revised cover

i modified the cover a bit to match..our theme more..less graphic heavy

project schedule

credit to the MAN of the temple

forgot to ask his name, im such a disgrace!! (will as later)

this guy what we call him as 'abang tangga' because we need his permission every time we want to use a lader (tangga) and he will bring it to the place where we want to climb , Dr Suchi called him as 'malay guy` although his from punjab, india.(maybe because he can speak bahasa) anyway, His working in this temple almost 8 years.  He also shared a lot of info about the temple with us. The surprising part is, he advised me about where to capture best angle for the video and photo documentation. he was pretty excellent about it. He was very nice and helpful, i respect him for that.

During the Chinese New Year eve, he was busying with the preparation and did not sleep for 2 days. His eye also became so sore and pained (photo above) because of the smoke due to non stop visitor came for the ritual. He told me that this is common, after all of this he just go back and sleep.

it was nice meeting him and hope to see him again.

Research Questions for the Report

design in progress

The more complex design of the cover and content page will constrast the simple design
of the rest of pages



Layout Mocks

islam and temple

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ﴿١﴾

 لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢﴾

 وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾

 وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ﴿٤﴾

 وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ ﴿٦﴾

al kafirun : surah 109 holy quran

Translate:
1). Say : O disbelievers! 
2). I worship not that which you worship 

3). Nor worship you that which I worship
4). And I shall not worship that which you worship
5). Nor will you worship that which I worship 
6). Unto you your religion , and unto me my religion 

its been a long week for me, myself being in the temple for measuring and video documentation. The Temple served me well, im felling comfortable and safe every time, better than the outside of that place. This temple keeps me calm and i want to share something about what is the most question people ask me when i enter the temple as  a muslim believer.

Q :can muslim enter the temple or church

A" Yes we can, its not `haram` (recognized by islamic universal scholars or authorities)
as long we dont do any destruction, or enter with no reason. (period)

an exposure to a different world is very important nowadays,
`Seeing is believing` not because i believe on their religion but because of

1. knowing the importance of cultural sensitivity and humility
2. as an acknowledge the country where you live, its culture and be to others as you would have them be to you
3. what you give is what you get

Getting access to different cultures is important in appreciating the positive aspects of our multicultural society has to offer and as an architect it offers me to learn more about the form and function and how it serve to the people(user)

Ideas for report

colour manipulation

sort of like an olden feeling..with the title font..and the colour scheme..with the century gothic font contrasting..makin it modern..yet olden





















                 
                   





To emphasize the content