tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19023443302377468982024-02-09T04:53:44.131+11:00manda so quirky.mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-71726354613709877912011-04-08T15:13:00.003+10:002011-04-09T08:23:15.615+10:00Je pense à Paris<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/P1010392-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 480px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/P1010392-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">never knew that i would miss the endless long corridors, running for the metro, watching out for homeless people, pickpocket-ers, looking downwards as to avoid dog poo, the thousands of staircases...</div><div><br /></div><div>i really miss paris.</div><div><br /></div><div>i thought it'd be nice to not forget my french and attempt to also type in french. <i>vous me corrigez si il y a erreurs, d'accord?</i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><i>je pensais que je ne voudrais pas manquer les plus long couloirs, courir pour le metro, regarder les personnes sans-abri, les voleurs et les poo-poo des chiens, et les milles des escaliers...</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>je manques paris beaucoup!</i></div></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-18765875567093501122010-10-03T16:43:00.008+11:002011-03-28T00:44:16.186+11:00Springtime<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7086-2.jpg" /> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7082-2.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7081-2.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7097-2.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7104-2.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >It's 23 degrees today and there's no lovelier time to go out in the sun. It's good to see some skin and everyone is in pretty flowery dresses looking to conquer any patch of grass or bench to laze on. I'm trying to be less lazy and bring my camera around. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">The girls and I decided to enjoy the sun - I brought them to my new favourite haunt - </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">The Commerical Bakery</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"> - and we walked on to Fed Square and sat on funky looking stools away from the giant crowd watching the footie finals (</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Go Collingwood!</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">). </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Look forward to more pictures on the blog and do leave your comments - I promise not to cry if you decide to be harsh! </span></span></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-63767720424230012392010-09-26T23:46:00.005+10:002011-04-04T00:32:49.710+10:00Riverland Madness<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7021_blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6859_blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6748_blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 530px; height: 577px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6748_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div>One of my most favourite places in Melbourne is </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Riverland</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span">, right by the river, hidden beneath the the iconic Federation Square. Fed Square is so touristy - it's great to see this hidden treasure seemingly catered to those who are lucky enough to stumble down the stair behind the building - for sunny days with cold beer and wine!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span">Today we went to celebrate the birthday of a dear, dear friend.<br /></span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >A fashion blogger I <strike>stalk</strike> follow religiously is <a href="http://songofstyle.blogspot.com/">Song of Style </a> and I love how she pairs ankle length clog boots with insanely short dresses and skirts. I then decided to give it a go myself today - and realised I failed miserably as I had neither her skinny legs nor her height.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I had fun dressing up anyway! </span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " ><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6859_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 312px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " ><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " ><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6951_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 514px; height: 799px; " /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span">Dress - </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Asos</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span">, Bag - </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Jigsaw</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span">, Shoes - </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span">Rubi </span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><i><br /></i></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); " ><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7027_blog.jpg"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7027_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 795px; " /></a><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7021_blog.jpg"><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7021_blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 795px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span">And of course, my other fashionista half, </span><a href="http://www.ohiseered.