Some call him Peng, others call him boss, but I call him Tee. He’s the kind of friend that would go out of his way to visit me only to convince me to visit him in his country later in the same year. Here’s how it happened… Back in 2014, Read more
In HPAIR’s 2018 Asia conference I had the privilege of participating in a workshop with the World Bank in Malaysia to come up with a tentative policy proposal for providing internet access for rural Malaysia. The key issues are spotty and inconsistent internet coverage across Malaysia as well as slow Read more
In HPAIR 2019’s Harvard conference, I participated in a challenge that prompted us to come up with a workable policy solution to an Asian humanitarian crisis. Leading this activity was the UNHCR and CARE from New York City and Washington, DC who briefed us on the humanitarian situations in Yemen, Read more
Although the words “information wants to be free” has been repeated as one of the internet community’s favorite slogans, I haven’t really meditated on its meaning or impact to the dissemination of information. Recent interactions with speakers and delegates at HPAIR have directed discussions to several informational and educational initiatives. Read more
We had the opportunity to choose which company we wanted to engage with in a case competition for HPAIR 2018. Out a list of many companies it included the World Bank, Maybank, and Tencent. Naturally, I chose the World Bank as it was the biggest name on that list, I Read more
On the first night of the HPAIR conference I had some thoughts on my mind I wanted to share with a friend. At 1am, I was walking towards the Monash University campus to roam around with a beer to clear my mind. Spotify was playing “Take it Easy”, exactly what Read more
I had so much fin with this rascal staying up till midnight five nights in a row that I never took a proper photo with him. Although he says he’s a Professor from the University of the Philippines he’s the only guy on a table of eight that would take Read more
The Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations is better known as HPAIR, the largest annual student conference organized by Harvard University in the Asia-Pacific region. Those of you who have been fortunate enough to be delegates will know that the sentence was repeatedly recited during official events. It aims to Read more