Dear All,
Time flies.
I ended 3 months internship with Sarawak Oil Palm Berhad
(SOPB). There were a lot of wonderful experiences that I gone through and
learnt a lot PR practices from my supervisor as well as my executives.
The most enjoyable task that given to me was taking photos
during internal and external company’s events. I never used a professional
camera to take photos until I entered SOPB. My executive, a professional
photographer with more than 8 years experiences, taught me how to use the DSLR
camera as well as basic Photoshop skill. He always gives me chances to take
photos. These chances explored my communication style as well. As a
photographer, I need to stand in front of the public and stay calm in order to
take a good photo.
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| Me behind the DSLR! |
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| Photo taken during Taman LambirJaya Launching |
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| Crowd in the house |
Other than photos taking class, I involved in event management as well. Chinese New Year Celebration is the most important festival for Chinese. We organized Chinese New Year and Deepavali Combined Celebrations at our executive chairman’s residence. This was the first time SOPB organized this annual event at his residence and this is a very challenging event for us. We were advised by not doing too grand but not too simple for this event. However, we managed to held this event successfully and a lot of “thumb up” from the participants, especially our top management!
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| Decoration works in progress |
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| Arranging the food station |
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| Kolam decorations for Chinese New Year and Deepavali Combined Celebration |
SOPB annual dinner also held at the end of February. Annual
dinner committee team was led by our PR assistant manager. I been assigned a
task from him, which was making a 2015 milestones slideshow for the opening of
annual dinner! After he expressed the message that needed in the slideshow, I began
to prepare the suitable photos to put in the slideshow. Initially I used PowerPoint
to compile the photos, but too time consuming. I chose Window Movie Maker then
to do the compilation and the video was accepted by them. Until today, I still
remember my feeling when I saw my work displayed on the screen and everyone in
the hall was watching it.
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| Screenshot of the Opening Video |
February is the busiest month during my internship. Many events in a row and this exercised me the importance of time management as well as teamwork spirit. As a PR practitioner, we always need to expect the unexpected. In this face-pacing industry, none of us knows what will happen tomorrow. Therefore, I bear in my mind that always prepare for challenges.
Last but not least, some photos during the set up of Chinese New Year decoration to end my blog.
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| DIY-ing the decoration item |
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| Hanging the "Tang lung" on the tree |
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| Coloring the "Jing Li Yu" |
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| Figure out how to hang the red cloth on |
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| Final product at the main entrance |
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| "Tang Lung" Tree done as well! |
That’s all from me and wish everyone all the best in your future. Thank you and have a great day!
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| PR Team during the last event - Colour Rush 4.0! |
Warmest Regards,
Chung Jia Yiing
17136837 / 7e2a1122
Curtin University Sarawak, Malaysia
