Sunday, May 03, 2009

My speech @ Bishop-Elect Michael's Farewell


It is an honour to say a few words on this day of thanksgiving. A day to thank a great man for giving his life to Jesus and by doing so sharing his life with us as a chaplain, Father and friend.




Father or now known as Bishop Elect but I am still not used to calling you that. Anyway, with permission I shall refer to Bishop Elect as Father throughout this 3 page speech, 1 for each yr I have known Father.




Father in his website, I quote, said “If I have done some good here, I am confident that it will last. If i leave with things unfinished, I am confident , if God wills, others will finish them.”Now, lets dissect these words of wisdom. “ If I have done some good here, I am confident that it will last”. I would like to affirm you Father that you have done lots of good work, seen and unseen, and they are here to stay. During my time, before your time here as chaplain, we did not have a priest who showed his presence on campus.




COSDU has been a single parent family throughout its 21 years until you adopted us at last year's AGM, we have since found a place to call our home which is where we are all gathered tonight. This physical home will be different from tomorrow onwards, but I thank God, not because you are leaving but because the people of Bathurst are going to enjoy your company, the same company we enjoyed. We pray you will enjoy it and they will treasure this gift from God to them as much as we treasure you.Let me tell you all something that I am pretty sure not many of you know. I only knew half of it until I stumbled upon the rest on the Bathurst Catholic website. It read, “He has worked as a producer and presenter on 3RRR-FM in Melbourne. He was also an early explorer of new video technologies, whose works have been shown at the Melbourne Fringe and St Kilda Film Festivals.” How cool is that...




Before I end, I know I have not reached 3 pages but then again how do you define pages, that would be an interesting topic for Father when he gets invited to a COSDU session in the coming years, as we all know of Father's interest in philosophy.




Alright my last story.... it has some bible connotations. Amanda and myself were walking with Father Michael last Holy Tuesday back to All Saints from the University. We asked him if he was thinking of going to Rome next year for the gathering of priests from around the world to celebrate the end of the year of St.John Vianney with the Holy Father. Father, who already knew of his Episcopal appointment replied, “Only if I get a personal invitation from the pope”. We just laughed it off and later on behind his back we said something along the lines of ”Who he think he is? not even bishop” This whole incident walking from uni to All Saints draws parallel to the Emmaus story and our eyes were open on Wednesday the 15th of April the moment Father said that the Pope has appointed two new bishops in Australia. I wish you well and I will end like Bishop Tim, see you in Bathurst!

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Monday, June 16, 2008

President's Portfolio 2007-2008

This was a posting I wrote for cosdu.blogspot.com, where I spoke about my experience of being the President of COSDU to give some insides of my duty to the members who are thinking of running for this position.

It was indeed a blessing in disguise that I was COSDU’s Liturgy Coordinator 2 yrs back. Throughout my term then, I was able to watch and see how my President carried out her duties and the responsibilities she had to bare.

Over the year as President, there were many times I could just look up and thank God for all the blessings He had showered on to this small church called COSDU. There were also times when I just wondered, why I agreed to put myself as a target in a shooting range. Let me assure you, the positive outcomes out weighed the negative.

The role of a president is not at all how it is perceived as - Trump in Apprentice. It is a role that requires serious commitments, honesty and discipline. When I was elected into office, I must say that I was not prepared with those attributes but I had two other things that I guess carried me through - Faith and Hope. Being in 4th Yr of Architecture (just two weeks before taking up the position, I was given a warning by the Ass.Dean that I was gonna fail a subject), doing part time barista work and doing a host of volunteer work, it looked like I was mad to take up the post. I did not dare tell my parents. Today, I am in 5th Yr of Archi (I passed everything in 4th Yr), doing a heavier part time work, more volunteer work and all seems well. My point in telling you this is to assure you that with dedication and will power, you can take up this role besides having a heavy schedule. If there is a will, there is a way.

