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oh yeah baby... give it to me... Mmm....Beer...
The above pictures are just to show that beermans do exist...
... especially at the Remote Lounge

Blog: A day in the life of Wendy...
people might call this pretentious, but why do you care? I don't know...

December 2005:
120605: My Chemical Romance: I'm Not Okay [I Promise]... is playing in my head, and has been for the past two months. for multiple reasons, but one of the biggest would possibly be b/c self-inflicted 'buy one get one free' rollar coaster personal and family drama...plus constant reminders...then, there's the campbell dog drama, where this man is just annoying...so, now, I just owned up to a proverbial kid. I don't really understand where these people come from??? I think I just ask for it...hopefully this would be the end of both sitautions, b/c at this point, I think all parties would possibly agree that this is just exhausting, tiring, and personally, I'm totally restless abt it...please let it stop...

Another thing...if you don't trust me, please don't call me a friend. B/c trust and honesty are really important traits to me. I'm a loyal, genuine, sincere person, so don't doubt it, and if you are, don't bother talking to me.

October 2005:
102105:
"Finally a fucking personal word out of you......!!!!" proclaims Max.
Either he's implying that I'm impersonable, or that I've not been personal these days...
yes, and I apologise to all of those people who've been kindly writing emails to me, I've kind of had lots on my mind, and have been 'out of my mind' lately... lots have been happening, and I'd rather just not talk about it. okay, back to my own little world. many kisses and hugs. _WF

September 2005:
092705:
QUOTE OF THE DAY: W: I'm asexual now, I promise myself, after all that...
d says: ok, no sex for you then, can you not have sex for 1 year? can you do it?
yan says: 1 yr... make it 1 month.
its actually very scientifically and psychologically based.

July 2005:
072605: Okay, I think I've just had a taste of the first two verses of Pulp's Common People this past weekend...

072105: Was suggested by my colleague to play at his bar: T-Bar in Shoreditch, but the invite extended to the Capital Group...I think it might be a little too posh for me...considering ABBA might be part of the playlist...LOL

071905: Sleater Kinney: Rollercoaster is playing in my head... Asia Argento is hot, and nice [yes, nice is a blasé and indescript kind of word...but she's 'nice' in the way that she's approachable and actually speaks like an unpretentious human being, who makes very delicious movies: The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things]... she's also a great CD/Vinyl player...wish I had her around the house...click here

Someone... give me money to go Surfing...

071405: Freakin' Hell~! You can't trust anyone to do anything properly around here!!!
Including your freakin' mother!!! On a happier note, here's an inspiring quote: "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust the sails to always reach my destination." --unknown

"Following the tragic events in London last Thursday, governments across Europe are encouraging the people of Europe to observe two minutes silence at noon this Thursday 14th July. The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has called for people to stand in the streets outside their offices. Many of you may wish to observe this and for those of you who feel it appropriate you may wish to recognise this within your own offices." --public announcement

070705: Hello Friends + Family around the World, I'm alive and kicking, thank you for the phone calls, and emails. Seems like bombs like to follow me around, or maybe it's the other way around. The bomb was apparently a block away from my apt—around my Russell Square, & Euston/Warren Street Station. Yeah, I’m hearing sirens and helicopters—hey, it seems like 9/11 all over again, except I hope I don’t have to endure the smell again, yay~! Missing you all, see you soon. ~WF

The Following picture is from Tavistock Square, a block away from where I live [Taviton Street]...notice the bus...

070505: Misae, all I have to say is, didn't get any sleep, massive headache, pictures to prove, yet overall, great night, and guess I did celebrate 4th of July afterall...but never on a school night again... crawling to work is NOT attractive...but your bday pics are posted [on a page just dedicated to you...not really, but kind of]. Btw, Loved Francesco--so gay, but so right~

For the ones who noticed, uploaded new song, b/c it relates better...although the lyrics from Former Miss America's: Track #7 [in their only CD. And, no, Track #7 is not the name of the song...] and Foo Fighters': Best of You still haunts me at odd hours. [sorry Kris, but now you can't stream my mix...but boy, still have the link, if you'd like to stream it...not really a digital music mixer anyway...vinyls baby, scratch and sniff...]

