Fiji Fashion Week 2016
Resort Wear Show
8 Sept 2016
Vodafone Arena
Suva
Fiji
Now I am no fashion blogger but I love to watch the Fashion Show. As a consumer of the Fashion industry and a lover of creativity and art I too have my 2 cent when I watch the show.
This post is not about individual designer breakdown, rather, it gives my 2cent on how youth are involved in the Fiji Fashion Week. I have been working with the photography team during this annual event and this year I thought to take a different approach. I must say I was impressed with the amount of Youth involved in putting the show together.
The theme of the evening event was Resort Wear so naturally the colours showcased tonight were bright and fabrics seemed cool. Overall - I loved the show!
1. 8 year old designer
The show feature Mariah Alone, 8 year who designed a swimwear line with the help from her mother and family. This, I must say is truly inspiring and a great example of Innovation, Support, Creativity and Opportunity.
It is extremely important for parents to support their children so they can live out their dreams.
2. Models
Majority of the models are youth and while some have full time jobs and walk the runway for hobby others are considering this a future career and some using this platform to boost their confidence, network and have a feel of the fashion industry.
3. Volunteers
The volunteers have been doing a lot of the behind the scene work and it can't be easy pulling together a Fashion show without the help of the volunteers. I spoke to some volunteers who have been at FjFW for a number of years now while it was a first time experience for some. Youth volunteerism is huge across the world and I am glad that our local youth get to learn a thing or two about fashion from Local as well International personals at this annual event.
At this point I think I would like to highlight that The Fiji Fashion Week event engages numerous youth in this annual event. When we look at the Sustainable Development Goals and key points such as; Economic growth, Innovation, Employment, Education, International/Global partnership and Equal opportunities I think the fashion industry does tie into a lot of these.
>The Fashion industry is thriving across the globe and it is contributing towards our Economic growth.
>The various styles displayed showcased the innovation by various designers.
>The fashion industry is a form of employment of many present at the event and others who contribute externally, example seamstress, graphic designers, printers and pattern makers.
>The workshops conducted by FjFW and courses offered by FNU & APTC are contributing towards the fashion education needed by the designers and others in the industry.
>International Designers and companies showcasing their produce at FjFW or coming here looking to partner with locals it shows a good link towards Global partnerships.
>This annual opportunities is being utilized by local and International designers to showcase their work, generate interest and create discussion about what fashion means to us.
And there is my brief take on tonight's show. It was a pleasure watching and chatting with the various people involved in the industry.
Until next blog...
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Commonwealth Youth worker award 2016
Commonwealth Youth Worker Award 2016
About ACT (Advocacy through Creative Techniques):
ACT is a creative arts youth group. We formed in 2014 and engage with youth to address social issues using creative arts. Our most recent project is to inform and educate communities about the SDG - Sustainable Development Goals.
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Youth work is something I am passionate about.
So imagine my excitement when I was told that I am one of the four finalists in the Pacific Region for the Commonwealth Youth Worker award 2016 (theme: Sports and arts).
You know that feeling like you are on Cloud 9! Yes, that was me.
I love engaging in Creative Arts spaces and to be told that I am a finalist for just that was beyond what words can express.
I am extremely thankful for the love, support and guidance I have received through my loving family and friends. They have helped me get to where I am.
A huge vinaka vakalevu (thank you very much) for the nomination and while I didn't take home the PACIFIC region award I am sure as hell grateful to be listed as a finalist. To be able to call myself the Fiji representative and to be placed among the great youth workers in the Pacific.
We may be a dot on the map but we strive to excel and I hope this award encourages my fellow youth workers to continue doing their best!
About ACT (Advocacy through Creative Techniques):
ACT is a creative arts youth group. We formed in 2014 and engage with youth to address social issues using creative arts. Our most recent project is to inform and educate communities about the SDG - Sustainable Development Goals.
Until next blog...
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
17th KIP (2011) meeting the first female President of India
Meeting the President of India, 2011
An empowering Memory.
Last year (2011) I was selected to represent FIJI under the 17th Know India Program. Three weeks. Three states. 24 participants from 7 different countries. It was pure awesomeness! We learnt so much.
As we celebrated International Women’s Day this month (March) I thought it was appropriate to share this experience.
We visited the Delhi Metro and met with the executives who shared with us how economical and environment friendly their metros were. I wanted to know how many women actually worked as train operators and I was told some ten women who graduated with engineering degrees worked with – hands on.
In Punjab we visited the rail coach factory and it was so empowering to note that women worked in the factory as electricians, upholstery workers and joiners. There were women driving through the busy streets on their scooters and motorbikes wearing salwar kamiz. I have only seen that in movies before.
Two days before our program ended we visited the Parliament house, New Delhi and were told we will be meeting the President, Her Excellency, Mrs. Pratibha Patil. She is the first female President of India (the largest democracy in the world). If that is not empowering I don’t know what is. I was fortunate enough to be granted the opportunity to address Her Excellency in a speech, stating how my trip to India had been. I wrote a tiny speech on a paper but was not allowed to take it inside with me. So I improvised and jot down points on a tissue paper (make wise use of resources).
As we all set, nervously, waiting to be in the same room as Her Excellency, I was approached by one of the organizers and told I had to greet the President with a lovely bunch of flowers (this certainly added to the pressure I was already under). I did well – I think.
So what did I talk about?
First and foremost I acknowledged how empowering it was to be in the same room as Her Excellency and I shared with her how impressed I was with the level of empowerment women have received in India (women employed in some male dominated fields), secondly I mentioned the quality of education offered in India and how impressive it was that people from all over the world came to study in India. Finally, I acknowledged the rich art and culture present in India.
She thanked us for our attendance and shared some of her own comments. Such a powerful lady – is all I could think of. But something she said in that room is stuck in my head.
“In places like Rajhestan – women are in law enforcement fields. Women who once needed protection are now protecting others”.
Such powerful words and something for us to think about as well.
At the Rastapati Bhawan, India. May 2011.
For me (personally) this has got to be the most POWERFUL and the most EMPOWERING woman I have met so far!!! She leads the largest democracy in the World and she does it so Simply!!
Until next blog...
For me (personally) this has got to be the most POWERFUL and the most EMPOWERING woman I have met so far!!! She leads the largest democracy in the World and she does it so Simply!!
Until next blog...
