today e cat learnt how to change a leaking 'shower hose' (no idea what's e proper term) - e tubing covered by metal (not in all cases) that connects e shower head to e tap. super simple, just that up till now there has never been a need to change any of them in any of e houses that e cat has stayed in. so e cat has never had a chance to try its paw at it, thought it always keeps a blue plastic roll of e very important white tape on standby for plumbing emergencies in e house.
e replacement part was bought from a 五金店 (wu3 jin1 dian4 lit. 'five gold/metal shop'), e Chinese predecessor of HomeFix/VinMart/DIY store that almost always have bare concrete floors, bright white fluorescent lighting, metal grille gates & a shophouse setting. e cat has always wondered why e name 五金店, but never dared to ask e shop owner. why five? what are they? steel, brass, aluminum? copper? chrome? iron? zinc? nickel? or in e case of N|K|F, gold? (which would justify e '金' in 五金店 =P)
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + thewonderingstraycat ]
October 30, 2005
[291005]
[231005] Millenia:
many years ago, four nuts from e VJ 96 Pre-U sem gang (e cat's bridge partner who ran 12km whenever he was bored, e owner of e soft toy camel that e cat's sis 'bathed' with talcum powder, e cat's primary school classmate Phoa, & e cat) walked westwards starting from ECP McDonald's, across Sheares bridge, & ended up here at this waterfall =)
more Millenia:
[261005] SLG's farewell lunch:
[281005] adidas store window @ citylink:
paper cranes were e 'craze' in Thailand last year, when e government wanted Thais across e country to fold tonnes of them as some sort of symbolic gesture of peace, to be air-dropped over e 3 southernmost provinces. saw some of e paper cranes at e northernmost point of Thailand, hanging from a signboard at e Mae Sai Thai-Burmese border crossing.
[291005] towards e end of e kids' training:
happened so fast & without warning, by e time e cat got e camera out of e bag, no time to even focus or zoom in before e superflexible boy doing e heng2 cha1 came down. to prevent any boh liao complaints of child abuse, details that may allow e identification of e location have been ruined by photoediting - even words & markings on all T-shirts have been painted over =P
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seen from window of SBS 55 bus home:
"JOBS FOR FOREIGNERS, NS FOR S'POREANS"
scribbled in blue ink on e bus shelter in front of Blk 210, Bishan St 23 =P too bad e cat spotted it only when e bus was pulling out of e bus stop, no time to snap a photo.
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + architecture1 ]
many years ago, four nuts from e VJ 96 Pre-U sem gang (e cat's bridge partner who ran 12km whenever he was bored, e owner of e soft toy camel that e cat's sis 'bathed' with talcum powder, e cat's primary school classmate Phoa, & e cat) walked westwards starting from ECP McDonald's, across Sheares bridge, & ended up here at this waterfall =)
more Millenia:
[261005] SLG's farewell lunch:
[281005] adidas store window @ citylink:
paper cranes were e 'craze' in Thailand last year, when e government wanted Thais across e country to fold tonnes of them as some sort of symbolic gesture of peace, to be air-dropped over e 3 southernmost provinces. saw some of e paper cranes at e northernmost point of Thailand, hanging from a signboard at e Mae Sai Thai-Burmese border crossing.
[291005] towards e end of e kids' training:
happened so fast & without warning, by e time e cat got e camera out of e bag, no time to even focus or zoom in before e superflexible boy doing e heng2 cha1 came down. to prevent any boh liao complaints of child abuse, details that may allow e identification of e location have been ruined by photoediting - even words & markings on all T-shirts have been painted over =P
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seen from window of SBS 55 bus home:
"JOBS FOR FOREIGNERS, NS FOR S'POREANS"
scribbled in blue ink on e bus shelter in front of Blk 210, Bishan St 23 =P too bad e cat spotted it only when e bus was pulling out of e bus stop, no time to snap a photo.
