fuh...been so so busy haven had time to update...don't even know whr to start..haha
the very recent thing was wilkins dropping by KL and it was truly encouraging to hav him around, lots of other stuff been happening but juz gonna point out that besides being super busy...till NOW!!! submission OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wahahahhahahahaha
anyway 2 things:
1. Homerun is a GOOD movie
2. an email that truly speaks to me and other "architorture" students...XD (only architecture students might understand some phrases)
Homerun is a reli good movie (got it from wilkins...haha) it tells of a story about a young boy and his sister who share a pair of shoes andthe difficulties along with it...by Jack Neo so if u got the chance do watch it! its NICE!!
The following applies (in general) to all architecture students:
You know you're an architecture student when...
...you know the janitors by name.
...your roommates say "good morning," and you reply "good night."
...you carry a toothbrush in your backpack.
...you total up 3 meals of the day to your breakfast.
...'Red Bull' is you favorite drink.
...all of the Christmas gifts you give are wrapped in tracing paper.
...you ask Santa Clause for architecture supplies.
...you ask Santa Clause for a sleeping bag.
...you have 3 or more cups of double shot coffee espressos in one night
...you hear the same song on the radio 3 or more times in one night.
...you know the different taste between UHU and Pritt glue
...you can stay alive without sunlight, communicate with people nor having foods but you would commit suicide if the plotter doesn't plot your work out
...you've lost your house key and u realized a week later
...you sleep more than 16 hrs at weekends
...you dance madly at 3 am though u aren't drunk
...you note smt with yr drafting pen
...you are an expert and Photoshop, illustrator and auto cad but u don't know how to use MS excel
...you spend more time in studio than in your own bed.
...your parents are complaining that you're not having enough fun.
...you only leave studio to buy supplies.
...you haven't taken a shower in a week.
...you see showering as a waste of time.
...you've ever dreamt about your models.
...upon hearing 'supermodel', you think of a nicely crafted-foam core model. (
...your parents have more of a social life than you.
...your 14-year-old brother has more of a social life than you.
...you consider using broccoli for your models.
...you know all the 24-hour food places in the area.
...your friends get more sleep in one night than you do in one week.
...the streetlights turn off.
...you consider 3AM an early night.
...you say "It's only midnight- I have plenty of time to finish."
...you confuse sunrise with sunset.
...you ask what time it is, then ask "AM or PM?"
...you strangle your roommate because she said she stayed up late studying.
...you know how much a cubic foot of concrete weighs (150lbs).
...you slice your finger, and the first thing you think of is if you'll be able to finish your model.
...you understand why architects have glasses and white hair.
...you call some great architects as if they are you friends.
...you can listen to all your CD's in one night.
...you can conceptually compose the food on your plate.
...upon hearing 'Weekends' you think of sleep.
...the 'Shop Cafe' closes when you arrive, and reopens before you leave studio.
...you have to wait for breakfast shops to open. (
...you go to the food shop, and order the "usual", and they understand.
...you use architecture tools to eat.
...you refer to outside studio as the "Real World."
...you confuse today and tomorrow.
...you tell time by when other people leave studio.
...you hear "Didn't you wear that yesterday?' followed by "and the day before that?"
...you count the number of days (not hours) you've been awake.
...you think days are 48 hours long.
...you start using words your instructor uses.
...your bed has collected a layer of dust on it.
...concept of time is not forward, but a countdown from the time a project is due
...you have a tent pitched in studio, but still don't go to sleep.
...you know the people in the studio better then your roommates
...you use your T-square or straight edge as a baseball bat.
....the day has 2 sunrises.
...when you tell people you major in "architorture"
...when someone says "icon" and you think of Frank Lloyd Wright.
...when someone says "eye candy" and you think of gratuitous details on a building.
...when you're not sure what day of the week it is
...when you have slept straight through a day and into the next day after a final review
...when any flat surface is seen as a place to take a nap (underneath the tables in the computer room
...when the books that you read consist primarily of photographs and not so much of words
...when you have three or more alarm clocks in your room.
...when cutting yourself with an x-acto seems like a good idea because it will give you an excuse for not having finished your work
...when professors for courses outside of the architecture school are lenient once they are aware you are an architecture student.
...you have given a final presentation with your fly open
...when you skip classes because you have too much work to do
...when you have an inexplicable mark running off your page because you fell asleep while drafting
...when you start measuring all time segments in terms of "projects"
...when you have nicknames for all your tools
...when you talk to all your tools like they're "real people" and use their nicknames
...when a triple shot espresso just doesn't have enough "kick"
...when you try to talk to another person and realize that you've invented your own language and nobody else understands you
...when a 102 degree fever or strep throat is to you no excuse to miss a crit.
well not all of it but MOST of it happens to me and my "colleagues" (haha sounds professional) but yeah~ God has given me the strength to overcome it all (Phil 4:13) and He has always, i repeat ALWAYS helped me thru when i need Him most..so architecture students! don't give up! Seek God! or if you don't know Him, ask ME! i'll intro Him with you...hehe
p.s. ARRIVAL TO KK: 13 more days (wakakakaka)