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hong</span></a><a href="http://www.ohiseered.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></a><a href="http://www.ohiseered.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Yi</span></a><a href="http://www.ohiseered.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span">- she decided to slash her jeans this morning - paired up with her Ozzy Osbourne sunnies she's looking rocker chick for the day!<a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_7027_blog.jpg"></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Thanks Hong for taking pictures of me!</span></span></span></span></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-40381398978433412482010-09-23T21:52:00.009+10:002010-09-24T03:44:31.075+10:00Mr. Tulk & the girls<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The girls and I decided to dress up today - and it was such incredible fun! We brunched at Mr. Tulk's and it felt like we were casts of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cashmere Mafia</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6661_blog.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.ohiseered.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hong</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><a href="http://thedreamingclouds.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cheryl</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and I are lovers of thrift clothing and quirky jewelery - Hong's skirt is thrifted from Delft (I think?) in this picture. Awesome wedges from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rubi </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and I'm totally lovin' how it's paired with knee high socks.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6738_blog.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cheryl looking uberly model-like with wind swept hair. Compared to everyone else at Mr. Tulk - (and most other Melbournians) - are usually in black- so I felt happy vibes as we were all in bright colors today!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6675_blog.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://cherievoon.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cherie</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'s always so happy. She makes me happy. :) Spring is good and flowery clothing is perfect!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6670_blog.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Whenever I wear heels in Melbourne, I get funky stares. Paired with bare legs = more stares! I was so self conscious! Cardigan from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Zara</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, dress tailored by </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Babu</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and clogs from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bardot <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">(that I have been guiltily wearing quite often until I can afford another).</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6698blog.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6684_blog.jpg" /><br /><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6682_blog.jpg" /></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And more awesome silliness from harajuku strangers! :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-18314704793979222552010-09-20T16:56:00.004+10:002010-09-20T17:14:50.675+10:00That little dress<div style="text-align: justify;">I've been MIA as I've been somewhat uninspired, unmotivated by my thesis this semester. It's Week 8 - and I have no actual building form. I sit by the computer for hours and hours and produce nothing... not sure what's going on!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So I blog. Ha ha ha.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A new love of mine after coming to Melbourne are vintage stores. This is very un-asian (certainly the mother went <i>ick</i> when I brought her to one of my favourite vintage stores- <i>(Lost & Found</i> on Smith St, in Brunswick) but the idea of someone else's trash becoming my treasure has some appeal for me.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If there is one thing I like about Melboure is that everyone and anyone is allowed to express themselves by streaking naked across the street if they want to - (<a href="http://leader-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/naked-bike-riders-take-to-melbourne-cbd/">this is true</a>!) which means it's the perfect place to discover one's fashion style without (too much) judgement from other people...