"Les choses les plus belles sont celles que souffle la folie et qu'ecrit la raison. Il faut demeurer entre les deux, tout pres de la folie quand on reve, tout pres de la raison quand on ecrit."
- Andre Gide
*Rough translation: The most beautiful things are inspired by madness and written by reason. We must remain between the two - closer to madness when we dream, closer to reason when we write."
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Kata- Kata...
Barusan baca2 lagi hasil tulisan2ku tahun lalu.. Aku sering mencatat quote2 yang aku baca di satu buku, kalau nggak ditulis di blog. Dan, aku menemukan ini, meskipun sama sekali lupa dari buku apa:
"Lebih baik menunggu orang yang kamu inginkan daripada berjalan bersama seseorang yang tersedia. Lebih baik menunggu orang yang tepat daripada mencomot orang di sekelilingmu untuk dijadi-jadikan cinta. Hidup ini terlalu singkat untuk dijalani bersama orang yang salah."
Kata-kata yang membuatku kembali ingin jadi orang yang bijaksana =)
"Lebih baik menunggu orang yang kamu inginkan daripada berjalan bersama seseorang yang tersedia. Lebih baik menunggu orang yang tepat daripada mencomot orang di sekelilingmu untuk dijadi-jadikan cinta. Hidup ini terlalu singkat untuk dijalani bersama orang yang salah."
Kata-kata yang membuatku kembali ingin jadi orang yang bijaksana =)
Thursday, February 25, 2010
More quotes...
Been talking nonsense with fellow archimates..and below are some of the results...
"Love is overrated. Just like sustainability."
-Dodo
"Never underestimate small things. Many island forests started from just mere bird shit."
- the gist of LA4202 Planting Design lesson yesterday
Do: "Ahh.. affairs.. it's a nice feeling.."
Me: "Yah rite. The main catch is not even clear, how to call it an affair.."
Do: "Eits, that's why we're architect wad.. we always stay in the grey zone..."
"Just now my tutor was telling us.. how to be a successful architect.. he says, to be a succesful architect, like TKS, gotta have many wives..."
- Dodo
*wah you realize all this nonsense is actually generated from talking to just one person.. hm..hahaha*
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And a not-so-nonsense quote while talking with a good friend of mine:
"I had a good conversation with my cousin last night.. I enjoyed the conversation, because I could be myself, I could be real..."
It got me thinking right away, how many people can I safely say knows the REAL me? Hmmm....
"Love is overrated. Just like sustainability."
-Dodo
"Never underestimate small things. Many island forests started from just mere bird shit."
- the gist of LA4202 Planting Design lesson yesterday
Do: "Ahh.. affairs.. it's a nice feeling.."
Me: "Yah rite. The main catch is not even clear, how to call it an affair.."
Do: "Eits, that's why we're architect wad.. we always stay in the grey zone..."
"Just now my tutor was telling us.. how to be a successful architect.. he says, to be a succesful architect, like TKS, gotta have many wives..."
- Dodo
*wah you realize all this nonsense is actually generated from talking to just one person.. hm..hahaha*
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And a not-so-nonsense quote while talking with a good friend of mine:
"I had a good conversation with my cousin last night.. I enjoyed the conversation, because I could be myself, I could be real..."
It got me thinking right away, how many people can I safely say knows the REAL me? Hmmm....
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Home At Last?
As usual, too much coffee since tomorrow is interim submission.. Resulting in a somewhat reflective mood haha...
Hmm.. these past 2 weeks.. I got the strange feeling that, at last, I'm settled down in Singapore.. Like, I really appreciate the way Singapore works, and I admit that the city is beautiful.. I enjoy the familiarity, the calmness, the privilege to hear multiple languages being spoken and meet so many nationalities since Singapore is a point of transit... Ironically, this renewed appreciation partly comes from my desire to get out of Singapore often and just travel.. After seeing how barren cities can be, like Manila, and how bloody freezing cold climates elsewhere can be.. How boringly one race/language most other countries are .. well, every time I'm basking under the sun surrounded by lush raintrees, I feel happy... Every time I hear the MRT announcements in 4 languages or see advertisements in various languages I appreciate them..
Another part of it is that, finally I've found a community of interesting people to hang out with (CS!) and something outside studies to be passionate about (capo!). As much as this sounds like a cliche, it's true that the people make the place haha.. Went to some hang out places I've visited so many times, but somehow they feel really different since I was with a bunch of new, exciting people.. Singapore, my epitome of everything boring and artificial, is starting to give me a very different impression..
