2. Daily Postings Assignment | Fieldwork and Documentation

University Scholars Programme

Day 5 (8th Jan)

Today’s morning was well spent at the amazing race. It started out kind of slow, as it felt like the usual leadership programme that admittedly people might have gotten desensitised to. It all began with some networking session to encourage us to open up and leave good first impressions. This all did not feel new….

Day 4 (7th Jan)

Today started off with a lecture by a professor at CMU. The first impression of CMU was the older looking structures and the relative simple campus with few facilities. This makes me grateful for what NTU has to offer students. The lecturer proceeded to her lecture of the effects of globalisation in Chiang Mai, covering…

Day 3 (6th Jan)

Day 3 is what some will term the ‘play day’. Apart from a trip to Doi Suthep in the morning, the rest of the day was essentially free and easy. As the tour guide said, Doi Suthep was the place to visit on a trip to Chiang Mai. It was truly a magnificent sight, the…

Day 2 (5th Jan)

Once again, the day started early with the bus trip back to Chiang Mai, but not before a stopover at yet another eye-feasting tourist site, the white temple. It was lined with tons of mirror that caused the mirror to sparkle in sunlight, a sight that no photo can ever do justice to. The main…

Day 1 (4th Jan)

The day started off early with a tiring 3 hours journey to Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai. It was well worth the journey though because we were greeted with a lovely sight as we pulled into the campus. This is the campus that has been voted the most beautiful university in Thailand! What a…

Day 2 [Jan 5]

Wat Rong Khun (The White Temple) The renown White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) was our first stop of the day en route back to Chiangmai. Upon arrival at the temple grounds, we got down to conducting interviews with the people working there, specifically the secretary of the temple and shop owners. I was looking forward…

Day Five: Leadership

We had the leadership session today in the afternoon, and it was the general agreement that it was a pretty good session. The session began with a mini workshop on how to introduce yourself to someone you’ve just met – from how to shake hands to what to say and how to say it. I…

Day Four: Black or White

Today was an interesting day because of contrast between the two sites we visited, the White Temple and the Black Temple. We visited the White Temple first. As its name suggests, the White Temple is indeed painted mostly white or off-white. It is a majestic piece of architecture adorned with glittery, eye-catching tiling and intricate…

Day Two: Heritage Beyond Words

Today we visited the Fulldome.pro headquarters. I was not entirely sure what to expect despite having done some reading up online, but I certainly hadn’t been expecting the warm hospitality and scenic, peaceful work environment of the area. The office was perched atop a small picturesque hill, the sides of which were littered with many…

Day One: New Perspectives

Hello from Chiang Mai! Yesterday we got to eat out in one of the local restaurants. The food took a long time to arrive but it was good. For some reason though, my stomach felt a little queasy afterwards. I didn’t feel sick, just a bit uncomfortable. It just goes to show how something as…