Saturday, January 26, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Design e²
I'm currently watching this series and it is very informational. It's nice how it reminds me about how much I wanted to become an avid supporter of environmental design. It is possible to make changes, anything is possible. For the last couple of weeks I have been questioning the benefits or the outcomes of being architect, if there were any at all. From what I've gathered, good architects = better living conditions and better living conditions means good wellbeing, first physically and followed by emotional wellbeing too. If we are all emotionally stable, by that I mean, if we all have the want to make the world better and throw away our wants for unnecessary things, a sustainable world will surely occur one day.
Clever, innovational designs are needed to achieve this goal. At the same time, the support for these designs have to be realised, have to be pushed through to its final results. The help from 'higher powered' individuals or organisations are vital for the ideas to come to life. I feel that the world is still adamant to change in such ways and it is so upsetting to see that these 'bad' people can still sit and watch the future of their children and other people's children just crumble and reduced to something that world has never even experienced before. It will be a calamity.
I think every architecture student should take the time to watch this documentary not just for the fact that Brad Pitt is the narrator but rather, because it is very informational and beneficial for reminding ourselves of what is important after all. Not just about how magnificent the way that marble wall looks in the sun or whatever. We have to change, we must make changes in these days and times. I don't mind to be ridiculed or rejected like some of the people in this documentary. From this point on, I'll try as much as I can to have the full confidence on my ideas and take in any sound criticisms. Of course, criticisms can be harsh and unsavoury but if there is a will, there is always a way. This is the only way to achieve something greater than myself.
Clever, innovational designs are needed to achieve this goal. At the same time, the support for these designs have to be realised, have to be pushed through to its final results. The help from 'higher powered' individuals or organisations are vital for the ideas to come to life. I feel that the world is still adamant to change in such ways and it is so upsetting to see that these 'bad' people can still sit and watch the future of their children and other people's children just crumble and reduced to something that world has never even experienced before. It will be a calamity.
I think every architecture student should take the time to watch this documentary not just for the fact that Brad Pitt is the narrator but rather, because it is very informational and beneficial for reminding ourselves of what is important after all. Not just about how magnificent the way that marble wall looks in the sun or whatever. We have to change, we must make changes in these days and times. I don't mind to be ridiculed or rejected like some of the people in this documentary. From this point on, I'll try as much as I can to have the full confidence on my ideas and take in any sound criticisms. Of course, criticisms can be harsh and unsavoury but if there is a will, there is always a way. This is the only way to achieve something greater than myself.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Being Frugal
I had a sort of enlightenment or rather, a realisation of how much effort I put out to save some money. Little things add up to a bigger amount no? So one of the weird things I do at nighttime is that I let the hallway light on so my sister's room and mine can be lit up at once. Without the use of any additional lighting in each of our rooms, well really I don't need it but my sister needs hers. What other plan can benefit us both?
I can't think of any other now damn. This afternoon I had a long list of things to write down!
Oh, picking up serviettes from Starbucks is my hobby! Haha you just never know when you'd need a serviette. And that brown-paper thing looks so chic to be carried around anyway. KFC towelettes are pretty handy too if you don't like carrying hand sanitizer in your bag.
Erykah Badu is the bomb! And Emeli Sande has such a strong, clean and clear voice, if that makes sense. They're both a little similar to Beyonce, no, in fact I thought My Kind of Love was sang by Beyonce until today!
I can't think of any other now damn. This afternoon I had a long list of things to write down!
Oh, picking up serviettes from Starbucks is my hobby! Haha you just never know when you'd need a serviette. And that brown-paper thing looks so chic to be carried around anyway. KFC towelettes are pretty handy too if you don't like carrying hand sanitizer in your bag.
Erykah Badu is the bomb! And Emeli Sande has such a strong, clean and clear voice, if that makes sense. They're both a little similar to Beyonce, no, in fact I thought My Kind of Love was sang by Beyonce until today!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Commendation
Sheila on 7's article on Kapanlagi titled 'We have many collection of (unpublished) songs'
In this particular interview, Duta reveals that he himself composes a new song every two months and Eross, the mad guitarist (in a good way), composes a new song every single week. In saying that, we have to remember that they are in no way the most active band these days. Their last album came out in 2011, and the one before that came out in 2008. It's safe to say that in the last five years, they have only managed to publish a minuscule amount of their songs. If only there was a way in the world where these ears of mine can ever get a chance to listen to the rest of their collection :( So, why do they keep doing this? It sounds to me like it has become a second nature to them, composing songs without even thinking of the prospect of how it would be received and sold to the public. They do this because they simply love it. Duta mentions that 'this is what keeps the band alive' and in the greater scale, pushes the whole Indonesian music scene to keep improving and to hopefully follow So7's footsteps by releasing songs with such high standards and quality that they have kept up with for nearly 17 years long now.
End of rant.
Happy Sunday
:)
xx
In this particular interview, Duta reveals that he himself composes a new song every two months and Eross, the mad guitarist (in a good way), composes a new song every single week. In saying that, we have to remember that they are in no way the most active band these days. Their last album came out in 2011, and the one before that came out in 2008. It's safe to say that in the last five years, they have only managed to publish a minuscule amount of their songs. If only there was a way in the world where these ears of mine can ever get a chance to listen to the rest of their collection :( So, why do they keep doing this? It sounds to me like it has become a second nature to them, composing songs without even thinking of the prospect of how it would be received and sold to the public. They do this because they simply love it. Duta mentions that 'this is what keeps the band alive' and in the greater scale, pushes the whole Indonesian music scene to keep improving and to hopefully follow So7's footsteps by releasing songs with such high standards and quality that they have kept up with for nearly 17 years long now.
End of rant.
Happy Sunday
:)
xx
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