C&C cofffee table booklet - Life on Water

TANJUNG ARU WATER VILLAGE KOTA KINABALU By

William CVY

INtroduction Live on water SPACE AND PEOPLE

I always like to explore new things and this time I am taking a big step to go back my hometown and took photograph for my final project. I been to Tanjung Aru for several time but Tanjung Aru water village was really my very first time.

Through out this journey, i decided to capture down all the interesting place and people that I met. In this book, it will show you what is their life on the water .

LOCATION Tanjung Aru Water Viallage was located 5min drive from the Kota Kinabalu International Airport and 15 min drive from the CBD of Kota Kinabalu. It is built on the seafront - sanwhiched between Tanjung Aru Beach Resort and Sutera Hatbour.

SUNRISE The sunrise of kota kinabalu always from the mountain.

The water village just lie in front of the mount. Kinabalu making a blessing morining every beginning of the day.

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morning After the sunlight reflected the sea water, people in the village have to start their day and bring their tools to ctach fishs in the sea.

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working Every morning Salam has to go out to the sea and ctach fish to earn money. Fishing net and polystrene box is his only tools ......

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“ Hi, my name is Salam ...

How can I get the photo from you ?

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afternoon People prefer stay at the shaded area to avoid the sunny sun 1120AM

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peacefulness In the afternoon , the villagers prefer to stay in the house . It making the surrounding quiet and peaceful.

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environment Althought they live in a poor condition and dirty environment, they still smile and makes joy in the hardship “there is alot of people been ‘saman’ due to the reason littering into the sea” - The kid -

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playground using a sharp metal stick and rubber bands, this two child use the Bajau’s cluture to shoot the mini crabs ...

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playground . “swimming in the ocean is very fun and chill in the sunny day.�

- teenages 1601pM

Children prefer to playing at the sea while the adults prefer to walking around in the village 1645pM

“I have to go back home and cut my hair, bye ... “ - the kid with white shirt -

way to home Narrow and unstable path way.

This is their way to home...

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Before the sun goes down, fishermen have to ensure their boats tied up and children have to get back home 1755pM

S U N S E T The sun rise at the back of the mountain, set in the South China Sea. Before the end of the journey, I went to the Tanjung Aru Beach to enjoy the sunset of Tanjung Aru ....

At the end I found out the people of Tanjung Aru Water Village might seem hardship, but they still smile all the time. The living of their people are peaceful compair to the busy citizen and they enjoy envery sunset of the days......

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Author

W I L L I A M C V Y

“ Life is just likewea journey, take every step as an experences...”

Chin Vin Yan nickname WilliamCVY, is an architect’s student in Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus which currently studying the program of Foundation in Nature and Built Environment. William was interested on explore the new places and taking landscape photographs.

Life on water is a photography booklet that I capture down during travel back to my hometown Kota Kinabalu. In this book you will get trough a day routine of Tanjung Aru Water Village’s space and people from the sunsrise to sunset