5th week begins...

Lateral Thinking..
      is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic. 

        That's what i learned in creative thinking's class this morning, 19 August 2013. By this class and lesson, the teacher taught us how to solve a problem without using the very first ordinary people thought of. It means that you can do something alternatively.  And here are the pictures of my group's activities today. 

          Those picture are some sketches of today's game. Which was telling us to think how to wrap your body with anything you can use. But, the interesting thing was, you're now in an island and you're about to receive an Oscar award. So this lesson was connected to some fashion skills and "out of the box" thoughts to form some problems solver to use. And my group was using the dessert island. It sounds a bit weird actually, but basically we chose that name for the dessert climate and environment. And the other sketches was the top 5 of our answers, from how to wrapped your self when you stranded in an island, in alternative and obviously ways. 

        This second picture was drew by me and my group, Yufan and Eurick the "zoom in" version. hihihi Sorry for the messy colours and things. As you see for the most obvious one, there's a live cobra snake on the head of the lady as her crown. For the cup of the bra, top of the dress, we're using the heads of the squirrels. Then, for the body of the dress, we're using cactuses, and stick them on the body, around the stomach. Then for the rest of the dress, we combined the water and sand then make them united as one. This dress called "beauty is pain" dress. We chose this obvious and alternative way, from our lateral thinking. 

New post post hihiiihi... still for this fourth week :D

Source : www.google.com (halfinder.com)

                 These patterns are really related to a mind mapping thingy. Why was it? It's because to make a mind map, people usually use waves or straight lines, even straight. Colours are also give so many supports for that as well.  Using colours in mind maps is maybe useful but for some of you, it may have an opposite effect or simply, there is less interest. To be memorable, a mind map does not need to be an artwork but it must contain remarkable and personal elements that reflect some affinity with the subject. It must express emotions or feeling and must remain in the mind for a while. In general, you can highlight information by adding pictures, by exaggerating the size or the style of words and by using colors. These last ones are often used to distinguish one branch from another.

Source : www.drawmeanidea.com

                  This black and white mind map shows that so many curves and lines don't always need so many colours. It's interesting enough with the patterns and so many types of fonts. For me, that's the point of mind mapping activity. Replacing a lots of words, into some pictures or any big "eye catching" fonts will make it easier to memorise. That's how it works. And this mind map can be a really good example or references to make the other simple and memorable mind map. 

Source :http://us.cdn3.123rf.com/168nwm/rolffimages/rolffimages0703/rolffimages070300200/836893-free-thinker.jpg

14th, August 2013 

             Its the picture of a free flying bird inside someone's head or brain. I chose this picture for this journal because it seems like how to start a mind mapping activity. Or we can say it as our very basic rules to start a mind mapping activity. I call it a free minded. It means that without a free minded thoughts, we cant start even to think how to count 1-10 fluently. Same case for mind mapping, we need a really clear mind to absorb so many ideas and combine them with what it has to be taken and written. So we can just do it by going with the flow. So, free minded, enjoy soul, and a calm heart are some requirements too, to start a mind mapping activity. 

It's continuing the last picture..

13, August, 2013 
And this the last photo of my daily journal diary.

                Last week, my parents and my little brother visited my. They flew from Bali in the morning, and i picked them up at the Changi Airpot. I felt beyond blessed, really. I just realised i've never missed them this way. That's why i posted in my diary, and the second one was seeing the dancing fountain in Marina Bay Sands with my family and friends. And the last thing i did was buying some gadgets accessories for my friends in Bali. I don't know why these happiness thingy always got a clash with my very busy week. 'cause all the barriers are time flies too fast, and i got so many homeworks to do.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

13, August 2013 

                    This cutie little mind map was made by a kindergarten kid for his school activities. This picture shows that even a kid's learning how to make a mind map too. Because in fact, mind mapping is one of the easiest methods to memorise something. Specially for the big things and a hard one to understand. Basically, mind mapping is a diagram used to visually outline information. A mind map is often created around a single word or text, placed in the center, to which associated ideas, words and concepts are added. This very simple example, Spring is related to the sun, flowers, bees, grasses, butterflies, and the singing birds. So its gonna be so easy to memorise what's spring, and what are the elements inside. 

Source : http://www.drawmeanidea.com

                          Draw me an idea! Mind mapping sometime talks about how to draw the idea. So its not only taken by orally, or long speech, it can only shows by drawing. Within some colours, and attracting fonts, your mind mapping will be always on your mind. 

Brain is always related to mind mapping activity, because its the main point of the resources. Left brain usually contains a lots of numbers, words, lists, analysis, and always think logically. Meanwhile the right brain contains your daydreamings, colors, 3D things, rhythm, and it usually works imaginatively. 

Fourth week..

Hello again Journal..
Time flies and i guess its the fourth week already, of my UNI life
And for today, i got a new topic again. I've learned it before when i'm still in Senior High school, but i think its a bit different.
So here are the photos i got for this week.

