Ryxx in Sydney
wellwell...haven't updated this blog since I came back to sydney...because technically I am a tourist now, staying temporarily with Taichio. Hope everything can settle down next month. okay..back to design!
News from friendster Bulletin Board - Young Fashion talent Chan Dao crossover with H.K. Spectacle master Ting Ho Glasses. Check it out: 2/f, 531 lockhart rd, cwb or lazy shop 433, tst.
JAY'S 55 days around EUROPE
When Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta was still a student, he got the chance to meet the head of Bauhaus, German architect Walter Gropius. Ricardo asked Walter for his advice of what to do and how to keep learning architecture. Walter simply answered “Travel as much as you can.” Since then, traveling has played a great part in his road to become a master architect.
Chasing the footsteps of the master architects, my architecture classmates and friends Jay and Jeff have just started their 55 days around Europe.
http://www.jayjun.com - Their adventure is reported and there is COMPETITION and the Prize is…dun dun dun dun..check it out on the site! Jay! more competitions man!
myths in REALITY
One of the aims of this “sketchbook” is to convert an idea into reality. After launching this log for 2 months, the first real product is producd. 500 tees are produced (limited edition? Haha) However, it’s a bit late now to put the product into the market so the selling price will be pretty cheap (even though they are limited edition…wtf). But anyway, this is a good starting point! and now it's time for the winter collection!
WHY???
I beg your pardon. Normally I don't say much, but I would like to say something today.
A primary school kid was drown in the swimming pool of my apartment today. Unfortunately or fortunately (ironically), he didn't lose his life and his parent didn't lose their son. The fact is probably he will spend the rest of his life lying on the bed due to brain damage.It may seem another "typical" news headline regarding an
unlucky boy. But let me tell you the whole story, it should be like this..."In the first day of summer holiday after exam, a couple of kids are trying to enjoy a nice sunny afternoon in a private swimming pool(but they not the resident of the building). After paying
$10 each to the security guard, ridiculously, they are allowed to get in. Swimming in a pool where the life saver was basically napping or playing hide and seek with his girlfriend....one of the kid
was drown and unfortunately and fortunately...."
This news may not be exposed to the public because the management company of the apartment doesn't want to get into
trouble, the school which the kid studying doesn't want to get into
trouble, his parent, the resident of the apartment, nobody want to get into
trouble...even my parent ask me to shut up because they don't want to get into
trouble..
You may feel weird, but that's Macau.
For Majority of people, keeping silent is the way to survive. They basically don't want to know what's happening around them as long as one is living safely and comfortably
in its own sweet home*...We do have a political system, we somehow regards as a democratic society. However, the fact is that the council is just a gathering place for those merchants and rich dudes. Majority of the citizens
don't care about
politic, reason is (*). The sacred vote is given to those who are rich enough to pay my grandparent a big meal. Futhermore, we dream at the time when the number of casinos will exceed the number of schools, Macau will became a damn successful and rich city which regarded as the Eastern Las Vegas…(does anybody like to live in a desert, physically and mentally?)
Maybe you think I am annoying with bull shitting and grumbling. I just feel sad about the
IGNORANT of people.
APATHETIC kills. I strongly believe the tragedy won''t happen if someone stand out and complain the impropriate things happened around the swimming pool and I hope people can QUESTION, CRITIIZE…we are living in a society, in a world, not in a 30m square space with 3 bedrooms and 1 toilet. Today “he” is just an unfortunate boy but who can tell who gonna be the next unfortunate one… (Touchwood). These may all sounds old-fashion but it's worth while to introspect..
please...
Sometimes I think the miss of Pope John Paul II brought away the last man in the world who
defends the TRUTH. But there are always someone out there
fighting and questioning about life.
http://www.adbusters.org/home/ (thanks kit for introducing me the site)
*As a Macau citizen for 23 yrs and in order to avoid any trouble, the above news is just a story. For any similarity, it’s just coincident.”
Girl School Design, Macau
I am working in this girl school project for the last 2 months and a special feeling emerged during the design process because it is the alma mater of my best friends. I have finished my part in the primarily design stage and the first government submission drawings..so that's it for my internship and I am heading back to Sydney to finish my degree. I achieved a lot in this project and have to thanks P&T group and all the colleagues for giving me this wonderful time.
P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd : http://
www.p-t-group.com
SketchMATE - SSOL
SSOL, a young Sydney base graphic and interactive media designer. He is a rebel, and his character is highly reflected in his works. A unique style is expressed through the powerful contrast of colours, simple line work, strong theoretical backup + the merge of pop, punk, fetish, humour, outrage and ethic. But out of all, his passion towards his profession and the interest of investigating and inputting the Asian/Chinese elements in his design are making his artwork distinct.
SSOL and I am friend since the first day of my arrival in Sydney and the site of the above image was from an abandoned high-rise building in Sydney City which we slipped in without the notice of the security guard...
SSOL -
http://ssol.minisuka.org/ (contains works of relatively less explicit content..haha) check it out.