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So this is what I managed to grab from the mad <i>Retrostar</i> warehouse sales last weekend (for $10...!):</div><div><center><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6612_2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_6609_2.jpg" /></div></center></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other lovers of vintage and DIY's are <a href="http://nothingbutwhispers.blogspot.com/">Cheryl</a> and <a href="http://www.ohiseered.com">Hong</a> - and we've made a point to stray away from the usual thights+tshirt uni ensemble and dress up during the weekend! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have many more DIY ideas that I want to do - when I find more time to procrastinate I'll post them up - till then, <i>gros bisous</i>! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-78549117450654749122010-07-24T20:16:00.004+10:002010-07-24T20:37:42.174+10:00she shanghai-edshanghai came as a culture shock to cherie, pinky and myself (pris has been living in shanghai/su zhou for some time now) and was a big change from the laid back city of melbourne to getting run down by vehicles/other people in shanghai...<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4917.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">only awesome friends go through dirty feet moments together.<br /></div><br /><br />from fighting off que-cutters, trying not to cry as we wait in the rain for cabs (and then having them stolen by que-cutters), almost getting run over, rude cabbies, and then surviving off 3 years of mandarin lessons, and thanks to technology we also had an english-mandarin travel dictionarys on our ipod...<br /><br />i just wanted to share some random shots (out of the thousand) that we took on the trip. uni is starting in 2 days - and you know that can only mean that procrastination will kick in again, and more blog posts will be up. hee hee!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4765.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i can read a map k.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_5033.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">my lovely trio.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4956.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i have a thing for doors. this feels gordon ramsey like.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4897.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">hefang street in hangzhou. loved it!<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_5362.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the entrance to the uk pavillion.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_5327.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">seeds in the uk pavillion.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">blog again soon! x<br /></div></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-31079798931986888412010-07-22T14:40:00.005+10:002010-07-24T19:04:06.769+10:00she says helloi'm sorry i've been mia - right after uni i've been doing an intense amount of traveling - from shanghai to sydney to canberra - and then back here again - plus moma & the youngest are here to visit...<br /><br />uni will be starting soon, and i'm quite excited. it's the final semester, so i'll be working on my thesis project - if all goes well, i graduate in december and it'll mark the end of 7 years of architorture school!<br /><br />you may have noticed that i've changed my header - i've decided to take a picture of my cork board that's next to my work table - it summarises me, really. pictures of loved ones, a postcard of this french film where all the characters are a little.... odd, the chairman mao watch, my calender (with various strikethrough's indicating <span style="font-style: italic;">x</span> number of days till the final submission, the paper spectacles... do tell me what you think!<br /><br />thanks to all who are still following me on this blog :) i'll post up more things soon.<br /><br />xmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-36465803246694956942010-05-29T14:40:00.005+10:002010-05-30T18:22:19.201+10:00she is semi-liberatedfor the first time in my entire architecture life (i.e. 6.5 years) i actually finished my final studio folio submission on time. and by 'on time' i mean 9 hours before it's due.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 350px; height: 163px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/Render9-AerialSoutheastjpeg_edit.jpg" /><br /></div><br />i actually had time to sleep (3 hours), take a long, hot shower, paint my face, pick clothes, and put on booties.<br /><br />obviously someone up there thought that surely that's too good to be true.<br /><br />you see, after i chucked the submission CD into the assignment chute, i happily skipped to the mall, and zoomed towards nine west for <a href="http://www.ninewest.com.au/high-heels/debutante/w2/i1423199_1423601/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">that</span></a> shoe.<br /><br />and found that i was short by $4 in cash.<br /><br />and for some retarded reason, my debit card didn't work.<br /><br />or the credit card.<br /><br />sales girl was giving me sad, i-pity-you look. i told her i'd run to the atm machine. she smiled and said would hold shoe for me.<br /><br />ran to atm machine.<br /><br />card declined.<br /><br />weeped.<br /><br />called <a href="http://cherievoon.blogspot.com/">cherie</a>, who came to save the day. poor girl was happily flipping through books on lygon and trammed all the way to the city.<br /><br />she is sweetest person in world who said she'll come save me even if i was short by 1cent.