17th KIP (2011) Fiji - India
So begins the 17th KIP 2011. (Getting from Fiji - India)
Good Morning,
So last week (April 2011) four of us young ladies were told that we are going to India for three weeks to represent FIJI under the 17th Know India Program. Yes such an honor for the four of us.
Kormal Devi, Dipika Kumar, Parishka Sharma, Alzima Elisha Bano.
. . Yeah they slept most of the time <some people> but they were up when it was time to eat.
We flew over.
PNG: Papua New Guinea
Next stop Hong Kong. . .
(Photos from the hongKong airport are here )
We departed from HongKong airport at 7.30pm (Hongkong time) and had a 5 hour flight to New Delhi, India. It was probably the longest 5 hours of my life. The passengers on the flight were just impossible. I felt so sorry for the flight attendents, they had to reason and explain some very basic things. Things like what you may ask.
Things like: Sir, please sit down, the pilot has turned on the 'seat belt' sign. This passenger did not want to sit down. The pilot commented twice that we were about to land but the runway was not clear so we still circling over the airport. But this grown man did not want to listen. He wanted to walk in the flight.
Anyway, we finally landed at the Indira Gandhi Airport. By the time we collected our bags and got throught customs it was 1am 26/04/2011 (India time - 7.30am Fiji Time) and all this time I had not slept. I did have a half hour nap on the way from Hongkong to India.
Mr. Vandan Sharma from the tracel company picked us up from the airport and at this point we did not know that we will be looked after by him through out the three weeks.
As soon as we stepped out of the airport a gust of heat slapped us on the face <being tired and sleepy made it feel worse than what it was). I saw a real neat Billboard on a building across from the airport. It was the billboard for a cell phone with lights and all <I wish my sister was here to see this - she is a Graphic desinger and works for a prominent advertising company back home>
The drive from the airport to the hotel was long (Mostly because we were tired).
On the way we saw:
1) People working at construction sight (reminder: this is around 1am!!)
2) Families sleeping on the side walk with little children.
3) People sitting around and chatting.
4) Passengers travelling to and from the airport.
Finally at 1.45am we reached the hotel. we were greeted with refreshing cold drinks and friendly smiles of the staff :) our rooms were assigned <Parishka and I were going to be roomies, while Dipika and Kormal would be roomies>
After they took our bags up to the room and we set for a little, Mr. Sharma came up to us and saidLadies, I will see you tomorrow. Call the staff here if you need anything. PLEASE do not leave the hotel! <hearing this we could have had heart attacks. you see we arrived two days before the program starts>
We went up to our rooms and decided we will follow the rules. Time to get some sleep...
HOTEL ARREST who would have thought . . .
I set by the window for a little while, watching the traffic flow... Finally we are in India. This is something I wanted to do for a very long time. Visit INDIA. :)
So last week (April 2011) four of us young ladies were told that we are going to India for three weeks to represent FIJI under the 17th Know India Program. Yes such an honor for the four of us.
Kormal Devi, Dipika Kumar, Parishka Sharma, Alzima Elisha Bano.
This was the first time for a full female team to represent Fiji for the Know India Program <we thought it was real cool that this lucky opportunity was granted to us>
We were up around 5am, 25/04/2011. Got to the Nadi International Airport at 6am for check in and waited for our 8.30am flight to HongKong. This trip was very exciting for Parishka as it was her first time on a plane =)
It took us ten hours to reach HKG and I was just not sleepy at all. I can't say the same for my fellow friends . . .
We flew over.
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Manilla, Phillipines.Next stop Hong Kong. . .
(Photos from the hongKong airport are here )
We departed from HongKong airport at 7.30pm (Hongkong time) and had a 5 hour flight to New Delhi, India. It was probably the longest 5 hours of my life. The passengers on the flight were just impossible. I felt so sorry for the flight attendents, they had to reason and explain some very basic things. Things like what you may ask.
Things like: Sir, please sit down, the pilot has turned on the 'seat belt' sign. This passenger did not want to sit down. The pilot commented twice that we were about to land but the runway was not clear so we still circling over the airport. But this grown man did not want to listen. He wanted to walk in the flight.
Anyway, we finally landed at the Indira Gandhi Airport. By the time we collected our bags and got throught customs it was 1am 26/04/2011 (India time - 7.30am Fiji Time) and all this time I had not slept. I did have a half hour nap on the way from Hongkong to India.
Mr. Vandan Sharma from the tracel company picked us up from the airport and at this point we did not know that we will be looked after by him through out the three weeks.
As soon as we stepped out of the airport a gust of heat slapped us on the face <being tired and sleepy made it feel worse than what it was). I saw a real neat Billboard on a building across from the airport. It was the billboard for a cell phone with lights and all <I wish my sister was here to see this - she is a Graphic desinger and works for a prominent advertising company back home>
The drive from the airport to the hotel was long (Mostly because we were tired).
On the way we saw:
1) People working at construction sight (reminder: this is around 1am!!)
2) Families sleeping on the side walk with little children.
3) People sitting around and chatting.
4) Passengers travelling to and from the airport.
Finally at 1.45am we reached the hotel. we were greeted with refreshing cold drinks and friendly smiles of the staff :) our rooms were assigned <Parishka and I were going to be roomies, while Dipika and Kormal would be roomies>
After they took our bags up to the room and we set for a little, Mr. Sharma came up to us and saidLadies, I will see you tomorrow. Call the staff here if you need anything. PLEASE do not leave the hotel! <hearing this we could have had heart attacks. you see we arrived two days before the program starts>
We went up to our rooms and decided we will follow the rules. Time to get some sleep...
HOTEL ARREST who would have thought . . .
I set by the window for a little while, watching the traffic flow... Finally we are in India. This is something I wanted to do for a very long time. Visit INDIA. :)
17th KIP (2011) Pre programme
17th KIP 2011
Day 1 in India.
26 April 2011 - Tuesday
Waking up in Room 228, Hotel Rockland Inn, CR Park, New Delhi - next to me is Parishka Sharma. Time on my watch is 9.30am (India Time) Gosh! That means I only slept for some six hours. Walked over to the window and stared out. The hotel signage was blocking most of my view of the road but I could still see partially. People driving like mad. People crossing anyhow. Some selling goodies to passer bys. Some yarning by the roadside.
By the time a freshened up the other two girls were awake and came over to our room. We made our way down to the lobby only to find out that breakfast ends at 10am! HAH!! We missed breakfast. We can't go out of the hotel. What will we do?
