This Weekend in SSEAYP

Official training of a new batch of CPYs is about to start!

Saturday: CPYs '07 Orientation, Olympic Stadium, 8AM-12PM
Sunday: Opening Ceremony of CPYs '07 Training, Olympic Stadium, 8AM-12PM or longer

Sunday's Opening Ceremony will be presided over by
H.E Chey Chap, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Education Youth and Sports, and
H.E Lak Sam Ath, Directory General of Youth and Sports.

All ex-cpys are invited.
See you there!

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Training:

Basically the training will be similar to that of previous years, however with constant improvements and slight amendments.
CPYs '07 training will consist of 4 weeks of weekend trainings, every Saturday and Sunday straight from morning till evening;
followed by 5 full weeks of training (7 days a week, morning till evening).

Sub-committees formed by former CPYs are to assist them in their preparation.
Our sub-com consists of:
- Discussion sub-com
- Club Activities sub-com
- Performance and exhibition sub-com
- Sponsor sub-com
- Media sub-com
- Solidarity Group Activities sub-com
- Logistics sub-com
........ *(+One or two more that might have slipped me) .....

The training comprises:
Teambuilding and self improvement workshops
Cultural performances
SSEAYP related workshops and activities
Professional development (such as on Public Speaking skills, guest lectures, etc.)

JFTC Essay Competition 2007

JFTC is sponsoring JFTC Essay Competition 2007 to encourage students, younger researchers and business people to express their opinions on matters of national and international importance.

One Grand Prize of 1 million yen and three Second Prizes of 200,000 yen will be awarded to the best four submissions, as selected by the distinguished judges. In addition, the Grand Prize Winner will be provided with an air-ticket to Tokyo (Japan) in order to attend the award ceremony on January 9, 2008.

The subject of the essay is
"Global Capitalism and Japanese Companies"

Essays may be submitted by anyone regardless of nationality or place of residence. Essays may be written either in English or Japanese, and must be no more than 4,000 words in English, including charts and tables. All submissions must be typed. Participants can only submit one essay.

Essays must be submitted by e-mail or mail no later than Sept. 30, 2007, and will not be returned.

The Award-Winners will be publicly announced on Dec. 14, 2007 on our Web site (http://www.jftc.or.jp/) and we will additionally notify the Award-Winners by e-mail, telephone or mail.

Essays must be submitted to:
Public Relations Group
Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc.
6th Floor, World Trade Center Building,
2-4-1, Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6106, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3435-5964 e-mail: kouhou@jftc.or.jp

For further information,
http://www.jftc.or.jp/english/discourse/index.html

3 Quotes of the Day

Friends

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed. When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we know. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth. – Robert Southey

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Save The Last Dance For Me - The Best (By Eugene)

Eugene's "The Best" has been my favorite song for over three years. Plus, this is a very sweet drama. Enjoy.

*You are the best thing in my life
Always by my side, you are there dreaming your happy dreams
I was worried that if I opened my eyes, that it would be merely a dream
Because its a love that I felt for the first time

Since I was young, I was alone
And I hated your pitiful glance towards me
When I felt my scars through my dried tears
I felt like I grew so much

Accidentally, the moment that I passed you by
Love came into my heart

You are the best thing in my life
The reason why the world is so beautiful
Is because you are here to protect me
I will pray that it will be a dream where you will be here forever
Because its such a beautiful love. ..till forever..

When you left me for a short while,
I tried to forget you as I grieved in my sadness
I always had the thought of meeting you again
So I grieved for a long time

The day when I first held your warm hand
The sweet kiss embraced my soul

Repeat *

I hid away such painful scars
But I don’t even have tears any longer
You showed me the way
Even if the world is at its end, I will love you

You are the best thing in my life

I will pray that it will be a dream where you will be here forever
Because I waited so long for this love.. till forever

(Source: http://www.aheeyah.com)

3 Quotes of the Day

Charity

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. – Mother Teresa

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work. – Mother Teresa

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. – Mother Teresa