UJMG1003 Blog for UTAR Assignment

 In the middle of a dusty, forgotten corner of the city known only as "Zone 9", a place where cracked concrete replaces soil and most children grow up never seeing a real tomato, lives a 15-year-old girl named Naya, better known to locals by her nickname: Sprout. She isn’t a superhero in the traditional sense. She doesn’t wear a cape or fly through the air. Instead, she wears muddy overalls, carries a backpack full of seeds, and wields a trowel like a sword. Her mission? To end world hunger, one sprout, one rooftop, one meal at a time. Naya lives in a cramped shelter with her grandmother in a slum riddled with problems—poverty, pollution, and a serious lack of food. The closest supermarket is a two-hour walk away, and the prices there are far beyond what anyone in Zone 9 can afford. For many families, meals are skipped more often than eaten. Malnutrition is common, especially among the youngest. Naya knows this too well, her younger brother, Amir, passed away from preventable...

The day started like any other, until I turned on the tap. Confused, I checked my phone, and that’s when I saw the message from the local council, stating that the water cut will last for the next 24 hours. Panic set in. We had no stored water. We didn’t even fill a pail the night before. I stared at the screen, rereading the message like it would change if I blinked hard enough. I’d never once imagined what a day without clean water would look like, but I was about to find out, the hard way. I brushed my teeth with bottled water we found at the back of the pantry—probably expired, but we had no choice. Washing my face felt like a luxury, and a cold one at that. The usual hot morning shower? Gone. We have to skip making rice because it needs rinsing first, and even instant noodles were off the table. Our breakfast was reduced to dry bread and a banana. School was cancelled. The toilets couldn’t flush, the cafeteria couldn’t prepare food, and the science labs couldn’t function without a...

  In a world increasingly threatened by rising sea temperatures, coral bleaching, and plastic-infested waters, the Aqua Lume was born, not from a laboratory, but from the dreams of a group of young marine biologists, engineers, and climate activists who refused to watch the ocean die in silence. At first glance, the Aqua Lume looks like a floating jellyfish, elegant, translucent, and glowing softly beneath the waves. But inside its bell-shaped design lies a blend of futuristic technology and deep respect for nature. The Aqua Lume is a solar-powered, semi-autonomous marine device designed to both heal damaged coral reefs and filter microplastics from seawater. It has two functions: reverse coral bleaching caused by rising temperatures and ocean acidification, and cleanse marine ecosystems of the invisible, deadly plastics that harm everything from plankton to whales. Here’s how it works: Each Aqua Lume unit contains a compact bioluminescent reactor that emits a calibrated spectrum o...

  The world I want to live in is one where peace isn’t just a dream or a slogan, but a natural way of life. It’s a world where everyone, regardless of race, gender, background, or belief, is treated with fairness, dignity, and respect. In this world, justice isn’t something you fight for, it’s something you feel in every interaction, every institution, and every space you enter. It’s a world shaped by strong values. such as empathy, honesty, cooperation, and accountability. And more than laws or rules, it’s the shared understanding between people that drives harmony, an unspoken agreement that no one gets left behind, that everyone deserves a voice, and that differences make us unique and special. In this imagined world, cities are designed with inclusion in mind. Open parks where children of all abilities play together, community halls buzzing with dialogue, art, and storytelling from cultures across the globe. There are no high fences or guarded gates, because there’s nothing to ...