was reading my cousin's blog. she was rampaging about nuclear war that is soon to come or in-fact already have taken place. it's interesting that malaysia would hold a anti-nuclear war forum. finally malaysians are being warned about what is happening around the globe. being such ignorant people, what we know only revolve around the country. which majority of the information would be gossips and half truths. and to think i was once and at times still am as ignorantly blissful.
Dr. Helen Caldicot was one of the 5 guest panelist. wish i could have been there. but then again, i might had been bored to tears. i've read her book and that would had been more than enough to be well aware of the nuclear situation. nuclear war is a business.
a nuclear winter would be the worst scenario that could fall upon mankind, if a nuclear fiesta were take place. we've all seen a sneak preview of the damage and possible effect if a nuke winter were to fall upon us in -the matrix. i would rather surrender myself to the robots and be kept in the matrix.
but hey, look on the bright side. many of these nuclear weapons have not really been tested (in a larger scale) anyway. hence theres a small percentage of possibility that these buggers might not even work. or maybe this is all a hoax, and the nuclear bombs are infact just an empty shell. all just to scare the wits out of us all. afterall, its just a marketing business strategy. humans arent that evil and heartless. are they?
but anyway, why are we so scared and freaked out about the nuclear crisis? i mean, this has been going on for years since the ColdWar. back then, not many people really knew what was going on anyway. its just that now, things are becoming more publicized. as i said, its a marketing strategy- a strategy of fear. the more scared we are, the more likely we would pay our taxes. truly, the coldwar has not ended. yea, russia lost its superpower status all because of faulty nuclear missile switches . but that doesnt change the fact that it's over. infact its an accumilation of thingss in the past brought forward to the present. this makes it more so confusing to understand what the heck is going on?!
anyway, im just crapping here. so i'll just leave you with the currently infamous 22 questions . and i'm off to have my hair cut.
aussie soccer sucks.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Saturday, June 17, 2006
AsianFood & Wine Show...
visited the GoodFood&Wine show held at the Melbourne Exhibition centre today. and i was utterly dissapointed. being an asian in an angmo country you would expect or be looking forward to see "angmo" food cuisines. however, asia had taken oer the place. the show was dominated by Asian food/ products. even the chefs were cooking stir-fry pork. to my dismay, i could not find a single italiano stall. aside from asian products, the other half of the exhibition was dominated by Wine stalls. darn alcoholics. as expected, the wine section was dominated by the "angmos" happily sipping away their alcohol in their tiny alcoholic crystal. out of the whole show, i managed to see 2 celebrity chef/ barista. well, we saw the barista who hosts a tv show about coffee. i remember mom and dad watching the show, and wondering how DOES he manage to make coffee with his hair in the way. he has a way of preparing a latte tilting his head at an angle with his hair dropping on the side. damn "yaoyeng". and today he was at it again. then the other chef was the editor of the SuperFoodIdeas magazine, and i think producer of the ReadySteadyCook show. she was teaching the angmos how to be the best stir-fryers in the country.
but then again, it was a good experience. knowing to not go ever again. sigh, i should had book a seat for the celebrity cook show. apparently they had celebrity chefs such as Kylie Kwong, Bill Granger, Donna Hay, Curtis Stone and Ben O'something. But ANyway... atleast we know that african liquor tastes like cough medicine. bleargh!
but then again, it was a good experience. knowing to not go ever again. sigh, i should had book a seat for the celebrity cook show. apparently they had celebrity chefs such as Kylie Kwong, Bill Granger, Donna Hay, Curtis Stone and Ben O'something. But ANyway... atleast we know that african liquor tastes like cough medicine. bleargh!
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Thursday, June 08, 2006
butts that taste like hamburgers...
when it came to kissing butts. politicians are good at it. take for example the current events of Mahathir slamming PakLah.
with unreasonable doubt we'd all support the current prime minister. afterall, he's the man thats ultimately in power. not to say that i disapproved of PakLah's dictatorship, in fact i think he's doing a pretty okay job.
on the contrary, i am quite disappointed with Mahathir's childish behaviour in dissing the current PM. he's obviously showing the nation that he's more concern about his own personal interests rather than the nations. The johor bridge for one is a good example. he's obviously trying to stir up some old tension with the singapore government with the curvy bridge. i agree that the form of the bridge is an obvious provocative symbol of how mahathir wants to potray malaysia's relationship with singapore- complicated. it is not an easy road for singaporeans who are interested in venturing into the Malaysian market. okay, maybe its better that way. if not we'd probably have to establish a new "kampung lagi baru". not being racists here. purely referencing it through precedent events.
thank goodness the cabinet is on PakLah's side... vocally.
one of my tutor once adviced me to always have a sceptical mind when reading texts. it made sense, to establish a non-gullible mindset. not believing everything you read or heard. somehow or rather, i find it hard to establish a sceptical approach especially when reading most architectural texts. in particular things regarding Lecorbusier. despite the fact that he's a fetish hornbag, arrogant, and total weirdo; he is still an absolute genius. the greatest architect ever, IMHO. i feel that i know so little of architecture and everything i read made sense. every manifesto and theoretical stand to me made logical sense. everything is possible and sensible. heck im a sponge.
oohh... there's House today.
with unreasonable doubt we'd all support the current prime minister. afterall, he's the man thats ultimately in power. not to say that i disapproved of PakLah's dictatorship, in fact i think he's doing a pretty okay job.
