After the 2 weeks of TF-Scale at Malang, I have learnt two values in which I can apply in my daily life, Teamwork and Resilience. Firstly, the reason why i said teamwork was because during the water rafting adventure, we had to cooperate with one another in order to get to the end of the river. There were times when some of us did not listen to instructions clearly, which caused our raft to move in the wrong directions, thus causing our raft to get stuck in between rocks while traversing a waterfall.We could have been able to complete the course if we are more coordinated and cooperative. Secondly, in the Mount Bromo trip, if we did not press on and continue to the top, we might not have been able to endure the coldness lf the mountain. As some of us did not wear enough thick clothing to protect us from the cold, we had to endure the weather if we wanted to see the sunrise. Luckily, all of us were able to make it, although I felt very cold at that time and wanted to give up the trip, but i managed to push on and not give in to my temptations. Apart from learning these two life skills, I have also learnt that Raspberry Pi does not only have the ability to program a few LEDS, it is also able to make a fully functional water function. When me and my teammates finally finished the project, the final functional product truly amazed me when the water fountain actually blasted water from the solenoid valves. To conclude it all, these 2 weeks of TF-Scale is the most memorable experience I have ever, I have learnt many values and experiences which I may not be able to do so in Singapore, thus making it a very memorable experience.
Author: benedict
Reflections for first few days of tfscale2
Overall for tfscale2, I feel that it has been very successful because during these few days of the trip, I have bonded very well with almosy everyone in the team, including the Malang and Riau students. On the first day of the trip, I was quite shy with the Malang students because I was not present during the Inbound of tfscale2, also I was quite unfamiliar with the Raspberry Pi. However, during the first few days of the trip, my friends, Jonathan, Daryl and the gang helped me to bond with the Indonesian friends, which I am very grateful for. Also, during the trip, I experienced a lot of new experiences because in Malang, there are some things that I will never be able to experience in Singapore, examples are climbing to the freezing top of Mount Bromo and experiencing Car Free Day and Pasar Besar in Malang. Thus, I feel that this trip is beneficial in building not only my programming skills, but also my social and physical abilities, as the climb on Mount Bromo and water-rafting allowed me to push above limits that I never experienced before in Singapore.