Standard Charter weird looking building

Standard Charter's "new building"

After lunch, I decided to take a small walk around Central. It was such a nice day... To my Canadian senses, it felt like summer... Though I think most did not agree (as they were wearing down jackets)

I have been hearing about Standard Charter's new building for quite a while now and today I finally got the chance to see it! (and no, my camera wasn't lopsided... the building is really slanted like that!) 

It is indeed a weird looking building... My cousin told me that before the building was built, it used to be a podium where people can eat lunch and just hang around during lunch and breaks. It seems quite unfortunate they have turned this place into another building :S.

other buildings nearby

Back to the building... I find that the architecture is good... but it doesn't really fit the landscape... or surroundings. Buildings in Central are usually more traditional looking... so it really does stand out... I hate that the height... I hate how it isn't proportioned with the other buildings and the colours do not complement the other buildings...

what are your thoughts?

K-11 Piano Display

K11 is one of my favourite malls in Hong Kong... (Not for shopping though)... For those who do not know, K11 is an art mall... The story behind is to combine art with shopping. What else is better than to be able to enjoy art while you are shopping?

every time I return to Hong Kong I try to spend some time at their patio and enjoy and immerse myself back into my artistic roots.

To my luck, one of their themes is pianos... more specifically "Music Everywhere – Piano Performance" although I might be missing out on their event on Sunday where they invite local pianists to come play music... I am glad I did get to see these pianos :)

website: http://hk.k11.com/en/Home.aspx

CNY @ Element

So... I have finally taken initiative and made my first visit to Element today!

I was quite surprised they still have their CNY displays up considering how CNY was more than a month ago!

In a way I am glad... I loved their 桃花 and 羊 display! I especially love the creativity and thought they had put into the sheep and clouds... This picture might not be able to show the details clearly, so I should definitely explain.

1. The rainbow above the sheep is actually made by the sheep... 

2. The sheep knits from a ball of yarn (the yarn is it's body)

3. Although there really isn't a mouth, I find that the sheep is smiling

I'm so glad I got to caught a final glimpse of this sheep... And may all the best things happen this year!! <3

proud of myself

so as you already know, I have a reviews blog... since I am in Hong Kong I want to tweek my views so that "HONG KONG" reaches a higher rank... but guess what? after attempting for 2 weeks... I realized I can't...

in a way, this is a good thing, it means my audience exceeds my expectation... I can no longer tweek my views at all. :)

something learned...

to make any relationship work... both members of the party must be on the same step... or those who are further ahead need to have patience to guide the other party to the same step.

good thing I have a blog

So I was telling my friends (who are not in Toronto) about the -40 C temperatures we were getting and when they asked how often we get these temperatures, I told them "once every few years"... BUT... turns out I was wrong... the other day I was browsing through old posts in this blog and found some old entries I have written... turns out... I said the same thing last year... we also had -40 C temperature days... sigh... 

1. why is my memory so bad?

2. why is Toronto so cold?

Traveling

Saw this quote and wanted to share with you

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.