The mandatory Layming photo post

Proud of her baby.

Even the hot and humid weather cant contain her joy

Thank you Lily

Jibika!

When they first mooted the word Jibika for our GOFAR 2009 publication, I thought it sounded catchy. Jibika jibika, eureka eureka. Hope this name sticks or people will still call future GOFAR publications Quintals – easier because its 2 syllables. Just food for thought.

A big shout out goes to everyone in the editorial team for making this happen. I think you can find the list inside the 2nd page of our magazine. Once the magazines arrived, everyone was pretty much hard at work – except for me.

First thing when I noticed about Jibika was how thick it is when it was in my hands. In this edition, I think everyone writes a substantial number of words. From the print journalists (obviously they had to write), the video team with their in-depth synopsis as well as the photojournalists who had significant text to accompany their photographs, all adds to the nice meaty value-for-money mag feeling.

It felt great to hold on to it, together with the great matte finish. What really rocked was seeing our hard work put neatly into a proper magazine for distribution as well as personal reading (not just text, but photographs and the videos as well)

Enough talk, more pictures from yesterday!

Look at that dazzling smile by Ms Poon, our chief editor of Jibika. While packing, writing letters and packing it into the envelopes, she said: “I tell you, it was like giving birth!”

Here is managing editor, Lily Lee Layming. As usual, the bulk of photos taken will all have her inside. Keep posted for more.

And Zeinab, one of the two subbers. “Hurry up Zak take, others are looking.” I thought isn’t that the whole point? Think Kash was still on Bangladesh time. (Was she travelling?)

Does it make you want to read Jibika now?

Guess who?

Nuria gets a bit delirious after packing 100 mags.

Huifen remains calm and composed amidst the chaos and suggests an alternative cover.

Me? I was too overwhelmed with the sheer volume of packing. So I took photos.

At a School of Communication and Information near you

Long time no blog, everyone.

The GO-FAR Bangladesh team is proud to present to you Jibika – the DVD-equipped magazine with the results of our two week-long visits to Bangladesh in 2009! Inside this wonderful literature resides our articles, photographs and video documentaries about the amazing country and its people. Jibika means “livelihood” in Bangla, and what better word is there to describe the bustling city and beautiful countrysides we saw.

Yes, yes. We know it’s been a while since the trip concluded in 2009, but the magazine is finally out! Better late than never, right? Good things come to those who wait, too, among other aphorisms for this sort of thing.

Much thanks to everyone who showed up yesterday in NTU to slip 1,800 DVDs into 1,800 copies of the magazine. Keep your paper cuts dry and try not to infect the cuts and we should have our hands back to normal in no time, okay?

Jibika is available in the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, NTU. Alternatively, do hunt down one of us Go-Farers for a copy if you don’t want to make the trek down to Boon Lay. (But take it from me; the journey westwards will be worth it.)

Cheers,
Cheryl