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- TEMPLE GRANDIN

Have you met our Administrative Whiz, Janyn?

30/6/2014

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She's completing her PhD in Molecular Biology/Cancer research and is responsible for ensuring T.Ware runs smoothly. Is she amazing or what? For Janyn, we're doing her interview by Category. We mention a category, and we get the first thing from that category that pops into her head, and a random thought or musing about that category. Enjoy!
Movies
Rurouni Kenshin. 
Random musing/fact: The samurai in the show uses a reverse sword so that he won't kill people. Cool sword fights and (finally!) an anime manga movie adaptation that's decent!

Songs
K-pop. 
Random musing/fact:
Energy energy energy!!!

Animals
Cat.
Random musing/fact:
My younger sister thinks she's a cat, has a cat face and that real cats are her cousins. 

Food
Sashimi.
Random musing/fact:
I'm the cat's sister. (Interviewer's note: I laughed here. Really random.)

Sports
Martial Arts and E-gaming. 
Random musing/fact:
I am waiting for Bleach and World of Warcraft live action.

Friend, Random musing/fact:
So my friends (nicknamed Cat, Snoopy, Mouse, etc) say I look like Stitch.

Toys growing up
Stitch!
Random musing/fact:
Wonder which part of me looks like Stitch...Oh, I love stuffed toys. 

Transport vehicle
Hovercraft.
Random musing/fact:
I think it's cool. High tech, futuristic. 

Mobile devices
Smartphone. 
Random musing/fact:
It eats my food first and it's gonna eat my sashimi. Me: photos? Janyn: Yep!

Websites
Youtube.
Random musing/fact:
To watch all my favourite things. 
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T.Jacket Travelogue: NECIC in Ipoh, Malaysia 

24/6/2014

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T.Jacket Travelogue: Ipoh, Malaysia
Location: National Early Childhood Intervention Conference

When: June 2014
It was great speaking with everyone who came down during the conference - thanks for dropping by and trying T.Jacket! We hope it will be able to help in some way, and we're really encouraged by the comments we received!
"I love it! It feels so comfortable! ...We would like to try the jacket with some of the kids who often take a long while to settle down for the session."
- a team of ABA program therapists

"This is a dream product! It's light weight and comfortable. I'm going to spread the news when I'm back in Taiwan." 
- a renown university professor with decades of experience working with children and families with special needs  
"There are quite a few from our classes who will really benefit from this! It feels really good... (GRINS) I think I will benefit from this too!" 
- a group of teachers of students with special needs.

"My son really calmed down considerably after wearing the jacket. Just now he was jumping around and shouting, but now he can even answer some of our questions!" 
- a mother of a 6 year old child with Autism.
 
We had a really fruitful time sharing T.Jacket at the National Early Childhood Intervention Conference and even managed to accomplish some shopping!

We bought several items (keychain, soap, coin pouch and a t-shirt) from Asia Community Services (ACS). ACS manages the Stepping Stone Centre, a work place for individuals with intellectual disabilities which provides a platform for them to explore and develop their talents in hand-crafts. Collectively, these items are called Special HandS items, and they even have a catalogue.  

We also added to our library shelf with a book written by parents chronicling the family's journey with a daughter who was born deaf. After an operation at a very young age, she now she can hear with the help of a hearing aid. We got the autograph of the little girl (now 8) who bought the book. 
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Top right picture: With our new shirt! It says 'I am special' and no 2 designs are alike :)
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Bottom right picture: With the team from ACS!
Well, that wraps up our time in Ipoh! We'll be heading to the Annual Autism Society National Conference in Indianapolis next from 23-26 July, so if you'll be there too, do pop by! Looking forward to seeing you! :)
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Have you met our designer, Yvonne Chua?

23/6/2014

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We decided to do our interview a little differently from how interviews are usually done, just because. So we gave several topics and asked for the first thing that came to Yvonne's mind. I enjoyed our extremely short interview very much. It made me laugh ; hope it makes you smile too! 
On traveling: Sea

On the favourite artwork/design piece you've done/contributed to: A carafe*, because I use it at home. 

On getting inspiration: Walking

On your motto in life: Don't waste time (Interviewer's note: im glad this isn't taking up much of Yvonne's time haha)

On what design means to you: Thinking

On your favourite website(s) and why: notcot.com. You should check it out, you'll probably like it too. I like it because I draw inspiration from it.

