最后一次semester假期

my project work. Click the image for enlargement.

读书二十多年了，打从幼稚园开始，当我认识到‘学校假期‘这一回事后就会期待放假。每次学校开学第一天，最想知道第一件事是几时再放假！？中学时期，一放假我就很忙去参加佛学营，所以又特别期待学校假期。大学本科三年，基本上我的科系没什么假期，但是一有假期我都会去忙佛学会活动，如下乡讲座，儿童营或去修行活动。所以大学假期是人生灵魂的充电期，又是特别的期待。到来了英国，假期又是什么呢？哈哈。。。就是去旅行和打打工，或是呆在家里无所事事咯。

其实想想，那么多年的假期都没有真的好好的呆在家里‘享受’没事做的日子。现在眼前就有两个星期的假期，我就想想用几天的时间好好保留给自己，尝试过一下完全没事做的生活，只吃睡和看戏。原来我们平时那么拼命工作,那么的没有时间，停下来时最想‘享受’的并不是什么特别的事情，而是最简单不过的吃饭睡觉（不怪得很多人说简单就是幸福）。无论如何，为了那么多天忙碌的生活，和准备接下来的忙碌，应该好好的享受一下这二十多年来接近尾声的学校假期。

祝大家新年快乐啦！

Shenzhen new Airport...深圳新机场

Shenzhen New Air port

Shenzhen new airport design competition has won by a Rome-based Architect firm, Fuksas Architect. In other word, China will have another mega-project breaking the ground. We can notice that this project presented its great visionary, the design look arrogant,futuristic and iconic. It is the power of architecture, people will willing to pay tremendous money on a iconic building, no matter you like it or not, architecture in China being changing its cityscape. 

10 years later, I believe many city in China will shocking us with their fantastic architecture, for architects, it is a great time to explore their career, for government, it is a good time for them to show off; for the tycoons, it is a good time for them to invest the properties, but for ordinary people it nothing than the good time to 'look' at the great arrogant building. Anyway, building is belong to the owner but architecture is belong to everybody who appreciate it. 

深圳机场设计竞赛中，来自罗马的建筑事务所赢了这项目。换句话说，中国在未来10年又将多一个‘超级建筑’。如今中国各大城市都非常倾向于注目国际，充满理想和野心的建筑设计；当然，这也成为了诸多国际(不如说只来自西方）建筑大师理想的实验场，如Sir Norman Foster的北京机场，Hezog de Meron 的奥运‘鸟巢’ 和Rem Koolhaas的CCTV总部， 都是建筑界里响当当的人物。这是好还是坏呢？

美籍中国著名建筑师贝。律明，(巴黎罗浮宫的设计师）说到：“前卫的建筑设计在中国这样一个发展迅速的国家是非常需要的，这就如七八十年代的日本。但不同是日本出了一位Kenzo Tange但是中国却没有(Kenzo是日本八十年代大师级的建筑师。) 他还说道在中国这样高度学术被监视的国都里，的确很难训练出有创造性，大胆性和前卫的建筑师，而且现代建筑体系在中国也成立不久，还需时间来打好根基。”

无可否认，西方一直以来都领导着现代建筑设计体系，在亚洲也唯有日本能够在国际建筑舞台上占一席的地位，而马来西亚有一位Kenyeang(生态建筑师,但还是受英国教育的)。未来50年肯定是亚洲的世纪，建筑界的局面是否也会改变呢？亚洲是否能培出优越的建筑师呢？以后设计伦敦新的博物馆会否是来自亚洲的建筑师呢？我不知道，放眼去看吧！！

Super Nice Boss

My boss is a super nice boss I taught. He easy going guy and he friendly, humble, and kind; he treat me like his son more than a staff. As I say before he made me coffee twice per day, some more he has bought me Kit-Kat, 24" monitor, new software and so on. 

Last Monday, he brought me and another colleague to site visit, some where around north of Scotland. Haha....actually the visit seem like a trip more than a work, because we just took some simple picture and measurement, the rest of the time we went to varies places for visit like he paid us ticket to visit a castle, treat us food, drink. He pay me salary with taken me to trip, how nice it is!!

