MINOR PAPER

 University of Southeastern Philippines

             BO. Obrero, Davao City

         Travel Report

  Minor Field Trip and Seminar

           January 23, 2016

Seminar Overview

 We conduct our Minor Field Trip and Seminar four months after the major field trip in which we go to manila. In our Minor Field Trip we decided to have a conference within the social hall in the University of Southeastern Philippines. The event title was Graphic Design and Web Development. In which it is a great opportunity to learn about graphic design and web development, there were two topics introduced to us where the first speaker share his knowledge about graphic tools and the fundamentals of design, In which we learn the concepts of the principles of design and how it works in real world. The second speaker share her knowledge about front end development, and the basic foundations of front end development and the difference of front end and back end development, And she share some experiences being a frond end developer and the challenges she's taking and how did she overcome it.  And lastly the third speaker in which he share his experiences in competitions and being successful and a proud graduate of the Institute of Computing.

            It was a successful event, which we enjoy a lot, join activities such as Hackathon and Startup Pitching Competition. We learn a lot from the speakers and to look forward for our future, about the challenges and the opportunities waiting for us and lastly we enjoy the snacks and lunch served to us.

Graphic Tools and the fundamentals of design

 The first topic was discussed by Mr. Ralph Gideon, he is a graduate of BS Information Technology in the University of Southeastern Philippines, he is a proud alumnus of our school. He told us his experiences in life especially the kind of work his looking for in which he loves art. After he graduated, his first job was being a programmer in PRC or Professional Regulation Commission. He loves his job however deep in his heart, he want to pursue his goals in which he quit on his job as a programmer in PRC, and enrolled Fine Arts in the University of Mindanao. He said that he is working as an Art Teacher in the Ateneo de Davao University, and he didn't regret it, and he is grateful that he follow his heart.

            Mr. Ralph starts the discussion and he share his knowledge and experiences with us about the Elements and Design Principles. In which he combined Arts and Information Technology to present to us his knowledge about it. And also we all know that principles of design describe the ways that artists use the elements of art in a work of art and to describe fundamental ideas about the practice of good visual design. Mr. Ralph introduces to us the six principles of design: Balance, Proximity, Alignment, Repetition, Contrast, and Space. He said that the elements and principles of design are the building blocks which are the things that make up a design or build a design. And how we apply these principles of design to determine how successful the design is. The First principle is the Balance,  he said that Balance in design is a bit similar to  balance in physics where he give an example of a large shape close to the center and can be balanced by a small shape close to the edge like in seesaw. Balance also provides stability and the structure to a design in which its weight distributed in the design. Second principle is, Proximity, in which he said that Proximity creates the relationship between elements. In design, it provides a focal point he said. Mr. Ralph said that the elements should be visually connected in some way. Third Principle, is the Alignment, it is an element to create order and  organisation in a design, He said that aligning elements in order allows them to create a visual connection with each other. Fourth is, Repetition, in which he said that this element strengthens a design by tying together individual elements. Repetition can create rhythm and helps to create association and consistency. Fifth is, the Contrast, Contrast allows us to emphasize or highlight key elements in our design, he said that it is the juxtaposition of opposing elements. And the last principle is the Space, where space refers to the distance or area between, around, above, and below within the elements. We learn a lot from Mr. Ralph and we are lucky because he shares some examples, as his own experiences that help us visualize the necessary things to be learned.

What I liked?

            What I liked the most is that he discussed with us the fundamentals of design . He introduced to us the basic tools and fundamentals for creating a good output.  And the six principles of design: Balance, Proximity, Alignment, Repetition, Contrast, and Space. And he is proud of being a graduate in UseP.

What I didn't like?     

            What I didn't like is that he didn't show us some of his work during his first job as a programmer, and being a fine arts teacher and not using his profession as an IT.

