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Pulau Ketam's Unique Bicycle Culture
- 1. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Art + Architecture + Culture Culture and Civilization Foundation in Natural and Built Environment April 2013 Intake Phua Jing Sern 0314572
- 2. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Content 1. Assignment Brief -------------------------- 1-5 2. Concept and Theme --------------------------- 6 3. Research --------------------------- 7-15 4. Mapping of my findings --------------------------- 16 5. Tutorial sheet --------------------------- 17-18 6. Design Ideas --------------------------- 19 7. Layout -------------------------- 20-22 8. Conclusion --------------------------------- 23
- 3. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Concept and Theme The initial theme for my graphical book was actually „The Life of Fishermen‟, where I‟ll capture and study their typical fishing culture and their rural lifestyle. Pulau Ketam and Sekinchan were the two selected famous fishing villages that are located around the Selangor region. As a Selangor citizen, the traveling time can be minimized and frequent visits can be made, maximising the time in exploring and researching the selected area‟s culture and civilisation. But my theme was eventually changed when I visit my first fishing village, which is Pulau Ketam, where the island itself has its own unique local culture besides fishing. Neither gas station nor cars can be seen in the small island, all I saw were cyclists riding their bicycles around the village, a scene rarely seen in our urban area. I‟ve consulted my lecturers regarding my plans and they gave me the green light of adding an additional culture reference of Pulau Ketam‟s bicycle culture and dropping Sekinchan‟s fishing village as I want to concentrate on a single location. A total of 3 visits and approximately 21 hours have spent on the island researching and interviewing the locals, plus additional information from various websites and blogs.
- 4. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Research As an island, visitors must reach Port Klang that provides two different jetty services. One is the official ferry service that visitors must follows an official timetable, where 6pm is their last service back to mainland (Saturday/Sunday/Public Holiday); another is the unofficial service that suits the drivers own timetable, although 6pm is also their last service back to mainland as well, but you can call for their services 24 hours with extra costs. The traveling time from mainland to island is approximately 20-30 minutes, based on weather conditions. Upon reaching Merdeka is the the island, first Jalan route that welcomes visitors into the village. Which the local restaurants and hotels use the opportunity to greet visitors with bicycle rental services. From there onwards, cyclists can be seen brisking up and down on the approximately 8 feet thoroughfare. Further down, a cargo jetty is spotted just before the village centre, where I witnessed consumer goods being unloaded from boats and onto trolleys, either powered by motor or pushed by men themselves. As the jetty is considered located within the village, the boats can only arrive during high tide as the river can drastically disappear during low tide , impossible for boats to drive in.
- 5. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Jalan Besar, also known as the village centre, is where we can witness the most visitors‟ related business being established by the locals. The town centre is also known for its busy traffic of bicycles, mixed with locals and visitors cyclists. This route is also where I discovered its unique food delivery services where the delivery boys brisk through the heavy bicycle traffic while simultaneously holding a tray of serving with one hand. Down into some of the residential areas of Jalan Satu, Jalan Dua and Jalan Tiga, architecturally only single-story houses can be seen, standing on either wooden or concrete foundation depending on its overall built material, suspended up to 10 meters above sea levels to avoid the harsh high tide sea waves. The wooden houses were also painted vibrantly with interesting colour combinations (e.g. Purple & Orange; Pink & Cyan etc.) where else modernized houses were built using materials such as marble and stainless steels. Both children and seniors can be seen peeling off prawns‟ shells and other fisherman chores in front of their house porch. The village uses different materials for its thoroughfare, depending on its daily traffic and load limit. Concrete and asphalt thoroughfare can be seen on the town centre and main roads, where bicycle traffic is high and heavy load travels daily. Precarious wooden pathways are used in sub roads, especially old houses and roads leading to fishing port. Based on various websites and blogs references, Pulau Ketam has quite an amount of Taoism temples for such a small island. This is due to the majority population of Chinese, especially the Teochew and Hokkien people where Taoism is their traditional religious belief. According to their own village map, there are a total of 14 temples built in the village, and there are signs of more in development which are still not listed in the map.
- 6. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization The official timetable for travelling between Pulau Ketam and Port Klang Jalan Merdeka, the first route visitors will walk; Restaurant takes advantage by establishing bicycle rentals business.
- 7. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Sea water flows into the village during high tide, boats can be seen travelling through. Same location but during low tide, it is impossible for boats to travel through. [Highlighted area: The Cargo Jetty]
- 8. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Wooden stilts that supports most houses in the village. Most stilts are suspended up to 10 meters tall.
- 9. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Asphalt used in the thoroughfare of the village centre. The main residential area with concrete thoroughfare.
- 10. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Precarious looking wooden thoroughfare that leads into older residential area. Wooden thoroughfare are mainly used as sub roads
- 11. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Residential houses and their vibrant colour tone. Every house has its own unique colour tone. Culture and Civilization
- 12. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Delivery boys can be seen sending food to customer‟s location through cycling. It‟s their duty to pick up their empty bowls back as well.
- 13. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Mapping of my Findings Rural Culture and Civilizations Rural fisherman lifestyle Sekinchan‟s PulauKetam‟s Dropped Bicycle Culture Religious Culture Architecture Lifestyle Houses Have vibrant colour tones Village Centre Tourist-related business Built as single story Materials Multi-racial; Majority populated with Chinese Majority Wood for old houses Concrete, Marble & Stainless Steel for modern houses Bicycle Renting Souvenirs Teochew Hokkien Taoism as their Traditional Religious Most buildings stand on wooden/concrete stilts that suspends upwards 10 meters high Bed and Breakfast services etc. Residential Area Fisherman chores Sewing fishing nets Peeling off prawn shells etc. Main transportation vehicle Cyclists range from young to old Unique food delivery system Majority traditional bicycle, some are motorized
- 14. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Design Idea Inspired by National Geographic Magazine and its graphical layout; borderless printing, vibrant colours and carefully placed texts.
- 15. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Layout Picture Text Background Majority content is printed borderless; Text is placed on the most suitable corners of the page. The main topic „Bicycle Culture‟ will use up two A5 pages with the image overlapping. The opening title with a series of pictures carefully aligned properly. [UK Point 150gsm paper type] [Background colour is set BLACK; all texts are aligned 1cm away from the edge of the page]
- 16. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Samples Typical content page; borderless printing with text placed at suitable corner. Content Title Page. Opening Title Page.
- 17. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Jacket Design Back Cover Front Cover Laminated UK Point 150gsm Back Flap Front Flap Cover Design Back Cover Front Cover Laminated Azella Coated 350gsm
- 18. FNBE 04/13 Phua Jing Sern 0314572 Culture and Civilization Conclusion “True adventure begins when we take the first step into our own backyard.” -JSernPhua There are finite of mountains and oceans for us to explore, but did we fully explore our own nation‟s land first? As the familiar quote goes “Cuti-cuti Malaysia”, our country has lots of places that packed with rich cultures for us to explore and understand, and it‟s our initiative to start exploring these interesting places. So besides going abroad and learning others, why not start with ours? I believe this assignment has given me a new view of our country, our land and its hidden cultures, and I‟ll be exploring all of them one step at a time.