the life's melody: November 2012

03 Nov 2012

i skip my English Professional Workshop just to attend the meeting at Planetarium. i was really think the meeting gonna takes only in couples of hour. first, we have briefed by the planetarium staff, they show us how the fair is going by explanation and experience before. #the NASA team do come to Malaysia 2 years before for the Space Fair#then, they introduce us all the scientist from NASA. i was so exciting to see them. they are seriously look talented. the team leader, Miss Jaya then introduce them again and inform us what's section each of them are. when she introduce Mr Paulo, i was so excited to hear that he is a robotic engineer. it is the very first time in my life to meet an engineer from NASA! that's was amazing! after all the introductions, we have to choose which group that we want to join. i would like to join either Robotics or Rocket Team at first, but i have so many curiosity about planets and the space. so, i dont know which group i supposed to choose. while thinking in mute, all of sudden Miss Jaya point her finger to me and said : how about you, joining the robots team? and a big smile was created on my lips! AWESOME! mechanical student should be in this team!! yeah~~ *\o/* #cheers! then, i replied : YEAH, I'M FINE WITH IT!

then i go and join the team. Paulo did introduce himself, then, everybody in the team introduce themselves too.
1. brother Ibrahim, Mechatronics
2. brother Asyraf, Mechatronics
3. brother Parvint, Electric
4. brother Zakariya, Electric
5. sister Aida, Robotic
6. sister Shimaa, Wireless
7. sister Asniza, Wireless
8. me- Hamizah, the only Mechanical student. #youngest!
it is really great to have this team, they are very knowledgeable and pretty awesome. a simple cheers are formed.

Paulo then show us the section that we have to conduct along the fair first, then he show us the rover-which-looks-like-curiosity in the VIP room. woahhh~~ i'm the first person in Malaysia who control the rover! *excited,excited* next, Paulo brief us about the curiosity. he did show us his presentation and some slide and pictures about curiosity and its mission.

04 Nov 2012

awww mann!! why they dont inform me the meeting earlier! it is Sunday, so i came late to the meeting. anyway, we are just have some briefing by the facilitator leader, brother Bunny and Q&A session with Paulo. then, asyilah, bella and me spent all night long to do the tag for all the facilitators with brother Bunny and brother Munir. :)

05 Nov 2012

BBM status : Space Fair Day 1, Excited!

it is the Monday. The first day of Melaka Space Fair 2012. i was so excited. today, i was introduced to the boebots and a computer programming named Basic (owned by company Parallax). Paulo taught me all this! whoaa~~ there are two tables and we do decorate it like the Mars surface. yeah, Paulo did it first, we are just helping him to let the surface of mars looks bigger .

there are many school, kindergarten and families visit the planetarium. i was being so happy to brief them about Curiosity. they are excited to do those activities in our section.

ohh! i forgot to tell you guys~~ there are two activities conducted at our section. the first one is the rovers. we show how curiosity works on Mars, which is full of rocks. so, visitors have to pretend as rocks, as they have to lay down on the carpet (like a superman) and let the rover to pass their bodies.
the second one is where we show them how the NASA conduct curiosity from the Earth. this is very exciting, as the visitors have to measure and conduct the ways for the robot to go. but if it too many visitors, we just let them conduct it automatically by using controller.

day 1 is very exciting!. i have fun trough out the day.

06 Nov 2012

BBM status : Space Fair Day 2, excited

i eat my breakfast and go straight to the section. what i am thinking is only..... " OHMAIII!!! solid mechanics' test are tonight!!!" actually, i do love solid mechanics. the lecturer is good! but, to attend a test of this subject, i do have thousands of problems! one f it is : i dont really remember the formula! so, i went back to hostel early,(at 3pm) and try to remember all the formula. (which is i believed, it's doesnt work at all)

HAJIME! ( 'start now' in japan). i opened the test question paper. and, OMG! there are so many question to answer. its really look like a final exam question! and it is really really,really *times three thousand* hard! and i dont know how i make it. just if i am lucky enough, i'll get some marks for my calculations. InsyaAllah.

after test, i went to Majlis Ijazah Tamat (Graduation Day -kinda of) for my martial art. i am now at the Tamat (final) level of learning silat ( Malay martial art). so, i came back to hostel very late at night.

07 Nov 2012
BBM status : Space Fair Day 3,kinda sleepy

after eating breakfast, i go straight to section and meet Paulo, he asked me whether i get enough sleep or not. well, he quite caring about conditions of the team mates. i mean, very caring. i told him about going back late because of my martial art event. i told him about Malaysia's martial art, which is called 'silat'. He asked me to teach him, and i answer it with a big laugh and nodded head.

it is so many visitors today! many schools and kindergartens come to planetarium. we dont really have time to sit down, but still.. while waiting them to watch the 3D, we did taught Paulo the Sumazau dance ( lead by sister Aida), then Paulo taught us Salsa Dance. he dance gracefully with sister Aida :) *impressed* . one moment later, we did learn Gangnam Style together from youtube. Paulo seems so excited to do the dance, just maybe the dance looks easier after we learned the steps.

then, Paulo has to go back to hotel to suit up, for the Opening Ceremony. he looks great with suit. we do take picture with team in front of the Planetarium. Then, the Mayor come inside the Planetarium to visit each of the section. i am very proud to help Paulo to explain about robots to the Mayor. the Mayor looks enjoying the robots too.