The very nice lady at the counter came to us and told us we can go and breakfast =) Phew. That was such a relief. So we went and had breakfast. Enjoyed out first meal in India. It was similar to that back home :)
The chef came and met us - he was really nice - and told us to make our way back to the dinning area at 1pm for nice Lunch. So after our wonderful breakfast we made our way up to room 228 and watched TV. So many channels to flip through so we did not mind staying in doors. Plus this was a bonding moment for us as well. We all got to know each other a little better and this was time well spent.
at 1pm we went down for lunch - very yummy Pasta and salad and we also had delicious Butter Chicken and Naan :) And for dessert we had strawberry Ice cream :D
After lunch we returned to the room and watched TV and told jokes and stories =) It was fun.
For dinner we had pasta, aloo (Potato) curry and a very nice noodle dish. Mr. Sharma came to visit us and complimented on us being well behaved (a very LOL moment). it is very exciting that more participants will be coming down tomorrow :)
can't wait :D
Waking up in Room 228, Hotel Rockland Inn, CR Park, New Delhi - next to me is Parishka Sharma. Time on my watch is 9.30am (India Time) Gosh! That means I only slept for some six hours. Walked over to the window and stared out. The hotel signage was blocking most of my view of the road but I could still see partially. People driving like mad. People crossing anyhow. Some selling goodies to passer bys. Some yarning by the roadside.
By the time a freshened up the other two girls were awake and came over to our room. We made our way down to the lobby only to find out that breakfast ends at 10am! HAH!! We missed breakfast. We can't go out of the hotel. What will we do?
The very nice lady at the counter came to us and told us we can go and breakfast =) Phew. That was such a relief. So we went and had breakfast. Enjoyed out first meal in India. It was similar to that back home :)
The chef came and met us - he was really nice - and told us to make our way back to the dinning area at 1pm for nice Lunch. So after our wonderful breakfast we made our way up to room 228 and watched TV. So many channels to flip through so we did not mind staying in doors. Plus this was a bonding moment for us as well. We all got to know each other a little better and this was time well spent.
at 1pm we went down for lunch - very yummy Pasta and salad and we also had delicious Butter Chicken and Naan :) And for dessert we had strawberry Ice cream :D
After lunch we returned to the room and watched TV and told jokes and stories =) It was fun.
For dinner we had pasta, aloo (Potato) curry and a very nice noodle dish. Mr. Sharma came to visit us and complimented on us being well behaved (a very LOL moment). it is very exciting that more participants will be coming down tomorrow :)
can't wait :D
Day 2 in India.
27 April 2011 - Wednesday
The first KIPLET that we met was PRIYA RAVEL from USA. very nice young lady. BONUS it is her birthday today. how exciting!!
Slowly other participants started coming in.
There were
9 participants from South Africa.
5 from TnT.
2 form Suriname.
1 from France
1 from Peru.
2 from USA. And of course us
4 from Fiji.
Over dinner we got meet each other (others were still jet legged - poor people).
I remember while we set for dinner Mr. France (Ranjit) came in and mumbled something. I just got ..... Ranjit Singh from Fronce (yeah that is how you pronounced it Ranjit) and than he mumbled something off after and set to eat.
It was an eventful evening - Pratima (the other care taker who we had. She was LOVELY) got a cake for Priya and we all sang Happy Birthday for her. Pratima also smashed some cake on Priya's face (AWESOME).
From tomorrow the main purpose of this travel begins... the 17th Know India Program (April - May 2011)... Chalo Delhi :)
17th KIP (2011) Day 5
Day 5: 17th KIP A.I.R/JNU
2nd May 2011, May.
1st we visited the All India Radio (AIR). Each day my excitement just grows so much more. We received a tour of the grand radio station.
Fiji is a very small place compared to India and so our radio stations in Fiji are on very small premises.
We were welcomed into the conference room with roses (one for each one of us) and sweets.
And these were very delicious sweets. nomnom!! We were briefed on what AIR is and what they do. So some information I noted were:
AIR is the only radio station that has a Youth Channel where they discuss Youth issues.
They do not have a specific English station but allocate slots where they play English music.
They have 7 channels: 1) Main AM frequency 2) Rajdhany (alternative channel) 3)Urvanu Channel- exclusive for Youth. 4) Vivid Bharit- commercial 5) FM Rainbow 6) FM Gold 7) DTS- connecting other district stations.
The panel from the radio station engaged us in question and answers. they asked us about media in our respective countries and we asked them more questions about theirs. It was a constructive session and a good learning experience for us.
2nd we visited Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
The KIP members attended a short lecture on the programs and courses offered by the University and the opportunities it offers for International students.
After that we were given a tour of the University- the very large library and the small book shop stalls. I got very excited by the range of books offered there. Bought 2 Psych books and one on gender and community all for $40FJD (Equivalent to about $20USD).
The University halls had a great deal of Advocacy posters on the halls and important notices everywhere.
Another great day well spent.
1st we visited the All India Radio (AIR). Each day my excitement just grows so much more. We received a tour of the grand radio station.
Fiji is a very small place compared to India and so our radio stations in Fiji are on very small premises.
We were welcomed into the conference room with roses (one for each one of us) and sweets.
And these were very delicious sweets. nomnom!! We were briefed on what AIR is and what they do. So some information I noted were:
AIR is the only radio station that has a Youth Channel where they discuss Youth issues.
They do not have a specific English station but allocate slots where they play English music.
They have 7 channels: 1) Main AM frequency 2) Rajdhany (alternative channel) 3)Urvanu Channel- exclusive for Youth. 4) Vivid Bharit- commercial 5) FM Rainbow 6) FM Gold 7) DTS- connecting other district stations.
The panel from the radio station engaged us in question and answers. they asked us about media in our respective countries and we asked them more questions about theirs. It was a constructive session and a good learning experience for us.
2nd we visited Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
The KIP members attended a short lecture on the programs and courses offered by the University and the opportunities it offers for International students.
After that we were given a tour of the University- the very large library and the small book shop stalls. I got very excited by the range of books offered there. Bought 2 Psych books and one on gender and community all for $40FJD (Equivalent to about $20USD).
The University halls had a great deal of Advocacy posters on the halls and important notices everywhere.
Another great day well spent.
17th KIP (2011) Day 4
Day 4: 17th KIP Kingdom of dreams
1st May, 2011 | Sunday.