I normally don’t see a reason in telling people what I do because I strongly feel in serving God, we should do things willingly, it is the opposite in the office, where you have to hype things up with the hope of getting an increment. My only reason in highlighting my contribution to COSDU is so that it roughly gives you an idea of what is expected of a president. Firstly, I told my committee, that 5 hours of my time every week is dedicated to COSDU, this is excluding the Friday meet ups. Most of the time, 5 hours was too much. I also prepared and chaired monthly Comm Meetings, kept in touch with comm members to check on their well-being, speaking to many people of different standings in church and also in uni to promote the existence of COSDU, being Group Leader for COSDU-WYD, organizing transport for WYD.

Let me assure you that I am in no way claiming that I am perfect or anywhere near it. The support of a united committee made things much easier.

As I write this, I am reminded of the Gospel on Monday (John 10:11-18) after Good Shepherd Sunday where we are reminded to keep an eye on our friends. You do not need to be President to carry out what the Gospel challenges us to do but with this role, you will be able to reach out to more people and you will also be able to set the path for the other members to reach out. This is something that COSDU has been doing for 21 years and I strongly feel it is time that COSDU should come out of its comfort zone and reach out to the wider mass.

Have you actually prayed about God’s calling for you with regards to COSDU?Are you afraid of the commitment?

Please find below the Gospel reading meant for Wednesday of the 5th Week of Easter.

Jesus said to his disciples:
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.
He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit,
and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit.
You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you.
Remain in me, as I remain in you.
Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own
unless it remains on the vine,
so neither can you unless you remain in me.
I am the vine, you are the branches.
Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit,
because without me you can do nothing.
Anyone who does not remain in me
will be thrown out like a branch and wither;
people will gather them and throw them into a fire
and they will be burned.
If you remain in me and my words remain in you,
ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.
By this is my Father glorified,
that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.”

Be not afraid to answer God’s calling for you as He clearly states the He will be there for you as long as you remain with Him. Just as the branch bears fruit, it still gets pruned so that there will be a bigger outcome.

May I encourage you to pray and ask God to show you the way, and by His grace you will find comfort in whatever path He leads you to. Should you have any queries, please feel free to contact me and we can chat this over.

Sunday, October 28, 2007

St.Joseph of Cupertino

Went for 30th Sunday in Ordinary time Mass yesterday at St.Augustine's Church, Bourke St. One of the many things tht Fr.Wahid shared with us in his homily was bout the life of St.Joseph of Cupertino. This saint was believed to elevate when ever he is filled with awe. Such child like faith and is belived to allow such a thing to happen. I had to read more about him.... Something that Father Wahid failed to mention was St Joseph is the patron saint for anyone undergoing examinations of any kind... How appropriate!!!! One paper on Friday the 9th and one paper on Friday the 16th.
Saint Barbara and St.Thomas the Apostle both patron saints of architects and builders, Pray for me.
Saint Joseph of Cupertino pray patron saint for students undergoing examination, Pray for me.

something I found on Wiki..

"+Prayers to St. Joseph of Cupertino for Success in Examinations++Prayers to St. Joseph of Cupertino for Success in Examinations+

This powerful prayer is very effective in examinations. It has to be said before appearing in the examination. There are two variants to this prayer. Both the prayers are equally effective. You can choose any one of these:

First Prayer O Great St. Joseph of Cupertino who while on earth did obtain from God the grace to be asked at your examination only the questions you knew, obtain for me a like favour in the examinations for which I am now preparing. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked. Through Christ our Lord. St. Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for us. Amen.

Second Prayer O St. Joseph of Cupertino who by your prayer obtained from God to be asked at your examination, the only preposition you knew. Grant that I may like you succeed in the (here mention the name of Examination eg. History paper I ) examination. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked. O St. Joseph of Cupertino pray for me O Holy Ghost enlighten me Our Lady of Good Studies pray for me Sacred Head of Jesus, Seat of divine wisdom, enlighten me."

To all those preparing for exams, my prayers are for you.

