Dracel

2012-01-28T02:40:00.000-08:00

wishing everyone:

Have a very Happy Chinese New Year 2012 !

Happy New Year 2012

2012-01-07T14:03:00.000-08:00

Have yourself a merry little christmas

2011-12-23T02:45:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas !

Urban Strategy: Zielona Gora

2011-12-18T04:21:00.000-08:00

The aim of this strategy is to create an identity of the place and considering the function, space, time and activity in the city. Meanwhile, divided the city into four layers, industrial areas, institution, agriculture areas and housing. Cretaed a main road to connect these for four layers and bring people gather in the town.

Zeilona Gora, Poland : part 1

2011-11-10T14:14:00.000-08:00

Zeilona Gora ( the Green Mountain) the city of Bacchus. Located in the centre- western part of Poland. It is one of the two capital of the Lubuskie Voivodship.

Zeilona Gora is a city that boasts a many centuriel of tradition of wine making which today undergoes its revival.On the other hand, it is renowned for clean forests and parks, and finally, a city of good humour !

Zeilona Gora, Poland : part 2

2011-11-10T14:02:00.000-08:00

one of the medical centre

how interesting this building

Botenic garden

ZG isolated by forest

Zeilona Gora, Poland : part 3

2011-11-10T13:49:00.000-08:00

One of the beautiful church

Local Housing

street

Local Housing

Train station at Zeilona Gora

the entry of the church ( imagine the scale of the door and the building )

climb on the wall

Millennium Park

Autumn

2011-11-04T16:24:00.000-07:00

Autumn- Millennium Park from Zeilona Gora, Poland

Trick or Treat

2011-10-30T15:28:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween everyone !

video

2011-10-09T14:54:00.000-07:00

guys, check this out:

http://upmedia.plymouth.ac.uk/Play.aspx?VideoId=2673

short video to promote our architecture school and our head of architecture: Robert Brown

RLB Plymouth

2011-10-09T14:44:00.000-07:00

Roland Levinsky building: school of architecture, design and environment.

O2 Arena

2011-08-11T03:14:00.000-07:00

O2 arena referred to as North Greenwish Arena in context of 2012 summer Olympics. Or arena is a multipurpose indoor arena located in the centre of the O2.

With a capacity of up to 20,000 depending on the event, it is one of the largest indoor arena in Europe.

source: from wikipedia

the entrance

one of the exhibition inside arena.

Oxford 1

2011-08-06T03:38:00.000-07:00

Oxford 2

2011-08-06T03:16:00.000-07:00

Legoland, Windsor

2011-08-04T03:56:00.000-07:00

Legoland Windsor opened in 1996 as the secound legoland after Legoland Billund in Denmark. The park's attraction consist of a mixture of Lego-thermed rides, models and building workshops.

coming soon :

Legoland Malaysia scheduled to open in Nusajaya, Johor in 2012 with over 40 interactive rides, shows and attraction. Will be the first Legoland in Asia.

main entrance

Wembley Stadium

2011-07-22T03:57:00.000-07:00

Wembley stadium opended in 2007 and is the second large stadium ( 90,000 capacity) in Europe, serves as England's national stadium.

The stadium designed by Foster and Partner and Populous. The signature feature is the 134 meter high Wembley Arch, with span of 137 meter. This arch is the longest single span roof structure in the world.

the exterior

90,000 seats capacity

Take That concert that day i visited

one of the entrance

main entrance

FIFA CUP

What you can see...

2011-07-19T02:27:00.000-07:00

from the picture above, what you can see....

taken from eden project, used recycle fridge made wall and get the kids play with the magnet letter.

Eden Project, Cornwall, UK

2011-07-18T15:11:00.000-07:00

The Eden Project is the world's largest greenhouse. Inside the artificial biomas are plants that are collected from around the world.

The domes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The first dome emulates a tropical environment, while the second dome is mediterranean environment.

overview of Eden Project

The Day..

2011-05-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

20 May, M.Arch year1 student presentation Day. Here is my corner for my whole year exhibition.
start from last year September until this year May. All the works need pin-up and have 3 day presentation and marking progress..

Project detail:
designer : dracel cheah
project brief : mixed use housing
project idea : recentralise city centre
duration design : 7 months idea develop

my presentation corner
the main angle for my panels

another corner

finally site model done

1:100 section model

abstract models

idea models

my four lovely booklets- design strategy, technical strategy, urban strategy, sketchbook and drawings. ( spend almost 3 month to complete)

The Boards

2011-05-25T07:40:00.000-07:00

Finally, the final 5 A0 boards produced. The first board urban strategy is more about analysis the urban context and issues. The others are the building and idea presentation board. urban strategy- re centralising Plymouth city centre
board 1: idea board - re centralise the city centre
board 2: celebration and social in public space
board 3: building plan and construction drawing
bard 4: 1: 25 section detail and perspectives

Before the day...

