Tsem Ladrang E-Division Grows!!!
Very beautiful signboards
This is our wonderful and super hardworking E-Division. From left to right: Lew, Jean Ai, Shin, Cynthia, Liaison Beng Kooi, Wai Meng, Lionel. I really like these people, they never just create dramas but just get things done!!! I like everything fast and so do they!! hehehehe
The E-division is in the Tsem Ladrang Department (Ladrang in Tibetan refers to a Rinpoche’s/Lama’s private residence). They take care of all of our websites, online news, online information, video uploads, YouTube, twitter, facebook, and online updates. But the work has grown tremendously so E-division is soon moving to a much larger space with their team of 7 hardworking people to become even more efficient. In other words they are growing.
Liaison Beng Kooi or BK is in charge of this division. The new signboard has just gone up yesterday and it looks great!! Renovations is finishing within a week already.
Nearby is Kechara House 1 & 2, KWPC office, KD, KMP and KC depts. So all the dharma staff is within a very short walking distance of each other and they can visit or go pujas easily… fun!!! Five Kechara depts are physically located very nearby, so everyone is looking forward to that!!
Very exciting!!
Tsem Rinpoche
Wednesday June 6, 2010 -9:35 PM
As I am typing this, the latest update I received from James is:
Su Ming, James, Beng Kooi, Jean Ai, Shin, Margaret, Matthieu, Joe Ang, Lew, Wah Ying & son Jing, Fang, Susan, Kien, Cynthia, Wai Meng, Peter, Sean, David, Paul, Louise, Becky, Yvonne, Bryan and Ethan are all inside now working hard and assembling the furniture for E-division. How exciting. See the picture below just sent within the hour:
Fang and Susan.
Ethan and Bryan
Bengkooi, Joe Ang, Margaret, Lew and many more. Beng Kooi is in her blue shirt sweating... hehehe
Su Ming, Peter, Kien and many others really dedicated to get the furniture's up and E-division ready and operational in their new location!!
Ethan working hard as usual. What a talented young man. Friendly and very sincere. Fun too!
Adorable Bryan using the drill for the first time in his life... hehe...
Matthieu working hard assembling...
Cute Jean Ai and friends figuring out the furniture... fun!! I am so proud of all these people. I am so very proud.
Ms Cynthia may be petite but that doesn't mean she ain't strong!!
Fun!! fun!! E-division and KMP dept and friends gather together for their first neighbourly meal together. E-division is just one shop away from KMP dept!!... very nice...
Joe Ang not only came to E-division tonight to help assemble the furniture, he also brought 15 cans of 100 plus drinks for everyone. Very kind and considerate.
The assembly of furniture is done in E-divison's new office... and everyone is starving... hehe
Left to right: Jean Ai, Peter and Lew... Lew worked all day at E-division and here he is at E helping to set up the furniture all night and it is already 1:00 Am... How wonderfully dedicated Lew is. He really is becoming part of the E-division fun group of people. How nice. Welcome Lew!!! Welcome aboard with a fun and crazy group of wonderful people in E-division who work hard and play hard and are going places!!
Monday June 21, 2010 -11:30PM
The E-division has been working round the clock over the past few days to get the new revamped version of the kechara.com website up. Over this same period, they have just moved into their new office and are settling down into the new premises at Sunwaymas, very close to our Dharma centre, Kechara House.
In case you don’t know who they are, here is a short introduction below:
E-Division team @ Tsem Ladrang
Ooi Beng Kooi
Ooi Beng Kooi
Liaison of Tsem Ladrang
Personal Assistant to H.E. Tsem Rinpoche
Director, e-Division
An engineer with a Bachelors Degree in Electronic Engineering from Imperial College, London, Beng Kooi first heard H.E. speak at a book club at Kechara House in 2007. It was an illuminating experience and a radical change of perspective, inspiring her to leave her job in the UK to join H.E. and serve the Dharma.
Beng Kooi serves as H.E.’s Correspondence and Divination Secretary, and oversees the Ladrang’s multimedia & Internet projects.
Shin Tan
Shin Tan
Personal Assistant to Director of e-Division
Shin graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Hons) from Universiti Malaya. Shin’s prior experience includes working in various start-ups providing content and solutions for e-learning and education management needs, where she spearheaded product development and assisted in business development. Prior to joining the Ladrang team, Shin was marketing for Kechara Media & Publications and managing the daily operations of the Kechara e-store.