I can't imagine I working with him who so kind and nice to a staff. May GOD bless him......

Me on site

Me, my boss and my 'only' colleague.

The castle

This a tomb 

My boss...我老板

My boss is very nice, everyday make me coffee. He is a very easy-going boss who give you a high flexibility on work schedule, i decide when is my lunch time, when is my working time. Excellent!!

以上对我老板英文版本的介绍绝对没有骗人，但只有称赞话而已（因为若你在GOOGLE搜索axxu，便能轻易地找到我的部格落:p) 嘻，说到这里你也知道我要用华文说他坏话咯！不错，我老板是一个非常友善和随和(有时太随便)的人，他每天都回冲咖啡给我喝，每天下班会跟我说谢谢，但是不知是否太好人了，总觉得他在做工事方面缺少了做大事的‘火’。

我老板其中一个弱点就是很喜欢讲话，我发觉他一天里70％的时间里都花在讲话上。当我早上一到公司时，他就向我报告他昨天或今早所做过的事情，开始时我还会点点头回应，但后来我就任由他讲，我开我的电脑；每次跟他出去办公，在车上他一直讲到目的地，最危险的是时不时他会转头望我，有一次他因为顾着讲话而差一点撞车，我真的冒了一身冷汗。从此，我在车上就尽量不回应他，不看他讲话（虽然他依然不断地讲）。

他在办公室里接了什么电话后，都会向我讲解电话的内容，开过什么会后都会与我报告。有时候我在赶着把手头上的工作认真地做着，他却引我讲话，Kacau我，真的被他‘气死’。员工被老板讲话干扰做事情真的难以置信。他自己有很多时候因为讲话而东西做不完，我不知好笑还是好气=.=

可能他以前开公司是一直一个人做事吧，而我算是他第一个‘正式’聘请的员工，避免不了兴奋过度！？我认为如果他把每天讲话的时间用在行动上，或是考虑一些重要的概要来讲，他的事业肯定会比现在更有成就，更有效率！！

除了这个还有其他事情以后再与你们分享。唉，可怜的我的同事就是老板，我的老板就是同事，唯有用部格落讲公司是非咯。。。

The last and the first day!

I was bagging my 'last' stuff before leave the studio

After rushing studio for no day no night I finally submitted my project today. The day after we won't be stay in the same studio again and have to move next year, so it is my last day for me to stay in this studio. You know la, I love studio so much, I eat, I over night and I work in studio, I sing, I shout and I talk in studio. I've spent 70% of my life here in studio, until can't parted from the studio, however it is the last day for me to stay studio, bye bye la my lovely studio.

In morning time, it is my first day to commence my first architect job in the UK. Hahaha.....I dunno whether Ken Yeang (my previous boss) dulu treat me so bad? This boss has treated me unbelievable good for the first day, he even made me a coffee, bring me to site and treat me lunch. Wow.....it seem every 'big' day happen in the same day of my life. The last and the first day, unforgettable.

这一天的凌辰三点钟，也就是我在现在的studio最后一次的时候，明天过后这间曾陪伴我度过英国求学许多第一次的空间不在是属于我了。想起‘当年’初来报到，这里纪录了我许多陌生的情景和闹的笑话，这里也让我与几位老外朋友建立起‘忘国之友情’。真的想不到这么快一个学年就那么地过去了，一段人生中的第一次也就那么地成为我的回忆了。当然前面我还有很长的路程，但我决忘不了这间studio我所留下的脚印。拖拖拉拉终于在三点钟背着沉重的书包，手抱着工具箱，再一次地在studio走一圈，然后对着同伴们大声喊：“大家努力啦，好好享受在这间studio最后一天吧！”才依依不舍的走出寒冷的街道回家去。。。。。

一段故事的结束，同时候也是另一段故事开始的时候。这天早上八点半，穿好衣服准备第一天的上班。虽然来英国前曾工作，但这一次确是在离家遥远的地方上班；心虽然没有特别的兴奋，但也存有一丝丝的好奇，不知这里的上班是怎样的呢？这老外老板有会是怎样对我呢？第一天，一切还好，老板对我出乎意料的友善（不知是否前老板对我太坏了）：带我去看site，请我吃午饭，还亲自冲咖啡给我，哈，真不知这真的是老外老板的文化呢，还是他是那么的热情！？看看他接下来的日子怎样吧再说。无论如何，第一天上班是愉快的。

