Absolut Ando

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3 - S

Actually there is no need for mi to haf this entry. Its juz 不说不爽. While i was travelling to work today, i keep pondering abt tat incident happened in office yesterday when i was on off. Same old incident. This time round the "victim" is one of my colleague who ganna slapped for other ppl's mistake. Poor ting. Well, if u tink tat the problem is solved over one solid day, u jolly well go n slap urself too. =) Problems are never solved here due to the culture. So how? Juz got to adapt to it ~

Now i am very confident that one haf to haf the capabilites of 3 types of person in order to survive or to be "successful". I call it the 3 - S Let mi enlighten those ppl who r interested in joining my team. =)

1. Siam-ster - U got to be a Siam-ster for sure. U got noe how to siam if there is a task or a problem thrown to u suddenly out of no where. To make tings worse, the task or problem got nothing to do with u at the first place. U got haf the ablilty and skill to "expand" or "contract" at all times ( i doesnt mean any parts of the body) when u face any problem. Siam here siam there is a daily routine. Dun try to face the problem regardless of the high level of confident u haf. It wont be appreciated. U will be suan-ed for being "over reactive" instead. Be a moving target board instead of a stationary one, its enhence ur life bar in company.

2. Sit-ter - Up to a point tat u cannot siam anymore, u gt to be a sit-ter. Its not tat give up to go home n baby sit ur kids ok! Being a professional sitter, u gt to sit on the problems or tasks if fail to siam them. This is really an Art of dealling with problems. FYI, i onli manage to master 30% of the skill till now. In order to be a gd Sit-ter, u gt to be really bo-chap no matter wat happen up to a point tat the problem hits a situation whereby it concerns abt ur pocket. Otherwise, juz sit on it!!! Simply "No Money No Talk" mode. However, even if u speak up or take actions on the problems, outcome might not be wat u expected as support given by the management is always the minimum. Within minimum support cums minimum responsibility. Tats damn true!

3.Smoker - This is the final stage and the most important stage. No matter whether u smoke Marlboro or Dunhill, it doesnt concern mi at all. The smoker i am toking abt is someone who can actaully smoke-out (army term) when problems hit the most critical point. In tat situation, there is no way to siam or sit liao. Onli way is to smoke out and retrograde. Ladies who haf not been in the army will not noe the term of smoke out. Smoke out means tat whenever we face any dangers in the forest when we r out for missions, the safest ting to do before we retrograde is to throw a smoke grenade. No matter the enemy is a human or a beast, the smoke will provide a best cover for u to escape. So it applies here in my company oso. Smoke-out at suitable timing will eventually save our @ss in this company. Once the smoke grenade is thrown, the management will be blurred by the smoke thus problem will subside for awhile. As u noe, sillyporeans r very forgetful, they will tend to forget the incident/problem after a period of time. Well, an example of a effective smoke-out. =)

So anyone who tink he or she haf the capabilities of the 3 - S,

Welcome on board !

=)

the lighting guru - tadao ando

Tadao Ando is a bit of a hero of mine, because he is one of the few architects in the world who is largely self-taught.

Before he ventured into architecture, he worked as a boxer and as a truck driver.
From 1962 to 1969, starting in his early twenties, Ando embarked on a self-directed course of architectural study that took him across Japan to visit temples, shrines, and tea houses, and as far away as Europe, Africa and to the United States. He studied architecture by going to look at actual buildings, and also by reading books about the works of architects like Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Kahn, before returning to his native Osaka at the age of 28 to open his own studio, Tadao Ando Architect & Associates.


Now i will show some pics of one of his design which is my fav -

the church of light.

The Church of the Light is a small structure on the corner of two streets at Ibaraki, a residential neighborhood. It is located 25km north-northeast of Osaka in the western foothills of the Yodo valley railway corridor. The church has an area of roughly 113 m² (1216 ft²): about the same size as a small house.
The church was planned as an add-on to the wooden chapel and minister's house that already existed at the site. The Church of the Light consists of three 5.9m concrete cubes (5.9m wide x 17.7m long x 5.9m high) penetrated by a wall angled at 15°, dividing the cube into the chapel and the entrance area. One indirectly enters the church by slipping between the two volumes, one that contains the Sunday school and the other that contains the worship hall. The benches, along with the floor boards, are made of re-purposed scaffoldings used in the construction. A cruciform is cut into the concrete behind the altar, and lit during the morning (as it is facing east).


I actually did a to-scale mock up model of the church of light during my poly days. Took quite a number of photos in the Light studio to test it out. The effect is really amazing! Tats y i still consider tadao ando as my idol till this day. =)

Hope tat i will can drop by the church when i visit Osaka in Oct. If not, hope will at least go there once before i kick the bucket.

=)

The 8M Plan

Well, one pic tells it all rite? Yes. I am refering to the ultimate 8M TOTO draw commencing tml 080808. 8M sia, can really do alot of tings with it. However, one haf to be very HENG in order to win tat prize alone. No point sharing the prize with another 2 or 3 winners. One solid solid winner will be damn gd!

I haf actually discussed with my love ones abt the 8M prize juz in case i "sway sway " manage to strike the big prize tml. I haf came up with a plan on how i am going to deal with the 8M solid cash. Let mi state out the plan man!