<br /><br />everyone needs a cherie in their life. thank you for being my superwoman! you are numero dos after momma.<br /><br />anyway, i'm thinking: with said shoes.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 350px; height: 553px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/bowblazer8.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">image from <a href="http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/">cupcakes&cashmere</a></span><br /></div><br />but may potentially look like asian seafood (lala). so. perhaps not with cute grey socks. but do tell me what you guys think. with that said, i'm crazy into these kinds of platform-heeled sandals now! (perhaps two seasons too late, winter's fast approaching) i swear to you, they are so bloody comfortable and light and you won't be limping away an hour later.<br /><br />also very inspired by the fantastic <a href="http://ohiseered.com/">miss hong</a> and want to take fashion pictures but:<br />1. am terribly unphotogenic, i kid you not<br />2. can't bring myself to ask someone else to take a picture of me.<br /><br />so here are my questions:<br />1. is it possible to carry out cute socks with aforementioned shoes?<br />2. how does one appear photogenic in fashion pictures?!<br /><br />p.s. i want to introduce my new favourite fashion blogging website - <a href="http://www.parkandcube.com/">park&cube</a> - i love her style & her pictures! (perhaps want to get pictures taken like her, youknow, the 'i'm-so-shy-please-don't-take-my-picture-ok-fine-if-you-say-so-take-my-picture-giggle' kind of way.)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4467-2.jpg" /><br /></div><br />update: okay, i tried to take a picture... excuse the mess in the background! i was just out for dinner with some friends & had on old t-shirt - so lazy me put on a skirt, tights, black flats - and dashed out the house. came home and decided to try on shoes - the mother says that it doesn't go very well with black and would like to see it with grey socks.mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-3409063998936086412010-05-15T13:42:00.000+10:002010-05-15T14:27:59.251+10:00she cooks a mushie burgeri tried the mushroom burger at grill'd the other day, and it was heavenly! i tried making it at home again the other day, and it was so darn good - i made it for another friend - who said it could be her second favourite food ever! (or something like that, i could have made it slightly more narcissistic)<br /><br />so here's how you do it. it's super easy, i promise.<br /><br />1. slice 1/2 an <span style="font-weight: bold;">onion</span>, and a <span style="font-weight: bold;">tomato</span>, and cut some <span style="font-weight: bold;">mushrooms</span> in half.<br />2. butter two slices of <span style="font-weight: bold;">bread</span> - i use a brown multigrain loaf - don't think it'll be that great with sandwich slices.<br />3. in a little bowl, put in 1/2 teaspoon of dried <span style="font-weight: bold;">chives</span>, 1/2 teaspoon of dried <span style="font-weight: bold;">basil</span>, chop a clove of <span style="font-weight: bold;">garlic</span> and add that in too, put a bit of <span style="font-weight: bold;">salt</span>, add <span style="font-weight: bold;">olive oil</span>, and mix!<br />4. throw everything into a grill pan (lightly sprayed with olive oil) - and pour mixture no.3 on mushrooms.<br />5. in separate pan, make <span style="font-weight: bold;">egg</span> sunny side up.<br />6. finally, stack! i do it in this order: bread, onions, sliced tomatoes, mushrooms, sunny side up egg, good cheese - and sprinkle<span style="font-weight: bold;"> salt</span> and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> pepper</span>.<br />7.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> eat</span>!<br /><br />enjoy! :)<br /><br />ps: you can also add in sliced pineapples/beetroot if you have any lying about in the house...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4404-2.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4396-1.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4405-1.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4414-1.jpg" /><br /></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-73156765795896833962010-05-12T21:29:00.000+10:002010-05-12T21:58:20.141+10:00what's in my bagthe fashion crazy <a href="http://thetrisblog.blogspot.com/">tris </a>tagged me in a 'what's in my bag' post - and i thought about how i could take a little break from my essay and share what's in my bag...<br /><br />i do the girl thing of constantly exchanging things from one bag to another - and really it's only between two bags - one black, and one brown - and depending on what i'm wearing (i have tendency to wear too much black, also have embarrassing tendency to over-dress) and how much of stuff i have to take out, i just grab them and go!<br /><br />so after a bit of a rummage in the bag...<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4383-2.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />1. <span style="font-weight: bold;">wallet</span> (which converts to clutch thanks to hidden wrist sling) from salvatore ferragamo<br />2. <span style="font-weight: bold;">sketch book</span>! which contains notes/scribbles/thoughts.<br />3. best. thing. ever. <span style="font-weight: bold;">lucas's papaw ointment</span>. heals everything from dry lips to mozzie bites to burns.