Thinking Architecture

i heard people talking about me today...strange? am i being liked? or is it just hypocracy? those people..all kinds of people..they are still talking about me..and will always do..

i am after all..a piece of art..reflected in too many languages, too many signs..far too many notions.am i loosing my identity?

today,i've found myself admiring my sense of taste..exotic, tasty and colourful..simply irresistable..i wonder if anyone else in this foreign land has it?

how fast things changes around me..what used to be so peaceful now seems to uproar in the pursuit of capital.. i am no longer calm..always agitated by the crowd, their wealth, their cravings..i've become dangerous, fast and furious..disguised under my monotonous skin of which the name i will bear forever..

who cares about the crowd? i am me..still vibrant..still diverse..still exciting..they just havent seen the whole me.. i am the untold story that needs telling..

i thought about myself a lot today,,how different i am..how special..

this is who i am..let me be me...

Dedicated to the enchanting Brick Lane..with love...

Design Studio 6,
Department of Architecture,
School of Built Environment,
Oxford Brookes University,
Oxford, United Kingdom

THE TRUTH ABOUT AN ALL-FEMALE FLAT

I'm writing this in concern for those of you who wishes to further your study abroad n wanting to stay inside university-owned accommodation..

I've been given the choice to have an all-female flat..which i happened to choose..

This is the truth about an all-female flat

1 You are probably much older than anyone of them if you are taking postgraduate courses

2 Undergraduate students just love to party and hangout..the different is that the guys will normally just go to the pubs to get drunk while the girls prefer to bring their guy friends to their flats to impress them with their cooking..and they will stay on until 3-4 in the morning

3 Girls just love to cook (excluding me of course!)..so the kitchen will be packed with all the 6 of us trying to stir here and fry there, microwave here and roasting there..some of them even have friends along..

4 Guys seldom like to cook..so you can actually have the kitchen all to yourself..they wont even bother to hang out with their male friends at the flat or the kitchen because it is so uncool..Pub and getting drunk is their definition of cool..cooking is just for mommy's boy

5 Since I'm wearing tudung..I have to always wear tudung all around the flat because my flatmates might suddenly decide to bring male friends..without notice..

6 This is typically me..if you happen to get a cute male flatmate..it's like something you will always look forward to when you come back from a hectic day at the studio..female flatmates? i don't think so..

So..what's the point of living in an all-female flat when you cannot walk around freely, the kitchen is most-of-the-time occupied, and there's always guys hanging around the flat..

Might as well get a mixed flat then..so much better..

Think for yourself.

TO DIORANG..WHOM I WILL NOT EXCHANGE FOR ANYTHING IN THE WORLD

hey2..sorry for taking so long to upload these pictures..sbb mengade2 malas nak transfer to the laptop..anyway..thanks for the birthday celebration..best in the world..nnt aku balek buat lagi ok

THEY ARE MY DEFINITION OF NON-SUPERFICIAL FRIENDS!!

To Mama, With Love from Oxford

This blog page is dedicated to Mama who's used to having me around..and will still do..

Maa..i'm 22 yesterday..no birthday celebration..*sigh~ I got back from London after sending Abah n Along off at Marble Arch..the bus ride from Oxford to London is approximately one and a half hours at the cost of 8 pounds for return ticket..so Abah said can go to London often.

I arrived in Headington at 5 pm..after asar pegi laa amek bus to Ezna's for buka puasa..she's cooking..it's about 10 minutes away..by the way..i got a free Brookes bus pass for the year..

sorry laa..gambar tak clear..so I got on the bus..sampai je depan rumah Ezna, I ring the bell but the bus refuses to stop sbb there was this one idiot that rang the bell earlier tapi tak turun so the bus driver thought i was kidding around also..until 4 stops when i finally went up to him n tell him to stop baru die stop..idiot..i was so far away from Ezna's and it's already 7pm...I had to catch a bus back to Ezna's n arrived nearly 8pm..marah sangat..what a lousy birthday!

Ok..today i thought of showing you my room..

B3C,
CHENEY STUDENT VILLAGE,
CHENEY LANE,
HEADINGTON, OXFORD,
OX3 OBD UK
tel: 08707560832 ext. 6081

that's my address..jangan silap bilik! Cheney got 750 rooms..

It's at the top floor by the way..hmm..studio pun top floor..insyaAllah boleh kurus..





So this is my room..pretty cool, right?!


Size wise is sufficient enough for me but if you come later..agak sempit..but still ok..I had to tidy up the room since morning just to take a picture of it to show you..banyak effort tuh..


Maa..the comforter set yang you gave me tu was sejuk sbb kain die licin..so Abah bought me a thick duvet from Argos..cover die baru beli semalam from Woolworth..nampak tak yang kat bawah comforter tu?

The shoe rack was also bought by Abah..with the bedroom slipper..tak payah pun sebenarnya tapi alang-alang..

Sebelah bed tu ader laundry basket..pun baru beli.. I had two pillows sebab satu tak cukup..hehe

Softboard tuh i put my friend's pictures..

This picture was taken with the door opened..so you can imagine the size of my room from its door.

Bawah katil ader storage..that's where I put all the luggage..tapi kene angkat mattress laa..


That's my desk..sempit jugak kalau nak buat drawings tapi rasenye buat drawing semua kat studio..

This softboard i put up the pictures of our family..

Can you see the white with a red line package at top-right of my shelves..that's the kinder bueno x 5.. i am sure you have it also at home..it was unbelievably cheap..

Box hitam sebelah jam tu tersalah beli..suruh beli magazine file tapi tercakap box file...Abah laa ni..

The telephone is behind my laptop..you can always call if you want..

Kiblat die senget sket..muat-muat jer nak sembahyang..

Nampak tak bendera Malaysia?..semangat!!


Maa..I had to kemas this cupboard also tau..

Baju tak banyak pun..even Along said the same thing.. so what was it that i brought from Malaysia that was so berat? I wonder~

Ader cermin..thank God for that..

The black bag at top-right of my cupboard tu is Izza's bag.. I had to borrow her bag in London sebab Abah bought me a 12-piece set of pinggan and mangkuk, 3-piece knive set and 5 x kinder bueno..so i carried that bag all the way from London to Oxford..

Ader baju baru dalam cupboard that Abah bought for me in Bicester..but am not going to show you..you'll say it's no necessary..



Toilet ok laa..bare minimum..toilet bowl, sink, mirror, shower and shower curtain..but slightly sempit..

Maa..this is the view from my room.. That is the Sports Centre..haha..sangat motivated!

Tapi..to become a member is 29 pounds a year n you will get a discounted fee for every entry..to go in without having to pay anything at each entry is 200 pounds a year..

So there goes my motivation of going to the gym everyday..tengok jer laa from my window..

There is also a bar there where everyone gathers. So basically it is quite noisy around my block.
The only ventilation for my room is through that small opening..That is enough to make my room cold..

I think that's about all there is to my room.. Let's go to the kitchen..

Maa..sorry the kitchen is a bit messy..I'm sharing the flat with 2 other Malaysian Chinese, Amy and Yin, a spanish girl, Natalia, Jordan from Malta and Jinny from Hong Kong..I'll introduce them to you later..Yin and Amy cook almost everyday.




microwave, kettle and toaster provided.. fridge also..see the one with the blue towel hanging..that's my storage..tak payah laa tengok dalam ekh..

So that is basically what you will expect to see when you come later..I am alright..don't worry, ok? My class will start this Tuesday..Hope to see you soon..

Love,
Najwa from Oxford