070405: First of all, Happy Birthday Shout Outs to: Ami, Misae, and Andrea. Then to mention, went to Gay Day and Live8, with Tim and others. Finally updated some London and New York Pictures for all the stalkers out there who were asking...I've also linked my Grandmother's 71st Birthday Pictures, so I guess you can kind of see me in a skirt...yes people [particularly Sonny], I do wear skirts...well I don't know if you'd call this one a skirt...

Sorry, but lost the rest of the past three weeks of London pictures I took, b/c something happened to the memory stick...So no documentary of my 'fun' hours previous to this weekend...yeah James L, lost all the BBQ pics, and sorry Hubert, but lost all your lovely 'friendly society' and 'salon' pictures too...along with the Bartfest Show, sorry Pretty Boy...Click Here for the new Photo Index. Oh Yeah, and my presummer vaca pictures are up too...Found out that Goldfrapp is going to be playing at the Finsbury Show...so I'm happy :)

PS: RICARDO, YOU STILL OWE ME A DRINK, B/C PUNK ORIGINATED IN NEW YORK [let's go back to Coney Island High...], AND NOT IN BRITAIN. even Vancouver had more hardcore than in Britain before its days...ask anyone who knows it, we're not talking abt the british punk music "do it yourself" movement, we're talking abt what began around 1976, or precursors like The Standells [I know, they're LA-based], Lou Reed, etc...and influenced...ya ya, you're prob going to say that The Velvet Underground is pre-punk, but man, check out the google and let's talk...also, The Ramones, and Sex Pistols only "exemplified" punk...even John [at the office] who's british and was part of it says it originated in New York......I'm no music pro, but yo, Punk Originated in New York City...I'm open to suggestions though

PPS: KW, arguing on behalf of many of my gay friends, being gay is NOT a 'disorder.' you cannot compare 'an albino' with a gay person...and 'having babies' has nothing to do with the 'sexual desire,' well at least in my bodily configuration...being gay/bi just happens, it's like when you like someone, it just happens, you don't apparently just find yourself having a 'disorder' if you like someone, now, do you? people don't just become gay b/c all of a sudden they caught a cold one day, it just happens, and let's say 'four-eyed' people have a disorder, now that's a disorder... and why were we talking abt topics like that on a Sunday night again, boy?

June 2005:
062605: July is coming so I thought I'd just put on an inadvertent note...people are telling me that I don't update my site anymore...and the truth is...I don't 'feel' like it, and I just didn't think people still came here anymore [ha]. Not to mention I usually put shout-outs to my friends and family, or have people link to my portfolio/CV on this...so it's not really like a blog...But okay, so, here you go boys, it's boring...well, at least I feel it is.

Ad Hoc info, last night, while I was drifting into outter space, right before I declined the option of James' [man it seems like every guy I meet in London is called james] suggestion to head out, and while I was reading MIYAMOTO MUSASHI's The Book of Five Rings [and while I was thinking of starting fencing again], the live orchestra outside the main quad garden [who was having a wonderful spring/summer weather garden party], Frank Sinatra's New York, New York started to play...I wonder what that meant...

I've been tired lately, and yes, it's unimaginable, but I didn't go out last night on a Saturday night, even when I had a party that was happening on Old Street. No, I'm not depressed, I've just been seeing people left-and-right since I've been back to London, and seeing more random people to entertain has just not been a hobby of mine lately. Why bother with the randoms when you can see the ones who are not? Although, I feel like I'm totally contradicting myself, since I love randoms. lol. And, as Pretty Boy James almost always reminds me, 'Wendy, you have never had a problem speaking to people you don't know."

Although the past two weeks since I've been back have been totally gay clubs, and straight BBQs. lol. Not to mention Pride Week is coming, although I'm not gay, nor straight, I'm totally up for good clubbing/fest music...need to start dancing again, and I think James L has tickets to the Finsbury Park fest [ou hoo]. Was stoked abt the BoardRiders surf fest that was this weekend, but due to lack of planning, it didn't happen...however, I'm sure I should contact Amanda and see if she wants to go down to Cornwall with me to watch the Ripcurl Fest [blasting parties with beautiful people and awesome surf!!!], or even a possible Sprite Urban Games which is sometime next month, I think I might down the cash and go, it'll be a great show I'm sure...then there's the Portobello film fest which is something I'm totally looking fwd to at the Westbourne Studios, and area. Then, there was the Bartfest that was on friday night, booze and more booze, and crap expensive food, along with pretentious 'architecture and art' students...and Wolf Prix who didn't seem to know how to do a PPT, which ended up to be a total cats and dogs soaking wet situation, before heading to mangiare and Mr/Mrs.[HOT HOT HOT] Smith [ironically, the movie had a point, and most ppl would prob not realise/agree, but watch it and let's discuss].