After all the partying last night we were a little worried about waking up today and gearing up for more visits BUT once again we were so lucky. Our Sunday was treated well because we went to visit the Kingdom of dreams, Gurgao, Haryana.
It was a great experience for all of us.
There was food from the different corners of India under one roof and we had a feast =) *Buffet much*
The pani puri we ate was mouth watering. And since it is my favourite thing in the world wide world I was super excited!!! We managed to get our hands on some Kurta's (indian long tops) and bangles. A few of the participants got clay/pottery made for them or friends.
In the late afternoon when we returned to the hotel we had so much energy left. And we were super lucky because the Chef decided to treat us to a roof top dinner (SCORE!!) He made pasta and some Indian food for all of us. We mingled with the chef and his other staff and had a good laugh among us as well. Im not sure who brought out the cards but we played that for a while as well.
There is this sweet rice dish called KHEER and the chef made that for us. It is also one of the many things I love so of course I was super happy.
Overall today has been a lot of feasting and having some of my favourite food there made the day even more special.
After all the partying last night we were a little worried about waking up today and gearing up for more visits BUT once again we were so lucky. Our Sunday was treated well because we went to visit the Kingdom of dreams, Gurgao, Haryana.
It was a great experience for all of us.
There was food from the different corners of India under one roof and we had a feast =) *Buffet much*
The pani puri we ate was mouth watering. And since it is my favourite thing in the world wide world I was super excited!!! We managed to get our hands on some Kurta's (indian long tops) and bangles. A few of the participants got clay/pottery made for them or friends.
In the late afternoon when we returned to the hotel we had so much energy left. And we were super lucky because the Chef decided to treat us to a roof top dinner (SCORE!!) He made pasta and some Indian food for all of us. We mingled with the chef and his other staff and had a good laugh among us as well. Im not sure who brought out the cards but we played that for a while as well.
There is this sweet rice dish called KHEER and the chef made that for us. It is also one of the many things I love so of course I was super happy.
Overall today has been a lot of feasting and having some of my favourite food there made the day even more special.
17th KIP (2011) Day 3
Day 3: 17th KIP Mall/temple/disco
30th April 2011 | Saturday
Today we had a day off (probably because it is a Saturday) and so we went to visit Select City Walk Mall in Delhi. It was a very huge mall (since the only mall I had visited in Fiji is just 3 floors and can be covered in less than an hour). This one was huge and we only checked out one Wing!!
Later in the afternoon we visited the Akshardham temple. It was a such a wonderful temple to visit. we were not allowed to take cameras and cell fones inside the temple so could not take pictures there. And it was one of those places where I wish I could take pictures with my Eyes. Sigh. . . I learnt a little about the vedics and there way of life. We took a short boat ride inside a very well structured building. It was a tour of how the vedics were the first gurus and how medicine, astrology, physics, wars and settlements came about in India. We stayed at the temple till the evening and saw a light show there as well.
When we got back to the hotel we were all very tired. But we all turned into energetic monkeys once we were told that a 'disco evening' had been arranged for us. A dinning room was set out as a disco floor with a DJ and disco lights. The food was yum! and the music was awesome.
At midnight we celebrated my favorite Peruvians birthday. Aarti's first birthday away from home and I am glad we made it a memorable one for her. Cake. Candles. Birthday song - the works.
It was a great day :-)
Today we had a day off (probably because it is a Saturday) and so we went to visit Select City Walk Mall in Delhi. It was a very huge mall (since the only mall I had visited in Fiji is just 3 floors and can be covered in less than an hour). This one was huge and we only checked out one Wing!!
Later in the afternoon we visited the Akshardham temple. It was a such a wonderful temple to visit. we were not allowed to take cameras and cell fones inside the temple so could not take pictures there. And it was one of those places where I wish I could take pictures with my Eyes. Sigh. . . I learnt a little about the vedics and there way of life. We took a short boat ride inside a very well structured building. It was a tour of how the vedics were the first gurus and how medicine, astrology, physics, wars and settlements came about in India. We stayed at the temple till the evening and saw a light show there as well.
When we got back to the hotel we were all very tired. But we all turned into energetic monkeys once we were told that a 'disco evening' had been arranged for us. A dinning room was set out as a disco floor with a DJ and disco lights. The food was yum! and the music was awesome.
At midnight we celebrated my favorite Peruvians birthday. Aarti's first birthday away from home and I am glad we made it a memorable one for her. Cake. Candles. Birthday song - the works.
It was a great day :-)
17th KIP (2011) Day 2
Day 2: Gandhi Smriti (Delhi)
29th April _ Day 2 of 17th KIP, 2011
Today we visited the Gandhi Smriti in Delhi and visited the Delhi Metro.
The Gandhi Smriti has been converted into a little museum which retells the life story of Gandhi's life. This is the place where he lived the last days of his life and was shot at the back yard of this very place. We were allowed to see the place where the great man himself was killed. I found it very interesting to walk around and read the things about Gandhi's life. there is a small room which has walls covered with details of the LAST DAY of his LIFE. Also amazing was the technology used to making information easily accessible to visitors.
Delhi Metro one of its kind in Delhi. This was my first trip on a metro (as Fiji has none) and I am sure my trip to Australia did not include a ride on a Metro. We were told that the Metro is environmentally friendly and very economical as well as efficient. (I am no expert in these things so I will take their word for it). During Question and Answer session I asked if women were employed as Train operator or was it just men? And I was told that some 25 young women are train operators and these young women have engineering degrees :-) Power to Women.
A wonderful day. We had lunch at McDonalds in Janpat - and managed to get some Cotton tops because it is extremely hot in Delhi at the moment.
We are bonding well with the others on the trip :-)
Today we visited the Gandhi Smriti in Delhi and visited the Delhi Metro.
The Gandhi Smriti has been converted into a little museum which retells the life story of Gandhi's life. This is the place where he lived the last days of his life and was shot at the back yard of this very place. We were allowed to see the place where the great man himself was killed. I found it very interesting to walk around and read the things about Gandhi's life. there is a small room which has walls covered with details of the LAST DAY of his LIFE. Also amazing was the technology used to making information easily accessible to visitors.