08 Nov 2012

BBM status : Space Fair Day 4, kinda tired but happy

emm.. the NASA team is not here today, they are going to Kuala Lumpur for their event with the alumni of MIT. so, today, the Planetarium is very quiet. less visitors coming. maybe they know that the NASA team is not here today. anyway, our section is still open and the message about curiosity is still passed to the visitors.

09 Nov 2012

BBM status : Space Fair, Day 5, First Busiest Day

today is Friday. i walk alone to station. then i went to the VIP room to get all the robots. and then Paulo came and helps me to put the robots at their position. we were informed by the officers that today gonna be very busy.many students and families will visit the Planetarium. while waiting for the visitors, Paulo did told us about his trip to Kuala Lumpur. he told us about his experience on the KLCC sky bridge and he did shows us the pictures in his cellphone.

after working for all day long, we have some fun, bring Paulo to Bowling alley near to the Planetarium. it was seriously fun to have games together with the team. then, we go for late dinner at Pizza Hut near to Ayer Keroh. LOTS of pizzas are ordered. NOM..NOM..NOM. *hungry monster turns tame after eating pizzas!!! ^__^* #delicious! #poa kacizi ka mandizi!

after eating, we turn back to Durian Tunggal, to give Paulo first scenary of Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka. ( Malaysia Technical University, Melaka) . and then we go straight to Pantai Marina ( Marina Beach) and then Pantai Klebang (Klebang Beach) to have some cool air and snap some pictures before send Paulo back to hotel.

10 Nov 2012
BBM status : Space Fair, Day 6, sleepy but excited!

today is Saturday. the day that we had been inform, there's party for us at The Milky Way hall today's evening, the day that we are going to face the real visitors. what i meant by real visitors is, there are visitors who not only ask question about our sections, but they gonna ask us about other section too, and forcing us to answer it like a Real NASA scientist, who had work for 100 years. the information are sometimes not clear, so we need to do some confirmation by discussion with the Scientist or teammates, however, they cant accept our action, and shouting because need the answer very quickly. but well, we still can handle it right. they looks very satisfy too. :)

wow! today is very..very..very tired. but after duty, we have extra-lots-of-fun in the hall for the party. first, all the teams have to present their cheers. i was so excited to do the cheers, the hall suddenly turns havoc, with extra cheers by the ROBOTIC team *us* and the manager's team. Then, Miss Jaya give the cert to each facilitators, one by one, on the stage before we enjoy the meal. AWESOME. the foods are good!

night - i went to watch movies with my friends. however, i fell asleep in the cineplex. oh my. then we came back to hostel, and the guard dont let us to come in, so we have our sleep time in the car. ooh.

11 Nov 2012
BBM status : Space Fair Day 7, last day, Sunday..please be longer.

Sunday. please walk slowly. today is the last day of the Space Fair, the last day of working at Planetarium, the last day to be in team with the NASA scientists. aww...man! *tsk,tsk.. tears falls down * today is very busy. many visitors come to visit the Planetarium. the Curiosity stickers finished in very short time! the badge are out of stock too. all the members are busy describing and giving information to the visitors. i am very busy too.

and time pass by very fast. its time for the planetarium to close the entrance door. but..still! the robots team are having greats plan tonight! haha. we bought Paulo to the Seafood restaurant near Alai. well, foods taste better under the sky! the memories that i cant never forget here, are watching Paulo eats rice with a fork. well, here in Malaysia, we eat rice using spoon, or maybe both of them. and Ashraf teach Paulo to open the shells by using one hand. every one are very excited to try it. hahaha. :D

after dinner, we go to Jonker Walk to recommend Paulo a hot dog restaurant. unfortunately, the restaurant is closed. as the weather are quite cold out there, so, to walk around, Paulo , sis Aida and me really have to go to loo. so we walk a long way to Casa Del Rio, a big hotel near to Melaka Cruise, just to use the toilet. hahaha. before go out from the loo, i have a great time trying all the stuff placing on the sink. it's nice! then, all of us gathered and sitting at the hotel's bar. but, you will suprised to know this, in all activities tonight, Paulo travels Melaka with a motorcycle! haha.. GREAT~

tick tok.. tick tok.. the clock is really rotates very fast! we send Paulo back to hotel then. but, its doesnt goes that easy. we sit at the cafe inside the hotel, and have the very last conversation. seriously, my heart feel very sad. maybe, there are so many fun we have together, so.. i feel uneasy about this. furthermore, i'm not good in saying good bye. we gave him some gift, and i give Paulo a card too.

then we make a very last cheer outside at the parking lot, before i drove the car away from the hotel. sad. it is very quiet inside the car. i can feel everyone's sad feeling. sad,yeah!

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now, there are no Space Fair, no robots team, no awesome mentor,Paulo. but tonnes of memories. i hope, i'll see Paulo again, maybe when he come to Melaka again, or maybe if go to California. hopefully.

i miss Paulo, i miss everyone in the team, the rover, boebots, curiosity's animation and the spaceship that we use to sit everyday. haha :D

these are some photos about us, but since i dont really have time to arrange it, so.. i just put some caption below. sorry guys!

NASA SCIENTISTS

back from left : Mr. Randii Wessen ( Comets Scientist) , Mr Paulo Younse ( Robotic Engineer), Mdm Margaret Sipple, Mr Gabriel Alvarado Marin ( Keppler's Mission ), Miss Amanda Rin Scherrer ( Rocket Scientist), Mr Phil Scherrer ( Sun Scientist) , Miss Jaya Bajpayee ( the team leader), Mr Peter Falcon ( Clouds Scientist) and Mdm Deberah Scherrer