Scene #1

I shall hide my way around Taylor's College Petaling Jaya. Running around collecting gossips and secrets.. secrets that lies deep inside the studios. I disappear into thin air, as I achieved the skills of David Copperfield throughout the years, knowing studios have WONDERFUL scenery of the LDP Highway. I made my own PhantomMobile, Batman loaned me his Batmobile. (I just rename it anyways, back to the story) I shall not be known, seen or heard. I'm invisible to everyone..

Clue #1: I JUMP, I HIDE, I SEEK.

Blog Phantom

Till next scene, discover who is blog phantom.

drama?

Such a DRAMA. The blog is dying. Worry about this rather than the demonstration, people :P

Blog Phantom.

BREAKING NEWS

OMG this is damn demotivating lor.

Apparently Frank Gehry is getting sued by MIT for building design flaws.
You can read the article here http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Business/2007/11/07/mit_sues_gehry_citing_flaws_in_center/9451/

So imagine if something as great as Gehry can get sued, how on earth are we all going to survive lah?! Build blocks all our lives meh.

Sorry, that was the panic talking. But isn't it so appaling! Knowing that we architects have limitless liabilities is stressful enough, we can get sued over.. over anything at all as long as we're alive. Yes that's true, I talked to the first architect dude who brought me around his office and he seemed to drill that fact in alot. I guess that this IS reminder that architecture ain't all designing buildings in the clouds (like my Engineering friends always say - damn they'd be having a good laugh now) it all comes down to practicality too. There are only so many ways to designing and overcoming solutions, but bear in mind the workability of it too. Design for the building's sake.


Hope ya'll are hanging in there with final submissions and all around the corner, just focus on the positive - be optimistic and keep your eyes on the goal - the HOLIDAYS after! Hah as for me, it'll be blisssss at Bali. heh.


OH btw, just a quick announcement:

We'd appreciate very much if we could get some artistic hands on the Hilton Christmas Train Project. Those who are good in art, painting, detailing - you will have one heck of a time. A GOOD time ah, so please dont let the overwhelming size of the model scare you. Just let any of us from the committee know ya! Thanks :)

AND ALL THE BEST peeps! And most of all, remember to have fun.

estherlauderlyn

What the?!

leehua

Hilton Train Project

yay!! we are featured again in the Star newspaper.
The Star (Metro Section), 27th October 2007, page 46.

go n cut it out n frame/laminate la^.^


feature the more, stress the more, let's eat CHIPSMORE!
nanananna


Lih Jiunn

Quantifying a Surveyor's Life - Professional Profession?

It has been quite some time since the first day of work in a consultantcy firm. We used to hear that QSes are not that keen with other professionals in the building industry. From my own experience during my Taylor's stint, I totally disagree with that. We have a great community in Taylor's which offers lots of special moments that most of us share. We talked about uniting students, people around us and saving our precious friendships.

However, in the real world out here, it is a hell to what you call heaven during college times. Ask a QS friend of yours that share your Building Services class or Construction or even Structures class. If they are doing take-off, and found there's discrepancies in the drawings, what do they do? List down in query list and make assumption. Great, it is a good approach, but have they ever come to a list of 100+ queries just for a single element of work? This happens and it is still ongoing. You can never find a perfect drawing but at least we expect a level of accuracy and consistency from them. Dimensions are incorrect its alright, but even the drawing number and revision number does not tally, how can you not blame us to hate the engineers for not being professional enough?

We, QSes are taken advantage of, and we are used by the industry to check drawings for errors instead of costing and pricing them. Where are we heading to if this trend goes on and on?

Paya Serai , 3rd of August 2007.

It's super overdue but an attempt to save the blog from dying..........hahahaah

say cheese!!!

pose. pose. posers!

very the vain keong

Gummy bears and cacing!!

Too delicious that even his nose couldn't resist!

haha

too full ......

Or too drunk??

Cool rite?!

awww.......

