My friend Norizan has opened his blog. It is a great example how the blogosphere reconnects people across the globe. I learned that he went back to university, pursuing a post-graduate degree. Norizan, I wish you good luck for your education and your career!

Norizan is a real expert in knowledge-management and leadership. I met him first at the ASEM Youth Conference in Copenhagen. He was part of the Malaysian Delegation together with Kamal and Sobri. He worked at the Secretary General of the Malaysian Youth Council and later also for the Asian Youth Council.

In 2003, I spent a few weeks in Malaysia working at the Malaysian Youth Council. Now everytime I meet somebody from Malaysia, I tell them about the great time I had there. Chicken Saté, Teh Tarik, Roti Canai are still my most favorite foods.

Experiencing the Malaysian Way of doing Youth Politics and meeting with the Prime Minister of Selangor. I also remember Norizan giving a lecture to about 500 young, giggling students about communication skills and they fanatic applause after the talk!

I put a lot of my experiences in Malaysia in a recent article for the Asia-Europe Journal about Youth Politics across the world. It’s not yet published but I hope the next issue is arriving soon.