Project 1A : What I Heard

It was a 9 o'clock Integrated Studio 1 class for all new batch of 2010/2011 School of Housing, Building and Planning (HBP) students held at E48(B).
Mr Wan Burhanuddin Wan Abidin, one of our Studiomasters gave us, the local as well as the foreign students a very warm welcome, breaking the ice among the newbies :)

Introducing the concept of Accelerated Programme of Excellence(APEX)
Mr Wan B. showed us the flow chart regarding the targeted goal for APEX done by our Vice Chansellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Y. Bhg. Profesor Tan Sri Dato' Dzulkifli Abdul Razak. Mr Wan B. hopes for the students to see USM's vision of transformation for a sustainable tomorrow and to be fired up in joining the mission.

The 3Ps
intention-action-product
Later, Mr Wan B. talked about the mindset to achievement. To have the desired outcome (product), we should start with an intention, then followed by actions.
people-principle-place (3Ps)
Next, I have learnt that intention begins from every particular person (APEX people). When people act according to the rules (APEX principle), the product will always happen somewhere (APEX place).

Actors
In order to realise USM's vision, we need to have the doers (actors). The actors include all USM students, lecturers, office staffs and the community involved in the mission.

inputs from the actors...
Among the Studiomasters and assistant studiomasters who gave us a welcome speech are...
Ar. Mohd Najib Mohd Salleh (Assistant studiomaster for Architecture)
Dr. Abdelnaser Omran Ali (Studiomaster for Construction Management)
Sr Dr. Ilias Said (Assistant studiomaster for Construction Management)
Dr. Mohd Hanizun Hanafi (Assistant studiomaster for Construction Management)
Dr. Azizan Marzuki (Assistant studiomaster for Planning)
Dr. Mohd Zailan Sulieman (Studiomaster of Building Technology)

In short, I have learnt to always be prepared and ready for the future undertakings, to strive for the best and not forgetting to enjoy the process of learning here at HBP.

Something to share - to hear or to listen?
During the Q&A session, Dr Wan B. raised the question of the differences between hearing and listening.
This is what I found out from the dictionary :

hear ~ to perceive (sound) by the ear
listen ~ to make an effort to hear something

Thus, I believe that what we should practise more is none other than listening.
Cheers to the days ahead!