Front end web development

 The second topic was discussed by Ms. Shannen Sapar, she is an undergraduate of BS Information Technology in the University of Immaculate Concepcion, she didn't finish her studies because of some circumstances in her life. She told us his experiences in life especially the kind of work she's looking for. At first, she said that she likes do some work with vectors, graphics design, because she loves to design. She look for a job in which a company named Ingenuity Global Consulting is looking for a front end web developer, in which Ms. Shannen was hired. She said that being a front end web developer is a tough job at first because she rather choose doing graphic design than programming and do web development.

            Ms. Shannen starts the discussion and she share her knowledge and experiences with us about being a front end web developer. But first what is a  front end web development, a front end web development is a mix of programming and layout that powers the visuals and interactions of the web. Whereas being a front end developer need some skills and expertise in HTML, CSS, and Javascript or web applications so that a user can see and interact with them directly. Ms. Shannen also, share his techniques being a developer, with the use of the bootstraps and many more. She talked about the latest version of HTML which is the HTML 5 which is a markup language used for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. And also she discussed about the CSS preprocessors. CSS preprocessors take code written in the preprocessed language and then convert that code into the same old CSS. Ms. Shannen tells us the 3 popular CSS preprocessors: Sass, LESS, and Stylus.

            She told us why using CSS preprocessors is a good technique in developing a web. She said that css preprocessors are not bound by the limitations of css. She also said that CSS is great, but it doesn't always let us do everything we'd like. Ms. Shannen also differentiate  Front End and a Back end, by which she give us an example, we pretend that a website is a car. The things inside the car that help it run, make it speed up, slow down, all of these things you can't see but they are important, these are the back end, she said. And there are things inside the car in which you directly use like the gas to make it go, the pedals to brake the car, and many more, these are the front end, she said. We learn a lot from her, because someday,  I might become a front end web developer also.

What I liked?

            What I liked the most is that she discussed the fundamentals and techniques of being a front end development, and how does it work. It focuses on the design which the use of latest HTML 5 and CSS. And how to  simply code it so that the back end developer will not having a hard time using the design.

What I didn't liked?

            What I didn't liked is that she always talk about the tools in which she uses in his profession. She always use bootstraps and many more and she always tell us her experiences with the bootstraps and the tools she is using in her company. And she still an undergraduate.

3rd Speaker : Nikko Comidoy

 The third speaker was Nikko Comidoy, an IT graduate from our school. He is well known for his application named "Doc Banana" in which he and his team won in a competition. He share his experiences when he was still a student and attending field trip and seminar. And also his experiences in technopreneurship. He tells us about the things we must learn in order to achieve our goals. And he said that all the things we can learn is from the outside of the school not in the inside, which it is true, where Sir Randy tells us the same thing. He gave us some advice to pursue our goals and tips and techniques to graduate.

What I liked?

            What I liked the most is that Nikko share with us his experiences here in our university, because sir Nikko is one of the best in our school because of his app DocBanana. He eventually share the techniques and encourage us to be successful also and not to stop to pursue our dreams.

What I didn't liked?

            What I didn't like is that he eventually tell us jokes but joke is a joke. He scare us to shift to other course but we can't give up to our profession.

Hackathon and Pitching Activity

            In the afternoon, there is a hackathon event in the social hall, in which they will answer and code the following problems, the  winners is announced in the afternoon with their corresponding prizes. At the same time in the afternoon, our pit­­­­ching activity was begun, we are divided into 5 groups with our mentors. Our mentor was sir Nikko, we pitch to him and suddenly , he chose me to be in the top 10 to present in the stage. But I didn't win the pitching activity.