During Dinner, the common conversation about "relationships" came up, among the party of large, only us, the party of four ended up eating dinner. I feel that lately, I've been hanging out with a lot more guys than girls...which I find a little different [for good or bad]. Anyhow, let's just say that since most of my friends are at least five to six years older than I, they're all telling me to grow up, and look at things in a different perspective. All of them are tired of the search, and the game, they want a best friend and a partner in life, blah blah blah, and are ready to 'settle-down'--truth is, am I? Hubert and Ricardo has a point...need to look at things in all perspectives [which I have been in the past], but James L also has a point, "you view things in a point of a game, and a move in the terms of a pawn, but what does one win when the game is played?"

So, listening to Coldplay's "X&Y" at the moment, and loving it. Tried to find the new Lungfish album on my Rhapsody player, but it wouldn't show up, neither would The Departure's crap album nor Sons and Daughters, can't even get Keith Lawrence on here...Just when we thought that we can dislike the Foo Fighters, they come out with another album to ???...eitherway, "Best of You" is worth listening to in their In Your Honour album...yes, this random taste of music will fade, but I'm totally into CLASSICAL music at the moment, been listening to the Classic London FM everyday, and Joseph Haydn is still my closest favourite...yes, eight years of piano lessons, and I think only my theory lessons were passable. Or, maybe my piano teacher in the past was right, "Wendy, you have a pair of ears, better than most of my students, you just need to concentrate a lot more-- and practise playing." Concentrate...wtf is that?

060905: OKay, although I have no time to write anything important, I just thought you guys would highly enjoy this link that might just churn cheese back into yogurt or something...CLICK HERE
And don't forget to check out: "Your hair, It's Perfect"
Many thanks to Brawny Toilet Papers: Innocent Escapes

May 2005:
050305: WOW! Another year has passed since the last commotion...don't even remember where last year's birthday was...but hey this year was random. Very random. Just sent out the email, told people just show up, and surprisingly people did, lol. So I guess the turn out was more than a cosy bunch. People just kept on coming, glad to have seen my favourite friends ;P On the way back to my mother's home, even the conductor on the PATH train announced a "Happy Birthday" and everyone on the PATH kind of celebrated with me around 1am...Good times. Well, guess we'll do another the following, and hopefully there will be more to come. Thank you for all the people who came, it's this type of friendship [the type that even when I don't see you every single day and still we can chat up a convo] that makes things meaningful. Click Here

April 2005:
042305: Haven't been able to update this site for a while...been travelling a little...was in BCN for the past beginning of the month....Kris+Karen, I promise I will put up the BCN pictures, but I just got back from the Cote de Basque two nights ago...and basically cleared the bank for Euros...I'm so poor now...and now, I also have many emails to catch up on...BUT HEY, I was able to put up the pictures from the Surf Trip up...check them out: Click Here ...

I guess Max is right...I'm going to have a pretty crazy left and right coast kind of schedule for the next month until I come back to London in June...well, let's all just pray that my Student Visa works out with the US Gov't so that I can really get back into the states to start more Grad School this Fall 2005...

Hey Karen M, I'm SOOO looking forward to seeing you in HK, it's been like a year!!! Can you believe? Well, I guess I'm mostly going back to HK to surprise my grandmother for her 70th bday...but also, Takao+Akinari+Hitomi+and the Nishiyama Family, I can't wait to see you in Tokyo...Ai, let me know if you're going to be around, and thanks for doing me the favour...As for my dear YVR buddies, we'll have some good days...Caroline R, can't believe I'm going to be hararssing you again LOL, I'm prob going to try to stay in our house, but I'll see if I can renew my license first...Cyn, thanks for getting out The Killers tickets for me...Thanks so much! I owe you. Talk to you guys soon, and if I don't update for a while...it's prob b/c I'm actually working on my dissertation...