今天纪录了我在英国里某个最后一天和第一天，回想起来真的还象是一场梦，更象一段冒险旅程；就象完成了一段长长的冒险中的第一关，开始着另一段新的挑战！！

The process to make my model (concrete as site material)

The detail of my model

The final presentation board loh!!

spain 6 days trip...Madrid马德里,part III

4. Plaza de Toros 斗牛场

Toros meaning the bull fighter in Spanish, no doubt it is a very very brutal game in our civilization, it not only hurting the animals but the people also. But sometime we can't really say this is a game, for Spanish, this is a national culture this is a glory, it represent brave,honor, and fighting art.  

这可不是周杰伦的《斗牛》打篮球，而是一个非常残忍血腥的一项活动，但不得不承认它的确确是西班牙人文化的一环。这已经被誉为国技的活动，斗牛普遍上还会的到上至皇帝下至屠肉夫的喜爱；来西班牙不拜访斗牛场，就如去埃及没参观金子塔似的。说真的人在现场中还真被它的气势怔住了，想到血淋淋的场面还会不禁寒愫一下！杀气太重了！

5。07 Plaza de la Cibeles, Fuente de Neptuno, Paseo y Museo del Prado博物馆街

I call it as 'museum street' because have 4 to 5 museum and galleries. Beside that many people line up to get in the museum place especially toung people, it show how passion people love art, history and music. But after a while i been told that the museum was free entrance after certain hour. Haha....oh I see! 

p/s: travel tips: suggest you to buy souvenir in this area, it is cheaper and much more choices than others places.

 

这个地区因该聚集了4到5间的博物馆吧；人体雕像布满在整条街道上，还播放着古典的音乐，值得一游。还有一点，如果你要买纪念品，这里绝对是最好的选择，又便宜种类又多，别'走鸡'哟！'

6。Stadium for Real Madrid 马德里球会

我不是一个爱看球的人，但我也听闻过Real Madrid的大名，全球最多球星的球会。一睹它的真面目还真的有那股大将之风呢！

7。Last Sunday 最后星期天

最后一天的早上起来，也不知道要去那里逛，该去的也去了，所以我们就‘建议’（其实是没有意见）无目标的走走，看看星期天的马德里是怎样子的？原来星期天的街道像一座死城，99％的商店都没开；再想想星期天里，教堂活动因该是最活跃吧，我们也就进去其中一间教堂里和当地人一起沙弥，还听了整一个小时半的西班牙语耶稣。过后我们继续往大街的方向走去，渐渐响起的人潮声让我们对接下来的节目有找‘着落’。哗，这里满街都是小孩，有的骑脚车，有的唱歌栽舞，而大人呢有的三五成群谈天看报纸，这里还有舞台剧呢，真的好不热闹！原来星期天果然是他们的Family day。

中午时刻我们选择在快餐厅解决这里最后一餐，回去的心情也开始酝酿着了；旅行就是如此，无论你怎样欣赏这里的风景，这里的生活，旅程结束后我们都不能不离开，毕竟它的美丽并不属于我们这样的过客们，而是属于与它相依为命的居民。若你喜欢这个地方，那就把它最美丽的风景留在记忆里，保存下来直到永远。。。再见啦，西班牙！

spain 6 days trip...Madrid马德里,part II

Of course, everyone visit Madrid MUST SEE the listed attraction spot. I will share with you as bellow places:

1. Window shopping at Gran Via 

The most lively street in the city, 'Gran Via' in Spanish meaning 'Great Road'. This street can show most of the local culture here, like Tapas restaurant, shopping malls, movie theaters, and gift shops; It crowed by people most of the time, sometime you might a group of youth singing together or cheers up for their idol (in front of the movie theaters.) TRAVEL TIP: Please don't buy any souvenir here, especially from the hawkers, the price is much more expensive!!

