Fieldwork and Documentation

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 Three: Doi Suthep

The highlight of the day was definitely visiting Doi Suthep in the morning. I learnt that “doi” translates to “mountain”, and considering that I kept seeing this name on many tourist brochures and posters around the city, I was excited to visit it at last. I could see it was full of lush greenery on…

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…

Post Trip Reflection

The 7 days in Chiang Mai really went by fast. I am really glad to be in my group where we had such good fun going to so many places. We went to the Grand Canyon, Sakura viewing area, CMU’s lake, local street food stalls and the cabaret. Reflecting on my post-trip, I realised I…

day five: lateness, liability, lasts

Last full day in Chiang Mai did not start off well. I was late for leadership programme this morning :(. I was too caught up in editing my photos from the previous day that I only went to bed at 3.30 am. I did set my alarm, but I was too tired to hear it. I…

day four: data collection, discussions

Today we visited Chiang Mai University (CMU), where we planned to get the most work done – our surveys, interviews and focus group discussions! (convenience sampling :P) On the previous days where we conducted street interviews and surveys, we came to realise that university students normally choose to major in a subject area which they…

day three: stunning views, snapshots, slow walks

Today, we visited Doi Suthep. According to Mr Happy, the journey from the foot of the mountain to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep was 11km. Long ago, when the temple was first constructed, the people had to walk 11km by foot to the site of the temple. In those days, there were no surfaced roads…

day two: white temple, white papers

The next morning we set off early (once again) and headed back to Chiang Mai. After exhausting ourselves the day before, we all slept on the journey back to Chiang Mai. Along the way, we stopped at the White Temple, a tourist attraction in Chiang Rai. The place was so pretty that any where you…