Here I am once again TEDfellow, part of the fabulous TED conference (now 25 years old and "The great Unveiling") that attracts some incredible minds to tackle the big issues facing our species. The celebrities I've seen so far include Herbie Hancock (one of my wish), Lena Maria Klingvall, Bill Gates, Yann Arthus Bertrand who love Madagascar and more ...
Photo: Me and Hollywood Actor Forrest whitaker at TED 2009
Important stuffs within the short time frame and of course I am happy and enjoyed the TED conference 2009, meeting all the Fellows, and being part of the TED Fellowship program to the max nevertheless.
I would definitely say HAPPY already. However gotten to meet all the beloved TED community was far more priceless moments rather than whining over what happen in my country lately
during my TED time.
Unfortunately I didn' get to meet EVERY important TEDster friends I have meet at TED Global "
Africa the next Chapter" (there were a few numbers of them) though to be exact due to the distance and obviously the short staying (again) because some of them was attending
TED in Palm Spring. But I pray for longevity to all of them and I so that perhaps we can meet up again ... very very soon... and next year discussing "
What the world Need Now" at TED 2010.I have managed to steal some moments from my TED time to
twitt Madagascar situation. Even that were done in the same time when I was on other missions for promoting Madagascar unique biodiversity and
my work on reforestation, and rice farming for some bonding times. Here are my new friend
Majora Carter @ Majora's
Eco Heroes program for
Sundance Channel ... well, we are
Greening the Ghetto on a TV show. The subjects of "Eco-Heroes" take advanced, cutting-edge environmental thinking and break it down in a manner that makes the information accessible to the general public.I love her so much.
Photo: Me and Majora carter ... TED Eco Heroes
That's in other words is 3 in 1. If I didn't do it that way, there would be no more other time left to do each of the said things. I'm so sorry to those whom I had promised to meet up, to whom who wanted to meet me and to whom I didn't contact at all. I did try to organize so that I could squeeze some times for
you guys but I just couldn't.
So please forgive me. Perhaps there will be next time for us someday. We can't ask for EVERYONE to understand but to those who do... thank you very much.
Anyway... due to the hectic schedule, I can remember everything I do for all the five days conference in Mesia. I'm gonna write them here soon so that you can see how busy I was that at the end of the day (EVERYDAY!) by 11.00 p.m we were already knackered and just couldn't wait to hit the pillow. But... I could only storm the sweet bed at the
Hilton Long Beach usually by midnight and feeling dragged for tomorrow to come! We woke up early in the morning at like 7.00 a.m (had to) and started the day which full with
wonderfull agendas waiting to be carried out at the TED Conference.
Now I'm home... and I have more work to do for my MEGA Challenge (Jetlag help a lot to Getting Things Done)... MEGASEEDS to grow, people to feed, environment to save. It was so much felt that way perhaps because of the drastic transition of vast different situations between attending a TED Conference in California and living in one of the poorest Country in Africa. But I feel the power of TED and TEDsters ability to make a better world for today and future generation.
I'm happy to be back home again even though everything seems up side down in my country, we, malagasy people are filling fear and more in insecurity as before, the government who must protect us are actually shooying civilians standing for democracy ... Madagascar where there are my MEGASEEDS team mates, and the life around us to revolve about everyday. Life is harder and more difficult here were our STAR must be Dada Ralalson who reached a yield as high as 23 t/ha (actual production is 2 or 3 tons/ha in average ) on his fields of in Soatanana in 2005 using SRI (System of rice Intensification) technique ... without any Agricultural Machinery.
More posterous @ TED Fellow 2009