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Open Letter to Architects




Hi guys....Please welcome me back to my blog... hehehehe Sorry for the long break. I want to share with you all this open letter from Annie Choi that I stumbled upon while blog hoping.. Yes, it is 9.37 am on a Sunday. Was awake since 6.00 doing work. You will understand while I am telling you what time I got up if you continue reading this post.

This is what Annie had to say.....

Once, a long time ago in the days of yore, I had a friend who was studying architecture to become, presumably, an architect.
This friend introduced me to other friends, who were also studying architecture. Then these friends had other friends who were architects - real architects doing real architecture like designing luxury condos that look a lot like glass dildos. And these real architects knew other real architects and now the only people I know are architects. And they all design glass dildos that I will never work or live in and serve only to obstruct my view of New Jersey.

Do not get me wrong, architects. I like you as a person. I think you are nice, smell good most of the time, and I like your glasses. You have crazy hair, and if you are lucky, most of it is on your head. But I do not care about architecture. It is true. This is what I do care about:

* burritos
* hedgehogs
* coffee

As you can see, architecture is not on the list. I believe that architecture falls somewhere between toenail fungus and invasive colonoscopy in the list of things that interest me.

Perhaps if you didn’t talk about it so much, I would be more interested. When you point to a glass cylinder and say proudly, hey my office designed that, I giggle and say it looks like a bong. You turn your head in disgust and shame. You think, obviously she does not understand. What does she know? She is just a writer. She is no architect. She respects vowels, not glass cocks. And then you say now I am designing a lifestyle center, and I ask what is that, and you say it is a place that offers goods and services and retail opportunities and I say you mean like a mall and you say no. It is a lifestyle center. I say it sounds like a mall. I am from the Valley, bitch. I know malls.

Architects, I will not lie, you confuse me. You work sixty, eighty hours a week and yet you are always poor. Why aren’t you buying me a drink? Where is your bounty of riches? Maybe you spent it on merlot. Maybe you spent it on hookers and blow. I cannot be sure. It is a mystery. I will leave that to the scientists to figure out.

Architects love to discuss how much sleep they have gotten. One will say how he was at the studio until five in the morning, only to return again two hours later. Then another will say, oh that is nothing. I haven’t slept in a week. And then another will say, guess what, I have never slept ever. My dear architects, the measure of how hard you’ve worked and how much you’ve accomplished is not related to the number of hours you have not slept. Have you heard of Rem Koolhaas? He is a famous architect. I know this because you tell me he is a famous architect. I hear that Rem Koolhaas is always sleeping. He is, I presume, sleeping right now. And I hear he gets shit done. And I also hear that in a stunning move, he is making a building that looks not like a glass cock, but like a concrete vagina. When you sleep more, you get vagina. You can all take a lesson from Rem Koolhaas.

Life is hard for me, please understand. Architects are an important part of my existence. They call me at eleven at night and say they just got off work, am I hungry? Listen, it is practically midnight. I ate hours ago. So long ago that, in fact, I am hungry again. So yes, I will go. Then I will go and there will be other architects talking about AutoCAD shortcuts and something about electric panels and can you believe that is all I did today, what a drag. I look around the table at the poor, tired, and hungry, and think to myself, I have but only one bullet left in the gun. Who will I choose?

I have a friend who is a doctor. He gives me drugs. I enjoy them. I have a friend who is a lawyer. He helped me sue my landlord. My architect friends have given me nothing. No drugs, no medical advice, and they don’t know how to spell subpoena. One architect friend figured out that my apartment was one hundred and eighty seven square feet. That was nice. Thanks for that.

I suppose one could ask what someone like me brings to architects like yourselves. I bring cheer. I yell at architects when they start talking about architecture. I force them to discuss far more interesting topics, like turkey eggs. Why do we eat chicken eggs, but not turkey eggs? They are bigger. And people really like turkey. See? I am not afraid to ask the tough questions.

