GO SPANIARDS!

(BEIJING, July 28) -- Carlos Sastre, the 33-year-old Spanish rider who has just claimed the crown of Tour de France on Sunday, July 27, will take the place of his compatriot Oscar Pereiro to compete in the road race in Beijing, according to the Spanish Cycling Federation.

Pereiro, winner of 2006 Tour de France, had to quit the Beijing Olympics, as well as the Tour, after a crash in the 15th stage that resulted in a broken arm.

Sastre will join a strong team, which includes Alberto Contador (winner of 2007 Tour de France and 2008 Giro d'Italia), Oscar Freire (winner of 1999, 2001 and 2004 World Cycling Championship), Alejandro Valverde (2006 UCI ProTour winner), and Samuel Sanchez (winner of 5 stages of Vuelta a España).

http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/cyclingroad/n214485541.shtml

I AM DEFINITELY SUPPORTING THEM SPANISH RIDERS FOR THE ROAD CYCLING EVENT! 

Beijing Olympic National Stadium

I guess by now everyone knows what this building is right?


The exterior view of Birds Nest Stadium


Interior View of the stadium.notice the waterproof membrane acting as the roof of this stadium.


Ever since i first laid my eyes on the 3d renderings of this stadium, i knew that the real stadium was going to be built exactly as beautiful as the renderings were shown.
Why not? China has commisioned great teams of engineers, headed by ARUP and their own chinese engineers. And the architect, China had definitely chosen the right architects for their main stadium, Herzog & de Meuron. They're my favourite team of architects when it comes to big scale projects. They've worked wonders for the Germany Allianz Football Stadium, and now the Birds Nest Stadium , and the Ice Cube for the Aquatic centre in China.

I was watching the documentary showing the construction of this stadium. Man was i amazed.The whole process of detailing the materials,the timing of the construction, the working labours,the technical specialties, the numbers and meticulous calculations by the engineers, and just about everything else. They're all IMPRESSIVE.I guess the most interesting part of the construction was when the outer structure was already installed, and the inner supporting columns had to be removed.
well, presumably that was the most nerve-wrecking moment ever for the construction team. Imagine if the whole thing collapses, just because of a mistake of calculation by the engineers.scary.

i couldnt find the documentary i watched yesterday in youtube. this is the best that i could find, try watching it. you'll be impressed :)

just for now..

i'm sorry for abandoning this blog, for such a long time.
ive been updating my xanga more frequently, as i havent been so productive lately.
meaning i havent been going out, havent been snapping photos, and not doing any artsy fartsy stuffs..

i promise ill update once i'm out of the 'thing 'that im dealing with right now.
thank you for visiting , and dont stop :)

i really cant wait to be able to carry my dslr and snap the shutter again !

oh, in the meantime, i might just update on Tour De France, maybe anytime soon :).

VIVE LE TOUR!

thoughts.

as ironic as it may sound,
i think i really miss architecture.
things are holding me back from doing what i love,
but hopefully everything will be back to normal as soon as possible.

world, wait for me.

I MISS AUTOCADDING
I MISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS LATE NIGHT STAY UPS IN THE LAB
I MISS OUR 3AM SUPPER
I MISS PRESENTING
I MISS MY CLASSMATES
I MISS MY ARCHI FRIENDS
I MISS A1 PLOTTED PAPER
I MISS THE BIG BLANK WHITE PAPER TO SKETCH MY IDEAS,
I MISS THE COLOURFUL RENDERINGS,
I MISS THE TOUCH OF CREATIVITY OF EVERYONE
I MISS RMIT
I dont quite miss TECH. hehe.

most of all,
i miss designing.

architecture is a dreadful and challenging course,
it sucks your energy out and puts you through sleepless nights and under tremendous stress,
but it gives me the most wonderful feeling when my design comes up alive and working

you only need one thing to survive architecture.
Passion.

zainul, the hitz.fm 'hunk'

since i'm having trouble uploading my pictures in xanga,
ill blog here.
p/s:XANGA sucks when it comes to publishing photos.

CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ZAINULLLLLLLL :)
well, gotta say i'm proud of you and your confidence! hehehe!

and also,

another congratulation goes to zamm @ Harnizam Basri + AzizulHasni for winning the cycling events in SUKMA terengganu :)
majulah cycling untuk negara! heheh

last but not least,
GOOD LUCK to Lars Pria for your Tour of Romania!
hope you'll win at least one stage.
God Bless :)

currently loving ...

shoes by Office
clothes by Topshop

Table Light.

top view


My Foundation Project : One of the mock ups that I did before the final presentation.
Material: Matchsticks, polypropylene sheet.