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  • DID Final Semester, Final Presentation

    DID Final Semester, Final Presentation

    DID Final Semester, Final Presentation – I am writing this on my lovely leather couch, far away from my college, to be exact – in Penang, at home! College is so far ended for me, the past 4 months was so hectic for me as it was the final semester and I stressed up myself to be the best of myself. I didn’t want to waste my last semester and I just wanted to squeeze out whatever skills I had, that’s why I did not blog for the past few months and to be honest, I was quite stressed up.
    Of course, I am relaxing right now, I am grateful that the 3 years Diploma In Interior Design studies is over with flying colours and it’s time for me to move to the next level – continue to the degree program! Yay!
    Well, speaking back about the final presentation for my final design studio project, I was actually not nervous about presentation, I actually love speaking out and selling my idea. The stress up part was actually the preparation where you see time was moving so fast and so much more to do. To be honest, I was not very satisfied with the outcome, although it’d been a good one according to my lecturers, yet I still feels that there’s much more space for improvement! Yes, indeed. One of my weakness was not having sufficient research, that’s I admit that and I need improvement in that. Never mind, I told myself I still have a year of Degree study to go, don’t stop learning, Nicholas!
    The venue.
    Lecturer for the design studio – Sabariah.
    The classmate. Bye!
    My private corner!
    CK, who had been my lecturer for 3 modules.
  • Super Crowded At KLCC Park During Hari Raya

    Super Crowded At KLCC Park During Hari Raya

    Super Crowded At KLCC Park During Hari Raya – I know Raya has passed for a few weeks already, but then I am very free right now, enjoying my lovely holiday and so there’s plenty of time for me to throwback some interesting moment and stuff.
    Sharing back about Hari Raya, I believe many people balik kampung to either celebrate the holy festival with their family, and the people who were not celebrating, too went back to hometown for a holiday. Somehow, I’ve decided to stay in Kuala Lumpur during that time as I know hometown Penang would be packed with tourists and people, traffic congestion would be everywhere too.
    Very interestingly, Kuala Lumpur was deserted, with so little car on all the major roads. No surprise because many who resides in Kuala Lumpur are actually came from other part of Malaysia. However, if you take a trip down to KLCC, you would be shocked by the number of people at there! It’s the most crowded time of the year, with foreign labour all packed at the KLCC Park, making some uncomfortable moment for me. Moreover, there’s the Popular Book Fair happened at the convention centre, no doubt, everyone cramped in this iconic place of Kuala Lumpur.
    Well, I actually recommend people to head to Kuala Lumpur during Hari Raya because during that time, you can be king of the road with no ‘pek-chek’ moment in the traffic jam and enjoy your shopping, but just beware of the crowds at KLCC.
  • A Site Visit To Menara Binjai

    A Site Visit To Menara Binjai

    A Site Visit To Menara Binjai – Actually it’s kinda cool for studying interior design as I get to visit many nice building located right at the heart of the city centre. Just a month ago, I went to check out a new Grade A office block located just right across of KLCC – Menara Binjai as part of my assignment requirement. I don’t really get any chance to own or work in a office in the city core just because I am not a corporate person. Have you ever came across any interior design firm with a strategic view of the city centre? I don’t think so.
    But then visiting the place and designing a space at these office would be even more interesting to me somehow, rather than working at there, Nevertheless, check out Menara Binjai. KL should have more of these high-rise building to dense up the cityscape like Hong Kong, Chicago, Singapore. Yeah?
  • Last Night In Kuala Lumpur

    Last Night In Kuala Lumpur

     
    Last Night In Kuala Lumpur – I can’t believe it, tomorrow is the day, the day I’m leaving this beautiful, vibrant, mess, sinful, crimeful metropolitan city of Kuala Lumpur. I did not fancy about this place when I arrived 3 years ago, but as time goes on, the good feeling of fast-moving of city lifestyle pours into me. I am a city-person.
    Coming from a small city of George Town, the big city looks fascinating. I was ignorance at first, telling people that Kuala Lumpur is just a mess, places being so far from each other, traffic jams, crimes (yes, fuck that still), expensive food (I hate that at first when comparing food price with Penang’s) and I think just that’s all.
    As the time ticks, this metropolitan turns beautiful in my eyes. The traffic congestion actually trained my patience (Penang traffic get worst nowadays and I did not complain much when I drive at home), driving from here to there in Klang Valley makes me realised that Tanjung Tokong to Queensbay Mall is actually very near. Well, food is not expensive in Kuala Lumpur, it’s just that the food is lower priced in Penang and I became generous. HAHA.
    There’s so much yet to explore, so many restaurant yet to eat, so much opportunities yet to grab, but the time being here is up. I’ve graduated from my study here. Time’s up for me to leave and check out some new places.  Perhaps in the future, I’ll come back maybe, or not, the crime issues here is just shooing me away! But then I am still young, and energetic, I shall experience more cities. My final destination is still Penang, but in between, let’s say, everywhere big and fast with beautiful skyline.
    I just don’t really know what am I crapping; but whatever it is, let’s enjoy the last night with the World’s Tallest Twin Stainless Steel Towers (beat that Burj Khalifa, LOL) – Petronas Twin Towers and good night! I will miss this city and I enjoyed my time.
  • I Am Alive

    I Am Alive

    I Am Alive – I just have no idea where to start, but I want to let you know that – i am alive !!!!! Bahhhhhh. 1 month of hiatus, finally I am back! Wait for my come back. Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and whatever.