2011-05-25T07:06:00.000-07:00

As usual, before the final submission, sure must be the busy week. In my studio, here i produced my site model, section model, abstract model, and my final presentation baord.
a messy desk, but i like this environment with everything spread on the table including my meal.. ( sorry for using my neighbour desk as well, seem they not in the studio) i used almost 4 desks to put my stuffs...
hmmm...

messy desk

models corner

incomplete section model

Royal Crescent

2011-05-21T14:11:00.001-07:00

The Royal Crescent is a residential road of 30 houses, laid out in a crescent in Bath city.
Design by the architect John Wood the younger, and built between 1767 and 1772, is among the greatest example of Georgian architecture.
The houses have been home to various notable people over 200 years. Change have been made to the interior;however the facade remain mush as it was when It was built.

panoramic view

the garden infront of Crescent

the main facade of crescent

Bath Abbey 1

2011-05-01T15:17:00.000-07:00

Bath Abbey founded in 1499, it stands on the site of earlier Norman Cathedral and the original Abbey Church built in the 8th century.
length : 67m; with 22m ( including the aisles); height 49m
Bath Abbey is a parish church which was once the great church of a monastery.

the main facade

the side view

the main door, it was massive

Is Me

references : information get from the abbey booklet.

Bath Abbey 2

2011-05-01T14:54:00.000-07:00

here are the interior of the abbey., so majestic it was!

Tablet to Isaac Pitman :printer, spelling reformer and inventor of Pitman Shorthand.

Choir

the ceiling

overview of the abbey interior

the high altar and above it the great East window with 56 scenes from the life of Lord

Plymouth Ferries Wheel

2011-04-24T05:19:00.000-07:00

Sunny day : Hoe and Barbican

2011-04-24T04:58:00.000-07:00

Barbican

Hoe

Spring Season

2011-04-24T04:47:00.001-07:00

CNY 2011

2011-02-23T12:28:00.000-08:00

First time celebrated my Chinese New Year in UK. i cant feel any new year atmosphere here, there no have any special celebration and functions.
but i received a lovely new year card and some ang poa from my family....hehe

lovely new year card and ang poa 2011

Happy Bunny Year

2011-02-05T04:01:00.000-08:00

Wish everyone: Happy Bunny Year !

Food

2011-01-30T15:35:00.000-08:00

Almost 4 month in UK, i try to cook. haha, here is my result..
Not bad actually..

Dracel Chicken Chop

Olive chicken salad

Tomato Bruschetta

Food Feast

2011-01-30T15:22:00.000-08:00

A great weekend with coursemate with various country local food. We had: British, English, Greece, Portugal and Malaysia foodssss....
wonderful night..

Happy 23th Birthday

2011-01-06T13:58:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday for myself

Thanks for all the warm and sweet birthday wish and greeting on facebook and messages.

Thanks for the present....

Thanks for the celebration ....

Cheers !!!

Happy New Year 2011

2011-01-01T09:04:00.000-08:00

wish everyone:

Happy 11% 21 century New Year
2011

01.01.11

Good Bye 2010

2010-12-31T08:29:00.000-08:00

10 things happen in my 2010

1. Working full time in Ak

2. Stay in Penang for 6 month

3. Grandfather Rest In Peace

4. Sister and brother back Malaysia

5. Start trying contact lenses

6. Continue Master of Architecture

7. Step into UK land, Plymouth

8. Visit London, Bristol , Exeter, Portsmouth

9. Experience my first Winter Time
10. Buy my frist Gap, Teb Baker, Topman, H&M,CK. (boxing day)

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx THANK YOU xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Boxing Day

2010-12-30T04:11:00.000-08:00

First time celebrate this event- Boxing day
from what i know, this day everyshops have a big sale. many people will go to shopping to grab the cheapest branded items.
Traditionally, 26 Dec was the day to open the christmas box to share the contents with the poor..

what i grab from my Boxing day...hahhah

Merry Christmas

2010-12-30T04:01:00.000-08:00

This year Christmas celebrated in London.
We choose TGI Friday as our Christmas Eve dinner restaurant.
while on christmas, since all shops were closed and no any public transportation,
we only stay at home to bake our christams turkey...

Christmas Eve

Christmas Turkey
Gift from TGI

London

2010-12-30T03:30:00.000-08:00

23 Dec, 2010, first time step into London.
The schedule was full, we went to London eye, Jubilee Bridge, Trafalgar square, China town, Oxford steet.
was a pack schedule, but had a great journey...

