Jun-ChengYi-EnSi-NingChi-HengHsuan-Wei Wen-HanYu-TungHsuan-ChungYu-Ting　 Instructors & Parents

by Wen-Han Wang
It has been 6 months since I participated in this research project. Thinking back to the time when my mom asked me if I wanted to participate in the Taipei 101 research project, I was thrilled. I was glad to hear that my best friend Si-Ning was also taking part in the project. But at the same time, I was puzzled because we had to produce a lot of writings. However, I decided to overcome my fear for writing; thus I became a member of the Fantastic 9! Our first orientation took place at the McDonald’s. We had to pick out our leader, vice leader and group leaders that day. We also had to introduce ourselves to everyone. I was really happy because I made many friends!

In the beginning, we had to go up to foreigners in front of the Taipei 101 building! It was my first interview; I was nervous yet excited. However, I was turned down by the first person I approached! I was so embarrassed but then I had faith in myself that I would be able to do it! Just as expected, I did it!

In our summer vocation, the Fantastic 9 went on a 5-day summer camp. During the 5 days, we interviewed Manager Liu at the Jason’s Market Place. Mr. Liu gave us a tour around the market and even gave each of us a small present! Next, we interviewed the general public; however, they were not as friendly as the foreigners. Still, we’d like to thank them for helping us out with our surveys! We then interviewed shops; each shop gave us different feelings. Some were very friendly while some were fairly impatient. Thus I decided to become a friendly kid! Also, we practiced interviewing Chairwoman Chen and Architect Wang and went over the questions we wanted to ask them. Our teacher also let us play trivia games on MSN and assigned us questions that will be asked the next day! This learning-by-playing method gave us great impressions!

After school started, we interviewed the Taipei 101 toy shop. There are more than 7,000 toys in Toy Land. You won’t believe they even have toys for adults! After interviewing Toy Land, we also interviewed SONY and BOSE. SONY carries many different electronic products, such as computers, mobiles phones, etc.

BOSE is a specialized audio store. They have speakers that are as small as the size of my palms! It was amazing! Then, we went up to the observation deck. The sky was so clear that we were able to get an endless view of the entire Taipei basin! There is a damper in the observation deck. Its exterior looks like a gigantic golden ball and weighs up to a total of 660 tons! The mass of the damper take up 3% of the entire building!

In our research project, we got to interview Mr. Chung-Ping Wang, the architect of Taipei 101, Mr. Hong-Ming Lin, the general manager of the Taipei Financial Center Corp., Ms. Diana Chen, chairwoman of the Taipei Financial Center. I still cannot forget the sincerity of Mr. Wang. He spent 7 years of his life trying to build this building. Each word he said touched my heart. Mr. Lin on the other hand was very kind and generous. He even cancelled all his schedules for our interview. He then shared with us a special tip that will always apply in life: Confidence, Intelligence, and Courage. I hope I can do it!

The beautiful, diligent and friendly speech Ms. Chen has made on Taipei 101 allowed us to understand further the communication system in the Taipei 101 building. From this project, I have gained countless knowledge! My writings have improved and I have become more and more interested in children’s poetry. I not only type faster but also know more about computers! Let’s work hard and win pride for Ren-Ai Elementary School! Thanks for all the encouragements and supports everyone has given us!