Delhi Metro one of its kind in Delhi. This was my first trip on a metro (as Fiji has none) and I am sure my trip to Australia did not include a ride on a Metro. We were told that the Metro is environmentally friendly and very economical as well as efficient. (I am no expert in these things so I will take their word for it). During Question and Answer session I asked if women were employed as Train operator or was it just men? And I was told that some 25 young women are train operators and these young women have engineering degrees :-) Power to Women.
A wonderful day. We had lunch at McDonalds in Janpat - and managed to get some Cotton tops because it is extremely hot in Delhi at the moment.
We are bonding well with the others on the trip :-)
DAY 1: Food for Thot _ Mobile App Development.
DAY 1: Food for Thot _ Mobile App Development.
27/11/2012
Day 2 of the Mobile App Development workshop at the Youth Tech Camp carries on at Novotel, Lami.
Bright Path Foundation members are facilitating this workshop and they are doing a great job!! :-)
Yesterday we pitched ideas for Mobile App's that can be developed. I had pitched two ideas.
1) Food for thot: Save your time. Enjoy your food.
This app would allow you to check if there are seats available at your choice of restaurant (if they are registered with the app). Above is a sample of the Logo we created. It was actually the original work of one of our group member: Micheal Irava.
This app will benefit consumers (local and tourists) and it will also benefit the Restaurant owners. How?
Consumers: You get to check if there is a table available at the restaurant and it shows the rating given by other customers.
Eg:
The restaurant layout will indicate which/how many tables are available. A red table means NOT Available while a green table indicates Available.
Food: 3 Stars Service: 2 stars Space: 2 stars - So this means the food is great but service is not - so Take away your food.
This is what it will look like in the initial stages. You would click companies and it will take you to the next screen and list the companies that are registered with the app. They will be classified into categories like the second row of icons showing [Curry][Chinese][Oriental]and more categories can be added as the companies register themselves.
Once you click on the category it will shoe which restaurants are listed under that category. You can click on a restaurant of your choice (listed with the app) and it will take you to the seating available (or not) in that particular restaurant. At the bottom will be 3 stars which you can use to rate the food and the service offered.
The reason for three stars: You either Like the Food or you Dont!! But we went with the traffic light concept that indicates: RED: Eww [food was bad] EMBER: Digestible [It was so-so] GREEN: Yum [food was great].
Once more companies register than there can be two choices on the homepage: Dinning | Review. If you click on dinning it would show what restaurants are available on our search and if you click review it will the review by customers for restaurants that are in our database.
We thought of starting the idea small and keeping it open to recommendations and comments, depending on resources available we can make changes. The changes would also depend on our taste as the developers for the app. :-)
This segment of learning has been 'information overload' But I am glad I have been able to input up to this wireframe segment. I feel more tech savy than I ever did before :-)
Untill next blog . . .
Day 2 of the Mobile App Development workshop at the Youth Tech Camp carries on at Novotel, Lami.
Bright Path Foundation members are facilitating this workshop and they are doing a great job!! :-)
Yesterday we pitched ideas for Mobile App's that can be developed. I had pitched two ideas.
1) Food for thot: Save your time. Enjoy your food.
This app would allow you to check if there are seats available at your choice of restaurant (if they are registered with the app). Above is a sample of the Logo we created. It was actually the original work of one of our group member: Micheal Irava.
This app will benefit consumers (local and tourists) and it will also benefit the Restaurant owners. How?
Consumers: You get to check if there is a table available at the restaurant and it shows the rating given by other customers.
Eg:
The restaurant layout will indicate which/how many tables are available. A red table means NOT Available while a green table indicates Available.
Food: 3 Stars Service: 2 stars Space: 2 stars - So this means the food is great but service is not - so Take away your food.
This is what it will look like in the initial stages. You would click companies and it will take you to the next screen and list the companies that are registered with the app. They will be classified into categories like the second row of icons showing [Curry][Chinese][Oriental]and more categories can be added as the companies register themselves.
Once you click on the category it will shoe which restaurants are listed under that category. You can click on a restaurant of your choice (listed with the app) and it will take you to the seating available (or not) in that particular restaurant. At the bottom will be 3 stars which you can use to rate the food and the service offered.
The reason for three stars: You either Like the Food or you Dont!! But we went with the traffic light concept that indicates: RED: Eww [food was bad] EMBER: Digestible [It was so-so] GREEN: Yum [food was great].
Once more companies register than there can be two choices on the homepage: Dinning | Review. If you click on dinning it would show what restaurants are available on our search and if you click review it will the review by customers for restaurants that are in our database.
We thought of starting the idea small and keeping it open to recommendations and comments, depending on resources available we can make changes. The changes would also depend on our taste as the developers for the app. :-)
This segment of learning has been 'information overload' But I am glad I have been able to input up to this wireframe segment. I feel more tech savy than I ever did before :-)
Untill next blog . . .
Day 3: Youth Tech Camp | Mobile App Development
28/11/12
Day 3: Youth Tech Camp | Mobile App Development
And today the good people of Bright Path Foundation announced which six app's we will actually design and launch on Friday. And Food for thot is one of the six apps to be developed. This is a very exciting achievement for me personally and the rest of the team was overwhelmed as well. A slight moment of sadness for the team because we have been divided into different groups now - Developers, Designers and content. Shareen has joined forces with the Development elite :-) While Micheal is drawing with his design team. I felt stranded and a little alien because I was in the content team with 8 new people. At first I thought the idea I had is going to be bulldozed but the members of the group were very helpful. They worked together with me and shared useful feedback.
We went into the City after lunch and divided ourselves into pairs. We covered four categories of restaurants: Local/Fijian, Indian, Oriental and Fast Food.
We approached approximately 15 restaurant owners and received positive response from 12.
At present our database has:
1) Natural Blends (MHCC)
2) JJ's Takeaway (At the market)
3) Maya Dhaba (Victoria Parade and MHCC)
4) Curry Hosue (Waimanu Road)
5) Ashiyana (Victoria Parade)
6) Vine Yard Palace (Victoria Parade)
7) Korea House (Waimanu Road)
8) Tui B. (At the Market)
9) Chopsticks (Renwick Road)
10) Jodys (Central Suva)
11) McDonalds (Central Suva)
12) Chicken Express (Mid City Mall)
13) Wishbone and Pizza King (Central Suva and Sports City)
It has been a great experience collecting the content and tabulating it but it has been tiring as well. We have slotted the Restaurants into the different categories.
For homework we have to follow up with a few more restaurants and also put all these information into tables.
