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Teaching & Learning Engagement in Architecture & Interior Architecture Programs
School of Architecture & Built Environment, UCSI University

Kimguan Founder 

The originator of the esteemed Kimguan Factory

Guan Yak

Kimguan Inheritor

The guardian of Kimguan Factory's esteemed lineage.

Wei Hao

Captain 

The eye and heart of the anchovy boat

Walibala

Workers work as fishing

The devoted fishermen of Kimguan's anchovy.

Nurdin

  • Yes.

    It need to be renew every year for the workers such as Indonesians and the foreign workers.

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  • One week or two week.

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  • It depends on the season, the fish are low about June to November.

    January to March the fish will be less also.

    It will be more on April to May.

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  • It is the main source of income basically.

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Kimguan Founder 

The originator of the esteemed Kimguan Factory

Guan Yak

Transcript

  • If around Pangkor then we process by any possible driving vehicle like motorbike or car.

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  • Food industry is hardly die.

    If we have human resource issues then we have to solve the problem.

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  • Yes, but it depends on the captain, we as the owners don’t interfere too much.

    But most fisherman here is religious, so they usually pray by some fruit and incense sticks.

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  • Yes, as long he does not ask for too much, should be ok.

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  • If the boat is parked,you can actually go up.

    Some captains are more 'bantang' and superstitious, they not allow women go on the boat.

    But there is also a problem if visitor want to go out to sea, you will need a permit.

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Kimguan Inheritor

The guardian of Kimguan Factory's esteemed lineage.

Wei Hao

Transcript

  • Pangkor Island is where I was born, I’m from here.

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  • There is an island located behind Pangkor Island.

    The fishing activities do not extend too far from the shore.

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  • We will cast the net when we see the anchovies around 60 meters deep.

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  • There have 3-4 types of jobs inside the boat.

    One tasks will have approximately 10 people to work out together.

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  • We will arrange the basket on top as a storage

    when we finish cooking the fish.

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  • Last 10 years will have approximately 50 or 60 baskets,

    but not is less then before.

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  • The narrow road on the space is actually enough.

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Captain 

The eye and heart of the anchovy boat

Walibala

Transcript

  • I have been here for 6 years. I am from Sumatra Tanjung Balai.

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  • I will live and rest here after working..

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  • We will back at 2pm, 8pm or 9pm and will depart at 5 o’clock morning.

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  • 6 years and have learned how to catch anchovies.

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  • There have a lot of anchovies in Indonesia but that fish is sold cheaply,

    just sell for less to make less.

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  • I have just joined the buisness, have different work preparation.

    We will have later on when we are on holiday, going for leave that is it.

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Workers work as fishing

The devoted fishermen of Kimguan's anchovy.

Nurdin

Q&A

Each process has it's unique method and ergonomic patterns a master of the trade has practiced. We hope in the next layer we can identify it's movement and  hand motion during each delicate step.

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