Overall Reflection
Jason│Justin│Stan│Michael│Alex│Andre│Eugene│Kevin
Jason
Working as a Team
These past six months passed by quickly, and everyone learnt and grew a lot. The work we have done was not easy, though, and there were some little fights, too. Although there were fights, everyone in the group learnt how to work as a team and how to write extensively about a topic. It may be too early for us to learn these lessons now, but in the future, we will be thankful for the experience of this competition.
Being part of the Cyberfair is very exhausting as we must sacrifice our nap time to complete the work. Although sometimes I was very happy we did not have to nap, but there were days when it felt like a nightmare without nap time.
At first when we started to choose the topic, we fought against each other. Then, we found out that we must present our ideas in an orderly manner in order for our partners to understand what we want to do. It is only through this way that we can choose the topic wisely. Although my topic was not chosen, I like the topic “Hsin Tung Yang” very much!
Before the big day, we divided ourselves into groups and thought of questions we may ask during the interview with the staff members of Hsin Tung Yang. If there were any disagreements which caused the progress to slow down, we had to think about what we did wrong and try to fix that problem.
The most interesting part of this project for all of us was our visit to Hsin Tung Yang! When all of our other classmates were back at school, we were visiting Hsin Tung Yang. The first stop of our visit was the first store of Hsin Tung Yang – the Wuchang store. The next stop was the factory located in Taoyuan. Then, we had lunch in the Taoyuan International Airport. The last destination was the headquarters of Hsin Tung Yang. At those stops, we learnt to converse with a happy but serious attitude.
I worked hard and received a lot through my participation of the Cyberfair project. This experience helped us learn many different skills.
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Justin
As long as you do it , you can achieve it
I learned a lot of useful knowledge with this Cyberfair project. Sometimes it could be very hard and tired, but most of the part of it was a lot of fun. We had great experience and we had the chance to make pineapple cake, tour in factory, stores at the airport and Taipei headquarter. Surely, this must be a very good experience. Beside the visits, we designed the sub-topics, working on our journals which represent our efforts of work.
Since the beginning of this semester, we began to work on individual assigned work, decided on subtopics, also wrote working journals. Until now, we are still busy with the translation and the review. Writing subtopics is not only time-consuming and also very annoying, but when I finished I have a great sense of accomplishment that I enjoy.
We had a great experience with the visit. We had learned different knowledge at different parts of the visit, so we have more in-depth understanding of Hsin Tung Yang, and gained the information that can’t be found online.
The visit of the first store, we learned the funding principles about the Hsin Tung Yang. In the factory, we learned the complicated production lines and the history of Hsin Tung Yang. I was impressed at the airport because we had a chance to make pineapple cake by ourselves, and learned a lot of Taiwanese special cultures that I didn’t know. Finally, we gathered a lot of information at the headquarter of Hsin Tung Yang .The information we have gathered was not able to be found online. Finally, I have learned that idea that once you set the goal and you should try and work hard until achieving the goal.
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Stan
Thank you, Hsin Tung Yang
Taking part in the Cyberfair is an experience I will never forget. There are only 8 members in our group, and everybody has tons of work, and the due date is earlier than usual. We are working in a very difficult condition, not only we have the pressure; we can’t even complete some content that needed to be written due to time constraint. We had to finish lots of writing within short periods of time at school and at home. I had to stay up late to finish articles. However, I believe it is a challenge because I had experienced the real world outside. The old saying that “Sweetness comes after bitterness” has described well of the situation of our effort to this project. Things might change because of time, but the wisdom of ancient people will not. After visit the first store, factory, the airport and the headquarter of Hsin Tung Yang, everybody wrote the ideas with great effort. We all believe that we will get great achievements after our hard work. Now, everybody is wrapping up, there will be no more “bitterness”, then it will be the harvest time.
