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Assalamualaikum & hi everyone!
It’s the final week! Congratulations everyone, you all deserve a pat on the back for making your project possible!
Please write, upload lots of pictures & videos in this final Padlet =)

1. Were the objectives of the project fulfilled?

2. What have you enjoyed or liked the most about the project?

3. What have you found challenging about this project? (any part of the project you found hard to do)

4. What has really worked? (any part in the project that you thought worked well)

5. What can be improved in this project?

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Zarif Izzuddin Bin Zyrean
A174717
14/08/2022

1. Were the objectives of the project fulfilled?

To recap, my objectives for this project were
-To learn the extraordinary, interesting and booming industry of Food & Beverage.
-To obtain new experience outside of the medical field, in terms of challenges, functionality, expertise, skill sets and so on.
-To be able to appreciate and embrace different job scopes in the working world, and learn the ropes along the way.
Alhamdulillah, I daresay that I have managed to achieve all the above objectives, successfully, with even more than I had expected, as I learned way more. This includes working with co-workers in a new field with each of different backgrounds, building new friendships and memories with others, picking up tips and tricks within hotel management as well, and most importantly gained so much priceless experience that has surely moulded me into someone more competent and knowledgeable.

2. What have you enjoyed or liked the most about the project?

In this project, what I enjoyed or liked the most was probably the less stress-inducing work that was present, while also forming a ohana I was able to build and find within the working environment. There was no denying that before entering, I had a lot of doubts and fears regarding the work environment, the people I will be dealing with, my bosses and higher ups, any toxicity, inability to cope with work stress, work stress on its own, so on and so forth, and was gladly proven wrong once I started working and progressed throughout these 4 weeks, coping better than ever, while learning so much in a short period of time. I was able to adapt and overcome my fears, and formed my comfort working environment and family within. I had very amazing and cooperative wo-workers, friendly and hardworking supervisor and manager, even more friendly chefs that manage to joke around and have fun while settling the orders that keep coming in. There are days when work is stressful and many guests, and there are days where it can be very relaxing and boring, but having to have felt these days and in between, is somewhat calming and satisfying, knowing that this experience will toughen me for what’s to come, and also appreciate and understand more on how fast and efficient we have to be in the working field, and adapt accordingly as fast as possible.

3. What have you found challenging about this project? (any part of the project you found hard to do)

Alhamdulillah, so far along this project, and  as mentioned before, nothing is all smooth sailing in life, ups and downs are bound to happen, and yet here I am, typing this report out happily with satisfaction knowing either I considered the challenges as normal daily life, or I toughened myself up and faced it with flying colours that I did not realize it was a challenge on its own. Personally, I believe that the most challenging thing I faced was most probably just peak holiday or weekend seasons, where the hotel is fully booked and guests will fill up the coffeehouse for the breakfast buffet, multiple room service orders, many VIPs checking in, so on and so forth. However, having the mindset of adapt and overcome, I must have not took it too much as a challenge, and instead just considering it as a slightly busier few days that will pass, and along the way of course I learned to become more efficient, worked faster and smarter, while maintaining the good image of the hotel, and professionally handling it all, and myself of course. It was and will always be a good learning experience to learn new things and face new challenges, to become a better and stronger person, all the more wiser.

4. What has really worked? (any part in the project that you thought worked well)

All in all, besides achieving the objectives laid out, and with a bonus of having a good and friendly environment, I think what really worked most was my character development. I learned from each and every one there, not just solely on the work, but in terms of mindset, time management, critical thinking, because before entering I had my mind dead set on revamping and further improving myself as a human being, as I am very confident that this character building will be very essential and important for me in my future endeavours. Alhamdulillah, self-reflecting and comparing my old self to currently after these 4 weeks, I have managed to improve myself as a better human being.

5. What can be improved in this project?

In my opinion, it is not fair to say that this project is perfect either as if we think that way, then we will not be thinking of improvements that may be crucial. On the other hand, this has been such a fun experience, truly eye opening and skill acquiring, I wouldn’t mind doing it all again. The challenges and peak moments is what made it truly a learning experience. For improvement wise, maybe I could have tried exploring other departments instead of just F&B, such as front desk, bellman, and so on. However, this was not a choice for me as I had to follow the hotel management, so I took what I got, and am grateful for it. Another thing that I believe could have been improved is the SSM submission, as the hotel management took some time to provide the SSM, and thankfully my supervisor is very understanding, and I wish I didn’t need to have to cause any inconvenience on it.