Some changes were required for the wire frame since the app will not do what we initially pitched :-)
So it has been a very productive day for the team.
Until next blog. . .
Day 3: Youth Tech Camp | Mobile App Development
And today the good people of Bright Path Foundation announced which six app's we will actually design and launch on Friday. And Food for thot is one of the six apps to be developed. This is a very exciting achievement for me personally and the rest of the team was overwhelmed as well. A slight moment of sadness for the team because we have been divided into different groups now - Developers, Designers and content. Shareen has joined forces with the Development elite :-) While Micheal is drawing with his design team. I felt stranded and a little alien because I was in the content team with 8 new people. At first I thought the idea I had is going to be bulldozed but the members of the group were very helpful. They worked together with me and shared useful feedback.
We went into the City after lunch and divided ourselves into pairs. We covered four categories of restaurants: Local/Fijian, Indian, Oriental and Fast Food.
We approached approximately 15 restaurant owners and received positive response from 12.
At present our database has:
1) Natural Blends (MHCC)
2) JJ's Takeaway (At the market)
3) Maya Dhaba (Victoria Parade and MHCC)
4) Curry Hosue (Waimanu Road)
5) Ashiyana (Victoria Parade)
6) Vine Yard Palace (Victoria Parade)
7) Korea House (Waimanu Road)
8) Tui B. (At the Market)
9) Chopsticks (Renwick Road)
10) Jodys (Central Suva)
11) McDonalds (Central Suva)
12) Chicken Express (Mid City Mall)
13) Wishbone and Pizza King (Central Suva and Sports City)
It has been a great experience collecting the content and tabulating it but it has been tiring as well. We have slotted the Restaurants into the different categories.
For homework we have to follow up with a few more restaurants and also put all these information into tables.
Some changes were required for the wire frame since the app will not do what we initially pitched :-)
So it has been a very productive day for the team.
Until next blog. . .
Panel Discussion: The role of women in ICT
28/11/12
Changing the game: The role girls and women play in domestic internet economy.
After the full day of gathering content for our app "Food for thot" we were all invited to stay back for the Panel discussion on Women in ICT. While helping set the place up for the evening function I was notified that I will be one of the four panelists. The other three are also young women participants from this Forum.
The Key Note speaker was Mrs. Stephanie Danclair (Chief Operations Officer of Bright Path Foundation) and remarks were given by Katalaini Duaibe (from United Nations Women department).
I do not consider myself in the ICT sector so I was extremely nervous about being on the panel. But it was not that bad.
The first question was:
What do think about the development in Fiji and what role do you play in this?
The developments taking place locally are escalating at different wavelengths and Youth development is huge. Young people are developing in all spheres of life. They are excelling in Education (experimenting with different types of careers, doing volunteer works, going abroad for studies and also engaging in vocational studies), Sports and Advocacy work as well. The Youth community uses the Internet for communicating and searching for information daily and they too become part of the ICT network in doing so.
What is my role in this?
I thought that all this time I am not a part of the ICT world. But my blogs are also a big part of the ICT world. The blogs I write are also a big part of this ICT World. It is helping me connect the information I have to people in the wider community and most importantly with my Internet family.
The second question was:
What challenges do you face in your professional work and what are the solutions?
Challenges we face are one too many.
1) Time: Timing of events are usually in the evenings and many young women face difficulties in attending forums in the evening. One reason is because they have home commitments and the second reason being many of them do not feel safe to travel in the evening.
2) Being taken seriously is an issue. Just because we are 'youth' we do not have enough experience to make decisions - is a common myth!! Youth also have experience (even though it is not much) even if it experience of a few weeks, months or years.
3) As a tutor a challenge I have faced is the two set of students I have. The fresh out of high school students know more about ICT than I do, while the matured students face more difficulties. So I have to learn from the students on one end of the wavelength and try my level best to impart that information to the students on the other end of the wavelength.
4) Commitment - Not everyone shows the same level of commitment as you would want them to. This I have noticed in Youth groups and in Students. Weather it is doing community outreach or completing assignments some youth are very reluctant and leave things to be done last minute. A better time management system needs to utilized for effective results and for us to be taken seriously in the community.
There is a grave need to change the mindset of people regarding Youth and ICT and most importantly towards women in ICT.
Till bad internet connection do us part . . .
:-)
Changing the game: The role girls and women play in domestic internet economy.
After the full day of gathering content for our app "Food for thot" we were all invited to stay back for the Panel discussion on Women in ICT. While helping set the place up for the evening function I was notified that I will be one of the four panelists. The other three are also young women participants from this Forum.
The Key Note speaker was Mrs. Stephanie Danclair (Chief Operations Officer of Bright Path Foundation) and remarks were given by Katalaini Duaibe (from United Nations Women department).
I do not consider myself in the ICT sector so I was extremely nervous about being on the panel. But it was not that bad.
The first question was:
What do think about the development in Fiji and what role do you play in this?
The developments taking place locally are escalating at different wavelengths and Youth development is huge. Young people are developing in all spheres of life. They are excelling in Education (experimenting with different types of careers, doing volunteer works, going abroad for studies and also engaging in vocational studies), Sports and Advocacy work as well. The Youth community uses the Internet for communicating and searching for information daily and they too become part of the ICT network in doing so.
What is my role in this?
I thought that all this time I am not a part of the ICT world. But my blogs are also a big part of the ICT world. The blogs I write are also a big part of this ICT World. It is helping me connect the information I have to people in the wider community and most importantly with my Internet family.
The second question was:
What challenges do you face in your professional work and what are the solutions?
Challenges we face are one too many.
1) Time: Timing of events are usually in the evenings and many young women face difficulties in attending forums in the evening. One reason is because they have home commitments and the second reason being many of them do not feel safe to travel in the evening.
2) Being taken seriously is an issue. Just because we are 'youth' we do not have enough experience to make decisions - is a common myth!! Youth also have experience (even though it is not much) even if it experience of a few weeks, months or years.
3) As a tutor a challenge I have faced is the two set of students I have. The fresh out of high school students know more about ICT than I do, while the matured students face more difficulties. So I have to learn from the students on one end of the wavelength and try my level best to impart that information to the students on the other end of the wavelength.
4) Commitment - Not everyone shows the same level of commitment as you would want them to. This I have noticed in Youth groups and in Students. Weather it is doing community outreach or completing assignments some youth are very reluctant and leave things to be done last minute. A better time management system needs to utilized for effective results and for us to be taken seriously in the community.