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MAJOR PAPER

University of Southeastern Philippines

   BO. Obrero, Davao City  
    Travel Report    
 September 7-11, 2015

Seminar Overview

Field Trip and Seminar is one of the memorable experienced I ever had in my life. First of all I am very lucky that I am a part of the class that has the opportunity to experience that others may not acquire. I didn’t expect that this activity would be really successful. The time that I enrol in this subject I feel empty and I just want to comply. We all know that we cannot graduate in our course if we do not enrol in the FTS. Actually that time I think that this seminar is useless and the money that we are paying is not worth it. But the as the time pass by, while preparing in the event little by little I got excited. And now I just realized that the money that we pay is not useless. How can I say that? Because I didn’t expect that this seminar will give us knowledge that we may use in the future. Also this field trip and seminar gives me new experiences that I faced.

It is so challenging in my part, because there is a lot of thing that I don’t know.  During the duration of the trip, I can say that I have been more observant on the things around me. And also this field trip and seminar open up my mind in the thing around me that I do not know. This is a tool for each and everyone to know somehow know what is happening in the outside world most especially in the world of technology.

This field trip also gives me not only knowledge but also enjoyment and relaxation. I can say that for the 5 days I feel that I am happy always. I also created and meet new groups. And I am very thankful for the opportunity of meet new friends from the higher years. Talking to them and sharing new ideas is a great moment for me. Also in the trip I learn to share my knowledge for them, I admit that I am a shy type of person and I don’t usually talk to others. But this trip me change a little of my personality. I have learned to talk and not being shy to share and express what I feel. Thus, I have developed my social communication. I know that this trip so not perfect and there are some things that I do not like. As an IT student I have set standards on the field trip that I want to acquire and I want to see. But in totality, I am satisfied in the result of the field trip.          

            Also I am very thankful for the success of this subject, for giving me knowledge and for letting me be open minded in the thing around me and in the world. For the five days of staying in the Manila I have learned a lot that I may use in my studies and to my future work.  I would say that this will not last only in my college but also for the rest of my life. I know that this field trip and seminar would not be successful if the officers do not work properly and I want to thank them. Also to our facilitator for their everlasting support and care for us, I can see their effort and dedication in giving us safety for the whole duration of the trip. And for all the parents and guardian who support to us, especially in the financial mater and lastly to our creator for guiding us and protecting us for our trip, for keeping us safe and away from evil. Without the help of everybody, I do not think that this field trip and seminar would be successful.    

Day 1 

            I went on a seminar to the DOST and SSS.

What I learned?

            The Department has seven branches and one of it is the Science and Technology Information Institute. We were welcomed by one of the Institute’s I.T experts and he shared us first about his works, what kind of student he was before, objectives and accomplishments of the department and later on proceeded to proper lecture. He also discussed the project NOAH. I was very amazed on this project. I have learned that is not just an application that solved problems in our society but also it is very useful for the people. I was also amaze on the different ways that the Department of Science and Technology monitors the different regions in the water level of the rivers. I have learned that there are different gadgets and censors that updates time to time in monitoring that water level so that people can be alert in times of danger.

            We also room around the SSS museum since the seminar was held there. They talk about how they manage their company and accessing their servers and services all over the country. I have learned the different services that they have. Also their goals and history of the company. Also my time is not wasted because while travelling our tour guide tell us the different infrastructure of place.

What I like?

            I like when they discussed about the project NOAH they made. It was a perfect project because it was an extraordinary implementation that can help both to the experts in disasters like Phivolcs and to us. And the idea was made when our president request a system that will help determine disasters and calamities in our country. They also encourage us to be part of their team after we graduated in college. And also they encourage us in working with DOST.

            I really like when they discussed about the benefits and importance of being a member of SSS. I also like their building it is so big. And also after we visit the two companies, I like the food that we ate in the dinner. The foods there is so delicious especially the chicken and the fried lumpia and many other.

What I didn't like?

            I didn't like in SSS that they don't share much about things that are related to our course so that we can learn and improve our understanding in our expertise. I expect that they will let us see their control room that our facilitator told us. If they let us see their control room I am very sure that we will learn a lot from them that I will be able to use in my future work. But unfortunately they do not allow us and just discuss other topics.  What I have seen and learn from the Social Security System (SSS) is not satisfactory.

