DO NOTE that I should’ve removed everything below as a request from World Vision, but I’m keeping this for my own records. What you see below is all invalid.

The event ended and I sent RM$430 (approx US$120), according to World Vision (I totally forgot how much I donated until they told me). I’m looking forward to the next Gift Of Hope. Hopefully you’ll all support the event along with me.

I’m a sponsor for a child with World Vision since 2008. Quite proud of myself since I do not have much time for community service.

Speaking about this, sometime mid-March, I going to send in my orders for World Vision‘s Gift of Hope programme.

What’s Gift of Hope? How it works?

You’ll buy something for yourself or your loved ones and they’ll be sent to the needy over at the different countries depending on the item you bought.

What am I considering to send? (NOTE: 1.00 USD = 3.59790 MYR)

I don’t know how much funds I’ve got, but I’m considering the following items:

Education

• Children’s Workbooks (Sarawak, Malaysoa; RM$20)
• School Uniforms (Sarawak, Malaysia; RM$20)
• Library Books (Lebanon; RM$35 per set)

Community Development

• Seed Funds (Laos; RM$250 per set)

Agriculture

• Mushroom Spores (Thailand; RM$60 per set)
• Vegetable Seeds (Thailand; RM140 per 3kg bag of mixed seeds)
• Organic Fertilizer (Thailand; RM15 per 10kg bag)
• Farming tools (Thailand; RM130 per set of tools)

Recreation & Self-Development

• Educational Toys (Thailand; RM50 (minimum contribution))

I don’t believe in providing food actually since it doesn’t support them long-term. The gifts I listed above are the lower priced gifts that I can somehow afford, but still checking my budget and thinking which I should contribute.

Count me in!! And how do I go about doing it?

Since I’m going to send in my own orders, you can donate along with me. I’ve got a donate button below for you to tag along. Exchange rates are be below too. You can specify what you’d like to contribute, provided you donated the right amount. If you’d like the gift card, I’m also able to mail it to you after I receive them.

For every $10 you donate, I’m going to donate an extra of at least $2 (Thats 20% additional!). I can’t promise much since I don’t know how much will come along. However, I don’t expect much to come from the public actually since my blog doesn’t get much readers and the recession has hit people badly.

Otherwise, you can send in your own orders.

1. Click here to download the form.
2. Print it.
3. Fill it in.
4. Mail the filled form back to World Vision Malaysia’s Address. (Address is on the form)

How to donate?

Donate button is above. If you’ve got no Paypal, you can use a credit/debit card too. For a $10 donation, Paypal takes $0.59 off as transaction fees (I think). Please send at least $2 so at least when it reaches me, I’ll see something there.

We can work it out through Internet Banking (POSB/DBS/UOB) if you’re in Singapore. I can also accept funds through Malaysian Banks (I’ve got Public Bank). Drop me an email ( [email protected] ) or Comment below.

According to XE.com, 1.00 USD = 3.59790 MYR (at time of writing; 2009.02.21 02:42:33 UTC)

I’m have to be very transparent with regards to donations received. I’m going to do a post after I send out my form.

I was ‘somehow’ a daddy at 19 coz I Sponsored a Child. Though not alot, I played my part to improve someone’s life.  You can do so too.  Contact me, we’ll see how I can share some information and advice with you.

I came across this news article whereby this boy became a father at 13. Isn’t it nice when you’re 14/15 and your child starts to call you daddy? Let’s do some maths:

At 20, his child enrolls into primary school.
At 26, his child has already completed primary school education and starts going to a secondary school.
By 31, if he’s got a smart/hard working child, the child would be at university.
Somewhere around 35, the child should be out in the society making his own money.
He can retire then. Or if he chooses to work on; it’s all up to him.

Life’s good, isn’t it?

I wish I was a father at probably 18. I want to retire early.

Problems at 18

• Diapers expensive leh!
• Milk powder not cheap too!
• Your wife and child’s medical expenses?

If you do not have the ability to raise a kid up now, practice abstinence or have safe sex (99% isn’t safe!). felixker.com recommends practicing sexual abstinence; only through abstinence you get 100% assurance and prevention against STDs.

My apologies, this is a delayed post. Okay, now read on.

I find ourselves very lucky. If you’re able to be here reading my blog, I’m pretty sure you’ve got a decent Internet connection and at least a computer.

Some facts inside the brochure

Child’s Name: YANG, Xiao Dong
Birthday: 16/01/04 (That makes him 4 years old!)
Photo: Cute!
Health: Satisfactory
Sibling(s): 1 brother

Xiao Dong is not in school yet. He doesn’t help out with house chores as he’s too young.

Both parents are self-employed as farmers. According to statistics, farmers (in Yongsheng, North-West Yunnan) account for 93.7% of the population. The annual per capita income is RMB 608 (US$89 on 6 Nov 08) and per capita food consumption is 397kg.

Do check out the brochure by clicking it to enlarge.

Updates

Xiao Dong actually got his senior to help him write me a letter. I’ll share it soon. Give me time to actually do the posting!

My target

I do not only want to sponsor a child. I would love to sponsor children. More and more!

Thank you for giving me some attention. Without your attention, this child won’t be sponsored. Again, I must repeat that you (readers) are part of this Sponsor a child project.

It’s been some time since I last wrote something here. Time flies but I totally cannot recall what I did in the past month. Maybe playing a MMPORG (Tibia), going for classes, spending time making my student pass and maybe sleeping. Ok, back to the topic.

I have advertisements above almost every entry on this blog and they’re making money for me every month. I may not receive a cheque every month, but its still sufficient for my hosting fees.

After giving some thought, I’ve decided to use part of my earnings to sponsor a child with World Vision. World Vision will help a child on my behalf. Wonderful, isn’t it?

When?

As soon as I receive my next cheque (should arrive somewhere early September), I will deposit it into my bank account and start doing something!

Future

As soon as I find myself earning more (receiving a bigger cheque amount) from my advertising partners (Currently Google Adsense and Advertlets), I will consider sponsoring more children.

Well, that’s what I foresee.

Updates

I will be posting updates about this under “Sponsor a Child” category. Check back some time soon!