hello? everyone here?
so hello. today is entry numero uno. i decided to abandon the other blog after [almost] seven years (6 years 10 months 15 days. hehe). ive decided to move on from the other one and start afresh with new outlooks and wat not. things on my "new-outlook" list (think of it as a new yr's resolution list.....mid year)
- to live a more rewarding life...academically.
- to educate myself more in depth abt architecture. can't depend on NUS to educate u on stuff like that.
- to find a reason why indeed, i should stick to architecture as a profession (i know..contradictory...)
- not care abt wat a tutor thinks abt my project. what does the idiot know anyway.
- not care abt people. it's a waste of energy, time and effort being friendly to pple...
- not care abt things that don't affect me in any shape or form
- not care abt anyone in NUS unless theyre close to me (it's
dog-eat-dog from now on)
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work is an absolute joy. i'm surrounded by some of the friendlist and most talented pple i've ever met. they're all filipinos renderers and i swear our little section is a freakin' zoo. it's so kecoh and always full of laughter. and not to mention, piracy!!!!! hahahahah i dunno how many movies ive gotten off them. it's amazing. hehehehehe
the architect i work under is the funniest lady. she's like Prof Tse with sound effects and less shrills....she talks to herself and makes little sounds when she's tracing a circulation route.
"see u go left and straight and then ehhhh...teng teng teng...DEAD END! where can like thisssss...sei foh ah (sp?). how to design like this!!!" and it sends me into these bursts of giggles. i've learned so much under her.
sometimes i wish i could work at this firm forever cuz i absolutely love it. pple are friendly. they know u and they talk to you. they share their knowledge willingly (unlike students who only want to keep their talents for themselves) and always make sure ur comfortable with ur work. it may not be a "brand name" firm (FormWerkz, WOHA, Poole Associates, Aamer Taher Architects, etc....) but i've learned alot. and its pretty awesome.
of course there are ur usually "i'm too good for u" architects but thankfully, i'm not under them....but it's like that at every firm. u have ur good and bad apples.
not to mention, i rock at photoshopping now. hahahahah just from an architectural standpoint. i don't have talents like face-altering skills like XiaXue does....but i'm happy where i'm at. i definitely appreciate PS more.
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i've been attending talks and/or architectural events at least once a week and it's been pretty cool. of course the best one would have to be seeing Rem Koolhaas. hellooo.....Mr. OMA himself. *faints from OMA ecstacy*
for those going "
who the heck is OMA?" OMA is Office of Metropolitan Architecture with partners Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren. they're designing the new Scotts Tower on Scotts and Cairnhill
<center> <a href="
http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?upload_id=946&fuseaction=wanappln.projectview">Scotts Tower</a> </center>
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i wanted to upload pics but photobucket is being a BITCH!!!! wats up with photobucket dude!!! seriously!
next time.
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many things have happens, have been said, have been thought abt and been rationalized. and
i've made the decision or rather i'm still contemplating not returning to NUS this coming semester. im not happy there. nor do i feel like i'm learning anything. everything has been a repeat up to this point and i haven't gotten anything useful out of that god forsaken school. #30 in the world, but it's bullshit anyway. the archi dept prolly does not contribute anything to that ranking. it's all dependent on Med Sch and maybe the BizAd sch.
the only thing i've gotten out of the sch is an AMAZING group of friends. who have given me some of the most memorable moments. i have HUNDREDS of pictures that tell the most amazing story of friends that have my life bearable in sch. and for each picture, i'm thankful.
but it wouldn't be fair to me if i only went back to sch for friends. other than friends, i don't care for anything else. i want to do more with my education. i want to have more oppurtunities knocking at my door. and not go through 3 interviews at a firm before they decide to give me the job. or have firms choose others over u cuz u quoted a higher pay. choose me cuz you want me not cuz i was cheaper than someone else.
and it doesn't help that fellow classmates in archi are telling me "aiyah just finish here, graduate and then go work loh". seems like the only point to go to sch here is to get that paper and leave. who cares abt the experience and environment u get through being in sch. sadly, it's become this unhealthy competition where people really don't give 2 shits abt your work. where the only environment presented to u is a "lets see who can come up with better renderings and presentation boards"
where people suck up to tutors to get a better grade. if tutor like u, u get decent/good grade. if tutor no like u, u get bad grade. end of story. where people
TALK COCK to tutors and somehow pass decently. yes i know archi is abt selling ur project. but come on people, lets sell a project that is full of thought and research and has good architecture. i don't design for my tutor or my grade. i design for myself and my love for all things architecture. it is absolutely AGGRAVATING when tutors tell u one thing one session and the next session, totally contradict wat they told u last time. and its even more so aggravating when tutors
blatantly show their dislike for you and ur project. and make snide remarks. i've seen pple from my studio receive some of the most critical remarks. and go figure right, the tutor isn't singaporean who's only concern is to "see the asian-ness of our design". give me a break.
and the administration is anything but a perfect one. the transparency at the dept lacks severely with admin leaving gaps for us students to assume and fill in. no one knows grades till they're released. no one knows their standing through the semester. we could have 3 projects and not know what grade was given. this whole schebang with RIBA and their panel of jurors. it's hyped up to be this HORRIBLE thing but in the end, no matter how much u impress the panel....ur grade is still dependent on wat ur tutor deems necessary. i've seen students this past sem BUST their asses over their pojects and still do horribly and/or fail because their tutor didn't see them making enuf effort. or students that fail but mysteriously get to repeat it over the summer to proceed on this coming sem. but not allowing other students who failed to have that same oppurtunity. lets not forget PITY passes.
and of course, my personal run in with the sch where i made an appointment to see the Dean of the dept. to talk to him about how my curriculum track was structured his secretary gave me a day and time to come in and talk to him. and when i did come in to see him, i saw him in a meeting with some pple. i thought to myself "maybe his meeting is running long..it's ok i can wait". and to my absolute shock and disgust, the secretary thought it would be OK for me to talk to some other admin stuff abt my questions . if i made an appointment with the dean, that means i want to talk to the dean!!!!!! and of course, i blew my top off and raised my voice at the admin. i don't care. i come in as a student with concerns, and i want them addressed. don't think of me as JUST a student who cant talk to anyone. and after i made my case with the admin, i left. only for the secretary to call me 5 mins later asking if i wanted to see the dean again.....BUT!!! ............
only for 15mins.............
yes , that whole talk about "students being at the top of their list" is complete and utter BULLSHIT.
ah yes....i REALLY felt like the sch cared that i needed to see the dean. screw you, secretary. NOW that i've raised my voice and made points that u can't answer to, THEN u wanna let me see the dean? i'm sorry. does he descend from the heavens that he's just too holy to talk to and that us, students, are just commoners and laymen that must earn our privilege to see the dept heads? sorry ok. no can do.
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