9.12.08

My Feet Firmly on the Place I Love

Day 1

McDonald
Chicken foldover
milo ais
french fries

Tokmak's House,
Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.
ketupat tokmak
rendang peparu
peparu kicap
nasi tomato
ayam tomato

Ipoh Old Town,
One Utama, Kuala Lumpur.
Ximut milk tea
Kaya toast
prawn mee

Nyonya Delight,
One Utama, Kuala Lumpur.
bingka ubi
sweet potato

Restoran Makbul,
TTDI, Kuala Lumpur.
roti canai
kari ikan

Day 2
Restoran Ayam Kampung,
Kampung Baru,Kuala Lumpur.
Nasi putih
ikan kembong bakar
lala masak lemak
sambal belacan
ulam raja
peparu goreng cili

Kedai Buah XX,
Pertama Complex, Kuala Lumpur.
jambu batu with asam boi
manga hijau with salt

Roti Boy,
KLCC, Kuala Lumpur.
mexican bun aka roti boy

Umah ku,
Pinggir TTDI, Kuala Lumpur.
mihun goreng with prawns and squids (specially made for me!)

3.12.08

The Philosophical Challenge

Philosophy is the love for wisdom….that is what Michaelis Michael said. A great lecturer he is. I guess I learned a lot from him on how to identify logical arguments and analyses the validity of each arguments. It was in his lectures that I learnt foreign words such as premises, the real meaning of a sentence …and how to make my mind and imagination go crazy with all the ‘why’ questions.

Admittedly, I manage to use the tools he thought on how to think and reason with situations and beliefs. Now I am able to control my illogical thinking, senseless imagination and emotions. However, regretfully, my thinking just cannot find reasoning. My mind just love to absorb and open to all possibilities…a skeptical mind he said. Do you know that being skeptical is not about being doubtful or rejecting practically everything? That is dogmatism. I know some people who feel they are so smart by being ‘skeptical’. How funny. But by taking his tests I finally have wave the white flag. I cannot do reasoning…which is not surprising at all…it is proven that’s all.

Nevertheless, I really like the part where the world is not as it seems. I get goose bumps by just thinking what could possibly be the ‘real’ world…

…the world is an illusion deceived by our senses…how fascinating…

p/s: Try Google Michaelis Michael.

10.11.08

Laziness makes me procrastinate. Procrastination makes me do stuff the lazy way.

| This is how you do an express conceptual idea|

For the lazy-hearted only: How to make crappy design not too crappy?



1. Make a model according to your instinct and materials available . Just simply cut and glue.


2. Shoot variety of angles from different views. Crop them nicely and set them in sequence. This already make a board..or if you are super lazy...shoot more angles to produce 2-3 conceptual boards.

3. Using Photoshop, photo montage selected images and blend the layers using 'Multiply'. Trace the outline and wallah..you will get something like the image above. Of course, it is better to have sequence of images to show as 'idea development'. I am too lazy to upload my idea development because the file is in pdf..nyaaa..


5. After tracing any outline that you like, create space by using scale and applying your space requirements. Play around in CAD or Sketch Up or whatever software you are good at.


6. So, there you go. One assignment done! A design with a concept but without intention. So please bear in mind: during presentation you have to talk crap and bullshit your way to at least a credit. The jurors are not stupid. They will notice in an eye blink a design without intention.

Still consider to cheat and be lazy?

Yeah! All the best mate!

Owh...my concept for this compact apartment was STACK.

Because I simply stacked the model, stacked the images, stacked the plans and stacked everything.

Intention: To fill my presentation boards with graphic images as if I did lots of work.

Weakness: I am a lousy liar...