Monday, October 25, 2010

Soul Shift Conference and Exhibition

25th October, a meaningful day for all students in HBP, Soul Shift XZbit RUS101 -10 opening was held.
The program started from 8.30am and launch by Tuan Syed Mohd Bakar Bin Syed Mohd Salim, Curator of USM Traditional Toys & Games Museum.


After that, puisi 'We Are The Ones We've Been Waiting For' is presented by Syed Kamil Nafis and his group members.


We have tour to visit our studio which display our project done. A lot of people inside the room cause difficulty to have a way to pass.


We have dome tea inside the dome we constructed yesterday. I just think that whether the dome will collapse or not when I eat under it. But it just imaginary, the dome is quite safe.
After rest time, we have our conference 10 min PPTX presentation by students.
The presentation divided into 2 section, rest for 1 and half hours in between.


Rapporteur made the conclusion for all 10 presentation.


A review of photo of the dome construction from the beginning till the end.


Studio 101 is about to be close. I do not know how to describe the feeling I have. Before that, I hope this day to be come faster. I feel tire and bored with the bamboo. However, when it is really to end, I feel uncomfortable. Especially when see through the photo we have, it is a unforgettable memory that we have. We share happiness and sadness together. Although life is hard, but with help of my friends and those caring studiomasters, I manage to pass all the difficulties. Thanks a lot... who walk together with me till the end..

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Final Construction

24 Oct, final day before our exhibition.
We gather at the site place try to construct the dome again.
The difference is we started from the top layer first this time.
What I think also started from top will be better. We no need to use the scaffold and gangplank.

Our construction at 9 morning. We rest about 12 noon. The sun is bright and hot. All of us are sweating. However, we feel happy if success to see the dome build up even just one layer. We know that it is not easy. (although it seen to be like)

Part of students take responsibility to decorate the studio for exhibition. They arrange our project so nicely.


We continue our wok at 2.30pm. In the process, there are still some accident happened but we still can managed well. Some of struts have been drop down from connector. We try hard to replace it with another. Luckily do not cause any injure to student.


At the end, we can not finish the last 2 layers.
We have been try our best. I think it also a very good try for us.
At least we have the product. We show our unity, work together.
Before that, I even not confidence that we can build up the dome, we face a lot of difficulties. But with help of all lecturers and students, we made the impossible become possible!
So.. with unite.. we serve.. and finally.. we see change..

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Soul Shift

Main topic: Awakening As One
We 're fast asleep in a box!

A2 size poster paper is to be exhibited on 25 Oct.
Our group of 5 decided each person to design one poster to be choose one of the best.
Finally, my poster is chosen to be used in exhibition.
I am very happy because this is the first time I do it use computer. I learn it by finding the IT learning book to edit. Before that we have been done the poster using hand-drawing but the effect is bad.

After discussion, we decided to use the idea of pyramid into our poster.
Long time ago, people are work together to build up the pyramid which suit our subtopic, 'Time for talk alone is dying: we need to UNITE, SHARE, SERVE & SEE change'.

Pyramid is not one person work and of course not one day work. It is the product of hundred of people. Even next generation is amazing of it and ashamed that we can't compare with the ancient people.

Our group members designs.

Beside, a 300 words abstract of a paper on given subtopic as stated above is submitted.
Every member have been wrote about 60 words and it have been edited by Siew Bee.
Partly of our article:

'However, nothing in this world can be alone actually. There is a link that intertwines everything, every single people, every event either directly or indirectly. For examples, teeth bed in gum, man need woman, and we eat when hungry. If everything is separated to be alone, this world will be totally out of control.'

'A team of soccer players consists minimum 11 players; each player plays their important role in their position respectively. Each of them depends deadly on each others before they can smile triumphantly until the whistle blow up, before they can celebrate their success.'

'We share what we know, we share the knowledge, let more people know what we are doing and get the support from them.'

'When we unite, we share, we serve, only we can see the change.'


Thursday, October 21, 2010

Scaffold and Gangplank

Since we face the problem that we can not construct the upper layer of the dome due to it height, each section need to make both scaffold and gangplank to climb up. A scaffold contain 1m×1m×6m high whereas a gangplank, 3 bamboo width, 6m long.

On 21 Oct, 4.30pm, we started to do it with our section members. Those who strut have problem will continues to repair their strut to ensure both of it ends are strong enough.

We use square lashings to bind together two bamboo spars that are at right angles with one another. From there, I started to learn lashings.

Completed scaffold.


On 22 Oct, our section make a meeting on 3.00pm and continue our Thursday work. We retie the string because it all loose on the second day. I feel very upset. Why like that?! We spent a lot of time and energy to do it. That is out hard work..


Shear lashing is use to bind the bamboo side by side. Luckily my friend is scout before and she have been taught me a lot of difference kind lashing.

We wait for the strut checking and afterward screw for it to be more tighten.


On 23 Oct, Saturday, work continue....

Studio is tidy up. We bring some of our projects done before for the exhibition.



Tensegrity

'Tensegrity is a type of structure with an integrity based on a balance between tension and compression components. In a tensegrity structure the compressive members are connected to each other by tensile members.'
Source from wikipedia

I heard a new word which is Tensegrity on this Monday afternoon. What I think it is really a interesting structure and is challenging for me to do it. I get a lot of this picture from internet and I feel it like an art, you play with any shape you like. Every rod seem like floating in air and do not touch any other rod. For me, it fun. However, I only use the six bamboo sticks to construct it due to time limited. I hope that I will challenge a more complicated structure after the exam on holiday.

A tensegrity structure contain 30 rods.
picture took from http://www1.ttcn.ne.jp/a-nishi/tensegrity/z_tensegrity.html

My completed bamboo tensegrity structure.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

'DYMAXION'

We will going to have a RUS101 conference and xzbit on 25 Oct. Dymaxion is our next project which is going to use on that exhibition. Dymaxion is globe like structure which photo montaged on it. I went home on Friday, 15 Oct so I decided to bring back the cardboard to finish it within the weekend.
I tape 2 pieces cardboard together and cut out the shape in my hostel room.


I wash out the photos which is meaningful to me and the photos which contain some projects that I satisfied. I paste the photos on my globe in my home.

Dome

Monday, 11 0ct, We come to our action part. To turn idea to reality, we started our big dome construction that I mentioned before. Our strut finally have its use. Every person contribute their strut to try to build up the 6V dome. The most important value in this construction is unity. every strut is important, the project wouldn't be success even just missing of 1 strut. Commitment of everyone is needed. Therefore, every student play their part in their own section.

I am in section 2. We first moved the struts to the right place according to section. Then, first layer construction started. There are problem raised when we construct. Some section part can not stand up then it directly affect the rest which have been completed.