Apartment therapy cure

Inthesity, I think the problem with me is that I can’t draw. I’m not good at planning and again, I can’t draw. I think if you’re an Interior design, you should at least know how to read blueprints of the entire structure (or a house map?) I think it’s not always easy to say, “i’ll make your house really pretty”. You can call me for some coffee and we will talk about fees, hehehe.

Translation: ‘Eu penso que o problema com mim é que eu não posso extrair. Eu não sou bom no planeamento e outra vez, eu não posso extrair. Eu penso de se você for um projeto interior, você devo ao menos saber ler blueprints da estrutura inteira (ou de um mapa da casa?) Eu penso que não é sempre fácil dizer, “eu farei sua casa realmente bonita”. Você pode chamar-me para algum café e nós falaremos sobre taxas, hehehe.”

Marni, I would also pick the same photos. I think the dark colored wall gives justice to the white furry carpet. I want everything in that room except for the chair.

Diane, don’t you think that’s too much? If ever I have those, it wouldn’t be easy which computer to pick. I think the iMac monitors fascinates me, I want one like that, maybe in a few months? Speaking of Xmas lists, mmmm now that makes me think.

Thess, how’s Thailand? Are you back yet? Did you buy anything exotic? A friend of mine who used to travel there even bought a life-size Thai wooden Sawasdee doll, as they say it adds charm in your living room.

Rhea, oh I wish it’s mine. Doesn’t it look like one of Warhol’s drawing, does it? What I love in this kitchen is the tiny table, with the mountain view and although pretty much if you live in a city like HK, the view you can see around here are mostly clothes hanging on sticks outside their windows, it’s still a sight to see as the typical HK way of living.

Ron, of course you can. I think we can get them cheap from IKEA, I mean, a lookalike design. Problem is, I have no rooms for tables in my tiny apartment. So pwede na rin siguro foldable table?

Cheh, why not? White is something.. ok easy to the eye for your kids to draw and write anything with a pencil. Don’t you agree that KIDS loves white walls - they think it’s a blackboard.

Ten, I think one of the tough challenges on your part as an architect is how to deal with your clients. You need to take the risk most of the time. Many times, you will encounter glitches, difficult clients and it is a must that you can deal with them. I think being an Interior designer as your job, it requires a good ability to multitask. It’s not easy I suspect but more often a designer always do more than one thing at a time. You can be giving instructions to your contractors, working with your assistant on the fabrics, all while explaining it your client. This can cause a little bit of stress, but if you are good at multitasking, it is not so bad. Pero, in your own scenario, parang ang bilis naman nun, in just few days? Goodluck my friend. If you are good in multitasking, you need not to worry.

Blue, absolutely. It can actually help us creates thoughts and be inspired. I think the person who owns this is a super-geek, do we really need 3 monitors to blog on a given time? Anyway, I’m still impressed with the mini-office where there are rooms for anything specially if it’s all from MAC.

Asphaire, oh how I wish. And how I wish I own my flat. Looking back 15 yrs ago, it’s like I am investing in a place to live without actually owning it, and that’s the problem living in HK - with just as little salary to feed yourself is something to think why I’m still surviving living here but the fact is that renting a flat is a big deal than you might think! Well, here’s what my small Flat actually looks like. And thank you, I’m enjoying my singlehood - mostly inside my tiny flat.

Nell, mismo. It would be a NIGHTMARE.

Kofi, call me frustrated but some of my peers discouraged me of taking Arts and Designs kasi daw kailangan marunong ka sa “math”. At the end, I’d take up Nursing dahil mas in-demand nun ang medical profession, pero look at me now, I never really practiced Nursing. Sayang!

Chuva said: “the audio is really relaxing…parang gusto ko mag-body balance”. Can you? use a ball, step on it with only 1 foot, raise your hands into thin air and stay there for 10 seconds, kapag natumba ka, join ballet. LOL.

Marni, I’m probably gonna watch the monitors without touching it. It makes you feel obligated to blog at maging busy-busyhan diba? I’d probably be in my room the whole day listening to jazz.

Ginger, you should get BUDDHA BAR music compilations - they are pleasing to the ears.

Meeya, and I like modern designs and more or less, something japanese. See, been reading architecture books instead of fictions.