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For the last lesson, there is a presentation of what we are doing for our proposal. 

It was a very sudden presentation as Marianne said there is a selective group to present the proposal on the stage. So she bring another teacher to listen each group presentation.
Our group came up with the final proposal in A2 size.

After presenting, I find that the way i present to the teacher did not really turn out well.

It was because i was not fully prepared and rougly said what we have done for our proposal.

Hope we able to be select to present so we can gain two credit ! :DD

We almost forgot with the sketchbook which need to be submit on the assessment week.

So we decided to do the sketchbook on the tutorial week.

However, Jonas say he will be doing the sketching.

I found that there are few sketches that i have drew on papers. 

Hope the last mintude of sketches on sketchbook will not affect our grade.

From this module, thanks groupmates for doing this proposal and hope our effort will be seen.

Thanks for allowing me to contributing on this group.

Editing pagebreak and put Act it out process

For the last few weeks before submission, we were told to edit the slides as well as edit pagebreak.

However we realised we forgot to put the process of act it out inside the proposal.

So, me and Jesslyn put the process and the things we used to act it out.

Hence, the list of figures and pages going to be messed up again.

It was so troublesome!

However we managed to complete the post together.

Our group have also film the act it out , posted to youtube.

Chapter 3 ( Sketches )

Sketching of our case studies.

I have sketch my case studies in one A4 size paper.

On that day, we were told to present our sketches and case studies on slides.

After presenting, teachers want us to be more focus on our drawing that we drew.

The drawing that we done is not properly done. 

Sketching anyhow and the proportion is wrong.

I realise that sketching is not anyhow sketch. It's actually is sketch in a style using free hand, proportion also need to be correct too.

So we went back home to mend it back .

This is the final i sketch.

Chapter 2 case studies

                   

For this lesson, we were told to do case studies related to our topic.

Three case studies need to be done as my group have three person.

What is case studies ? 

a process or record of research into the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time.


We went to Jonas house to do the case studies and sketches of our proposal to further understanding our topic.

I have found one case study related to country at Sweden.

Truthful speaking, i do not know there are such a services from other country.

Sweden have a large aging population. However, government provide services by offering ready-cooked meals that can be home delivered, provide indoor activities such as painting and reading corner for them. It was such a good sevices from Sweden.

Perhaps we should learn from them.

My group have done each of their case studies too.
This is end of chapter 2. 

Editing proposal and list of figures

After finishing the proposal of chapter two , i have edit slides and the list of figures.

It took me 15 mins of how to edit the list of figures. 

It was troublesome to edit slides and the list of figures as every single pictures is taken need to type under the list of figures.
I also try to replace those online pictures to the pictures that i have.

From this, i have more confident in handing proposal on my ownself.

Chapter 2 interview ( Site Investigation )

After interview the three elderly, me and jesslyn had went to do another interview for three elderly for site investigation. 

I need to do site investigation for this proposal however, i have mistaken it.

I mistaken site investigation as another interview from three more elderly.

So, i do my part wrong again.

This is the elderly that is being interviewed.

I redo it after listen what my leader had said.

I went to different places to take a look if it is a popular places for elderly.

What i found out is that most of the shopping mall and attraction places is not popular to elderly.

Mostly is from what other peoples thought which is 

park ; childcare center etc.

After doing it, i have a better understanding of what need to be expect site invstigation and have a clear mind of what to do for my proposal to make it better .

Chapter 2 proposal ( Interview)

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So, i approached my leader of letting me to do Chapter 2.

Chapter 2 is all about elderly opinion of the "lack of social places in residential area" 

Firstly, Jonas assigned each of us to do one research.

On that day, he did surveymonkey, me and Jesslyn did the three interview for elderly's opinion.

Truefully, the moment he asked us to interview, i was afraid and do not dare to approached elderly in public spaces. It was because, they might overthink as a liars etc.

However, I DID IT !

I have interview two elderly who live from my blk and my friend blk.

Both places are at woodlands too.

One of the elderly is work from NAFA too. 

Those are the questions that were compulsory to ask for them to answer.

What you usully do during free time ? 

Why are you working here ? 

Is there any places for you to hang out with ?

Most of them said stay home watch television. They think that there is no outdoor activities for them to hang out with. All they do is to make themselves busy like taking care grandchild. 

After interview, i realise i have diffculties in pronouncy clearly. Morever, i scare to talk to elderly and they thought we were bad guys. People judge.

First making of the proposal

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On the very first day in school, i do not know what proposal really are and what are we going to do for our final project. So i was struggle in the past two weeks of the design process lesson.

We were told to find groupmates and form them together. 

So, my groupsmates are Jonas and Jesslyn. The '3Js' group ! 

Due to me, could not speed up the work with my group leader Jonas, most of the start of chapter 1 , I did not fully put in much effort in doing. I was confused and lost for these two weeks.  Me and Jesslyn were told to research about the elderly which assigned by our leader , Jonas. We finished researching and email to him without editing. My apologised of not summaries the thing i research as i really do not know he wanted us to summaries the editing. However, we reached half and hour late to meet him. He already start doing the list of figures,etc while waiting for us. At first, i do not know what is he doing . After knowing that he actually did the cover page, preface, etc all by himself, i feel shock and wonder why he did not assigned me and Jesslyn to do the cover pages, list of figures too.  Too late to play my part to do that, i decided to do most of the chapter 2 by myself. I feel sorry of not doing my part to help up with the chapter 1. 

