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Hafiz Noor Shams once lived in a server called Destromath. He could be spotted in Ironforge once, always trying to sell snake oil to unsuspecting newbies. After a while, all newbies found out about the real deal and ganged up on him. He was eventually kicked out of the World of Warcraft to the real world. He has been living miserably ever since. Sigh…

Soon Li Tsin is polytikus. She tried saying something brilliant here but all she could muster up is - she’s a journalist, loves her collection of stuffed monkeys and mobile music that follows her wherever she goes (music, not the monkeys).
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Nathaniel Tan likes DotA. First blood. Owniiing. Wicked sick. M-m-m-monsterkill!!! lol. More importantly, he is one of the stuffed monkeys constantly following polytikus <3
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Rajan Rishyakaran bumped his head on a tree branch and the subsequent brain damage led him to study economics at the Singapore Management University in, erm, Singapore. Now 21 years old in his sophomore year (he was a slow learner), he has another six years to go in Singapore (the poor thing was bonded here for three years after graduation). While plotting his escape from the city-state, he blogs here..

Ng Eng Kiat donated the domain bolehland.com. Its replacement moved fans to suspect ISA detention. While recently been placed in charge of this initiative, he hasn’t gotten off his ass to write his own bio yet. Which is why John leeringly wrote stuff about his girlfriend, which Nat once again had to censor :|

Hizami wonders sometimes whether life would be better as a Crookshanks wannabe. He spends his time glued to his desk, reading Harry Potter fanfiction (Harry/Hermione forever!), counts a Gryffindor robe (kindly donated by his Best Friend Forever) as his proudest possession, and manages to squeeze in a little writing from time to time. In whatever meagre bits of spare time he has left, he happens to fancy himself a law student, struggling through life at a chow-kia university, much to the despair of his tutors.

Elizabeth Wong wants to be in a loud rock band. Until then, politics and writing shall suffice. She lives life similar to the way she plays chess - recklessly. Her core beliefs include (1) an internet column should not be more than 750 words; (2) one can teach classical philosophy using Buffy The Vampire Slayer series; (3) cats can manipulate one’s mind.

Tricia Yeoh is a dreamer and idealist disguised as a serious research analyst at the Centre for Public Policy Studies, prefers to strum on the guitar over typing on the computer, but does policy work because she believes in contributing the little she can to this nation called home. She blogs erratically at http://egalitaria.wordpress.com
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John Lee will never make anything out of himself. Presently a student at Dartmouth College in the United States, he likes to wonder whether it is better to be foolishly confident in oneself and one’s views, or forever doubting if one got it right. When he isn’t being a parasite leeching off society, he occasionally writes.

Fahmi Fadzil is a performer and writer. After completing his degree in chemical engineering, he decided that the life of an engineer was just not for him and has not look back on that decision yet. He runs a graphic design studio and writes for various publications. He is currently spearheading Projek Wayang, a loose collective of like-minded arts practitioners exploring the possibilities of an urban analogue to wayang kulit.

Zedeck Siew has five neckties, a scratched-record collection of anecdotes, and amazing hair. He is an excellent accessory. He also writes for the online arts and culture journal Kakiseni.com.
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Michelle Gunaselan/meesh is turning 25 this year. By day, she works as an issues writer for TELL magazine, and by night she hatches plans for world domination. No, really, she does. She is passionate about variety of things like travel, photography, literary journalism, political science, women’s issues, Islamic studies and indie music, movies and art. She is also an idealist, and loves it!

Brian Yap stumbled upon most things in his life, including writing for KLue, New Straits Times and now, Bolehland.com. In fact, the very idea of a career involving words was planted in his head. Which makes him rather unoriginal, incredibly spoiled and not very good at what he does—in other words, incredibly Malaysian.
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Kris Khaira is a web designer and developer from Penang who is trying to use the web to empower communities, globalise justice and create avenues for creative expressions. Visit his website at http://kriskhaira.com