tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post114826510517090675..comments2024-03-22T15:59:31.125+08:00Comments on ampulets: long live reading!ampuletshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1149603420266293092006-06-06T22:17:00.000+08:002006-06-06T22:17:00.000+08:00Amps: Will be back July 1. Will call ya!!Amps: Will be back July 1. Will call ya!!orangecloudshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788706114455283048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1148615693559282522006-05-26T11:54:00.000+08:002006-05-26T11:54:00.000+08:00In my previous life I was a story teller.Dragging ...In my previous life I was a story teller.<BR/>Dragging myself from village to village,<BR/>where people would throw me some coins<BR/>to weave fantasy around their mundane lives<BR/><BR/>At my will<BR/>I would make them cry <BR/>and laugh. <BR/>Children rolled over and clapped with joy<BR/>as my characters <BR/>faced the most absurd plots I could weave<BR/><BR/>Except him,<BR/>who would neither laugh<BR/>nor shed a tear,<BR/>as he stood there <BR/>staring at me.<BR/>Challenging<BR/><BR/>Would u like to hear a story ? I asked him.<BR/>“not unless it is the story of all stories” he said<BR/><BR/>And wherever I went he would be there<BR/>watching and listening, <BR/>challenging<BR/>‘can u tell me the story of all stories ?’<BR/><BR/>How could there be one story that defined all stories ?<BR/>and if there were<BR/>what value would I have ?<BR/>if there be just one story to tell ?<BR/><BR/>‘You are of no value to me’ he said<BR/>‘unless you can tell me the story of all stories’<BR/>And he walked away<BR/>challenging,<BR/>never looking back<BR/>amused.<BR/><BR/>Silly man,<BR/>How could I make a living<BR/>If I told the same story <BR/>again and again ?<BR/><BR/>But I died.<BR/>Never being able to tell another story<BR/>Have you ever died of thirst<BR/>in the presence of a glass of water<BR/>that you cannot see ?<BR/><BR/>And into this life<BR/>He came again.<BR/>He took my hand<BR/>and showed me the ocean<BR/>and asked me to see,<BR/>and to observe<BR/><BR/>For the story of all stories was there,<BR/>a story that had no end <BR/>and no beginning.<BR/>Each rising swell<BR/>a new Plot that arose from the ocean<BR/>and then merged back<BR/>instantly<BR/>endlessly<BR/>unpredictably<BR/>inexorably,<BR/><BR/>millions arising <BR/>and immedietly going back to the source<BR/><BR/>The Source<BR/>The Story of all StoriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1148601153841790012006-05-26T07:52:00.000+08:002006-05-26T07:52:00.000+08:00yaaa that's probably right. actually dunno much ab...yaaa that's probably right. actually dunno much about sg archi scene .. but going to apply for a job so i guess i should learn more =PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652000826372838428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1148571058573892212006-05-25T23:30:00.000+08:002006-05-25T23:30:00.000+08:00they are ready and packed! we must have kopi next ...they are ready and packed! we must have kopi next time you are back.<BR/><BR/>SB - i think it was a competition but not a kind the S'pore Institute of Architects entirely agreed with.ampuletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1148538996186867082006-05-25T14:36:00.000+08:002006-05-25T14:36:00.000+08:00Download? Ack surely the sight of J's bare butt is...Download? Ack surely the sight of J's bare butt is for your edification only! hahaha. still a nice poster. well done again, ampulets!!<BR/><BR/>oh ya... cards n T-shirts. How? I can collect e stuff I ordered fr you in July, if they r ready if not no worries.orangecloudshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788706114455283048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1148533561225443582006-05-25T13:06:00.000+08:002006-05-25T13:06:00.000+08:00oooh .. ok. what was the selection process do u kn...oooh .. ok. what was the selection process do u know? was it a competition? or they just commissioned hiM? <BR/><BR/>i thnk his stuff is cool nonetheless =PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652000826372838428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1148467638817232632006-05-24T18:47:00.000+08:002006-05-24T18:47:00.000+08:00he's Malaysian mah! and i guess singaporean archit...he's Malaysian mah! and i guess singaporean architects didn't like the way a M'sian was selected to design something as iconic as the national library? that's just my sense of the ground rumblings (aka grumblings).ampuletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1148454533909024832006-05-24T15:08:00.000+08:002006-05-24T15:08:00.000+08:00ooh ken yeang? he always designs buildings like th...ooh ken yeang? he always designs buildings like that. super energy efficient. rain waters the plants that cool the building that save the universe. that kindof thing=) <BR/><BR/>actually i think he's pretty funky! well his stuff, not him as a person (a bit old lah). altho i think his original vision tends to get overruled by "practicality" in the end.. <BR/><BR/>why nationalistic reasons? <BR/><BR/>not sure abt CH2. i thought it was just a big rainwater tank where they re-use the water to cool the building n water the plants or whatever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652000826372838428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1148443739414250232006-05-24T12:08:00.000+08:002006-05-24T12:08:00.000+08:00Thanks! The building has its own water recycling p...Thanks! The building has its own water recycling plant underground?!<BR/><BR/>The new national library building (ah, in the theme of this post!) is supposed to also be one of these green buildings, in terms of energy use (natural light), air flow (cooling systems), use of plants etc...It's by a M'sian architect, i forget who now. But its design was controversial - for nationalistic reasons? - and still attracts many critics. i think most folks find it a rather "cold" (as in impersonal) building in its efficiency, and lacks a focal/rallying point for community.ampuletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219304381301554353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675626.post-1148434140863759162006-05-24T09:29:00.000+08:002006-05-24T09:29:00.000+08:00heehee what a funny poster. anyway i found it! the...heehee what a funny poster. anyway i found it! the building i was talking about. it is here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=171&pg=1933<BR/><BR/>council house 2 in melbourne.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11652000826372838428noreply@blogger.com