I cant believe we're reaching the end of the month...(as Tom has said also) ... yes.. Tom is my prof this semester... so pretty much i have no life this term...just always have Tom's voice in my head... "this is a peace of S**T, what the F**K is this" etc... i've been working way to hard... today i'm giving myself a break...
actually we just finished our 2nd weekly crit... so thats enough of studio for one day.. i need a break.. haha.. time for my book "memories of a geisha" (yeah.. i'm still working on it)
so.. the crit went alright today.. we drew in such a big crowd in the pit... so funny.. like.. there's more ppl watching us then there are of us... but i think we're all just laughing at what tom had to say... we enjoyed it :)
so yeah... next week we will start building the model... i'm looking forward... i've had enough of drawing.. haha...
so... other than drawing.. what did i do that was fun? oh yeah.. last wednesday went to play pool with the chinese gang in our bay :P it was fun except for the stupid waitress that kept making us buy drinks.. stupid!
thursday was exciting too, first there was the Moshe Safdie lecture at museum of civilizations.. it was so good... he's just an amazing architect... for those who dun know him.. he's canada's most famous architect... of course.. like all canadians.. he was not born here.... but it doesnt matter... he built the famous "Habitat 67" for the 1967 expo in montreal... and the vancouver library.. and the salt lake city library... and the newest biggy.. the holocast museum in israel that just opened... anyways.. if interested : http://www.msafdie.com/
he has such a large portfolio of works... absolutely brilliant man :)
so.. after the lecture i went to Barrymore's for my roommate Kai's b-day and did some dancing and partying... didnt get home till 3 am... which is not good.. considering i suffered the rest of the weekend.. working way too hard :)
well.. enough said...oh... a funny thing happened this weekend... there was the IIDEX show in toronto this past weekend... and my school had a booth there.. and my prof was representing our school... so ... my sister was at the show.. and she happened to be with a bunch of ppl and looked through the booth... and yes.. my sister found my picture on the boards... (for those who dun know yet: http://www.carleton.ca/cu/programs/, click to see) so she was laughing with a bunch of ppl and then my prof came up out to see what they wanted help with.. and my sister just said "thats my sister!" and my prof is Sheryl and she said "yeah? selina leung?"... and my sister replied yes.. dadida... so they started chatting etc... so weird
but i talked to Sheryl today... and she said the same thing.. that my sister and i dun look alike.. but we sound alike when we speak.. haha :)
oh.. another thing... on saturday night, after i had dinner in the caf.. i was walking back to my rez when two old chinese ladies stopped me to ask for directions... they just yelled out trying to stop me from walking... i couldnt ignore them... so talked to them la... they spoke in mandarin of course.. .i'm glad they understood what i had to say.. but because it was too complicated to give them directions... i ended up walking them down to the other end of campus :P... that was my good deed of the day... so after that.. i ended up just going straight to studio.. and didnt go home till 11 ish 12...
thats it ... tata :)
9.19.2005
September 18th ~ 2nd week
its been the end of my second week in ottawa... already it feels like i've been here for two months... in terms of workload... i guess it'll only get worse from here...
although its a lot of work, i'm enjoying myself! getting back on the drafting table is definitely the thing for me... how i miss drawing.. :P
i can see how quickly this year will go by... i do miss all my old buddies who've all graduated.. but now i'm making new ones... ppl i've seen for a few years yet never really gotten to know... this is good :)
i'm really glad to have taken a year off... i'm coming back with new perspectives on so many things...towards school/career, life, relationship, friendships and more...
there are always new challenges to face and its just all part of life... for sure things are quite different this year... compared with previous years...but not to say this isnt a good thing...
having that extra someone all these years made memories to keep me strong and motivated... everyone is weak at certain point in time but believing in yourself and others will give your strength... long distance relationships fails only when one fails to believe... i hope i can remain strong and independent until we meet again :)
so... i finished orange day (jap. drama) and for sure i can connect with it... especially the ending... i think all graduates/soon to be graduates will feel the same way :)
oh.. i've also started a novel "memories of a geisha"... its very good.... i love the way things are described.. its so vivid.. so unique... quite creative and spontaneous... somewhat fantasizing.. hehe... those who like uniqueness.. this is good for sure... (i've only read 5 chapters.. ).. but i cant put it down... its been 2 nights in a row that i wont sleep... :P just wanted to read more. haha.. but i eventually did sleep.. haha
anyways.. tata for now..
although its a lot of work, i'm enjoying myself! getting back on the drafting table is definitely the thing for me... how i miss drawing.. :P
i can see how quickly this year will go by... i do miss all my old buddies who've all graduated.. but now i'm making new ones... ppl i've seen for a few years yet never really gotten to know... this is good :)
i'm really glad to have taken a year off... i'm coming back with new perspectives on so many things...towards school/career, life, relationship, friendships and more...
there are always new challenges to face and its just all part of life... for sure things are quite different this year... compared with previous years...but not to say this isnt a good thing...
having that extra someone all these years made memories to keep me strong and motivated... everyone is weak at certain point in time but believing in yourself and others will give your strength... long distance relationships fails only when one fails to believe... i hope i can remain strong and independent until we meet again :)
so... i finished orange day (jap. drama) and for sure i can connect with it... especially the ending... i think all graduates/soon to be graduates will feel the same way :)
oh.. i've also started a novel "memories of a geisha"... its very good.... i love the way things are described.. its so vivid.. so unique... quite creative and spontaneous... somewhat fantasizing.. hehe... those who like uniqueness.. this is good for sure... (i've only read 5 chapters.. ).. but i cant put it down... its been 2 nights in a row that i wont sleep... :P just wanted to read more. haha.. but i eventually did sleep.. haha
anyways.. tata for now..
