this is a boy we could speculate analyze and discuss but from this picture we
and discuss but from this picture we
and discuss but from this picture we know next to nothing about him but what
know next to nothing about him but what
know next to nothing about him but what if we could we live in a world today
if we could we live in a world today
if we could we live in a world today where our entire lives can be shared if
where our entire lives can be shared if
where our entire lives can be shared if we choose to and while it’s great to
we choose to and while it’s great to
we choose to and while it’s great to know my friend in Singapore is eating
know my friend in Singapore is eating
know my friend in Singapore is eating for breakfast lunch snack and dinner
for breakfast lunch snack and dinner
for breakfast lunch snack and dinner every single day the lies that are
every single day the lies that are
every single day the lies that are crucial to know about are not
crucial to know about are not
crucial to know about are not necessarily the ones being told for the
necessarily the ones being told for the
necessarily the ones being told for the most part I don’t think my 22 year old
most part I don’t think my 22 year old
most part I don’t think my 22 year old life is particularly interesting I was
life is particularly interesting I was
life is particularly interesting I was born in France to a Singaporean mother
born in France to a Singaporean mother
born in France to a Singaporean mother and a French father both from very
and a French father both from very
and a French father both from very humble backgrounds but who worked very
humble backgrounds but who worked very
humble backgrounds but who worked very very hard to give my brother and I the
very hard to give my brother and I the
very hard to give my brother and I the best start in life it was the day my dad
best start in life it was the day my dad
best start in life it was the day my dad suddenly decides to move to China in
suddenly decides to move to China in
suddenly decides to move to China in Beijing when I was 10 years old that
Beijing when I was 10 years old that
Beijing when I was 10 years old that ultimately changed my life forever
ultimately changed my life forever
ultimately changed my life forever we became neighbors with a lovely lady
we became neighbors with a lovely lady
we became neighbors with a lovely lady named Tanya who founded a healing home
named Tanya who founded a healing home
named Tanya who founded a healing home named blue sky blue sky grew of the need
named blue sky blue sky grew of the need
named blue sky blue sky grew of the need to help the constant abandonment of
to help the constant abandonment of
to help the constant abandonment of babies with mild to severe medical
babies with mild to severe medical
babies with mild to severe medical challenges due to the one-child policy
challenges due to the one-child policy
challenges due to the one-child policy in China they received no government
in China they received no government
in China they received no government support and were solely funded by
support and were solely funded by
support and were solely funded by donations one day Tanya asked me whether
donations one day Tanya asked me whether
donations one day Tanya asked me whether I could take pictures she was trying to
I could take pictures she was trying to
I could take pictures she was trying to create a brochure for a healing home but
create a brochure for a healing home but
create a brochure for a healing home but even though I knew nothing about
even though I knew nothing about
even though I knew nothing about photography at the time since I was 10
photography at the time since I was 10
photography at the time since I was 10 years old I said yes without hesitation
years old I said yes without hesitation
years old I said yes without hesitation I rushed home kind of stole my mom’s
I rushed home kind of stole my mom’s
I rushed home kind of stole my mom’s camera and went over to blue sky Vera
camera and went over to blue sky Vera
camera and went over to blue sky Vera has introduced all the children some
has introduced all the children some
has introduced all the children some posed graciously for pictures for me
posed graciously for pictures for me
posed graciously for pictures for me others were so fascinated this weird
others were so fascinated this weird
others were so fascinated this weird object I was holding that they prefer to
object I was holding that they prefer to
object I was holding that they prefer to stay behind the lens right by my head
stay behind the lens right by my head
stay behind the lens right by my head the entire time then I was asked to wash
the entire time then I was asked to wash
the entire time then I was asked to wash my hands take off my shoes and head up
my hands take off my shoes and head up
my hands take off my shoes and head up the stairs it was then I met a little
the stairs it was then I met a little
the stairs it was then I met a little boy named Nicky Nicky was abandoned at
boy named Nicky Nicky was abandoned at
boy named Nicky Nicky was abandoned at birth for reasons I’ll never personally
birth for reasons I’ll never personally
birth for reasons I’ll never personally comprehend he was left in the freezing
comprehend he was left in the freezing
comprehend he was left in the freezing cold in a hillside in Shandong province
cold in a hillside in Shandong province
cold in a hillside in Shandong province when he was found he was nearly
when he was found he was nearly
when he was found he was nearly completely free
completely free
completely free as a result his left host had to be
