3 days

I miss the beach.
I miss the pool.
I miss the old part of Georgetown.
I miss the hawker food.
I miss my bicycle.
I miss my family.
I miss my wardrobe...errr.....bed.

I miss home. I haven't gone home in like 4 months. I did drop by during one weekend but even then it was for only 3 days which is too short a time. I've already set a date for me to head back up north after weeks of indecisiveness and postponing it. It's gonna be this Sunday, so I have another 3 days left here in KL to have a last gathering thing and then pack up and go.

We are supposed to attend college next Thursday but I've already been kept away from home for way too long and besides, I think the lecturer is pretty okay with me not going coz' it is a little last minute. And my friends are going to be there anyway, they'll keep me updated.


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C-Day

The critique is over. That hellish day when I don't know what to expect and am just left there sweaty palmed, nervous and just thiiiiiis close to hurling all the contents of my stomach which is actually not alot considering the fact that I haven't eaten all that much in the past few days to begin with.

From now on, assignment due dates are to be blamed for my unhealthy eating lifestyle which ultimately ends up with my weight loss and going back home where every family member and friend will go on to say to me "You look damn thin."

Uh huh, Don't you think I know that! Go blame the assignments.

Back on track, this semester, our crit session was held at the Gallery which really was something special as the usual crits are held in the studios. I guess it's because our batch of students are slightly smaller in comparison to the other batches.

- Critique at the Gallery

My critique didn't go smoothly. It was a real rocky journey. One I would definitely most likely want to forget and sweep under the carpet. Almost everything that I thought would go wrong went wrong. Everything I hoped they wouldn't ask, they asked and added even more. So, is this self-fulfilled prophecy or what!?

I'll also blame it on the fact that I got slightly tough crits. But I know I'm probably the real one to blame for not meeting the requirements and not being critical enough on myself and on my design development stages. I need to question myself more. But I did get one teeny-tiny positive remark from the crits which I can only view as a bone that they had to throw at me just because I probably looked like a wounded dog after all of their harsh (but true) remarks. Just a way to make me feel slightly better I think. But it didn't work. While most of my coursemates faired well, I on the other hand can only hope that I get a decent grade for this semester to ba able to move on to the next.

But nonetheless, it's over. Which marks the end of the semester! The wrap-up. The finale of my second year in this course.

- post-crit

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Flashy or Fugly: L'Incognito Sunglasses

Fine, it was released a year ago, but these Maison Martin Margiela L'Incognito Sunglasses are still looking futuristic enough to be considered 'in vogue'. Even more so as these shades are not available locally.



These are one of the things that are head-turning no doubt. And although I think they look a little too severe, deep deep down I know I want a pair too. But of course, don't expect me to sport them anytime soon as they cost USD$500 over.

In a way, it's a very minimalist interpretation on a pair of sunglasses featuring a very clean silhouette. Almost architectural, if I can say so myself; and maybe that's why I love em. They're so simple and clean cut and yet, they make such a strong statement. The L'Incognito Sunglasses are anything but!

poll by twiigs.com

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Thanks

Thank you to all the well wishers via calls, smses and online messages. I really appreciate them. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll have to get back to finishing up my project which dues to-freakin-morrow. I think I need 'good luck' wishes more then birthday ones right now.


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Confessions of a Procrastinator

I know I'm an easily distracted person when it comes to work. Somehow I know about this problem which has been plagueing me for ages and ages since highschool but somehow I've left it unadressed and I think because of that, I have now achieved amazing new levels of laziness. Let me just give a classic example of my somewhat self-destructive nature:

I'm supposed to work on drawings of my plans, elevations and sections of an assignment which would be due in two days. I tell myself I need to get started to be able to complete the damn thing. So I head over to my desk and set up my workspace; be it switching on my computer or just clearing up some clutter. I start executing my assignment. 10 minutes in, I feel thirsty. I grab a drink. Wait...I think I'm hungry. Pasta maybe? I whip up something. Well, I'm eating now, might as well be watching some TV. Oh, my favourite programme, great! You know what, I'll work on the drawings right after this show.

The show ends. I wash the dishes and head back to the workload not realizing I just wasted one and a half hours. And yet, I continue to do other unrelated stuff (Facebook! Blogs! Twitter! E-mail!) and even more unproductive activities (magazines! staring blankly into space.....seriously). And by the end of the day, I'm utterly confused as to where the hell all the time went.

Obviously, I have a problem. I need to get myself on the right track. Get productive instead of avoiding all the work which I will eventually screw up if I don't get working on. I find it a little difficult working on a specific task for a long period of time. I can safely say I have the attention span of a kid hyped up on 29kgs of sugar. Anything can be a source of distraction to me. And when I don't get things done by the end of the day, I get anxious and flustered and I go to sleep. The next day, the cycle repeats its destructive self.

I want to be able to achieve some sort of 'zen-like' mind. Focused, calm, still-like-water. Being able to concentrate on jobs and get them done. I need to list out all the things I want, need and desire to do regardless whether it's a current thing (get haircut), a long term goal (finance my own project?) or something I can do while out and about (throw away that piece of flyer from my car). I have to file these tasks into their respective folders and clear them from my 'In-box' one by one. I need this. I'm gonna do something. Change.


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Hot

- It's hot out there.

It's been so hot for several days. The cloudless sky has not been very merciful. I swear, the heat charred my skin off a little. I need some sunblock. If you're wondering why in the world am I wearing a sweater even in this kinda sizzling weather is because I'd rather feel hot than actually get sunburnt. Damn Petaling Jaya. Plant more trees for crying out loud!

PS: I totaly screwed up my Services examination. OMFG. I'm in the mood to kill someone.


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Random

Exam...tomorrow...finals...OMFG

I hate this subject. It's the pain in the neck felt by every student taking it in this semester.


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Foot cover

Oh riiiiight.....THAT shoe!

-my latest acquisition no doubt.

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