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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By mulberryst | Views [324] | Scholarship Entry
The morning feels damp, with the fading smell of burning garbage. The day had just begun and the local morning market is scrambling to get into its daily rhythmic chaos. I was listening in on a conversation when I was interrupted by my friend Doris who ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By denojakankesan | Views [337] | Scholarship Entry
“I got married,” Darab said. He sat down next to me, bringing up his knees. I stared at him. I was sure that I had misunderstood. A former tour guide and recovering opium addict from Pakistan’s volatile North West Frontier province Darab had come to ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By ekargiev | Views [232] | Scholarship Entry
It was near midnight when my friend and I came upon a group of older men in a dark part of a bus terminal. Alarm bells instinctively went off as we draw near them but we had little choice. We had to find our way. Hours before, we missed the last coach ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By howellsey | Views [247] | Scholarship Entry
Shukri’s house rises out of the jungle. As he moves down the steps hands outstretched in greeting monkeys crash through the dense canopy above us hooting excitedly. “Welcome, welcome to my home, would you like something cold to drink...?” Shukri tells ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By pooiyarn | Views [208] | Scholarship Entry
Pa took a slow drive along the smooth road, graceful trees bending and bowing to welcome us. Already, there was a sense of calmness in the air. We approached the parking lot and I could see a structure resembling the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By monkeyrockworld | Views [239] | Scholarship Entry
“C’mon, try it.” They floated in a thick, dark sauce. The nails had been cut off, but the rest of each finger stared back at me without eyes from the plastic plate, livid in vinegar. Joints truncated just below the feathers’ line. As I kept staring at ... Read more >
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Tue, 26 Mar 2013 | By phase | Views [433] | Scholarship Entry
I was 21 years old when did my first solo-backpacking to Malaysia. “No one is kind in this world, you can have the same hair color but you won’t know what’s inside the people heart,” that was my parents kept telling me before I left. One day, I had to ... Read more >
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Sun, 24 Mar 2013 | By girlonthemove | Views [308] | Scholarship Entry
On the eve of February 27th, 2012 as I lay on a piece of rock 884 meters above the sea-level, I felt alive. The heavens were in a bright glow; the stars aligned in a giant dome. I felt like I could reach out and touch them. In that moment I felt like ... Read more >
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Fri, 15 Mar 2013 | By plopipay | Views [375] | Scholarship Entry
The sun has set, our train slowly departed to the next destination. I stared outside the windows, with a fear of getting lost under the dark blue sky of Malaysia. Not even a single starlight can be seen from my sight. I looked around inside, trying to ... Read more >
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Sat, 9 Mar 2013 | By brain_blood | Views [335] | Scholarship Entry
“BIG STRIDE!” And with my right hand holding my regulator and mask firmly in place, the left clutching my weight belt, I did exactly what my instructor told me to, and splashed into the sea. Once I was in the water with only my head bobbing above the ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By lessonsfromtheroad | Views [299] | Scholarship Entry
I was washed up with the waves of colourful saris, in a sea of devotees and spectators, towards the caves, towards Hindus in trance, towards the drum players, sweets sellers, refreshment kiosks, the charitable organisations handing out free meals. ... Read more >
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Thu, 21 Feb 2013 | By hiking | Views [284] | Scholarship Entry
As the plane sets up for its final approach in kuala lumpur I tried to figure out the petronas tower as if I knew where it was out of my curiosty, but failed to spot it.As planned after landing I hired a cab and moved to subang jaya where my aunt lives.... Read more >
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Tue, 19 Feb 2013 | By nnninecountries | Views [803]
The last time I wrote, we were on our way to the bus station to catch a bus to Penang in the north of Malaysia. It turned out to be way easier said than done. When we got to the bus station, we went down to the terminals below the station to wait for ... Read more >
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Sat, 9 Feb 2013 | By nnninecountries | Views [1440] | Comments [3]
One thing I have been looking forward to since we decided to go to Malaysia was Teman Negara; A national park in Malaysia. It is a place where people can trek through one of the oldest jungles in the world and stay over night either in the jungle or ... Read more >
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