June 4th Tiananmen Massacre
I knew I was getting old when I started to follow economic news, and even older now that I began to read about politics. Today marks the 21st anniversary of the June 4th Tiananmen Square Massacre. Not to speak of politics, I could barely do my multiplications table back then. But it shocked me when […]
Bauhinia Blakeana
Recently, I started noticing the vivid pink and purple colors dotted all over the streets of HK. It’s the blooming season for the city’s floral emblem. I remember stumbling upon a small park which had tens of Bauhinia trees planted, so I made an effort to visit it again expecting to see something like the […]
Marathon
Finally submitted my assignment last night, I’ve spent much of my time this week working on it. Relief! I chose one of the buildings for the upcoming Shanghai World Expo 2010 as the case study, so the end of the assignment is actually a new beginning for my research of the much anticipated Expo. While […]
bodw & BYOB
I was carrying with me a fair bit of expectation entering the bodw show, but I left during the break right after the first presentation by Hermés. I believe there’s value in good design, but there’s something I disgust about luxurious goods, I just can’t stand the way people spending so much money buying them […]
Hong Kong
A place familiar yet distant; A place where I was born and a place where I stayed no longer than half my life. This is Hong Kong, a place where I’ve now unexpectedly adapted to. I had lunch with a friend in Central, and afterward I took a leisurely stroll around the maze of skyscrapers. […]