若以西班牙文来翻译此街就是‘大街’。 这条街可说是融合西班牙人从古到今的生活文化，新旧建筑的交替不停地发生在这1904年策划的大街里。两旁的或新或旧的‘建筑们’如家里的成员，老长辈带着年青的晚辈见证这里发生的大小事，每天看管着来来往往的过客，审查着每个人的心情，寂寞，亢奋。大大小小的歌舞剧场表现出这个民族对艺术的热爱，也可能是要对现实生活的抽离；积满人群的小吃店里表现出人与人之间的依赖，这里任何一个角落都能安抚害怕寂寞的心灵。对我们来说这里只是旅程中的其中一个景点，但对西班牙人来说这里是他们生活中不可分割的一部分。你可以喜欢它，也可以讨厌它，但却不可以不体会它的繁华。

Statue become part of the building, part of the the street, part of their life 

The local most iconic 'pub', don't miss it when you travel here. Have to try the typical Spanish's life here, you will find something amazing. 

2. Palacio Real

The words mean Royal Palace of Madrid, official residence of the King of Spain. It considered as a the largest royal palace in western Europe, it consists 2,800 rooms. If you really like the grand architecture or royal history, here is the great place for you to visit. Properly you have to spend over 2 hours here. 

3.Plaza Mayor

Plaza Mayor is the most famous square in Madrid, it surrounded by red, browned building. People sit on the floor, performers sing and dance at the centre, and restaurants built to enclose the square. We had our lunch in the plaza and we have an enjoyment  two and half hours here. 

Plaza Major 是马德里最出名的广场，广场四周被古典风味的建筑物包围着，里面就像是一个大礼堂，只是没有盖顶的大礼堂。我们在这里用了我们的午餐，悠悠地坐在充满音乐，文艺广场中，欣赏着西班牙的传统美酒，无不是一间人生大乐事。但当我注意到演艺者里头有位老伯伯冒着热热的太阳，载歌载舞地表演着，演完一首又一首的歌曲，然后再向观众讨钱；面对这样的演艺者我们应该用如何的心情去看待他们呢？若在柬埔寨我们可怜那些在旅游区逗卖首饰品的小孩们，那在西班牙广场卖艺的老人家们呢？最后我决定给了他几角钱然后要求与他拍照，他灿烂的笑容就因此纪录在我的部格落里了。

灿烂笑容的他！

服务员为我们倒着西班牙的传统美酒－Sangria

这里的Paya饭，用墨鱼的墨汁煮的黑漆漆糯米饭。

spain 6 days trip...Madrid 马德里

Night view on the main street, 'Grand Via'

After another tow hours flight from Barcelona, we had arrived to Madrid , the capital of Spain. Madrid is a heart of the Spain, I will aspect many happening and people here. Every time we travel, we will like to visit the capital of that country, it is because we think most of the greatest sources, entertainments, attraction spots and special identities will be concentrated in the capital. Ya, it is not wrong, but may be it was only true if we say it in last 50 years. Globalization has almost brought the identity to every city, shopping centre, Starbuck, branded shop, international style high-rise, pubs, metro line and so on. However, each city still remain their own unique life-style and culture. For me, the events of the people was more attraction then the physical structure in Madrid.

带着不舍的心情离开的巴塞罗纳来到了西班牙的首都，马德里。虽说马德里建城有600年的历史，但近50年的全球化和资本主义的大环境下也就慢慢变的与其他大城市相同的面貌。大街上都是麦当劳，ZARA，Nike，和商业广场，都是世界各地都能看到的景象。话虽如此，当地人还会有一些全球化抹不去的生活习惯，比如他们喜欢看歌舞剧，喜欢吃火腿肉，喜欢吃Tapas（西班牙最出名的小吃）和喜欢斗牛。而欣赏这些独有的生活品味会比在Starbuck喝杯咖啡来的有意义。每次旅行我不敢奢望现有的首都里会带来什么新鲜玩意，因为新的玩意我可能在吉隆坡或在新加坡，又或者在爱丁堡伦敦看过玩过吃过。真不敢想像50年后我们的子孙游玩世界各地后会有不会觉得这世界原来那么的单调！？

In fact this kind of view I have been captured many times in different cities 

The most famous bear bear in Madrid 

Barcelona's photos

Spain 6 days trip...西班牙旅记 part2(updated)

Beside the tourist attraction spot in Barcelona, the life of the people and culture are a fascinating experience as well. I would like to share some photos that captured on the detail scale of the city. 