<br />4. <span style="font-weight: bold;">book</span> to read on tram/while waiting. gulliver's travels.<br />5. <span style="font-weight: bold;">pen</span> from the <a href="http://cherievoon.blogspot.com/">pen snob</a> :)<br />7. infectiguard spray <span style="font-weight: bold;">hand sanitizer</span>. er. also to be used in place of pepper spray.<br />8. mont blanc <span style="font-weight: bold;">pen+pencil case</span>.<br />9. <span style="font-weight: bold;">ipod</span>! with <span style="font-weight: bold;">case</span> from jayjay which <a href="http://justmichie.blogspot.com/">michie</a> and i got for free after giving puppy eyes to guy at store.<br />10. packet of <span style="font-weight: bold;">kleenex</span>. which the lovely kenny surprised me with because i was having the sniffles and was attempting to discreetly wipe nose on sleeve.<span style="font-style: italic;"> je t'adore!<br /></span>10. er.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> card</span> which entitles me to $4 pizzas all the time at bimbo, pizza haunt.<br />11. <span style="font-weight: bold;">thumbdrives</span>.<br />12. chanel <span style="font-weight: bold;">lip gloss</span>.<br />13. <span style="font-weight: bold;">blackberry</span>!<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:100%;">and that's it! oh how i enjoy procrastination :) thanks tris! </span><br /><br />oh yes. i tag...<br />1. kelly<br />2. michy<br />3. cheryl<br />4. eevon<br />5. cherie. just because i think this will be funny. lol.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-17643588042276947342010-05-09T00:21:00.000+10:002010-05-09T00:35:40.558+10:00sock dollsthe 15 year old sister just sent me some pictures of the sock dolls that she has been working on - and selling! (perhaps when she comes & visit in july i could exploit her & then get her to sell them at camberwell market? ;))<br /><br />i'm so incredibly proud of her; she's so very creative!<br /><br />here are the pictures -<br /><br />ps. mountain of fur in picture no.3 is goldie the oldie golden retriever!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/Capture3.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/Capture-1.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/Capture2.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/Capture4.jpg" /><br /></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-37357274573259460982010-05-08T20:45:00.000+10:002010-05-08T20:59:07.330+10:00blast from the pasti was feeling rather demotivated as the amount of work i needed to produce kept piling up, and the amount of work that has actually been produced is hardly enough to show for the amount of hours i've had my bum on the seat here...<br /><br />... so i decided to procrastinate (& hopefully rediscover my '<a href="http://cherievoon.blogspot.com/">archi mojo</a>') and look at the work that i produced last year - we were meant to create an urban vision for the year 2032 and funnily enough, a year later, i'm viewing this project so differently than i did last year.<br /><br />the video quality output from windows movie maker is questionable, but here's the video, enjoy!<br /><br />ps. click on the video to watch it directly on utube, it's been cropped off here in blogger...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BijoaZxHA70&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BijoaZxHA70&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-33422955593444686212010-05-08T17:29:00.000+10:002010-05-08T17:41:39.194+10:00suni have promised to hermit myself from now till my final assignment submission on june 9th - but i really couldn't help myself when i saw how wonderfully sunny it was outside.<br /><br />i dragged out the chair, throw, and threw my head back - and soaked up whatever rays of 5pm sun i could get.<br /><br />and now it's back to work. :(<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4347-2.jpg" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">ps. also am thinking of putting some lovely plants on the balcony. but does anyone know if it's really feasible? plus winter's coming up right? also plus plus i have an uncanny ability to kill plants (even cacti) so maybe i shouldn't even think of getting plants...<br /><br /></div></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-53672520974508785742010-05-06T15:49:00.000+10:002010-05-06T15:55:34.073+10:00honey lemonno better way to spend an assignment filled day than with some lovely hot honey-lemon drink in your favourite mug.<br /><br />what comforts you when you're flooded with work/assignments?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4334-2.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">mug; gift from sister, earrings from sportsgirl</span><br /></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-45448957641799997272010-05-03T18:19:00.000+10:002010-05-04T18:52:37.281+10:00baldie*pulls hair out*<br />*runs around apartment screaming*<br /><br />well at least if i jump off i'll have pretty view to look at.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 440px; height: 254px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/030510_IMG_4305.jpg" /></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-37312479728112710282010-05-01T03:27:00.000+10:002010-05-01T03:42:06.361+10:00brrrrpink uggs? check!<br />knitted scarf? check!