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + architecture1 ]
October 28, 2005
*dream*
purple = by songthaew/truck/bus; blue = by slow boat
map source: www.travelfish.org
maybe next year, maybe e year after, maybe after PhD, maybe maybe maybe....
e cat can be happy spending e rest of its 9 lives travelling around Southeast Asia & Japan, to e hills & mountains, little towns & villages....no need for Paris/London/New York =P
[ filed under: thewanderingstraycat ]
October 26, 2005
kingfisher & broccoli milo
in e morning e cat made instant cream of broccoli soup in its KE7 98/99 Altius drinking mug.
on e way out to buy lunch, it met Gaurav at e bus stop (second time?).
on e walk back from buying lunch, it spotted a white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis aka. Pekaka Belukar) perched on a an electricity wire along e KTM Malaysian railway tracks, busy looking out for its own lunch. delighted cat =) as delighted as e time when it spotted a common sun skink (Mabuya multifasciata) on e pavement while walking out to Buona Vista MRT at night =) e cat misses e kingfishers that used to hang out on e green railings along e canal running all e way from Mountbatten Road to e flyover over Nicoll Highway near Suntec City, before e whole stretch got torn up for construction of e MRT line.
in e late afternoon before e lab meeting, e cat emptied a packet of instant 3-in-1 milo into its drinking mug & filled it with hot water. & then realised that it had forgotten to wash e mug. which explained e (a lot of) bits of green floating to e surface....broccoli milo tastes a wee bit salty.
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + nature1 ]
on e way out to buy lunch, it met Gaurav at e bus stop (second time?).
on e walk back from buying lunch, it spotted a white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis aka. Pekaka Belukar) perched on a an electricity wire along e KTM Malaysian railway tracks, busy looking out for its own lunch. delighted cat =) as delighted as e time when it spotted a common sun skink (Mabuya multifasciata) on e pavement while walking out to Buona Vista MRT at night =) e cat misses e kingfishers that used to hang out on e green railings along e canal running all e way from Mountbatten Road to e flyover over Nicoll Highway near Suntec City, before e whole stretch got torn up for construction of e MRT line.
in e late afternoon before e lab meeting, e cat emptied a packet of instant 3-in-1 milo into its drinking mug & filled it with hot water. & then realised that it had forgotten to wash e mug. which explained e (a lot of) bits of green floating to e surface....broccoli milo tastes a wee bit salty.
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + nature1 ]
October 24, 2005
KE7 wushu
[211005] from Felix's camera:
papa checking out what has caught e baby & 'baby-in-law's attention, while e maid gets ready to bash e photographer
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KE7 wushu has come a long way. plenty of ups & downs since this photo was taken:
[Sep? 1999] KE7 wushu @ 3rd National Wushu display @ Indoor Stadium - some of e people from 96/97, 97/98 & 98/99 batches
[Feb? 2000] 3rd KE7 wushu exhibition @ Far East Square - mostly 98/99 & 99/00 & a few survivors from 96/97 & 97/98 batches
RHAPS then wiped out most of e members & things went into a decline.
[2003] CNY performance @ Bugis Junction - numbers have shrunk, but things were going to change =)
[140803] 6 generations of e 10-year-old KE7 wushu, founded in AY93/94; here 7 generations met to discuss how to reverse e trend of shrinking numbers (96/97 batch representative had gone off before e photo-taking)
[2004] 4th KE7 wushu exhibition @ Far East Square - will there ever be another one?
[211005] KE7 wushu @ ICN: this is what old people call hope =)
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + thewonderingstraycat ]
papa checking out what has caught e baby & 'baby-in-law's attention, while e maid gets ready to bash e photographer
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KE7 wushu has come a long way. plenty of ups & downs since this photo was taken:
[Sep? 1999] KE7 wushu @ 3rd National Wushu display @ Indoor Stadium - some of e people from 96/97, 97/98 & 98/99 batches
[Feb? 2000] 3rd KE7 wushu exhibition @ Far East Square - mostly 98/99 & 99/00 & a few survivors from 96/97 & 97/98 batches
RHAPS then wiped out most of e members & things went into a decline.
