Mc D Delivery.
20 Sep 2010 1 Comment
Today, AC and I felt lazy to get out of our hall to get dinner. We decided order Mc Donalds delivery. It was a bad idea. First, the order came 52 mins later. Secondly, they only gave us one apple pie coupon, when there were two of us. (they gave coupons to their customers if their delivery takes more than 30 mins) Thirdly, they spelt my name wrong. (I sound like some kind of animal chinchilla!) Fourthly, they got my gender wrong. (Did i sound like a man on the phone?) Fifthly, the fries were soggy and oil drenched. Lastly, the coffee was watery since all the ice had melted by the time. Yeah, I am definitely not impressed with Mr. Mc D!
First Day of Class
05 Sep 2010 Leave a Comment
I haven’t update this blog in awhile and i thought i would share something interesting i learned from my first class. This class is about Architecture of East Asian. It was intriguing to discover that regional climatic conditions is a tremendous influence in forming the basis of architectural structures. We learnt about three common roof schemes: (Keep in mind: the type of roofing used depends on the weather of a region)
#1: Gable Roof: “triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof” -wikipedia. However, this roof type can be easily lifted by intense high wind such as hurricanes. “When wind flows over a gable roof it behaves much like a wing. Lift is created on the leeward side of the roof. The flatter the roof the more likely this will happen.”-wikipedia
#2: Hip Roof: “all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof.”-wikipedia This type of roof is shaped like a pyramid. Unlike the Gable roof, this type of roof is better at with standing Hurricanes. Another advantage to a hip roof would be the eaves that protects the walls of a structure from the weather. As well, the eaves can provide shade to cool down a structure reducing energy used in cooling a house. On the contrary, this type of roofing reduces the amount of attic space for storage or an attic loft.
Check this out if you are a Florida home owner:”Since 2001 the State of Florida has required windstorm insurance companies to offer a premium discount to customers who can prove they have a hip roof, which they do by obtaining a windstorm inspection“-wikipedia
#3 Dutch Gable-
“The generally triangular section of wall at the end of a pitched roof, occupying the space between the two slopes of the roof.”-answers.com
Day 4
24 Aug 2010 1 Comment
Looks like i need to fill up my sparse blog thus far. Yesterday, i meet up with Amanda (My friend from Canada on exchange with me) and we made out first trip to the University of Hong Kong. The University is perched a top a mountain and it was quite obvious. This is because, when we got off the bus, we had to climb a long flight of stairs to reach an elevator to get to the campus. There were stairs to climb everywhere I went, i had to travel through a flight of stairs. Well, now i will get my fair share of exercise just travelling to and from class everyday. The campus is beautiful, i especially like the old British colonial building and it is where the Faculty of Arts is located. In the second half of the day, we traveled to our hall named Lee Hysan Hall. My room is a shared room on the 6th floor. I was happy to see the beautiful view of the harbor from my window. I wished I had a camera to take a picture for my family and friends. Shopping is the one thing i have yet to do in Hong Kong. I think the first item i need to get is a digital camera, so i can start documenting my trip.
Day 2
21 Aug 2010 3 Comments
I am starting this blog from Day 2 of my exchange trip. Yesterday was a long day, 12 hour plane flight, setting up things here and there. Also, i went for a stroll at Causeway bay and then walked back to Fortress Hill from Causeway bay. It was the most exercise I had ever in about a year., but it was well needed. Surprisingly, the weather wasn’t too hot, it was a warm 27 degrees and the wind that blew was not hot air, rather it was cool air. Today started early at 6:30am, i headed off to the Immigration Department to officially get my HKID. Woot, that is over and done.
Well,I need to decide on a topic for this blog. Initially, I was going to create a food blog. (However, i don’t have a camera yet.) Below is my brainstorming for topics:
- Random Blog
- Daily Architectural finds
- Stumble Upon things
- Important Landmarks of the day
- …..
