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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN BACHELOR OF QUANTITY SURVEYING (HONS) COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVE UCM 60102 NAME: PANG KHAI SHUEN STUDENT ID: 0318423 SUPERVISOR: MS TAY SHIR MEN DATE OF SUBMISSION: 9 th NOVEMBER 2017

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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN

BACHELOR OF QUANTITY SURVEYING (HONS)

COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVE

UCM 60102

NAME: PANG KHAI SHUEN

STUDENT ID: 0318423

SUPERVISOR: MS TAY SHIR MEN

DATE OF SUBMISSION: 9th NOVEMBER 2017

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CONTENT

TITLE PAGE

Introduction 2

Organisation Chart 3

Project Timeline 4

Personal Journal:

Pre-Event 7

Event Day 8

Post-Event 13

Reflection 15

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INTRODUCTION

Community service is usually defined as a work done to benefit others. In this module,

our class decided to take on something new – to perform volunteering tasks at Zoo Negara.

We believe that animals, as alive as they are, deserve the same amount of care as a human

child. It is important for us to realise that this planet is not just inhabited by humans, but

also comprises millions of other species living together in harmony.

Our trip to the zoo aims to replenish our minds of how important these animals are, how

each of them are different from one another and to promote the appreciation of these

animals.

Read on the discover how we crafted our journey into the faunas of Malaysia, and what

we did to help within our personal abilities. Have fun and enjoy the ride!

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ORGANISATION CHART

COMMANDER

Lee Ren Jet

DEPUTY

COMMANDER

Tan Jia Yi

FINANCIAL

CONTROLLER

Ngah Yea Zhe

DEPUTY

FINANCIAL

CONTROLLER

Yong Sing Yew

TRANSPORTATION

MANAGER

Than Lek Mei

PROCUREMENT

MANAGER

Sherlyn Ang

PROCUREMENT

TEAM

Welson Lum

Loh Pey Mun

FOOD & BEVERAGE

TEAM

Welson Lum

MEDIA TEAM

Pang Khai Shuen

Mok Po Yi

Andrew Mah

Darren Loong

Ng Wai Khong

FIRST AID

Hiew Li Ming

Michelle Lee Ern Hui

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PROJECT TIMELINE:

7th September 2017

Briefing of the CSI Project by our supervisor, Ms Tay Shir Men

14th-21st September 2017

Voting for CSI Project Options (Zoo Negara vs Charity Homes)

26th September 2017

First official meeting, where we discussed and confirmed the

venue, dates, and the organisational positions for the

CSI Project.

10th October 2017

Distribution of Indemnity Forms

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12th October 2017

Distribution of T-shirt

13th October 2017

Actual Day of activity - Zoo Voluntary Work

27th October 2017

Reflection video shooting day

3rd November 2017

Appreciation Dinner

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PERSONAL JOURNAL

INTRODUCTION

The CSI Media Team. From left: Ng Wai Khong, Darren Loong, Mok Po Yi, Pang Khai Shuen (me) and

Andrew Mah. Photo credits to Ng Wai Khong.

As part of the Media Team, my role was to coordinate the team to capture, record, and

organise the whole process of this community service project. We also produced the

reflection video and overall video log. From the start, we documented every meeting and

activity done by the class. Here is a thorough breakdown of our job scope throughout the

whole initiative.

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PART 1: PRE-EVENT

Our commander, Lee Ren Jet, briefing the class on the CSI Project.

Our pre-event job scope is quite limited as it includes documenting all meetings and

discussion to provide photos for other members of the group. We also planned on the

actual day strategies to be used in order for us to capture every single person doing their

work – we had to ensure everyone has a good photo.

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PART 2: EVENT DAY

This is me on the event day, with my Nikon D3300 + Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8. We were gathering at the

bus stop before heading on to the bus. Photo credits to Mok Po Yi.

Our main objective on the event day was to document the working experience of every

single person in the group. We had to take note of the groupings that were given by the

Zoo authorities, and who were under that grouping. It was challenging, as the Zoo was

pretty huge. Our team had to split into smaller groups and went hunting for every team

in different locations.

Flip to the next page to discover what we did on the day itself!

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PART 2: EVENT DAY

*Disclaimer: All photos are taken by me, as the photographer for this CSI project.

6:45am – The class gathered in

campus, waiting for departure at 7am

sharp.

6:50am – While we waited, deputy

commander Tan Jia Yi took

attendance of participants who has

arrived.

6:55am – Next, breakfast was given out to

everyone. Pictured here is Welson Lum from

the F&B Department giving out the food.

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PART 2: EVENT DAY

7:01am – We boarded the bus

for departure!

8:15am – We soon arrived at Zoo

Negara, and headed to the briefing

session.

8:30am – We were briefed by the Zoo

authority on the rules and regulations. They

also gave us volunteering tags for us to obtain

access to restricted areas in the Zoo.

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PART 2: EVENT DAY

9:00am – We were soon divided into

smaller teams and we headed to our

respective positions. The media team started

covering as much people as possible before

the lunch break.

12:00pm – The lunchbreak as arrived, and

we satisfied our food cravings at The Wild,

a restaurant located within the Zoo.

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PART 2: EVENT DAY

1:00pm – While the rest of the class continue

with their duties, the media team continue to

search and take photos of everyone. We also

collected some extra footage for our overall

video.

4:15pm – After all the work is done, we

gathered at the entrance and got ready for

departure back to Taylor’s.

Group photo, credits to Darren Loong & post-edited by me.

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PART 3: POST-EVENT

This is me setting up my camera for the reflection video. Photo credits to Mok Po Yi. Gears used: Nikon

D3300, Samyang 8mm Fisheye, and JJC Mic-1.

During the Post-Event stage, our main tasks were to sort out and edit the photos taken

from the event day and shoot and edit the reflection video for everyone is the class. We

used a meeting room in Block C Level 5 and recorded the reflections in groups,

according to their teams on the actual event day.

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PART 3: POST-EVENT

This is the media team

recording our own reflection

video.

A fisheye lens was used for the

video to include the whole

team (and to add a tinge of

fun!)

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REFLECTION

A huge thank you to the media team for all the hard work!

It was an amazing opportunity to be involved in this community service initiative. We

got the chance to witness and be involved in the whole maintenance process of Zoo

Negara.

Through this project, besides sharpening my photography skills, I also realised that

animals deserve the same right as humans – they need a comfortable environment to live

in, with ample amount of food and freedom of movement.

The environments I saw in the Zoo was in fact less than ideal. The animals were kept in

claustrophobic cages during the night, and let out during the day into a somewhat bigger

cage that attempts to simulate their natural environment. Some of the animals were really

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skinny, and it makes me wonder if they

have been given a restricted diet during

their residence. The image portrayed by

these animals differ from what we saw in

televised shows, depicting these animals

hunting down their own prey with their

strong and buffed up physique.

Left: A young kangaroo peeks out curiously

from its cage as we approach, probably

expecting food from visitors.

These animals belong to the wild, and not

supposed to serve as specimens to fulfil the

human need to educate the young.

Right: A lion yawning in its

section during the

morning. It appears really

skinny and tired, which are

certainly not the traits of a

predator

However, for some

species, this situation

might be beneficial to them. As humans venture into more and more pristine land,

destructive activities such as deforestation can take away the homes of these animals.

While active efforts are being taken to curb this problem, mitigation steps need to be

taken to preserve these animals to prevent their extinction. One of the methods is – to no

surprise – provide them a home in a zoo.

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Left: Wildlife such as the flamingo need a

vast swamp area to live in, which is rare in

today’s gradually expanding cities.

Thus, it is important that these efforts to

preserve wildlife to be carried on, as

humans have a fundamental responsibility

as an advances civilisation to help our

neighbours on mother Earth. Our

intellectual ability shall not be wasted, as

the survival of these endangered animals is

in our hands.

Right: Some protected animals such as the

panda need to be places under special care

to ensure their survival and reproduction.

In summary, I appreciate the effort made by

everyone in the class to make this CSI a

success. Our deepest gratitude to Ms Tay

for supporting us along the way and

providing us with the necessary advice.

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