March 2005:
031605: Quote of the day by one of my best friends in NY: "d says:
hey a big whole foods opened up at union sq. today and it was packed like disney world"

So, what does one do when they're confused, anxious, excited and lost all at the same time in London? Well, for one thing, from 8pm till 11:30pm last night, Wendy here went around Central London on her bicycle and didn't stop riding. Just took in everything I could. I mean, night rides in Hyde Park isn't really that bad of an idea, well I've heard stories where people get raped and mugged, but then again I guess I look androgynous enough that I would not get 'harmed'. Anyhow, so yes, in and out around the Knightsbridge area, since I was living there this summer, so basically from West to East and then back to around Russell Sq [the area where I currently live]. Kind of soothing if you think about it, without that much traffic except for those late night luxury car drivers, and thousands of taxi cabs [unlike new york], and it's also a great way to enjoy the city without the stupid tourists getting into the way, like the last time I was infront of the Savoy Hotel when some stupid man and his prissy wife got into the way... So, it was excellent, I mean, it's not like there wasn't much to see, since London closes so early, but London at night is great, and so is Chelsea, it's always interesting to see what people are like while having dinners, etc. and random people sitting around the Duke of York Square, which apparently has an Antique show at the moment, so I guess I can take Karen there when she arrives...along with Delphine next week.
One thing that did catch my eye last night was the Michelin Tyre Cafe at 81 Fulham Road off Lucan Place, I do know someone who lives in one of those brownstones around the Cafe Rouge off Egerton Crescent, but then I just realised how beautiful it is at night. I tried also to call up my friend who lifes on Gloucester Street near Bond Street, but she wouldn't pick up, so I continued my journey. Went around Westminster Abbey again, and then did a little Oxford Street, Leicester Sq, Trafagalar, Picadilly, the area around the ICA, I mean I literally went around Central London on my bicycle last night for the three and a half hours...I love the night though, going through the dark streets and alleys just to need what's going on. Anyhow, I wished that someone could have came, but then again I just kind of picked up the keys and went, nor did I call anyone until I tried my friend infront of her building on Gloucester St. Anyway, most people had projects or submissions to work on, and even if they didn't, I don't think my type of hobby is for everyone. That whole journey was great though, it made me think and somewhat re-energise my thoughts. It still brings me back to square one though, where I seem to think that whenever I get closer to someone I tend to drift away...

031405: To all my friends/family who emailed me and congratulated me, thank you, I'm so touched that all of you care, and want me to go back to New York, but the truth is, Princeton University is in Princeton NJ...so, it's still in the armpit of america...which won't be the reason why I don't go, even if that would have been on the top of my let's not go to Princeton list [? rollings eyes in sarcasm], it's more to do with the current situation...I'm 50% finished here...in London...if I pass~ Ha!
Anyhow, Ami, you're insane, but right: "congrats! screw finances...be happy..." and yes, Kristina, you're also right," just be honest" with myself and "weigh my options." Princeton's Masters of Architecture program is really good, and from what I heard, it's pretty hard to get into...so the phonecall from Professor Paul Lewis did come as a shock to me...since it arrived on a Saturday night around 8pm GMT? I just need to figure out how the financial package looks like AFTER Karen brings the thing here, since they sent the acceptance letter to NJ...overall, I'm happy, very happy...yes, life is beautiful again...

February 2005:
022505: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford," wrote Samuel Johnson more than 200 years ago. Well then, I guess I'm tired of life then...but just London Life ;) Btw, Philip Johnson died on January 25th, 2005, and it's not until now [a month later], after I got my New York Metro Magazine [this friday, and it's only the Feb 7th issue], that I find out from the Obit that "the Godfather of Architecture" is dead...this is saddening news, although the man had lived a pretty full life, considering he was 98, and is survived by his partner of 45 years [David Whitney], I still can't believe, that The Bartlett, an architecture school, didn't announce anything? Now, this is what I call ignorance my friends, or maybe they're just uninterested...*sigh* Btw, I still don't get why there are so many people who hate Rem Koolhaas? Is it b/c he's a celebrity architect or just that he's a fashion/design whore that we all so admire at the same time? Jealousy, people, now that's also a sin--even for those Buddhists out there!

