The Review of the In Charged Person for "Ring A Life" Launching Ceremony

“Ring A Life” has been lowered down the curtain for a week.  I am a Turtlebot to in charge the launching ceremony. From that, I have learned the value of being “Patience”. First and foremost, the initial idea was actually come from YouTube. Well, not to deny that, the launching gimmick-Domino is actually a very risky yet a very attractive gimmick. This idea requires lots of patience as I need to figure out the pattern, arrangement and materials for the domino. Initially, I have gone through some idea with cereal boxes and cardboard to make big domino plates. It was a very tough idea, but that’s how it going to work. Moreover, it is a recycle campaign, so I need to make good use of the recycled materials.

As the idea is still being redefined and reconstruct, surprising we got good news from our partner, Microsoft Devices that we are going to have thousands of dummy phones to be used for the domino launching ceremony. It was a relief but also an issue for us. We have gone through a lot more of discussion and assumption. What will the phone look like? Will it be stable? Is it possible? All these questions popped up. We felt excited yet worried about it. Somehow, it is a game of being patience. We are in need to ensure the domino works no matter how.

Two weeks before the on-ground event, we have finally received the dummy phones from Mr David. It was a pleasure that all the dummy phones look the same, but unexpected surprise is, they could not stand up and remain stable. Now and then, this leads us to lesson two – Teamwork. We have to come up with solutions to make the phone stand in ensuring the idea will work. Thus, teamwork comes in and we have brainstorm and try out many ways to ensure it works. As we have experiment for so many times. 

Below is the picture of our products from the initial idea until the final phase: 

Diagram shows the progress of improvement of stand for dummy phones. (Right to left)

Okay, prepare for the third lesson – Luck. Hard work and idea is always 90% of the final work, because we still need luck to ensure everything is doing fine. Air movement, venue and even timing are all taken into considerations. We have got many things that we cannot control. Thus, we can only depend on luck and pray hard. It is a very interesting, what we do is rely on how strong we want it to be success.

As long as you have the spirit, the things would work better. In another way, if you give up half way, you won’t succeed no matter how many times you try again.

Until the actual day before the launching of gimmick I was excited, as well as worry the dummy phones might fall in the half way of VVIPs giving presentation. Anyway the domino was a success as everything was in expected. Lastly, I would like to use the opportunity of writing this blog post to send my utmost gratitude towards the other Turtlebots. The campaign would not have been a succeed in saving 1346 sea turtles without their efforts, their patient and the ideas. For example, the big yellow Lumia box! Thank You Turtlebots.

Here is the video where everyone was excited when the domino's fully dropped off during rehearsal.

Written by:

Nyun Tuck