Whether we will win the prize or not, Hsin Tung Yang is our hero behind this project. Hsin Tung Yang accepted our visits, and also helped us to gather a lot of information for this project. With the support of Hsin Tung Yang, everyone prepared and visited the first store, Dayuan factory, the stores at Taoyuan international airport, and the headquarter of Hsin Tung Yang. After the day of interviewing, I think we were so lucky with the help of Hsin Tung Yang, so we were able to gather the information that others might not be able to get, and this will sure enrich the content of our work.
The Assistant General Manager of Hsin Tung Yang, Mr. Liang, the Manager of Airport Operations Department, Mrs. Chen, the Manager of the First Store, Mrs. Wang, Section Manager of Dayuan Factory, Mr. Chiang all answered our questions with great patient which I was very thankful. Here I would like to thank Hsin Tung Yang again with all their help and provided great information and experiences of the project.
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Michael
Work Hard and Have Fun
I think being part of the Cyberfair not only makes me learn a lot of different information about Hsin Tung Yang, but it also gave me a chance to have a lot of fun. The fun part was that we could interview Hsin Tung Yang while others were working in class back at school. We had the chance to visit Hsin Tung Yang’s factory with the professional staff, and we saw some equipments and facilities in the factory which people do not normally have the opportunity to see. The most interesting part of our visit was the restroom, which is located in the factory of Hsin Tung Yang. After everyone entered the restroom, the door would only unlock once you washed and dried your hand. This showed us that Hsin Tung Yang places great emphasis on the hygiene of their staff very much.
There was another fun part! At the airport, we discovered a lot of facilities that I had never noticed, such as the gym, the restaurants, massage chairs and many more. At noon, we even ate our lunch in a Hakka restaurant, and it was fantastic.
Although the Cyberfair is fun, there were some difficult parts, too, such as the time we had to sacrifice to finish our work. I think Hsin Ting Yang is a very thoughtful company. Hsin Tung Yang always tries to improve their products by considering the needs of all consumers. I learned a lot with this great experience of the Cyberfair. At the end, I would like to say thank you to those who had helped us with this great project.
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Alex
Never give up
Ever since fifth grade, I had been looking forward to Cyberfair. I thought that Cyberfair would be a fun, website-making experience, but it turns out that we had to do an in-depth research on the topic of our choice. After we chose the topic, I realized that selecting an appropriate topic requires careful consideration. Finally, we decided on Hsin Tung Yang as our Cyberfair topic, and we began our long and difficult journey.
The school arranged for us to have a whole-day interview with Hsin Tung Yang. We went to the first Hsin Tung Yang store, the Dayuan factory, Taoyuan International Airport, and Hsin Tung Yang’s headquarters. During the interview, we found out that Hsin Tung Yang is persistent in the core values of delicacy, quality, and hospitality as well as integrity, trust, initiative, and innovation. We could sense the importance of food safety Hsin Tung Yang places on their products through interviews with the employees and the firm’s use of product resume. Hsin Tung Yang hopes to give the consumers the best quality of food.
Our teacher said that information from interviews is the best source of research because the information has not been altered. The interview information is free of personal opinion; therefore, the accurate information allows us to better describe the success of Hsin Tung Yang. Hsin Tung Yang’s way of management sets a good example for every food company because they believe in delivering the truth and the best to all consumers.
I think the most exhausting part about this competition is typing the paragraphs because we must include all the details and translate them into English. However, I think the best part of this competition was making the Scratch game. Although I encountered many challenges while making the game, I learned that failure is the mother of success. We can learn from each of our mistakes and become better and better.
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Andre
The Importance of One’s Beliefs
Participating in the Cyberfair has been a good experience for me in the past few months. When I finished the last word on the Chinese report, I did not regret the decision I had made. From the decision of the subject to visiting and writing reports, I joined the Cyberfair project at the last semester of my elementary school life. The goal had seemed so far away, but the end is near. Looking back at all of our work, it seemed as if everything happened just yesterday.
I think the most interesting part of this fair is being able to visit Hsin Tung Yang. After all, few have this kind of opportunity to go to a firm's factory, headquarter, shops, and airport special distribution locations. From the visit, we learned a lot of valuable information. This information helped us to be more practical, and it has provided us with a better understanding of Hsin Tung Yang’s principles and values.
