place not only for relaxa-tion but also for expecta-tion of care and presents from their aunty and un-cle. The two hosts

Eleven brains of different fields from all over the world came to the royal place for the purpose of creating CHANGE. The two hosts treated the 11 visi-tors with smile face. They are so hospitable that the visitors are com-fortable. When the hosts treated them with vari-ous meals at different times, they also shared eagerly and happily for snacks and drinks. They all are hands-in-hands each other. Very soon, the 2

hosts invited their rela-tives. But their relatives only sent the children to the royal place. So the children came the royal

Have you had any special feeling concern-ing with a certain train-ing (course) in your life? What is your feeling at that time? For me, I have special feeling differ-ently before, while and after I was attending FCTOT course. As soon as I received email, it said that I was selected

for attending FCTOT course (Batch 3) from the 16th of May to 30th June, I felt very happy, satisfied, pleased and excited because one of my dreams comes true. Getting chance to attend this course is rarely and I wanted to attend and join FCTOT long long ago. Before I attended

this course, I was very excited as well as nerv-ous because I heard something about this course from alumni. They said that there are a lot of challenges and dif-ficulties and they felt very stressful throughout the course. And also they have to

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assigned the 11 visitors, however, to provide the children with the things they have just possessed, recently shared by the hosts. Even though they don’t know what the chil-dren’s needs, the 11 visi-tors, who have different favorites and dislikes, treated the children with different refreshments . Some visitors danced and some composed the song and sang the song to make the children happy. Even the other visitors paid respect to the chil-dren with different styles. However, the children didn’t seem quite happy. They only have high ex-pectation of presents from their aunty and un-cle. The 11 visitors tried to make the children happy and active to get favor from the 2 hosts.

Some visitors got a little favor from the hosts but some haven’t got yet for 3 weeks. Almost of all felt tired and messy. Even though they wanted to treat with their favor-ite, they provided them with the new things they recently got from the hosts according to the host’s desires. So they discussed together what to do and how to do for getting favor equally. Unfortunately, a few visi-tors became too tired and stressful to fulfill the needs of the children. The rest visitors, how-ever, motivated and as-sisted each other. At the last, they could provide children their best. Be-fore the children went back home, they got what they really want “………………….” from

the hosts. As a result, nine visitors also got appreciation from the host but not from the children. During this trip, 9 visitors could build a well-organized TEAM, with mutual re-spect and understanding, tolerance, broad-mindedness and full of energy for the great aim of strengthening their civil society. They are strongly determined to multiply all of their en-ergy, skill, knowledge, effort and time for the development of their re-spective community and any needy society in the world. By Smile Swe (FCTOT-3)

Stella Swe, Jimmy Rezar Boi and Margret @ May Kyi take responsibilities for the process of publication bimonthly. For the purpose of networking TOT & FCTOT alumni to strengthen our society, we try our best in this first issue. We are looking forward articles and news contributed by all TOT & FCTOT alumni for next issues. All articles come out only from the author. If there is any weakness in this first issues, we three, Stella Swe, Jimmy Rezar Boi, and Margret @ May Kyi will try our best for next issues. By Jimmy Rezar Boi (fctot-3)

After last practice training, I have an idea remark-able for FCTOT-3, which is a newsletter. I discuss with my TBT friends and two trainers. Some TBTs are very appreci-ated and contributed their thoughts and ideas. On the last day of FCTOT-3, we made decision to publish E-Newsletter bimonthly, organ-ized and collected the articles from all TOT & FCTOT alumni from American Center Training Programs and an-nounced the news on June 30, 2011(FCTOT-3 Graduation Celebration Day) at CBH in American Center, Rangoon. Three Alumni from FCTOT-3,

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YOU(FCTOT) can make me a lot. Now, I'm a new one. I can do whatever I want to do. I got a lot of confidence be-cause of YOU. I got many best friends in my life. YOU can control my life as my teacher, my guide and also it likes my best friend. YOU can make me an unbelievable change. That is positive change.