on the contrary, i am quite disappointed with Mahathir's childish behaviour in dissing the current PM. he's obviously showing the nation that he's more concern about his own personal interests rather than the nations. The johor bridge for one is a good example. he's obviously trying to stir up some old tension with the singapore government with the curvy bridge. i agree that the form of the bridge is an obvious provocative symbol of how mahathir wants to potray malaysia's relationship with singapore- complicated. it is not an easy road for singaporeans who are interested in venturing into the Malaysian market. okay, maybe its better that way. if not we'd probably have to establish a new "kampung lagi baru". not being racists here. purely referencing it through precedent events.
thank goodness the cabinet is on PakLah's side... vocally.
one of my tutor once adviced me to always have a sceptical mind when reading texts. it made sense, to establish a non-gullible mindset. not believing everything you read or heard. somehow or rather, i find it hard to establish a sceptical approach especially when reading most architectural texts. in particular things regarding Lecorbusier. despite the fact that he's a fetish hornbag, arrogant, and total weirdo; he is still an absolute genius. the greatest architect ever, IMHO. i feel that i know so little of architecture and everything i read made sense. every manifesto and theoretical stand to me made logical sense. everything is possible and sensible. heck im a sponge.
oohh... there's House today.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
what a difference a day makes...
2:15pm... my last paper for the semester. actually, its the only paper for the semester. i wonder what i'm gonna do tonight or the days after?
smoke pot? go fishing? run a marathon? eat more? scavenging for truffles?
last night, while trying to get some shuteye. i thought of a whole new design for a house. man, the wrong time to be thinking of that. fengshui! fengshui! focus!
strangely, i'm not really all that stress about it. i mean, technically i should be studying at the final hours before the exam. every minute counts.
okay. i better read up. once more.
smoke pot? go fishing? run a marathon? eat more? scavenging for truffles?
last night, while trying to get some shuteye. i thought of a whole new design for a house. man, the wrong time to be thinking of that. fengshui! fengshui! focus!
strangely, i'm not really all that stress about it. i mean, technically i should be studying at the final hours before the exam. every minute counts.
okay. i better read up. once more.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
origin of minimum...
idea of being a true "minimalist".
Mass - the uncomplicated beauty of the unadorned wall
Light - shadows and the power of transformation
Structure - the discipline of mathematics
Ritual - voluntary poverty and its enduring appeal
Landscape - marks made by man
Order - reason made visible
Health - hygene and the overall neatness
Containment - how architecture defines space
Repetition - the elements of simplicity
Volume - the transforming power of proportion
Essence - the irreducible minimum
Expression - silence as landscape
Mass - the uncomplicated beauty of the unadorned wall
Light - shadows and the power of transformation
Structure - the discipline of mathematics
Ritual - voluntary poverty and its enduring appeal
Landscape - marks made by man
Order - reason made visible
Health - hygene and the overall neatness
Containment - how architecture defines space
Repetition - the elements of simplicity
Volume - the transforming power of proportion
Essence - the irreducible minimum
Expression - silence as landscape
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Memory... a precedent?
derived from the past, determines the future.
all sources are from memory.
everything is a derivation from memory.
a reflection is seen through memory.
creation or recreation is only able when there is a memory.
reaction retraces memory.
everything has been experienced by our senses
but the memory is hidden.
all memories will in due time reveal.
the future of memory is uncertain.
it is an unpredictable parallax of time.
cities are generated through memory.
architecture is the re-emergence of memory.
it existed from something or somewhere.
reinterpreted or copied into the present.
repetition is the key to instill realised memory.
boldness and exaggeration magnifies memory.
time does not induce memory.
memory is forgotten but not erase
kapoof!!
all sources are from memory.
everything is a derivation from memory.
a reflection is seen through memory.
creation or recreation is only able when there is a memory.
reaction retraces memory.
everything has been experienced by our senses
but the memory is hidden.
all memories will in due time reveal.
the future of memory is uncertain.
it is an unpredictable parallax of time.
cities are generated through memory.
architecture is the re-emergence of memory.
it existed from something or somewhere.
reinterpreted or copied into the present.
repetition is the key to instill realised memory.
boldness and exaggeration magnifies memory.
time does not induce memory.
memory is forgotten but not erase
kapoof!!
Thursday, June 01, 2006
"Architecture is the art of how to waste space."
Johnson wrote (Heyer, 1966):
The painters have every advantage over us today...Besides being able to tear up their failures—we never can seem to grow ivy fast enough—their materials cost them nothing. They have no committees of laymen telling them what to do. They have no deadlines, no budgets. We are all sickeningly familiar with the final cuts to our plans at the last moment. Why not take out the landscaping, the retaining walls, the colonnades? The building would be just as useful and much cheaper. True, an architect leads a hard life—for an artist.
...Comfort is not a function of beauty... purpose is not necessary to make a building beautiful...sooner or later we will fit our buildings so that they can be used...where form comes from I don't know, but it has nothing at all to do with the functional or sociological aspects of our architecture.
The painters have every advantage over us today...Besides being able to tear up their failures—we never can seem to grow ivy fast enough—their materials cost them nothing. They have no committees of laymen telling them what to do. They have no deadlines, no budgets. We are all sickeningly familiar with the final cuts to our plans at the last moment. Why not take out the landscaping, the retaining walls, the colonnades? The building would be just as useful and much cheaper. True, an architect leads a hard life—for an artist.
...Comfort is not a function of beauty... purpose is not necessary to make a building beautiful...sooner or later we will fit our buildings so that they can be used...where form comes from I don't know, but it has nothing at all to do with the functional or sociological aspects of our architecture.
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