[2003] CNY performance @ Bugis Junction - numbers have shrunk, but things were going to change =)
[140803] 6 generations of e 10-year-old KE7 wushu, founded in AY93/94; here 7 generations met to discuss how to reverse e trend of shrinking numbers (96/97 batch representative had gone off before e photo-taking)
[2004] 4th KE7 wushu exhibition @ Far East Square - will there ever be another one?
[211005] KE7 wushu @ ICN: this is what old people call hope =)
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + thewonderingstraycat ]
October 23, 2005
Q|B s|h|e|l|l
today e cat tested out Q|B S|h|e|l|l @ Millenia.
e cat has always been fascinated by e 'shell' design & today it satisfied it curiosity & lived to tell e tale =) pretty neat - there is a little oven-like compartment with a UV lamp where new combs* & e vacuum brushes are sterilised by UV rays**, & a little basket for safekeeping of spectacles; behind e mirror is a compartment where there is space for customers to keep their barang & e booster cushion (for little kids who are too short) is stowed; below e mirror is a little screen that plays some graphics(?) that appear all white to e blind cat; where e cabinet meets e floor is a little opening connected to a vacuum source through which hair on e floor that has been swept up is sucked into. brings to mind airplane toilets & galleys, submarines & campavans - e cat once lived out of a CPU box & is impressed by good design that allows maximum utility of small confined spaces.
24 minutes later (including waiting time), e cat had lost 7-10 inches (numbers are a range due to layering), was $10 poorer & approx >0.5 kg lighter, & e owner of a new comb. sure beats those slimming centre weight loss programmes ;)
e cat observed that men & kids form e majority of customers who patronise these $10-10min-haircut booths/outlets. probably because (1) most kids have relatively simple hairstyles, & (2) men are kids. ladies like e cat's sis need a shampoo+haircut+perm/rebonding+colouring/highlighting+other complicated stuff that involve various chemicals that can be found on e chemicals shelves, toxics cupboard (under lock & key), & flammables & corrosives cabinets (under e emergency shower) in e cat's lab. so e ladies go to salons.
so e cat was e odd one out in e queue, & e only one with long fur. & if e cat charged every shopper who stopped by to watch it getting its fur trimmed (& extra charge for those who poked their heads & big fat noses in), it would have recovered e cost of e grooming session plus much more. apparently e other 2 'shells' simply didn't have e same entertainment value.
e last time e cat had its fur cut was shortly before e Kinabalu trip, which should have been around April 2004? those who said that they would buy 4D when this event occurs, you can go ahead & do so now, & don't forget my cut of e winnings.
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* exposing certain plastics to UV can affect e integrity of e plastic, just like what happens to plastic ware left in e biological safety cabinets in e lab; true enough, e teeth of e new comb broke off easily =P
** whether this method is reliable is subject to debate; in e lab context, exposure must be for a minimum of 20-25min, & lamps wear out after some time & have to be replaced
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 ]
e cat has always been fascinated by e 'shell' design & today it satisfied it curiosity & lived to tell e tale =) pretty neat - there is a little oven-like compartment with a UV lamp where new combs* & e vacuum brushes are sterilised by UV rays**, & a little basket for safekeeping of spectacles; behind e mirror is a compartment where there is space for customers to keep their barang & e booster cushion (for little kids who are too short) is stowed; below e mirror is a little screen that plays some graphics(?) that appear all white to e blind cat; where e cabinet meets e floor is a little opening connected to a vacuum source through which hair on e floor that has been swept up is sucked into. brings to mind airplane toilets & galleys, submarines & campavans - e cat once lived out of a CPU box & is impressed by good design that allows maximum utility of small confined spaces.