Shin’s responsibilities include online marketing and awareness campaigns, mass communications for the e-Division, research and assisting Liaison Beng Kooi in daily operations.
Elena Khong Jean Ai
Elena Khong Jean Ai
Writer and Webmaster of Kechara.com
Upon graduating from Warwick University, England with a Bachelors (Hons) in Psychology, Jean Ai worked in London before quitting in 2009 to join Tsem Ladrang full-time. As the daughter of Liaison Ruby Khong, Jean Ai grew up under the Dharma umbrella and is proud to follow in her mother’s footsteps of dedicating her life to benefiting others.
Jean Ai’s main portfolio focuses on developing and maintaining Rinpoche and Kechara’s online presence via the Kechara website. She also writes and edits content for the Kechara weekly e-newsletter.
Wan Wai Meng
Wan Wai Meng
Correspondence Head and Webmaster of Tsemtulku.com
Wan Wai Meng’s first encounter with H.E. Tsem Rinpoche was in the year 1992. Then a college student, Wai Meng was utterly fascinated by the way His Eminence delivered his messages, touching the hearts and minds of those who were listening. Though he graduated as a Civil Engineer from Imperial College, London, Wai Meng eventually found his way into the SAP world. He has now left the corporate existence to pursue a career in Dharma.
Wai Meng is embedded in the e-Division team where he manages the Tsem Tulku website content, maintains Kechara’s online social presence and leads all online correspondence on behalf of H.E. Tsem Rinpoche and the Kechara organisation. He is also a member of the Kechara House Education Committee.
Lew Kwan Leng
Lew Kwan Leng
Software Developer and Programmer
A graduate of Monash University, Melbourne with the Bachelor of Computing, Lew has an impressively diverse knowledge of developing business solutions ranging from command line data-processing tools to multi-user, multi-environment mission critical enterprise applications. Lew’s introduction to Kechara was in 2009, when he was contracted to develop tsemtulku.com, the personal website of H.E. Tsem Rinpoche.
Sharing the Ladrang’s vision to utilise IT to better manage its operations, Lew has joined the e-Division to help manage, architect, development and deploy various IT systems and solutions.
Lionel Chew Vun Liung
Lionel Chew Vun Liung
Web Designer and Multimedia Developer
Lionel is a Multimedia University graduate with a BMm (Hons) in Media Innovation. His career has centred on Multimedia and web development, leading to a knowledge base that spans from online games development to Desktop multimedia applications. He first encountered Kechara in 2009 whilst working on tsemtulku.com, the personal website of H.E. Tsem Rinpoche.
A staunch Catholic, Lionel joined the Tsem Ladrang e-Division team after he was impressed with the numerous charitable works that Kechara is involved with. Lionel now maintains and develops Kechara’s websites, games and aspects to help expand H.E. Tsem Rinpoche and Kechara’s presence online.
Cynthia Lee
Cynthia Lee
Graphic Designer
Even the quickest of glances at her CV leaves no doubt as to where Cynthia Lee’s talents lie. A designer by training and trade, over the years, Cynthia has built up an impressive range of work experience, from animation all the way to advertising.
Cynthia’s flair has led her to design for highly visible international brands including L’Oreal, British American Tobacco, Honeywell, Mini Cooper and Nestle. It is this strong design background which Cynthia brings with her to Tsem Ladrang where she produces all visuals for material published by the ladrang. From brochures to websites, Cynthia’s versatility plays to her advantage in reflecting visually the essence and spirit that underlies everything that His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche and Kechara does.
Kok Wah Ying
Kok Wah Ying
Chinese Translator
A Mass Communication graduate from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kok Wah Ying’s love of language has helped her to develop extensive English-to-Chinese translating experience. Her introduction to Kechara was in 2009, when she worked on a part-time basis for Kechara Media & Publications and Tsem Ladrang’s e-Division.
Translating H.E. Tsem Rinpoche’s works, Wah Ying took the teachings as a personal lesson. They inspired her to join the Ladrang full-time, where Wah Ying now takes great pride in bringing the Dharma to His Eminence’s Chinese-speaking students.