as a result his left host had to be
as a result his left host had to be amputated do the Frostbite that
amputated do the Frostbite that
amputated do the Frostbite that developed he also had a congenital
developed he also had a congenital
developed he also had a congenital complicated heart disease this basically
complicated heart disease this basically
complicated heart disease this basically meant he a new heart to survive and as
meant he a new heart to survive and as
meant he a new heart to survive and as if that wasn’t enough he had an
if that wasn’t enough he had an
if that wasn’t enough he had an extremely weak immune system he was only
extremely weak immune system he was only
extremely weak immune system he was only seven months old when I met him and
seven months old when I met him and
seven months old when I met him and hearing all of this the mere fact that
hearing all of this the mere fact that
hearing all of this the mere fact that he was alive and had a smile on his face
he was alive and had a smile on his face
he was alive and had a smile on his face was just amazing this little boy was
was just amazing this little boy was
was just amazing this little boy was clearly such a fighter and he wanted to
clearly such a fighter and he wanted to
clearly such a fighter and he wanted to survive and I was so inspired to find a
survive and I was so inspired to find a
survive and I was so inspired to find a way to help him the doctors there told
way to help him the doctors there told
way to help him the doctors there told me that there was simply no way for him
me that there was simply no way for him
me that there was simply no way for him to see the new heart but he needed a
to see the new heart but he needed a
to see the new heart but he needed a weekly medical support that was
weekly medical support that was
weekly medical support that was extremely costly and blueSky could not
extremely costly and blueSky could not
extremely costly and blueSky could not afford in order to prolong his life I
afford in order to prolong his life I
afford in order to prolong his life I thought of this idea with the
thought of this idea with the
thought of this idea with the encouragement of my parents that I’d go
encouragement of my parents that I’d go
encouragement of my parents that I’d go photograph the quickly disappearing Shiu
photograph the quickly disappearing Shiu
photograph the quickly disappearing Shiu minority who live in a small area in the
minority who live in a small area in the
minority who live in a small area in the mountains of glaedriol province and
mountains of glaedriol province and
mountains of glaedriol province and create a small coffee table book I did
create a small coffee table book I did
create a small coffee table book I did this because I didn’t want to simply use
this because I didn’t want to simply use
this because I didn’t want to simply use Mickey to solicit donations I thought
Mickey to solicit donations I thought
Mickey to solicit donations I thought that if I could raise the money by
that if I could raise the money by
that if I could raise the money by giving these books in exchange it would
giving these books in exchange it would
giving these books in exchange it would just be a better way to get donations
just be a better way to get donations
just be a better way to get donations and spread awareness at the same time
and spread awareness at the same time
and spread awareness at the same time once I returned home I went to look for
once I returned home I went to look for
once I returned home I went to look for a place that are willing to produce
a place that are willing to produce
a place that are willing to produce these books for basically no cost and
these books for basically no cost and
these books for basically no cost and then I got myself designed little books
then I got myself designed little books
then I got myself designed little books into printing the night before the
into printing the night before the
into printing the night before the delivery of my books I received a phone
delivery of my books I received a phone
delivery of my books I received a phone call that Mickey had passed away
unfortunately he had called the flu and
unfortunately he had called the flu and he was so weak that he simply couldn’t
he was so weak that he simply couldn’t
he was so weak that he simply couldn’t fight it off there was so much at ten
fight it off there was so much at ten
fight it off there was so much at ten years old that I just couldn’t
years old that I just couldn’t
years old that I just couldn’t understand for a long time and still
understand for a long time and still
understand for a long time and still today I can’t help but blame myself for
today I can’t help but blame myself for
today I can’t help but blame myself for not acting faster for getting so carried
not acting faster for getting so carried
not acting faster for getting so carried away with my little artistic ideas and
away with my little artistic ideas and
away with my little artistic ideas and for not finding instant solution for him
for not finding instant solution for him
for not finding instant solution for him and though losing him was extremely hard
and though losing him was extremely hard
and though losing him was extremely hard to accept
to accept
to accept I knew his story had to be told I went
I knew his story had to be told I went
I knew his story had to be told I went on to sell my books but the preface
on to sell my books but the preface
on to sell my books but the preface dedicated to him to all the schools and
dedicated to him to all the schools and
