Monday, October 4, 2010


All USM Discussion : APEX Bamboo Pole Vaulting to 2012
Making Leap To 2012
by
BIG

BIG is a group that work on or work in bamboo in order to make the leap to 2012. They trying to do research and construction floatable structures for 2012. 22 possibilities have prediction that will happen more frequent on 2012.


Today is the discussion for it which the M.C. is Noor Liyana and talk given by Mr. Wan. Lecturers than involved in BIG attended this discussion. Part of the dome already builded and assemble around E48. That is the hardwork of RUS 101 students.

Mr. Wan explained to us about the making leap to 2012 and the video of awakening as one was showed. We were encouraged by Mr. Wan with the 3P that is Principle , People and Place. Although having financial problem. But with the 3P , Mr Wan believed that we still able to work on BIG.

Some plans and BIG events was showed by Mr. Wan. For example meeting and conference. There is 1 project where Big Dome were builded at the Youth Jam practice place and Mr. Wan said that RUS 101 students going to build the same things too. Thats challenging izit ??? Haha it seems like our bamboo connector isnt tight enuf and the small part that we assemble wasnt that satisfied because some of it is nt stable. Furthermore some creation for example like LAMPU design was shown too.

Mr. Wan trying to shape our mind by exposing us with different taughts. We cant force people to believe in BIG plan but we can inspire people in believing it..

After explaination and talk by Mr. Wan , the discussion session is held for students and lecturers to ask question.

Question 1
What are the challenges that faced and how to get such large amount of bamboo ?

Nowadays , logging often happened and destroyed quite a large number of bamboo which is able to use for construction.
Bamboo in foreign counteries are easier to harvest and the structure are btr as compared to local bamboo. This is because the bamboo in Malaysia grow like grass where the mature bamboo will located in the middle of the cluster and this make the job of harvesting harder.
Furthermore , now the bamboo being use for the project of BIG are not preservative bamboo hence the structure are not as stronger as the preservative bamboo due to attack by insects.
10% of the green in the world are covered by bamboo hence we believed that these amount of bamboo are sufficient for the construction of BIG plan.

Question 2
Its seems like BIG's plan of designing IBU and PONDOK only to face flood on 2012 but not others... What if earthquake that hit ?? Or maybe tornado attack ??

Its only the beginning of the plan.. Just like our first year studies ... Things wont be too hard for students level .. but things are almost the same and BIG will try to work it out because any possibilities can happen on 2012.

Question 3
How bamboo plays part in medical field ??

Bamboo can cure " gila babi " More research can be done on find the uses of bamboo in medical field too...

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