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Day 35 – Saturday
The muscle aches from badminton was not gone, although several friends had helped me to massage the night before. In the morning, we went out to the book fair along the streets and within our schools to check out the books available and at a much cheaper rate as compared to Singapore. When it comes to books, I am a person who couldn’t resist it. In Singapore itself, a visit to Kinokuniya has already become a must-go monthly or even weekly thing. It somehow just brightens up my mood a little. So thus here in Dalian, I am loving the books available so thus today itself I have already gotten 11 books which consists of design magazine and illustration books. I love reading and looking through images perhaps. Its a great keep. I guess i would have to build in more bookshelf when I am back in Singapore. Where my room will be filled so much with books and magazines.
Also there was a stalk selling handphone keychains which are very interesting. Thus i bought 13 keychains for myself and friends.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Day 34 – Friday (touring day)
Day 34 – Friday (touring day)
Today was a touring day, I like it when it comes to this day. Most properly because we get to expose to more of unseen Dalian as well as to learn more stuff which is new to the mind. Today we had to left our hostel earlier than before. We met at 740am and headed over to our very first stop. Its a graphic-advertisement company which has a name of the – 180一捌零. Before heading in, we saw something familiar to the eyes, its subway. Woo. Finally something more western, because simply i love have missing western-Italian food alot like pizza, spaghetti and lots and lots more. However the Chinese food are very delicious as well. I had a subway breakfast afterall. We had a presentation by the staff in – 180一捌零 which is interesting and somehow allows one to re-think the idea of design a little. The interior of the office looks relaxing with my favourite colour of orange =D. Next stop we headed over to Fifth Country ( show flats), it was a massive area of show flats, most properly is catered for the rich. It has lots of interior design of using European design.
The whole entire area was designed by the American Architects and Designers. When I got into the first flat, i was blown away by the design, simply because although its quite a lot of interior decoration but however it has a very family feel to it and the little details such as the posters and stuff all looks very vintage and very classic and also unique and thus to me, actually I felt very interested in these various design, however i guessed not much Singaporean would be interested in these various designs, however to me, i am actually loving it very much. Next stop was lunch, i was still very full by then, just ate a little and yup the food some were pleasing, some were alright. The very last stop was to the Acendas Building that we went before, but this time round, we visited the graphic company branch in Dalian, E-Graphics. Visited their company, which the interior as well looks relaxing and a good environment to work in. Had a presentation presented by the staff, he is from France, very good-looking. A plus point.
The company has many branches all over the world. As such like Singapore, London ,Tokyo, paris and many more. They do a lot of publishing work such as printing, advertisement and more. The video shown was very interesting as well. Went back to the hostel, feeling very tired. I went to transfer all the 300 photos to my laptop. I seen it carefully that it has been transferred to a new folder and thus i went to delete the ones in my SD card for further use. And BOO sadly the photos were all gone. I tried looking for them from folders to folders, however none were found. Sadly but its okay. I have the experiences noted at heart already. And thus i went to watch videos for hours to forget about the losing of all the photos.
Day 33 – Thursday ( review plus design talk day)
Day 33 – Thursday
Weekly presentation review.
Overall was alright. The autocad needs improvements like line weight and indication. For our scheme, its harder to actually do a proper and an understandable plan because the concept was constantly changing so everything seems to be able to move around for all they wanted, however there will be permanent fixtures within the space. For this concept and idea, i think that 3D will be able to completely show what we are really trying to express and show. However the Technical are very important as well. Because for one thing to be able to build and construct, it will be down to the technique drawing bit to be precise and clear. My part for the project was on AutoCAD drawing, I will try my very best to CAD it well, however seriously-speaking at times it could be quite stressful to think of what actually to draw in when everything is able to move around and it somehow could be anything or everything. 3D has to be the same as the Drawings. Everything is down to be changed and re-form. The stress is getting on heavily when the days to submission is getting closer and closer to us. Later we headed for design talk, its a weekly thing. Today the talk was much more interesting and no translation from Chinese to English. Well I meant it will be better for the students who doesn’t understand Chinese but when things are repeated twice and stuff.
At times it gets a little dreamy here and there. The design talk was about interior design, thinking skills , sketching and rendering skills. Everything was very related to us and i was awake throughout the talk. Somehow the ideas presented to us was very close to heart and meant a lot in a way or two. She said that sketching skills are precious and it will be more useful as compared to computer, not that computers are bad or anything, however everyone knows computer as in how to operate software and stuff but sketching skills are to be trained and be self-practised and also its more close to our industry as well. I wanted to improve on my sketching skills. However all i did was to look at books on how actually to draw but somehow i didn’t really practise them. Somehow did it all come down to a note of ...? Self-practise and exploration are very important. Badminton in the evening. Spent a good two hours of working out some fats and energy. In conclusion, its muscle-aches for the next day. Well its a balance at least. You had fun but you overworked your muscles. Thus the muscles would come calling you.
Weekly presentation review.