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Except for one (Lionel Chew) who I’m unsure off, the rest of the team are still here to stay. Till this day I’m so proud of them. Being so close to Rinpoche and having first hand learning Dharma teaching directly from Him, Rinpoche’s compassion, enthusiasm, kindness and dedication seems to rub off on them.
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Congratulations to all of e-div. I am really proud of you guys. I have been to the new e-div. It is a great workspace. I think it is a very nice and spacious. All those who work in the e-div are really hardworking. After reading an intro of all the e-div people that is presented on this lovely post, I managed to get to know more of the people who work in the e-div even if I already knew them for ages. Thank you for sharing this with me, Rinpoche. Once again, congratulations to the e-division. Job well done.
A lot of people has commented on Kechara House as being very hi-tech. I would say yes it is. E Division now have experienced personel to man the Division. And there are 7 of them and they are Liason Beng Kooi, Lew, Shin, Jean Ai, Cybnthia, Wai Meng and Lional. At the moment I have to learn up the computor and was scared initially. Rinpoche has to coaxed me to do it. He even bought me a laptop for me to practice. Because of my arthritic hand and fingers I still did it with 2 fingers. And anyway I am still praticing and doing my best and improving day by day doing comments on Rinpoche’s blog. I believe Rinpoche is doing all this for a reason and for my benefit.
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Yes, Justin
I remembered how we set up the E Division. I still remembered how Rinpoche wanted me to gather a team of people to clear the ladrang storage for the new E Division office.I didn’t ask as I know something good is coming. Plus, I had 3 days to remove all the storage items and to set up the division.
Anyway, we went to our favourite furniture shop (IKEA) with Rinpoche with a group of volunteers and I remembered at that time Rinpoche asked us to invite Shirley Tan . And today after a year plus ago….she does most of her dharma work with E Division the most. How coincident????
This is one division which is known to be a 1,000 arms Kuan Yin due to the target audience of the nature of this work thus the growth of this division is so fast within a span of a year.
Congratulations E!!!
Congratulations E-Division! These past few days commenting on Rinpoche’s blog used up most of the words of praise in my dictionary, in fact I had to search the dictionary website for alternative words. Every department is GROWING BIG! This cyber age that we are living now is indeed helping Kechara a lot! I remember how Rinpoche was happy with Seng Piow’s (Rinpoche’s Liaison and Personal Attendant) upload of teachings onto YouTube. And from there everything just fell into place, many benefited from there especially those abroad and E-Division’s new design of Kechara’s webpage, user-friendly, interesting and informative. It’s true what was commented above, E-Division never sleep! They are SO hardworking and getting better everyday. It just gets BETTER! Keep up the good work!
E-Div is bringing Dharma to all of the people in the world! This department is another brilliant creation of our Lama Tsem Tulku Rinpoche! Rinpoche’s vision is very very far indeed and this department is conceived to bring Dharma to the world via cyberspace which will faster and massive.
I still remember when the first day this department was formed. We were still in old Ladrang and went to IKEA to buy some furnitures and set up the office in L2 till the early morning! Now, under the magnificent guidance of the sleepless Beng Kooi, E-Div has grown even bigger and moved into their own office near our mother temple Kechara House.
Wow, I must say you guys at e-division are really super duper from what I hear. All of you are so outstanding being so incredibly talented, dedicated, hardworking, full of enthusiasm, fun and loving people. It’s amazing the speed you guys work. So much dedication to the work that even your sleep is compromise most of the time.
Big thank you to e-division for your hardwork that we were able to gain access to so many of rinpoche’s past teachings that some of us have missed and keeping us informed of the latest development. I love your new website layout, you guys are so superbly creative. You guys are even so thoughtful of having live classes from http://www.justin.tv/kechara You guys are really rocked the world 🙂
Welcome to the neighbourhood E-Division! It’s really nice to slowly have everyone gather around Sunwaymas 🙂 So far, we have KD, KMP, KC and KH; E-Div is a welcoming addition! Here’s to lunches, dinners or supper sessions together – whatever the hour may be.
Kudos to all on the new website, by the way! I was aware that the entire E-Div did a marathon long weekend at their new office (very nice!) to get it out on time for Kechara. A brilliant effort from everyone to prove the strength of great team-work and work dedication! Internet plays a vital role in helping to spread Rinpoche’s teachings further and wider. Proud of you peeps!
