Living Things @Home
Took an inventory of the flora and fauna I have acquired since returning to HK. There are 30+ pots of plants (mainly succulents and cacti) and an aquarium with 6 corydoras, 7 neon tetras, 10+ cherry shrimps, 6+ assassin snails, and lots of aquatic vegetation. I can honestly claim that I’m making good use of […]
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Cleaning Up
Busy cleaning up my place recently. About 75% done for my studio, and there’s also the bedroom and bathroom that I’ve yet to start. Got to get everything done before leaving for Toronto on the 29th. The way I’m rushing through everything and trying to properly leave behind the things for my family to take […]
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Mother’s Day
Last year for Mother’s Day, we bought flowers for my mother and resulted in her whining about how the flowers would wilt in a week and we were wasting money, even though there was an obvious smile on her face. This year, I decided to buy her orchids, something I’ve been wanting to try cultivating […]
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Japan’s Earthquake
The air seems particularly hot and stuffy today. Went to church, dim sum with family, watered my plants, tended my aquarium, and killed hours at night sitting in front of the TV – a typical Sunday routine. It must have been years that I have the habit not to do any “work” on Sundays (had […]
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A Happy Day
Played basketball, watered my plants, tended my aquarium, read a book – my definition of a happy Saturday. And the day was made pleasurable only while knowing that nothing serious was found on my mother’s MRI report!
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Big Cleanup
According to the lunar calendar, today is the day to do cleanups before the Chinese New Year. Spent much of my afternoon pruning my plants, tending my aquarium, and dusting and sweeping my studio. It’s been awhile since my desk is this organized.
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Green Wall
Had a chance to visit a large indoor green wall installation designed by Patrick Blanc tonight. I wasn’t as excited as I thought I would be, but it’s still a very pleasant experience. I want to experiment with a small version of this green wall in my studio later, without using artificial lights of course! […]
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Borrowed this book when I was researching for my paper, but didn’t have a chance to read it until recently. There is so much potential in introducing vegetation into the urban fabric in the form of green roofs, green walls, balcony plantings, courtyards, etc. Sometimes I ponder about pursuing a career in landscape design to […]
tagged: architecture, books, career, green, plants
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Greening My Studio IV
Continuing my long quest in greening my studio, I’ve spent much of my day pruning and potting plants. A new member to the miniature rock garden is a dwarf Christmas tree, it should be interesting seeing it mature Christmas after Christmas. The weather is still cold today, temperature never went above 10 degrees. Went out […]
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Soccer
Lecture ended early today, so I was able to join my church brothers for soccer in the afternoon. Came across trees of Bauhinia, it’s the blossoming season, the second season since I returned. Didn’t play well today, my mind was too cluttered with thoughts. I could have easily blamed the bumpy carpeted field for my […]
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