My Little Pony turns 25.

Just because I think they are cute.
Link: http://www.smh.com.au/news/photogallery/design/my-little-pony-turns-25/2008/09/30/1222651043704.html

London 2012 - I think it's shit.

Check out the logo for the London Games, 2012. I think the logo is shit. Honestly.

Apparently it cost 400,000 pounds and some people actually got epileptic fits just looking at it.

I think my gag reflex just kicked in.

One Mile Beach

It's late now, but I thought I'd better write this before I forget...

We went up for a site visit to One Mile beach today, it's about an hour North of here near Port Stevens.

We waited for the bus at an early 8am, while the chilly wind whipped about our feet. So unlike yesterday's nice warm weather. Of course I slept on the way and when I got up I asked the girl sitting next to me "Did I drool?" To which another girl behind me burst out laughing.

I didn't drool.

One Mile beach was beautiful. Though I must admit it took awhile for the beauty of the place to really sink in. I saw sand so fine it moved like water; different coloured sands that made patterns that appeared like black fire.

It's the whole place in general. Serene. Secluded. And untouched by man. Except for this piece of architecture sticking out like a sore thumb.

I saw sharks' eggs too, for the first time. I once came across (in writing) of a mermaid's purse. This is actually the egg sac of a dog fish/shark. The eggs sac was something truly remarkable. Such curves, and it was opague too - which had an amber colour. There were urchins, and sponges and corals washed up on the beach. All weird, contorted and came in all sorts of vibrant colours.

(BTW, the first two pics are the sharks' egg sac)










So this is our last, and longest assignment. I expect that means it's gonna be critiqued more strictly. This one is titled BeachBox, and we have to design a lifeguard house. After all this boring computer work and my history assignment, I'll definately be looking forward to exploring this assignment.

Bloody hell, it's Spring.

Well, it is warmer. And I can finally wear my shorts again, and finally sleep in the nude with the window open.

But bloody hell! There are insects EVERYWHERE! If the small ones don't get in the big ones buzz about outside the mosquito net, the sound annoying me.

Oh listen to me, the Singaporean.. Complaining about everything. I wouldn't last ten seconds back in the army. (Don't you laugh Chris.)

Test you colour IQ

Ok, I didn't score too well on this, but I'll say I don't know if time is a factor - I left my computer for awhile to help a coursemate with the assignment. Really. Honest!
http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77

Irked

I'm a little irked.

Got back my results for the semester so far and these are how they are.

Well, yeah.. Good and all... But the two assignments I received a 75% for were done in pairs. Aren't two heads supposed to be better than one? Argh. I suppose what irks me a little more was that this other pair got higher than me for the Skin & Bones assignment and I thought theirs was crap.

Does this say I don't work well in pairs?

And my final grade is currently about one mark shy of the high distinction. Will have to make sure the last assignment gets the high distinction.

Left pic is the Skin & Bones assignment...

Onion Tarts

Oh, I made some onion tarts tonight... A fantastic, easy to prepare small bite.
1. Prepare tart shells - either bought, or made. I use pre-made pastry sheets which I cut into cup-sized circles, put into a muffin tray and blind bake at 170 degrees for about 10 mins.
2. Saute some sliced onions, red is best. A tray of 12 tarts requires about 3 medium-sized onions.
3. Spoon about a tablespoon of onions into your tart shells.
4. Add about a teaspoon of fig paste. I had no idea where to get this from, so I just made a very simple chunky fig jam. Cut figs into smaller pieces, boil with about 1/4 cup of water with some sugar, I used brown. Reduce till thick.
5. Top with a small piece of goats cheese and bake. Remove when you start salivating... Ok, about 10 mins should do it.

The recipe didn't call for it, but some thyme would go beautifully. Really. Just top with a couple of small pieces.

Yum. My mouth is watering again.

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.