Marshmallows! Yum yum.........

Choo n Abuley drinking blood from the test tubes!

what are the blood types ar?? A, B, AB or O??

Bloodylicious??!!

LeeHua

Activity Week Presentation

HEY ALL!

Noticed that some of you have been enquiring about the presentation regarding the trips held during Activity Week. Anyway, have looked into it with some help (Thanks, Ms. Shereen!) and these are the details, if interested:

Date : Wednesday, 03/09/07 (tomorrow lah)
Venue : Level 8, B1-08-04
Time : About 11am to 1pm, however it most probably would run late - knowing the Taylors trend.

There will be presentations from the students who went to Hanoi, Seoul, Beijing, Sabah, India and others who I've missed, if I've missed. After that, there will be a prize-giving ceremony for the Hanoi peeps (apparently best presentation among the Hanoi peeps would win something REALLY EXTRAVAGANT), so hey! It should be something worth watching, no? I also heard there would be some sort of dance performance by the Beijing trip students, too ;) No promises tho.

Also, the exhibition of pictures and models and what nots will be ongoing till about 2-3pm, so maybe come for the exhibition only also would be good enough already lah.
Everyone's invited, come & see what we've learnt during the trips, the fun we had, and the embarassing moments relived :p

estherlauderlyn

Asymptote Architecture announces the design of Penang Global City Center

Asymptote’s design for the PGCC complex is centered on the idea of creating a new and powerful image for the city of Penang and the new initatives associated with the development of the Northern Corridor of Malaysia. The design achieves its elegance and stature through the simultaneous embrace of natural landscapes and contemporary urbanism. The PGCC will become a vital new precinct that complements and enhances the unique characteristics that typify Penang as a remarkable island metropolis. The design of the iconic towers in particular draws inspiration from not only the lushness and drama of the surrounding mountains and seascapes, but also from the rich and diverse cultural heritage that makes up the Malaysian nation and Penang in particular. The forms of the two towers are comprised of both horizontal and vertical elements: sculpted horizontal components move across the plinth, rise up and transform into articulated vertical structures. Set against the backdrop of the nature reserve of Penang Hill, the twisting, glass façades of the towers “perform” various surface effects—reflecting, refracting and distorting views of Penang, the surrounding landscape and the seascape beyond. The vast, cascading plinth, which functions as a public plaza with multiple gathering spaces, are venues for the performing arts center, convention center and various facilities for residential, office and urban life.

- An excited junihaoni

TRAIN PROJECT! yummy moments

PETALING JAYA - 60 students GILA working in studio level 2 on sept 22. It is a phenomenal sight. I am a reporter from THE MOON. Support my news article.

The design comm students working really hard on the project~!

" Hello! I'm Queen Sophia. I'm so honoured to paint my husband's pyramid, King Hagia."

OUR SYMBOL OF LOVE

HAGIA SOPHIA

" Tolonglah! Give me money! I bankrupt because my boss doesn't want me to paint anymore!!"
This is my corrugated cardboard bungalow :)



LONG

vs

SHORT

soprano: "don't cry for me argentina~~~~"

waiwai: "SHUT UP LAH!" *poof*

"I concentrate too much until I lost my eyes. Please donate to help me." "Durian! Durian! Lelong! Lelong!"
From left to right: pretend-to-be-cool durian, bodoh chipmunk, smiley durian, anak-anak durian sekalian

We get excited over corliflowers <3>

from left to right,

"I love corliflower! I even named my daughter Corli Choong!"

"Mummy, today teacher give me STAR for my Spelling Test!"

"Let's make love."

Kids nowdays... AIH.. tau DIET saje. Now water bottles also....

Architecture is not about structures, styles, languages, people, history and culture. It is also about shit.

da bian~da bian~<3>

HAVE FUN!

p/s: Some of the pics mysteriously disappeared :'( So i left out some of u.

lihjiunn TM