Here comes the first day of 2011 to attend BeST program. Today our topic is on innovation. Our speaker started the class on teaching us how to force relate a product to a random word that is at first impression has no connection at all. For example to relate Cakar Ayam, which is a Malays snack, with ice-cream. Perhaps introducing an ice-cream like Cakar Ayam, or perhaps Cakar Ayam of various flavours, just like ice-cream. Later, each group was asked to come out with a product and force relate the product with a random word in a dictionary. Our group was given the word cobweb and our product is a USB drink warmer. Thus our project was designed to look like a cobweb and will 'trap' the mug once it is placed on the center of the hotplate of the drink warmer.
Another interesting session of today was briani rice cooking and bread baking. We were told that the conventional method of cooking briani rice would be to fry the rice with the ingredients. But today we did it in a very convenient and time-efficient way: by putting all the ingredients into the rice cooker, then placing it into a microwave and wait for 10 minutes. The rice was nice, and everyone had some of it as an 'appetizer' for lunch, as shown in the photos below.
The experience of learning through practically is so much fun and entertaining. If not for this program I wonder if I get so much fun while attending class. I am looking forward to attending more interesting days to come in this program.
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