Research primary sources

We went to National Library to find primary sources like books ; newspaper to do bibliographly  as well as research more about the cases related to elderly. Library is huge and it took us about one hour to find resources. Most of the resources were found on newspaper. We also even discussed if this can be written in bibligraphly and also thinking if it is related to our topic. 

We even find resources from Chinese newspaper

To be honest, i personally dislike finding resources from library. I usually find resources on internet as it it convenience. However, finding reosources from library are usually more support the right question and the detail they give is 100% correct. Do not have to worry the story is true or not true. 

We also went to Jonas house to do the mind-map research which need to present next lesson. We have shown this by drawing picture than using words.

Reflection on Act it out

The filming process took half an hour to complete as we did not really act it out for the first few times. It was quite hard to act it while seeing your groupmate acting in a weird position. After filming the process of elderly having diffculty walking in a limp, it broke my heart in a few seconds. For example seeing a real elderly have diffculty in walking, yet you could not help him/her. The feeling was miserable and guilty too. It taught me to be more understable for the elderly who have diffculties as well as lending them our helping hands.

Lack of social places in residential area [ Part 2 ]

Now, this topic need to relate to elderly .

This week, we were asked to act out to feel what the elderly feel and try putting ourselves in their shoes.

So, having a small discussion with groupmates to write persona about an elderly

and doing research by interviewing with this grandma.

She is 75 years old this year , working in NAFA. Husband passed away for 25 years and has one son. She do not have friends and during her free time, she would go to Chinatown.

She told us all she went in Singapore were Marina bay and Sentosa, not much things were said by her because she claimed that Singapore is too small.  She like to go out but she said there is no places to go .

Suggestion

- More Places to sit down like what they have in Chinatown 

- More activities create for them 

Act it ! 

A persona about this old man

He is Chen Swee Ching , 71 this year. 

He was once a business man , currently , collecting newspaper around his area to earn a living. 

Have three sons , and one maid.

Two of his sons went oversea to study and one living in Singapore,working as a manager.

His wife has passed away for twenty years.

He is living around bugis area, [blk714bugisst #12-216 (s) 730714]

We will interview him while he is giving out brochure.

Having back problem and is a limp

[Things needed]

- Powder [ put on eyebrow and hair ]

-Brochure [ Giving out to people ]

- Cap [ Look more like uncle ] 

-Belt 

- Spec [ low eyesight ]

 Video

Some questions was answered by the old man.

Basically, this old man rarely go out, and only play chess at home.

Even with friends, they hardly go out .

He believed that there is more activites for the teenagers than elderly.

He do not know some places that suitable for him to go out.

He would suggest to build a park with mahjong board games, chess etc. 

Suggestion

- Build a park with mahjong board games, chess etc.

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10 ways to make a good presentation

10 Ways to make good presentation

http://www.hackbook.biz/2014/01/22-ways-to-make-good-powerpoint-presentation.html

http://www.slideshare.net/Razorleaf/paul-gimbel-presentation-opening-quotes

Plan the presentation by writing notes cards.

 Put in some fun facts interactive questions and activities on the cards to share with the class. In addition, write down keywords or main ideas to let us know what are we going to talk to the class. 

Practice. 

 Work on what and how we going to say. It will feel more confident when we do the real thing so that can eliminate the unnecessary grammar mistakes.

Ask. 

Ask feedback from family or friends of your preformances. 

Eye contact.

 It is very important when we presenting. Without eye contact, people will feel bored and would not want to listen to the presentation. 

Research.

 Research things that we going to share in the class. Get quotes from reliable sources will make a good presentation. Make sure sources are trustworthy.

Smile.

 Always put on a smile whenever we are presenting. It will influence the audience to continue listen to what are you presenting.

Be confident.

 If there is lack of confidence, we will be hard to deliver our words well and sometimes will be stuck in the middle of the presentation. Must be confident and try not to be too nervous whenever we are presenting. Always believe in ourselves that we can do it.

Use media

 ( pictures and video ) . Bring in some pictures or some interesting thing to share with the class so that they will stay focus in what we are presenting. As not all the audience can catch up with the words we say. We can make them be more attentive and catch up in what we are talking.

Conclusion.

 It is the final expression on the audience. Ending with a question is a good way of getting the audience to think about the presentation in an interesting way. 

Avoid covering up slides.

 Try to use our own words to speak to the class when we presenting. So that to prevent no eye contact with them continuously.

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Lack of social places in residential area

First day of the lesson, we were told to form group to do a project about the topic that were given by the teacher.

Having a small discussion with my groupmates in class and writing down list of possibility on the paper.

Finalise ~

What is the consideration when we want to create social places?

-The age of the people

- The needs

-Space available

- Fun availablr

- How people can access

-The way it is being designed

- Convenience

- Funds available

How to solve ? 

- Get people interested

- Having competition

- Make an announcement

- Seek for their opinions

- Brochure / advertisement

- Design the place in a beautiful way where most people will come and have a look [ have photoshoot there]

Reasons ? 

- Lack of space

- High population

- Not enough funds to build

- Most of them prefer to stay home [ playing games , lazy etc.]

- Busy with works or studies

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