Day 2

            I went on a seminar to the PLDT Company, INNOLAB at Mandaluyong and IBM Philippines at Quezon City

What I learned?

            This is the second day of our trip, the class is divided into two groups the bus one will go in the PLDT and the bus 2 will go to the Accenture. And the both bus will go to the IBM.

            I was assigned in the bus 1. What I have learned many things at PLDT. They share to us the history of telephones and the internet here in the Philippines.  And how did PLDT develop their technology to serve the needs of the people here in Philippines. INNOLAB facility is a laboratory for innovations and testing of their newly developed systems or machines. They also led us to their technical rooms and explained how it works. Also in the IBM I have learned about Watson and how it works. I have also learned different technique that I may use in the future especially for my thesis. I learned about the bluemix, the creator of the this project is

What I like?

            I like the story of their chronological events from the time the company started up to the present. I also like when they presented us the new internet plan which is a fiber connection. And they let us see some facilities with great inventions, and they take us to their conference room, where we can see internet connection all over the Philippines in the big screens, they manage and handle every connection.

What I didn't like?

            I didn't like when we can't enter the room with the prototypes have been developed because they have a client in that hour. I want to have the opportunity to see what is inside of the room. I know that if we are allowed to see the room there would be a lot of knowledge and this would be a new experience to us. But unfortunately they do not allow us and as a student I need to understand it. And also the students whose taking up there On the job training, they can't explain to us properly their presentation they make.

Day 3

            I went on a seminar to the 13^thPhilippine Youth Congress Information Technology (Y4IT)

What I learned?

            I went to the 13^th Y4IT youth convention at SMX,MOA. It was a great experience because most of all IT students where gathered in one place. I did not expect that there would be a lot of students and experts who joined the event. Some experts introduced some new technology that will be developed soon and new inventions to be created. Our facilitator gave a welcome remark to us. They encourage us to study more and make new ideas to innovate so that we will become successful in our expertise. In this day is such a great opportunity for me and for my classmate. And I am very lucky because I have given a change to witness the sharing of the others.

            I have also seen plenty Y4IT exhibitor. I have learned different technology that they want to be known especially in the world of Information Technology. Like the Accenture, upitdc, pldt, KLab cyscorpions and many more. I go to the booths where some big companies introduced their services and they have some small events inside.

What I like?

            I like the technology they introduced to us, it is very interesting to use, but for sure it was expensive. I like the speaker who is a game developer, because I want to make games also. He introduced the basics and concepts in making a good and well planned game where the users is satisfied with it.

What I didn't like?

            Actually there is no thing that I didn’t like in the Y4IT because I have learned many knowledge that I have acquired. The thing that I didn't like is the bus schedule, too long to wait for our bus to come and pick us. We have a little time going and shopping to MOA.

Day 4

            I went on a seminar to the MMDA Traffic Engineering at EDSA, Makati

What I learned?

            As all we know, everyday in the news we can see the traffic in metro manila. Inside their control room where they have big screens in which it monitors the city streets by means of a CCTV camera, and under it where the servers and database are located. We saw how they managed the traffic in metro manila. And I was really amazed on the techniques that they have uses to do their task. Also  Enchanted Kingdom, even if it is not related to the learning of our field I have learned lesson that I can keep in my life. One of this is you should not be afraid of the ups and downs in your life. Like I was riding the dangerous and extreme ride in the EK I should not fear on what will happens in my life. You should be fearless and be strong. Also I have remembered my family, in times of riding the rides I always shout the names of my parents. And I have learned that I need to show the love and care to them as long as I am living because there would be no time in showing them how I love them if I will die or vice versa. 

What I like?

            I like their system in managing the heavy traffic in metro manila and how they monitor their CCTV cameras in certain places, and how they react to certain disasters like car accidents, floods, and etc. They also showed us how they respond to the traffic accidents. It helps them a lot to reduce crimes by monitoring the suspects. They also presented some videos of traffic accidents. It also helps the flow of traffic run smoothly. I also like in the event of this day is the Enchanted Kingdom, because it is a wonderful experience that I will never forget in my whole life. Especially the most dangerous rides.