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Nur Hannah bt. Mohamed Nazren Azle

A174829

14 August 2022

1. Were the objectives of the project fulfilled?

Yes, all objectives are fulfilled for this project. First and foremost, now I have a good understanding of Korean culture, where they have a complex honorifics system when communicating to someone who is much older than them.

For example:

안녕 ‘annyeong’, is used when a young person meets their friends,

안녕하십니까 ‘annyeong hasimnikka’, is used when a young person meets someone who is older than them.

Next, throughout this project I am able to communicate in Korean which I can apply when I meet up with Korean people. Lastly, my writing and reading skills on the Korean language has improved as I have found a proper way to learn it effectively.

2. What have you enjoyed or liked the most about the project?

I've always wanted to study Korean, and this elective posting gave me the chance to finally cross that item off my list. The best aspect of learning this language is that it makes watching Korean dramas and movies more fun since I can understand words and sentences. The professor in charge of this course was incredibly good and helpful,  because it's simple to understand and follow the lesson.

3. What have you found challenging about this project? (any part of the project you found hard to do)

The hardest aspect of learning a new language is getting the sentence sounds exactly right. To speak with the same ease as a native speaker, it takes time. I am therefore delighted to be taking part in this class. In addition, I intend to enroll in additional Korean classes to widen my knowledge of the language.

4. What has really worked? (any part in the project that you thought worked well)

The development of my character, in my opinion, has been what has actually worked during this online learning experience. I had a lot of doubts when I first started this online learning because I was hesitant to try new things. However, after a few lessons, I discovered that I was enjoying it, which finally increased my confidence and caused me to doubt myself less. I believe I can learn other languages because all I have to do is trust myself to challenge new things. Although the process may be challenging, in the end it will be for my benefit. In addition, learning a new language drives me to step outside of my comfort zone, which increases my confidence in my ability to grasp the language.

5. What can be improved in this project?

I believe that this project has to be enhanced in a number of ways. In order to assess our performance, there should first be an interaction session with the coordinator. Next, I should manage my time effectively by setting aside 2 hours every day for my online learning in order to stay on track and maintain my attention. In addition, I should complete the activities and exercises before the scheduled time in case the internet connection fails.

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Danushvar A/L Maheswaran
A175190
14 August 2022

Were the objectives fulfilled?

In the span of 4 weeks, I can't believe that I have managed to achieve the objectives of my elective posting project. At the very beginning, I was slightly doubting myself whether or not I will complete this project since baking is a very skeptical task, but I guess we can attain success if we devote more time and effort into it. In short, I have checked the boxes of my objectives of this project, specifically in educating myself and having a well verse understanding about the theory behind baking. I could also apply this knowledge by taking this to another level like baking pastries and foods for people around me.

What have you enjoyed or liked the most about the project?

To be honest, the whole process was pleasant and therapeutic. During pre-baking, I was really nervous on how was I going to dive into this field that is not relevant to me. I had a thought that this whole project would be stressful & strenuous for an amateur. However, even after a tiring day after baking, it didn't seem like that because the end product gave me a relaxed and calm mood. To be more precise, the best section of this project was enjoying the taste and the texture of the brownies, cookies, cake and cupcake. Also not forgetting, the part where my family and friends tasted my pastries and gave good feedbacks which gave me the energy and motivation to bake more pastries in the future. These little things make me satisfied and elated at the same time.

What have you found challenging about this project? (any part of the project you found hard to do)

Something that I truly believe in is a 'Life without challenges is a journey without adventures". Along this project, I faced some challenges and obstacles which made me more resilient and enhanced my decision making skills for example, finding the right ingredient and also deciding on the measurement for each ingredient for my recipe. I also had to drive out to nearby bakery shops to get the tools and ingredients respectively for my recipe. Some ingredients were quite difficult to buy  so I ordered it from Shopee so that took my time off a bit. In addition to that, I also had difficulties in the measurement of the oven's temperature till I needed my mom's guidance.

What has really worked? (any part in the project you thought worked well)

In my opinion, I felt that all my pastries turned out well-baked and it was scrumptious as well. It tasted so good even though this was my first attempt in baking. Credits to the tips and techniques taught by the course as well.

What can be improved in this project?

I feel that I could improve on my baking skills like trying out harder recipes which includes frosting and decorations on the cake which could also turn out in birthday parties.

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Kareshma Nair A/P Pathmanathan
A174923
14 August 2022

1.     Were the objectives of the project fulfilled?

Yes I have fulfilled the objectives of my project which were to learn a new language for communication, to have some exposure to another language and to spend my elective posting in a productive way. I am grateful that I chose mandarin as my elective posting course because now I will able to understand and speak in Mandarin language.

2. What have you enjoyed or liked the most about the project?

I really enjoyed everything throughout this project. The study materials provided were very beginner-friendly which help me in learning that language. I really enjoyed answering the quiz provided in the course. It motivated me to focus and revise the lessons. Practicing the language with my nephew was really fun because he will correct my pronunciation which will be really funny but helped me a lot throughout this course.

3. What have you found challenging about this project? (any part of the project you found hard to do)

Initially I find it hard to pronounce the words but with practice I am able to pronounce it correctly. It was also quite challenging to understand without the subtitle initially but as time goes, it became easy.

4. What has really worked? (any part in the project that you thought worked well)

I have completed my final assignment with a mark of 95%. This assignment was graded by our peers in the course. This has really worked well for me as I have put in a lot of effort.

5. What can be improved in this project?

Things that could be improved in this project is I should have tried writing the Chinese characters but since it was not provided I hope to practice it in the future.

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SANGITHA A/P BALU
A174949
14 AUGUST 2022

1. Were the objectives of the project fulfilled?
Yes. I have successfully gained great amount of new skills from my project which is knitting. I have also spent my one month of elective posting in a very productive way because I have spent most of my time in learning new things and sharpening my skills. My project have made me to have alot of courage and confidence in trying more new skills in my future. By the end of this project, I can sense that my personality in the aspects of time management and decision making has improved.

2. What have you enjoyed or liked the most about the project?
The part that I enjoyed the most in my project was I was able to knit my own fabric with the designs that I desire. Even though it is just a small flat fabric, this part of my project gave me an opportunity to be more creative and innovative as well as made me to take the risks to experiment the skills that I acquired throughout this elective posting. All the time and effort that I invested in knitting that fabric of my own has paid off with a beautiful outcome.

3. What have you found challenging about this project? (any part of the project you found hard to do)
One of the things that I found challenging in my elective posting is the technique to perform few knit stitches, especially the circular knits. The magic loop method that I applied to do the circular knits really challenged my patience as a beginner. But I had to master that technique in the aspects of hand-needles-yarn coordinations because this circular knit plays a vital role in knitting my garment. There is no other way that I could complete my garment without performing this circular knit, hence, I had to do alot of practice to learn this technique.

4. What has really worked? (any part in the project that you thought worked well)
The part of my project that worked really well is my sweater as I was able to knit the sweater with good texture and flow. I performed the stitches very carefully to avoid mistakes and confusions that could potentially ruin the texture of my garment. Nowadays, most of the knitting procedures are done using machines to produce the garments. The fact that our ancestors used to knit those garments by just using their hands and few needles on daily basis surprised me because knitting this sweater of my own took me days to complete. As a beginner, I am amazed with the skills of our old folks during those days and I was able to appreciate their works and inventions as I was going through this project.

5. What can be improved in this project?
This project has blessed me with abundance of experience, skills and knowledge that I could cherish and utilize in my future. I wish I could have had more time to further explore this knitting techniques.

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The knit chart represents the stitches of the front and back. The neck and shoulder stitches are worked in Garter stitch. The rest of the stitches are worked in Stockinette stitches or Herringbone patterns.

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Now that we have all the stitches needed for the width of the shoulders, we can continue to work the front and back stitches seperately to create the armhole.

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Once we have done enough stitches for armhole, we knit together the front and back again for the body of the sweater until we reach the desired length and bind all the stitches.

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For the sleeves, we pick up and knit the stitcehs from the armhole edge. The sleeves are worked in stockinette stitch for 45cm.

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We reduce the number of stitches for the cuff and bind off all stitches.

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1. Were the objectives of the project fulfilled?

Yes, I have fulfilled the objectives of my project, in which I am

1. Able to read, write and speak Hangul after 4 weeks of the project

2. Able to understand basic conversation spoken by native Korean and communicate with them in self introduction, family introduction or time and date.

3. Able to understand the words formation and orientation of Hangul and further understand the culture behind, such as the phrases they use will be influenced by the different levels of respect of Korean.

Even though I am not very well versed in using the skills I learned yet, but the past four weeks were indeed a great milestone on my journey in learning Hangul.

2. What have you enjoyed or liked the most about the project?

I enjoyed every single moments learning Hangul! I felt the sense of accomplishment every time I learned something new! Since the beginning of Korean culture became a trend after K-drama or K-pop, we always hear people adding some Korean in our daily lives communication. However, we only can understand some basic terms because we are not native Korean. Now, due to the Elective Posting, I finally gave myself a chance to start the journey of learning Korean properly. I enjoyed a lot when I finally knew what is the meaning behind each words and how to form the structure of the sentences! Learning is undeniably the happiest thing in the world!

3. What have you found challenging about this project? (any part of the project you found hard to do)

Due to the project I chose was an asynchronous online course, thus when I found that some materials were confusing, I had difficulties in solving my doubts as I did not have a tutor who I could consult. I had to Google it myself and sort it out through some blogs or YouTube videos. But luckily, I went to Seoul for the conference, thus I got one more way to seek for help! My Korean friends are helpful and patient enough in answering my questions. I am really grateful for the whole Elective Posting.

4. What has really worked? (any part in the project that you thought worked well)

I always enjoy learning new things. I have a long list to do for my free time (Latte art, yoga, music, swimming, Spanish etc…) but as medical students, we always have a shorter school break. Fortunately because of the Elective Posting, I could tick out learning Korean on my checklist. Throughout this posting, I found out some of the pronunciations of Hangul is quite similar with Mandarin or my dialect Hokkien, thus it helped me to pick up the language faster, which also further increased my interest towards this language. I think it was the best thing of learning in this project.

5. What can be improved in this project?

I think my time allocation should be further improved in this project. As the timeline of the whole Elective Posting was not clearly instructed at first, I was quite rushed to finish the course of Week 1. Fortunately, the course I chose was online and asynchronous, I could flexibly learn anytime, which enable me to finish the course on time.

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1. I have fulfilled my objectives for this project.
i) I have mastered the hand gestures and basic steps in Bharathanatyam as shown in my week 1 padlet.
ii) I helped my dance master teach her junior students which were shown in the padlets of weeks 1 and 2
iii) I have learned a dance piece. In fact, I managed to learn 4 pieces in this short time.
iv) I have performed in front of a crowd. I first performed in front of some of my and my friends' family (videos below) as preparation for a performance in front of a bigger crowd.

2. I really enjoyed dancing. I especially liked it when I was able to dance the whole song after all the effort that went into learning it. It is very rewarding. This project gave me the opportunity and time to pursue this. I also liked performing the dances and receiving praises from strangers after.

3. Ironically, performing the dances were challenging for me. I would get very nervous and hence, forget some steps. I will then be embarrassed and mess up the steps more.

4. The mock performance (videos below) were helpful. It gave a sense of how we would feel in front of a real crowd. We could also watch the videos for self improvement. It helped me prepare for the real day better.
Another thing which I thought really worked was all the repetitions, multiple practices and working in a group. I was able to learn faster and remember better.

5. I wish I had more time to learn the songs at a more relaxed pace. However, I pleasantly surprised myself by learning so much within the 4 weeks which I would not have thought to be possible.

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I am the one in front, on the right, wearing the red blouse and red saree

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Still the one in front, on the right, wearing the red blouse and saree

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I am in front, on the far right. Still wearing the red blouse and saree

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1. Were the objectives of the project fulfilled?

Yes, I had learned proper technique of baking cookies which are delicious and presentable. Also, different way of baking it. Either using oven, microwave or just chill it inside the refrigerator. Also, all of the objectives were met. I even rolling some money on selling the cookies to my friends and family. I had a few customers that repeat order and promoting my product to their circle. On the other hand, the cookie brand is the one that I lack the most because I just directly selling my stuff without building the branding first. It is my advantage that I have a pool of people that I can sell off a product to. I learnt a lot in this elective posting course even that I did not write to include in my objectives.

2. What have you enjoyed or liked the most about the project?

I enjoyed the most when my customer gives honest feedback about how good my products are. Even to the point when they tell their friends to try it. Very much love for repeating the order and became my regular customer. Basically, I enjoyed when other people enjoyed my product the most.

3. What have you found challenging about this project? (any part of the project you found hard to do)

I think the most challenging thing about my cookies project is to maintain the quality of the product at any time. Because I had a really great review about the cookies from my friends. However, on the other batch of the cookies, I had a really bad review from customer. They said that my cookies are salty despite I changed from salted butter to unsalted butter. So, it is hard to maintain the end product of the cookies if you messed up with the ratio of the recipes and ingredients.

4. What has really worked? (any part in the project that you thought worked well)

I am really grateful because everything is going to work at the end despite the challenges that U had to go through. As, I mentioned above almost all of my objectives are achieved. But there are a lot  of challenged and I learnt a lot in the process.

5. What can be improved in this project?

Maybe I can have a big personal kitchen for my project, instead of sharing my parents’ house kitchen.

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Divaharan Subramanie
A175138
14 August 2022

Last week of my photography course and guess where i am. I AM IN BANGKOK, and there are so many structures and breathtaking views to take amazing picture. I finished my tons of lessons on photography and i am really glad for all the knowledge as i managed to take a lot of amazing pictures. I also learned how to edit the picture nicely without distorting the picture. All the objectives has been fulfilled. `

The thing that i enjoyed most from this project is the amazing knowledge i gained which gave a huge impact on the product of my photography

The challenging part of this project was the applications of the techniques as learning through online and applying in real life was very different.

The thing that worked out well for me is of course, i gained very important skill which i am proud of to apply. I also got to take amazing pictures throughout my vacation while learning in Bangkok which made it very worthy.

Some things that i can improve is learning with active guides from experts as well as i can try to master more in photography to go for photoshoot and photography competitions which will be beneficial for me.

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4th Week of Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners

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4th Week of Mandarin Chinese 1: Chinese for Beginners

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Nurnadirah Binti Azmi
A171647
14 August 2022

1. Were the objectives of the project fulfilled?

I'm certain that I can comprehend and converse in Chinese right now using simple words and phrases like "hello," "tell me about yourself," "what time is it," "tell me about the colours" and how many people are there in my family.

2. What have you enjoyed or liked the most about the project?

I enjoyed the segment about being a consistent and successful learner throughout the semester break.

3. What have you found challenging about this project? (any part of the project you found hard to do)

Since the Chinese language takes note of tone marks in every word people say, I found it difficult to pronounce things in Chinese correctly.

4. What has really worked? (any part in the project that you thought worked well)

The study schedule I created for this course has been successful for me since it allows me to do various things fast and efficiently.

5. What can be improved in this project?

By include more learning objectives in the list, I believe this project can be improved because doing so will allow me to learn more.

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Tan Gold Brown Aesthetic Spring Mood Board Photo Collage

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Aisyah A174651
14 August 2022

1. Objectives
After 4 weeks of working, it is defined fair to say that I’ve fulfilled my objectives within my capability. I’ve learn on the upselling, receipt management, housekeeping and overall improve my social skills while working as a cashier there.

2. The most fulfilling part is of course when I manage to end my shift without a negative balance (short), and most importantly realising how much my personality have grow throughout this working experience. I learn how to be discipline at work, communicating with people from various background and helping customers.

3. The most challenging part is actually finding motivation to go to work everyday, as you realise all the working has become more of a repetition. Sometimes there are hard days dealing with customer or even the superior management, but I signed up for this. Thus it is my responsibility to be an adult, face the problem and do my best at work everyday.

4. For me, my working and learning process there has been easy and worked out. I now can use this experience in the future.

5. In the future, I can learn on new skills rather than working, because working can be physically and mentally exhausting.