Top January CLs on mig reveal all
In January, two Community Leaders
stood out—@sobuz.st and @doriyakiz. We had a chat with them to find out what
makes them tick and their tips on having fun on mig.
Tell us about yourself.
My name is Md. Ahad Al Alam, and I’m
23 years old. My hometown is Manikganj, Dhaka in Bangladesh. I am in my final
year, studying Fashion and Design at Shanto-Mariam University of Creative
Technology (SMUCT).
How did your mig username come
about?
My mother loves to call me sobuz. It
means green in Bangla language. She likes both nature and the color green.
I am known in my neighborhood as ST.
My friends used to call me green and nature as well. After I told them
that you get oxygen from nature, and oxygen is transparent, my friends started
calling me Transparent Green. My sister @sinboo
was the one who suggested the initials ST—S for Sobuz, T for transparent.
Do you like gardening? You post a
lot about your fruit.
I love gardening. That is my hobby.
I’ve bought some plants and I’m trying to give them extra care. I had grapes
too, but those were too sour. Unbelievable. Yuck! I bought strawberries and
dragon tree. I also grow some flowers—Rose and Dalia.
What else do you do?
A group of friends created a
group MG7 where
we make different short films. It stands for ManikGanj7, because there are 7
friends and it named after my city. We have made two short films: one
horror and one love story.
We showed the first one on our local
area’s satellite TV channel. It was quite popular, and we got lots of negative
and positive feedback.
We have been working on a new
film Big Hero Returns, but this film is still not completed after two
years of work. The main reason is because two friends (@dj.riyad and @chapal1.0)
went to Italy to study. Then I was busy with my studies, as my university has a
lot of work and pressure. We were all also broke.
Did you also learn film in school?
This is another hobby. We are not
professionals. I had some ideas about film and photography which I learnt from
my favorite teacher who is a director of a photography agency about 3 to 4 yeas
ago.
In 2013, I went to director Adnan Al
Rajeev’s film agency in Bangladesh for an interview. I was so nervous, because
there were many Bangladeshi celebrities working in film. They told me to come
after my studies, because they were looking for a full-time assistant director,
not part-time.
So fashion or film?
It would be great if I could work
with films and fashion to get more experience.
I have plans to work as a designer
here in Bangladesh after graduation. If I am good there, I will stick with it.
I also have plans to have my own fashion house.
How long have you been on mig?
I was invited by a friend to join
mig in February 2009. I’ve forgotten the original ID I signed up with,
though. I created this ID in November 2009 after I got a new phone.
What made you stay on mig after so
long?
I love this platform more than
Facebook. Facebook is boring for me. All are running after girls there. Here
(on mig) I love to be connected with my friends, friends abroad and family
members too. Now mig33 is migme! It’s growing, in sha’Allah, mig
will be at the top with lots of friends and fun again, where people will not
feel bored with millions and millions of users.
What changes do you hope to see on
mig?
I would like to see voice and video
call or media sharing and media album features on migme.
Any tips on how to post good
miniblog content?
I just wanted to tell friends that
whatever they post on miniblog, it’s yours and you can decorate your post
to attract your friends who will see that your post is different from others.
Original content are appreciated and they can add decoration like text and symbols.
And whatever they post, the hashtag should be match with it.
@doriyakiz
Tell us about yourself.
My name’s Luke. I came to Singapore
originally from Malaysia five years ago and have been here since. I am
currently working (sadly—I prefer studying) as a psychologist associate at an
early intervention centre with special needs children.
I blog during my free time. I love
blogging, that’s for sure, and have been doing that as a hobby ever since I was
16! Which was almost 9 years ago. Yeah, I am a quarter-of-a-century old now.
Other than that, I love gaming and also the outdoors.
Tell us about the origin of your
blog name—lukeyishandsome? Do you also have a photo for us?
Origin of my blog name. Hmm. I guess
you can look at my profile picture and you can find the answer there :p
But I kid, of course. It started out
as a joke between me and my friends, I kinda like self-praising in real life,
and my best friends suggested that name when I was buying a domain for my blog
back in 2009. The name, of course, stuck, since it’s quite eye catching and
eyebrow raising, and I just left it there ever since. Too lazy and troublesome
to change it anyway.
How did your mig username come
about?
It’s Doraemon’s favorite food! But I
was looking for a memorable screen name back when I was 16, and there was this
group called the Teriyaki Boyz that time, I kinda took Doriyaki Boyz as
inspiration back then. Like my blog, the name stuck, and it’s a screen name
that really unique. Which makes applying for forums, websites, games much
easier :p
Luke (right).
What do you love more – Blogging,
vlogging, posting on social media?
Hmm that’s a really tough question.
Can I be greedy and say I like a bit out of everything? I like blogging because
it allows me to organize my thoughts more coherently, vlog because I enjoy
video-making and social media because it allows me to interact friends and
readers.
What is your experience on mig like?
Quite interesting, to be honest! I
did not expect much when I joined migme, but I found the community here to be
quite lively and engaging. There’s a lot of different events to keep the
community engaged and it feels more like a family here than a social network!
You were one of the top community
leaders for Jan, do you have any tips for others who want to do better?
Never be lazy! And keep yourself
organized.
Any tips on blogging?
Be yourself when you write, and read
a lot! It helps you to see what writing styles are out there and it never hurts
to try to use proper English (if you’re blogging in English) when blogging. The
Internet loves proper language usage and until today I am still learning to
proof read every time I finish a post. A little bit of discipline goes a long
way too, and I make it a point to blog at least once every two days, no matter
how trivial the topic might be. Just to keep my passion going.
You are quite a funny guy. Do you
have a joke that never fails to make someone laugh?
Hmm. Now that’s a tough one. I have
a few though, but they are the ones that are more like a cold joke rather a
really funny one. Like if you can’t stand something, you can always sit down.
Or when you’re stuck in a traffic jam, you can always bring some bread to go
with it #geddit
Okay, maybe not.
If you are interested in becoming a
Community Leader on mig, you can sign up here and get more information.
- by @nattylim
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