24 minutes later (including waiting time), e cat had lost 7-10 inches (numbers are a range due to layering), was $10 poorer & approx >0.5 kg lighter, & e owner of a new comb. sure beats those slimming centre weight loss programmes ;)
e cat observed that men & kids form e majority of customers who patronise these $10-10min-haircut booths/outlets. probably because (1) most kids have relatively simple hairstyles, & (2) men are kids. ladies like e cat's sis need a shampoo+haircut+perm/rebonding+colouring/highlighting+other complicated stuff that involve various chemicals that can be found on e chemicals shelves, toxics cupboard (under lock & key), & flammables & corrosives cabinets (under e emergency shower) in e cat's lab. so e ladies go to salons.
so e cat was e odd one out in e queue, & e only one with long fur. & if e cat charged every shopper who stopped by to watch it getting its fur trimmed (& extra charge for those who poked their heads & big fat noses in), it would have recovered e cost of e grooming session plus much more. apparently e other 2 'shells' simply didn't have e same entertainment value.
e last time e cat had its fur cut was shortly before e Kinabalu trip, which should have been around April 2004? those who said that they would buy 4D when this event occurs, you can go ahead & do so now, & don't forget my cut of e winnings.
************
* exposing certain plastics to UV can affect e integrity of e plastic, just like what happens to plastic ware left in e biological safety cabinets in e lab; true enough, e teeth of e new comb broke off easily =P
** whether this method is reliable is subject to debate; in e lab context, exposure must be for a minimum of 20-25min, & lamps wear out after some time & have to be replaced
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 ]
October 22, 2005
sada(ne)ko
chanced upon this long-forgotten white 3/4 sleeve blouse in e cupboard, & just couldn't resist:
unfortunately e Sada(ne)ko look is incomplete as e cat does not have any white skirt. & nope this is not e back view of e cat - refer to e cat's hands (& thumbs).
brings to mind e times when e cat scared e heck outta fellow SPS room mates (& campus security guards patrolling e deserted corridors of Medicine & Science faculties) when it walked into e room way past midnight with its fur let down after bathing (finish lab at 2am of cos bathe late lah!) *evil grin* what more that was e around e time when The Ring was first released & some of e SPS people were too freaked out to answer e phone when it rang at night =P scarier than a tall guy all dressed in white vacuuming e SPS room floor at midnight right? ;)
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this shot is for ang ku kueh:
grow your hair until it reaches your waist - then you can do your own impression of Ayumi Hamasaki's Love Appears album cover ;) no need for wigs!
on e subject of fur, e cat has to try quite hard to imagine how e boi would look like with long white hair. maybe when he can grow it long enough e cat might consider 'kope-ing' a bottle of hydrogen peroxide from e lab for him ;)
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 ]
unfortunately e Sada(ne)ko look is incomplete as e cat does not have any white skirt. & nope this is not e back view of e cat - refer to e cat's hands (& thumbs).
brings to mind e times when e cat scared e heck outta fellow SPS room mates (& campus security guards patrolling e deserted corridors of Medicine & Science faculties) when it walked into e room way past midnight with its fur let down after bathing (finish lab at 2am of cos bathe late lah!) *evil grin* what more that was e around e time when The Ring was first released & some of e SPS people were too freaked out to answer e phone when it rang at night =P scarier than a tall guy all dressed in white vacuuming e SPS room floor at midnight right? ;)
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this shot is for ang ku kueh:
grow your hair until it reaches your waist - then you can do your own impression of Ayumi Hamasaki's Love Appears album cover ;) no need for wigs!
on e subject of fur, e cat has to try quite hard to imagine how e boi would look like with long white hair. maybe when he can grow it long enough e cat might consider 'kope-ing' a bottle of hydrogen peroxide from e lab for him ;)
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 ]
KE7 ICN
[211005]
so proud of them =) especially e freshies who have had just about 2 months worth of wushu training in their entire lives....like them, this is e place (& exact spot - comm hall!) where e cat first started learning wushu 7+ years ago, & a very confused cat also had to be part of a (external) performance after just 2 months of training.
