This afternoon Michael, Jessie, and I made our first proper meal all week! With just three of us in the house, full meals are not necessarily a priority- we’ve been eating sandwiches and lattes everyday for a while now.
My Southeast Asian meal is definitely checked off the bucket list with this lunch consisting of Malaysian curry, stir-fried bokchoy, and Chinese tea (普洱茶).
I’ve always had an obsession with eyewear… especially round frames.
Been craving these specs from Chanel. Love the color, the curve, the vintage vibe and the subtle accents.
They reminded me of a trip to Macau, where I stumbled upon some antique glasses from the early 20th century.
Get some glasses. Make a statement. I got four eyes!
Studying architecture can be difficult at times: the work load, the hours, the complicated models and tedious drawings. I often get very frustrated, but there is one thing that I am thankful for in it all. I am so thankful for the things that architecture has taught me. Yeah, yeah, it taught me about diligence-working with others.. bla, bla, bla..
But who really cares about architecture work ethics? I am excited about the representational styles and visual communication skills it has taught me.
If I went through all of this and only learned this-I would be happy.
This is the Chinese New Year season, and a friend commissioned me for a project to do with Chinese calligraphy work. He wanted name tags for some of his friends in China. (And I decided it would be fun to make my own name as well!)
First step was to draw the outlines of the Chinese calligraphy on the computer so that we could laser cut the 5mm acrylic board. I used Adobe Illustrator and then cleaned everything up in AutoCAD.
Next step was to laser cut-I don’t have my own machine, but a local architecture supply store has machines for rent (by the minute). We grabbed a USB drive with our file and started the cut… it took 30 minutes (and at 4HKD/minute that comes out at about $15 USD).
Next step is spray paint… we used a perforated plastic sheet as the pattern for the spray paint. (Painting on the back of the character..)
My Chinese name is: 韓睿忠 (hán ruì zhōng). Above you can see the 韓 being sprayed, and below a detail of the 忠.
Here is the final product of the 睿忠.
Stuck inside today because of the rain here in northern china, and what else does one do inside all day? Cook!
I made Chinese chicken and cabbage dumplings. (With sweet and spicy soy sauce.)
The trick is to first fry the dumplings in some oil for a minute or two , this will prevent them from sticking when you steam them.
An easy way to steam the dumplings is to keep them in the same frying pan and pour a cup of water into the pan while hot and place a lid over them. Let it steam until the water is all gone.
An alternative step is to then pour some more oil in the pan and fry the other sides of the dumplings to get a crispy exterior.
And finally-Enjoy!
