LEGO Inspirations
I’ve been toying around with LEGO again since working on upgrading my studio’s mascot a month or so ago. Strolled through the LEGO store a few weeks back after my calligraphy class and found one of the recently released botanical series to be on sale. I couldn’t resist and bought the big box set, first […]
tagged: design, inspirations, joy, lego, models, procrastination, studio
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Easter Holiday
In preparing for this long Easter holiday weekend, I rushed into finishing my first prototype of a Shigeru-Ban-inspired papertube furniture in the studio. Also went for a haircut, first cut in more than 6 months I think. My weekly community running clinic also ended just before the holidays. The studio’s building was cutting electricity for […]
tagged: art, brush-and-ink, calligraphy, cartooning, covid19, faithfulness, family, friends, furniture, holidays, milestone, models, patience, politics, portraiture, running, self-control, social, sports, studio, thankful
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100 Days
With 14 days of no COVID-19 confirmed cases locally, and over 100 days of social distancing and masking measures, our city seems to have fended off the pandemic relatively successfully. We’re now seemingly entering a new stage of transitioning back to normal life. But is that even possible? The pandemic has killed lives and closed […]
tagged: art, cartooning, covid19, faithfulness, hk, joy, life, milestone, models, patience, prayers, self-control, social, studio, thankful
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WKCD
Recently all that I can think of are the two assignments that I aim to finish before the end of the month. My sleeps were often interrupted by vivid dreams and were not as revitalizing, a sign of procrastination and stress. So it felt quite refreshing when I made time to see the proposals for […]
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Bonsai Terrarium Class
Took an introduction class on bonsai terrarium yesterday. The instructor performed an amazing live demo and created a scenic landscape inside a semi-enclosed glazed apple. Reminded me of hobbyists assembling model ships inside wine bottles. I’ve already reserved a small space next to the miniature stone garden to put into practice what I’ve learned…
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Greening My Studio III
Spent much of my last week designing and assembling a miniature stone garden for my studio’s window shelf. Due to my lack of care, a lot of the bonsai plants given during class already looks like they’re dying with much of their leaves lost. Hopefully, with more tender care, they’ll be revived and bud out […]
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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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Best Man
One inevitably feels honored when being asked to be the Best Man for his friend’s wedding, but I was a bit reluctant at first because I don’t really like attracting attention and have a natural tendency to shy away from the spotlight. But after everything about the wedding is completed tonight, I’m glad that I […]
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Changchun Library Design
I’ve missed Sunday service, skipped my first class (it’s actually an optional workshop), missed my regular Sunday dim-sum with my family, and failed to attend a wedding I was initially thinking about going. I’ve even refrained from playing with my adorable little nephew when he came knocking every morning throughout last week. I can be […]
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Elim Fellowship
I’ve been feeling this stress/anxiety building up inside me throughout the week. There were a few nights I couldn’t fall sleep until 4 or 5am. This is not like the stress I feel in exam times, and I don’t recall any similar prior experience. It’s beyond my vocabulary to describe what I’m feeling… I felt […]
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