So, dear architects, I will stick around, for only a little while. I hope that one day some of you will become doctors and lawyers or will figure out my taxes. And we will laugh at the days when you spent the entire evening talking about some European you’ve never met who designed a building you will never see because you are too busy working on something that will never get built. But even if that day doesn’t arrive, give me a call anyway, I am free.

Yours truly,
Annie Choi

Only a non-architect could possibly articulate this so poetically, but only architects know how close to the truth it really is.
I love the way “I am sick of your shit” ends in a full stop (sorry - “period”) and not even an exclamation mark (sorry - “exclamation point”).
Nice one, Annie.
Give me a call, I am free.

I dont design glass dildos but something I realize is my urban deign and architecture design of a church and school really works like a vagina.

I also wonder how many people I bore to death talking about architecture.. I know I have spoken to a number of friends about Alan Gilbert Building and CH2 Building and too many people about construction. I only know 2 non architects who appreciate my architecture tour guide talks. Non architects only talk architecture to me when they need help with construction, the nearest printing shop to uni, the cheapest printing shop to uni and also when they dont understand the contract their architect have recommended them to use with the builder, mind you this happens pretty often. I think I should charge a consultancy fee.

Guys, if I have bore you to death bout architecture please do drop a comment and remind me wht I spoke to you about. Thai, if you are reading this, I remember talking to you about Sagrada Familia and Jason and many others I have discussed with you people about Estorial Apartment and why are there no windows by the side of Mark's Place even though it faces North.

Ok enough for now. I am going to continue to work on my vagina and by the 23rd of this month I should post my vagina on this blog.

Ramesh 9.56am Computer Lab 3rd Floor Architecture Building The University of Melbourne

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Disgusting Barisan Nasional MP's!

Hi guys..
I copied this from Malaysia's Opposition Leader, YB Lim Kit Siang's blog.
It is very heartening and disgusting to know tht Barisan Nasional MPs(present goverment) and to be more precise UMNO members attitude towards ladies.

Today is a day of shame for Parliament, when Barisan Nasional MPs abused their 91% parliamentary majority to gang up, support and defend two of their number, Datuk Mohd Said Yusuf (Jasin) and Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (Kinabatangan), who had made vulgar, sexist and offensive remarks against Po Kuan yesterday when DAP MPs raised the subject of Parliament ceiling leaks after a RM100 million renovation works – saying “Batu Gajah pun bocor tiap-tiap bulan pun bocor juga”.(Batu Gajah is the constituency YB Fong Po Kuan represents. "Bocor tiap tiap bulan" means in direct translation leak every month. A very crude and disgusting way to say she menstruate monthly- Ramesh)

The Speaker, Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib returned to the Dewan Rakyat Chamber after lunch recess at 2.30 p.m. to reject Po Kuan’s application to move a privilege motion to refer Mohd Said and Bung Mokhtar to the Committee of Privileges on the ground that Po Kuan had not invoked Standing Order 26(1)(p) with regard to the alleged breach “when it occurred” as required – i.e. yesterday itself.

I asked Ramli whether before making his decision to reject Po Kuan’s application on a technicality, he had referred to Erskine May’s Parliamentary Practice, the authoritative work on parliamentary practices and procedures, where it is stated very clearly that “when it occurred” in S.O. 26(1)(p) had been interpreted in most Commonwealth Parliaments to mean “at the first available opportunity”.

In the case in point, when Mohd Said and Bung Mokhtar made the vulgar, sexist and offensive remarks, DAP MPs could not hear them both because of the din and pandemonium at the time and being seated far away from the duo. However, they were heard distinctly by reporters and other BN MPs who sat near the duo.

For Po Kuan, raising the privilege motion this morning was her “first available opportunity” after reading press reports.

My objection and those from other DAP MPs were of no avail, and it was most sickening to see BN MPs cheering as if they had won some great victory – when what they had done was the despicable and disgraceful act of giving solidarity to Mohd Said and Bung Mokhtar for their vulgar, sexist and offensive remarks against women.

It is most deplorable that BN MPs, including women MPs, who had heard the duo making vulgar, sexist and offensive remarks yesterday, had not stood up to defend women’s dignity and Parliament’s honour.

