While working on my introduction talk about the makerspace and what you can do at a makerspace, I also have been working on my own project. I will explain the project in a series of posts. In the first post of the series, I would like to explain what the project is trying to solve, and challenges I faced.
Like other makers in the world, we rely on AliExpress. In South East Asian countries, Chinese suppliers are often the only option to buy gadgets, supplies and consumables. The orders made in early Feb arrived at Siem Reap after four month, which is the longest delivery time in my past orders. A week ago, I ordered PoE splitters, some development boards, and a machine, and chose FedEx and DHL as...
Kids inherit wealth or poverty from parents. How about creativities? Biologically, maybe at some level. Probably, negligible. Recent researches revealed that people inherit creative potential, but that does not guarantee actual performance, or results. Environmental factors must be playing the major role. Mozart became the greatest composer in history not because his father was a violinist, but...
Wat Bo, on the east side of the Siem Reap River, where our property is located, is a quiet, cosy area in Siem Reap. Close enough to the Pub Street, far from the noise of night parties. It has been known as a residential area, where ex-pats often choose as their place to live. Quiet, green, and less traffic.
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At Makers, I am going to provide classroom sessions for kids and students, focusing on a small, cool device developed by BBC, called BBC micro:bit.