The story of Love

Love creates us.

De Stijl

The lecture in history class last 2 days was really interesting and impressive to me, i must compliment. Of course, due to the consideration that some may fall asleep, so i won't type any further about the lecture here. And, adding that i am one who always not easily absorb and digest the lecture as well as in term of reading, i don't think i have the ability to type about the essence of the lecture properly here.
But, one picture that shown by our lecturer, Pn.Nor interested me the most. That is the "Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue", by Piet Mondrian. Pn. Nor explained to us that this picture shows how it is related to the belief and conviction of arts at the period, what messages was sent by it, how is it about...etc. And, i remembered she said, this picture is very dynamic, don't you think so. Actually by the valuation of the first glance on this picture, i really thought that it was just a picture with nothing much to tell about and not even aesthetic. At that time, I wondered how De Stijl has been a so famous period in term of the influence on arts, architecture and social developement. But, when Pn. Nor kept explaining it, i suddenly agreed with what she told us about. It is really dynamic.


The art piece and the perspective photo

It is common that perspective picture is well known for its dynamism that make people to be able to feel the depth of something. But, the art piece by Piet Mondrian is much more dynamic. Don't you think so? Though the right photo is perspective photo, added with "dynamic" water falling, the left art piece is yet more dynamic. For me, it is dynamic permanently because it is very unstable and 'active' with the arrangement of colors, straight lines with no boundary around the picture, and different proportions of surface divided. While looking at it, once, you feel it is heavier at right, once you feel it is moving left downwards, once,...etc. It keeps moving. Impressive. Brilliant. Pure. Primitive. Free. ...

Information from internet:
Piet Mondrian--Perhaps one of this century's most profound artists, one that has demonstrated a great ability to create. He was an artist austerely devoted to his beliefs and commitments. He is known best for his days with the De Stijl and Neo Plastic movement, but his influence has grown to influence new styles of modernism to this day.

De Stijl (the Style) --An art movement advocating pure abstraction and simplicity -- form reduced to the rectangle and other geometric shapes, and color to the primary colors, along with black and white.

We are innocent

Today, again, a stressful day i have, or maybe a stressful day we (our class) have.

Are we slow in progress? Yes, we hardly showed our lecture the things and the progress that he wants today. But, it is not final submission. We have the effort to do our works better, but we were not allowed due to the terms of time, energy and spirit. We are taking design studio, working drawing, autocad 3D and communication which are recognised to be the tough subjects that bring loads of works and followed on by stress. Everyday, we attend to class, having classes until 4pm (haven't counted in the stayback time), with only 1 HOUR break time. That is 1/3 of the entire day . Then, we back to home to continue our works for at least 4hrs. That is at least 1/6 of the entire day . The time maker, how much time is still left for us to live a normal life? To sleep for 3 hours at night is normal situation for us. Unconciously, we become superman.

We were aimed to be scolded. We were being compared with the other group that doesn't need to take autocad 3D, communication and working drawing. It is truth that they can do and show their works faster and better. I don't argue this point, and i don't dislike them (of course i am not offending them), yet i am very impressed by some of them. Anywhere, without trying to understand our difficult situation, our lecturer told us to try being more motivative, competitive, and try to build up some "kia su" (scared lost; from Singapore) characteristic in between our classmates. Well, it is also a truth that there is less "kia su" and competitive situation in our class which contributes to the existing harmony and happy situation in our class now. No need to be "kia su" what. We understand what we need, what we don't, who we should be, how we shouldn't be. We are "a happy family".

Maybe there comes the controversion in term of lack of time, maybe there is no point for me to argue about in term of time. Yes, we may actually spend our time VERY PROPERLY and EFFECTIVELY and ACCURATELY to get our works done in time perfectly. If we do, that means we spend the whole time of everyday for our assignments or projects. Well, i think, we then lose the meaning of life, the purpose of life. On the other hand, i am thin enough (internationally recognised), i don't want to sacrifice my health in doing such "superman-istic" JOB.

A design class lecturer is always "expected" to be very subjective. "That is good, well done!" , that means you are good? Beauty lies on the beholder. Anywhere, valuation needs to be reasonable, making sense and satisfying to the utmost people.

**This blog may be offensive, but it is my blog to suit the purpose i am here today-- releasing stress. Thank you very much for reading this sinful blog.**

Reality is revealed more, innocents are everywhere, i see more. Anywhere, we are good enough if we have done our best. Life goes on, i step forward. And, smile ^_^ .

International Language

No doubt that English is an important language that plays the role of international language, being recognised by all the countries in this world. I know that.

My English is poor. I always hope to upgrade my english level by reading more or speaking more. Anywhere, my "ambition" always becomes empty promise to myself due to the lack of time that most of it has been spent for assignments and projects. Somehow, i think i have lost myself. (Ops... did i go so far?...) Ok, well, i found that there is nothing to do without good English for some fields, like architecture field. Without good English, you may not understand those you should know orally or visionary, and those you must know for preparing footholder for further carier. On the other hand, one may not be expressive by explaining or telling something important without proper and good English. In other words, there won't be any nice input and output without good english.

Sigh...

Communication starts between two people, initially, one is listener and while the other one is "story teller". A good communication will be only held successfully while there are respect, tolerance, patience, trust and faith in between them. Sigh... For times, my "listener" always lost impatience to listen and pay attention to me while i am trying hard to tell or express or explain due to my "stupid english". They may only hear parts of my entire "explanation" and think i am wrong. For times, i fell down, i felt down. Maybe there are nothing wrong with them, maybe my english is really not enough to convince and persuade people, etc.