Monday, April 30, 2007

NAMESAKE







Last night I decided to to take a break from my assignments for a few hours. I catched one of the best movies I have ever watched-Namesake. It was really good. I felt so connected with the characters and it was so believable.

It started with the arranged marriage between Ashoke and Ashima. Ashoke at that time was a PhD student in America. Ashima left India to start a new life with Ashoke in NY. It was her first time flying and to make things worst she was going to NY at the peak of winter. They had two children, Gogol and Sonia. They grew up with the Amricans but slowly forgot their culture. I am not going to spoil the whole story by telling you everything. It has many Indian/Asian culture element in the movie and I higly recommend it to everyone. Go watch it and lets have a discussion after that. Trust me, it is worth your money.

As Liturgy Coordinator COSDU 2006/2007

Almost a year ago, I was seated at West Hall, St.Mary's College eating Domino's Pizza. It was COSDU's AGM. I went in there with the hope that I will lead COSDU for 2006/2007 with my friends working hard with me for the greater glory…

For God knows my ability better than myself… I left West Hall that evening with a different portfolio. A portfolio that I am very proud of, God has entrusted me with. Some people might call it easy stuff with no stress involved, and some people might look at it as a service or a medium to allow God to work His miracles. I was elected as the Liturgy Coordinator for COSDU 2006/2007.

Why do I say 'service or medium to allow God to work His miracles'? My duty is to prepare the church- the physical church(building) and also to prepare the other church which is YOU!. If you are still confused as to what is the miracle, it is the Liturgy of the Eucharist where we as Catholics believe that the bread is made flesh-Jesus's flesh.

What do I mean by preparing the physical church?
It is setting the altar with the all necessary items- Sacramentary, Lectionary, Chalice, Purifier, Water(to wash fingers), Finger towel, Cruets(Water and Wine), Bread for Holy Communion( Until today, I cant estimate the amount of people attending Mass, I always put more!) , candles. I am very sure I left some stuff out but I guess you get the gist of it. Woops.. I knew I forgot something.. get a gift for the celebrant(COSDU will reimburse)

What do I mean by preparing you?
Getting a priest (most of time easy, unless I leave it till the last minute), getting the readings for the Liturgy of the Word, getting in touch with Music Coordinator (Denning) to discuss the main essence of the readings so that he can choose the appropriate hymns/songs, getting in touch with the Spiritual Advisor (Sr.Theresa) to discuss/prepare the Prayer of the Faithful and priest contacts if necessary, getting readers(harder than getting a priest! hehehehe), giving a little 5 minute formation for the readers if necessary and lastly getting a Communion Minister to assist the celebrant with the distribution of Holy Communion.

I also do other stuff that is not officially included under my portfolio but I feel will be helpful in our spiritual growth, such as compiling all the Mass times for the Holy Week and Days of Obligation, preparing mass booklets for mass( hoping you guys will bring it back and meditate over the readings) and also send out occasional emails regarding meaning of special events the Catholic Church celebrates.

My term is coming to an end, and it is time for me to hand over the duty that God has entrusted me to another person. I am happy that another person will be able to go through the same 'fun' I went through. The question now is-

Who makes the best Liturgy Coordinator?
Firstly, this position is open to BOTH male and female. This person SHOULD have a sound knowledge of the Liturgy and NO experience is required( you don’t have to be an ex altar server) and most importantly this person must be willing to learn and enjoy the service he/she gives to God.

Why should you consider this position?
You will understand the mass better
This will be a chance for you to mingle other older people(not just your parents, relatives, and tutors)
You have no choice but concentrate during mass! Hehehe
You will be in the COSDU Committee 2007/2008 where you will be able to plan and decide the future of COSDU.
Hello???….. you are serving God in a special way!