What I didn't like?

            I didn't like some of their sharing because, they always talk and share about the traffic handling, and I am expecting to have some sharing connected to our course.  I am expecting to learn about how they manage their servers, how it works smoothly, and other things. And also, I didn't like the heavy traffic that caused our delay in other place.

Day 5

 Last day of our field trip and seminars, I went on a seminar to UP Diliman, Department of Computer Science.

What I learned?

            I learned many things inside the computer science department. First they have adequate equipments and facilities and also their standard of teaching. And found out that UP don't have a bachelor of science in Information Technology course. But they have many different programs in which you can choose your own profession. And the students prepare their thesis in advance so that they can research more about it.

What I like?

            I really like when the students from different program in the department of computer science shares with us their thesis. Every thesis they present are related to the different programs with unique concept and purpose. They have creative ideas to make an outstanding thesis, and also they still developing and researching to complete their thesis and to develop it.

What I didn't like?

            I really don't like when they let us see their facilities in different programs, because they said that the students having their lectures in the facilities. I'm expecting that in different programs they will demonstrate some skills or concept in taking up that kind of program. We are not able to see their thesis and projects that have been already developed, and what kind of technology they are using.

APPENDIX

What can I recommend for the improvement of the advance seminar program of USEP?

            What can I recommend for the improvement of the advance seminar program of USEP, is the they must have a clear itinerary. They must choose the best companies that they will choose. So that the student must learn many thing in the trip. Also I hope that each student must come to the meetings so that the  

My advice to those who will take their advance seminar program in the near future.

            My advice to those who will take their advance seminar program in the near future is they must prepare the money ahead of time so that the class will not have problems in the near future. Also they will need to listen and be attentive in all the happening in the field trip and seminar so that they will know what to write in the travel report. I advice them to take down notes on what they will learn in that day. Also in preparing the papers needed for the trip, each individual must be always updated to the  officers so that the papers will be tack-in and the officers will not be have a hard time in collecting the papers. 

"Laziness works. And the simple way to incorporate its health benefits into your life is simply to take a nap."

"The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow."

"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone."

"Safety is not automatic, think about it."

"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom."

Meeting 4

Our fourth meeting in the subject, Field Trip and Seminars. The officers announced the final model and cost of the trip. And we discussed about the interpersonal and team building seminar. We are split into two groups, in which the first group will take place in the social hall, and the second group will take place in the USEP dormitel. The officers announced the list of names for the first and second group.

Meeting 3

Our 3rd meeting in our subject, Field Trip and Seminar. The officer announced the chosen model, model A, in which those who choose model B and C will decide whether they want to go with the chosen model. And we discussed and vote for the places we want to go in our trip. And the risk of travelling outside Mindanao and because of the cost.

Meeting 2

The second meeting of our subject, Field Trip and Seminar. We tackled about the possible venues in our trip. And the officers present 3 different models. The model A, B, and C. They tell us the different venues and cost in each model. And after, they gave us a waiver to give it to our parents to choose a specific model for our trip

Meeting 1

The first meeting in our subject, Field Trip and Seminars. The subject was introduced by Ms. Yu. She orients us the possible events we are going and some experiences about their trip. After the orientation, we elected our officers that are deserving to handle us especially in keeping the money safe.

Interpersonal Skills and Team Building

We have our Interpersonal Skills and Team Building last July 21,2015 at USEP hostel. I am very excited of the outcome of this seminar so that I can enhance and improve my interpersonal skills by communicating to my fellow classmates and interact with new classmates and to help with group works and I can contribute my skills to present our work remarkably. The seminar starts late because some of the officer haven't arrived yet. So our facilitator Maam Mae start our seminar with a prayer and singing the National Anthem. Maam Mae introduced her self to us and what are the purpose of the seminar. 

