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Copyright 2011, TF (teviothome@gmail.com)

Nov 2011 -- Charity Club Langkawi

Nov 2011 - Langkawi Life column on the Langkawi Gazette online, "'Tis the Season for Giving" -
"It takes a village..." and the Charity Club Langkawi gives helping hands to those in need on the island of Langkawi in Malaysia. At present, their priority is to funds for children to go 'back to school' in January in fresh new uniforms with pencil boxes and school supplies. They have identified some 30 children whose families cannot afford the required uniforms. They showed me a side of this island that I never would have guessed existed. Here are some of the stories:
Nov 2011 Langkawi Life - Charity Club
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Oct 2011 -- Falling in love with Kittens -- Pebbles & BammBamm, Malaysian Kittens

October 2011 -ANIMAL TALK  Langkawi Life on the Langkawi Gazette
This link will take you directly to my recent essay about the kittens who now dominate my life and the Island Animal Clinic that saved my baby when he got sick.
The clinic is funded by "Bon Ton," a fabulous resort on Langkawi Island that in the midst of 5-star services also hosts dogs and cats rescued from the streets of KL, Penang, and Langkawi in Malaysia -- one of the best resorts I've ever seen in years of travel.
http://www.langkawi-gazette.com/PDFs/Animal-Talk.pdf
Copyright 2011, TF (teviothome@gmail.com)

Sept 2011 - World Class Golf on Langkawi Island, Malaysia

Dreaming of a Golf Getaway? I'm not a golfer but I do appreciate the great natural beauty surrounding the courses found on Langkawi island. The new "Golf + Leisure Magazine" published in Kuala Lumpur commissioned 3 articles by me about the world class golf courses on Langkawi Island in Malaysia for their first issue. I summarized those in an article published on the Langkawi Gazette, a richly informative local website. This link will take you straight to the Sept 2011 Langkawi Life column:
Sept 2011 - GOLF Langkawi Life Column on Langkawi Gazette

Copyright 2011, TF (teviothome@gmail.com)

Writer's Un-Cramp

Every day I seem to fall further in love with writing. Years of my life were spent producing theatre, arts events, and teaching -- all ephemeral. All hugely demanding of time, energy, money -- and gone so soon afterwards. Writing sticks. Especially in this age when anything going up on the internet, stays on the internet -- perhaps forever! Writing feels like freedom -- "un-cramping my voice" -- speaking my mind, voicing my passions, putting it out there to wander through cyberspace... Who knows who will hear it?

                                                               Recent and current writing projects:  

Koh Phangan, Thailand.
Thinking about what to write next...

Monthly column  "Langkawi Life" - observations on life on Langkawi Island, Malaysia on  www.langkawi-gazette.com

4 articles on golf on Langkawi (3 world class golf courses here)  Golf + Leisure Magazine

E-book:  "So You Think You Can Act?" -- "how to" on developing an Acting Career (International) -- drawing on all the many years acting, teaching acting, producing theatre-- have got so much to say!  In process, completion scheduled for November 2011, due out January 2012

E-book:  "Fundraising for Individuals and Small Charities" -- "how to" with lots of "fiddly bits" and ideas for fundraising events and activities -- 30 plus years of fundraising experience, co-writing with a crafter and fundraiser in Australia. In process, completion scheduled for December 2011.

E-books, Powerpoints, Websites, etc.:  "The Crash Course in English" - unlocking the mysteries of grammar, pronunciation, academic and business writing, Travel Survival English, etc., the accumulations of 7 years teaching English in Asia and trying to make language study as easy and accessible as possible. Recently did a 24-lesson Travel English teaching curriculum for a school in Brazil. Lots of material! See:
www.crashcourseenglish.weebly.com.

Book:  "My Father was the Real Indiana Jones -- Biography of a Renaissance Man" -- ongoing project, biography of my father Walter A. Fairservis, Jr. -- What a fascinating and full life he led! Completion date??? Currently gathering information, drafting chapters. See the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Walter-A-Fairservis-Jr/253196034698116

Book:  "East-West Fusion Theatre: Theory and Practice" -- documenting 1975 to present history of theatre company, philosophy, context, influences, and more -- completion date??? Currently gathering information, drafting chapters. See the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/East-West-Arts-East-West-Fusion-Kings-Couriers-Theatre-Co-Inc/227830450580950?sk=wall

Copyright 2011, TF (teviothome@gmail.com)