2. Daily Postings Assignment | Fieldwork and Documentation

University Scholars Programme

Day 4 (7th Jan)

By the time we reached the White Temple, it was already late morning. Our tour guide told us about the many rules to abide by in the Temple’s premises. Yet at the site itself, the magnitude of which the rules are violated was unbearable to behold. I think this truly exemplifies how “the road to…

Day 3 (6th Jan)

The tour guide said, “If you’ve not been to Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, you’ve not been to Chiang Mai”. Delving deeper, this statement is rather perverse. The golden temple is a place of worship. It should be sacred and serene, for revered monks to pray and meditate. Now, millions of tourists flock up the mountain…

Day 2 (5th Jan)

The Full Dome was a wonderful experience. Unlike the rectangular screens of the computers, televisions and various visual projections we are frequently exposed to, the hemispherical shape of the dome stretches the visuals to the edges of our peripheral vision, and together with the surround sound, make the audience feel as if the images are…

Day 1 (4th Jan)

Chiang Mai turned out to be quite different from what I have expected. The morning lecture at CMU was a very informative and completely changed my impression of Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai has a very distinctive Northern Thai culture of its own. In fact it seems to me that the locals are very keen to…

Day 2 // 5 Jan

The biggest takeaway from today was not from visiting the heritage sites themselves, but rather from the group reflection session we had at the end of the day, where Prof. Walsh shared some really meaningful insights that I would not have thought of. In response to the fulldome.pro company and what they advocate, Prof. Walsh…

Day 1 // 4 Jan

We spent the day at Chiang Mai University, listening to Dr. Vithi Panichapan’s lecture about the history and culture of Chiang Mai, followed by Prof. Andrea’s lecture on Heritage Science and Prof. Walsh’s lecture on his research in Famagusta. They were all very interesting and informative, especially Prof. Andrea’s. I personally enjoyed his lecture the…

TOPS Day 5: Strength in Numbers

The Amazing Race We started the day with a briefing on the “The Amazing Race” by Prof. Zachary in the function hall. He got us to participate in an activity about having confidence and portrayal of your personal image through body language, speech and gestures. I felt that this was extremely useful as these are…

Day 5: Leadership

Day 5, 8 January 2016. Our subgroup during the amazing race 🙂 The highlight for today would definitely be the leadership section! I felt that it was efficiently planned and executed. There were no wasted moments throughout the event. Explanations were also clear and to the point. Some activities were also quite interesting. Especially…

Day 4: Is it Really Heritage Preservation?

Day Four, 7 January 2016. Showing off our dazzling smiles in front of the dazzling White Temple We set off for Chiang Rai this morning. The bus ride there was rather bumpy but it was worth the rough ride the moment we reached our first destination. The White Temple. It was a piece of art…

Day 3: The Importance Of A Break

Day Three, 6 January 2016 Candid of Heritage group enjoying ourselves by the CMU lake Today, the entire USP went to Doi Suthep as a cohort. When we reached the entrance of Doi Suthep, we had to take a group picture and I felt like at that time, we were really being quite an inconvenience…