myphotofractals.com

Hi everyone,

It’s been a while since our last update — things have been moving so fast we haven’t had time to write a new entry although plenty has happened that is worth noting down.

First up, the website is finally up, after a couple of delays to solve some technical issues, and a lot of effort by our dedicated team of developers. Its been tricky but we think its been well worth the effort getting it right. You can view the results at www.myphotofractals.com — it isn’t completely functional yet as we are still perfecting the final few things, but certainly the basic structure is live and ready for viewing. Please do let us know what you think!

Very soon the site will be fully live and ready for action.

In other news, the Merdeka flag project is also proceeding smoothly. The event launch occurred on the 10th of July with representatives from all the major media outlets in attendance.

Our sample Merdeka flag backdrop

The Stage

The Press

More Press

Children representatives

There were a couple of excellent dance performances from some deaf children, all the more impressive because they were unable to hear the music being played. With only the finger signals of their teacher as a guide, they executed their dance moves flawlessly, moving with grace and precision.

Excellent dance by deaf children.

As they are unable to hear the music, their movements rely entirely on their own sense of timing and the conducting motions of their teachers.

A final flourish, followed by…

The Finale

We were happy to receive a token of appreciation for our involvement as a sponsor of the project, and the producer of the vision flags. Here you can see (a badly taken) photo of Khai, one of our managing partners, accepting a scroll on behalf of Photofractals from the Malaysian Culture, Arts and Heritage minister, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.

Khai receiving a scroll on behalf of Photofractals

In return we presented Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim with a rather traditional looking Photofractal of him and his wife.

Presentation of photofractal to VIPs

VIPs admiring the photofractal

There was also a cool presentation shown on how the flag would be made.

After the event, we were pleased to see how interested people were in our Photofractals, with a continuous stream of people coming to look at and take photos with our sample flag backdrop.

In other interesting Photofractal news, Astro subscribers should take a look at their August edition of the Astro Guide. The front cover is a photofractal of the flag, and one of the inner pages is an advert for the Our Vision For The Nation project (with our logo on proud display!).

Astro front cover

Advert for Vision For the Nation project

Currently, adverts for the drive are being broadcast regularly on Astro TV and its many radio stations (Hitz, Mix, Era, My, Lite, X-fresh etc) so chances are if you’re in Malaysia you may have seen or heard some of the adverts.

Efforts to collect photographs and donations are continuing rapidly (not just for the Merdeka flag, but also for the huge photofractal to be unveiled on New Years Eve), with multiple roadshows being held at Bangsar Shopping Centre, 1Utama, Sunway Pyramid, Midvalley, Alamanda Shopping Centre, Ampang MPAJ Carnival, Berjaya Times Square, The Curve etc. In addition, teams are being sent to every school in Malaysia, so if you haven’t participated yet, look out for your chance!