Hm, momentan läuft nichts nach Plan, aber da muss man eben flexibel sein
Hier jetzt erstmal ein paar Fotos für euch, damit man sich das mal so vorstellen kann, was ich eigentlich außer Workshop noch so mache :)
Monthly Archive for March, 2009
Ok people :) so, here I am, already one week has passed and I am already thinking about the sad day of my departure. I have to admit that I really like the other end of the world. The amazing food we have…oh my goodness :) (last night, it was Lebanese, but we also tried some Chinese, Japanese, Halal, Vegan, Malay, and Thai….and prob. some more that I don’t know of…). It is way too exciting to leave so quickly…but then again, I am so grateful to have had the opportunity and I will def gonna come back in the near future.
So far, our workshop has gone really well. The participants had to shoot a video and edit it, they learned about the differences of streaming and downloading, they received showcases of various devices, and next week, we will explain to them> podcasting, we’ll have a mobile day, put their videos online and spread them through the power of SOCIAL MEDIA :)
On my FlickR Account, you can see some pictures, but I will def put up more later and add a video (just for you, Olga :)).
Tomorrow, we will go to Little Malaysia … don’t really know what it is but I’m excited already :)
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Beyoncé’s “smash hit” Halo has been banging out of radios in almost every 7/11 I’ve been passing by in Kuala Lumpur. I see NBA games being broadcasted in cafés and people wearing all too familiar brands, such as Gucci or Prada. March, 2009 – I find myself in the busy shadow of the Petrona Towers and I have to ask myself: is this really Malaysia or simply a duplicate of the Big Apple? The mega malls and superstores are lacking Asian authenticity, apparently, the music is all-American, and I can buy food from KFC or Outback.
- Welcome to Globalism -
However, I have to admit: there is another side to Malaysia if you actually start looking a little bit further.
The variety of ethnicities is astonishing – Malaysians, Chinese, Hindus, Christians, Arabs, Black, White, Yellow, Red…. it seems as if in Kuala Lumpur we’ve come full circle when it comes to ethnic groups. Beautiful … Don’t get it twisted, there are conflicts. Minorities experience many disadvantages in daily life, such as finding jobs and renting apartments. However, when you walk down the main roads and look at the people, you can’t really tell where you are. Additionally, the people are very friendly and surprisingly open.
We will stay in Kuala Lumpur for two weeks and we started our workshop two days ago and the participants come from many places – Philippines, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Mauritius – very interesting mix and we all learn from each other’s experiences.
Jan and I probably prepared around 1,000 slides and the participants seem to be very interested. I am excited (and a little anxious) to see whether or not this interest will turn into careless boredom within the next few days :) The topics we cover are quite extensive – we speak about different video and audio formats, podcasting, streaming, RSS-Services, video production, audio production, codecs, and things of that nature.
Well, I will see and report later :)