Trafalgar square

Thamas River

London eye

On Jubilee Bridge with London eye

Big Ben as background

Real human Art

Jubilee Bridge

Oxford Street

China Town
Night street view

My first Winter

2010-12-20T12:31:00.001-08:00

Winter is here.. last night Plymouth suddenly came with heavy snow. Today wake up, all become white. Great! First experience for my first winter time.....

on the way to University

icy sidewalk

looking down from my window

Bristol, UK

2010-11-14T06:35:00.000-08:00

Bristol: A place rich with heritage and modern city. It want become the sustainability city in UK.
Our trip went there was study the sustainability and conservation on Bristol.
We wen to the sustainability council centre and after, we made a trip to the city centre.

Is a good experience to explore how the city work become a Green city.
they provided the bicycle charges point in the city centre.
A lot fun during the trip....

one of the bridge in city centre

the most beautiful church

the city centre

public library

this is a commercial building ( i forget the name)

the interesting buiding shape

city center

the historical ship for tourist visit

importance river in Bristol city centre.

Cathedral Exeter

2010-10-30T03:21:00.000-07:00

The Cathedral building, dedicated to Peter, one of Jesuss' earliest follower and the model for all subsequent bishops, is the finest example of Decorated Gothicarchitecture in any Cathderal.

The building itself proclamims something of any beauty and holiness of God.

exeterior : renovation work on progress..

the rear elevation

the interior, how amazing it was

Exeter 1 - Site Visit

2010-10-16T06:31:00.000-07:00

Yeah, first time go to site visit at Exeter, 15.10.10

the purpose we go there is study the city centre, Princesshay
In Exeter the most happening street is High Street, there have a lot of shops with difference century design. Is excited while walking along the street.

Exeter train station

the way walking to city centre

Tudor architecture

high street - so happening here

first time saw this ' Big' Topman

Zara too

with Blue student

Princesshay shopping mall

like the layer balcony design

so nice this accommodation

Exeter 2 - site visit

2010-10-16T06:11:00.000-07:00

Here are more church pictures.

some of this church was more than 100 year, consider as a historical and heritage building. Is very gothic and majestic.

how beautiful they are

this church boombed while world war II so now only remain some walls

small cafe at the courtyard of church

so cute the entrance

The Barbican of Plymouth

2010-10-03T12:35:00.000-07:00

The Barbican is a place near the sea side, there have a lot of shops besides the street and is a small fishing village. The Barbican

This car sell a lot of snack, n drinks

so cold, still eating ice-cream??

More about Plymouth

2010-10-03T12:12:00.000-07:00

Some intersting photos while i explored the city centre..

big different between side and the facade of the shop

seaside street, a fishing village

painting on the wall since long time ago..

interesting & historical painting
an interesting rear elevation of this building

facade

my accommodation street.

from my room looking out

Here, Plymouth

2010-09-21T16:08:00.001-07:00

first day go to school register, here some photo i explore at this area.
very intersting is the road big but not heavy.some more is very clean in the city.

My University: University of Plymouth
Shopping mall, just opposity my University

other side of shopping mall

Arrived at Plymouth,UK

2010-09-21T15:48:00.000-07:00

While arrived at London, i need take transit train at paddington station to Plymouth.
weather here around 18 'c. so is comfortable, no too cold n too not.

paddington station

first breakfast in train to Plymouth.

The Way To Plymouth, UK

2010-09-21T15:36:00.000-07:00

18 September 2010 night take the flight go to uk.
depart from penang airport to Singapore, connecting flight to Uk.
at night 2330 take A380 SQ 322 flight.
13 hours travel time and arrive in 6am at Hearthrow airport, london.

singapore changi airport

Return Back Soon

2010-09-07T02:16:00.000-07:00

Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion 1

2010-04-07T05:16:00.000-07:00

THE EXTERIOR OF THE BLUE MANSION

Last week, went to the mansion have a look since study this building before. Went there to take some pictures and experience the atmosphere of this builing...

Landmark private Grade one restoration of a 38-room, 5 courtyard, 7 staircase mansion of a 19th century rags-to-riches Chinese Mansion. An architecture masterpiece and a statement of the eclection of the times and of Straits Settlements design and detailing.

references: infor taken from tour guide booklet

'0104'

2010-04-01T07:06:00.000-07:00

~~Happy April Fool... ~~

Island Semeleng

2010-03-24T06:16:00.000-07:00

This is one small malay fishing village...
recently the governmnet try to create a tourist sport, now the place is not
open for public yet. it will open on this June...

there have some resort build above the sea, and some place for fishing n etc ..
below are some pictures for the island jetty...

