2. Daily Postings Chiangmai Study Trip 2015/16 Heritage Sites

University Scholars Programme

6/8.01: In Perfect Memory

Finally, I was able to check out the photography exhibition of 19th century Chiang Mai at the Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre. It was an exhibition by John Thomson, a Scottish photographer and travel writer who documented Chiang Mai during the periods of 1865-1866 during his travels. Professor Walter, who visited the exhibition…

5/7.01: A Warm Bowl of Vegetable Noodles

Quiet, rather peaceful. Those were the impressions I got off the small glimpses of Chiang Rai. No longer a hub for drug trafficking during the Opium Wars, it is now an attraction site for tourists to experience more of Thailand. Today, we were to visit 2 of the more popular heritage attraction sites, the white…

4/6.01: Coming and Going

300 steps, and we would reach Doi Suthep. A top tourist destination in Chiang Mai, this sacred temple is a familiar sight for school children in Chiang Mai, where they will come here for luck before their exams. Being a tourist hotspot, we were hopeful to document and conduct more interviews with tourists. I managed…

Day 5 – a lesson on Leadership

People are always intrigued by the unknown, and we are always to curious about figuring out more about ourselves. This explains the increasing popularity of personality tests and quizzes, and even astrology. But yet, many of us remain clueless about ourselves, and there begins our perpetual quest of understanding ourselves. Today we had the opportunity…

Day 4 – the voice of Youth

Today is work day. We spent the entire day at Chiang Mai university, first attending a lecture followed by conducting focus group discussions and interviews with students and faculty of CMU. We conducted our focus group discussion with a group of 3 CMU students, majoring in political science. Their command of English was impressive. I…

Day 3 – A note to Tourists. Sincerely, a tourist.

Today is a day where we can finally relax and take a break from the work and research we have been doing. I am definitely looking forward to tasting amazing street food, sightseeing, tuk tuk rides and more adventures. We started our day with a long bus journey to Doi Suthep, West of Chiang Mai….

Day 2 – Monk Life

What i remember most about today is the Monk chat. We had the opportunity to visit young monks at the temple, who were kind and willing to converse with us in English. I was particularly looking forward to this activity as I have a great interest in philosophy, and religion. Speaking with the monks…

Day 1 – Chiang Rai vibes

Day one of TOPS. We immediately embarked on a journey to Chiang Rai, a charming city with many attractive sites, one of which is the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) that we first visited. The White Temple is an art exhibit taking the form of a temple. As its’ name suggests, it is completely white,…

3/5.01: A Real Dome

Having lain out or documentation process and agenda the night before, the group was much more systematic and productive with our documentation. Today, we were taking a trip to the Full Dome, a new video technology than provides a fully immersive space – a portable full dome – for viewers to watch an animation or…

Day 5

Day 5 Fay, Fuyang Shen I was clueless about the leadership amazing race the whole time. Finally, Day 5 is here. We were told to work within our own subgroups and try to finish as many tasks given as possible. We were supposed to find three locations according to the hints given. I thought it…