but , first thing first. lets talk about the amphitheater project. Ann I have been working on the outdoor amphitheater project every now and then from the summer. Sept.13th is the our first formal presentation to parks and leisure services in Waverly, with public involved. so in the first few weeks of school, preparing for the final presentation has been the major part of our life, oh and Datum ( i will talk more about it later). computer modeling..plot plan...research...detail drawings...sections..diagrams...perspective renderings...etc. the stuff that is always on the presentation list. We didnt work extremely hard during the first week of school, schedule got edited and edited and edited. our schedule got pushed back for a week. our procrastination results in our extreme busy weeks before the presentation. During the 2 weeks, all we do is this project...well and of course we still try to make it to class, do some homework, and do some studio work. Both of us have been living on an average 3-4 hours sleep per night. The quality of work produced is fine. Although, lots of the things that we want to do is not done. On the presentation day, we planned on leaving at 3:00 but didnt head out until 3:45. ..I was driving, and Ann was making a model in the car. that moment, the only thing popped up in my mind ...is that i hope this is not what real practice is....MAKING MODEL IN THE CAR!!!??? the ppt was put together in...5 min, which means...the ppt is out of order...and a mess. but anyways, we get to run with it. honestly, i thought it's just gonna be a friendly presentation, with the few people that i already know, and the low-key setting. I thought it's just gonna be easy. HOWEVER, the first thing the public talked about was...WHY ARE YOU GUYS DOING THIS???? WHO TOLD YOU TO DESIGN THIS????that scared me...Glad that Ann stood up and said.."It's totally me!" We wanted to do it, so we did it! that IS truely what it is.
the board member of leisure services directed the discussion towards the design and its idea, so that cooled down the arguments. While Ann was acting as a pissed off architect, i "pretended" to be a nice friendly asian. I think that worked out pretty well. We showed to them that we have a strong believe in our design, but at the same time we dont want to piss them off too much. but overall, even the people opposed to the idea did say that they really like the design and it's idea. The project got favored by all board members so that we get to present to city council soon in Sept.26th. woot！
We went out to this fancy restaurant..well a fancy restaurant in Waverly....and then went back to Ann's home and ready to pass out. oh..and before passing out..i did talk to Jason for a couple of hours about what's been going on. i always talk about my problems...but i do hope he's doing well over there. :)
I guess i no longer talk to jason about architecture anymore. Not just that i normally dont agree with what he's talking about , but that i have a hardtime organizing my thoughts and say it clearly. AND, i am not as well educated.....as he is. DUH he doubled my age. But i have always been able to adapt a new perspective after talking to him. and by saying that i do mean it. and i think thats one of the reasons that i finally made up my mind to eventually teach, i want to have an impact on people's life with sincerity and honesty. I never portray myself of being nice, although that will be a nice character. But nice has been an over used term, when one havs nothing to say about a person, people normally just describe him as nice. i guess i dont care about being a nice person, but i want to be a good person. speak with sincerity and honesty, speak the truth and hold tight to my belief. not sure this is a right thing to do, but anyways, no body likes bitches. LOL
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