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Summer Vacation Starts Today!
Submitted my paper on “Mitigating Air Pollution with Architecture in Hong Kong” today. There were at least 3 months for me to work on it, but I barely did any work until the last two weeks, all the other time were wasted on procrastination. I don’t know why I just can’t get myself to start […]
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Touch This Earth Lightly
Walls that breathe, roofs with glimpses of the sky, sliding windows with views of the vast Australian landscape, together with the smell of seasonal flowers and occasional sound of dripping rain, I can imagine myself relaxing and enjoying my cup of morning coffee in a veranda house designed by Glenn Murcutt. The Architect describes his […]
tagged: architect, architecture, books, climate, like
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Architecture without Architects
In my mind, architects always hold this mysterious prestige status, attractive yet unattainable. Perhaps I was drawn to the field by the creative and inspirational masterpieces of world-renowned celebrity architects. It seems to be a field never lacking dreams and aspirations. Yet, my perception of “architects” seems to have shifted slightly after looking at the […]
tagged: architecture, art, books, life, like
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Sickness (Part III)
My light fever has pretty much subsided, but my throat is still so sore that I couldn’t take in solid food. Haven’t stepped out of my apartment for 3 days, must be a record. It’s not just because of sickness that I stayed home, the sudden cold weather is discouraging me to even open the […]
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Sustainable Energy – without the hot air
Completed the recommended reading for a course. The book is great as it answered a lot of the questions I’ve always pondered. It’s free too! Looking at some of the graphs from the book, I realized that I’m now living more sustainably in HK compared to Canada. This is an unintended good thing. It kind […]
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New Year’s Resolution
Every year I make my New Year’s Resolution, but they’re usually broken in less than a month’s time. I am resolute that I keep my New Year’s Resolution this year! Here’s my New Year’s Resolution for 2010: Finish reading The Message Complete the online drawing lessons Start a company and earn a positive net income […]
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Nostalgia
Most of the time this week was spent reading a book on the critical history of modern architecture. Writings on architecture could be so difficult to understand sometimes, they really have a vocabulary of its own. Perhaps the most rewarding thing I got out of reading the book is a word I looked up – […]
tagged: architecture, books, canada, life, nostalgia
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The Message
I’ve finished reading The Message!! Received as a gift on my 30th birthday, The Message is an interesting translation of the New Testament. Using modern English, the book makes God’s Words more accessible to people of this age. Perhaps this is God’s way of narrating His never changing message in an ever changing world…
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