There is a grave need to change the mindset of people regarding Youth and ICT and most importantly towards women in ICT.
Till bad internet connection do us part . . .
:-)
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
What I stitched & wore (QYL: 2016)
What I stitched & wore?
Attending something as amazing as the Queen's Young Leaders Residential Week requires dress codes for various events and functions.
Lucky for us the QYL team are super awesome and provided us with itineraries that indicated the dress codes for the various events. This really did make everything easy. And being a little over prepared in nature for most things I got down to planning out what I will wear for each of the events (Thanks to le sister for helping out here and being my Fashion Police). We had it all down in a spreadsheet and saved on my phone as well as a printed copy that went in my schedule file.
Now, I love sewing and I got a little over excited and decided that I wanted to sew as many of my clothes as possible for the residential week. And I thought of making mostly dresses as they could be pulled off as formal and casual.
Monday: I wore the blue dress with red roses. YES it has pockets (as most of my stitching does). Simple dress with pockets and I wore my jacket over because it was super cold.
Tuesday: Casual day at Cambridge so I wore skirt and cardigan (not pictured).
Wednesday: The paisley dress. Again simple dress (no pockets - that's another story for another time).
THURSDAY: Award evening! I sewed this black dress and my wonderful brother-in-law printed the veil for me. The award outfit had a lot of thinking and contemplating AND effort I must say. I mean what do you wear to go see Her Majesty, the Queen!!.
Friday: Double trouble. TGIF! Friday was special as it featured two outfits. The first was THE BLUE DRESS which I had stitched last year to wear to the award ceremony. It has Pacific prints and has stick figures which I thought depicted the Pacific well. Plus it was BLUE! Nobel banner blue :-) [FYI: Fiji's flag is blue and the anthem has line "Nobel banner blue"] The evening we were hosted to dinner at THE SHARD so I wore the CROWN dress. The prints on the dress are all crowns. Apt for ROYAL BANO no :-)
There you have it. What I wore during the 2016 QYL residential week. :-)
Until next blog,
:-)
Attending something as amazing as the Queen's Young Leaders Residential Week requires dress codes for various events and functions.
Lucky for us the QYL team are super awesome and provided us with itineraries that indicated the dress codes for the various events. This really did make everything easy. And being a little over prepared in nature for most things I got down to planning out what I will wear for each of the events (Thanks to le sister for helping out here and being my Fashion Police). We had it all down in a spreadsheet and saved on my phone as well as a printed copy that went in my schedule file.
Now, I love sewing and I got a little over excited and decided that I wanted to sew as many of my clothes as possible for the residential week. And I thought of making mostly dresses as they could be pulled off as formal and casual.
Monday: I wore the blue dress with red roses. YES it has pockets (as most of my stitching does). Simple dress with pockets and I wore my jacket over because it was super cold.
Tuesday: Casual day at Cambridge so I wore skirt and cardigan (not pictured).
Wednesday: The paisley dress. Again simple dress (no pockets - that's another story for another time).
THURSDAY: Award evening! I sewed this black dress and my wonderful brother-in-law printed the veil for me. The award outfit had a lot of thinking and contemplating AND effort I must say. I mean what do you wear to go see Her Majesty, the Queen!!.
Friday: Double trouble. TGIF! Friday was special as it featured two outfits. The first was THE BLUE DRESS which I had stitched last year to wear to the award ceremony. It has Pacific prints and has stick figures which I thought depicted the Pacific well. Plus it was BLUE! Nobel banner blue :-) [FYI: Fiji's flag is blue and the anthem has line "Nobel banner blue"] The evening we were hosted to dinner at THE SHARD so I wore the CROWN dress. The prints on the dress are all crowns. Apt for ROYAL BANO no :-)
There you have it. What I wore during the 2016 QYL residential week. :-)
Until next blog,
:-)
Media training and UpRising (QYL: RW)
Hello London!!! And welcome to the QYL residential week 2016.
The first official session for the 2016 QYL residential week was MEDIA TRAINING followed by visits to some top UK Charities.
The first official session for the 2016 QYL residential week was MEDIA TRAINING followed by visits to some top UK Charities.
The first official session we had during the Residential week was Media training with Media Trust. The session included how to deal with Media and how a good interview can go bad with our answers.
Some tips for media interviews:
1. Know your message.
2. Have at least 3 important things about your group/project/event and keep driving these points. The more your audience hears these points the more they will remember it.
3. If the question has a negative word don't repeat that in your answer. Turn back into positive.
4. The beauty with our SOCIAL ISSUE causes is that we are the good guys so keep bringing the focus back to the issues and the key messages.
5. Keep your cool.
6. Know what you are talking about. Be clear with what you want to say.
7. Practice your key messages every now and again. Practice with your group members and practice in front of the mirror. Practice in front of the camera. Get comfortable and ask your group for honest criticism- this will help you and your project.
1. Know your message.
2. Have at least 3 important things about your group/project/event and keep driving these points. The more your audience hears these points the more they will remember it.
3. If the question has a negative word don't repeat that in your answer. Turn back into positive.
4. The beauty with our SOCIAL ISSUE causes is that we are the good guys so keep bringing the focus back to the issues and the key messages.
5. Keep your cool.
6. Know what you are talking about. Be clear with what you want to say.
7. Practice your key messages every now and again. Practice with your group members and practice in front of the mirror. Practice in front of the camera. Get comfortable and ask your group for honest criticism- this will help you and your project.
UpRising: is a charity organization in the UK. Their team came to run a session with a small group of us and the session was game based. "CRISIS" we were given a scenario where the corrupt PM had been forced to resign and protesters are making certain demands. The group (us) could choose to be in;
1. Government
2. Opposition
3. Protesters
4. Business
5. Media
Naturally I picked Protesters. It was simple: 20mins equals a day; certain instructions were given for the day and basically our actions and decisions drove how the day went. I liked how there was no end outcome.
It was interesting how we strategise and decided who we wanted to form alliance with. There was a Google Doc we used to update "tweets" and this gave us a chance to put our voice out but also see what the others were saying.
The media played a crucial role in all this. When the protesters tried to meet and negotiate with Government and media was not allowed. The media played this to their advantage. It was funny to us how our friends in the media were making it look like some secret society meeting. But it made us realise the media has so much power. Our group didn't meet with business so I can't say much there but I do wonder how things would turn out if we did meet business. Our meeting with opposition was interesting. I felt like they wanted to get in power so they tried to turn the protectors against the government.