Liliane Ferrarezi 021905: "Why Men Prefer Pretty Faces" According to a recent BBC + University of Exeter Study...

So you think beauty is in the eye of the beholder? Think again. According to new research from the University of Exeter in Great Britain, the preference for pretty faces over ugly ones is embedded in our brains from the moment of birth and possibly prior to birth.

Newborn babies come fully equipped with built-in preferences, including a preference for an attractive face, that help them make sense of their new environment, report the BBC News Online and Newsweek magazine. The Exeter researchers showed more than 100 infants two images that were placed side by side. One was of an attractive face, while the other was a less attractive face. The babies, ranging in age from five hours old to two days old, spent about 80 percent of the time looking at the attractive face, while barely glancing at the unattractive face.

"You can show them pair after pair of faces that are matched for everything other than attractiveness. This leads to the conclusion that babies are born with a very detailed representation of the human face," Dr. Alan Slater, a psychologist at Exeter, explained to the BBC News. Why would infants have this capability? "It helps them to recognize familiar faces--particularly that of the mother--and it helps them in learning about the social world. Attractiveness is not simply in the eye of the beholder, it is in the brain of the newborn infant right from the moment of birth and possibly prior to birth," he added.

When those babies grow up, the preference for pretty faces doesn't change. And it crosses all cultures and geography as well. When an insular European is shown the faces of two Africans, the one he chooses as most attractive is also the same one an African chooses. And it works the other way around when an African is shown the faces of two Europeans.

"Although we think that standards of facial beauty vary over time and culture, they don't actually change that much," Slater explained to Newsweek. The evidence indicates that there is a biological and universal standard." So don't blame a man when he can't help but look at a pretty face! He's biologically programmed that way.

WF comments: I certainly agree that it's more 'comfortable' staring at a pretty face than a muff-ugly one. Think about the Pirelli 2005 Calendar. And thank you Caroline, and the Unit24 boys who also agree ;)

020605: WOULD IT BE RUDE TO TELL THE GUY NEXT DOOR TO SHUT UP??!!! he's practicing some sort of a-cappella 'justin timberlake' kind of crap, and he SUCKS!!! man, I need to hand in my portfolio tomorrow, and I just can't deal with stuff like that at the moment...people who can't sing should just NOT sing...you don't see me rapping now, do you? yo, this is messed up...

020305: Yay, my new printer has finally arrived, and I was able to sell the other replacement one in New York. Happy, and also got the new Minox Leica M3 Classic Digital...can't wait to receive it!!! Struggling with the project here, and still thinking of changing career paths, I think this is from talking too much with Vincent...Well, for the kiddies back home, pray for me that I'd get into at least one of the two programs I've applied for while I was back, or maybe I'd land a job at Proctoer and Gamble, since I went to their recruitment presentation the other day, and loved their company. Seems like great company culture and benefits, not to mention the 24days vacas, and 27K GBP starting wage? I think I like...B, no worries, the next time I go to the temple, I'll remember to give an orange to Buddha for you [as you've requested, if not another type of fruit...HAHAHAH] keep me posted friends/family. Aunt May, please take care of your health...I'm a little worried for you...I'll see you soon in June!

January 2005:
012505: Shout out to all my little frosty friends back in NYC!!! Aww, for the first time I'm glad I'm back in London hahahha, okay, that's not nice, Heard from Derick, quote: "THere is about 2 foot of snow outside and a minus 15 windchill." but hey, at least those winter boots and fashion are put in good use, right? Lenastina, your ninja pic is put to good use on my website, you look cute in it actually...tell the boy. And, below is a picture of what my bed looks like before making it...nasty colour sheets eh? *sigh* wish I was back in New York where the 300 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets are stored...

Pillow & Blanket: Nasty things...

012205: Everyone who has the time should go and watch "A Very Long Engagement" the new French film by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director of Amelie [it's a-Meh-lee for those American speakers]. The film was sweet, sentitmental and romantic, however, slightly on the long side--overall, a great movie, that proves with Hope and Patience, things will piece together, and be found.

On a lighter note, maybe people should check out the new site established to stop Ashlee Simpson [the sister of Jessica Simpson aka: "Tuna of the Sea" icon] from singing. The petition was established to make sure Ashlee stops singing live, after she was nearly 'boo-ed' off stage at the SNL and football opening. That's all the American news I have, but I'm sure that my friends would be happy to know that I'm going out more than last semester and finally finding the time to enjoy London...

