Love from the Chinese Media

Three days ago, Sin Chew Daily published a story about some of the Top 50 candidates and there was a 2 page-spread on my profile!

I don’t think I highlighted the fact that the Chinese media in Malaysia has been…

15 Minutes of Frames

Two weeks ago, I needed some new pictures for a Sin Chew Daily feature (a national Chinese daily newspaper), so I got one of our staff to do a very quick photo-snappy. We didn’t have much time so…

How the Media Changed My Life

I did a bit of spring cleaning this week and found the newspaper cutting of the New York Times article I was featured in. This got me thinking about instances when the media had made a real positive impact…

BBC ‘Best Job in the World’ Documentary

Finally the BBC ‘Best Job in the World’ documentary is out and if you are in the U.K. you can watch the replay on BBC…

‘Best Job in the World’ goes to Briton Ben Southall

It’s official! Tourism Queensland has chosen Ben Southall as their Island Caretaker.

Ben is the hardiest and most impressive candidate as far as extreme adventurism goes. It is very hard to top the Land Rover roaring, tough-as-nails man who…

The Edge: My viral marketing campaign for the ‘Best Job in the World’

In an article published on the Edge on 31st March 2009, Emily Tan interviewed me and documented  my digital campaigning efforts for the Best Job in the World. Read the story here: Viral marketing…

Expatriate Lifestyle Magazine Feature Now Out!

Even though I did not make the Top 16 shortlist for the Best Job in the World, media coverage will still be popping up here and there as a result of earlier efforts that was part of my longer-term…

Sin Chew Jit Poh Coverage

Here’s a Chinese article by a Malaysian Chinese national daily covering my success in making the Top 50. It was published on 5th March 2009.

The Malay Mail and the BBC

First and foremost, I’d like to thank everyone who has been voting for me tirelessly without end! It is because of you that I’m still on the 26th place, and though I am relieved that I am not down in…