My life in hbp: 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^^