011605: To my Dear New Yorkers, especially Lower East Side-ers. Although you might not all subscribe to New York Magazine, I really would think that you should go ahead and see if your local lib has a copy of the December 6, 2004 issue with the cover that says, ‘Terror: Why Haven’t We been hit again? Reasons to Feel safe…and scared.’ [it's ironic, but when I arrived back into London, that was one of the two magazines which were sitting on my one-seater sofa...IN my room, something I found weird, since no one else had keys...maybe it was the doorman?]
Well, basically, I'm asking of you to read it not for the cover story, but more so for the sub-cover story, hidden-away on the top right hand corner, titled: “East Village of Legend”
Just thought you would find that an interesting article…and Gary Indiana does do a very personified and intimate take on the infamous 'East Village USA' and since we all love the Lower East Side, and deep down we’re all yearning for the “K-Mart” and corporate infested LES to go away…you should definitely take a scroll back to memory lane with that piece. [Especially you Ami, and all the other old-school LES fans...]

Just thought I'd share an interesting conversation, about architecture, I had with my intelligent friend Karen McMurdo, who's currently teaching in Taiwan:
WW says:
commercial painters are a little different
boredom, suffering, and an endless stream of mindless distractions says:
yeah, true
WW says:
you produce for the fact of producing and not for the hobby or anything
it's a little different than saying, you're an artist
or 'artist' [with a french accent] ha
boredom, suffering, and an endless stream of mindless distractions says:
right
WW says:
b/c think abt it. you're a painting machine
you're not much unlike the other monkeys who work in othe offices, sitting on a chair with four wheels
boredom, suffering, and an endless stream of mindless distractions says:
well, aren't we all just machines? cogs and wheels of the greater social mechanism? HAHAHAHHA
WW says:
ha, that's why I just recently wrote an essay about the desire machines,
along with speed and the metropolitan city
WW says:
4600 words abt for architecture, I hope my professor will like it
WW says:
based a lot of the info on Deleuze and Gilles:
Anti-Oedipe et mille
WW says:
I don't know what it is in english
WW says:
anti oedipus?
WW says:
et mille plateaux
WW says:
a thousand plateaus?
WW says:
I can't spell
boredom, suffering, and an endless stream of mindless distractions says:
oedipus
boredom, suffering, and an endless stream of mindless distractions says:
yep
WW says:
that's how I got into it
WW says:
it's a great two novel, philosophical but great, abt 'desire machines' and how we're all machines of some sort.
Well, the anti-oedipus, anyway. and then the mille plateaux is more abt the capitalistic views and non-facist living
boredom, suffering, and an endless stream of mindless distractions says:
hmm
WW says:
yes?
boredom, suffering, and an endless stream of mindless distractions says:
what does that have to do with architecture?
WW says:
that's what my essay talks abt
WW says:
well actually has lots to do with it. social and infrastructures of cities are all combinations of architecture.
architects build objects that are realized for the society to dwell in and therefore,
architects need to understand the social culture of the area and time/space before anything can be created.
understanding the deeper functions of the environment
WW says:
does that make sense, even minutely?
boredom, suffering, and an endless stream of mindless distractions says:
yeah, it makes a lot of sense, actually
boredom, suffering, and an endless stream of mindless distractions says:
very theoretical

011505: Great news, I'm actually trying to walk and explore more of the City without stressing myself over my portfolio...which is amazing...considering I should be...since the deadline for submission is Feburary 07...Anyhow, went to the Raphael show today at the National Gallery. Had to go, b/c it's closing tomorrow, waited in line forever, but if I were to wait until after the submittal, then I would have had to miss it. Bought fruits in Angel for a good deal: 1pound for 20 pears...can't beat a deal like that. And then overspent on buying Art History Books and Architecture Books on Minimalism and Surrealism, and then a book on Italian Architecture, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the list goes on...Happy Weekend! Thank you Aunt Henna for writing those wonderful emails, all the best in HK.

