Project 5A : Intervention- Merdeka Object
In groups of five, we must produce a group costume. Our costume must have our sarong, balloons (at least one helium balloon) and our mask.Our group members consist of Amelia, Xinyee, Laisim, Danzhou and me, Puiyeen.
Our group's name is Puffy Tuffy.
This is the materials that we use to make our costume.
We are preparing small balloons for our costume.
We are putting up the parts of our costume together.
This is our group’s costume.
Project 5B : Merdeka Object Presentation
26 August 2009
Today, we
are going to KDU to meet Jazz and the team and Penang Times Square to observe
our site.
We are going by our school’s (HBP) van.
Mr. Wan is fetching us by driving the van.
A simple discussion of how the balloons should be release at KDU.
We reached Penang Times Square.
We observed our site and discuss about how we should tie our balloons up at the fountain.
Viewing the fountain from the top.
They discuss about how the balloons should be drop from higher level.
We had our dinner at Penang Times Square and we met Jazz at Roti Bakar when they are having their dinner.
28 August 2009
We meet Mr. Wan and Mr. Najib on 11pm at Nasi Kandar Istimewa to discuss the mechanism of releasing balloons.
This is the design of the releasing balloons.
29 August 2009
We buy the helium balloons at One Image Balloon Shop for rehearsal purpose.
After dropping the other peoples at Penang Times Square, Mr. Wan and me are going to buy rings and fishing lines for the release balloons.
We are finding hardware shop around Penang Times Square.
Finally, we bought the rings at Chooi Tee Hardware Sdn. Bhd. and uncle is counting 1100 rings for us.
After we bought the rings, we go to fishing shop to buy fishing lines. We bought about 200 metres of fishing lines. After buying the rings and fishing lines, we go back to Penang Times Square to join them for the rehearsal.
Starting to link balloons together with rings and fishing lines.
We are using balloons to measure the highest height of the water of the fountain.
Attempt on releasing balloons.
30 August 2009
Our big day come!!!
We go to Penang Times Square at 5.30pm. We are going there by van while the others are going by bus because we need to go earlier for the preparation.
We were well prepared to face the unexpected challenges.
We work together to pump the helium gas into the balloons and tying them up with rings.
Amelia and I are wearing raincoat and tying balloons on the grant. Both of us are getting wet after tie the balloons up at the fountain.
All of us are in the mood of nervous and taut. We want this event to be success and don’t want a bit of mistake. We are in the process of preparing.
The final product of our hard work. GORGEOUS!!!
After we finished all the tying of the balloons, we change our clothes to our costume. We are waiting for the important moment.
00: 00 31 August 2009
MERDEKA! MERDEKA! MERDEKA!
We are releasing the balloons at the fountain.
The biggest lesson we have learnt through this event is we can gain precious knowledge only with hard work and self-experiencing. In the field of design, we have learnt that our design must be suitable for the event. The design should be unique yet realistic. Simple is the best. Besides that, we also discovered that we should be able to make spontaneous decision according to unexpected situation such as strong wind and rain.
Apart from design field, we gain good values related to the community. Each of us carries our own responsibility to make this event successful. We attribute our success to cooperation, thus good relationship and communication between teammates should be maintained. Tactful social skill is needed so that we can receive help from others during emergency.
I feel very happy when this event is a succeed. Thank you for anyone who was helping us. I think our lecturers is the most praiseworthy persons. Thanks God!!!
