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Sluggish Week
The past week was rather sluggish. Other than borrowing some books and going to a couple of lectures and a workshop, I had done nothing academically! Now that I’ve put aside all my freelance work and claimed myself to be a “full-time” student, I feel guilty to be wasting time like this. Really need to […]
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Dissertation
Decided to change my dissertation topic to one that I felt more interested to investigate, glad that it was approved today. I hope to find out how high-density cities fair in the many facets of sustainability. Lots to reading and writing in the coming months…
tagged: architecture, books, project, school
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Green Building
Read the <<Green Building Award 2010>> earlier, nice to see green buildings gaining momentum. Also skimmed through the BEAM+ documents in the last couple of days in preparation for a workshop starting this weekend, I can see how these certification schemes can suck the life out of architects’ imagination and creativity – luring them to […]
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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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New Year Resolution 2011
Year after year of failing to keep my resolutions will not stop me from making a new list this year! Here’s my list of 10 Resolutions for 2011: Finish all my school work (Dissertation, 1 Elective, IT Test) by the end of April Start a company Train and complete a 10K run Improve my freethrow […]
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Another Paper Submitted!
Made some minor modifications and formatting tweaks before submitting the paper I completed a few weeks ago. This marks the end of the study term and the beginning of the Christmas & New Year holiday!
tagged: architecture, climate, holiday, school, thankful
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Independent Study – Submitted!
My desk hasn’t been this messy for a long time! I kind of like it this way however, it’s visual proof that I had been busy. Had been locking myself up to work on my independent study for more than a week now, just submitted the paper, RELIEF!!
tagged: architecture, happy, project, school, thankful
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Interruptions
Locked myself up in my studio to do some work, didn’t progress too far, but better than nothing. Had an argument with my mother this afternoon, I had to tell her for the third/fourth time that I can’t spend more quality time with my little niece from Toronto until I submit my assignment next week. […]
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Urban Climatology
Finished my assignment for the course on Urban Climatology, 3 weeks before the due date, an impressive record for my standard! Have learned a fair bit about urban climate, I now understand the causes for lower wind speed and higher air temperature in urban areas. The urban heat island effect is especially alarming in midst […]
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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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