011305: Ciao Bella~! Well, I've arrived safely and am finally trying to enjoy myself here in London while doing some productive work. Just went to the Royal College of Arts Graduate Show yesterday, and was highly impressed by the "Artists" work. Loved some of the installations, and envied at their wonderful arts and studio facilities, which brings me to think that I really should rethink The Bartlett education, once again~

Anyhow, posted a separate side-site for the Lower East Side Windows-97 Installation, pictures are on the way, since some people here in London are asking about it. Sorry for those who couldn't make it, it was nothing special, but it was just good fun. So, CLICK HERE for more info. Press Releases are posted also for those who are interested; however, not all articles were archived before my return, so, please excuse me until the recents are posted. Hope all had a great start to their New Year, and as usual, miss you all in New York City *muah*. Oh yeah, and I had a slight fever after my return to this land of 'wonderful' weather...go figure, from no rest to some rest...it's hard, imagine if I were a 'real' architect...

010605: Well kiddies, another new year, and another new installation. Aren't you all so glad that this installation process for the Lower East Side Tenement museum is over! So now, I don't have to call you all to help me with it, or call to tell you how much stress, bureaucracy, and tears it has brought me? Overall though, I guess I should be happy that I was even given this opportunity to work with such a great museum, even with what I would call 'disagreements' and 'imagery withholding' I had to withstand. This "Dualism in America" installation has definitely brought me to realise how fortunate I am to be a one and a half Chinese immigrant who has such a great single mother to have brought me up to this stage all by herself, and still be able to afford [not in monetary value] such a vibrant lifestyle [both educational and professional] for me. This installation, through the interviews, has really enabled me to realise and face some hardships, struggles, and harsh realities that I did not personally have to endure, but it saddens me to see how even during this time and age people still have such discrimination against the immigration policies and freedom some immigrants have to endure to get to their land of hope and dreams...and many times land of scattered dreams.

However, as for the museum, I guess there are stringent rules against offending tourists in New York City...especially in the Lower East Side [notice my sarcasm]. Anyhow, the following will be my thank you blog:

I'll be leaving on Saturday, January 8th around 9pm back to London, so I guess for those who i can't see until maybe June, or maybe April, I will miss you all, please keep me posted on things: play, life, work, love, more work? I'll be back soon...and the party doesn't stop b/c I'm gone [no, Tanya & Kristina, life doesn't get boring when Wendy leaves.. trust me, and don't blame me, just b/c your party life has gone lame...is not my fault...]

THANK YOU for all who had the chance to make it to the Opening Reception. As I have said on my text msgs to you all, if it weren't for people like you, [esp., for those who had early work days the next day, and those who like over 45mins away from the city...oh you know who you are...], events like these would never have been made possible! Please accept my gracious and sincere thank you to all, and to all who came to support! Loyalty and compassion has always played a great part in my life in whatever I've done--I will remember this, trust me!

Tiff and T-bone, I hope your health recovers soon, so that you can see what your help has created; Derick, please get well soon too; Karen, don't get too sick b/c you're coming with me to Barcelona in March; Alex, thanks for coming, even with your 'busy busy computer geek life'; Betsy, it has truly been years; Tessa, thanks for bring the dog and friend for the support; Brian, without you, I think my neighbouring life would be nothing;. Mother and her friends: Thank you for staying those late nights to peel those labels off the water bottles; Daniela, you know how much help you've done; Kris, it's great that you brought a smaller crew this time, since space was lacking; Annie thanks for dragging Kris' butt there; Melisa, great to have seen your face for two seconds; Sara, thanks for coming even when you have 'work' homework; Congrats, Christine on the Grant and great to finally see you, since you don't reply to emails; Ami, I don't know what to say, should I start calling you 'ultracute' from now on...but you came and even brought a gift; same to you John, you're always a surprise! Calvin, hope you're a little less drunk now; Laurie thanks for coming, even with your extremely busy writing schedule! Claudia, Milly, and all, thank you for your stories, they will be a permanent relic for the museum archive, and thank you for all who came and brought their sincerity with them. Lena, Maggie, Steve, Nikia, Maria, Arnhild, Marc, Bob, Canadian-girl, and those other museum people who I don't remember the names of, please take me sincere thanks for the support, For all those who couldn't make it to the opening reception for the "Dualism in America" installation at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum today, you still have time until June 6th! Take care, talk soon, May Buddha keep the good karma rollin'!

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