dedicated to him to all the schools and communities around me and I managed to
communities around me and I managed to
communities around me and I managed to raise over 48,000 RMB which roughly
raise over 48,000 RMB which roughly
raise over 48,000 RMB which roughly comes to over seven thousand US dollars
comes to over seven thousand US dollars
comes to over seven thousand US dollars which I then gave to blue sky for them
which I then gave to blue sky for them
which I then gave to blue sky for them to help and heal all their other
to help and heal all their other
to help and heal all their other children who deserve just as much
children who deserve just as much
children who deserve just as much support and love and while photography
support and love and while photography
support and love and while photography has been my tool to help others music
has been my tool to help others music
has been my tool to help others music was my personal safe haven whenever I
was my personal safe haven whenever I
was my personal safe haven whenever I was stressed out I’d come home place
was stressed out I’d come home place
was stressed out I’d come home place hours of piano as a form of musical
hours of piano as a form of musical
hours of piano as a form of musical therapy I suppose therefore in my
therapy I suppose therefore in my
therapy I suppose therefore in my teenage years the few songs I had or
teenage years the few songs I had or
teenage years the few songs I had or either about some unrequited love
either about some unrequited love
either about some unrequited love problems or about the interactions of
problems or about the interactions of
problems or about the interactions of the world around me I thought that much
the world around me I thought that much
the world around me I thought that much like photography I could use music as a
like photography I could use music as a
like photography I could use music as a tool to conduct and share important
tool to conduct and share important
tool to conduct and share important stories like those of Miki but when I
stories like those of Miki but when I
stories like those of Miki but when I met one with Atlantic Records and I was
met one with Atlantic Records and I was
met one with Atlantic Records and I was 16 in London I was told that no one
16 in London I was told that no one
16 in London I was told that no one wanted to hear pretty girls sing about
wanted to hear pretty girls sing about
wanted to hear pretty girls sing about poverty fair to say I did not sign a
poverty fair to say I did not sign a
poverty fair to say I did not sign a record deal that day but still I felt
record deal that day but still I felt
record deal that day but still I felt that it was really important to share
that it was really important to share
that it was really important to share these stories that I cared so much about
these stories that I cared so much about
these stories that I cared so much about and though my photography and music was
and though my photography and music was
and though my photography and music was trying to spread awareness I felt that
trying to spread awareness I felt that
trying to spread awareness I felt that there was still something missing there
there was still something missing there
there was still something missing there was so much that I wasn’t telling along
was so much that I wasn’t telling along
was so much that I wasn’t telling along my journey I was fortunate enough to
my journey I was fortunate enough to
my journey I was fortunate enough to meet a very talented editor May max gray
meet a very talented editor May max gray
meet a very talented editor May max gray who introduced me to technology
who introduced me to technology
who introduced me to technology developed by sky interactive when I was
developed by sky interactive when I was
developed by sky interactive when I was first shown this technology it applied
first shown this technology it applied
first shown this technology it applied to retail where a woman was walking down
to retail where a woman was walking down
to retail where a woman was walking down the street and advertisement and you
the street and advertisement and you
the street and advertisement and you could click on her lips her eyes her
could click on her lips her eyes her
could click on her lips her eyes her clothes and find out the product she had
clothes and find out the product she had
clothes and find out the product she had where you could buy them and how much
where you could buy them and how much
where you could buy them and how much they cost but then I thought what if you
they cost but then I thought what if you
they cost but then I thought what if you could apply this to allow a deeper
could apply this to allow a deeper
could apply this to allow a deeper insight into our original content
insight into our original content
insight into our original content to give the audience the option to know
to give the audience the option to know
to give the audience the option to know more about what they are watching what
more about what they are watching what
more about what they are watching what is so amazing about this is you could
is so amazing about this is you could
is so amazing about this is you could have one story branching off to ten and
have one story branching off to ten and
have one story branching off to ten and those ten stories can branch off to
those ten stories can branch off to
those ten stories can branch off to another to three or four stories the
another to three or four stories the
another to three or four stories the amount of knowledge we could share in
amount of knowledge we could share in