Was doing my design work, looking out at the green expanse of grass outside studio.. and feeling content, just content.. Suddenly staying for another 3 years in this sunny little island doesn't seem so bad at all..
Hmmm.... should I be happy with this unexpected development or be bloody suspicious that the gov***m*nt has been putting some stuff to screw my brain cells in the drinking water....?
Hmm.. these past 2 weeks.. I got the strange feeling that, at last, I'm settled down in Singapore.. Like, I really appreciate the way Singapore works, and I admit that the city is beautiful.. I enjoy the familiarity, the calmness, the privilege to hear multiple languages being spoken and meet so many nationalities since Singapore is a point of transit... Ironically, this renewed appreciation partly comes from my desire to get out of Singapore often and just travel.. After seeing how barren cities can be, like Manila, and how bloody freezing cold climates elsewhere can be.. How boringly one race/language most other countries are .. well, every time I'm basking under the sun surrounded by lush raintrees, I feel happy... Every time I hear the MRT announcements in 4 languages or see advertisements in various languages I appreciate them..
Another part of it is that, finally I've found a community of interesting people to hang out with (CS!) and something outside studies to be passionate about (capo!). As much as this sounds like a cliche, it's true that the people make the place haha.. Went to some hang out places I've visited so many times, but somehow they feel really different since I was with a bunch of new, exciting people.. Singapore, my epitome of everything boring and artificial, is starting to give me a very different impression..
Was doing my design work, looking out at the green expanse of grass outside studio.. and feeling content, just content.. Suddenly staying for another 3 years in this sunny little island doesn't seem so bad at all..
Hmmm.... should I be happy with this unexpected development or be bloody suspicious that the gov***m*nt has been putting some stuff to screw my brain cells in the drinking water....?
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Quoteworthy...
"..my right brain has nothing left, and my left brain has nothing right.. how to do tutorials???!!"
- K.Y.M
"Drug addicts never grow old... because they die really young."
- graffiti on a wall in Manila.. saw it in a studiomate's photo
- K.Y.M
"Drug addicts never grow old... because they die really young."
- graffiti on a wall in Manila.. saw it in a studiomate's photo
Friday, February 19, 2010
An Architectural Education
It's been quite awhile since I've analysed something other than people and emotions.. In fact, I'm getting rather fed up with those subjects.. After wasting quite some time feeling gloomy, I need something to cheer me up, and what better subject than.. Architecture!!
Landscape + Architecture.. I want both!
During the very hectic time organising the ArchiTours '09 last year, I had the chance to hear a lot of architects speak, and reflect on my own thoughts, beliefs.. I came to the conclusion that, well, 3 years of architectural education has not shown me how to be an architect, it merely made me discover what kind of Architect I want to be...
Landscape + Architecture.. I want both!Thursday, February 11, 2010
Masalah Bertahan..
"Poyan..."
"Ada apa, De?"
"Bagaimana kita bisa tahu kapan waktunya untuk menyerah, dan kapan waktunya untuk bertahan?"
Mendengar pertanyaan Luhde, Pak Wayan berbailk. "Poyan juga tidak pernah tahu," jawabnya lugas.
"Dulu, poyan memutuskan untuk menyerah, membiarkan ibunya Keenan memilih orang lain. Kapan poyan merasa bahwa itulah keputusan yang tepat?"
"De, sejujurnya, apakah itu menyerah, atau justru bertahan.. Poyan tidak pernah tahu. Bahkan sampai hari ini. Apakah ini menyerah namanya? Barangkali betul begitu. Tapi dalam apa yang disebut menyerah, poyan terus bertahan. Poyan tidak tahu. Tapi hidup yang tahu."
"Ada apa, De?"
"Bagaimana kita bisa tahu kapan waktunya untuk menyerah, dan kapan waktunya untuk bertahan?"
Mendengar pertanyaan Luhde, Pak Wayan berbailk. "Poyan juga tidak pernah tahu," jawabnya lugas.
"Dulu, poyan memutuskan untuk menyerah, membiarkan ibunya Keenan memilih orang lain. Kapan poyan merasa bahwa itulah keputusan yang tepat?"
"De, sejujurnya, apakah itu menyerah, atau justru bertahan.. Poyan tidak pernah tahu. Bahkan sampai hari ini. Apakah ini menyerah namanya? Barangkali betul begitu. Tapi dalam apa yang disebut menyerah, poyan terus bertahan. Poyan tidak tahu. Tapi hidup yang tahu."
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