Well done E-division (the division that never sleeps ! ) on the beautifully designed Kechara website. I can’t say enough on the importance that you guys play in spreading Rinpoche’s teachings to the world. You are the catalyst that brings all the different departments together before spreading the teachings, the events and the latest news out into the world. Ever willing to embrace the latest technology for the benefit of spreading Tsongkhapa’s teachings to the world, we should support the growth of the E-division. To those that are physically away from Kechara House, you can be reconnected by just a click away. Weekly live classes from http://www.justin.tv/kechara is an example.
Congratulations E-Division!!! You are growing and you have new staff and new office. I wish you every success in all your undertakings and endeavours to support Kechara and its 13 departments. You are vital to the growth of Kechara organisation. Kechara needs your dedication and commitment all the way to Kechara World Peace Centre. I have no doubt about your ability and is conifident that you can bring Kechara organisation to the next level through E-Division. All of us play a supporting role in whichever department we are for the big legacy to materialise. How wonderful is it that we have met Rinpoche whom we can rely on the path to enlighenment.
It’s really a cause to rejoice to see how fast E-Div has grown in such a short time. What they do is so crucial because they are bringing Rinpoche’s teachings to the world, beyond the walls of Kechara. The dedication and time they put into their work is beyond compare. They seriously DO NOT SLEEP. Just take a look at their Head, BK – she never sleeps.
I have only started volunteering in E-Div recently and that is when I saw how hard everyone works. Their level of dedication is another level altogether.
I must say that I do like being in E-Div a lot because being among these highly motivated, self-initiated individuals inspire me a great deal. And I find that their passion, enthusiasm and tenacity rubs off on me too. I am no way near their level, but I know I will get there. I want to get there.
E-Div – you guys are crazy but in a good way! Your craziness is all for the Dharma and that is the best form of crazy!
E-Division started about two years ago with only two staff, Beng Kooi and Justin Ripley and two desks at the top floor of Tsem Ladrang 2 in Bandar Utama inspired by our Lama, Tsem Tulku Rinpoche who had a vision to bring Dharma to every corner of the world through the internet. This vision is indeed very modern and progressive as it leverages on the far reaching networks of the internet to bring Dharma to people around the world in much faster, more efficient and cost effective way. Although Kechara.com and Tsemtulku.com have existed even before E-Division was born, the emergence of E-division has catapulted Kechara.com and Tsemtulku.com to much greater heights. Since its inception, E-Division has grown by leaps and bounds, thanks to its little army of dedicated, hardworking and “sleep adverse” staff. Rinpoche himself has predicted that E-Division will grow very big in the future. Big does not necessarily be physically but rather their work will reach, affect and effect many people and lead them to their spiritual path in the future. Today E-Division has 7 full time staff and growing. Congratulations to Beng Kooi and team for bringing e-Division to this level. Well done!!
I’m happy to see E-division grow and have their own nice and cozy office. I’m glad and happy to have a chance to work part time in E-Division, and I can tell you, Beng Kooi (BK) is a superb nice buddy to work, she ‘s very patient and has guide me along the way to do certain posting and also KNN.
Internet is a very useful tool today, everyone is relying Internet doing their business, marketing, promotion, feeding information, broadcasting and etc, and in Kechara, we are leveraging Internet World to spread dharma, what a good way to bring happiness, the holy teaching of Rinpoche and Buddha to people around the world.
I will continue to commit myself to E-division to help Rinpoche to spread your teachings and also bring happiness to everyone.
The E-division is one of the most important that I know about in Tsem Ladrang as it handles everything on the internet, creating a perfect gate way for student from abroad to learn the glorious Dharma that is currently only to be able to be dispensed by Kechara House her is MALAYSIA! The E-division is filled with seriously hardworking people. Now, five different departments of the great Kechara Organization are really very near to each other. This way people who work at E-division can walk in a very short distance to the nice Kechara House to do puja’s, can go to the Kechara Media and Publications building to check for document and have joint meetings.
It is so nice to to see the e-dept growing from strength to strength from a small sub department of only 2-3 fulltime staffs to up to 8, and from a small room in the Ladrang to a full fledged office within less than a year, or more or less around that 1 year and they have grown so much! And they have been doing such a good job in spreading Rinpoche’s online presence as now searching a few terms will always be linked back to Rinpoche’s name or at least Kechara’s website.