xiang3 dang1 nian2, e biggest hurdle for e cat (& Boy too) was language! totally lost trying to figure out & make sense of what e coaches & seniors were rattling off. at that time we didn't even know e Chinese words for 'wrist' & 'elbow'. e cat took far longer to remember e Chinese names for e various moves than to learn & master them. even after a year, still had to depend on translations throughout e entire 3+ hours of training, & never stood in e front row for la1 tang4 since we didn't understand e instructions for what to do next. 7+ years on, quite amusing to look back on e days when e cat struggled for months to remember e terms 'yun2 jian4', 'liao2' & gua4' & not jumble e latter two up....really cannot make it =P big fat 10-Q to seniors like YH, ZG, SX & JX & team mates like Dr Kwek & Dr Chia for their superb 'on the fly' translation =)
so happy tonight - e energy was simply GREAT! =)) & e kids had plenty of fun & laughter & enjoyed themselves which is e most important thing =)
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quick trip back to e lao3 di4 fang1:
e doors now have peepholes. brings to mind how we hockey girls were told to keep our hockey sticks ready behind e door in case of intruder came knocking (anyone wants to buy a Grays hockey stick + puck?). e cat lived here when e toilets didn't even have main doors & PGP wasn't there to spoil e magnificent view, & A1 was connected to B1 instead of B2.
also popped by e baby's current room:
e cat dunno this guy & dunno what he is doing. but he looks evil *frown*
parents have radar. nothing can escape ;) in this photo they are within earshot of each other.
e family, with another cat, e BOI, & a very un-baby-ish 'baby-in-law' (for want of a better title) but missing e tuition teacher. in this photo e 'baby-in-law' is trying to stay within earshot of e baby.
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 ]
so proud of them =) especially e freshies who have had just about 2 months worth of wushu training in their entire lives....like them, this is e place (& exact spot - comm hall!) where e cat first started learning wushu 7+ years ago, & a very confused cat also had to be part of a (external) performance after just 2 months of training.
xiang3 dang1 nian2, e biggest hurdle for e cat (& Boy too) was language! totally lost trying to figure out & make sense of what e coaches & seniors were rattling off. at that time we didn't even know e Chinese words for 'wrist' & 'elbow'. e cat took far longer to remember e Chinese names for e various moves than to learn & master them. even after a year, still had to depend on translations throughout e entire 3+ hours of training, & never stood in e front row for la1 tang4 since we didn't understand e instructions for what to do next. 7+ years on, quite amusing to look back on e days when e cat struggled for months to remember e terms 'yun2 jian4', 'liao2' & gua4' & not jumble e latter two up....really cannot make it =P big fat 10-Q to seniors like YH, ZG, SX & JX & team mates like Dr Kwek & Dr Chia for their superb 'on the fly' translation =)
so happy tonight - e energy was simply GREAT! =)) & e kids had plenty of fun & laughter & enjoyed themselves which is e most important thing =)
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quick trip back to e lao3 di4 fang1:
e doors now have peepholes. brings to mind how we hockey girls were told to keep our hockey sticks ready behind e door in case of intruder came knocking (anyone wants to buy a Grays hockey stick + puck?). e cat lived here when e toilets didn't even have main doors & PGP wasn't there to spoil e magnificent view, & A1 was connected to B1 instead of B2.
also popped by e baby's current room:
e cat dunno this guy & dunno what he is doing. but he looks evil *frown*
parents have radar. nothing can escape ;) in this photo they are within earshot of each other.
e family, with another cat, e BOI, & a very un-baby-ish 'baby-in-law' (for want of a better title) but missing e tuition teacher. in this photo e 'baby-in-law' is trying to stay within earshot of e baby.
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 ]
bridge through e matrix
super architect designed a super bridge that allows people to walk through buildings:
this bridge allows you to walk through the Matrix:
[ filed under: architecture1 ]
this bridge allows you to walk through the Matrix:
[ filed under: architecture1 ]
for Pig-pig....
e one who led e cat down e path of addiction
to macha/green tea....
lemme count e ways: green tea cake from Narita airport main building 4F shop, green tea milk in Bangkok & Chieng Rai, green tea Kit Kat, honey lemon green tea in Bangkok, Haagen Daz green tea ice cream, Pokka jasmine green tea, Takashiyama & Liang Court basement Rive Gauche green tea + white chocolate cake, green tea ice cream + azuki red beans + mochi from e now-defunct Kiku Zushi family restaurant @ Ngee Ann City, green tea Fran, green tea cookies, dunno-what-brand Uji green tea ice cream from Meidi-Ya, green tea powdered bavarois mix, Green Heim green tea wafers....*grin*
happy birthday!