Out of the 8M prize :

-1M will be shared between my parents. (Consider adequate for them. Dad can rent out his stall and retire frm tat moment. Mum can enjoy high tea sessions with her sisters or frens daily without fail. Special medical care attention will be always ready if they need.)

- 0.5M will be set as a education fund for both my younger brothers. (Fund will allow them to complete their highest level of education if they can. Part of the fund will also be used as capital for them if they r interested in setting up their own career.)

- 0.5M will be set as leisure fund for my family. ( Will buy a black BMW 7series for my dad. Will get a red MINI Cooper S each for both my brothers. Will buy a gold MINI Cooper S Cab JCW edition for myself. Will bring my buddies out for a gd meal, either having kobe steaks in japan or salmons in Norway. End with a 3 months trip to Europe with family, my dear and brother's gf.)

- 2M will be set as a housing fund for both me n dear. ( Will buy a condo unit. Penthouse unit prefered. Prefered to be located near to the coastal line as it will be more convenient for us to go sailing as we haf plans in buying a yatch. Interior deco and designs will be all decided by dear. She will haf the final say.)

- 4M will be safe kept in a bank with the highest interest. ( Interest earned monthly will be used as daily expense. However, i will be still working daily as per normal.)

Well, tats wat my 8M plan is all about. Lets hope tat i will strike big tml nite ! Huat ar!

=)

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This is an announcement to inform that my dear has juz changed her blog address to

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Thank you !!!

好人有好报?

Its a beautiful Saturday man. Weather is so gd and i am happily waiting to go off in showroom. But not going home n slack but to report for my RT session!! Song bo???

Well, i would to share a story with my reader about a true story happened on a typical Sillyporean.Here it goes:

One day, Ah Huat was walking along Orchard Road after leaving his office to end his tiring day. He was dragging his heavy feets to the nearest mrt station to catch a train home to see his pretty gf. As u guys noe tat there are quite a few of street performers performing along orchard road. No matter its those handicapped performers playing musical instruments or those youngsters doing break dances, they actaully liven the whole orchard road. Wats tat gonna do with Ah Huat? He dun blow........the trumpet. Neither he squeese....those cute ballons for kids.Well, as he was walking past a man on his wheel chair who was singing one of his fav hokkien song, he stopped and looked at the handicapped and somehow he felt so touched. Without any hesitation, he dug his pocket and donated one of his $1 gold coin into the donation box (fyi ah huat is a typical classic sillyporean who rather spend his last one dollar on 4D then to donate to charity or wat so ever). Feeling happy after donating to the man on wheels, he continue walk to the train station. Guess wat? Before Ah Huat could walk for 2metres, he saw a $2 note dropping down in front of his very eyes! Song bo? Ah huat picked the note up and ask himself. Due to his basic instinct, he quickly looked out for the serial numbers on the note itself and rushed to the nearest 4D booth to buy tat "Special Given" number. In his heart, Ah Huat was thinking:

"Nabei! Shoud haf donate $50 sia! Mayb i will get $100 instead! KNN!! @$#%^#!!!!"

Yah.....Typical Sillyporean. So in the end did Ah Huat ganna Top prize 4D for number he bought according to the serial numbers on the $2 note? Well, we got to wait for the result tonite then. Hoooo~~

(Entry based on a true story happened less then 24 hrs ago)

《十二莲花》

第一可怜罗莲花 出生风场昧快活

凄惨落泊就是我 做牛做马也得拖

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后母不为仔打算 想要嫁人也久长
可怜呀莲花呀 实在可怜代

第三可怜莲花姐 坏命做工到半暝

头烧目晕那是病 破病也得去赚钱

第四可怜莲花代 好坏人客阮招待

十分招待嫌阮坏 要打要骂又要塞

可怜呀莲花呀 实在可怜代

第五可怜莲花种 有人实在无同情

也无外多钱阮用 要打要骂又要种
第六可怜莲花城 流落欢场歹名声

后母爱钱无爱仔 迫到阮呀无路行

可怜呀莲花呀 实在可怜代

Its Me Again ~~~

Hoooo~ Long long time since i last blogged!! Quite busy slacking ard actually. Juz changed my blog song to suit the 7th Month Festival. I noe someone will sure cum and nag mi! Wahaha.. Its okie ! :P

Well... Few months since i did a proper entry. Life is not bad, still in my same old job facing the same working problem. But who cares? Hahaha. Nothing interesting or challenging other than fixing some blown light bulbs which is not under my job scope. Visiting youku.com and logging in msn has become my daily job scope. Dun envy me! Its not as slack as wat u tink! I got to face same problems each days created by same ppl. I am waiting. Waiting for someone to head hunt mi. Hahaha.

Actually I did someting meaningful last month. Tat was to book a holiday trip to japan in october to celebrate dear's 21st birthday. Haha. She is even happier than mi man! Going to Tokyo disneyland is one of my childhood wish as i got no chance to go there when i was a kid. Well, as a big kid, i will be going to that special place with a special one in 2 mths time! It is actually damn hard to convince myself tat we will be stepping onto the Happyland in October. SONG BO? Not onli tat we will be visiting Tokyo, we will be going to Osaka too. For actual itinerary, u can refer to HERE It will be a continous 7 days of fun i guess. Hope my dear will haf a enjoyable 21st birthday there eventhough there will be no chalet or parties celebration for her. =)

Work hard for ur exam before we enjoy our trip k! =) Love you!