One Woeful Month

This month is NOT a good month for me. So it began with the project that led to about 10 DAYS of staying over at school and sleep deprivation syndrome. i did NOT procrastinate, mind you.

Then one day, my friends and I went to have dinner then i went to the toilet and left my blackberry, iphone and wallet with ALL my IDs inside it. i just realized the loss after about 2 hours, when i was packing my stuff to get home.

to cut the story short, none of them came back and i need to:

go to the police station to report the loss, then

back to school to get my student recognition letter, then

the the immigration office to replace my Student's Pass (otherwise i can't go back to Indonesia), then

the ATM to get a new NETS card, then

Tiong Bahru to get a new Student Card/ezlink card.

so that was a lot to do, especially in THE submission week :(

comments on today's concept board presentation.

so, we have this assignment where every 2-3 people are assigned 1 architect. our assignment was to research and present this on an A1 concept board. today's presentation was a TOTAL execution. i was lucky my architect didn't get chosen.

the thing is, our one and only male lecturer, who still has some humanity in him, was absent today. so we were all left on the mercy of the eagles' talons. *hyperbole*

all i can hear was negative negative negative comments said in a way that made those critics can't seem developing, but discouraging. but there's this one girl who got all positive comments for her superb organization of ideas and in-depth understanding <--their own words.

for the rest:

"can you talk of only ONE project that you at least understand? i want to know that you've been working on SOMETHING in this past 7 days."

"you're ideas are all scattered and not organized, you know, and from here i can spot at least 7 spelling mistakes."

"so what do you base the arrangement of your pictures on?"

now that i write it that way it doesn't seem too...sadistic. but with the perfect combination of ever-changing facial expression, with a dominant frown and dissatisfied expression, how can the presenters not feel intimidated and nervous?

at least in IB, even though they threw the harshest comments on us, i never felt intimidated or "afraid", but here, everything makes me SO. DAMN. NERVOUS. i do not know WHY.

Inspiring Visit from Kent Corbell

So, I'm back after 3 months of neglecting my blog.

Yesterday, a guy named Kent Corbell came to LASALLE. He is the architect-engineer-designer-electrical guy that helped make Universal Studios Singapore. Interested, me and my friends came to his...seminar. Which turned out to be inspiring.

Basically, he motivates us to expand our knowledge, as in to be curious about everything that happens around us. And he also likes to position himself in the Gap, which is the Gap between Theory and Practice. He encourages us to put ourselves in uncomfortable position as often as possible, be it a mere action of asking WHY, or working with people you don't usually work with, plunge in an area that is totally unfamiliar and working with the impossibles.

He asked a question of "Where is you gap NOW?"
I was sitting in the first row and had an answer, but too cowardly to actually put my hands up and share my thoughts. Especially because more than half of my lecturers are there. For my answer is this, "I actually don't know why I'm here. Because unlike you, i don't know what my real talents are. I mean, you've been 'the mechanical guy' since you were little.

I play the piano, I can solve math calculations, I read Raymond Chang and understand chemistry, I love Biology and can explain about mitosis and meiosis, I also love the arts and that pretty much explained why I applied here, I understand technology, I can relate well to different kinds of people, I also LOVE fashion...

Basically if, and only IF, my parents say..." YOU HAVE TO BE A DOCTOR" or "YOU HAVE TO BE A BUSINESS WOMAN", I can just study whatever Science, or Business, or Computer Engineering or whatever, and actually pass with a Bachelor's degree, BUT never with a summa cum laude. It's like, I don't know where I'm REALLY good at. But, where do I ACTUALLY belong??"

Reasons for me to not say that out loud:
- i don't wanna be seen as this "cocky Level 1 student"
- my lecturers are there. what IF they think that "wow, this girl isn't really serious about studying Interior Design"
- i just made some FRIENDS. and i'm pretty sure they'd flee from me after they listen to THAT.

And, in positioning myself in the uncomfortables, does that mean I can break the norms? Does that mean that I should express my ideas freely and not care about people around me?

I don't know. Maybe I just think too far and all that. But those are questions from the deep abyss of my heart. And yes, I would really like to have the answers to those.

Art Exhibition Set Up

IB Art Exhibition and Examination is coming up!

Day 1

We began setting up on April 13, at 1 pm. It was EXHAUSTING. First, we have to bring ALL of our artworks and research workbooks from the Art pod all the way back in Junior School to the 4th floor of Senior School. Yes, we did use trolleys to transport, but the journey along the road and ramps were painful. Almost all of the artworks are fragile, so we had to handle them with care.

After that, the two big auditorium, K400 and K401 are still crammed with chairs and tables. It's SUPPOSED to be cleared before we even entered the room. So, we all (12 girls and a guy. OH YAY ART CLASS!), stacked those chairs (hundreds of them!) and moved them out of the rooms. Another tiring process.

The rented panels were all dropped on MY space, which is a hallway between the K4 rooms. I couldn't work until all of them are moved out and we, again, spent another hour and energies to move the panels. By this time, the EO guys have started setting up the panels for each of us.

I stayed until around 8 PM at school and, boy, school was so creepy at night time! My space got set up second last, cause the hallway is used when they transport stuff in or out. Meh. So at the end of the day, I only had my panels and lamps set up. Apparently, I need 2 more panels, but fortunately, Jess had 2 extra panels :D

Day 2

We got the entire day today dedicated for art. That means we could skip all the classes and wear free dress to school! I just need to mount the artworks, arrange the installation, clean up the frames and stick up the artist statements today. I tried hammering in the nails, but to no avail *sigh*

With help from the Office Boys and grade 11 art students, I got mine all mounted and labeled. I also got a red sofa for my space and and it's so comfy! I changed my layout and positioning several times, so I'm grateful for all the helpers that I got for today. They made all things possible for me :)

There were several events that happened during the set up, such as the 2 broken mirrors of Cassandra's installation, Andri's re-recording of her performance art (I helped by being the cameragirl!), etc. It's been a hectic day for me and all my muscles are sore from all the lifting and moving of stuff. But, looking at the results, I can say that every drop of sweat dripped has paid off.

"I'm leaving you my FINGERPRINTS!"

This term, I take Forensics Science class in HOL (Hogwarts Online). And during this spring break, I did the Extra Credit for the Fingerprints module. And this is the result!