[ filed under: catfood ]
to macha/green tea....
lemme count e ways: green tea cake from Narita airport main building 4F shop, green tea milk in Bangkok & Chieng Rai, green tea Kit Kat, honey lemon green tea in Bangkok, Haagen Daz green tea ice cream, Pokka jasmine green tea, Takashiyama & Liang Court basement Rive Gauche green tea + white chocolate cake, green tea ice cream + azuki red beans + mochi from e now-defunct Kiku Zushi family restaurant @ Ngee Ann City, green tea Fran, green tea cookies, dunno-what-brand Uji green tea ice cream from Meidi-Ya, green tea powdered bavarois mix, Green Heim green tea wafers....*grin*
happy birthday!
[ filed under: catfood ]
October 21, 2005
quote
from http://seniorthinking.blogspot.com/2005/03/cats-and-dogs.html:
Cats practice sleeping all day long and never seem to be completely satisfied.
[ filed under: cats1 ]
Cats practice sleeping all day long and never seem to be completely satisfied.
[ filed under: cats1 ]
honeydew sago
where can e cat find good honeydew sago? to be specific, e 'orange' version that e cat has come across in catered buffet spreads & hotel Chinese wedding dinners? hawker centres, canteens & food courts only seem to sell e 'white' version, which somehow just isn't satisfying enough for cats =|
[ filed under: catfood ]
[ filed under: catfood ]
October 19, 2005
awe exhib @ NUS central library
she's back! =)
19 oct - 11 nov @ NUS Central Library:
after spending time in library@orchard & D|S|T|A, these (& a lot lot more photos) are now here to provide distraction for undergrad muggers who will be setting up camp there this coming exam season.
see also:
akha way exhibition
akha way exhibition - library@orchard
[ filed under: thewanderingstraycat + chiangrai_2004 ]
October 16, 2005
151005
[141005]
fill in e blanks:
bunch of interesting characters, plenty of laughter =P
[151005]
cutting through esplanade underpass on e way home after a dinner of undercooked udon @ marina square Waraku with one J & 3 Ks, suddenly remembered reading something about an exhibition here on Brian's blurty some time ago....
& we (one J + 3 Ks + one cat) were just talking about LKY (e Lim one, not Lee) & 'pressurised carbon' over dinner....(click on photo to view full-size version & text)
same birthday as e cat....astroboy =)
breaking away & leaning towards e dark side....
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + art1 ]
fill in e blanks:
bunch of interesting characters, plenty of laughter =P
[151005]
cutting through esplanade underpass on e way home after a dinner of undercooked udon @ marina square Waraku with one J & 3 Ks, suddenly remembered reading something about an exhibition here on Brian's blurty some time ago....
& we (one J + 3 Ks + one cat) were just talking about LKY (e Lim one, not Lee) & 'pressurised carbon' over dinner....(click on photo to view full-size version & text)
same birthday as e cat....astroboy =)
breaking away & leaning towards e dark side....
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + art1 ]
October 14, 2005
wisdom
- Edward Osborne Wilson
[ filed under: thewonderingstraycat ]
October 13, 2005
site of artistic incidents
e cat wants to go to e site of artistic incidents (quirky Japlish =P)
aka. ベネッセアートサイト直島 Benesse Art Site Naoshima, one of Ando Tadao's works
& also to 箱根彫刻の森美術館 Hakone Open-Air Museum
if anyone knows of other such places in Japan with a similar killer combi of good (cool & low humidity) weather + good natural setting & views (mountains, oceans, e more drama e better!) + quiet + good art + good architecture (& use of natural light) + great sense of __B_I_G___F_A_T___S_P_A_C_E__, do let e cat (& changkel) know!