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thought that I did well in my first TP and so did my peer trainers and participants. Af-ter my Staff Trainer an-nounced my score, I wanted to cry and run away from this course. I have no confident for second TP and felt de-pressed and disappointed and want to give up this course. Next day, I expressed my feeling in front of my Train-ers and Peers and I feel so sad that I could not speak out words clearly and I shed tear and it flowed on my cheek for a time until my peers con-soled me and gave sympathy. Since then, I understand my peers more than before and have tied closed friendship with them. My Trainers also did counseling and gave me encouragement and tried to understand what my feeling is and to think and find out how they can help and give suggestions. In this way, I got better and better and had enough confident to conduct my second PT because of my Trainers’ assistance and guide line. In my third and last PT sessions, I had self-confident and I did well in my PT though I still have challenges concerning with conducting Trainings. In this way, I came over all prob-lems and difficulties facing in this course with the help of

p e e r s a n d t r a i n e r s . As time flew, this course was being finished and completed. On the last day of this course, I also felt sad and I believe that my peers would have the same feeling as well because we studied together, ate together, went together somewhere like restaurant for having a dinner, KTV and Inya lake for relaxation and recreation and spent time together for almost two months. After this course, we have to go back our organizations to do community work in different regions of our country. Be-fore we left, we have decided to meet often to exchange our knowledge, share our experience and make strate-gies plans what we can im-plement in our diverse com-munities. In my conclusion, I strongly believe that I am very lucky in the world be-cause I have a chance to at-tend this course, to learn from professional and skillful trainers and to meet peers who are helpful and good- hearted. This course is very useful and effective and it is worth attending. This course created change and so I felt I changed something in myself and it is positive change in my professional life.

do many assignments and conduct Practice Trainings that make them stress and have sleepless nights. Simul-taneously, I felt satisfied with myself for an opportunity to attend this course, but I wor-ried about assignments and Training Practice. No matter what kind of challenges and difficulties I will face, I made up my mind and started to attend this course because I want to be a professional and skilful trainer in my later life. On the first day of this course, I felt very excited to meet the TBTs (Trainees being Trainers), make friends with those people who are from different part of Myan-mar, different races, ethnics and backgrounds and diverse communities. Day by day, we are much closed and likely behave brother and sister. It seems prominent while we are asked to con-duct Practice Trainings two weeks later of Content days. We had to do Team Meeting for discussion and preparing for PTs and if someone need help and assistance for his/her PTs, all are ready for help and willing to do some-thing what he/she want to. I had bad experience after my first PT because I failed three areas and did not meet crite-ria in these areas though I

A GREAT BATTLE OF FCTOT

Eleven soldiers at the start, One’s missing in the middle;

Only 9 back to land ; But You two are always in my heart!

By Stella (FCTOT-3)

TBT’s E L C Mg Mg asked Aung Aung who just finished FCTOT. Mg : Hey Aung, you finished FCTOT, right! Aung : Of course, I finished successfully. Mg : So, I want to ask you one question. Aung : Ok, ask me. Mg : What is ELC? Aung : ELC means “Exam Listening Crying”.

By Margret (FCTOT-3)

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I change myself and my habit of relying on others. Before, I used to ask help or suggestions or opinions from others. But, now I didn't ask any help from others and just try to do by myself. It is not

Dear TBTs, How are you? I would like to share about one thing that I got from this FCTOT (3). You know what? :D Of course, you may not know. Ok, I will share it to you.

just happen while I am attend-ing my FCTOT (3). It happen when I finished my last PT (Practice Training) lol..: Fortu-nately and Luckily, I know about myself, I have confident, self - reliance and self develop-ment as well. So now, you might know how I change my self on not relying on others and stand by my own, believe, thoughts, ideas, opinion, everything comes from me. I can say, it is because of FCTOT (3), more specifically because of PT ses-sion. Ok! Enjoy your time and love to hear from you all too. By Nwe Nilar Toh (FCTOT-3)

How I change myself!::)

Which One Changed My Mind ?

Before FCTOT While FCTOT After FCTOT Freshness Frozen Flexibility Confidence Cry Creativity Trust Tear Time-bound Optimism Out of Mind Open Mindedness Talent Team Spirit Tolerance By Swe Swe (FCTOT –3)

COMIC VAKT In class, Trainer teaches VAKT. Trainer : Now, I’ll give example of VAKT. Ps : Yes Trainer : Let say you like a girl and you want to show your love using VAKT. Ps : They look very interesting. Trainer : So, first you write letter and give her. By reading

this letter, she can know your love. That letter is Visual Support and her learning is Visual Modality.

Ps : Ha ha …. Trainer : You sing a song that about your love. By listening

this song, she can know your love. Now, today lecture is finished. Tomorrow, I’ll explain about K and T.

…. Next day… Ps : Sir, I applied Visual and Auditory. But.. now I un-

derstand K and T from ELC. Trainer : Oh! Ok, Can you share your experience? Ps : Yesterday, I wrote letter on a big sheet and show her

and say loudly “ I Love You”. Trainer : And then… Ps : And then… she run to me and beat my cheek. So I

can learn Kinesthetic from her running movement and Tactile from beating my cheek.

By May Kyi (FCTOT-3)

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