Overall was alright. The autocad needs improvements like line weight and indication. For our scheme, its harder to actually do a proper and an understandable plan because the concept was constantly changing so everything seems to be able to move around for all they wanted, however there will be permanent fixtures within the space. For this concept and idea, i think that 3D will be able to completely show what we are really trying to express and show. However the Technical are very important as well. Because for one thing to be able to build and construct, it will be down to the technique drawing bit to be precise and clear. My part for the project was on AutoCAD drawing, I will try my very best to CAD it well, however seriously-speaking at times it could be quite stressful to think of what actually to draw in when everything is able to move around and it somehow could be anything or everything. 3D has to be the same as the Drawings. Everything is down to be changed and re-form. The stress is getting on heavily when the days to submission is getting closer and closer to us. Later we headed for design talk, its a weekly thing. Today the talk was much more interesting and no translation from Chinese to English. Well I meant it will be better for the students who doesn’t understand Chinese but when things are repeated twice and stuff.
At times it gets a little dreamy here and there. The design talk was about interior design, thinking skills , sketching and rendering skills. Everything was very related to us and i was awake throughout the talk. Somehow the ideas presented to us was very close to heart and meant a lot in a way or two. She said that sketching skills are precious and it will be more useful as compared to computer, not that computers are bad or anything, however everyone knows computer as in how to operate software and stuff but sketching skills are to be trained and be self-practised and also its more close to our industry as well. I wanted to improve on my sketching skills. However all i did was to look at books on how actually to draw but somehow i didn’t really practise them. Somehow did it all come down to a note of ...? Self-practise and exploration are very important. Badminton in the evening. Spent a good two hours of working out some fats and energy. In conclusion, its muscle-aches for the next day. Well its a balance at least. You had fun but you overworked your muscles. Thus the muscles would come calling you.
Day 32- Wednesday
Day 32- Wednesday
At night it was spent doing work for the review. But being a sleepy head, i always slept much earlier than others. When i know there’s still work not done. I felt that Wednesday has always been the most nervous-cracking day. Where you will see everybody rushing their mind.head and more for their projects stuff. The day was spent doing auto-cad. I had a mind lots of cubes and cubes. And lots of Tetris shapes. However they are just not working very much to the technique drawings. How to actually have a precise drawings for the constantly changing concept where everything are able to more around? I am starting to feel more and more stressful as days comes about.
At night, four of us did work in my room. Because more people around will result in one feeling less tired perhaps? However i slept earlier than anyone out there. Maybe because i was doing work on my bed. That’s why.
At night it was spent doing work for the review. But being a sleepy head, i always slept much earlier than others. When i know there’s still work not done. I felt that Wednesday has always been the most nervous-cracking day. Where you will see everybody rushing their mind.head and more for their projects stuff. The day was spent doing auto-cad. I had a mind lots of cubes and cubes. And lots of Tetris shapes. However they are just not working very much to the technique drawings. How to actually have a precise drawings for the constantly changing concept where everything are able to more around? I am starting to feel more and more stressful as days comes about.
At night, four of us did work in my room. Because more people around will result in one feeling less tired perhaps? However i slept earlier than anyone out there. Maybe because i was doing work on my bed. That’s why.
Day 31- Tuesday
Day 31- Tuesday
It was intech lesson in the morning, we had lesson on thermal and moisture protection. Another assignment has come along, later it was on a video lesson on concrete from the national geographic.
It was intech lesson in the morning, we had lesson on thermal and moisture protection. Another assignment has come along, later it was on a video lesson on concrete from the national geographic.
Day 30- Monday
Day 30- Monday
Morning it was lesson on AutoCAD architecture 2009. Later was lunch, headed outside of show for a good meal, headed over for GEMS. Gems was interesting, 2 videos was shown, firstly was a video on lao zi about Taoism, secondly was the continuous of the previous week’s video on the rising of China, today we were introduced to the food culture and problems within China, it shows problems on a farmer’s point of view, whereby the rising of a country through building up of more factory for more economy’s growth is actually doing harm to the farmer’s life, such as the drainage of a waste of a leather factory was simply washed into the river thus leads to the water being dirty, polluted and unsafe for any further usage, it thus kills all the fishes and leads to a no-job situation for the fishermen. Thus a lawyer was introduced to them to help them in such cases.
I personally felt that it has always be in such cases situation, if one decides to put in more effort in something, it will definitely neglect the other such as the poorer group of people living in the same place. At times such issues couldn’t be defeated. I wonder what will be the best solution for such cases?
Morning it was lesson on AutoCAD architecture 2009. Later was lunch, headed outside of show for a good meal, headed over for GEMS. Gems was interesting, 2 videos was shown, firstly was a video on lao zi about Taoism, secondly was the continuous of the previous week’s video on the rising of China, today we were introduced to the food culture and problems within China, it shows problems on a farmer’s point of view, whereby the rising of a country through building up of more factory for more economy’s growth is actually doing harm to the farmer’s life, such as the drainage of a waste of a leather factory was simply washed into the river thus leads to the water being dirty, polluted and unsafe for any further usage, it thus kills all the fishes and leads to a no-job situation for the fishermen. Thus a lawyer was introduced to them to help them in such cases.