12, August 2013 

            I took this photo by my self after a group activities done. My group was Yufan and Eurick (as always) . So, this photo looks so mind mapping, visually. As you see that in the middle there're words HAPPY LIFE. And we got to find what the other words could explain about happy life. Actually, the theme was about how the higher education fits a happy life of a family. Yet its really connected with a happy life. Better and higher educations mean more knowledges and experiences. So today we learned about how to re-detail some words to be easily memorised. 

Titled : Me and my dreams. 

                    This photo actually taken in hurry before i went out with my friends in the break time this morning. Teacher told me to take the photo and put it into the e-journal as the daily photo. 

                   So it was just a colourful sketch about me and my dreams. What i really like to do, what's my passion, my biggest dream, and my missions to reach them as well. And it doesn't go far from the main idea. I did it with a mind mapping method. And it works as what i expected to! so easy to do, and memorise the words. A bit about what i've sketched, my biggest dream is to be a well known and qualified interior designer, yet a half musician. 

13, August 2013 

                These collage pictures are randomly taken from my iphone yesterday after the creative thinking class ended. It was my daily journal or diary to draw and write minimum 3 symbol for what i'd like to do everyday, what's the reasons, and what are the barriers. And these pictures are explaining my early three days last week. Putted something such as i love to eat, i love my music instruments, i really like to spend my whole days with me lovely bed, then have a great girls' talk at night, doing stretching with my gym ball or even call my parents in Bali before bedtime. And i gave a little informations for those symbols. Last thing, those are one of the exercises from the brainstorming lesson last week. So wherever we are, or no matter how simple the thing is, we can always do the brainstorming activities. 

   13 August, 2013 

                          This picture's one of my daily journal pages. Its the last day's i think. The first symbol was reflecting me and my boyfriend. I really need to see him everyday. Because he's my charger. Then i really like to take the bus to go everywhere because it means i don't need to walk too far or wait for the mrt. And the last symbol was obviously showing the make up collections of mine. I really like to put some make ups on (sometimes) and it depends on my mood. There're so many reasons why i chose those things. The first thing is because being with my boyfriend always make me feel that being far away from home is not that bad. And the barriers are sometimes we fought each other. For the last two things, i've no idea how to memorise all the buses number , and when i'm not in the mood, i cant do any make up at all.  

                              Fifth photo for this week .  I'm still updating this at the same date and time. This page of my journal is talking about the other 3 symbols of the things i like to do everyday. Really like to read a magazine, i really love to shop, and i love to listen to my favourite musics. And those things are because i'd rather see the pictures than to read all the passages, and for shopping? shopping makes you happy!! really.. Even you have to spend your money, but i think its worth it for something you need or even you've been dreaming of for so long. For the barriers, i still cant find my daily magazine in Singapore, the second one, money is limited for students haahaa.. and the last one, i don't have so many time for that. So the brainstorming lesson's outcome really worked out in me for these kinds of things.  

I'm almost there...

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7th, August 2013 

              Right this one is one of the example from brainstorming informally outcome. Its an idea and the maker spreads it into something which is really artistic to see. Maybe the maker was so happy, maybe he feels randomly charged. Without any words he could make his idea into this colourful picture. And that means that arts are really related to brainstorming things. Maybe from the method or even the way it forms. 

Source : www.google.com

I took this picture from google, but unfortunately i forgot where exactly the website is. But as i remember its a website for children educational toys and learning by playing. This picture was titled " the kids and their brainstorming activities". It looks so fun, right? Just like the way its titled learning by doing, the fetching the idea's happening by playing with the kids toys. So brainstorming has so many ways to do. 

Source : http://pathfindersoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/idea.png

                    And i'm still doing this at this very moment. This is the most important thing and the worst problem in every brainstorming things. Either its formally or even informally. Sometimes we feel o blank, like there's something wrong with our brain because its overloaded. And the moment when the idea couldn't flow out of your mind? that's the worst part of it. Loosing idea, that's really horrible. But when you do some brainstorming activities, you can get and reach so many ideas freely without even needed any thoughts. So we can say that its from idea to idea. No idea no brainstorming, no brainstorming no idea. 

Source : www.google.com

7th, August 2013 

               A charge hug. A very simple word with a very big meaning. I chose this sweet little picture because i've learned something from this week creative thinking's class. The game that teacher gave's really memorable, cause my group got the part to mention 100 ways to send a message. From there my idea came out so fluently, that hug is a really really good pain killer for everyone. And people always call hug as a silent language. In fact that a little hug could wipe a thousand teardrops That's why people memorise one day for an international hugs day, where everyone can have a free hug from one to each other without any requirements needed. And i always remember that thing as one of the relations to brainstorming because i got this features from the brainstorming game.  

