Second week in Singapore, time to do the Raspberry Pi Project. In the first day, we departed to IDA and learnt about some Raspberry Project. So many samples of the project, one of them is 3D Printing that can print 3D  object. It works by layering plastic then make 3D shape.

After that, we discuss about the item list of our project. And we made some conclusion to decided total price of items. Then we went to Sim Lim Tower to bought all items.

Second day, we did our project for the first time in E53A. Title of our project is “PrevenThief Pi”. That is a tool that can help elderly to prevent if any fake person diguise to be evergreen official. So that’s way some material of elderly have been loss. This project is using card that contains QR Code to indicated Evergreen Official. If Evergreen Official want to enter elderly’s room so he must tapping his card to show he is Evergreen Official or not.

To make Preventhief Pi, we need some hardware like:

1. Raspberry Pi as main of the project (microprocessor)
2. SD Card as (saving media)
3. Ultrasonic Sensor as sensor detection if any person in front of sensor
4. Web Camera use to scanning QR Code
5. Pi Camera use to capture person that in front of the door
6. LCD as display evergreen official’s biodata
7. RGB LCD display notification if Evergreen official want to enter
8. Speaker show alert (voice) if Evergreen official want to enter

We have finished installation, and configuration of Ultrasonic sensor to the Pi camera. So Pi camera can use to capture if the person in front of camera. Third day we finished the installation and QR Code configuration. So web camera can scan QR Code and we have done configuration to check that QR Code in card same or not with database. Fourth day, we finished output of the project, like showing notification  on RGB LCD, display biodata of Evergreen Official on LCD and show alert as voice by speaker.

Last day, that we have to done our project. We made a simulation like home (room). There were to display inside and outside of the room. For inside, we place speaker and LCD, for outside we place Pi Camera, web camera and RGB LCD. After that we were going to present our project.

I got a lot of experience after doing this project. For example, I have to know how is the problem comes up and interview the subject like elderly. I got a lot of beneficial too, example increase my technical skill and my soft skill to learn how to be good team work. So that’s way our project was done.

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A lot of experience that I have got on first weekend. One of the memorable moment is Excursion to Marina Barrage. When I arrived in the Marina Barrage, it was look beautiful. I can learn about filterization of water in Singapore. How people can make sea water to be plain water. There were some explanation that make me understand about filterization. Then the tour guide, introduce us abaout Marina Barrage and let us to take a picture.

When we went to the top of Marina Barrage, I feel so high. Moreover, I feel touch the sky. The view is very beautiful. And this is my best picture from Politeknik Negeri Malang. We try to jump as high as we can.

I can saw many views in Singapore and one of my favourite place is Singapore Flyer. I wanna there someday. Not far from Singapore Flyer there was Marina Baysand that so beautiful also. First excursion is very amazing and I feel so excited have joined it. Because I can learnt something new that I don;t know before.

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October 7th 2015, third day in Singapore we started to have breakfast in south canteen. Then we depart from RP to went to Evergreen. Actually I don’t know what is evergreen it self. My question answered when I came there, in Evergreen I met some elderly. Evergreen official brief us to try communicate with elderly, to know what are their problem and what can we do to help solve their problem.

My team interview one of elderly, her name is aunty Linda. She is 60 years old but she was very strong, she can do everything by her self. She like gardening in her house. Sometimes she was bored in that place because no more entertainment there. As I know she go to church every sunday and she like singing and dancing. She got the problem when she was late because her alarm did’nt on. That day was Aunty’s birthday then we sang a song to her. She was feeling happy and thankful.

After we visited evergreen, we have a lunch. And continue the journey to Bollywood Veggie. We have learnt about some plants and vegetables.

Next day, October 8th 2015 time for us to indentify the problem that we got from evergreen. We discuss about some problem may happen at evergreen. Our team got idea to make Prevent Thief for elderly’s room because some elderly told us if some people disguise as evergreen official then came to their house and they loss their materials. So that’s why we try to solve their problem with our project.

Mr Jason Lim gave lesson about PDT that we have to find what we know, what we don’t know and what to find out. After that, we have to present to each team and other team will ask question and give advice about our idea.

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We are TF Scholars and staff mentors arrived at Changi Airport at October 5 2015. Republic Polytechnic student helpers welcome us and provide orientation to Changi Airport. It is my first to see Singapore, and it is so cleanness everywhere. Changi Airport is one of the best in the world. After orientation we took a picture together.

After we took a photo, we leave Changi Airport by cartered bus. We went to Republic Polytechnic especially to Campus Height, place that we live until three weeks. And then we arrived at Campus Height, official gave us a card to access in our hostels. And this is a view of our hostels.

Next day, I feel better for today altough I am still tired. This morning, I have a breakfeast at canteen. And then We have been seated in LT – W2. We met all of participant of TF Scholar from Myanmar and Cambodia. Mr. Jason Tey, gave us a nice welcome briefing.

After that all of the participant of TF Scholars divided into group for indoor and outdoor team. Ms Sharmila has said that we have to out from our comfort zone especially if we got another person to be our team. I am as tem three with four people from Indonesia and three people from RP Student. We try to brainstorm, discuss our ideas and our contribution after we have finished TF Scale program. Then one of members of each team must to present the result. I am choosen to presented in front the class.

We back again to LT W2 for the presentation each country, Indonesia, Myanmar and Cambodia. We can see that every country has their own culture wich different in Singapore. Beside that we presented about our ideas and proposed the project.

After we finished presentation, we went to buffet dinner together.

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