1. Government
2. Opposition
3. Protesters
4. Business
5. Media
Naturally I picked Protesters. It was simple: 20mins equals a day; certain instructions were given for the day and basically our actions and decisions drove how the day went. I liked how there was no end outcome.
It was interesting how we strategise and decided who we wanted to form alliance with. There was a Google Doc we used to update "tweets" and this gave us a chance to put our voice out but also see what the others were saying.
The media played a crucial role in all this. When the protesters tried to meet and negotiate with Government and media was not allowed. The media played this to their advantage. It was funny to us how our friends in the media were making it look like some secret society meeting. But it made us realise the media has so much power. Our group didn't meet with business so I can't say much there but I do wonder how things would turn out if we did meet business. Our meeting with opposition was interesting. I felt like they wanted to get in power so they tried to turn the protectors against the government.
Sunday, 3 July 2016
I met the QUEEN
June 2016 I traveled up to the UK for the Queens Young Leaders residential week and award programme.
The entire week was AMAZING but the highlight of the week was meeting her majesty the Queen. It is not everyday we wake up thinking - I will go meet the Queen today. The winners from the Queens Young Leaders programme are indeed privileged to be among the those selected individuals who have the honour of meeting her majesty. And it was worth the wait.
She is such a sweet lady! She spoke to each and everyone of us when we walked up to receive our awards and this is a moment we will cherish for the rest of our lives.
At 90 she is still walking around on her and took out the time to speak to each and everyone of us for a few minutes.
I am now among the 120 Youth from across the Commonwealth who have received their medals from her majesty, in recognition for the youth work we do in our respective communities. I cant think of a better way to leave behind a legacy then by investing in the youth to carry forward the leadership and social causes.
Earlier that day Jacob and I were asked how we were feeling about meeting Her Majesty that evening. Here is what we had to say :-)
And later that day we had one hour to get dressed so I tried to motivate my fellow QYLs through this video.
About the outfit: I stitched my outfit to wear for awards function :-) Kept it simple but put in a little bit of thought into it. So the salwar kamiz highlights my Indo heritage (ancestors from India) and the woven shoes represent my Fijian heritage (Fijian - Nationality). Woven mats are symbolic to Fiji and the Pacific communities. My brother-in-law printed a Samoan design on my veil so I could also share my extended family heritage. I was very happy to receive compliments from so many people on the outfit. I must add - all the QYL's looked amazing in their respective outfits. JOB WELL DONE guys!!!
The entire week was AMAZING but the highlight of the week was meeting her majesty the Queen. It is not everyday we wake up thinking - I will go meet the Queen today. The winners from the Queens Young Leaders programme are indeed privileged to be among the those selected individuals who have the honour of meeting her majesty. And it was worth the wait.
She is such a sweet lady! She spoke to each and everyone of us when we walked up to receive our awards and this is a moment we will cherish for the rest of our lives.
(Official photo from the Buckingham Palace)
At 90 she is still walking around on her and took out the time to speak to each and everyone of us for a few minutes.
I am now among the 120 Youth from across the Commonwealth who have received their medals from her majesty, in recognition for the youth work we do in our respective communities. I cant think of a better way to leave behind a legacy then by investing in the youth to carry forward the leadership and social causes.
Earlier that day Jacob and I were asked how we were feeling about meeting Her Majesty that evening. Here is what we had to say :-)
And later that day we had one hour to get dressed so I tried to motivate my fellow QYLs through this video.
About the outfit: I stitched my outfit to wear for awards function :-) Kept it simple but put in a little bit of thought into it. So the salwar kamiz highlights my Indo heritage (ancestors from India) and the woven shoes represent my Fijian heritage (Fijian - Nationality). Woven mats are symbolic to Fiji and the Pacific communities. My brother-in-law printed a Samoan design on my veil so I could also share my extended family heritage. I was very happy to receive compliments from so many people on the outfit. I must add - all the QYL's looked amazing in their respective outfits. JOB WELL DONE guys!!!
(photo from Google)
Its only upwards from here...
Until next blog.
Wednesday, 25 May 2016
20 days to QYL 2016
20 days to QYL residential week 2016
Tip #4: Hand Carry (for Residential Week)
During the QYL Residential week participants have a list of places they will be visiting and key people they will be meeting. For these meets keep a small bag handy. it can be a back-pack, a handbag, a nap snack or a shoulder bag.
1. Keep your important items with you at all times. This may include; ID card(s), money, laptop, phone, camera (if the venue restricts use of gadgets-store them in a safe place).
2. Keep a note book and pen handy. When you attend meetings and seminars you may want to note down important things mentioned. Some may record things via memo on their smartphones. I still prefer note book and pen.
3. Personal items- this may include; lotion, perfume, (makeup for our lovely ladies), hand sanitizer, sanitary napkins, bottle of water and handkerchief or face towel.
4. Contact cards: Have copies of your contact details handy. This can be a simple card that includes your name, organization name and address, phone contact, email address and social media handles. Simple and within budget contact cards can be printed on normal paper and glued them on vanguard sheets.
What are some things you like to keep in your bag when you attend important meetings?
Until next blog...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
30 days to QYL 2016
30 days to QYL Residential Week: 2016
TIP # 3:
Go through the weeks itinerary and read up about the places and organizations to be visited.
1. Reading about a place before you visit gives you background information.
2.This is usually helpful because you have a fair understanding of where you are going.
3.Conversations at the venue may be about something that has happened there so you would have some idea about this and it may help you ask questions or just be part of the conversation.
4. Keep a little notebook where you can jot down important information when you read about it. While visiting you may have questions so you can jot down the answers or they may share some new information and you can write these down.
5. Some of the places on the list might be of particular interest to you or your group, keep contact cards handy to give to key people you may interact with at these places.
On that note it would help to read 21 things you need to know before visiting Britain :-)
Until next blog..........
*In the lead up to the QYL residential week I am posting (I hope) helpful tips for fellow QYL participants. The aim of this is to help you pack and ease off the worrying! Enjoy the build up to one of the most exciting days of your life.
Thank you to fellow QYLs (2015) for providing some tips and contributing to these posts.
Thank you to fellow QYLs (2015) for providing some tips and contributing to these posts.
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