momument...

as 2012 getting nearer, Mr wan asked we to design our own monument. we are also been assigned to go for a site visit at the Jewish Cemetery situated at Jalan Zainal Abidin. interesting...

so we went there right after we have out lunch after class. its a very small and old cemetery. it was taken care by an indian family. according to them, the families do come back once while to visit their ancestor's grave. there are no longer any Jewish here in Penang.

the lastes grave was done on 1978. based on my observations, i learned that the monuments mostly are the shape of houses. even some 90% look alike. we've asked about the shape of the monuments but the lady there just took over the job and did not know much about it.

i also observed the names of the deceased. some of the name that i've taken notes :
1. Harry Mosses
2. Fanny Herbet
3.Lizzie Schwartz
4. Joseph Bernstein

and many more...

i also observe that each monument have symbols. Mostly are star. it is called Star of David (symbol of a person who practice Judaism). there is also a monume.nt with hands symbol. this symbol is called Blessing With the Hands.

walking to the cemetery

the front gate

it was made on the1805ad

the monuments...

this is situated in the middle of the cemetery.

a roof looking monument

another type

a big monument..

looks like a factory type.. to me...

a house type

another house type

believe that belongs to the children

another house type..

Star of David

Blessing With the Hands

another symbol...

all of us looking n observing the monuments..



then its time for us to design our own monument..
i called it The Wheel Of Life. its made up of bamboo and also some plank wood.


first sketch.

final sketch

this is how i'll clam the wheel on the base

my logo and the motto

the overall picture...

our life is like a wheel. keep changing..
we must keep on going no matter what happen in the past. there's nothing we can do about it. we only can use it as a lesson and experience for us so that we don't repeat the same mistakes again.

Part 2: Looking forward

what i can contribute in the coming 21st december 2012?

being here in HBP means that i can be a difference. like we seen in the movie, 2012, we wont be able to see any land for 40 days and nights. we need ships. we never know whether is this gonna happen too? its better to be prepare than doing nothing...

As a QS, i can help in the construction of the IBU. we need something cheap but good quality. this is where a QS play his/her part. In the movie, only those with 2 billion then they can aboard the ship. its all because they designed the ship way to expensive. we can cut the cost and let the poor to have a second chance to live. everyone deserve to live. not only the rich.

second, i can lead the people inside IBU. Organization is important in the panic state. everyone is panic at that time for sure. with a good leadership, we can manage everyone and convince them, we can survive.

dividing them to groups and giving them specific task can help to calm down the situation. everyone has their own ability. some are good in communication, some good in cooking. all these people when work together will come out as a strong team. we can survive for sure.

as a leader, i myself must remain calm and decide fast. whatever problems come out, a leader must be able to make his/her decision fast. never lose hope cause it will kill the people who's life is in your hand...

Part 1: Looking back

during the theaterrete



Looking back... been assigned with this assignment make me thinks a lot. It make me think back how was it like when the moment i received the offer from USM. its been my dream to be in here. i accepted the offer without any second thoughts cause i think this is where i should belong to. i know i made the right choice.

ever since im young, my the type that also stick to my mum, never left her even 1 step. now its time for me to learn to be independent.

everything is ready and its time to fly. its really far from my hometown (sarawak). but, penang was just like Kuching, seriously so i didnt suffer much from homesick during my 1st week here.

the worse memory i had here is i gt myself injure on the very 1st day of registration.. $%##%@
i fall down when i cross the ditch. its kinda serious though, luckily i have a bunch of good friends with me. they took care of me and care for me. without them, it would be very hard for me to survive here.

i still remember the 1st studio assignment we need to complete. building a blog. its easy for me as im a blogger for 2 years but my friends face problem with it. i help them to create 1. from the first day of registration and until that day i learned that no man is an island. we need someone to lean on.

as time pass by, i discovered that everyone has his or her own idea of doing works. so its common to have argument during group work. but we still can manage to get our works done and everything is fine. it wont destroy our friendships for sure.

i learned to analyze things thoroughly by using the 6 elements of production: intention, act, place, actor, rule and product. i learned how to draw dots and lines *wink* . its really a tough assignment for me as i don't have any basic at all in drawing/arts. i also learned knowing my own self. who am i and what im here for. definitely im here to learn, to gain as much knowledge, know as many people as i can.

i also learned how to be creative. we made bamboo sound tools, 2 types of mask (black n white with expression and our own face). i never did anything like this before. never been a creative person my whole life. i have to be one in order to survive. and i know i can't make it without my friends, especially in mask making. we need someone to help us to make our mask.

i also learn how to draw human. we can scale them down or enlarge it. although my drawing is terrible, but at least i learn from it.

besides, from studio, i know bamboo can be such an important materials as it can be made into lots of things, even casket.

we get to know our vision and mission too. some people think out of the box while some not. the black box that we sketched and wash with colour make us think what is the most important things in our life. some draw survival kits, photos (memories), knowledge. some even draw their families and friends. for me, the most important things to me is all the knowledge that i gain from the every beginning when i start to learn ABC until now. all those are too precious to me.

the most painful and hard assignment for me would be the 6 bamboo black box. its torturing!! we cut the bamboo from rumpun buluh. cut it into many halves. and build a 100% bamboo structure. but our materials like the black spray, unused box skins etc are always not enough. we shared most of the things but it still cost me a fortune. not only i face problem in financial crisis but, also, my mentally. i wake up whole night to do the box. around 4 am we have black out! luckily i've done mine but my friend was just begin his. we used torch light to help him out. the bad thing is, all of our masterpiece was rejected as its heavy.. :(. so we redo everything again.