On your favourite designer(s) and why: This is probably cliched, but I like Naoto Fukasawa. His work is simple. Me: Simple to understand? Or when looking at it, it's simple to understand why you'd like it? Yvonne: Both.

On what your job entails: Variety. 

On your favourite thing about this job: Variety and new things

On your hardest thing about this job: New things

Do you want a picture featured: Nope

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*ca·rafe noun \kə-ˈraf, -ˈräf\ : a glass container that has a wide mouth and that is used to serve drinks (such as water or wine) during a meal
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Success

20/6/2014

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The Hub Singapore's video about the social entrepreneurship movement in Singapore made us dig deep and ask ourselves: How do we define success, be it big or small? What drives each of us, be it in work, or whatever we do. How do you define success? In sharing our answers with you, we hope you find your own answer in whatever you're doing too :)
Success to me is...
  • A 2 step process,
        1. To be able to experience life fully and meaningfully
        2. Help others achieve step 1
         - Kai
  • Connected with ongoing action - to go from failure to failure without losing heart. As long as you keep on going, keep on trying, you will get to success.
  • Doing something that makes me genuinely happy and provides me with a sense of purpose and contribution. Doing something thats meaningful for myself and for others. 
  • Enjoying every moment of my life, to experience all kinds of different things, to be an expert in the areas I love and to share my life with family and friends.
  • Being at ease with all my efforts, the state of my relationships and having the wisdom to know and act upon the knowledge that success is a journey which requires me to be brave and optimistic. 
  • About making a positive difference in people's lives.
  • Knowing that if I die tomorrow, I will be happy with how I spent my time alive. 
  • Making my own life story. Everyone is unique in their own way and should not be pressured/suppressed by societal norms. I would love to strive for what I am really passionate about, give back to society, and learn/understand more about myself and others. I would also want to maintain a balance in life priorities as I could not have come this far without the support of my loved ones.
  • Being recognized as a positive contributor to the community or country that I live in, sharing my philosophies which hopefully can benefit the people I work with, and making the impossible, possible.
          - James
And to end the week, here is Demetri Martin's take on success. I expect in words, to him,  success is the end point after a crazy messy journey. Hang in there and have a great weekend ahead :)
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When thoughts are put into words: by Zach

18/6/2014

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Working in T.Ware for the past 6 months has been a humbling experience for me...
Pre T.Ware
Growing up, I studied in top schools in Singapore, competed with really smart people who placed a premium on their education and academics, and excelled in sports. Out of school, my first work experience was starting a tuition centre. That was where I first realized that not everyone was like the people I grew up with - I came across students who worked part-time in order to make ends meet (this is not very common in Singapore), as well as students who came from broken families. They didn’t place much emphasis on doing well in school, but I could empathize with their situations. The ones I struggled to understand however, were students who lacked the belief that they were able to learn. It took me some time to accept, understand and attempt to help change that belief. But I failed in most cases since I spent only about 2-3 hours a week with these students, who more often than not, were probably forced by their parents to attend tuition classes outside of school.

In T.Ware

Then I joined T.Ware. I got the chance to engage with the children and parents of the special needs community and learnt about Autism, ADHD and people with mild intellectual disability. I started to understand the work put in by therapists and teachers - all the love and patience from them really astounds me. The way they care for their clients and students, the way they want the best for them, the way they accept their differences, and understand and love them for who they are. I salute you.

These children will become adults who will still be likely to have issues that we will always struggle to understand. But don’t we all have issues some way or another? They are different, but then again,  aren’t we all different in some way or another? By accepting the premise that everyone is different, all we can do is to understand, learn and love. It is tough, no doubt. Just like how a husband tries to understand his wife, how a girlfriend tries to understand her boyfriend, it’s tough. But when you put in effort, something wonderful happens.

Personal Message
To parents who have a child that’s special, it’s going to be tough. There will be times when you feel overwhelmed, stressed, helpless, frustrated, like no one understands you. Take a deep breath and stay strong. Read and learn about your child, understand your child, communicate with your child, communicate with your child’s teachers and therapists – this is the way to give your child the best learning platform to fulfil his/her potential and be independent.

Working in T.Ware for the past 6 months has been a humbling experience for me. Not because I realized how much there is for me to learn, but because I realized how much there is I didn’t know that I didn’t know. 

Zach is in the sales and marketing team. He's been with T.Ware for about 6 months and enjoys basketball and making a difference. You can reach him at contact@mytware.com by directing your email to Zach :)
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