I personally felt that it has always be in such cases situation, if one decides to put in more effort in something, it will definitely neglect the other such as the poorer group of people living in the same place. At times such issues couldn’t be defeated. I wonder what will be the best solution for such cases?
Day 28- Saturday ( the stay indoor day)
Day 28- Saturday
Woke up early to get my laundry done and about. My group of friends headed out of school to visit some squares about Dalian, however i have chosen to stay indoor as somehow i just have this i-dun-feel-like-going-out feeling thus i decided to stay indoor, another thing is i am actually quite a indoor person at times like that. The day was simply spent by heading out for lunch, visiting the road-side stalks within our school for the sales of books, magazine, stationeries and more. I have spent a total of about 50 RMB to get the stuff that i need or want, thus i have gotten 1 DVD ( yet again), 4 notebooks , 1 puzzle of my favourite comic book ( Slam Dunk) and a book as well. That’s about it.
New buys equals to new happy mood. =D
Somehow i have already gotten quite a lot of stuff. I guess my Luggage will be very much exceeded the weight of requirement.
Woke up early to get my laundry done and about. My group of friends headed out of school to visit some squares about Dalian, however i have chosen to stay indoor as somehow i just have this i-dun-feel-like-going-out feeling thus i decided to stay indoor, another thing is i am actually quite a indoor person at times like that. The day was simply spent by heading out for lunch, visiting the road-side stalks within our school for the sales of books, magazine, stationeries and more. I have spent a total of about 50 RMB to get the stuff that i need or want, thus i have gotten 1 DVD ( yet again), 4 notebooks , 1 puzzle of my favourite comic book ( Slam Dunk) and a book as well. That’s about it.
New buys equals to new happy mood. =D
Somehow i have already gotten quite a lot of stuff. I guess my Luggage will be very much exceeded the weight of requirement.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Day 27- Friday - Discovery kingdom
Day 27- Friday
Today is touring day. In the morning, we left the hostel at 9am to head over to the long anticipated trip over to the discovery kingdom. The place is near to the beach thus it gets a little cold here and there. We went in, the place itself is filled with building which are so imaginative and somehow its impossible to be found in Singapore. One thing that i like about Dalian is that the buildings itself strike me quite a bit as they were using mostly of the natural materials that blends nice together as a whole. Started to snap photos of the wondrous looking buildings around the theme park. Tried some rides which i have never tried before. Some were quite trilling, at least some excitement was experienced. One of the rides was this roller coaster which allows me to turn 360 degree a few times and here and there, wow i must say, it felt a little unwell by turning around here and there that frequently but however it was a brilliant ride, although it only lasted a short two minutes, and by the way we all waited one hour just because to take this ride, but in conclusion its all worth it, the excitements were just excellent. =D. I tried my all-time favourite go-kart as well, it was a long 45 minutes ride, however at least i gotten a chance to do my favourite driving experience, although the engine was slow, no matter how i tried to step on the engine, it made no use to increase any form of speed to overtake the guy in front of me.
I was considered quite daring to try rides then in the past i would never ever try due to some issues in the past. Laughs. But overall i did enjoy my day, by subtracting the fact that i have gotten giddy in the middle of the whole event.
Headed back to the hostel at 5pm and upon reaching, headed out of school for some steamboat dinner.
Today is touring day. In the morning, we left the hostel at 9am to head over to the long anticipated trip over to the discovery kingdom. The place is near to the beach thus it gets a little cold here and there. We went in, the place itself is filled with building which are so imaginative and somehow its impossible to be found in Singapore. One thing that i like about Dalian is that the buildings itself strike me quite a bit as they were using mostly of the natural materials that blends nice together as a whole. Started to snap photos of the wondrous looking buildings around the theme park. Tried some rides which i have never tried before. Some were quite trilling, at least some excitement was experienced. One of the rides was this roller coaster which allows me to turn 360 degree a few times and here and there, wow i must say, it felt a little unwell by turning around here and there that frequently but however it was a brilliant ride, although it only lasted a short two minutes, and by the way we all waited one hour just because to take this ride, but in conclusion its all worth it, the excitements were just excellent. =D. I tried my all-time favourite go-kart as well, it was a long 45 minutes ride, however at least i gotten a chance to do my favourite driving experience, although the engine was slow, no matter how i tried to step on the engine, it made no use to increase any form of speed to overtake the guy in front of me.
I was considered quite daring to try rides then in the past i would never ever try due to some issues in the past. Laughs. But overall i did enjoy my day, by subtracting the fact that i have gotten giddy in the middle of the whole event.
Headed back to the hostel at 5pm and upon reaching, headed out of school for some steamboat dinner.
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