Source : http://data.whicdn.com/images/6855248/babies-kissing02_large.jpg

7th of August, 2013 

              Sweetnesses are having so many different visualisation. And these two kids are having such a very beautiful life. Without thinking about any problems or consequences. One more reason why i chose these kinds of picture, because i learned something in my class for the brainstorming session. And because of that games, i thought a lot about how to send a message or giving our opinion without any words or even obvious body language.  

3rd week..

"Brainstorming is a group or individual creativity technique by which efforts are made to find a conclusion for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously contributed by its member(s). "
-Wikipedia 

        Okay, I'm now in the 3rd week of school. For creative thinking, we've got a new topic for this week. Its called "brainstorming" . And this morning, my team Yufan and Eurick have passed a really interesting brainstorming game. And we chose the "100 ways to send a message". 
And here is the picture of it. 

            I just took it by my iPhone. And thank God it looks as colourful as it actually is. We reached about 89 ways to send message, and our favourite was typing the message on the girl's bikini. If you can see, its on the right side down. We just realise that talking isn't the only way to send message, or to say something or even to make discussion. There're so many ways to communicate and send message. And we just got those final realisation from a very simple brainstorming. 

Courtesy: www.google.com

     5th, Aug 2013 

      This photo was taken by an unknown photographer and i just grabbed it from google. I chose this picture because i can see the relation with brainstorming things. Brainstorming isn't always a word for a broken or unstable brain, but its a word to say that there is "a message sent" by any actions and reactions. And its not always using tongue words as well. Laugh sometimes means a rejoice-hearted or maybe a covered deep pain. But its always related to a brainstorming things. 

Courtesy : www.google.com

                It obviously looks as children's art work, yet simply contains so many different thoughts and meanings. Brainstorming in informal way, means a sudden clever idea. And i'm sure, those sticky notes were made by the hands of young brain's generations. Their teacher asked for them to do that, perhaps. But kids usually like these kinds of things, especially when they make something with so many different colours. 

Source : www.google.com

Aug 5th, 2013 

        It looks like a small discussion group right? It is. But if you observe it deeper, they're doing some brainstorming activities. Its not the one because their brains were overloaded to use caused an obstacle, but its because they're purposing for some sudden clever ideas. Or maybe just to refresh their thoughts. This thing is so relating to brainstorming acts between human to human, human to God, or even worse human to un-living things. And this thing sometimes show the outcome after it's done. The easier to do something, the easier to think. And also the easier to think, the easier to do something. 

Source : http://www.kiranlokhande.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Team-Brainstorming.jpg

                       Same day, same date , and at the same time. Hello again everyone! s goodnight greetings for you while i'm typing(still) my creative thinking homework. So far so good, and i'm getting used to it. Any way, my 5th photo was came out of my head just right after my idea started it first. Adults are still using brainstorming activities to to start something, or just making itself an ice breaker things to be fully enjoyed. And this picture is truly an example to be seen. Because brainstorming formally means  moment in which one is suddenly unable to think clearly or act sensibly. And problems seem like more often come to adults rather than kids. Just using some simple games with sticky notes or just a note taking on a board, they could feel better then before. 

                                    

Last Pictures of the 2nd week..

"The creative process is very honest and cathartic for me, and is an intermingling of feelings and experiences, aspirations and visions, all spontaneously congealing on the canvas. " 

            -Atomic Vision 

             2nd August, 2013 

                Vincent Castligia, a vampire picture speciality artist. He's also an artist who fully epitomizes our current culture. I got those picture from https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAm1pU6mzzzJYya69cZhzKKFL4rc7-SD_6cU4hTRSMJzd5-P8HCKb0GefbKR08nLWteYccMDlOpC8QZz416VQL0XKHEYJBLegEllC7CJORFKgPpDzFqvS0rvnXpA-qihpOmxwmvNuIcU/s200/castagliablood.jpg and they're taken by the 2012. The concept seems shocking at first, but you will be pleasantly surprised by the quality and craftsmanship of the artwork.  Vincent's "blood" paintings are comparable to the drawings of the great master illustrators from the Renaissance-- Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Durer, but with a more modern-gothic phantasmagoric twist. Using blood as paint, Vincent's illustration/paintings have a quality akin to classic ocher, the color used by the earliest artists. Mixing his blood with water, he applies the mixture to paper very much like watercolor paint. And those things are exactly the reasons, why his paintings are unique, different and beyond usual. 

Courtesy : http://www.artnewsblog.com/marc-quinn-to-do-kate-moss/

          I'm not loosing the idea what to post or what to write, but this time my eyes have really shocked by the blood arts. For what the artists' purposes, their ideas, their passions, and also their braveness to publish what's up-normal. And this head sculpture was made by the English artist, Marc Quinn. As we know, he made that head sculpture by his own blood. And the struggle would be very tough. For how long the times would be taken, and his body must be healthy for that blood transfusion, and slowly became a head sculpture.