Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Alemanys 5




Image Credit: ArchDaily&Desire to Inspire

I find this home truly beautiful - its near perfect integration of old and new, of contemporary and ancient, of sleek and rustic is really poetic.

Dad

Earlier on, my dad was writing a testimony that he'll be submitting to the church as part of his journey towards baptism, and while he was doing it, I peered over and offered to help him edit it a little. Well that ended up being quite a bit of an edit (in terms of grammar and phrasing - he is from Hong Kong after all, English isn't exactly their lingua franca). Also, I found out a bit about his childhood through that short piece of writing.

But that is not the main point of this body of text. I'm really proud of my dad for finally deciding to accept Christ fully into his life, or at least taking a step in that direction. I won't deny that I myself have doubts about my faith at certain times, but I find it really touching to know that I can truly see how Jesus (or if you're a sceptic, the religious texts) is working in his life. I'm touched. Really. Despite these doubts, I do believe, and I am [insert appropriate word here] that my dad is showing that he'll take his walk with God seriously.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Wanderer

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National Museum of Singapore, 7 January 2011


Its been quite some time since I've left the house and ventured around. Well perhaps that's a little bit of an exaggeration. Its been a long time since I've had the luxury of wandering around aimlessly. And I really miss that. And yes I do love museums.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

iGoogle

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Image Credit: JR Theme for iGoogle


I really adore Google's attention to detail - especially evident in this charming little Godzilla-esque theme for iGoogle. I'm using it as my homepage. Anyway, the pictures alternate as the hours go by, in the following order:


1. six am 2. eight am 3. ten m 4. two pm 5. six pm
6. eight pm 7. ten pm 8. midnight 9. two am 10. four am

 

really charming.

Aid for Japan

Image Credit: Signalnoise


This post does come a little late. I know that. Nevertheless, Japan needs all the help that it can get, be it in your prayers or donations.  I mean, each day as you watch the news unfold, be it on BBC, CNN or CAN, gosh it gets worse. First the quake, then the tsunami and now the ever-looming threat of a nuclear meltdown.


Take action.

Donate.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

B9 Bridge Telekom



Image Credit: ArchDaily and Thomas Mayer

Palladio


Image Credit: ArchDaily and RIBA British Architectural Library

Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito


Image Credit: Assorted Sources


I think the Japanese are really the masters of minimal modern architecture. Its amazing how Toyo Ito can make the solid cube form seems so weightless with the use of glass. I also love how the internal structural beams allude so beautifully to the trees that line the streets outside.


Edit: The 9.0 earthquake that struck Sendai just last week did damage to the structure's interior, but not the structure itself. I suppose this just goes to show the astounding level of commitment that the Japanese put into building their structures.

Saturday, March 05, 2011

Untitled.

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For some strange reason, I find the shadows created by rows and rows of pillars/colonnades particularly mesmerizing.

Friday, March 04, 2011

Alfred Dunhill FW'11



Image Credit: Dunhill & Wallpaper* Magazine

Tuesday, March 01, 2011

One Jackson Square






Image Credit: ArchDaily & Michael Moran Studio


One Jackson Square. Stunning curves and linear lines (oh the oxymoron)! Incidentally, there are many modern buildings that share a similar form (Singapore has some) but I really appreciate the thoughtful and deliberate attention to detail in this building (from the materials, to the carefully integrated handrails on the internal walls). That's something that is lacking in many (Singaporean) buildings. On a somewhat related note, I really love the chair in the last picture.