then, we have this urbanity assignment. we're to plan out the merdeka countdown script. its really fun! we went to the site (The Penang Time Square) and we come out with brilliant ideas but its not chosen. nevermind, we did our best! its really great to work with my teammates.

on the eve of merdeka, all of us first year went to The Penang Time Square for the countdown. wearing black with masks and our box, we bring balloons. unfortunately, i underestimated my box. it only can carry 4 instead of 6 balloons. and the things doesn't go on as we planned to be. we supposed to have performances, but in the end, we just release the balloons. its very sudden.

i still remember a friend of mine told me i should start to learn n understand perspective when he teaches me how to draw my convo sketch. i understand more of the concept as when Dr. Marzan gives us the lecture on it.

now, its constructions period. its gonna be tough 1. seriously i hate construction. because im not creative. clumsy and then to destroy the things whenever i try to build 1. its gonna be a whole new experience for me. i'm looking forward to it ^^

ever since im here, i learn to be independent. i think more maturely and act fast. and im getting darker to.. more pimples for sure.. skinnier i guess...
but its worth the experience^^


my injured leg

this is what i need to sketch for my convo

my hands after "playing" with bamboo

my black box

the poor guy who did his box in darkness

apek sleeping on the table... its really late... 4am

my 2nd black box

site visit at The Penang Time Square

my teammates...

these are some pictures of my progress... the things that i've done ever since i enter USM

6A :Disaster Kit

In this assignment, we're asked to design a survival kit from the invention/s made by USM from the past few years back.

The inventions I've choose are:

1) Cempedak (Artocarpus Integer) seeds flour as an innovative fibre ingredient in bakery

product - bread - 2007

2) Haruan Spray for burn and wound - 2007

3) EMofaceID: Online face identification system using real-time eyes and mouth tracker (EMo

Tracker) - 2007

4) Aqua marine video enhancement tool (Aqua Video T) - 2007

5) Vehicle m0nitoring system - The Surveillance System of The Future - 2007

6) UV B radiation Monitoring - 2005

Cempedak seed flour

Carbohydrate is the main source of energy. During disaster time, we need food to survive. Hence, bread is one of the most easiest and convenient food to be brought on broad. However, normal bread do not contain any dietary fibre.

Cempedak seed flour contain carbohydrate, protein, minerals and most importantly dietary fibre. This type of flour maintain the qualities of white bread while providing fibre. Hence, bread made from cempedak seed flour are more healthy.

The fruits are first been separated from the seeds. then the seed are cleaned and dry. After that, the seeds are crushed and grind into powder like.

This is how the machine in my survival kit produce the cempedak seed flour.

Haruan spray for burn and wound

Haruan (Canna Striatus) contain all essential amino acids and unique fatty acids that able accelerate the healing of wounds. Although it have been formulated in various forms such as cream and films, however, it is easily contaminated. It also have limited size and singly packed. Worse of all is the films do not cover the wound entirely.Hence, with aerosol, these problems are solved. aerosol reduces pain as we do not need to rub the wound. The productions are also sterile. It have soothing effect and comfortable on the skin. Besides, we will not disturb the wound bed on removal of the film.

Any passengers on the Ibu/pondok can be heal in an instantwith this haruan spray.

Picture taken from galeri penyelidikan USM : The Haruan Spray

Location of the spray and the flour..

EMoFaceID

EMoFaceID is used to identify a person using eyes and mouth. Usually, this system identify a person using the entire face. These features utilized as an independent component and can perform well even the mouth is covered. It also can handle identification within plus minus 15 degree from the frontal pose.

With this function, hacking of the computer system can be prevented as the hacker are no longer able to use picture of the person to be identify by the system.

The people of the Ibu need to identify their identity using this system before can use the computer and machine of the survival kit.

Picture taken from galeri penyelidikan USM : this picture show how the system works

location of the EMoFaceID in the survival kit

Aquamarine Video Enchancement(Aqua Video T)

All underwater videos and pictures are always affected by noise, blurring, colour constancy and reflection. All of this can be overcome by using aqua video T. This tool is simple, quick and user friendly. It helps to correct the colour of the video, encoding and decoding the process and also remove the noise and sharpen the images. Hence, clearer images can be seen. This tool is not only for the underwater images but also for normal pictures and videos.

This tool is installed in the survival kit to enhance the video quality from the camera situated above and below the Ibu. These camera function to monitor the situation outside and alert the people whenever danger approach Ibu.

Vehicle Monitoring System

This system used to monitor the surrounding area. It incoporates two core technologies : notion detection and image processing. This system also have built in 3D interaction map of all locations that it covers to provide details for security purposes. User also can view and print daily or monthly reports for reviewing purposes.

Cameras are installed for security purpose on the above and below Ibu. With this system, any inturder or danger can be detected easily. Images will be sharpen by the Aqua video T to have a clear image.

Location of the Aqua marine T and Vehicle monitoring system

UV B Radiation

It detects and measure the solar radiation that reach the earth. It provides information on the level of radiation and alert the people whenever the level is dangerous. The people of the Pondok will know and will protect themselves from the exposure of the dangerous ray.

All of the systems are connected to the computer.

My progress:

First sketch

2nd sketch

draft...

the cempedak seed flour machine.. it is situated beside the computer

computerizes monitoring system

My survival kit...

the alarm to alert people

the cempedak seed flour machine

location of the cameras and the solar radiation detector...

Location of my survival kit...