An example of what we do at WK platform

dundundun-dundun-DUN!-dun.

This is how I spent my halloween

Yes I really made LED lights blink and dim and ... ! Geeky huh.

"New decor"

Gone are the lists of firms/agencies and to-do post-its.

Before:

After:

Platform 09.09.09 launch!

It is happening! Stop by if you are in town!

#12 Make a movie!

So that's it! The first one to cross off on my 100 things to do list! (A list that is yet to complete!)

It was definitely the best experience for the longest time. From brainstorming to writing the script to making the most important decision (have myself act as my friends) and regretting it immediately after!

Though, all of this could not have happened without the help of the man behind this camera - the best amateur cinematographer, Exxxxx Ox. As I probably mentioned to him millions of times, I cannot thank him enough.

Also, I would like to thank all those who had inspired me. In the order of "appearance": Axxxxx Hxxxx, Exxxxxxxx Lxx, Sxxxxx Cxxx, Jxxx AxYxxxx, Jxxxxxxx Bxx-Txxxx, Nxx Hxxxx, Txxx Txxxx, Dxxx Txxxx, Hxxx Wxx and Kx Kxx Hx.

On my way back to reality...

I highly recommend getting wine on plane as a reminder of returning to reality.

Life could be better.  Work on it.

Afterwards...

A very nice read upon arrival to the HK airport from the grant banquet in Cha-am.

Favor-alternatively...

Instead of something thoughtful for the guests to take away with, this fan is something we found extremely useful at a black tie destination wedding in Cha-am, Thailand.  I guess its function is almost equivalent to a half-bottle of red wine given out at another wedding party i attended.  It serves its purpose - at the spot.

My hotel 'roommate' and I took it back home with us.  I can't help but wonder, what is this fan going to mean to me a few years down the road?  I guess it will become an artifact that reminded me of the experience I had in Cha-am.

     

Sweets etc.

I was told Harrods makes the best cheesecake in London.  So I tried it.   The cake was alright, like normal good New York cheesecake, but the crust was...... super!!!!

It was not a soggy crust made with digestive biscuits.  It was crispy, like crushed cornflakes , soaked in espresso without taking away the crispy crunchy texture of course.  It goes exceptionally well with the heavy new york cheesecake.

Best with a pot of Moroccan mint and gunpowder tea.  (Nope they don't have it there.)  It was a huge slice and the tea could serve well as a digestif.

Oh, the whole "cake eating and looking at fancy sundaes other people ordered  in an art deco setting" experience actually reminded me of Klavon's Ice Cream in Strip District, Pittsburgh.  A nice place we archis of 2003 used to hang out during the summer, the good old days!

On mending broken objects

I find mending broken objects very therapeutic.  It is brainless craft without having to worry about reason/concept/idea... and no matter how bad your crafting skill is, it would never be worse than its broken state.   AND you get an object back, though you might not be able to use it for its original purpose.

Of course I won't break things intentionally just to  mend.  But the chance came, when my dear friend Boris sent me a glass (supposedly for the green tea leaves he bought me from China) with very bad packaging.  The glass came broken.

Now this mended object has become a very useful tool holder  for my workstation!  Thank you Bor!

All I'm missing is a fortune cookie!!

Watched the TED video of Jennifer 8. Lee via plasticity on American Chinese, I got a sudden craving for some "Real American Chinese" food.  (Hmm... but how can something so fake be so real!?)

Above is my attempt of "Chicken Broccoli", I think it was a very  popular Pittsburgh Moonlight(food truck on campus) dish, but what I'm really missing is the Sweet and Sour Shrimp (though chicken was a more popular choice) and the Vegetable Chow Fun (the "fun" was more like a big sheet of starch, which was kind of nice) from Royal Panda, Greenfield, Massachusetts.  I would like to have it with virgin Pina Colada, please.

And unlimited fortune cookies.  Yes I really like the cookies, not just the fortune.

hmm... I wonder if it is even possible to find an American Chinese Restaurant in London...

   

Living through 2009

The goal is to create enough certainties.  

I'm on my way!

Welcome 2009!

2008 was not easy, but I feel I was lucky enough.   Let's hope that my luck will stay with me and help me through 2009.  

I am excited.