We are instructed to group ourselves and having a 5 members each group. We are happy because most of us (batch mate) are joined together. And Maam Mae started the seminar with 3 questions that we must fill and share with our groupmates. The 3 questions are: In this seminar, I expect _____ ; In this seminar, I contribute ____ ; How do I feel today?; We are given a piece of manila paper and a pentel pen,  we must write down our answers which the answers are the same with our group mates. So Maam Mae also present a slide with a list of smileys, and we must choose 1 smiley that represents our group, we chose the demure smiley, because we are shy.   We presented our ideas to the other groups, and what we are expecting on this seminar. We have different opinions and different emotions we share in this activity, and we are having fun. So after the activity, Maam Mae presented a picture of an Elephant having many legs, and Maam Mae selects some students on their opinions about the elephant's legs and how many legs are present. Many of my classmates have different answer for that. Also Maam Mae presented a picture of a duck, but most of my classmates didn't realize it, that the picture was a duck. I learned many things in this first activity we had, it was only one picture with many different ideas, opinions, and perceptions. It is the same with our events in life, we have different ideas in many ways, and there are no person with the same ideas to others, because we are not the same. And also being a person and a community to other people, we must appreciate our own uniqueness and appreciate the uniqueness of other people around us. And as a fellow person, we must respect and understand each problem and ideas that they share with us and we must understand their opinions. Because we can't decide the will of other person about their ideas and opinions, because they have different minds and perspectives in life, we must not decide for themselves, because they have the right to give such beautiful ideas and opinions because of their uniqueness and great knowledge. The last thing we must to do, is to accept them as a person who contributed to their community and help through ideas and opinions, and to respect them as a person, and we must understand their feelings and ideas towards many things.

After the first activity, We learned a lot of things, I explained my learning's above this paragraph. So Maam Mae started the session 1 activity.  She starts introducing the house rules that we must follow it and to be part of it. The rules are: clear the decks; participate,for me this is the one of the most important rule that we must follow from the start until the seminar will be ended. Because participating in many activities can gain new friends and also can improve our interpersonal skills; listen, also in order to participate and learn, we must also listen to the facilitator in what they said to us, so that we can understand all the values and the purpose of each activity; share, we must share our skills to others, and also we must share our feelings in each activity we had, so that we can express our knowledge about something special that can help us to develop our interpersonal skills; keep the secrets, this rule must be followed by all of us because all we share must kept in order to achieve our goals; participate, Maam Mae repeat this rule because in order to participate in all activities and to ensure that we can learn many things after the seminar; enjoy/happy , we must enjoy while listening and participating in activities, and also to make new friends; and the last thing is learn, we must learned all the teaching after the seminar in order to improve our interpersonal skills. The title of the first session is " I am Me". We are given a piece of paper, inside of it is a tree with different person; hanging, swinging, alone, playing, lovers, and many more. We must choose a specific person in the tree that represent ourselves. So I was thinking of what kind of person represents me, and I choose the  person who is sitting in a branch thinking deeply and alone. For me it represents me because I am a lonely person, and always chill in all problems, but I myself have many problems inside me, but I show to my classmates and friends that I am still happy. And also I overcome my problems on my own. After that, we are group with another classmates to share our represented person in the tree. In our group, my 2 group mates choose the same person who swing in a branch, and my other 2 group mates and I choose the same person who is sitting alone and thinking deeply. We share many experiences about it and we learn our own perspectives in life. We learned many things about our new friends about their experiences why they choose that person. After the activity, " I am Me ", we are given another sheet of paper and it was a poem entitled I am Me, we read it all, and Maam Mae explained it all the special phrases and sentences in every paragraph. The poem is all about one self that for me it describing me as a person, and how I interact with other people and things, and all experiences we can share and experienced in our future life and nowadays.

