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[edited....] After a lot of brainstorming, we decide to use the representative building of Malaysia to mix it into the ‘batik’ culture which is ‘masjid’.

Why we use ‘masjid’ to mix it with ‘batik’? Let me tell you. As we know, ‘masjid’ is the most common building in Malaysia because it is the place where Malay to worship and purify their spirit. Next, it is the building that consists of majestic, pure and holy elements which can guide people towards a brighter future and bring them happiness. We bind it with ‘batik’ because we want to remind people to be merciful, grateful, don’t forget to appreciate that everything you have now, be kind to others and always lend your hands to those who are in need. ‘Masjid’ also is an identity of Malaysia. When foreigners from oversea see the ‘masjid’ pattern on the ‘batik’, they will know that you are Malaysian, you come from Malaysia which is a country full of multiracialism. So, we must be proud of ourselves to born in Malaysia and be a Malaysian. In addition, we add a clock in our “masjid” design to provide more aesthetic effect.

After explaining our idea, we would like to share with you about our design pattern and arrangement. Our ‘batik’ pattern is made in triangular shape. Then, we can make it into two to become a square pattern. We can repeat this pattern until it become a ‘batik’ totally.

The idea of the pattern in the middle is come from flora. So, it looks as if uneven shape but got rhythm inside. This flora pattern indicates that we are humans in the Earth. Among all the creatures in Earth, humans being are definitely superior. Not like animals, humans can think before they leap. Humans have feelings, emotion, idea to live in this world. We all just is a tiny part of this entire world which filled with millions of creatures. What I want to emphasis here is we need to experience a lot of ordeals, to go through thick and thin, only that we can achieve success in our life as the saying goes, ‘It takes ten years to nurture a tree, but a hundred years to train a man’ .

Last but not least, this ‘batik’ culture is inherited by the ancestors to their next generation until now. It takes a long time to pass on, maybe hundreds or even thousand years as the saying stated above. So, this culture should not be forgot and submerged by generation today. We as the younger generation today, we must carry out our obligation to pass on this culture to our next generation until the end of the world. That’s all meaning that contained in our millennial ‘batik’ design.[ ....edited]