A very long overdue post.

I actually typed the below post on the 18th of August, but was too lazy/tired/cold/hungry to post:

It is Monday again and I can’t help but feel some Monday Blues.

The last assignment, Urban Box, was due just last Thursday and this morning, cold and sleepy, I slumped into the lecture theatre for the next assignment brief: Eco Box.
I’m a tad apprehensive about this project (at least I am now) because unlike the previous assignments, this has quite a lot to do with sustainability, something I know little about.
My lecturer, JR, is amazing. We have this supplementary lecture at 3 in the afternoon. Normally feeling lethargic after a lunch, I still try to attend because when JR speaks, his words are like liquid poetry. The way he describes objects and scenes, it’s like you could almost reach out and grasp the object. Anything from an architectural sketch to a detailed photograph of a leaf caught in the swirl of a river.

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned, but with all this talk of sustainability, I can’t help but question my own ecological footprint. And with that thought, and quite a number of people around me being vegetarian, I’ve been trying it out. Well, every meal but dinner.
But that said, I still love my meat! I was stuck in the library today and ended up spending $10.90 on lunch! (Goodness… No wonder I only eat on campus once a week. And that’s without a drink) But I was hungry… And that roast pork did look, smell and taste good! (Mum, I miss your prune-stuffed roast pork with that brilliant apple cabbage!)

So, back to Eco Box… I am getting a little excited, the juices starting to churn… But it’s cold and hopefully it won’t take too long. I borrowed a book on treehouses.. Can’t wait to look through that one! (The site has plenty of trees, and we can’t cut down too many of them… So gotta think of building around them!)

6th September: Here's how my finished model looks like (along with the mess in my room. :P)

It was also the Cultural Awakenings week which is very much like a Racial Harmony week.. It ended with a food fare at the bar on campus. Food was pretty good... I think my fav was the Korean stall. In case you were wondering.. Singapore made bandung and chin chow.. along with some kueh. At least I think that was made by SIngaporeans... Their stall was so close to Malaysia's and Brunei's. Indonesia's cehndol had jackfruit in it.. not used to nanka in chendol. Also below are the ladies from the Pacific Islands.