think e cat's affinity for such places has its roots in discarded condemned copies of Pacific Friend magazine salvaged from school libraries that carried feature articles on such places. & some scene in an old j-dorama (aishiteiru to itte kure 愛していると言ってくれ say you love me) filmed in a place that looks like a beautiful art museum. e cat has this strange ability to watch TV shows with 90-100% of its attention on e location/backdrop & birds flying past & trains passing by & trees bending in e wind in e background & 0-10% on e human actors/actresses that are blocking e cat's view of e backdrop.
but e site of artistic incidents & Hakone OAM have to wait for their turn.
for now: Miho Museum in Shiga prefecture + Ando Tadao's 陶板名画の庭 Garden of Fine Art & B-LOCK in Kyoto + certain temples & gardens that e cat once had to study for its architecture cross-faculty module + plenty of trails in e mountains to e north & northwest of Kyoto. this will be Japan trip #2 autumn 2005. #1 was in late spring of 2002.
*sigh* even before going on #2 e cat is already dreaming of places to escape to for #3 (Hokkaido national parks?), #4 & beyond....
[ filed under: thewanderingstraycat + architecture1 + art1 + japanese1 ]
aka. ベネッセアートサイト直島 Benesse Art Site Naoshima, one of Ando Tadao's works
& also to 箱根彫刻の森美術館 Hakone Open-Air Museum
if anyone knows of other such places in Japan with a similar killer combi of good (cool & low humidity) weather + good natural setting & views (mountains, oceans, e more drama e better!) + quiet + good art + good architecture (& use of natural light) + great sense of __B_I_G___F_A_T___S_P_A_C_E__, do let e cat (& changkel) know!
think e cat's affinity for such places has its roots in discarded condemned copies of Pacific Friend magazine salvaged from school libraries that carried feature articles on such places. & some scene in an old j-dorama (aishiteiru to itte kure 愛していると言ってくれ say you love me) filmed in a place that looks like a beautiful art museum. e cat has this strange ability to watch TV shows with 90-100% of its attention on e location/backdrop & birds flying past & trains passing by & trees bending in e wind in e background & 0-10% on e human actors/actresses that are blocking e cat's view of e backdrop.
but e site of artistic incidents & Hakone OAM have to wait for their turn.
for now: Miho Museum in Shiga prefecture + Ando Tadao's 陶板名画の庭 Garden of Fine Art & B-LOCK in Kyoto + certain temples & gardens that e cat once had to study for its architecture cross-faculty module + plenty of trails in e mountains to e north & northwest of Kyoto. this will be Japan trip #2 autumn 2005. #1 was in late spring of 2002.
*sigh* even before going on #2 e cat is already dreaming of places to escape to for #3 (Hokkaido national parks?), #4 & beyond....
[ filed under: thewanderingstraycat + architecture1 + art1 + japanese1 ]
October 10, 2005
[091005]
e sky gives you something nice to look at everyday, & FOC - how to get bored? =)
westwards, along Still Road South
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + nature1 ]
westwards, along Still Road South
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + nature1 ]
emergency food supply takes a bath
PET, at your insistence, e cat finally gave its fish a bath:
each eyeball required 3 rounds X 1 fingertip of KAO Attack laundry detergent powder to regain approx 90% of their former white-ness.
those who are familiar with this guy will know that it has no proper name. it is usually referred to as 'emergency food supply' or 'standby sushi'. e cat has enough trouble trying to remember e names of e humans it deals with, especially those who don't respond to *miao*.
e cat is amazed by people like its sis, who can remember names & history of every single stuffed toy she has, which e cat suspects numbers close to a hundred, including a hippo, donkey, caterpillar, gorilla, kangeroo, koala, monkey & raccoon, apart from e usual fuzzy wuzzy teddy bears, dogs, rabbits & mice. if she acquires any more, e cat will soon have trouble searching for her among them....which brings to mind this SPCA advert that Dungu cut out from a copy of 8 Days a few years ago:
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + cats1 ]
each eyeball required 3 rounds X 1 fingertip of KAO Attack laundry detergent powder to regain approx 90% of their former white-ness.
