PROJECT 5 : REFLECTION

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IN A GROUP OF 7, WE ARE TO ASSIST AND PROVIDE HELP FOR PEOPLE WHO NEEDED IN THE SOCIETY, WE MANAGED TO CONTACT TI- RATANA WELFARE SOCIETY TO CONSULT WITH THE PERSON IN CHARGE - MR. VEN, FROM THE WELFARE SOCIETY. TI-RATANA IS LOCATED AT DESA PETALING WHERE THERE IS A HIDDEN VILLAGE HIGH UP THE HILL FULL OF OLD FOLKS AND KIDS. 

UPON FIRST ARRIVING, THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT BLOCKS THAT DIFFERENT GENDER  SETTLE IN IT. MALE BLOCK, OFFICE, AND FEMALE BLOCK. WE FIRST VISIT THE MALE BLOCK TO DO A SITE MEASURING TO ESTIMATE THE SIZE OF OUR FURNITURE. THE OLD FOLKS LIKE TO SIT AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE, THE BEDS ARE ALL IN A BIG HALL AND SPACE IS SEMI OPEN FOR A BETTER VENTILATION. ON THE UPPER FLOOR IS THE TEENAGE BOYS LEVEL WHERE THE ORPHAN LIVE. THE HALLWAY IS QUITE NARROW AND THEY US TO VISIT WITH A WARM GREETING, 

THEN WE VISIT THE WOMEN BLOCK,  THERE ARE 2 FLOORS IN THE WOMEN BLOCK, THE LOWER FLOOR HAS A VERY NARROW CIRCULATION AND IT PROVIDE MINIMAL WALKING SPACE, WOMEN IN THE BLOCK NORMALLY JUST SIT AT THE SOFA AND CHATTING WITH EACH OTHER. THEY SELDOM WALK AROUND THE BLOCK AS THE STAIRCASE MAKES THEM UNAVAILABLE TO ACCESS DUE TO THEIR LACK OF MUSCLE STRENGTH. THEREFORE, THE LOWER GROUND HAS CAFETERIA FOR THEM TO HAVE THEIR MEAL. THE OLD FOLKS BED ARE AT THE SIDE CORNER ON THE LOWER GROUND FLOOR ALIGNED TO THE WALL, ALTHOUGH SPACE IS NARROW BUT IT IS UNDERSTANDING AS OLD FOLKS WALKING ABILITY IS WEAKER. 

AFTER THE SITE VISIT, WE STARTED TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS OF THE OLD FOLKS, WHICH IS THE LACK OF EXERCISE AND COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER. AFTER THE DISCUSSION, WE COME OUT WITH A PROPOSAL WHICH IS A TWIN CHAIR THAT IS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WHILE EXERCISING WITH A STRETCH BAND THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE CHAIR. AFTER OUR DECISION WE DID OUR FIRST PROPOSAL AND CONSULT WITH MR. VEN, HE AGREED AND PROVIDE A SPACE FOR US TO PUT THE CHAIR.

AFTER THE AGREEMENT, WE START OFF BY ORDERING THE PADLET FROM THE PADLET SELLER, WITH THE GUIDE OF THE INSTRUCTOR AT TAYLOR LASER CUT ROOM, WE ARE ABLE TO USE DIFFERENT TOOLS TO CUT THE PADLET INTO ESTIMATED SIZE AND INSTALL THE SEATING CUSHION. AFTER THAT, WE PAINT IT WITH A COAT OF WATER RESISTANCE COATING. UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE COASTING DRIES, WE TRANSPORT IT TO THE SITE AND SCREW TOGETHER WITH DIFFERENT ANGLE PLAT USING A  PORTABLE ELECTRICAL SCREWDRIVER.

THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT, I LEARN TO USE DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT WE DONT NORMALLY USE WITH THE HELP OF THE INSTRUCTOR. TEAMWORKING AND TIME MANAGING IS CERTAINLY THE IMPORTANT PART OF PROGRESS THE WHOLE PROJECT ON TIME WITH NO DELAY. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME MISTAKE WERE MADE IN THE PROGRESSION, WE'VE LEARN TO OVERCOME THE PROBLEM AND SOLVE IT EFFECTIVELY TOGETHER. APPRECIATE TO HAVE MY UNDERSTANDING AND THOUGHTFUL TEAMMATES, WITHOUT THEIR HELP WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FINISH ON TIME.