<br />thick tights? check!<br />tank top with long sleeve shirt over? check!<br />furry koala jacket? check!<br />finger gloves? check!<br />blanket? check!<br />heater? check!<br /><br />even with all of that i'm still freezing big bum off. and it's only autumn. i'm so going to faint in winter.<br /><br />it's 5 weeks until the end of the semester and i've been doing 5am nights now almost daily - i'm not sure how much more of this i can take. in addition to studio there is an essay that i need to get started on for Urban Design Theory, as well as another essay and case study for Contemporary Digital Practice. the latter i need to work on a little bit more because in the last class, the lecturer pointed at me and said "YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST WEEK!"<br /><br />in which i not so brilliantly replied, "er..... yes, i overslept."<br /><br />he was slightly stunned by my reply then said, "well. at least you're honest."<br /><br />he seems to enjoy picking on me. the other time he stopped mid lecture to pick up the cupcake (which was gift from <a href="http://missjoisle.wordpress.com/">jois</a>) that was by my feet and demanded, "How dare you bring food to class and put it right in front of my face!"<br /><br />i'm sure it was in joking manner but i was dead embarrassed anyhow.<br /><br />i have...... so much more to do, but here is sneak peek of design for this semester. it's obviously far from done - i'm just messing about with the rendering . it's meant to be a student accommodation, located at university square - and the challenging bit about this semester's design is the building is meant to show some sort of optical illusion.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/Render11.jpg" /><br /></div><br />wish me luck!mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-77402549115569938462010-04-27T18:31:00.000+10:002010-04-27T19:08:12.395+10:00keysbecause having a blog is all about sharing - i'm going to start incorporating into this blog little things that i have done to slowly change my apartment into something a little cozier...<br /><br />so here it is. situation one. i'm a serious blur case, and a total forgetful joe. a lot of times i'm late for appointments because i can <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> for the life of me remember where the heck i left my keys last (the last time that happened i found the keys in a basket with all the dog things, not sure how it got there....) so my sister and i placed a 'cup' in one of the shelves of the Ikea Expedit bookcase and used it as a key holder..<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/270410_IMG_4275.jpg" /><br /></div><br />except that, it is a rather teeny tiny cup. and we have too many keys.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/270410_IMG_4263.jpg" /><br /></div><br />so i had a rummage around my room, and found tiny checkered treasure chest - which i bought for AUD$12 (a major steal...! the sales guy whispered into my ear that it was worth $35 but someone probably tagged it wrong) and used it in place of the cup.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/270410_IMG_4278.jpg" /><br /></div><br />and... that's it! it looks so much better (reminds self to sort out books on shelf) and heaps more practical.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/270410_IMG_4277.jpg" /><br /></div><br />i guess one thing to remember is changing the look of a place is something that happens over time, and you can't really go out and buy a whole lot of stuff and magically wish your house to be homey. i'm a big, big, fan of flea markets and most times i don't even come home with anything...<br /><br />oh -and mini treasure chest and other goodies - you can get from DFO Essendon - can't remember the name at the moment, but you can't miss it - it's one of the stores not located within the main building, and they sell timber furniture which floods out of the store onto the sidewalk.<br /><br />so, stop adding your keys to the mess on your desk - and find a lovely anything to store your keys so you know where they are whenever you need to rush out the house.*<br /><br />*applicable only to super blur people like me....mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-56152447789421110672010-04-27T02:30:00.000+10:002010-04-27T02:53:54.981+10:00halfway<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/270410_IMG_4254.jpg" /><br /></div><br />autumn is (finally) here (or has it been autumn for some time now?), and we're meant to expect temperatures below 20deg C this week - with rain most days. friends ask when is the best time to be in melbourne - sometimes it's quite hard to give a definitive answer as the weather is as erratic as the mother is indecisive.<br /><br />it's time to now dust off those furry ugg booties, invest in a snuggie (trè<i>s</i> unfashionable, but highly practical) and refrain from eating too much...<br /><br />speaking of eating too much, as of 2 weeks from now, i celebrate my 6th month as an <a href="http://www.unc.edu/%7Emegw/Acutetarian.html">acutetarian</a> (or a pescatarian). i haven't regretted my decision yet to not eat meat - i don't think i feel any healthier than i did before, but it's gone to a point where i do feel rather squeamish at the sight of raw meat - and my thoughts go to the poor animal that was probably happily chewing on grass or hopping over fences before being inhumanely slaughtered.