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Sunshine Home , Petaling Jaya

The Sunshine Home is located in Jalan Templer, Petaling Jaya, near Assunta Girl's School. The Sunshine Home is an old folks home which true to it's nam, hands the old folks a bit of sunshine in their lives . Their friendly workers try their best to be like sons and daughters to them, feeding them, helping them and spending as much time with them as possible.

The impressive facilities in this home are more than satisfactory, with 19 beds and a choice of either a single room, or a bigger double room. The upstairs living room is also equipped with Astro for those old folks that enjoy catching dramas or the news. Showers with water heaters are also part of this home and all rooms are air conditioned. For their safety, there are bed-side call panels in case of emergencies. Physiotherapy is also provided if needed.

The home itself is a white, two story bungalow with ample lawn space for outdoor activities. The Sunshine Home Petaling Jaya’s goal is to build a lift so that it will be easier for the old folks and they will not need to climb stairs as their branch in Penang already has a lift.

The staff there said that the old folks that stay there normally come to them sad and silent, which is understandable as they probably feel abandoned by their children or because they are lonely and the staff there try to be as much of a family to them as they can. Homes like these that don't give the sense that they are in a special home but instead make the atmosphere cosy and comfortable like a real home by giving these old folks a ray of sunshine in their lives.

The Sunshine Home's full address : 80 Jlm Templer, 46000, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Contact Numbers :  03-77832196 or 03-7783218

Group members :

Ching Khai Lin

Thashini

Sarah Zahidi

Nadiah Ramli

Shelter:)

Group Members; 

Nurul Neesha

Azraa Ayesha

Siti Syahirah 

Norbalqis

Shelter is a registered welfare organization. It has been in existence since 1981 to help abused, abandoned, neglected or at-risk children. Shelter Home for Children was started by a group of seven friends who wanted to help the children in a squatter settlement along Old Klang Road. The group decided to rent a single storey bungalow in Section 12, Petaling Jaya and decided to bring one of the families from the settlement who had been evicted from their house to stay in the house in Section 12.

Shelter established 10 kindergartens, the first one being in Damansara Dalam (1989). Shelter then, decided to close down the kindergarten after 15 years of operation because they noticed a dramatic drop in the number of students attending their kindergarten. They decided to move into a more dramatic approach in helping disadvantaged children by being a positive influence on teenagers.

Now, they have set-up a youth community centre called Drop Zone. This is place for teenagers to hang out, where the purpose is on the personal development of youths aged 13-20 through healthy and positive activities.

Due to certain conditions, Shelter decided to set up Shelter 2 in 1987, Shelter 3 in 1995, Shelter 4 (1996) and later, Shelter 5 (2001). Each 5 Shelters has their different purposes. Shelter 1 is a home for children from 4 to 12 years of age who has been abused, neglected, at-risk or abandoned by their families, parents or guardians.  Shelter 2 is a home for teenage girls aged from 13 to 18 years. It is located in Kuala Lumpur. Teenage boys aged from 13 to 18 are placed in Shelter 3.

Source; http://www.shelterhome.org/

Sunshine Home PJ

SUNSHINE HOME PJ

This 19 bedded home is located in the heart of Petaling Jaya, it is within walking distance to Assunta Hospital and easy access by private and public transport. This cozy home provides 24 hours quality healthcare for elderly residents with a beautiful garden. Designed to cater for various needs of the residents.the home offers a choice of single or double bedded rooms for those needing nursing care.

Facilities include:

1) Disabled friendly  amenities such as wheelchair

2) Handrails for safety

3) Attached bathrooms

4) Bedside call panels

5) Air-conditioning

Address: 80 Jlm Templer, 46000,Petaling Jaya,Selangor 

Tel: 03-77832196/03-77832198

OrphanCARE

OrphanCARE is a non-profit non-governmental organization whose objective is to give orphans and abandoned babies in Malaysia the love, care and security of a family in line with their tagline ‘Every Child Needs a Family'. Registered on April 28th 2008, OrphanCARE was launched a year later on April 25th, 2009 by its Patron HRH Sultanah Pahang Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom. OrphanCARE aims to help change society's mindset towards orphans, recognizing that children should not be left permanently in orphanages which should really only be 'transit points' before they are placed with families who can bring them up in a proper family structure.

OrphanCARE aims to work with the government to expedite the adoption process whereby abandoned and orphaned babies are placed with suitable parents. They plan to set up a Baby Hatch on OrphanCARE’s premises where mothers must be allowed to leave their babies without fear of prosecution.

OrphanCARE has the support of the Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development and is in fact working closely with the Ministry. The Ministry will shortly establish a Task Force to review and update the Adoption Acts, Registration Act etc and has invited OrphanCARE to be part of the task force. OrphanCARE also intends to work with other Government departments, NGOs, the media and members of the public towards achieving the above-mentioned objectives.

One of their main events were accompaning Jermaine Jackson, the famous pop singer and his wife during his visit to Asrama Damai Anak-Anak Yatim Kuang in Rawang, Selangor. They spent a few hours chatting heartily to the children.

In conclusion, OrphanCARE is not an orphanage but it is a transit centre for orphans and abandoned children before their adoption. They have about 100 volunteers and would like more. Anybody is able to donate. Their headquarters are situated at 6, Lorong SS1/24A, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan.This is a map to their location - http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=6+lorong+ss+1+%2F+24a&sll=3.104906,101.616669&sspn=0.008613,0.016512&ie=UTF8&ll=3.104746,101.617259&spn=0.008613,0.016512&z=17&iwloc=A You can contact them at contact@orphancare.org.my or visit their website http://www.orphancare.org.my Their contact number is 0378761900, 0378751900 and 0123938337.

Pictures

Baby Hatch.

Jermaine Jackson with his wife.

Group members:
Haezell Alison Claudius.
Leong Pui Ling.
Nicole Cheong.
Samantha Chong Jia Yi.

Golden Age Nursing Home :)

   Golden Age Nursing Home is dedicated to delivering an integrated nursing service by providing cost effective and safe nursing care delivered by nursing professionals. Nursing home is an environment that is a home away from home. This would be a practical solution for people who need short and long term need. By opening this nursing home is to provide a conduave and safe alternative to prolonged hospital stay.

   Golden Age Nursing Home is a high standard of care at affordable cost effective rates.They have good and comfortable facilities such as van as transport to hospital appoiments and a 24 hours ambulance services in case of any emergencies.

   This nursing home is clearly unique by its hospital layout design. There are nurses' stations at each hallway.There are 3 types of rooms which are private rooms, semi-private, and 4 or 5 beds per room. Personal lockers, emergency call bell and telephone also are provided. They also enable placement of a nurse monitoring station outside the room to provide closer monitoring if needed.

   There are 3 categories of services which are basic, complimentary and additional. Basic service requires 24 hour nursing care, health education and monitoring of patients' medical condition. Complimentary service such as haircut, foot massages, yoga and Taichi are done. For additional service, they require special care for patients in coma or stroke and hospital visits. We estimated that mostly Chinese people stays at the nursing home.

Address : No. 83 Jalan SS3/39,
               47300 Petaling Jaya,
               Selangor Darul Ehsan.

 Group members :

Nur Amalina 

Anisa Areej

Zianzalqis

Alyssa

Impressive care home

Impressive Care home

Impressive care home is a home for the elderly. The  home was established for the elderly that needs intensive care. It is located at No14, Jalan Datuk Manteri Selatan,Selangor Darul Ehsan. The person who established the home is Mr.Faizal. He had been in this buisness for about 10 years since the year of 2000.

There are 12 rooms in the house .Each room has different numbers of bed. There are 30 bed there in total. The patients there are helped by 10 employees. Each employee is incharge of a room. They attend to the patient`s every need.

Nurses from University Hospital are employed to take care of the patient`s medications and monitor their blood preasure , sugar level and such. The working schedule depends on their shifts in the hospital. Every two weeks, a doctor comes to do a full medical assessment on the patients.

There are many facilities at the Impressive Care home .Some of them are ambulance aid ,toiletries, and meals every 4 times a day according to the ability of the patient to eat. This home is fully air - conditioned. Here, the patients are given morning excercise like breath walking, and they even play games like Poker and Mah-Jong.

For further information, please contact Mr.Faizal at 012-2337660 or 03-79579008.


Group members : Alina

                           Anusha
                           Fatin Farzana
                           Nurizazi Zanuri,

Rumah Solehah

What is Rumah Solehah?              


          Rumah Solehah is a home that provides shelter and protection for women and children who were both infected or affected by HIV/AIDS who were neglected and homeless. It was established in June 1978 under the auspices of the Ministry of Heats, STD/AIDS Department . The Ministry had assigned an NGO to oversee the home, which is named as the Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia which is also affliated to the Malaysian Aids Council.

          The home is currently run by a women who is Puan Wan who manages the home on a full time basis. Each year, they will send an application to the Ministry for allowence for the home. Unfortunately, according to Puan Wan, the yearly allowence which is about RM 50 000 per year is not enough for the expenses incurred by the residents. To overcome this problem, the whole home would raise funds and to source sponsorship particulary for vitamin supplements and diapers for the children, which can be very expensive.

          A variety of supplements is crucial for the residents to stay healthy. There are 7 women living there, out of which 6 are HIV positive patients. Some are alone and some have children in the home. What is certain is they have been rejected by their own families, regardless of how they were inflicted with the HIV virus in the first place.

          There are 12 children raging from 1-7 years. There are 9 who are confirmed HIV positive, and 3 who are negative. The liveliness of the children belies their background, whereby some of them were abandoned at birth and some whose parents have passed away because of AIDS. The residents of this home are all Muslim.

          A resident of the home has made significant contributions in HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns throughout Malaysia by sharing with the public her struggles and acheivements as a HIV positive patieny. This woman has been with Rumah Solehah for the past 10 years, and now is 49 years old. She is still healthy and very active.

How can we appeal for Contribution to Rumah Solehah?

Address: No. 3 Jalan Makmur 3, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheres.
Contact number: 012-3059967 ( Puan Wan )

                                                      The children at Rumah Solehah.

Group Members:

Sarah Nabihah

Nurul Adlina Syazwani

Nur Farah Dinah

Punietha

Attention : Haezell

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Shelter 3

 Sunshine Shelter :) 
Most of the teenage boys between the ages of 13 and 18 at shelter are among the weakest students in their schools because of their backgrounds of abuse or neglect.
We have full-time staff to run the home on a shift basis to ensure the smooth running of the home. There are a good number of volunteers who help out faithfully on a regular basis. We greatly appreciate and value their time spent with our boys.

It has always been Shelter's hope to have a home of its own. In the past the children had to move from place to place each time the lease on the home expired. Children, especially those from difficult backgrounds, need stability and consistency in their lives. They need to be able to integrate and form good friendships with people in the neighbourhood and in their schools. Thus, Shelter decided to ensure a permanent home by purchasing a property although it would be a financial strain on Shelter.

In 2005, the dream of having our own home materialised and Shelter 3 finally moved to a permanent home in Section 8, Petaling Jaya. At this time we also combined Shelter 5 (teenage boys) and Shelter 3 so that there would be consistency in the way the boys were brought up.

  


History and Development
Shelter, a registered welfare organization, has been in existence since 1981 to help abused, abandoned, neglected or at-risk children.

Shelter Home for Children started as a result of the vision of a group of seven friends who wanted to help the children in a squatter settlement along Old Klang Road. They initiated tuition classes so that the children could do better in their studies.

When the group found three homeless boys sleeping in the corridors of the State Cinema (now Lotus Restaurant, at New Town, Petaling Jaya) the group decided to rent a single storey bungalow in Section 12, Petaling Jaya. "All that we had was an empty house without any furniture. We sat, ate and slept on the floor. But, in the end, the boys stole some money and ran away!" said Mr James Nayagam, Executive Director of Shelter, one of the seven friends who started Shelter.

Not disheartened, the group of friends decided to bring one of the families from the settlement who had been evicted from their house, to stay in the house in Section 12. Most families in the settlement were living on rented premises but found it difficult to pay the rent.

As numbers in the home increased, we moved to our present premises at Jalan Tinggi, Petaling Jaya. Various groups helped by providing tuition and even fostered those in need of foster care placement.

In time, Shelter established 10 kindergartens in squatter settlements with the first one being in Damansara Dalam (1989). A nominal fee of RM5 was charged per student. These kindergartens were an effort in helping children from underprivileged homes to have a good start in life.  Shelter decided to close down the kindergartens after 15 years of operation when we noticed a dramatic drop in the number of children attending our kindergartens - urban affluence had also affected low income families in their perception and preferences for education for their children.

As Shelter evaluated the work, we decided to move into a more proactive approach in helping disadvantaged children by being a positive influence on teenagers.

We have also ventured into community youth work among young prisoners in Kajang Prison. There are about 1,000 delinquents in Kajang Prison and Sg. Buloh Prison. We hope to educate, train and help the juveniles to regain their self-respect and integrity so that they can rejoin society at a later date. This is very gratifying work as it requires discipline, commitment and focus to run the social work programmes.

We have also set-up a youth community centre (DropZone). This is a centre for youths to hang out where the focus is on the personal development of youths through healthy and positive activities. The target group is 13 - 20 years old.

For the homes, we saw the need for helping teenagers who were beyond parental control. This led to the setting up of Shelter 2 (1987), Shelter 3 (1995), Shelter 4 (1996-2007), Home Parenting Scheme - which is now known as Shelter 4 (2007) and Shelter 5 (2001-2006).


Youth Centre (DropZone) 



DropZone is a youth community centre project which aims to develop a membership youth centre, taking after the concept of a second-home, which runs youth related activities in the hope that it becomes a healthy hangout alternative that focuses on the personal development of youth. It seeks to respond to the positive qualities of young people in recognition of their role and contribution to nation building.
It is a drop-in centre to help keep youths from engaging in undesirable activities and to provide self-development opportunities to the underprivileged youths by:

• Providing counselling to troubled youths
   
• Providing wholesome activities (movies, board games)
   
• Developing musical talents (jam sessions with guitars, keyboard and drums)
   
• Providing a positive environment and human mentors/models
   
• Instilling good habits (e.g. making payments for drinks and usage of equipment)
   
• Helping with school work

Group member's
Muna
Sonia
Balqis
Hari Priya

Things to do

Hello. Pn Chris here. Could the webmaster please put the cbox back in? With all the marks in it.

In addition, if anyone wants to do more editing for the blog, go ahead. No change in marks but just pride in a job well done.

Thomas Alva Edison :D

We were surprised that Thomas Edison was quite good looking during his years then. He has a square-shaped face, vibrant blue-green eyes and a charming smile. He was a cute and anxious little boy who would plead with other adult he met to explain the workings of just about everything he encountered.    

                                

Edison became a telgraph reporter during his teens after he saved three year old Jimmie MacKenzie from being struck by a runaway train. Jimmie's father, station agent J.U MacKenzie of Mount Clemens, Michigan, was so grateful that he trained Edison as a telegraph reporter.

Edison became totally deaf in his left ear, and approximately 80% deaf on his right ear. he stated that the worst thing about this condition was that he was unable to enjoy beautiful sounds of singing birds.

Thomas Alva Edison (Feb. 11, 1847 - Oct. 18, 1931), was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including phonograph, the motion picture camera and a long lasting, practical electric light bulb.

Edison's greatest achievement was not the light bulb, the phonograph nor the electric generator, but it was the innovative process he used in his inventions.

He gave a future entrepreneurs a gift that will never be out dated, though some of his material inventions have been.

Phonograph

                 

One of Edison's great invention developed in Menlo Park was the tin foil phonograph. This cylinder phonograph was the first machine that could record and reproduced sound created a sensation and brought Edison international fame.

Light Bulb 

The light bulb profoundly changed human existence by illuminating the night and making it hospitable to a wide range of human activity. The electric light, one of the everyday conveniences that most affects our lives, was invented in 1879 by Thomas Edison. He was neither the first nor the only person trying to invent an incandescent light bulb.

 

Our Personal Response :)

Thomas Alva Edison inspired us on doing this article on him. he made us want to reach for our dreams and never, we mean NEVER give up on what we want to achieve. We were very impressed by his inventions and his ability to create something new and improved. He made us believe we could become a successful person by aiming our goal on something we love to do, which we are referring to our talents... Thanks to Thomas Edison, we believe we could change the world to a better and 'brighter' future... :)

This is one of Thomas Edison's quote:

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework. " :)       



Group Members:

Nor Amalina

Alyssa

Zianzalqis

Anisa 


References: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_edison 
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/lightbulb.htm 
http://thomasedison.com/ 

Elvis Aaron Presley

Azraa Ayesha

Norbalqis

Nurul Neesha

Siti Syahirah

Elvis Aaron Presley; “The King of Rock & Roll’, introduced a whole new era of American music and popular culture with his sound and style that uniquely combined his diverse musical influences and blurred and challenged the social and racial barriers of the time.

Elvis, known the world over by his first name, is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. His talent, good looks, sensuality, charisma, and good humor endeared him to millions, as did the humility and human kindness he demonstrated throughout his life. He also honourably served his country in the U.S. Army.

Elvis was born on the 8^th January of 1935, to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi. Elvis had a twin brother named Jessie Garon but he was stillborn. Therefore, Elvis grew up as an only child. When Elvis was 13 years old, he and his parents moved to Memphis Tennessee in 1948. 

Elvis then graduated from Humes High School there in 1953. Elvis’ musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church and at the all-night gospel sings he frequently attended, and the black R&B he absorbed on historic Beale Street as a Memphis teenager. 

One year after graduation Elvis’ singing career took off with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By the age of 20 Elvis was an international sensation...

He starred in 33 successful films, made history with his television appearances and specials, and knew great acclaim through his many, often record-breaking, live concert performances on tour and in Las Vegas. Globally, he has sold over one billion records, more than any other artist. His American sales have earned him gold, platinum or multi-platinum awards for 150 different albums and singles, far more than any other artist. Research is also underway to document his record sales achievements in other countries. It is estimated that 40% of Elvis' total record sales have been outside the United States.

Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top ten, and 18 went to number one. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one. He has also had over 90 charted albums with ten of them reaching number one. These figures are only for the pop charts, and only in America. He was also a leading artist in the American country, R&B, and gospel fields, and his chart success in other countries was substantial.

Among his many awards and accolades were 14 Grammy nominations (3 wins) from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which he received at age 36, and his being named One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation for 1970 by the United States Jaycees. Six of Elvis' recordings, all of them his original studio masters, have been inducted into the NARAS Hall of Fame: Hound Dog (1956 recording, inducted 1988), Heartbreak Hotel (1956 recording, inducted 1995), That's All Right (1954 recording, inducted 1998), Suspicious Minds (1969 recording, inducted 1999), Don't Be Cruel (1956 recording, inducted 2002) and Are You Lonesome Tonight (1960 recording, inducted 2007). The Recording Academy's national trustees established the

Grammy Hall Of Fame in 1973 to honour recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Many inductees are recordings that were created and released before the 1958 inception of NARAS.

Some of his famous quotes found below:

“Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.” 

-Elvis in 1956, talking about his way of moving on stage.
"I ain't no saint, but I've tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God...I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. If I could do or say anything that would give some kids that feeling, I would believe I had contributed something to the world."

-Elvis commenting to a reporter, 1950's.

“Don’t criticize what you don’t understand, son. You never walked in that man’s shoes.” 

-Elvis often used this adaptation of a well-known quotation.

“Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn’t do anything but just jiggle.” 

-From the press conference prior to his record-breaking Madison Square Garden shows in New York City, 1972.

“...the image is one thing and the human being is another...it’s very hard to live up to an image.” 

-From the press conference prior to his record-breaking Madison Square Garden shows in New York City, 1972.

“A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favourite part of the business - live concerts.” 

-Elvis at a press conference prior to his 1973 television special, Elvis - Aloha from Hawaii, via Satellite.

“ Till we meet you again, may God bless you. Adios.”

-Said in 1977 at the end of a concert during his last tour. 

Elvis Presley was a legend among his fans, who adored his singing and loved his movies. Music critics consider him the king of rock and roll, while film critics are less kind in regard to his acting. But with his powerful presence and obvious talent, he could have been a great actor, had he been given the opportunity. We'll never know, of course, since he died on August 16, 1977.

References;

• http://www.elvis.com/elvisology/bio/elvis_overview.asp
• http://www.elvis.com/elvisology/elvis_overview.asp
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley
• www.nme.com/artists/elvis-presley
• www.theelvisisalivemuseum.com/ELVIS.gif
• www.popstarsplus.com/.../ElvisPresleyPicture.jpg
• http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:1q14h5I6E0YuVM:http://www.topnews.in/files/Elvis-Presley-696.jpg

Oprah Winfrey

 GROUP MEMBERS

Nadiah Ramli

Siti Sarah

Khai Lin

Tharshini

  

Oprah Winfrey 

Oprah Gail Winfrey was born to unmarried parents. Her name in her birth certificate is Orpah, but due to her family's inability to pronounce her given name, they called her "Oprah" instead. She lived with her grandmother in rural poverty. She often wore potato sacks as dresses. Her grandmother taught her to read before the age of three, and regularly attended church. When she was six, she moved to Milwaukee to live with her mother, and she claims that she was sexually abused and her mother was not as encouraging and supportive as her grandmother had been. 

Despite her less than encouraging home life, she skipped two grades, became teacher's pet and received a scholarship to Nicolet High School in Milwaukee. She ran away from home when she was 13, and unfortunately became pregnant at 14 , and even more unfortunately, her son died shortly after birth. Oprah miraculously soon got her life back on track after her frustrated mother sent her to live with her father Vernon in Nashville, Tennessee. She won Most Popular Girl, joined her high school speech team and won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pagent at age 17. Working in local media, she was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville's WLAC-TV. She moved to Baltimore's WJZ-TV in 1976 to co-anchor the six o'clock news.

She went on to host the number one talk show in history, the Oprah Winfrey show. Not only that, she became number one on the Forbes list, and the richest person in entertainment. She has also starred in the Pulitzer-Prize winning movie, The Color Purple which was directed by Steven Spielberg. Oprah Winfrey also publishes two magazine, which are O, The Oprah Winfrey magazine and O At Home. She has also opened a school, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. Although there has been controversy at the school, with a member of the staff reportedly abusing the girls, Winfrey handled the scandal remarkably well, pulling no punches, revealing all the ugliness and promising to do a much better job of taking care of the girls.

Winfrey currently lives on “The Promised Land”, her 42-acre estate with ocean and mountain views in in Montecito, California. 

Why we chose her

We chose Oprah Winfrey because she has proven that women can do anything, if not more, that men can do. She has shown that women are strong, capable of handling responsibilities and criticism thrown their way. Not only that, she has helped so many people around the world and inspired many others to be better people through her charity work, her school, her advice and her leadership. She has made many people see that you don't have to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to achieve greatness. From a poverty stricken childhood, Oprah grew up to be one of the most influential women in the world. In conjunction with that, she has also shown people that we have to be strong in facing life's challenges. Even though Oprah grew in horrible circumstances, she still managed to become who she is today. Besides that, Oprah is also black, which shows the world there is no such thing as a race barrier or a rule that says only a certain race of people can be successful. 

REFERENCES

for text : www.wikipedia.com

for pictures : 

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Datuk Jimmy Choo

Name: Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat, (Chineese: 周仰杰) )

Year of Birth: 1961

Place of Birth: Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

University: Cordwainers Technical College in London Borough of Hackney, London.
Education: 1) Primary School: Shih Chung primary school up to Year Six

                   2) Secondary School: -

                   3) College: London College of Fashion

Occupation: Designer

Jimmy Choo was born in Penang, Malaysia in 1961 into a family of shoe makers. He made his first shoe when he was only 11 years old. He attended Cordwainers's Technical College in London and the London College of Fashion.

All Jimmy Choo Couture shoes are hand-made, his unrivalled craftsmanship is demonstrated with obsessive attention to detail. Jimmy Choo Couture Shoes compliment the very finest designer clothing.

Jimmy Choo's style is always elegant, feminine and occasionally seductive. Jimmy Choo Couture shoes were favoured by the Princess of Wales, who would buy one style in several colours for evening wear and to coordinate with her day suits. Jimmy Choo lost count of the number of shoes he made for Princess Diana. After the separation she could frequently be seen in his delicate high-heeled shoes, a style that she could not wear when walking with her shorter husband.

Jimmy Choo is no longer directly associated with the Jimmy Choo ready to wear design house which he founded in 1996 with Tamara Yeardye Mellon. He now concentrates his efforts on Jimmy Choo Couture footwear.

Luxury accessories brand Jimmy Choo has garnered an extremely loyal clientele - many of whom are a-list style icons like Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow and First Lady Michelle Obama (who wore the white satin 'Dale' sandal to the presidential Inauguration Ball), indeed company president Tamara Mellon regularly decamps to Hollywood to provide footwear for her eager clientele during awards season. Put a fabulous spring to your step with their pumps, sandals and boots and the to-die-for selection of bags, totes and clutches.

Jimmy Choo graduated from Cordwainers (now part of LCF) in 1983. He founded his own couture label in the late 1980s and made Jimmy Choo shoes synonymous with the Oscars and famous actresses. Jimmy Choo's clients include royalty, film stars, pop stars and many other celebrities. In 2000 he received the honorary title Dato (equivalent to a knighthood) from the Sultan of Pahang in recognition of his contribution to Malaysia. In 2002 he received an OBE.

Jimmy Choo, maker of glamorous accessories favoured by International stars and elegant women worldwide, was launched in 1996.

As accessories editor at Vogue UK, Tamara Yeardye Mellon sensed a real demand for stylish but wearable shoes and approached Mr Jimmy Choo, a couture shoe-maker based in the East End of London, recognised for his excellent craftsmanship.

Tamara partnered with Mr Jimmy Choo to start the ready to wear company and sourced factories in Italy to produce the shoes on a larger scale. Consequently, plans were made to open the first Jimmy Choo stand alone boutique and to develop the wholesale business throughout the fashion capitals of the world.

In April 2001, the expansion of jimmy Choo took a significant step forward wit the announcement of a new partnership with Equinox Luxury Holdings Ltd. Equinox acquired Mr Choo's share of the ready to wear business with Robert Bensoussan, Equinox's chief executive becoming CEO of Jimmy Choo. Within 3 years, the company opened twenty six new stores, (in addition to the existing four) and introduced both handbag and small leather goods collections.

This was followed by another dramatic move on 19th November 2004 with Hicks Muse (Europe) announcing the acquistion of a majority shareholding in Jimmy Choo, in a transaction valuing the company at 101 million.

With the ethos in both design and outlook remaining the same, Jimmy Choo is looking to expand which will result the opening of up to 50 stores by 2008.

Back from London to receive award

Choo showing his award to wife Rebecca and daughter Emily.

MOST people know Datuk Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat as the world famous shoe designer whose clientele includes Hollywood celebrities and members of royalty.
Few are, however, aware of the humble beginnings of the Penang-born who only studied until Year Six and worked his way up from cleaning the toilet at a shoe factory in London and surviving on instant noodles.
Choo's love affair with shoes started when he was a child in the 1970s. He had to help at his father's shoemaker shop in Penang Road.
He studied at Shih Chung primary school up to Year Six and after that, he had to help his late father, Choo Kee Yin, at his shop where he learnt shoe-making skills.
It was during a holiday trip in London in the 1980s that Choo heard of Cortwainers College, now known as London College of Fashion. He decided to study footwear and shoe designing in the college.


His father paid for the college fees for the first year but for the remaining three years, he had to work part-time in restaurants and a shoe factory to pay for the fees and my living costs. He had to do odd jobs at the factory such as cleaning the toilet and sweeping the floor.

After graduating from college, Choo returned to Penang for a few years before going back to London to work in a larger shoe factory to gain more experience in pattern cutting and designing.
In 1986, Choo set up his own shoe workshop by renting an old hospital building in London.

However, the first four years were the hardest years for Choo as business was very poor. The turning point came when Choo's shoes were featured in popular fashion magazine, Vogue, in 1988.
Soon, his shoes were featured in more fashion magazines and Choo started to earnestly design shoes for couture fashion shows.

Though he was steadily gain- ing recognition in fashion maga- zines and fashion shows, he was not making money because he had very few clients. He was so poor that he could only afford to eat steamed chicken or curry chicken and sometimes, just instant noodles.
His reputation in producing elegant, feminine, custom made shoes reached the ears of the late Princess Diana in 1990 and she became his regular client. His business then started to flourish.
Today, Choo is an internationally renowned couture shoe designer and also a spokesman for the British Council, the ambassador for Footwear Education and a visiting professor at London College of Fashion.
Although he resides in London most of the time, he still considers himself a Penangite at heart.

Choo may have received many awards in recent years but the most meaningful to him was the recent DSPN award conferred by Penang Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas in conjunction with his birthday celebration on July 10.

Speaking at a press conference after attending a small cocktail reception at Rasa Sayang Hotel, Choo said he was very proud to be Malaysian, especially so, a Penangite.
"Being conferred this award is like a dream come true for me as it comes from Penang, where my roots are," he said.
Choo received the award from Abdul Rahman at the latter's newly refurbished official residence.

Jimmy Choo's London Fashion of Collague Interview.

Why did you chose to study at LCF?

It's a world renowned college with top class experienced lecturers.

Where was your first student flat?

Hackney.

Did you ever blow your month's rent on clothes?

No, never.

What is your idea of a perfect saturday?

Spending time with my family.

What is your most treasured possession?

My Buddhist pendant. I wear it everyday.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

When the University of the Arts gave me recognition by awarding me a fellowship and Her Royal Highness the Queen gave me an OBE.

Sum up your LCF experience in three words?

Exciting, Knowledge, Skill.

If you could have your time again would you study at LCF?

Definitely.

Can you remember the names of your fellow students / lecturers / technicians?

Yes, I'm still in contact with many of them.

Biggest fashion mistake?

I don't like to dwell on mistakes! I like to look to the future.

What keeps you awake at night?

I love my work so much I can never switch off when I go home. I am constantly thinking of ways to improve.

Name three things you always carry with you?

Watch, mobile and pen.

What makes you happy?

My family's happiness

What makes you sad?

To lose someone I love.

Tell us a secret.

Secrets I keep to myself...

Personal Response 

The reason we have chosen Datuk Jimmy Choo as our role model for this assigment is because of his great personality. His talent and creativity in shoe designing would not hae been discovered without his hardwork. We also admire his patience in going through obstacles to succeed his work which led him to fame and success as he is now. Despite being well known globally for his creativity in shoe fashion, Datuk Jimmy Choo is a humble and down to earth person.

Awards  

• 2000: Bestowed a state award carrying the title of Dato' by the Sultan of Pahang state in Malaysia for his achievements
• 2002: Conferred an OBE by Queen ElizabethII  in recognition of his services to the shoe and fashion industry in the United Kingdom
• 2004: Awarded the Darjah Setia Pangkuan Negeri by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of his home state of Penang, which also carries the title Dato' 
• Awarded a fellowship by the University of the Arts London, conferring the use of the title Professor

Refrences  

http:// Back from London to receive award AllMalaysia.info, 27 August 2004^ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/11/content_11860611.htm^ Penang Yang di-Pertua Negri’s birthday honours list TheStar.com.my, 10 July 2004 http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/27925.htm

http://www.kitmeout.com/jimmy_choo.php

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