Theme: MY culture MY identity MY future

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Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar
Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar
Mantin, Negeri Sembilan, 71700
Malaysia

Albert Song

Form 3 Student

My name is Albert Song. I was born in Seoul, South Korea, in 2004. I am now in Form 3, 14 years old, and I like to play sports with my friends as well as reading books during my free time. Even though I was born in Korea, I lived in Beijing, capital of China, for approximately 7 years, and in Dalian (city in china) for 1 and a half year. I am studying in KTJ, located in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. I’ve studied in this school for only 1 month now.. As I was wandering, I found out that there was TEDx, I joined in without a second of hesitation. I love speaking in front of people, and I thought it would be an ideal opportunity for me to challenge myself as well as to learn new things. As I considered what I was going to talk about, one thing came to my mind like a flash of light- “How we look is unimportant, it’s who we are on the inside that counts”. This topic embraces how stereotyped we are on the gorgeous people and the way we can change our minds toward attractive people.

Ashar Davidson

Form 5 Student

Youth and Politics'

Bryan L Tan

Form 5 Student

'Forget what your parents want'

Euan Thum Chiean Tien

Sixth Form Student

Building a false image of perfection on social media I am Thum Chiean Tien, or better known as Euan Thum. I have spent 18 years of my life in Johor Bahru before starting my boarding school life at Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar last year. Poetry is my way of self-expression, and a medium to raise awareness of mental health well-being in my community. Through a heavy use of social media in recent years, I realised that many youths like myself live a life of getting 'likes' and responses on such platforms. The pictures in my profiles displayed achievements and happiness without showcasing the actual emotional struggles I do experience, both as a student and a friend. The attempt of keeping up with others' lifestyles created an unhealthy peer pressure among youths, and could be a key factor to an accelerating suicide rate. I hope that, through my talk and poetry, I am able to help others realise that the image built on social media does not exactly define an person, but real-life interactions do.

Jerene Yap

Sixth Form Student

To our parents, from my generation

Jitendra Singam

Sixth Form Student

'You define your identity' I am currently a 16 year old, Lower 6th student at KTJ, after studying here for 2 years. I have a variety of general interests in multiple areas, including music, debate, table tennis and computing. However my primary interest lies in physics and analytical mathematics, as I intend to pursue a study of physics at university. I believe that curiosity and reasoning are important character traits, thus also believe that awareness about global perceptions and issues are important. My talk intends to address the issue of identity and how changing the way identities are formed, defined and perceived can have positive implications for everyone.

Joshua Tan

Sixth Form Student

'Abused Labels'

Kelvin Singh

Form 5 Student

'Me and my Nokia' My name is Kelvin Raj Singh, Ever since I was a little kid, I had the passion to assimilate every single knowledge that I can possibly get from encyclopaedias, historical journals and novels. I have been studying in KTJ for five years now , and not long from now, I will be undertaking my IGCSE exam (equivalent to the SATs) .Since I was born, I have been living in Seremban and throughout the past few years, I have been observing people in terms of their interaction with other individuals, their behaviour, and many more. As a result of this, I felt that I have to address a major issue in our society – smartphones, especially the idea of how these gadgets have altered the lives of people, and how buying a Nokia phone a few months ago has shaped my identity. My main goal in this speech to try to change the perspective people have on these devices.

Lim Zhi Hsuan

Sixth Form Student and Musician

Lim Zhi Hsuan started music lessons at the age of 6 and under the tutelage of Ms. Angel Lee,she achieved the LTCL Performance Diploma of Trinity College London with Distinction at 16.Prizes won include Gold Prizes at both the Preliminary and Semi-Final Rounds of the Asia Music Competition, 2nd Prize of the Age 12-14 Violin Solo Performance Category and 3rd Prize of the High-Strings Young Artist Category of the Malaysia Youth Music Festival. Recently in Aug 2018, she won Third Prize in the Young Artiste Category at the Euroasia Strings Competition.She has participated in workshops & masterclasses with prominent French Artistes such as Amaury Coeytaux, Saskia Lethiec & Maud Lovett, Valerie Aimard, Sayaka Ohira & Benjamin Fabre. Her participation at the 2018 Festival de Musique des Arc, Savoie, France allowed her the opportunity to study with one of France’s most renowned violinists - Raphael Oleg.Zhi Hsuan has been a member of the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (MPYO) since 2013.

Megat Muslihuddeen

Form 4 Student

'Malaysia - not just a developing country' Ever since a young boy, I've loved reading. And when my father introduced me to geopolitical books on Malaysia after seeing me read up on people like Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler, and on books explaining politics in general, I've developed a keen awareness of Malaysia's political state. What I intend to do n my talk is to explain briefly on what's happened, what's happening, and how we can improve the state of Malaysia.

Muhammad Shafiq Aiman

Form 5 Student

'What stress is in our society' Hello, my name is Shafiq and as of 2018, I am 16 years old, currently studying at KTJ in Form 5. My talk is about stress and just how its part and parcel when it comes to life in general. I talk about what stress is like in our society and recount personal experiences in hopes of being able to relate them to everyone, because after all, at the end of the day, everyone feels stressed.

Ru Xiang Khong

Sixth Form Student

“Of Nasi Lemak and Nationhood” Coming from a public school in central KL, I got to see “two sides of the spectrum” and had a really unique experience in terms of exposure to culture, representation and education as a whole. I’m excited to share my story as well as speak about the vast range of perspectives and disparities here, what truly makes us Malaysian and opportunities that lie ahead in this “New Malaysia”.

William Fong Wei Siang

Sixth Form Student

''The future of diabetes in Malaysia'