD
Quantity
Size
Gender

For other than cash on delivery method, We can only offer to courier the t-shirt via PosLaju at RM6 to Peninsular Malaysia and RM9 to East Malaysia. Charges apply for average purchase quantities and delivery fees may increase for bulk orders. This may be discussed further during communication. Thus, please e-mail me at lohjonming@hotmail.com BEFORE depositing any payment to inform me that you are doing so, and I will get the purchase ready to be sent out. You would need to provide your:

Name of payee
Contact no
Cont
Quantity
Size
Gender

Our bank account details are as follows:

Bank: CIMB
Branch: Subang Jaya
Account Number: 1261-0002228-05-3
Account Holder: GROWING EMERGING LEADERS CENTRE

Okay, that's all for now. There may be some thoughts about setting up a booth at a bazaar in the future to sell the t-shirts. I will keep you posted on that.

Thank you for supporting us and walking with us through this epic journey.

See you around!

Project EPIC pre-briefing location confirmed.

2010-01-17T00:30:00.000-08:00

Hello team!

I am happy to announce that we have determined the details for our Project EPIC Briefing on Tuesday, 19/01/10.
It is important that you attend this briefing as we will be delegating your teams and transportation,running through all of the important issues plus you will be handed your briefing pack.

The details are as follows:

Date: 19th January 2010

Time: 8.30pm

Venue:AMAZING KIDS LITERACY CENTRE (no we won't be teaching you how to read, we are just renting the space)

address: 31-1, Jalan PJU5/20A,The Strand, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya.(its near the Curve)

map:
View Larger Map

Looking forward to finally meeting you all,

John-Son Oei

Project E.P.I.C t-shirt is out for orders!

2010-01-11T05:46:00.000-08:00

Hey you!

The GEL (Growing Emerging Leaders) Team is gaining steam on the EPIC Project. We are on the way to gathering all the raw materials and transportation and also rallying a target of 50 or more participants to join us in enhancing the quality of life for a group of Orang Asli villagers in Kampung Jawa, Kuala Kubu Baru, on the 21st & 22nd of January 2010.

In raising awareness of this project, we are now selling our very own project E.P.I.C t-shirts! Profits will be recycled into the sponsorship of the events organized throughout the cause of this project.

The pricing of the t-shirts are as follows:

T-shirts will be made available to you only mid-January onwards as the order is still in production.

Lay your trust upon the GEL team, that these EPIC t-shirts are not ordinary event t-shirts ordered in bulk and are to be used as your oversized pajamas ending up at the bottom of your wardrobe pile, but that we have consulted a professional t-shirt manufacturer that emphasizes on cuttings specific to each gender and each size. Thus, we are looking to providing you with a cut as fitting as possible which would basically be worth the RM30 (or RM25) you pay.

Size chart for this T-shirt is as follows:

Youth sizes are recommended to be between S and M.

There are 2 ways to order your t-shirt:

1. Drop me an e-mail at dosomethingepic@gmail.com
2. SMS me at 017 226 3153

with the following details:

1. Name
2. Contact Number
3. E-mail
4. Gender
5. Size

I will subsequently contact you regarding payment arrangements. Thank you!

Here's what the t-shirt looks like:

Lastly, I'd like to ask for your help if you would be so kind to pass on the word to whoever you think would be interested in buying an EPIC t-shirt. We're printing several hundred pieces and intend to sell at least half of the batch by the time mid-January comes as we would already need to pay for the billed materials.

Please copy and distribute this flyer on to anywhere you'd like. =)

(click to enlarge)

link: http://bit.ly/4zaDml

So please support us!

Thank you. =)

Our first community event!

2010-01-11T05:36:00.000-08:00

“Where’s the toilet?”

The one question that brought forth the birth of this project when we realised there was none on our casual visit to Kampung Jawa Kerling, KKB. Instead we were required to find a nice spot in the bushes to do our business. This was our first exposure to the marginalised “Orang Asli” (indigenous folk) and their lack of basic amenities.

Project EPIC is our first effort to lend a hand to the Orang Asli in the form of basic amenities and to help give them a new paint job, doors and window panes. It will be held at Kampung Jawa, Kerling, Kuala Kubu Bahru (approximately 1 hour drive from KL) on the 21st and 22nd of January 2009.

This event is open to anyone!

We will be requiring many budding painters, and builders to make this successful. This will be a wonderful opportunity to give what we can, and that would be our time, and youthful strength. In return, we will be guaranteed a fun, interesting and fulfilling experience, and hopefully take back some painting, building and fixing skills which we would be able to reapply in future projects.

We aim to collect Rm6k to help us acquire all the tools necessary. We are also seeking 50 willing pairs of hands who would help us transform this village.

For those who can’t make it for the project but are interested in helping out, do contact us at

012-6910086 (John-Son)
017-2263153(Jon Ming)
016-3177788 (Jasmine)

or if you'd like to contribute monetarily, we have set up a bank account with the following details:

Bank: CIMB
Branch: Subang Jaya
Account Number: 1261-0002228-05-3
Account Holder: GROWING EMERGING LEADERS CENTRE

---UPDATE!! ---

Because it is a two day event, we realized some of you can only come for 1 day. If you would like to help but could only make it for one day you are most welcome. Just inform us if you are so we can get things organised...

---UPDATE!!---

IF you are confirmed and are in with us do accept the invitation and send me your details

Name:
Gender :
Age :
Hp #:
Email:
Whether you will be staying for both days: