PRASANA A/P N DORAISAMY (JOURNAL)

A. PLANNING PHASE

TIME	ACTIVITY
23/10/2015 10.00am – 12.00pm	We as students from Faculty of Business and Accountancy, directed by our lecturers and supervisors to gather at Lecture Hall 1, FPP for the briefing on our Social Engagement subject. At that briefing session, they divided us into several groups and I have been placed in Group 10. There are 10 members in my group including me. They also introduced Dr. Edward as our group supervisor. After the talk, our group had a short discussion with our supervising lecturer, Dr. Edward. He brief us more on our fieldwork activities for this Social Engagement. (Refer Picture 1).
5/11/2015 6.00pm – 8.00pm	We had our very first meeting for this Social Engagement at Dataran Zaba, Faculty of Business and Accountancy. We gathered at Dataran Zaba there to have a discussion on what to do for our Social Engagement. At the first meeting, I along with my group members decided to choose homes as well as we can do some charity for them that we could do as a student. Everyone gave their opinions and commitments as well on deciding what to do for our fundraising too. Besides that, Dr. Edward suggested us to do a charity car was for fundraising, so that we can earn some money between can used it to buy some needed necessary things for particular chosen home. Finally, after some discussion with my group members, we have planned to do our Social Engagement project for three days (30 hours) at Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University Malaya and at Harmony Care Centre.
19/11/2015 6.00pm – 8.00pm	We also had another meeting at the same place to discuss about our proposal for Social Engagement. Finally, we managed to complete our proposal on that same day. (Refer Picture 2).
23/11/2015 5.00pm – 7.00pm	After done with our proposal, we had a small meeting with our supervisor, Dr. Edward, and we together finalize our proposal with him.
26/11/2015 5.00pm – 7.00pm	We submitted the proposal that we have done for Social Engagement fieldwork to Dr. Edward and had some discussion regarding the following activities.
4/12/2015 11.30pm – 1.00pm	Again we had a discussion about our fundraising activities. In this discussion, we all together confirmed with our supervisor that we will be having a charity carwash as our fundraising activities. We decided to fix the carwash at Faculty of Business and Accountancy’s car park as we planned earlier. We also discussed about the tools and equipment that we need to bring for that charity car wash. We started planning to do some preparation for it and did a schedule so that will never forget about the important things that everyone need to bring on that particular day.
14/12/2015 12.00pm – 2.00pm	As we decided to go to the old folks home (Harmony Care Centre) which is near to our University Malaya, we went to that place a week earlier to have a look and to deal with the person in charge to that place. We also started to think about the activities that we can conduct during our visit over there. (Refer Picture 3).
15/12/2015 5.00pm  6.00pm	We met our supervisor again for a double confirmation about the venue for the fundraising, which is a charity car wash at our faculty’s car park and discuss about it for few minutes.
23/2/2016 4.00pm – 6.00pm	We gathered at Dataran Zaba to discuss about the tools and equipment that everyone need to bring for the fundraising which will be held in 3 more days between we had some preparation for that too.
25/2/2016 4.00pm – 6.00pm	We had a short meeting before the day we go to the old folk’s home. We did some last minute preparation for our fundraising plus prepare and discuss about the activities and performance that we will conduct at old folk’s home there.  Moreover, we discuss about the time, venue to gather early in the morning and the transportation to get down to that Harmony Care Centre.

A.    CURRENT PHASE

Date :  26 February 2016                     Day :  Friday                     Time :  7.30am to 5.30pm

TIME	ACTIVITY
7.30pm	Before we start to involve in our fundraising, which is a charity car wash at our Faculty of Business and Accountancy’s car park, I and my group members were directed to gather at Dataran Zaba for a small briefing by our supervisor, Dr. Edward.
8.00pm	As we planned earlier, we were ready to start our charity car wash with the necessary supplies which needed for the car wash such as soap, sponges, buckets, towels and extra. Our target on this charity car wash is to reach minimum 50 cars, where we can use that money to buy some necessary things for Harmony Care Centre people. (Refer Picture 4 )
9.00pm	We totally 10 students were divided into 2 groups, where the first group worked on finding customers, however the second group decided to wash the cars. We also planned to rotate our work scope after our lunch time. So for the first slot, I was in charged on washing cars. Half of my team members were too busy on attracting staffs and students who brought their cars to our faculty here. Finally, we managed to get some cars and as we planned earlier we charged RM5.00 for each car.
10.00pm	I still remember that a Proton Waja (WPJ8430) was my first car where I washed for a staff at our faculty. (Refer Picture 5). I were too excited on washing my first customer’s car and I felt like I was given a responsibility to give back the car in a better condition plus cleanly to that particular person. That staff gave me RM5.00 for the car wash, thanked me and said that he really appreciated my work a lot. I just felt so happy because I have done my first part of work successfully. I was eagerly waiting for my following customers. Besides that, my team members were washing their customers cars with full of dedication. I was felt like really proud of my team members. After that, I get some cars to wash and I done my part of work with full of excitement. The activities that we planned was went smoothly without any problems. (Refer Picture 6)
11.30pm	Around this time, we found some difficulties on finding customers for our charity car wash. We able to find some customers but not as much as like in starting time of our charity car wash. So we separated our jobs among us and we rotated our works from one activity to another one. We helped each other between we had lot of fun among us.
1.00pm 2.30pm	At this particular time, we decided to stop our work and planned to have a break for a while between to have our lunch too since I and most of my group members felt tired and hungry. However, the Muslim male students went to Friday prayers and the female students went to perform Zuhur prayers. While waiting for the Muslim students, I and my non-muslim group members had our lunch at our faculty cafe. After had my lunch, I felt like my energy itself came back to me again and I were ready with full of energy and excitements to move on for the next slot of the car wash.             As all of my group members done with their prayers and had their lunch, my group leader Yu Chong planned to change the place where we all as a team can attract more customers to our charity car wash. So we gathered at Dataran Zaba again to fix our next place for our car wash and we found that there are many cars at Faculty of Economics and Administration compared to our faculty. So, we move on to that faculty which were located beside our faculty with all the tools and equipment. For this time, I was in charged on finding or attracting customers for our car wash.
3.00pm	As my group members know, I’m a very talkative person where I thought I can attract more people to our charity car wash. So as I guess I managed to get more than 10 customers for our car wash. Besides that, my group members also helped me to find some of the customers and we were too happy on it. And as we expected, everything went well including the weather. Most of the customers gave more than RM5.00 to us after seeing our sincere work. We still carry on with our car wash slot even though the weather was getting worst compared to the beginning stage, which became hotter to the maximum. With full of sincere and dedication, we tried our best to wash the cars cleanly under the hot sun. (Refer Picture 7). I was felt like freaking tired and was sweating due to the hot weather. But at the same time, I felt so lucky because there was no rain on that whole day of our fieldwork.
4.00pm	The weather was not too hot as during the afternoon besides, I and some of my group members were busily attracting some customers. Actually, we reached our target for minimum 50 cars but we still finding for the customers to reach the maximum numbers of cars. We managed to get two to three customers at that time and we planned to finish our charity car wash by 5.00pm.
5.00pm	I was felt tired and exhausted on that particular time but felt satisfied with the works that I have done for the whole day. I was really happy and proud of my team members too. Working together in the group gave me a great experience where I proudly can say that without my group members we cannot done our charity car wash successfully between it’s not possible to achieve our target of getting minimum 50 cars.
5.30pm	Finally, we gathered at Dataran Zaba again for a briefing and reflection session on the fundraising event we held along with our supervisor. All of us including our supervisor satisfied with what we have done for the whole day. I really enjoyed having this fundraising with my group members even thought had a tired face at last and for sure it will be a great experience and memorable day for me.

Date :  27 February 2016                   Day :  Saturday                   Time :  7.30am to 5.30pm

TIME	ACTIVITY
7.30am	Before we go to old folks home (Harmony Care Centre), we as Group 10 and additionally 11 more members from Group 9 gathered in front of a gate which is located near to the Faculty of Language and Linguistic for a small briefing from our supervisor, Dr. Edward. Our supervisor brief us on our responsibilities and the things we need to do at that old folks home for few minutes. After that, we started to walk to that Harmony Care Centre which was just a stone’s throw away from the place we gathered. We took around 10 to 15 minutes to reach that specific place. (Refer Picture 8)
8.00am	As we reached that particular place, our supervisor introduced the person who in charged for that centre and we started to greet the people who were there. Then, we took the necessary things that we bought specially for that home members from Dr. Edward’s car. Few photos of us were taken in front of the Harmony Care Centre just for a memorable before we start our activities over there on that day. (Refer Picture 9)
8.30am	I were too excited on starting my part of work over there. Firstly, my group leader split 10 of us into several groups and we divided our works that we should do among us. We planned to clean the home from front to back for the whole day by doing activities such as cleaning the rooms, wiping the windows, cleaning courtyard, drying clothes and so on.
9.30am	I started to do the task given to me with full of excitement at that particular time. I was in charged on wiping all the windows there. I quickly get some wet clothes from the management and started to wipe all the windows over there. (Refer Picture 10). One of my group member also helped me a lot on wiping the windows and we finally done our task successfully within one and half hour with full of fun.
11.00am	All the activities went smoothly without any problems as we planned earlier. I was given a second task, where I have to mop the floor of the living room. Actually it’s a semi d house, so you should know how big was the living room will be. But I never feel any tiredness or laziness to do that particular task that given to me because I was fixed that it’s all about our social activities and I’m sure that I won’t be involve in this kind of activities every day. So, I decided to use this opportunity by giving my full commitment on doing this social tasks that given to me. While moping the living hall, I also chit chat with some old folks and were listening to their life stories which was really touching. Actually, I didn’t expect this, but they are really super friendly with us.
12.00pm	I managed to finish my second task successfully by this time, besides I felt really proud of myself and the time came where the old folks have to get their lunch. So, I and my group members helped the person in charged or workers to serve the foods made by the management to all old folks there. (Refer Picture 11). At the time when we serve the food for everyone, I found that one old Chinese man was struggling on eating food by himself. I quickly went beside him and started to feed the food for him. I felt satisfied with the works that I have done there.
12.30pm	Our supervisor, Dr. Edward along with some of my group members went to buy some foods for all of us. While waiting for our supervisor, we had some chit chat with those old folks there, where we enjoyed to the maximum with that old folks.
1.00pm	We had our lunch together. (Refer Picture 12).
1.30pm	After we took our lunch, The Muslim students walked to Ninth Residential College, University of Malaya to perform their Zuhur prayer while I and my other non-muslim members helped the workers to clean up the tables and wash the plates.
2.30pm	After the Muslim students came back from prayers, we started to continue on doing the remaining works that we have to finish on that day. As I mentioned earlier, I’m a very talkative person. So for the second slot after lunch, I and some of my group members was in charged to accompany the old folks there. I were keep on talking to every old folks and entertained them as well by telling some jokes and dedicating some funny songs to them. I made them feel happy until they cannot stop laughing after listening to some funny jokes and songs.
5.00pm	The time flies so fast until we never realize that it’s already 5 o’clock. We were shocked and I felt like want to spend even more time with them. But I have no choice because it’s time to go back to our residential college. We almost done all the works as we planned at the first. The management was very happy with our works and really appreciated it a lot. After we greeted the people at that home, we packed our things and were ready to walk back to our colleges. We together started to take a move from that centre around 5.20pm
5.30pm	We safely reached our hostels and get some rest for the next day activities. Even thought, I felt tired but I was eagerly waiting for the next day for the following activities.

Date :  28 February 2016                   Day :  Sunday                  Time :  7.30am to 6.00pm

TIME	ACTIVITY
7.30am	Finally, the most awaited day has come again. I were waiting for my group members and for my supervisor at the gate near to the Faculty of Language and Linguistic with full of excitement. As everyone reached there, again our supervisor brief us on the activities we planned to do for that day. After that, we started to walk to the Harmony Care Centre like the previous day.
8.00am	At sharp 8 o’clock, we reached that centre. Without wasting any time, we quickly started dividing the activities among us and planned to finish all the works by 5pm. So, I was given a task to sweep outside of home as it was full with some dry leaves. (Refer Picture 13). It really took some time to clean everything outside the home. I and one of my group member managed to swept and clean the outside part of the house successfully. We felt tired after done sweeping the outside part of the home.
10.30am	As management of that home asked us to refill detergents in the containers given for the use in the home, so I and some of my group members busily started to do that works. (Refer Picture 14). We were helping each other as, when one person was filling up the detergents into the container however another person in charged on keeping back the containers at the store of the home. The time arrived where we have to start our main task of the day. All of my group members directed to gather outside of the home and my group leader split us into several groups. We separated the home as 3 parts where we need to paint the walls of the kitchen, room and wall near the front door. Before we start painting the walls, we together removed the desk, cupboard and whiteboard which were near to the walls to another side.
12.00pm	It’s time for lunch. I and my group members helped the person in charged or workers to serve the foods made by the management to all old folks there like last time. I take charge on feeding the food for the old man like yesterday.
1.00pm	I had my lunch together with my group members.
1.30pm	After we took our lunch, the Muslim students walked to Ninth Residential College, University of Malaya to perform their Zuhur prayer while I and my other non-muslim members helped the workers to clean up the tables and wash the plates.
2.00pm	After the Muslim students came back from prayers, we quickly started to paint the walls which were divided into 3 parts. I were instructed to paint the wall which is near the front door. (Refer Picture 15). This activities took few hours where we had some problems like we don’t have enough brushes to paint the wall.
4.00pm	Finally, we managed to finish our task given at this time. Painting interior walls is an inexpensive way to dramatically change the look and feel of that Harmony Care Centre with color. This guide walked us through the process so that our end result became beautiful. Even though, I felt too tired after done painting the walls, but happiness overtook me when I see the colorful walls that I paint together with my group members and we all felt satisfied with all works that we have done for that day. As we planned earlier, we started to spend some time with the old folks there. We spent our time by chatting with them before we back to our college. (Refer Picture 16). We entertained the Harmony Care Centre people by singing some selected songs in front of them, where we dedicated some songs for them too. (Refer Picture 17). It was too fun when we present something for them which makes them feel happy. They also joined us and sang some songs with us. We felt too happy and great on having that kind of activities over there.
5.30pm	Finally, the time came where we have to take a move from that place to our college again. Actually, it was a great experience which gave me a great fantastic feelings after done our social engagement project successfully. This experience was more pleasure and it did show that doing charity works simply makes me feel better, which were something everyone can benefit from it. We don't live in a perfect world, and there's never going to be a perfect time to give—but there are always people out there in need of help. So doing charity for the first ever time as a student by this social engagement project gives me a satisfaction which cannot be expressed at all.  For the future, I will let my friends and family know of my charitable works along with my social engagement group members, so that they may find themselves more motivated to undertake their own efforts to do such the things like this. I also planned to do this kind of things for the following years continuously.

A.    PHASE AFTER

TIME	ACTIVITY
1/3/2016 2.00pm – 3.00pm	The very first meeting that we had after our Social Engagement fieldwork which is only to collect the photos taken during the fundraising and the visit to Harmony Care Centre. (Refer Picture 18).
4/3/2016 3.00pm – 4.30pm	We directed to gather again at Dataran Zaba where our supervisor, Dr. Edward brief us on the written report. He guided us and taught the technique on doing the report and discuss about the format of the report.
10/3/2016 4.00pm to 6.00pm	We met our supervisor, Dr. Edward again to discuss about our written assignments. He gave some additional information and papers and brief us more on the written report.
16/3/2016 5.00pm – 7.00pm	We had a meeting among us and we started to discuss about the written report. My leader gave a simple and clear explanation regarding this report. We were instructed to start on doing the written report. (Refer Picture 19).
24/3/2016 4.00pm – 6.00pm	We had a small meeting for few hours with our supervisor about the report version.
1/4/2016 4.00pm – 6.00pm	We had another meeting among us to know about the current situations of everyone regarding the written report.
5/4/2016 6.00pm – 7.00pm	We directed to gather at Dataran Zaba where our supervisor, Dr. Edward brief us on the journal and the blog. During this meeting we were given some instructions too on how to write a journal and methods to create a blog.
21/4/2016 5.00pm – 6.30pm	We gathered at Dataran Zaba and finalize our report writing between submitted the report to the leader at the same time.
5/5/2016 4.00pm – 6.00pm	We had a short meeting with our supervisor where we showed the report and journal that done by us to our supervisor.
18/5/2016 5.00pm – 6.30pm	Our supervisor brief us about the presentation. We discuss about the presentation slides and separated the works that have to do among us. We started to collect the related information and data to be used in our presentation slides.