I’d definitely be a volunteer for the e-dept because i can help it grow from wherever i am. and maybe drop by one of these days with some snacks for everyone. hmmm…..
Terima Kasih Rinpoche!
Recently, I met Beng Kooi and Wai Meng and had chats with them whilst helping them doing some stuff at the new E-Div office. Nice people and am happy they have a new and comfortable home to be with and remembering how I was led to Rinpoche’s Youtube teachings, it is amazing to see how it had grown by leaps and bounds!
And also more amazing from the pics, one can see what a real family fellow Kecharians are in supporting every part of Kechara in whatever way that they can even if they are not as proficient as the E-Div team.
All the best in all endeavours! Sadhu!
We have our outlets, KSA, KSK and other depts as gateways to bring people into the Dharma.I think the internet is arguably the gateway with the biggest potential to reach unlimited number of people.Trust our Rinpoche to see this potential light years ahead of any of us and not wasting anytime learning and using this technology.
E- Division is a manifestation of Rinpoche’s vision to tap into internet resources to bring Dharma to the world and take Kechara to the 21st century and beyond.
The cybernauts of E-division are wonderful professionals who will help realize Rinpoche’s visions for sure.
Congratulations to all the E- Division guys and gals ! You are an encouraging example to all those people who are still hesitant about working full time in the dharma.
People that think religion is slowpoke, laid back will shut up when they visit your new office.
Twenty years ago who would have thought spirituality will go cyber ? With our neon Lama, the sky is the limit.
Thank buddha ,we have young techno people like Beng Kooi, Wai Meng , Shin, Jean Ai etc.
While senior folks like Datuk May and Henry will guide the next generation with their worldly experience in the manifestation of KWPC(http://www.kechara.com/peace-centre/), , we need the young and restless to bring the Organisation into the cyber age. Yes, nothing is fixed and static everything changes and evolves, even buddhas evolve!
Dear E-div, I am LOVING that you guys are right next door now. hehehe it’s nice just knowing that you’re only 2 doors away and came meet up for tea, chats, debates, photos from your harddisk, use of your pantry (since it was technically ours! and the current KMP pantry can only fit one person at a time)… welcome to the neighbourhood hehe about time!
E-Division is a powerful team. BK the leader, is a small built lady, but her energy to serve Rinpoche and others (Kecharian/Non-Kecharian) is never stop, just like 7-11, 24 hours on stand by !! Can you do that ?? Always think of others first ? I can’t, but i will learn to care more about others !!
Join or visit us, any department out of 13, you will find that this Organization is keep doing good without asking for repay !!
Such incredibly talented people in e-division, and they in our neighbourhood! Our warmest Welcome to e-division!
Come visit us at the new office if you are around Sunwaymas area!
You are such a caring and efficient team to transmit The Teaching. You are so beautiful, all of you and together you are so powerful and talented and dedicated to serve Rinpoche. I feel you all so deep in my heart. I will always thank you endlessly Dear Rinpoche for your infinite love and caring.
Dear Soulicidal,
Thank you for your beautiful message. I appreciate it very very very much.
Much peace, growth, and happiness to you.
Sincerely,
Tsem Tulku
Please read me: I Love you e-division… I need to stop covering and join a local non-profit inside the USA! Wow I am so selfish. Thank you Tsem Rinpoche… I was hungry, and you fed me. I am selfish, and you have shown me the conduct worthy of a Buddha. I am forever in your debt, even if you are not my Guru. You hold a seat in my heart so precious, nothing will ever change it. I will not allow self-hatred and extreme ignorance to breed with your enlightened example to follow. I can only feel as humble as if Je Rinpoche himself extended his hand and stopped my path, directing me down another, enlightened, verifiable path.
It is incredible how the internet has helped spread the teachings of Lord Buddha. And the e-Division is doing such a wonderful job of it so people like me who are light years away from the centre can benefit from the ongoing events.
I was talking to Jean Ai the other day, she is really excited about the new office and is so happy that her division has grown. But she is sad to move out of Tsem Ladrang as that has been her home for last half year….we all have to move on, at some stage or another and in this case for better reasons… i rejoice!
Cool! 🙂
Super ! 🙂