I can't remember much over what I have done during the first half of 2007... mainly work I guess, but wow within the last three months of 2007, alot of meaningful and memorable things happened to me... mainly because I got myself into human rights issues which at least for once, it is something that do not give me a lot of hangups or regrets... I can say I feel good about it as a person..... I feel that I am doing something meaningful, I feel that my time is well spent (beside playing Xbox and with my little niece), I do not really feel lonely without getting into a relationship (though I still wish one day I can get to know a special one :P), basically I just feel spiritual about it (like someone coming out from a church with a halo above his head). Ironically the last time I felt liberated was to abandon Christianity.
In fact I think throughout this post, I can only talk about my activism in human rights... and just to add I am glad that my film-making experience can be put to good use too... say within a short span of three months, I think I have contributed, shot and edit at least around 10 videos to youtube (all on human rights and social issues
Just to add, I just did a video coverage about my friend, Seelan Palay who staged a 5 days hunger strike outside the Malaysian High Commission to protest against the ISA detention of the five Hindraf leaders... and gee I spent my 2008 new year countdown outside the Malaysian High Comm... even if there were no parties or pubbing, it will be one of the most memorable experience; just camping on the sidewalk with Seelan and another human rights activist Kai Xiong.
But in the midst of all this, I wish for a long break soon, I am quite tired of my own work and really yearn to go America this year and I also wish to embark on my own personal documentary about finding my nanny... and to cut down smoking :P
Hopefully this 2008, I can fulfill all these...
Below are the video links of what I have done so far :)
Montage of Seelan's Five Days Fast
Singaporean fasting outside Malaysia High Comm
Singaporean started 5 days fasting against ISA on Hindraf 5
Singapore Democratic Party letter to Malaysian Government
SGHR celebrates Human Rights Day at speakers corner
SG Human Rights petition for Burma to ASEAN
Human Rights Day: Singapore Lawyers petition to Law Society
Charged for speaking in public without a permit
Burmese staged peaceful demonstration in Singapore
NUS International Students Vigil Walk
Free Burma, Free Singapore
2 comments:
You know, Choon, this is what I wanna do with film in future too... use it for social issues. Seeing your dedication to this gives me great inspiration. :)
ps. greetings from Evanston, Illinois!
-Shuling
I know many Singaporeans are very troubled by the disorder that is creep up in our society. How is our nation going to progress if there are trouble makers trying to take us back in time to implement outmoded disorderly system of govt known as democracy....when we have something far superior.
Our esteemed leadership is now doing succession planning to select and groom the next generation of leaders for us so that we can continue to progess economically.
I applaud your civic-mindedness in monitoring the disruptive activities that put our society at risk. While you have taken plenty of photos to assist the authorities - there is really no need to do so as large sums of tax payers' money goes towards the maintenance of a sizeable intelligence unit to do that. The interest of singaporeans is well taken care of.
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