    Yes, I am looking very good. Mehhhh.
  • A Day In Class

    A Day In Class

    A Day In Class – Studying interior design is more about tutorial session where you show your work to the lecturer and get feedback, improve and do better. Some times, you pin-up to the wall, where you share your work progress, ideas with other designers, it’s more like a real-world situation in bigger design firm.
    Class can sometimes get bored, long, and slow. What to do? Nap, Candy Crush, surf the net, Whatsapp, looking bored, seriously concentrate at your friend’s work, or at the lecturer? What are you?
    3 more weeks till the end of diploma in interior design, let’s do it yo! I am nervous, excited and busy.
  • ROM: Steve + Lihong

    ROM: Steve + Lihong

    ROM: Steve + Lihong – So many sad things happened lately, assignments, haze, blackout505, Penang freaking storm that kills, Penang Bridge accident and more. But let’s not talk about the sad thing and share some happy stuff with you. Well, my classmate, Steve has got married with his wife Lihong! Oh, congratulation and it’s not what you think it is. Hahaha. But I am very happy that they get to be together officially, and sweetly.
    I was there at his marriage registration at Thean Hou Gong Temple, which indirectly brings me to a visit of this famous temple. Is the temple nice? Sorry, Kek Lok Si in Penang is so much better than that. HAHA.
    Marriage registration thingy was pretty fast, and it’s simpler than I thought. I thought it’s something very complicated, but it’s just signing a few papers, read the vow, say ‘I Do’ and done. The rest of the time was just waiting and taking photograph.
    It’s just another happy thing in life, if you ask me about marriage thingy? Well, I just feel that it’s still so far away from me, I want to get settle down in a place first, get indulged in a nice career, earn the first pile of gold, get a house, then, this is it. Haha.
    Anyway, congratulation to Steve and Lihong. By the way, what is the ideal age to get married for you? =D
  • Final Projects x Final Semester

    Final Projects x Final Semester

    Final Projects x Final Semester – 4-5-6 weeks to go, I have no idea whether it’s four, five or six, but I am sure that six weeks is the max to go for my submission of everything for the final semester of my diploma in interior design, after that, I am all set to discover the journey of an interior designer.
    As usual, during this time of every semester, I get busy, I do work all day long, I slack some times, I stress up and I am also confident that the final presentation will be a fun one. But! It’s tougher this one last time, the last is the last, there’s no take 2 for me, everything have to be the best (good at least); seeing others do better just added the stress into myself, but I take the challenge to improve and learn.
    I can imagine what’s coming after the final submissions, but then I just don’t have the sweet time to do the imagination. Focus is what I needs, and perhaps a little more time out of my life. I can do it, I can do it well, I can do it best, NO, should be I must do it, I must do it well, I must do it best! Good luck, and all the best.
    Happy day to you all.
  • BBQ At Steve’s

    BBQ At Steve’s

    BBQ At Steve’s – 5-6 weeks to go till the final presentation of this final semester of my diploma, then I’m officially an interior designer. With this much of assignment stress going on, I just hardly fork out a little time for leisure, I am getting anti-social and my friend is my keyboard, mouse, sketchbook and Artline. Somehow, in between this assignment-busy-ness, I and a few classmates managed to find a night to do some BBQ. At least, it takes away a night of thinking at the project. Yay!
    Steve’s house was the host of the BBQ, a very small scale BBQ with lots of chicken wings, lots of sausages, fish balls (when I say lot, it’s really a lot), fish, corns, enoki mushroom and some cooked food. Very budget BBQ, as I said, very small scale BBQ, but pretty satisfying and full.
    One more thing, it’d been 3 years in between this and my last BBQ! What a long time. Great! I want more!
  • A Walk At Chow Kit Area

    A Walk At Chow Kit Area

    A Walk At Chow Kit Area – Under the scorching Sunny heat, with dusty breeze from the road blew occasionally, the sound of motor engine can be heard passing by, I was walking at Chow Kit area. Took the LRT from Kelana Jaya to KL Sentral, interchanged to monorail to Chow Kit then I alighted. I should have taken the LRT and interchanged to PWTC instead. The monorail is slow and expensive!
    Clean and green sidewalk. I like.
    I was in town in the morning yesterday, to check out a place that I found in Chow Kit which to be designed for my final design project. Site analysis is a part of every of my project and so, a visit to the place is a must to study, to see, and to photograph.
    This indirectly gave me an opportunity to explore another side of Kuala Lumpur – Chow Kit, a place that known much as the red light district, black and dirty zone. Indeed, but Jalan Ipoh on the other hand is clean and green, surprisingly. Some places is clean, some places is dirty. That’s the problem of KL, not every corner are well maintain which is kinda sad.
    Food stall in the alley.
    KL Tower from one of the rooftop.
    The place have potential to be revitalized into a new district because the architecture at there is very retro and have feeling. If it’s not the assignment, I would not have come here already. You know right, you have to be careful when walking around KL city.
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