除了出名的旅游景点，这里的生活文化也值的让我们用小镜头去纪录下来。而这些街头一角的人物，并不会像建筑物似的长久的存在，一幕幕的生活小节可能就发生在那一刹那，可能就那么一次机会被我遇着，就算下次我回到同样的地方，也事是人非了。

1. Coffee shop

 I think most of the places in the world people will have a common sense of 'a cup of coffee' in the morning. Here, when you ask for a coffee, they will give you Espresso (Kopi O' in Malaysia) The right term here is ' Coffee with Milk' . Beside, I found a habit of most of people here, mostly three major thing their like to do here in the morning coffee shop: News paper, Coffee, and Smoking. 

若要我选出一个人类可共同的文化，我看早上起来在咖啡店喝杯咖啡，吃吃面包，看看报纸，和街坊聊聊天可说是当之无愧。马来西亚，英国，西班牙，无不被这小小一杯咖啡‘殖民’。这天早上，我也没特地去赶路，只坐在巴塞罗纳里的一间小咖啡馆里与当地人过着这‘世界文化’。

2. Pocket garden

This morning I walk on the street, there does has some pocket garden in middle of the street.

And I met this group of golden age people, they were playing a steel ball game. They so enjoytheir retire life in this little green place in the middle of the street.

今天一早走在街头时，遇见有一群老人家在一个大马路中间的公园里玩‘铁球’。他们的表情都非常认真，像是1992年巴塞罗纳林匹克运动员般的。其实这群充满‘战斗’力的老人为这古老的城市增添了不少的活力!

3. La Rambla Street 

The varies street performers is a iconic culture of spain, mostly they act like a statue or make some fun when people out money in their mug. And the performer that I showed about was the most creative and popular in the street. If he be paid, he always makes fun with people like kisses you scares you and hung you, so funny!

每个国家都有她本身特色的街头表演，像英国人喜欢跳‘机器舞’，中国人喜欢‘耍杂技’，印度人喜欢‘吹蛇’，而西班牙人就喜欢‘扮鬼扮马’。他们化装后就站在街头让人看，若你赏脸丢钱，他还会‘动动’感谢你还可以与你合照，但若你没给钱就拿相机对着他们，他们都会把脸盖着不给你拍，有时还会给你臭脸看，所以你以后去这里旅游时要注意哟！

(Above & below) captured at Street La Ramble 

4. Boqueria Market

Wet market! Long time didn't see any wet market since I were in Edinburgh. Boqueria Market has a fascinating sensation around. It located at the side of Barcelona most famous street, La Ramble, actually the market was much more older than the performers street now. The market's entrance is hanging its own full name called "St. Josep. La Boqueria." In Spanish the St. Josep mean the existing location and the La Boqueri is mean butcher's or meat-cutting table (hehe....because inside got a lot of butchers')

见到菜市场真的有一番说不出的亲切感，久违了。这菜市原来主要是买肉小贩，它的名字Boqueri西班牙文是‘砍肉板’。因为四周蓬勃的发展，这曾经是市民重要的贸易市场，现在却被两旁的现代的商业建筑屋隐盖她应有的毕茫。许多昔日的英雄，虽抵挡不住岁月的无情，但能流下的却是‘英名’，也总好过一事无成。。。。

5. Barcelona waterfront: Ramble de Mar

The waterfront was built during the 1992 Olympic game in Barcelona. Architect-designed walkway and landscape provide a impressive open space for us to rest, walk, or just has a cup of coffee along the seaside. You will feel very pleasing, and so much silence out there when you sit on the bench look toward to the sea.....

如果说休息是为了走更长的路，那么旅行呢？旅行就是为了让自己的路走的更精彩，体验不同的人生。我常说我是去旅‘行’而不是旅‘游’，我要用脚去‘行’走天涯海角，去体悟不同的风景和人情，而不只是去‘游’玩。每个路程都有它的小故事，用心去听方能跟它好好沟通，让你留下美好的回忆。。。。。