The idea of our project is to record and explore the activities of Filipino domestic workers in HK,
documenting the colourful, vibrant and busy atmosphere of central on Sunday. As someone who
frequents Central on Sundays, I found that covering the topic of Filipino domestic workers
gatherings on Sundays would be an interesting topic as there seemed to always be a lot of
interesting sounds, such as people singing karaoke and music from performances. Upon
arriving at Central, we found that there were a lot of people singing karaoke as well as a large
dance mob and quite a lot of people selling and buying things on the street. Something we
found interesting is the way people were gathering and the variety of different occasions going
on, all in the same area. For instance, in one corner, there would be a group of people
celebrating a birthday with a lot of food, drinks, singing, and dancing, and right next to it, there
would be a rehearsal for a beauty pageant. We wanted to capture this variety of different
activities in one frame so we decided to use 360 video as our main medium.

Besides this, we debated over placing the camera in the centre of the area for a still video to
capture the movement in the area or walking with the camera so as to be able to see and move
through more spaces. Ultimately, we decided on mounting the 360 camera on a tripod and
holding it over our shoulders while we walked around through all the different crowds and
activities. This way, the video also shows us walking around as in a 3rd person’s point of view,
which we thought was cool.

Due to the limited Zoom H3 recorders and time constraints (only having one Sunday to film
before the deadline), we ended up just recording in stereo and panning the audio in Reaper to
make it ambisonic. Along the way, we encountered a few technical difficulties, having had
trouble stitching and exporting both the 360 video and ambisonic audio. However, in the end, I
think we managed to overcome the difficulties that we faced.

Well, what can I say, it was a marvellous experience to work with Megan, as I discovered the
situation of the minorities in Hong Kong was actually well intriguing; they like to sit on the floor
somehow and eat. Well, we had tables and chairs, but anyway, I digress. Joking aside, this
experience does reflect the reality of migrants and workers in Hong Kong. I felt alienated for the
single day I went for the project as I could not fit into the surroundings or understand the
language they were using. They could be scolding me, but who knows, I don’t understand what
they say anyway. I want to raise awareness of how the word diversity can beautify the
judgement and clashes between different races and cultures. The limited amount of time I spend
there already gives me the impression that I should not be there and not welcome, as they stare
and ignore me. Compared with the weekdays, which I always go to Central, the atmosphere is
completely different from what I experience.