INTERCULTURAL DESIGN PROJECT 2

06/01/2020 (week5-week6)
Ating Melvin Otobong Abang(0333700)
Intercultural Design
Project 2-Field Study
Theme-Mythology

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INSTRUCTIONS

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PROJECT 2
Field Study to Langkawi (Week 5)

Week 3 (03/02/20 - 06/02/20)
This week, we are heading to Langkawias to conduct real-life research and collecting necessary data for our final project. For my group, we are going to gather the data regarding 

• The legend of Mahsuri and it's socio-cultural effects on the community via Interviews Questions.
• Mass development in Langkawi and how it relates to the environment and tourism

Here are some photographs I took during my 2 days journey there :

Day 1 | 03/02/20 

Fig 1.1 Mahsuri's village/Tomb

On Day one we according to our Itinerary we went to Mahsuri's Village and tomb and took some pictures and Videos of the feel of the environment as the data we would retrieve from here was critical for this research. 

Fig 1.2 Fake burnt rice Field

On the way to Mahsuri's Tomb/Village, we encountered a field that would seem like the burnt rice field, and that was one of the major places we were to visit on our itinerary so we stopped and took some pictures.    

  only at the end of day 2 when we visited the real burnt rice field and saw the burnt rice, we concluded that this field was fake. 

Fig 1.3 Houses and Items in Mahsuri's Village/Tomb

Inside Mahsuri's Village/Tomb we saw something interesting in the houses and noticed that all the houses were made out of wood and we also saw an enormous stone congkak artifact.

*ROOSTER COMPETITION 

Fig 1.4 Rooster Competition 

On the way back we were fortunate to encounter a rooster competition and there we even had an interview opportunity. 

UNDERDEVELOPMENT 

Fig 1.5 Underdevelopment on the way back 

we saw a series of underdeveloped areas on the way back from Mahsuri's village even a project of restoring or construction that seems abandoned.

Day 2 | 04/02/20 

Fig 2.1 Cenang Beach 

the second day had come and Ceneang beach was first on our list of places to go on arrival the view of the beach was fantastic the sky very nice but too hot and we noticed that not a lot of tourists were here. Although we did have an interview opportunity here.

OVERDEVELOPMENT AT CENANG BEACH

Fig 2.2  ongoing Construction 

 Just beside Cenang Beach was a massive construction going in which if you stand across the road you can see the beach from the across the street.

Not sure what the construction is for but this would affect the tourist who comes to enjoy the natural scenery of the beach, only to be disturbed by noise pollution caused by the construction vehicles. 

Fig 2.3 Kilim Geo-forest Park and Unesco Centre

Out of all the Tourist destination visited this was the most successful, the number of tourists was what you would expect from a tourist site. The park overall was clean and we even go to tour the UNESCO Discovery Centre global Geopark for free during that time so we were lucky.

Fig 2.4 Info on Langkawi's Myths in the Unesco Centre

In the Unesco Centre it had a display of Langkawi’s popular Myths and legends.

OVERDEVELPOMENT AT KILIM GEOFOREST PARK

Fig 2.5 Damaged mangrove 

We noticed that the roots were totally exposed due to the waves caused by the speed boats.

Fig 2.6 Real burnt rice field

This was the last place we would visiting and also the last on our Itinerary, we were shocked to see a field that was very small not really even a field but a patch of land and but how we knew this was the real one was that we saw the burnt rice in a container.

TRIP REFLECTION

Being able to travel to Langkawi and carry out to carry out this project  was a great experience for all for Me and John us as we got to work together and sharpen both our Observational skills which was key and also think like a researcher rather than a student.

 Our topic was quite challenging and interesting in the sense that not much research has gone into this so we both are the first to do this and also Discover things that no one knows about Langkawi things that you wouldn’t find on the internet being able to immerse ourselves int the Culture and relate to the locals.

I even had a chance to sharpen my Malay speaking skill a bit as I had to intervene not as much as john but a few which was exciting for me,

Through this the trip, we also managed to answer our problem questions and achieve the objectives. And even discovered new interesting things and opinions from the interview that amazed us and flipped our view of Langkawi and Mahsuri’s Effects and  how even the locals view her upside down

I really Enjoyed working, and struggling to get data during this trip and thanks to John’s Dad we couldn’t have gone through with our Planned Itinerary without his he as he Drove us around and tipped us at places to take pictures and even went to the extent to take pictures and videos for us, giving us wise suggestions that we would have never thought of from an elderly point of view and it’s beneficial as he has visited Langkawi before.

HERE ARE THE PRESENTATION SLIDES 

Feedback

after the presentation, Mr.Charles and Mr.Asrizal commented saying that the data that we have collected is a lot and we have really gone through and understood our topic well and that they even learned things that they didn't know about Langkawi.

And that in terms of our preliminary ideas we were advised to go for the first one.