<br /><br />i mean, imagine <span style="font-style: italic;">Babe</span>. or <span style="font-style: italic;">Charlotte's Web</span>. or <span style="font-style: italic;">Homeward Bound</span>. animals talk and have feelings too, you know.<br /><br />(apparently fish have feelings too (hello, <span style="font-style: italic;">Finding Nemo</span>) but i can't seem to bring myself to not eat fish...)<br /><br />i remember the day i declared to my friends and family that i was not going to eat meat anymore. it took them by surprise - and me too - because i totally forgot to consider the fact that i hated vegetables, fish, mushrooms, tofu and anything non-meat.<br /><br />now i don't really have a choice.<br /><br />i wonder if i should take the next step to turning vegetarian too?mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-40385563211803373632010-04-25T00:16:00.000+10:002010-04-25T00:57:40.729+10:00Twinkly LightsI always thought of myself as a homey person. By that, I mean, I prefer to spend my time at home than anywhere else. Which makes me social hermit. I don't mind, really.<br /><br />I used to love living on Lygon Street - right across the road from Wolf Vintage, a skip and hop away from Nova Cinema ($4 movie days on Monday) which shows artsy non main stream movies, shopping at the very quaint King & Godfree's for my weekly supply of caviar and lovely moscato , the italian food - and of course, the main reason for moving to Lygon - the 11pm closing time for bookstores.<br /><br />Now that I'm in the city (which feels like a squillion miles away from Lygon) I feel suffocated by the busy, buzzy crowd. Which I suppose, is good - because that means I try to create my little haven in my apartment here in the city.<br /><br />Friends who come over jokingly ask, what DO I have that's not from IKEA?! I wish I had more time to thrift hunt for furnitures - but they are usually so ridiculously expensive, and I honestly have not had the time to learn how to upholster my own furniture.<br /><br />Plus, the sister's boyfriend said someone could have died on them. Or in them, if vintage clothes. And the sister and I got freaked out after that because we're just that chinese and believe in <span style="font-style: italic;">suay</span>-ness.<br /><br />I do try to scourge thrift stores to find bits and pieces that I can add to the apartment to makes it.... less IKEA-ish. But things like that take time, and I'm happy with the way it looks for now. Hopefully during the mid-year holidays when the momma and the youngest sister is here we'll be able to do lovely make-the-house-a-home projects.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4113-1.jpg" /><br /></div><br />As it's the middle of the semester, and work has piled up to my armpits, and space only permitted a teeny, tiny desk in my bedroom, I decided to move my work station to the living room. I like it - living on the 23rd floor and in a corner unit means I'm surrounded by beautiful twinkly lights of the city.<br /><br />There is music by Stacey Kent playing in the background, and more recently, music that makes me smile - the soundtrack of Julie and Julia - add to the ambiance.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/250410_IMG_4235.jpg" /><br /></div><br />I feel most relaxed at night and most friends who come over enough know how much I hate halogen lights. So in place the sister and I put plenty of just-bright-enough lamps in the corners.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/250410_IMG_4244.jpg" /><br /></div><br />Muffin loves to hang off the couch arm.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/250410_IMG_4241.jpg" /><br /></div><br />Have a fantastic week ahead, y'all.mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-18979040562841443772010-04-16T19:08:00.000+10:002010-04-16T19:26:40.979+10:00Fly, fly awayI've been tremendously busy - it's the middle of the semester now! - and have totally forgone all plans to visit vintage markets on weekends, finish painting the other side of the wall, develop photographs...<br /><br />But during a recent trip to Lorne, I managed to pick up this gorgeous dandelion wall sticker from one of the quaint stores along the Great Ocean Road...<br /><br />... and even though I'm up to my neck in assignments, I gave in to procrastination and decided to devote a part of the afternoon to stick them behind my bed.<br /><center><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4074-1.jpg" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The sister says it's bad fengshui because it could potentially represent her hopes/ambitions flying away.<br /><br />I feel the opposite - it gives me a sense of freedom and, weirdly, even though I'm stressed beyond belief, looking at it really calms me down....