First days are always the same… so nothing really big to write about. But these pics are going to get you guys soooo jealous!
Yes, that’s the view from my office space! Though I spent 99% of my time outside this space…
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I probably should do that when my iBook dies. *knock on wooden table top*
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I am sure you have googled your name at least ONCE.
Yesterday, I bumped into Chris’ post on Google Resume from last year. What Chris said is so true - you almost don’t need a resume nowadays - if you are internet-active, your future employer can just punch your name in Google and [...]
Disclaimer: I AM studying for tomorrow’s exam!
Anyway, I was going to do a write-up of Michelle Kwan. But I love her so much that I want the post to be perfect… so, may I present you the product of my exquisite procrastination:
Stolen from Tonya
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate. (Please tell me why [...]
The lyrics of this song isn’t particularly good (except the first few lines), but I like the melody a lot :) [How am I suppose to "post" the melody without violating copyright laws anyway?!
Anyway, I found that descriptive words are very appealing to me... probably because I am totally incompetent at writing descriptive stuff [...]
I finally finished recompiling all the lecture notes for those iLecture recordings are available on LMS! Hopefully it will be a while (at least until the exam…) before I will hear Kath’s voice again………………………. (Seriously, it was 11 hours of lecture in 2 days!!! Someone even asked me what “music” I was listening [...]
Sel-indulge a bit before I plunge into the black hole of re-compiling all the lecture notes for Shaping…
Speaking of salutatory lesson for back-up? I have had tons of those - never learn a lesson.
Now, serve yourself some good food, I wish you can smell & taste the pictures!
I have lost literally ALL my Shaping Metropolis lecture notes.
The file just gone for NO APPARENT REASON… without leaving any trace.
I will remember to back up next time, but PLEASE tell me how to get my lecture notes back…
NB I think this is by far my most negative post ever.
Can’t believe Star Ferry Pier is actually going to be demolished.
Been reading SEE’s project page and found an article:
天星碼頭逃得過「地魔」吞噬嗎？
天星鐘樓為目前香港最後機械鐘樓，塔樓為整套組件度身建造，不可分割，這意味目前運作良好、數十年來準確報時的鐘樓，將會隨着填海亦步亦趨的工程，約於今年十月，在市民不經不覺之間便會進行清拆。外表看似平凡的天星碼頭，其候船大堂流線型的設計及横列的窗戶，令人既如置身小輪，亦將人視線帶往對岸，整列窗戶「框着」對岸山脊線，正是以現代建築簡約的精神，融和與凸顯所處自然環境的智慧及設計師的視野，絕對是前人珍愛維港的精緻傑作。
至於鐘樓內的四面鐘面、一組四個的音樂銅鐘與時鐘，以及推動整套系統的機械部分，則亦是機械鐘年代的精品，其製造商E Dent of London，就是當年承造英國西敏寺大笨鐘的機械鐘表大師，目前經已絕版停產，但其精細技術，足以令英國西敏寺大笨鐘運作百年無誤，天星鐘樓就是用相同的技術及設計，連其報時銅鐘的音樂旋律，亦可追溯至英國200多年英國劍橋大學Great St Mary教堂的樂章，饒富文化淵源。
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其實，計劃中的摩地大廈和P2道路所伸延的位置，便是今日的天星碼頭和皇后碼頭所在地。換言之，碼頭將會被「地魔」吞噬。
於是，天星碼頭即將北移三百米到新碼頭去，而本來滿載殖民歷史的皇后碼頭，亦被逼遷，變成沒名沒姓的「十號碼頭」。
追溯歷史，天星碼頭建於一九五八年，與毗鄰的大會堂及政府山上的政府合署，屬同期的現代主義設計風格。該風格祟尚簡約線條，沒有多餘的裝飾。碼頭最令港人難以忘懷的，必然是鐘樓發出那清脆的鐘聲，只用四粒音符，每十五分鐘便奏出不同的旋律來報時。
離天星不遠的皇后碼頭，於一九五三年建成在大會堂前，一直是殖民地時代的總督就職和離任的地方。七五年英女皇伊利沙伯二世訪港，也是乘遊艇在皇后碼頭登岸。九七香港回歸，末代港督彭定康，更是依依不捨的從碼頭離開，標誌了香港殖民時代的終結。
Several questions:
How does the whatever authority in HK decide what is a heritage? Shouldn’t heritage be something that has a significant heritage, architectural or cultural value, and not simply based on [...]
Please tell me I am just dreaming, because I just canNOT accept that PDM exam was actually over, and it was the shittiest exam EVER in my life.
The short questions was the most shitty part - why on earth would you think that you will be expect to know every single clause/section of Act by [...]