9.14.2005
September 14th ~ my suitemates
its been a while since i've updated... i guess i've just been so busy...
so... just to fill you guys up on things... the past week have been spent on drawing away in studio.. attending all my classes for the first time...
i have studio (no duh), design economics, and accounting!!!
ppl keep asking me why accounting?? really.. i dunno.. it isnt an easy course... they say 50% do fail... haha.. but i know that will not happen to me... as long as i do the work.. and attend class.. it'll be all good :)
accounting is really important to some degree.. you need it in any kind of business... and like they say.. its the language of business
anyways... just this past weekend... maddy and i went to the sunnyside area garage/yard sale... we coincidently stumpled upon a home selling many architecture books... we were kinda surprised at the number of good quality art/architecture/music etc books... so we began talking to the old lady selling her stuff... she said its her husband's books... and he's an architect... by the name of Ian Rankin.. haha.. so thats it! we had found the home of one of the owner's of ottawa's biggest firm :)
so the books went on sale for 50 cents each... the lady saw that we were architects.. and gave us a deal... so between maddy and i .. we got 13 books :)
thats about the highlight of things... it was such a good deal ... u dun come across one of those everyday... so.. its been a week now.... moving back to ottawa and such... i also want u all to meet my roommates:
from the left: Fiona (auzzie), Maud (french), me, and Kai (chinese)
they are all just the sweetest thing :)
i just love them
i wish all of u can come and meet them before they go back to their countries
now.. when i visit europe, or australia, or china.. i'll have a place to stay.. yeah!!! so sweet
anyways... today is my mom's birthday.. happy birthday mom :)
so... just to fill you guys up on things... the past week have been spent on drawing away in studio.. attending all my classes for the first time...
i have studio (no duh), design economics, and accounting!!!
ppl keep asking me why accounting?? really.. i dunno.. it isnt an easy course... they say 50% do fail... haha.. but i know that will not happen to me... as long as i do the work.. and attend class.. it'll be all good :)
accounting is really important to some degree.. you need it in any kind of business... and like they say.. its the language of business
anyways... just this past weekend... maddy and i went to the sunnyside area garage/yard sale... we coincidently stumpled upon a home selling many architecture books... we were kinda surprised at the number of good quality art/architecture/music etc books... so we began talking to the old lady selling her stuff... she said its her husband's books... and he's an architect... by the name of Ian Rankin.. haha.. so thats it! we had found the home of one of the owner's of ottawa's biggest firm :)
so the books went on sale for 50 cents each... the lady saw that we were architects.. and gave us a deal... so between maddy and i .. we got 13 books :)
thats about the highlight of things... it was such a good deal ... u dun come across one of those everyday... so.. its been a week now.... moving back to ottawa and such... i also want u all to meet my roommates:
from the left: Fiona (auzzie), Maud (french), me, and Kai (chinese)
they are all just the sweetest thing :)
i just love them
i wish all of u can come and meet them before they go back to their countries
now.. when i visit europe, or australia, or china.. i'll have a place to stay.. yeah!!! so sweet
anyways... today is my mom's birthday.. happy birthday mom :)
9.08.2005
September 7th ~ Ottawa Days
i've moved back to Ottawa for a few days now... all settled in...
i've met my suite mates.. and i'm loving them... they are Maud, Kai, and Fiona
i have to take a pic with them later and show u all :)
so far i've managed to get in to Tom's bay... (get myself a truck load of work.. sigh)... got a decent spot in studio... moved in (with andrea's help, thx)... ran into a fire alarm at the library... bumped into johnson... found out peter's got a gf... and what more?.. haha.. loads...
oh.. ppl keep asking me for directions.. then they ask me if i'm in first year?... do i look that young? or are my directions so unclear that they dun believe i'm in fourth year?... perhaps i need to move around campus more... like check out other resources.. cuz. when ppl ask me things.. i'm like "um.. i think its like this".. haha
so .. today.. went to check out the site for the murray murray project... its an interesting site.. it used to be the place where they hung ppl... and buried ppl... its right behind the current youth hostel.. the hostel itself use to be the jail... anyways.. there's a lot of homeless individuals that hang out in the park.. this is because there are lots of shelter's homes in that area... they are very nice ppl.. they provided me with a lot of info on the land... they know all about its history.... yeah.. cylyna meeting homeless ppl.. sounds like something laura would do... haha (laura no offense) you're kind i know... they are nice ppl...
anyways... me start school tomolo... although i have no class.. i need to get things rolling :P
hope all of u is doing well... write me!!!