<br /><br /><br /></div><img style="width: 350px; height: 525px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4078.jpg" /><br /><br /><img style="width: 350px; height: 520px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_4099.jpg" /><br /></center><br />Design of the room still a work in progress! It's back to work for me now, wish me luck - can't wait till the semester's over!mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-3497369059156330362010-03-26T08:23:00.000+11:002010-03-26T08:44:42.614+11:00this is how we sleep.current music: someone to love by erin boheme<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 390px; height: 293px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/Image1.jpg" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 390px; height: 294px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/Image2.jpg" /><br /></div><br />muffin protects me from nightmares.mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-48051883500201327062010-03-16T20:27:00.000+11:002010-03-16T21:36:00.495+11:00the third and the sevenththis year marks the 7th year that i have been submerged in the choppy water of architecture. upon introduction, some people usually ask, "so... why architecture?"<br /><br />those that know me well will know that it wasn't really my choice - but then again, fresh out of high school, and having just turned 17 - i didn't really know what i wanted to do (except that studying and memorising wasn't really my forte!).<br /><br />i thought of writing, as i had been actively involved in a young journalist's program - but writing (and sometimes, reading) newspaper articles bores the living daylights of me. then i thought of zoology, but knew while i had passion for all living creatures i seriously lacked the gingko required to remember thousands of body parts and bones and skin and blood vessels.<br /><br />so really, i left it all to the lovely father to decide upon my fate.<br /><br />having said that, 6 years (and a bit) now of architecture school - the love that i have for architecture has never gone to the point where i'd intentionally reach for architecture literature on magazine racks, constantly keep up to date on what starchitects are doing, and having an entire folder of bookmarks on my browser for archi related websites...<br /><br />though, i have been rather lucky that i don't entirely suck at doing what i'm doing .<br /><br />really. this is not to say that i don't like buildings. i just don't love them.<br /><br />having said that, everything changed today, during a studio session today, when the tutor projected this clip:<br /><br /><br /><center><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PSGx4bBU9Qc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PSGx4bBU9Qc&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object></center><br /><br /><br />this is a clip called "the third and the seventh" by alex roman - who has truly shown what the essence of architecture is - art - through a cinematographic lens. for those of you who <span style="font-style: italic;">are</span> doing architecture, i strongly urge you to watch it - i hope it will change and inspire you as much as it did me. for those of you who are <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> doing architecture, do watch it too!<br /><br />recent architecture has lost its meaning - it's all about status, budget, rules, client aesthetic - and we forget why we chose to become architects to begin with. understand and appreciate the beauty of clean lines, poetic planes, the play of light and shadow, texture, exquisite detail - and how it fuses itself with its environment...<br /><br />... and start falling in love with architecture once again.mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-30966180944872973362010-03-15T03:07:00.000+11:002010-03-15T03:44:43.894+11:00the final yearthe new semester has finally kicked into gear, and is proven by the fact that i'm still glued to the computer screen at 3.18am.<br /><br />and that i really should be doing work, but have chosen <span style="font-style: italic;">this </span><span>time to blog.<br /><br />people say that uni's the best time of your life - but i reckon i was a lot happier when i was working. sure, there's the overtime and hard, hard work that you can't really choose to <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> do, and you may not get along with all your colleagues... but at least you get paid at the end of the day.<br /><br />plus, you get your weekends free too. usually.<br /><br />at least i have muffin for company.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG00094-20100315-0308-2.jpg" /><br /><br /></div>mandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05453371553980883584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1902344330237746898.post-29483215233070780972010-02-17T07:51:00.000+11:002010-02-17T09:07:07.255+11:00Gong Xi!<div align="left"><strike></strike><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_3382.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 348px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 523px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_3382.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_3364.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 348px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 523px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/chansaire/IMG_3364.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><em><span style="font-size:78%;"><center>photog credits above to the sister b</center>
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<br />As per tradition each year at Popo's and Granma during the festive season, I am cornered and intimidated until I deftly duck the 'Questions' usually affectionately asked by <em>kaypoh</em> (but very nice) aunties. These questions include:
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