Tuesday, March 9, 2010

crashing down.



today was a goooooood day.
where i felt so proud of myself,
that Masters of Architecture is the right path for me.

at first, i just thought it ridiculous for us to have to design and build a model/robot that can jump.
it's like - "what's this got to do with architecture???"
even as i was asking around for other people's insights, nobody really knew what to say because it's like i'm in a whole other course.
but turns out my model was just fine.

i came into class worrying about the materials i've used,
when i had a few glimpses of other people's model materials.
several had the same concept as mine, and looked much more better.
but in the end, my model won the Most Elegant title,
or at least i shared it with 2 other people.
yes, that meant my tutor liked it.

so next assignment sounds more like the artsy stuff i was doing back in LaGuardia High School in NYC.
and i'm excited for it...
but as for now, I've got to concentrate on my next model-making assignment that's due on Thursday...
which, of course, i have not started.
when i know I won't have much time tomorrow, seeing as how i'm working after class, i'm still procrastinating.
i know i've got this assignment due and i need lots of time on it so i won't have to stay up all night.
however, my mind has randomly chosen for me to concentrate on other works.
like this blog.

i can feel my mind pushing myself towards the edge of a cliff...
trying to balance, preventing from a deathly fall.

it doesn't seem i have learnt my lesson.

<3 suryani

Friday, February 26, 2010

justifyingly beautiful.

"so I wait for you like a lonely house
till you will see me again and live in me.
Till then my windows ache." - Pablo Neruda


there's this tug-of-war going on in my mind and my heart.
one side fights for stay and another for go.
i love this quote by one of my favorite poets...
because it has this immediate sensation of sadness and this imagery of someone waiting quietly, wrapping their knees closely to their chest, for another to come for them.
this happens AT LEAST twice every year for me since I was a year old.

why is it that when we have 2 months to "seize the day"...
we only start a couple of weeks before the actual departure?
or maybe possibly just the week before.
only then everything starts becoming packed and you regret every step that you had to skip.

i had a great time today...
and hoping tomorrow will just be the same.
but wanting to capture more moments and cherish every second.
without interruptions.

p/s. here's a little something from my trip :)





<3 suryani