amount of knowledge we could share in one photograph one video or one song is
one photograph one video or one song is
one photograph one video or one song is absolutely exponential we could find out
absolutely exponential we could find out
absolutely exponential we could find out all about who this little boy is we’re
all about who this little boy is we’re
all about who this little boy is we’re not with one click of a button
not with one click of a button
not with one click of a button and so with a kind help of sky
and so with a kind help of sky
and so with a kind help of sky interactive they combined my song losing
interactive they combined my song losing
interactive they combined my song losing my mind with video photography and their
my mind with video photography and their
my mind with video photography and their groundbreaking interactivity to share
groundbreaking interactivity to share
groundbreaking interactivity to share the stories like stories of Mickey of
the stories like stories of Mickey of
the stories like stories of Mickey of lost children of Indonesia of endangered
lost children of Indonesia of endangered
lost children of Indonesia of endangered elephants and and to share all the
elephants and and to share all the
elephants and and to share all the stories we care so much about so I’m
stories we care so much about so I’m
stories we care so much about so I’m going to demonstrate a quick prototype
going to demonstrate a quick prototype
going to demonstrate a quick prototype for you that barely scratches the
for you that barely scratches the
for you that barely scratches the surface of what this technology could do
[Music]
[Music] so these icons will appear these little
so these icons will appear these little
so these icons will appear these little red icons on these projections on my
red icons on these projections on my
red icons on these projections on my body that can lead you to other videos
body that can lead you to other videos
body that can lead you to other videos for example you saw this picture of a
for example you saw this picture of a
for example you saw this picture of a glacier kind of projected on my back and
glacier kind of projected on my back and
glacier kind of projected on my back and they’ll lead to a video that then
they’ll lead to a video that then
they’ll lead to a video that then informs you about the danger to our
informs you about the danger to our
informs you about the danger to our oceans are being destroyed at an
oceans are being destroyed at an
oceans are being destroyed at an alarming pace I’m a marine biologist and
alarming pace I’m a marine biologist and
alarming pace I’m a marine biologist and environmentalist and my work is to study
environmentalist and my work is to study
environmentalist and my work is to study and measure the human impact on the
and measure the human impact on the
and measure the human impact on the marine environment our oceans are the
marine environment our oceans are the
marine environment our oceans are the Earth’s essential source of life because
Earth’s essential source of life because
Earth’s essential source of life because they are so big we act as if we could do
they are so big we act as if we could do
they are so big we act as if we could do anything take anything and drop inside
anything take anything and drop inside
anything take anything and drop inside any dirt without consequences but we are
any dirt without consequences but we are
any dirt without consequences but we are wrong oceans are not too big to die
wrong oceans are not too big to die
wrong oceans are not too big to die the combination of pollution and
the combination of pollution and
the combination of pollution and overfishing is draining life ever waters
overfishing is draining life ever waters
overfishing is draining life ever waters the Mediterranean Sea is more or less a
the Mediterranean Sea is more or less a
the Mediterranean Sea is more or less a Dead Sea while it was beaming with
Dead Sea while it was beaming with
Dead Sea while it was beaming with fishes only half a century to go and
fishes only half a century to go and
fishes only half a century to go and this is just the beginning we are
this is just the beginning we are
this is just the beginning we are fishing each year more than what the
fishing each year more than what the
fishing each year more than what the oceans can create a renewed life
oceans can create a renewed life
oceans can create a renewed life changing natural selection to a man-made
changing natural selection to a man-made
changing natural selection to a man-made selection for some species good to eat
selection for some species good to eat
selection for some species good to eat are being depleted and some others left
are being depleted and some others left
are being depleted and some others left without predators are taking over of our
without predators are taking over of our
without predators are taking over of our waters such as large jellyfish or the
waters such as large jellyfish or the
waters such as large jellyfish or the Taurus aka lionfish and thus
Taurus aka lionfish and thus
Taurus aka lionfish and thus accelerating the natural selection that
accelerating the natural selection that
accelerating the natural selection that may occur
may occur
may occur at the same time pH levels are tipping
at the same time pH levels are tipping
at the same time pH levels are tipping to point where the waters may be too
to point where the waters may be too
to point where the waters may be too acidic to favor light renewal accentuate
acidic to favor light renewal accentuate
acidic to favor light renewal accentuate emissive natural phenomena as another
