3rd field study

Location: Tin Shui Estate Park
Date: 27 January, 2008
Time: 1300-1400, 1700-1900

Observation:
Today is Sunday. It was the third time that I visited this park. The result are remained the same. I couldn’t find any children who are playing in this park in the specific of time. In these two time slot, no one came to the park, including children, teenage and elderly. I could only see people passed by the park.

Comment:
Is the result affected by the cold weather?
As today is the weekend that before lunar new year,
is the result affected by the period of time?
Children are normal stay with their parent on Sunday?
The lifestyle of children changed?

2nd field study

Location: Tin Shui Estate Park
Date:26 January, 2008
Time: 1400-1800

Observation:
It was the second times that I visited this park. The weather was cold and the park was still very quite, only a few people used the park in this specific period of time. The one who used this park was the teenagers, 3 young girls, they just seat on the sit of the park and talked for half an hour and then left the park. Later on, a young lovers, they are secondary student as they are wearing school uniform, they were having argument, they stood in the corner for about 10 minutes.

Comment:
Or they no longer like to play in the park?
Game and play happen in other place?
Function of park changed?
The pattern of children’s daily life changed?

1st field study

Location: Tin Shui Estate Park
Date: 23 January, 2008
Time: 1600-1800

Observation:
None of the children came to the park and play in this specify period of time. Only a few people used the park in this period of time, 5 elderly came and sat down for about 45 minutes. The park was just so quite. Children have walked pass the park, they were wearing school uniform, but they did stop and they were just passing by the park.

Comment:
This is a school day, but after school, none of the children play in this park.
They didn’t finish their homework?
They have to go for the tutorial class after school?