During our visit, I was most impressed by the local airport, special distribution location and headquarter of the firm. In the crowded airport, a lot of people buy food and souvenirs, and a lot of effort is needed to leave visitors of Taiwan with the best memories. The position of each store and each decoration must be carefully considered and designed to help the passengers feel comfortable and at ease.
In addition, during a visit to the firm, we saw a video about the operation of Hsin Tung Yang at highway rest areas, and I felt very surprised to see many unique cultures in Taiwan. I also saw how difficult it is to integrate the local culture into the design of the highway rest areas. After the visit, there was huge amount of paperwork. Although it put us under a lot of pressure, we felt a great sense of accomplishment after everything was completed.
In short, this Cyberfair helped me to realize that a business must be founded on clear principles because these principles can move mountains and bring about changes. Hsin Tung Yang, a Cantonese BBQ shop from the city market that became one of the top three souvenir firms, will always remain in our hearts and continue to pass along its feelings of hospitality to everyone.
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Eugene
Tired, but fun
Being part of Cyberfair helped me to learn a lot of useful information. There were many fun moments, but there were also many tiring moments as well.
Sometimes, I was tired and wanted to nap after lunch, but I had to go to the computer lab to work. I had to go on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; it was extremely exhausting. There were times when my lunch breaks or extra-curricular activities would be cancelled due to Cyberfair. For example, I had to put aside my responsibility as the school patrol for three weeks in a row. We even had to work on Cyberfair when our classmates had gone to see the school’s club performances at the end of the semester.
Although we had to make sacrifices because of Cyberfair, this experience was extremely fun! The fun part, for example, was being able to visit Hsin Tung Yang during class time. We were able to see parts of the factory that people would not normally see. We learned a lot of valuable information, and it was like a field trip. At the airport, we saw many recreational areas that we had not realized were there, such as the massage chairs, the gym, and restaurants. We were even lucky enough to eat the delicious food in the restaurants operated by Hsin Tung Yang. In addition, I learned that the bathrooms in Hsin Tung Yang have a special button. Everyone who uses the bathroom has to wash and dry his or her hands before the bathroom door would open for exiting. I think this is a very interesting function, and it also demonstrates Hsin Tung Yang's dedication to food safety control. Furthermore, the easy-to-carry imini beef jerky and the convenience of selling all Taiwanese specialties in one single store reflect Hsin Tung Yang's thoughtfulness and willingness to improve based on the consumers' needs.
I am satisfied with our decision of choosing "Hsin Tung Yang" as our topic. Not only could we visit different places, we also came back with plenty of Hsin Tung Yang products and souvenirs upon our return. Our bags were filled with pineapple cakes, beef jerky, dried pork floss, green bean cakes, and frozen pork. I am thankful for all of the teachers who helped me through this process of learning and all the assistance provided by Hsin Tung Yang.
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Kevin
Just do it
From discuss the topic of Cyberfair, visit Hsin Tung Yang, write content, to translate all the articles, this is surely a great experience that I will not forget. Even though the members of our team are much less than previous year, but we are all very determined to compete with others. We learned a lot of very valuable knowledge and values, and we have grown a lot through this great experience.
I have learned a lot of ideas from teammates in the discussion, and learned the important value of teamwork. I also learned the knowledge of life with the guidance of the teachers. We also had a great and very different experience, such as make pineapple cake, visit factories, and interview the managers.
Also, I tried to translate the content by myself, and I learned more words by the guidance of my English teacher. I have learned to appreciate these works that others with the translation. I experienced many interesting and stressful events with this project, but under the guidance of teachers and the reminder of teammates cheer me up to the end. We have also learned a lot of great values towards life.
Even though after I didn’t have a lot of times to sleep or rest during the project, but I didn’t give up. I have learned many great knowledge and values because of this project; also I have gained the unforgettable experience. I appreciate all the help from teachers and teammates to make me have a very different and unforgettable experience in my grade 6.