emissive natural phenomena as another
emissive natural phenomena as another consequence of pollution coral reefs
consequence of pollution coral reefs
consequence of pollution coral reefs essential for fish sheltering and
essential for fish sheltering and
essential for fish sheltering and reproduction are dying this global
reproduction are dying this global
reproduction are dying this global imbalance results also in depriving the
imbalance results also in depriving the
imbalance results also in depriving the oceans of oxygen creating swathes of
oceans of oxygen creating swathes of
oceans of oxygen creating swathes of dead zones for marine life is
dead zones for marine life is
dead zones for marine life is unsustainable
unsustainable
unsustainable what is alarming is that in the last 50
what is alarming is that in the last 50
what is alarming is that in the last 50 years these distant worth of double the
years these distant worth of double the
years these distant worth of double the size meanwhile mercury levels in the
size meanwhile mercury levels in the
size meanwhile mercury levels in the upper ocean tripled since the beginning
upper ocean tripled since the beginning
upper ocean tripled since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution reaching a
of the Industrial Revolution reaching a
of the Industrial Revolution reaching a point where the bottom floor of the
point where the bottom floor of the
point where the bottom floor of the ocean can’t protect us from it anymore
ocean can’t protect us from it anymore
ocean can’t protect us from it anymore and making consumption of ocean fish red
and making consumption of ocean fish red
and making consumption of ocean fish red fish a hazard the amount of garbage
fish a hazard the amount of garbage
fish a hazard the amount of garbage visibly or invisibly dropped in the
visibly or invisibly dropped in the
visibly or invisibly dropped in the oceans every year is staggering the
oceans every year is staggering the
oceans every year is staggering the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is just a
Great Pacific Garbage Patch is just a
Great Pacific Garbage Patch is just a result of this we are changing the
result of this we are changing the
result of this we are changing the oceans soon if we don’t react and stop
oceans soon if we don’t react and stop
oceans soon if we don’t react and stop our practices the biggest source of life
our practices the biggest source of life
our practices the biggest source of life on our planet would be a dead space and
on our planet would be a dead space and
on our planet would be a dead space and this surely will be the first step
this surely will be the first step
this surely will be the first step toward our own extinction
toward our own extinction
toward our own extinction this is just one of the many stories
this is just one of the many stories
this is just one of the many stories that will be projected in this video and
that will be projected in this video and
that will be projected in this video and this video itself barely scratched the
this video itself barely scratched the
this video itself barely scratched the surface of many things we could apply it
surface of many things we could apply it
surface of many things we could apply it to and the many things we could do I was
to and the many things we could do I was
to and the many things we could do I was once asked what I would do to fix this
once asked what I would do to fix this
once asked what I would do to fix this world I honestly wish I had an answer to
world I honestly wish I had an answer to
world I honestly wish I had an answer to that but I don’t the one thing I do know
that but I don’t the one thing I do know
that but I don’t the one thing I do know as cliche as it may sound is that if we
as cliche as it may sound is that if we
as cliche as it may sound is that if we all showed a little kindness to each
all showed a little kindness to each
all showed a little kindness to each other we would live in a better world so
other we would live in a better world so
other we would live in a better world so for now all I can do is shed light to
for now all I can do is shed light to
for now all I can do is shed light to the subjects I care for and hope that it
the subjects I care for and hope that it
the subjects I care for and hope that it will resonate with my audience and hope
will resonate with my audience and hope
will resonate with my audience and hope that together we can turn this awareness
that together we can turn this awareness
that together we can turn this awareness into action and together we could affect
into action and together we could affect
into action and together we could affect some kind of change if you would like to
some kind of change if you would like to
some kind of change if you would like to view this video in full which I would
view this video in full which I would
view this video in full which I would love if you did or you feel inspired to
love if you did or you feel inspired to
love if you did or you feel inspired to create your own video and use this
create your own video and use this
create your own video and use this interactivity please visit the website
interactivity please visit the website
interactivity please visit the website tonie’s dot world slash TEDx here’s the
tonie’s dot world slash TEDx here’s the
tonie’s dot world slash TEDx here’s the link just so you could see it thank you
link just so you could see it thank you
link just so you could see it thank you so much for listening
so much for listening
so much for listening you
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