Lastly, my promise, I will be there to guide the newly elected through the preparation of the Exam Mass and that would be the last time I would be in charge. After that mass, the newly elected will be fully in charge and I will not interfere with anything regarding this portfolio UNLESS the newly elected ask me for my help. This is to avoid me from influencing the new Liturgy Coordinator thus allowing COSDU to further develop.

I hope I have served you well, as Liturgy Coordinator, as an elected member of COSDU Committee 2006/2007 and also as COSDU Easter Camp 2007 Committee Member. I am sorry if I have offended you or did not fulfil your expectations of me during my term of office. I did everything to the best of my ability. To COSDU Committee 2006/2007 thank you very much for the great year we had working together for the better of COSDU and to my friends from the Easter Camp 2007 committee, A Job Well Done guys! To everyone else, thank you for coming to church because YOU MAKE THE CHURCH and if you don’t come they wont be Mass!
COSDU Committee 2007/2008, my best wishes and I pray that COSDU will continue to grow and reach out to all the International students so that they will all call COSDU, A home away from home!

I guess my last post in office…

Ramesh
Liturgy Coordinator
COSDU 2006/2007

Just thought of sharing this story…
Last year while looking for a job, I had accidently put in my CV that I am a Liturgy Minister and not Liturgy Coordinator. When I went for the interview, the director of the fairly large archi practice asked me if I was a pastor and I looked at him blankly. He then showed me my CV and asked me what do I mean by Liturgy Minister…. May be that is why I did not get the job and I am back in Uni. Hehehehe

Thursday, April 19, 2007

If you dont have something nice to say... SHUT UP!

Last night was spent in deep thought and this afternoon I was watching Oprah for a shortwhile when I heard this song. I googled it and found the lyrics... The lyrics actually summed up my thoughts.

I need you
you need me
we're all apart of God's body
stand with me agree with me
we're all apart of God's body
It is His will that every need be supplied
You are important to me
I need you to survive
I'll pray for you
You pray for me
I love you
I need you to survive
I won't harm You With words
from my mouth
I love You
I need you to survive
KirkFranklin

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Patron Saint for Architects

Guess wht? I was googling and found that Architects have two Patron Saints. St.Barbara and Thomas the Apostle.....
To those who dont know what is a Patron Saint. The answer is-"Patron saints are chosen as special protectors or guardians over areas of life. These areas can include occupations, illnesses, churches, countries, causes -- anything that is important to us. The earliest records show that people and churches were named after apostles and martyrs as early as the fourth century. " taken from Catholic.org

OK, I gotta get back to work. Still not done with assignment.Due tomolo.

St. Barbara and Thomas the Apostle pray for me.

Friday, April 13, 2007

You know you are an architecture student when you.....

My junior from Taylor's(Malaysia) sent me this... It is very true. I have put some words by the side. Do take a read.. Do not sympatise for me.. just say a prayer for all archi students around the world. I will write a petition to the Pope soon to ask him to allocate a Patron Saint for Architects...