those who are familiar with this guy will know that it has no proper name. it is usually referred to as 'emergency food supply' or 'standby sushi'. e cat has enough trouble trying to remember e names of e humans it deals with, especially those who don't respond to *miao*.
e cat is amazed by people like its sis, who can remember names & history of every single stuffed toy she has, which e cat suspects numbers close to a hundred, including a hippo, donkey, caterpillar, gorilla, kangeroo, koala, monkey & raccoon, apart from e usual fuzzy wuzzy teddy bears, dogs, rabbits & mice. if she acquires any more, e cat will soon have trouble searching for her among them....which brings to mind this SPCA advert that Dungu cut out from a copy of 8 Days a few years ago:
[ filed under: 9_lives_2005 + cats1 ]
October 08, 2005
[190905] krung thep
last day of e Bangkok trip:
view from 24F of Pathumwan Princess (10-Q Mee for putting us up there!!). e cat spent a bit of time indulging in one of e favourite activities of cats around e world - sitting curled up beside e large window & watching e world go by....extremely satisfying =)
there will be joggers at both of e National Stadium tracks, & soccer players training in e stadium pitch & takraw players in a multi-purpose court near MBK. & university students in their white shirt + black pants/skirt uniforms making their way to e Chulalongkorn campus & younger students to e super prestigious Triam Udom Suksaa school. & teenagers heading for e private tuition centres & TOEFL/SAT/etc prep centres & cram schools in Siam Square. & tourists & shoppers streaming in & out of MBK, Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Centre & Siam Square. & BTS skytrains plastered with colourful adverts pulling in & out of National Stadium & Siam stations. & green+yellow, blue+red & pink taxis, motorcycle taxis with their 'drivers' in faded orange vests, blue & red BKS buses & air con 'microbuses'. & 'normal' police & tourist police officers & soi dogs on e streets. & e wooden structures of Baan Jim Thompson sitting quietly at e end of Soi Kasemsan 2 while e rest of Bangkok around it turns into concrete. & e landmark Baiyoke Sky Plaza towering over e rest of Pratunam.
e view makes e cat miss Bayshore Park.
leaving Don Muang as storm clouds from tropical storm Vicente moved in. realised that this is e first time in at least 10 years that e cat has encountered rain in Thailand....almost all its trips here have been during e hot & dry or cool & dry seasons.
[ filed under: thewanderingstraycat + bangkok_2005 + thai1 ]
view from 24F of Pathumwan Princess (10-Q Mee for putting us up there!!). e cat spent a bit of time indulging in one of e favourite activities of cats around e world - sitting curled up beside e large window & watching e world go by....extremely satisfying =)
there will be joggers at both of e National Stadium tracks, & soccer players training in e stadium pitch & takraw players in a multi-purpose court near MBK. & university students in their white shirt + black pants/skirt uniforms making their way to e Chulalongkorn campus & younger students to e super prestigious Triam Udom Suksaa school. & teenagers heading for e private tuition centres & TOEFL/SAT/etc prep centres & cram schools in Siam Square. & tourists & shoppers streaming in & out of MBK, Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Centre & Siam Square. & BTS skytrains plastered with colourful adverts pulling in & out of National Stadium & Siam stations. & green+yellow, blue+red & pink taxis, motorcycle taxis with their 'drivers' in faded orange vests, blue & red BKS buses & air con 'microbuses'. & 'normal' police & tourist police officers & soi dogs on e streets. & e wooden structures of Baan Jim Thompson sitting quietly at e end of Soi Kasemsan 2 while e rest of Bangkok around it turns into concrete. & e landmark Baiyoke Sky Plaza towering over e rest of Pratunam.
e view makes e cat miss Bayshore Park.
leaving Don Muang as storm clouds from tropical storm Vicente moved in. realised that this is e first time in at least 10 years that e cat has encountered rain in Thailand....almost all its trips here have been during e hot & dry or cool & dry seasons.
[ filed under: thewanderingstraycat + bangkok_2005 + thai1 ]
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