Sigh... life is like that. Who can listen to me? My family, my friends, my beloved or my admirer (if i have ^_^''') . They will listen to me because they know me, at least a bit. Who won't? A stranger, a rude person, a commander (doesn't make sense that he need to listen to me), a lecturer(sometimes), a deaf person (at least he/she will try to understand what i want to tell, i am sure of that), etc.

Anywhere. Anytime. Anyone. This is the primitive concept of producing AAA battery. It is true. !!?? No la, i am just talking nonsense. Have a nice day, guys.

Sad

Today, sad, dissapointed, mad (a bit). I got grade C for the previous project of design studio subject. It is the first time i got C in design studio since the first semester. I am going through this semester 'terribly'.

I put quite a lot of effort in making the model. Maybe it doesn't express well... Maybe i broke too much "rule"... Maybe... Sigh... it really dropped me in contradiction in between "expressing what i want to tell" and "suiting the taste of lecturer". Well, maybe it can be said that lecturer is my "client" if i am an architect, so i have to suit him. !!??..!? It may be the problem of myself. Honestly, i don't think mine is bad. Whatever ...

Though it is just a small case, it affected my "firmly-standing" confidence and my belief of design. Sometimes, i am stubborn. I express only what i want to show and tell. Maybe i have to look for the balance IN BETWEEN.

The Lust of Eyes

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Did you see anything above? Is it beautiful? Nice leh...!!??
No, there is nothing wrong with you and me. There is really nothing above, i just let it blank. so maybe the only thing above is "white". White is the color of all in lighting, white is the purity in a piece of arts (is it? whatever la..)
Again, do you think the "blank" above is beautiful? It doesn't bring the pleasant to eyes maybe, but it evokes the lust of eyes.
We are human being. So, i think my hobby can be the hobby of everyone. My hobby is to collect, to see(or to sense), to feel, (hopefully to get also), to be, the BEAUTY in this world (anything, anyone that makes you feel pretty, nice, etc.)
What is yours?

Home Alone I

There is a nice sentence i found in Sin Chew Daily's few days ago,

Alone, is one's crazily enjoying;
crazily enjoying, is a group feeling lonely.

While i am alone, i will easily to think of her. Compared to the past, she is no longer familiar with me, neither do i. But, still, i expose the most to her, maybe she doesn't know, she is the one who understands me the most. It is regrettable that i don't know how i waste my opportunity.



**sigh... i have been suffering from lack of ideas since this early year, unlike the 'me' last year...**
**life goes on... **
**everything happens... nothing happens...**

A special day

Today, is a special day. I joined my coursemates in a simple trip to FRIM and an architect's house (Hijjas Kasturi, a famous architect in Malaysia). Today, is a nice day because we enjoyed the trip very much. Instead of widening my vision and gaining my knowledge, both visits to FRIM and Hijjas Kasturi's house have told me a truth--being a Malaysian is worth to be proud of.

First of all, we reached at FRIM. The tour guide brought us to the museum that exhibits the samples of various kinds of timber and subsidiary products of timber. He told us that we should be lucky and proud of being Malaysian because we actually possess a lot of opportunities. Malaysia, is one of the countries that preserves the most forests (green), showing the effort of preserving and doing research which was proved also to be the most successful research on tropicana forests. For times, foreigners blame Malaysian that we chop the old trees for development. By the way, they forgot that British (when Malaysia was under British colonization) spread out deforestation for mining and timbering. In this case, Malaysians are much more humble, preserving our heritage lands, protecting our nation and identity.

We had a tiring jungle trekking, walking (or climbing? ^_^) on the rugged paths in the jungle (or mountain? ^_^) for more than 1.5 kilometres. On the way, we knew some of the plants (quite good lesson) after the guide's explanation. There, we were surprised by the aweful views of the jungle, the respectful power of the mother nature. After that, we reached the 'hanging bridge' (i don't know how to name it). It was my first time experienced walking on the hanging bridge, and balancing myself in the swinging situation. It was a wonderful experience, i must say.


After the joyous time in FRIM, we visited Hijjas Kasturi's house -- Rimbun Dahan. Don't know who is him? One of his work is the Menara Telekom that stood beside the starting part of federal highway. Her wife, Mrs. Angela Hijjas brought us to have a walk around the house. It is a nice place, a place for living and meditation. The most impressive parts of the 'tour' are the reflecting pools with lotus and slowly flowing water, the control of lighting in the gallery in basement (both use of artificial light and natural light), the use and honesty of materials. For examples, the flowing water applies the Feng Shui, the egg-looked rocks ( smooth edged, also don't know how to name) surrounding the blocks of the building seem like the view in Japanese garden, the design of the roof is mostly alike with the traditional Malay house, etc. Somehow, i htink Hijaas Kasturi has built a wonderful, relaxing and pleasurable house for his family.

Along the visit, i forgot the actual words by Mrs. Angela Hijjas, but i felt the important message derived from her that we need to know and value our identity, features, cultures, and then develope ourselves. None of us are pure Chinese, nor Malays (i am not talking about heredity and gene in biology), we are actually having our life that is the mishmash (or 'rojak') merged by different culture. This is Malaysian.


They are different, independent, competing yet dependentally relying on each other. There are the ways of life.

** the photos today are available, click on the album below. **(coming soon)