*You know you're an architecture student when...*
....you know the janitors by name.(I dunno her name but I know her whole family story, I call her auntie, she is from Phillipines)
....your roommates say "good morning," and you reply "good night."
....you carry a toothbrush in your backpack. (It is in my locker)
....someone asks you for your phone number and you give them the studios. (No phone in the studio)
....you start paying rent for your desk space in studio.
....You total up 3 meals of the day to your breakfast."(Will never happen,food is my life)
....'Red Bull' is you favorite drink. (I just bought a dozen from the Asian grocer, not normal Red BUll, MUST be Thai Red BUll-stronger)
....all of the Christmas gifts you give are wrapped in trace.
.....you ask Santa Clause for architecture supplies.(I got my parents)
....you ask Santa Clause for a sleeping bag.
....after all of your expenses, you can't afford to pay attention.(Mom,that is why I dont keep track)
....you have 3 or more cups of double shot coffee espressos in one night .(I take Red BUll and V)
...you hear the same song on the radio 3 or more times in one night. (Very true)
.... You know the different taste between UHU and Pritt glue(I dunno bout taste but I know the smell)
.... You can stay alive without sunlight, communicate with people nor having foods but you would commit suicide if the plotter doesn't plot your work out .(Reminds of last semester)
....construction workers are already working.
....You've lost your house key and u realized week later
....you sleep more than 16 hrs at weekends
....u dance madly at 3 am though u aren't drunk(Shyn, remember?)
....you note smt with yr drafting pen or yoken(All my pens are drafting and felt tip)
.... You are an expert and Photoshop, illustrator and auto cad but u don't know how to use MS excel(Yup!)
....you've got 2 subjects / day but u got to study it whole day
....you spend more time in studio than in your own bed.(Yeah! stop laughing)
....your parents are complaining that you're not having enough fun.(That will never happen)
....you only leave studio to buy supplies.
....you haven't taken a shower in a week.
....you see showering as a waste of time.
....you've ever dreamt about your models.
....upon hearing 'supermodel', you think of a nicely crafted-foam core model.
....your parents have more of a social life than you.
....your 14-year-old brother has more of a social life than you.
....you consider using broccoli for your models.
....you enjoy hanging out at 'Home and Garden Fair'. (Hehehehe)
....you know all the 24-hour food places in the area. (There are none around Melb Uni, China Bar in the City closes at 3 and so does Noctturno)
....your friends get more sleep in one night than you do in one week.
....the streetlights turn off. (Yeah)
...You consider 3AM an early night.
....when you are out at 3AM, and people knows where you're at.
....everything you eat comes in single serving baggies.
....the idea of a 24 hour 'Kinko's' make's perfect sense .(Exactly!)
...smoking sounds appealing.
....you're out on Friday nights in studio.
....the only building on campus with its lights on is your studios'. (and the guards room)
....you say "It's only midnight- I have plenty of time to finish."
....you confuse sunrise with sunset. ....you ask what time it is, then ask "AM or PM?"
....you strangle your roommate because she said she stayed up late studying.
....your Friday night is 68 hours long.
....you know how much a cubic foot of concrete weighs (150lbs).
....you slice your finger, and the first thing you think of is if you'll be able to finish your model.
....you understand why architects have glasses and white hair. (I was the only one in my batch from Taylor's without glasses)
....You call some great architects as if they are you friends. err... Frank... Tadao. ....you swear there are only 120 people at USC.
....you know all of these are true, no exaggerations.
....you can listen to all your CD's in one night.
....certain songs remind you of studio. (Yeah! My way by Frank Sinatra and Robbie Williams)
....you change the style of music to country coz u r fed up with POP
....Sister's favorite brand names are Prada DNKY etc... But yours are Mastex, Staedtler, pentel, rotring(and Faber Castel Felt tips)
....you dare not to have a gf/bf coz no one can accept for what u are (Thta might be the reason)
....you can conceptually compose the food on your plate.
....you think the 'Weekender' happens every weekend.
....upon hearing 'Weekends' you think of sleep.
....the 'Shop Cafe' closes when you arrive, and reopens before you leave studio.
....you have to wait for breakfast shops to open.(Kiosk Coffee opens at 7.30)
....you go to the food shop, and order the "usual", and they understand.
....you use architecture tools to eat.
....you only buy groceries once a month.
....you wake up to go to school and you're already there.
....you start wearing all black.(GEtting there)
....you have no life, and admit it.
....you start to critique a radio selection's selection of songs.
....you bring your friends to studio to keep you company.
....you refer to outside studio as the "Real World."
...."going out to eat" is at the 'Shop Cafe'.
....going on a vacation involves going to 'Flax' or 'Pearl'.
....you confuse today and tomorrow.
