The GUI Family
The people and units that make up GUIKampung Council
Lai Hock gave up a well-paying job to fulfil his vision of a 21st Century Kampung Culture. He believed in practicing mindfulness and meditation, and you can read more about the founding story in the other parts of our website.
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” – Blaise Pascal
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ” – Alvin Toffler
Craft Unit
Ben is a self-taught carpenter and is always the happy pill at our Making Space. He is a man of few words, but once you know him, it will be an endless banter! In his free time he enjoys ice cold beer with the rest of his Touchwood buddies. He is also one of the Kampung Council members at GUI.
Farm Unit
Admin Unit
Cynthia is our wonderful admin/finance team member who is also a supermom of 3, and loves going over to Touchwood for a cup of tea in the afternoons! On weekends you can also sometimes catch her at our kampung kitchen cooking up a storm!
Yeng Yen was a Waldorf teacher, now a Bothmer Gymnast and Vimala Writing practitioner. She looks forward to support the family's vision in cultivating a 21st Century Kampung for modern society.
"As a man thinketh in his heart so is he" An aphorism found in Alan James's book 'As a Man Thinketh'
Dion is our intern who's here to learn and absorb new knowledge at GUI. She will be helping out in housekeeping, marketing, as well as the farm and craft units. Other than clearing plates of food, she also finishes manga chapters and Studio Ghibli movies.
Of course, it’s not just the teams above making the Kampung Kampus thrive. We also have our bunch of active volunteers working silently behind the scenes – touching wood; on the soil; warming hearts!