Gunung Jerai

2010-03-24T05:56:00.000-07:00

Almost 3 years no going up Gunung Jerai ...

last week going, realised a lot change there, the resort all were renovated

become more nicer and comfortable.

the weather there is no more colder than last time.. but the environmnet and the

view still good...

i found that a lot of malay like go there, can see all malay guys n couple around..

haih...it beome a malay tourist sport again....

What is This Leaf...

2010-03-08T04:02:00.000-08:00

i found this when i walk cross a garden...

this leaf had a lot hole... is look weird.

not only one leaf is like that, the tress all leaf is that...

when look the tree, is so special.

what is this plant name??

Black Chocolate Bread

2010-03-08T03:53:00.000-08:00

I bought this from the Bread History at Gurney...

It look so dark, i thought it will more sweet, but when i ate it, this taste is so so....

no very nice, but also no very bad..

emmm......

Happy Chinese New Year 2010

2010-02-10T03:36:00.000-08:00

How are you all?

2010-02-10T03:24:00.000-08:00

hi, long time no update my blog..

how are you all ? ( i know must be well)

now i start to do the full time job before continue my master..

Thus from morning until evening is at office, only free at night.

Due to no have any special things can share with you all, thus i no update any photo..

anyway, i promise i will post my blog if i have any new or special topic.

Wish you all Good Luck ..^0^

HattYai Trip

2010-01-17T04:32:00.000-08:00

This year no write any post yet.. because of the holiday and a bit lazy..

hahah, but i will try to write my blog offen..

This Holiday went to a Hattyai few days..

just post some of the picture for the trip.

Happy New Year 2010

2009-12-31T22:05:00.000-08:00

Wishing you have a Happy New Year.

2010

May this year be filled with

Happiness,

Excellent Health ,

Abundance of Good Fortune

Graduating Class 2009

2009-12-29T05:00:00.000-08:00

On 19 December 2009 we all GRADUATED !!!

Finally this moment is coming....

Study almost 4 year in LUCT, this is the day we wait...

Wish ALL graduates , Happy Graduation !

Modelsss..

2009-12-17T06:20:00.000-08:00

These few day busy with tidy up all my stuff in my room and house...

All needs to pack and throw, one of my stuff that cant bring back home is all my models

i collected them from foundation until years 3....

All need to throw. Thus, before throw just take some pictures with them.

Saw all these models, can see the journey i learned architecture in LUCT...

These two boxs contain all the models...

Graduation Trip 2

2009-12-11T22:13:00.000-08:00

continue the last post..

a lot of photos , so seperate into two post....

* photos take from Alex's camera

Graduation Trip

2009-12-11T21:59:00.000-08:00

On 7 until 9 December 2009, we held a garduation trip to Langkawi...

For me, Langkawi not a new place , went there before, but this time the feeling is difference..

maybe is a graduation trip, the place for me is not very important ,

important is the time we gather together.

after this, i think no more like this trip again.

A memorable trip before we all leave...

* pictures take from Alex's camera

Finally...

2009-11-26T09:41:00.000-08:00

Finally my design model done within these few days..

Although some of the datailing no finish , but it still look good..

Satisfy with every thing when see the model success done.

hehe '0'

Final Countdown

2009-11-13T03:14:00.000-08:00

Long time no update my blog ...

this period busy with the final submission for design and culture
besides the b tech exam also coming soon...

Although a lot of events having this month especially the birthday party...

will update more pictures after the submission...

Wish eveyone have a happy submission and good luck..

~ Enjoy the BUSY! ~

Dream

2009-10-09T08:10:00.001-07:00

Last few day, watched the tourism intorduce programe, they introduced the Disney Land, HK.

suddenly have the mood that want go bcak to Disney Land again..

Although i been there two year ago, the memory still in my mind.

the character, the environment, the music, the food and many many...

i have one dream : i can go visit all Disney land in this world..
hope my dream came true.. hehe

Genting..

2009-09-17T08:06:00.000-07:00

14 September 2009, going to Genting with my friends
we enter the casino, due to my greedy and no have luck on that day
i lose RM 50 inside...
this is not a big amount, so is ok ..
but still can learn one lesson:
Greedy will make a person lose all
haha...

Fun Photo

2009-09-04T07:47:00.000-07:00

Recently, found one web site can edit our picture with some effect.
Is fun with this web site, if u interest i can give you the website...

A new member

2009-08-07T07:38:00.000-07:00

This year my family add one more new member...
Joshy born on 29 January 2009

Group Photo

2009-08-04T00:36:00.000-07:00

Three year ago...

2009-08-03T21:02:00.000-07:00

First site visit at KL photo...

Sunset view from my room

2009-08-02T01:00:00.000-07:00

Beginning

2009-08-02T00:55:00.000-07:00

Today onward, i have a new blog.
Welcome to view and give some comment...