KUALA PILAH, May 4 (Sin Chew Daily) — The youth ambassadors of the 34th The Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) jointly produce a video to express their gratitude to frontliners and register their well-wishes for those suffering from COVID-19.

Mooted by Huang Jin Lun, the Malaysian youth ambassadors spent five days engaging in online discussions with their counterparts from other regional countries to complete the video production. The participating youth ambassadors are from Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan.

A total of 49 youth ambassadors and other participants convey their blessings through the Japanese tradition of making origami with the wish COVID-19 patients will recover soon and stay strong.

Huang joined the program for the 34th batch in 2007. He still maintains ties with other participants after 13 years.

In an interview with Sin Chew Daily, Huang said he informed youth ambassadors from other countries of his intention to make a video, and they agreed and joined him.

However, many of them did not know how to make an origami. After learning the paper art via online visuals, they proceeded to record the short clip.

"Many of us are parents. During the lockdown we get to take care of the children at home. Everyone is busy but we manage to complete the task in five days.

"Some of them have learned to make origami from their family members while some share the significance of producing the video. This has also become a family activity," he said.

Huang said those testing positive for COVID-19 should remain optimistic while the others should not discriminate against them.

Huang said his wife was also one of the ambassadors in the 37th batch of SSEAYP. She contributed many ideas for the video production.