After the session 1 , Maam Mae and we take our break and have a snack, our snack is a bread and a C2 solo. It was a delicious snack. And after we take our break, Maam Mae present a dance. It called " Skeletal Dance ". We are instructed to dance the skeletal dance, it was very awkward to dance it because I think its a lame song, but when we started to dance the skeletal dance, we are enjoying our own movements and my classmates movements. We are laughing about it. And after dancing the skeletal dance, Maam Mae started Session 2 entitled "Roots and Wings of my person-hood". So at first I am thinking what is this activity all about. From the title itself, roots and wings are like the branches and offspring of a family tree. Because in a family tree it is a picture of your whole family or the persons in which where they come from, and also where I am belong. And also a family tree represent family relationships and how they are connected to each other and to other person in our society. So Maam Mae started telling us about a dining table in which our each family eats together, and talk to each problems inside and outside their home. In a dining table we all have a specific place where we sit and enjoy our own meal. Maam Mae give us a clean sheet of paper and instructed us to draw our own dining table with our family. We must draw our members of the family through a symbol, and why you draw that particular person that kind of symbol, what is the purpose of every family members in your dining table and not just in dining table, but the purpose of having a good family. We get a lot of crayons and started to draw my own dining table. My dining table is a rectangular shape, and I draw my self as a star symbol, because Im the youngest grandson of my grandfather and grandmother. And for me Im the best in my house. I draw my grandfather as a sun, because he is the one who cooks our every meal. And also we quarrel many times especially when eating. I draw my grandmother as a heart symbol. Because she serves as my second mother since my father and mother died when I was still a kid. I really love my grandmother but I can't say it to her, because I am shy. There will be a perfect time so that I can say to her my true feelings. And the last one is my cousin, I draw him as a smiley symbol, we are not very close but we spend our childhood in the same house, but he is married now and go separate ways from our grandmother and grandfather and our home. And after we draw our dining table with our family members, we must share it to our group mates, we are group again into 4 members each.  We started sharing our drawing, and we know the experiences of each of my group mates. They said all their problems inside their family, and they got a perfect and complete family. Not like me I dont have my mother and father anymore. After we share our experiences, I can feel their feelings towards it. And by looking into some other groups, some are seriously sharing their emotions, and expressing them to their groupmates, and i saw somebody crying. I know her feeling just like me but I just keep it by myself. After the 15 minutes discussion and sharing of our dining table with our groupmates, we are instructed to post our drawing in the boards, and after posting it, it called an "Art Gallery" , and we see different kinds of dining table, different kinds of symbols and expressions, and their family members. I saw a lot of complete family, and some of my classmates started to cry. There are different emotions of every person, and we don't know each of their problems in life, we must understand them, and try to comfort them with our best to support them in needs of help about their big problems in life, in order to help them to overcome it. And after the Art Gallery, Maam Mae asked us , what we felt by making the dining table. Maam Mae interview some of my classmates and tell their story and their feelings towards it. The lesson I learned in this activity is that our family has shaped the person that we are.

The last session , is a teamwork activity,  We must represent our group's identity by singing, dancing, acting, and many more. Maam Mae call a representative in each member and draw a piece of paper from her hands. Our group choose the paper with dancing. So we must present our identity through a dance. So we are given a time to think and to practice our dance. And after some minutes, we started to present it, each of the groups present very well and they are all talented. After we present, Maam Mae asked about the contribution of each of our members. Maam Mae also talked about the 7 functions, Maintenance functions. Also Maam Mae present a short video clip about the wisdom of geese, its all about a life of a geese. She share also the self oriented functions. Maam Mae ended the seminar with questions: are we satisfied?; contribute well?; how do you feel?; And also we learn a lot of things and to improve our interpersonal skills. And she ended the seminar with the commitment, we light our candles and pray and say our commitments. I learned, develop, and enhance my interpersonal skills and to interact with new faces, new classmates, and new friends.