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The time has finally come! I’ve arrived at TU Delft as a master’s student in the Engineering and Policy Analysis program! Delft and TU welcomed me with open arms, especially during the Introduction Program, where I met incredible new friends. It’s inspiring to be surrounded by people who share the same drive for self-improvement and the belief that we can create meaningful change through engineering, science, and interdisciplinary approaches.
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Have you ever heard of or used IELTS Liz ? This post is about Liz, the owner of IELTS Liz. It’s an IELTS guide platform that has helped me develop my academic English skills. Even though I learned English through many platforms and teachers, her website was actually helpful, especially for writing—the skill I spent most of my time improving. I read almost every tip, trick, and free example given on her site. …
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On November 22nd, 2023, I had the opportunity to attend the Cleveringa Lecture 2023 on the topic Notion of Social and Ecological Justice for River and Canalside Communities and for Nature at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Thailand. This event, a collaboration between the embassy and the Urban Futures & Policy Research Unit of Thammasat University’s Faculty of Architecture and Planning, was more than just an academic gathering for me. It represented a fusion of my personal passion …
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In recent years, it’s become clear that some of our most cherished traditions have unintended consequences on the environment. The Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand is a prime example. In 2022 alone, 572,603 krathongs were set afloat in the rivers of Bangkok. While 95.7% were made from biodegradable materials, the remaining 4.3% consisted of foam blocks that could be in our waterways for up to 400 years if not properly managed. Even materials like …
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On Sunday, October 8th, 2023, I had an honor of being part of something truly special. Together with my incredible team at Around the Room Studio and the chief of the Natural History Museum and Local Learning Network, we hosted an event— “Community Database: The Power of Driving Participatory Society”. As a moderator of the event, I witnessed the fruition of a journey that started with our workshop series titled “Participatory Mapping & Community Database Design”, …
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In early September, my team and I from Around the Room Studio went to Chana district in Songkhla, where we participated in and organized a cooking showcase at the annual boat racing festival known as Ah-Boi-Mha. It was the 9th edition of the festival. A one-day long event held at Suan-Gong beach. The festival’s core mission was to celebrate the abundant sea of Chana through a variety of activities. One of the festival’s highlights was the fishing boat racing, a mesmerizing spectacle that demonstrates …
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A year ago, two architect friends and I embarked on an exciting journey, starting a social enterprise startup called Around the Room Studio. The inception of our team came about after presenting a story at a workshop about a community in southern Thailand. This community had been fighting relentlessly to protect their land from being overtaken by factories under a heavy industrial district scheme called Chana Industrial Estate. I still remember the day when a funding organizer approached us, …
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Recently, I had the privilege of acting as a moderator and instructor for a workshop titled “Participatory Mapping & Community Database Design”. The workshop was hosted by my team, Around the Room Studio, at Prince of Songkhla University - Pattani Campus. Participants represented five different communes from the provinces in southern Thailand, including Songkhla, Pattani, and Yala. The interests of the participants were varied and deeply connected to their local …
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Excited to share that I recently presented my research on ‘Forecasting Arctice Sea Ice Concentration Using Long Short-term Memory Networks’ at 2023 8th International Conference on Machine Learning Technologies (ICMLT 2023) in Stockholm, Sweden. I’m proud to have contributed to a better understanding of Arctic sea ice and its role in climate change, and to be part of a community of researchers working to address the most pressing challenges of our time. Can’t wait to see new insights …
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Have you ever wondered how listening can reshape our cities? During May 20-22, 2022, I embarked on a journey that transformed my understanding of urban design, not through sketches and models, but through the powerful tool of empathy. The Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) hosted the “Community Listening in Design” workshop, an event that wasn’t just for designers but for anyone keen to delve into Bangkok’s urban challenges …
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After a prolonged period of lockdown and remote working, I eagerly sought opportunities for networking and skill enhancement. My search led me to a workshop perfectly aligned with my interests: leveraging technology to foster a better society. About a month ago, alongside a friend who is a community architect, I participated in the Data Communication Lab. This data-driven storytelling workshop, facilitated by Punch Up, spanned five weekends from …
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I’ve just watched a new Netflix documentary, Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet. This film is an insightful summary which answers what I have been curious about. It however made me realize my journey in the past year learning CLIMATE CHANGE. I tried to find ways to tackle climate change as an individual. I read books, watched science documentaries, and listened to climate conversations. The more I research, the more I know that an individual power is very little, …
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“To tackle a very big problem, like climate change, we need to understand things systematically and fundamentally.” It just came into my mind after thinking about this huge problem.Today I’ve collected a dot as to ecology and learnt how it connects to other areas. My first expectation of learning ecology was that I wanted to understand the climate change problem through the lens of ecologists. I hoped to get into the roots of environmental issues and to acquire new knowledge that …
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I guess many of us have experienced milk tea. Not only is Taiwanese milk tea very popular, but also British-style tea that milk is usually added at just about an 80:20 tea-to-milk ratio. However, to make a perfect cup of milk tea, should we put milk BEFORE or AFTER tea? This is an age-old conundrum that has been argued over by Brits and it interestingly led to the invention of a statistical theory. In the early 1900s, one day at a summer tea party in Cambridge, England, Ronald Fisher offered …
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I stopped drinking coffee and have been drinking matcha for a week. Personally, I didn’t really like matcha because (1) matcha drinks i could buy from stores or pop up bars were always too sweet and (2) I didn’t think matcha contained enough caffeine for my day. However, after drinking coffee as a morning beverage for one and a half years, I realized that coffee could keep me awake for 3-5 hours; I felt tired and drowsy later on; I needed another cup of coffee eventually. Additionally, …
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In the heart of Yunlin County, Taiwan, lies a bustling hub of innovation and learning: NFU Cross-disciplinary Innovation Maker Space at National Formosa University (NFU). It was there, from June to December 2019, where I had an opportunity to develop an interactive game for the Yunlin County Magistrate’s Children Club (YLCMCC). My adventure was filled with its own set of trials, triumphs, and learning curves, all contributing to a profound experience. …
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In our third year at KMUTT, robotics and automation engineering students were mandated to take a class named LNG 103 English for Workplace. One of the tasks was to produce an English-language interview video discussing a specific profession in Thai society. Entrusted with the leadership of a team of four, I guided my group to the doors of Arsom Silp Institute of the Arts. Here, we had the honor of interviewing two seasoned community architects: …