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Extra Day-off
Gave myself an extra “day-off” before locking myself up for the rest of the week to work on my dissertation. Went shopping and bought some assassin snails to hopefully control the nuisance snail infestation in my studio’s aquarium. Played 3.5 hours of badminton tonight, a personal record. I’ll probably be too tired to leave home […]
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Dissertation
Borrowed a few more books today. Spent so much time this week searching for relevant journal articles, slowly becoming more clear about my research topic and will start narrowing my search next week. The research phase is taking much longer than I anticipated… I’m thankful that I was able to free myself from distractions and […]
tagged: books, dissertation, project, school, thankful
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The cold and gloomy weather in the last couple of days was particularly suited to do some reading in my cozy studio. Felt like I’m finally able to switch to full research mode for my dissertation. I desperately need the concentration if I were to complete it by the end of March as planned. Had […]
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Back to Work
Started creating my daily to-do list again. It felt uneasy without a list of tasks to follow each day. I don’t quite like long unplanned holidays, especially when I know that I’ve unfinished work waiting for me. Holiday’s over, desperately need to catch up on my Dissertation…
tagged: dissertation, holiday, project, school
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Cardboard Bricks
Had a lot of gatherings with family and friends in this CNY holiday, so I didn’t have as much time to work on my DIY projects as I hoped. Nevertheless, I managed to craft some brick-sized (also half-sized) cardboard boxes, this is what I’ll do with all future cardboard collected from excess packaging!
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Receipts
I have the habit of saving the receipts of my purchases. Within a year or so, the collection is more than enough to create a huge stuffed origami ball! The ball will serve as a self-reminder to move away from the materialistic lifestyle, and to only buy things that I need and not things that […]
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Though this book wasn’t as relevant to my dissertation as I hoped, it was still an interesting read. It got be started on understanding the economic and social sides of sustainability. While reading the book, I couldn’t stop imagining myself pursuing a career in sustainable design.
tagged: books, career, design, dissertation, project, school, sustainability
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I want to investigate whether high-density cities can be sustainable through proper design/planning, so <<Cities and the Environment>> seemed relevant. However, much of the papers included were emphasizing the political and economical factors, and sustainability was only vaguely mentioned. So, I just skimmed through the book.
tagged: books, dissertation, project, school, sustainability
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Spent my day reading a short book to whet my appetite for a potentially long reading/writing period on my dissertation. Kind of enjoy this initial researching phase in which there are more questions than answers.
tagged: books, dissertation, project, school
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Neon Tetras
Bought a batch of 40+ tiny neon tetras on my way back home yesterday. A couple of them died, but the rest seems rather jolly in my small aquarium (rather big from the fish’s perspective). The tank seems so much more vibrant and interesting with these new inhabitants!
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