1. Finally finished with the GREs... did pretty well, got a 610 verbal and a 690 math, (cut-off for M.Arch is around 550 verbal and 600 math, mean scores are 500 verbal, 550 math) I'm now in the thick of admission procedures for a couple of longshot schools. Doing the paperwork in UST and the Brit Council was hellish because of the lines and traffic...
2. Congrats to Manny Pacquiao! San ka naman nakakita ng sumasapak ng paatras? Ano yun? Fadeaway punch? Galing talaga ni Manny! Iba ka repa...
3. I saw the new Tan Yan Kee building and Alumni Park/Fountain in UST. I'm really disappointed with how things went. The money donated for the building could have gone to better use if the structure was sited and designed in a more responsive way. The building shows utter disregard for the fabric and context of the campus. Ditto for the fountain... which could have been located along the main vista through the Arch of the Centuries instead... Oh well...
4. Saw Casino Royale over the weekend, and I have to give it 2 thumbs
way up! Go figure... As a prequel it tells how James becomes Bond when he gets screwed over by a woman. That turns on the ice in his heart, and brings in the cold, playboy secret agent that we all know from the Bond flicks. I bet a lot of Men and Women can relate, once you get fooled/betrayed /or worse... Ignored by a loved one, it definitely changes the dynamic in your system and turns you into a jaded, remorseless, calculating, self-serving prick/bitch. Also... you got to love how they did the movie... That torture scene sure brought a lot of men wincing in faux pain. 5. Chris Cornell's opening theme for Casino Royale ROCKS!!!
6. Had the chance to teach a college design class last saturday. It was very fulfilling to stand there and actually see the class' reactions to my thoughts and directions for their project... The Pasig River Terminal System. They picked my mind after the class and told me that I stand as a startling contrast to how their current prof teaches the class. Indeed there may be no money in teaching, but I tell you, if you want to change the world and get the most fulfillment for your idealism... TEACH!
7. Finally had the chance to focus on some sideline projects, and things are moving along fine. Its tough when you constantly have to switch your attention between things-to-do. I'm a diesel... I need to warm-up on a specific task for me to make a full-lock contribution to what I'm doing.
Okay din nga Casino Royale, but comment ko lang dun e, sana may gadgets sya
ReplyDeleteOo nga! Siguro kasi technically, first movie siya sa series, kaya wala pa si Q and his fancy gadgets.
ReplyDeleteDesign Class? saan? Well, I've done an article about the Tan Yan Kee Center. It will be featured in the upcoming issue of vision magazine. The designer is from UP. hehe
ReplyDeleteHow true!
ReplyDeleteIngat ka, the joys of teaching is addicting.
Cheers!
Yup design class... D4 under Berina, Tambay lang ako sa room. The plate they were working on is the Pasig River Ferry Terminal System. I wonder if the it was also his idea to put up the building right smack in front of the Central Library... tsk tsk
ReplyDeleteAh ok. With regards to the student center, the designer revealed to me that an identical structure will be built at the opposite side. To give a prevailing axis to the central library, a skylight will also be placed between the two buildings. I think there's nothing really we can do about it. Sana na lang ma-itransfer yung main entrance ng central library towards the quadricentennial park pero sobrang massive reformat yun para sa structure in terms of the plan.
ReplyDeleteWHAHAHAT!??? that idea is even worse! pucha! kalye nalang ang open space sa UST...
ReplyDeleteHey! Cool down! hehe. Kawawa naman yung central lib....
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