i've met my suite mates.. and i'm loving them... they are Maud, Kai, and Fiona
i have to take a pic with them later and show u all :)
so far i've managed to get in to Tom's bay... (get myself a truck load of work.. sigh)... got a decent spot in studio... moved in (with andrea's help, thx)... ran into a fire alarm at the library... bumped into johnson... found out peter's got a gf... and what more?.. haha.. loads...
oh.. ppl keep asking me for directions.. then they ask me if i'm in first year?... do i look that young? or are my directions so unclear that they dun believe i'm in fourth year?... perhaps i need to move around campus more... like check out other resources.. cuz. when ppl ask me things.. i'm like "um.. i think its like this".. haha
so .. today.. went to check out the site for the murray murray project... its an interesting site.. it used to be the place where they hung ppl... and buried ppl... its right behind the current youth hostel.. the hostel itself use to be the jail... anyways.. there's a lot of homeless individuals that hang out in the park.. this is because there are lots of shelter's homes in that area... they are very nice ppl.. they provided me with a lot of info on the land... they know all about its history.... yeah.. cylyna meeting homeless ppl.. sounds like something laura would do... haha (laura no offense) you're kind i know... they are nice ppl...
anyways... me start school tomolo... although i have no class.. i need to get things rolling :P
hope all of u is doing well... write me!!!
9.02.2005
September 2nd ~ March of the Penguins!
oh my god.. so sad...
today i watched a documentary: "March of the Penguins"
http://wip.warnerbros.com/marchofthepenguins/
it was recommended to me by faemow... and since i had some time today.. i went to see it.. my god it was cute and sweet... its sad to see what the penguins have to go through... its the harshest climate on earth and their yearly ritual to reproduce is simply impressive :)
i recommend the movie 100%
i thought it would be a little boring at first... but it wasnt at all... the footages are just amazing... nothing i've seened before can compare... the shots and angles.. the antarctic landscape... and just the penguins themselves... my.. i'm speechless....
after the movie... mabel and i did a bit of shopping and dinner... didnt buy anything... but i saw this at swarovski crystal store.. and i really like it.. :) so cute!
http://shop.swarovski.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en_ZW/-/EUR/SW_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=99839027&CategoryName=990104027
well.. thats today.. i managed to finish harry potter and the half blood prince 2 days ago.. for those who dunno.. its book 6...i think book 6 continues in the direction of book 5.... at least in its long descriptions.. and mysterious clues left behind... its sad what had to happen.. but i have to say i kinda saw it coming...
now.. i just wanna re-read 5.. and then 6 again to really pick up all the clues and absorb them to predict book 7 :)
i was really scared of finishing 6 cuz.. there's parts when i just cant make myself continue reading.. its like.. if i didnt read it.. in my mind it wouldnt have happened.. haha.. but of course.. its like watching scary movies.. u're scared.. but u wanna watch.. so i finished it.. sad.. but i did ... for those already done....there's some really good harry potter sites out there that have sections on things people may have missed while reading.. like me... and is awakening.. haha...like for example.. what R.A.B is... if u wanna know... here:
http://www.mugglenet.com/books/things_missed.shtml
well.. now that summer is over.. harry potter is finished... movies are watch.. trip is over.. school begins next week... and i'm moving to ottawa on sunday.. see u all :)
today i watched a documentary: "March of the Penguins"
http://wip.warnerbros.com/marchofthepenguins/
it was recommended to me by faemow... and since i had some time today.. i went to see it.. my god it was cute and sweet... its sad to see what the penguins have to go through... its the harshest climate on earth and their yearly ritual to reproduce is simply impressive :)
i recommend the movie 100%
i thought it would be a little boring at first... but it wasnt at all... the footages are just amazing... nothing i've seened before can compare... the shots and angles.. the antarctic landscape... and just the penguins themselves... my.. i'm speechless....
after the movie... mabel and i did a bit of shopping and dinner... didnt buy anything... but i saw this at swarovski crystal store.. and i really like it.. :) so cute!
http://shop.swarovski.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en_ZW/-/EUR/SW_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=99839027&CategoryName=990104027
well.. thats today.. i managed to finish harry potter and the half blood prince 2 days ago.. for those who dunno.. its book 6...i think book 6 continues in the direction of book 5.... at least in its long descriptions.. and mysterious clues left behind... its sad what had to happen.. but i have to say i kinda saw it coming...
now.. i just wanna re-read 5.. and then 6 again to really pick up all the clues and absorb them to predict book 7 :)
i was really scared of finishing 6 cuz.. there's parts when i just cant make myself continue reading.. its like.. if i didnt read it.. in my mind it wouldnt have happened.. haha.. but of course.. its like watching scary movies.. u're scared.. but u wanna watch.. so i finished it.. sad.. but i did ... for those already done....there's some really good harry potter sites out there that have sections on things people may have missed while reading.. like me... and is awakening.. haha...like for example.. what R.A.B is... if u wanna know... here:
http://www.mugglenet.com/books/things_missed.shtml
well.. now that summer is over.. harry potter is finished... movies are watch.. trip is over.. school begins next week... and i'm moving to ottawa on sunday.. see u all :)
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