have i brought a fresh perspective?
pricewaterhouseCoopers collegues. @ the 12thfloor pantry.

Reverie, ACJC Alumni Band

it was fun going back to acjc, lecture theatre! hearing the band played. i was supposed to play but err, after looking at the repertoire, i kindda back out from it.it was quite overwhelming! nonetheless, i had fun and it was a joy to hear the band once again :)

abbaGold, as secondary-schoolish that may sound is the BEST feel-good SONG ever!

doughnut Mania! -OREOlogy-Yummy!

the long wait was worthwhile.
check out the various funky and yummy doughnuts available at : j.co donuts webby.

bought for my mum's bdae :)

TRY THEM!
Donut Factory @ Raffles City and Dippin Donuts @ Vivo/CK Tangs

Green or Going Green?

it comes as a no surprise that Asia is generally moving towards a greener society, with all the hype about global warming and sustainability in development being a growing concern among government bodies, big corporations(cos, they do not really have much of a choice – especially when everyone is looking at them as they have one of the biggest impact for change) and individuals who hope to see a more promising future – one that is not filled with gloomy images of animals becoming extinct, fishes suffocating along the coast, icebergs melting, hazy weathers and having that imminent feeling that the world is gonna end anytime soon.

Housing for instance is going greener. With the additions of energy saving plants, solar panels, rooftop gardens to provide a natural cooling system and many other bizarre suggestions. Impressive. Very impressive indeed. However, do these new measures meant that our houses are green? Like many other issues, some have believed that such green efforts on housing are half-hearted attempts to satisfy a government quota. Additions that are included simply serve as factors required to tick boxes – to qualify a building as a green one. Nonetheless, though it seems that we are no where near creating green buildings as compared to those in other developed nations such as the US, such baby steps and small attempts are putting us in the right direction, paving the way to new developments for a greener built industry. However, I think it is important for us to alleviate the designing of green buildings and housing (have you seen the out-of-this-world-non-matching-colour-schemes that is being painted on our HDB blocks?)IT IS OUTRAGES! We should not let the common stereotype that eco buildings are ugly and boring. We need good design looks. And I think, we have a lot to learn from countries such as United Arab Emirates, where designs, ideas as well as innovative suggestions have no limits or boundaries.

Modern Living.
well, they look okaay and normal. Nothing special - a typical HDB estate in Singapore.

All that Greenery.
Balcony fitted with gardens. Wait till all these houses become occupied with makciks and aunties, where every single corner that allows sunlight to penetrate around the house is a haven for the drying of clothes! lol.

COMPARE with this.

Curly Slabs.
Marina and Beach Towers, UAE.

Amazing! Notice how the two curly slabs are designed. The slab that is facing the sea has a more gradual transition to the coast with the additions of gardens and greenery that lined the lower part of the curved slab - the slab simply dissolves in the terraces on the sea. Just as the beach coast works like a gradient, offering a more blurry border. On the other hand the other slab that faces the marina, ends abrubtly, just as how it demonstrates a typical marina's structure with all that sharp borders.

the crisscross lines that are on the internal surfaces of the slabs are meant to emphasise its thickness. veerrry Cooool :)