blast.off.

The first mid-term review was a blast.
A blast off into outerspace and then smack back down into earth face-first, to be more exact.

But what the hell do they expect?!? 7th week into the school term and we're already supposed to have a solid design that fulfills programmatic requirements (which for a supermarket program, is a hell lot of considerations), integrate structural and mechanical aspects to it, produce schematic construction drawings including proper drafting standards- site plan. main level plan. mezzanine level plan. sections. elevations. mech plan. structural plan. model. blahblahblahblah.
Doesn't help that it's groupwork and that I'm already at a disadvantage because I'm in a group of two while others are in groups of threes, but listen to this... MY PARTNER IS NON-EXISTENT.... woohoo. well done. She doesn't give a damn, I have to constantly hound her to do work, she cannot cad properly/uses a mac and cannot install autocad onto her mac cos it doesn't seem to work ever with virtual pc, gives me attitude every once so often, gets grouchy when she's tired (which seems to be all the time, and which means I do all-nighters alone while she goes to bed), and doesn't seem to get anything right. Wth right?!!? dammit.
Not to mention that this has just got to be the most uninteresting program brief EVER. bleah. another 3 months of this shit? WAAAAAAAAY TO GO. Hit me with your best shot baybee.

I'm not halfway done bitching yet, but on a more bimbotic note, there were 2 good-lookers at my crit yesterday... Andrew and Chantilly... Structural and Mech engineer respectively, and both look oh-so-fine! Andrew works at Arup, was wearing a super nice pink shirt and his face softens so much when he smiles. (which he did, AT ME, during my crit... is it any wonder I kept getting distracted? ahahaha) Chantilly has got the blue-est eyes ever, her skin is perfect, features attractive, and she is SO FREAKING TALL!!! She must be at least 3 heads taller than I am... gosh. And then my friend said that she's his band's lead singer's girlfriend... WOAH. Hot stuff baybee.

ok.. more updates later... off to catch up on tv!
hehehe...

screwed.by.maya

archeetek.

'Nuff said. This caused great guffaws in studio just because of how true it is... just for all you fellow aki-sufferers!!! Hang in there!

bored.and.taking.random.tickle.tests

Janice, your best quality shines through in how Intelligent you are

The fact that you're a smart person who is more able to understand complex concepts than many other people are really draws people to you! But that's not the only thing. Your answers on the test indicate you're an inventive and creative person who usually has an abundance of imagination and ideas. You are a funny person who is likely known for your great sense of humor, too.

In all, there are 15 qualities that help define you when you're at your best. Those are the traits potential employers, friends, and partners look for in you. What makes you unique is your particular distribution of those 15 qualities.

We've found that your particular combination of qualities is rare — only 1 in 10,000 people share the same general mix of traits. Those are great odds if you're trying to show a potential employer, colleague, friend, or date why you're exactly the right person for them.

orange.for.vday

Orange
You're a bold, confident orange. A warm, powerful color that indicates a strong, welcoming personality, orange is the mark of people who are social and extroverted by nature. Vibrant, with an upbeat attitude, you have a bright, inviting demeanor. Energetic and fun-loving, you're a real friend-magnet. Your easy charm and unassuming manner make you the sort of person people want to meet and get to know better. Well-rounded and fun to be around, you enjoy helping others, so it's no surprise that orange also symbolizes attraction. Orange is an extraordinary color — for an extraordinary person.

zzz.

what do you do when you're an insomniac?

recently i find myself in situations where my mind refuses to take a rest even though my body is screaming out for a break. i toss and i turn for hours on end, snippets of conversations and songs running through my head, interspersed with flashes of faces i know. could this be a sign of ageing and turning senile? hahaha.

i've tried:
+ counting sheep baaaaa baaaaa baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+ singing a song to myself
+ doing crunches (which i gave up doing real easily becos i'm such a wuss right now)
+ hiding my face under my duvet
+ staring into blank space and wondering what you guys are doing all over the world right now

and as you can tell, nothing worked.
so eventually i decided to get out of bed and surf the net...
going crazy.. gawd.

oh OH!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!!
hot dates anyone? heh.

my.yellow.arrow

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the.big.25

Had a combined birthday party at Grand [a cool bar/cafe near my school] with 3 other friends on 3rd Feb...
I had fun dancing all night long, blowing candles out at 12mn 4th Feb, drinking lichicosmos [courtesy of the bar owner, and made on special request], raspberry ginger martini [courtesy of my housemate], tequila shots [courtesy of various friends], mimosas and vodka shots [courtesy of fellow bday girls], overdosing on chocolate salad and yummy grilled mozarella bite-sized sandwiches...
Went to the Met Museum to see the Calatrava exhibition on 4th Feb [still suffering from a freaking hangover], had a super yummy Sunday brunch at a quaint French restaurant in my Brooklyn area, received 2 unexpected bouquets of frowers from friends- I've never celebrated my birthday this hard or this long before. Wished you guys could have been there to await the dawn of a new quarter of a century with me. It feels scary to be so old... [15 more years to make movie mingming!] I can only say I'm glad I'm not going to be the first, nor the last person to feel this way. At this point in my life, hitting such a numerical benchmark in terms of age merely makes everything else seem insignificant. I do have a lot to be grateful for, and grades have been going pretty well thus far, but then there's no accomplishment I can really lay claim to... or can I? Either way, although last year ended pretty shitty, and this year started out pretty shitty too, I have to constantly remind myself that I have to get as much out of this experience as possible. Good things never last, and thankfully, neither does the bad. So here's wishing everyone a Happy Birthday, cos sooner or later, IT will come, and cos happiness [and the fear of growing old] should be spread far and wide. Have a good year ahead everyone, and till we meet again... [no I don't mean online.. ahaha]