....you tell time by when other people leave studio.
....you can write a 6-page term paper by procrastinating.
....you hear "Didn't you wear that yesterday?' followed by "and the day before that?"
....you roommate files a Missing Person Report.
....you count the number of days (not hours) you've been awake.
....you think days are 48 hours long.
....you go to the store to buy a six-pack of 'Red Bull'. (A dozen is cheaper)
...."Homecoming" happens once a term.
....on Halloween, you dress like your instructors.
....on Halloween you trick-or-treat in studio to get arch supplies or 'Red Bull.'
...."respect", "coolness', and "hatred" are all based on how much sleep you get, or lack of. (Sorry my friends,bear with me)
....you see your own picture on a milk carton.
....you start using words your instructor uses.
....your bed has collected a layer of dust on it.
....concept of time is not forward, but a countdown from the time a project is due ("What time is it?""4 hours 'till").
....you contemplate suicide 3 times a day. (Sadly, 2 hours ago I did, when my file was corrupted, luckily my tutor helped me)
....you contemplate dropping your major 3 times a day.( Icant wait for my studies in uni to end)
....you have a tent pitched in studio, but still don't go to sleep.
....doing models all night long excites you. (Which model, No way if board models, human models sounds good)
....you know the people in the studio better then your roommates.(Very true)
....Drimmels are a lifelong investment, if you can keep the parts.
....Gesso is pointless.
....X-acto knives can be dangerous
... as we all know or will find out.
....Beer pyramids AND Red Bull pyramids are some of our late-night late projects.
....Elmer's glue doesn't dry quick -- not even close.
....They know the phrase "Always done, never done" all too well and wish the professors would stop saying it
....They can always have more construction lines.
....They know the number and price of their favorite item in the snack machine downstairs, as well as every other item and all the drinks in the other two machines.(Melbourne Uni's is upstairs)
....And if you have been drunk while in the studio working on a project, join the club. (Shyn, remember the Carlton and Boag's)
....they believe they should be paid just for having the major
....you drink more in studio than you do when you're out
....you have sent messages on aim to another jackass architecture student in the same room as you are(done tht)
....you think "X-Acto Blade Throwing" is a sport.
....you have 3 or more 'Mountain Dews' in one night (V and Red BUll)
....you spend more time in studio than with your wife.(Wife?)
...."scoring" involves an X-Acto blade
....you don't find out who wins the Presidential Election until Thanksgiving Break, if you get one at all.
....a break consists of moving your car.
....you've memorized you favorite vending machine combination item (B6).(B12- V Black)
....you use your T-square or straight edge as a baseball bat.
.....the day has 2 sunrises.
.....you test which glue will cause your model to burn faster.
.....when you tell people you major in "architorture"
....U can't draw without listening to music!
....when people tell you that they like walking around with you because you see things know one else does.(Jason, and myself were walking back yesterday and we were talking bout Astorial's window location because of the neighbouring building has a Heritage Overlay)
....when you don't understand how someone doesn't strategize their way through traffic (or everything else in life).
....when someone says "icon" and you think of Louis I. Kahn.( hehehehe..Essay question last sem... Kahn's icon buildings)
....when someone says "eye candy" and you think of gratuitous details on a building.
....when you use words like "gratuitous".
....when you have to use spellchecker to see if you spelled "gratuitous" right.
.... When you're not sure what day of the week it is
.... When you have slept straight through a day and into the next day after a final review
.... When lack of sleep makes you feel and act as if you are high
.... When any flat surface is seen as a place to take a nap (underneath the tables in the computer room (that's where it is the warmest), in hallways, on drafting boards
.... When a relationship with an upperclassman seems like a good idea because they might be able to help you on your project(seniors never helped me)
.... When a relationship with an underclassman seems like a good idea because their final review is before yours and therefore, they can help you produce once they are finished
.... When the books that you read consist primarily of photographs and not so much of words
.... When you have to ask your fellow architects to give you wake up calls(I cant trust anyone...I wake ppl up)
.... When you have three or more alarm clocks in your room.
.... When cutting yourself with an x-acto seems like a good idea because it will give you an excuse for not having finished your work (thought of that before)
.... When you go to studio and spend more time socializing than doing work
.... When you have big enough balls to tell a critique that they are wrong (done that and had to face the concequnces)
.... When everyone in studio hates you because you are the one who plays their music too loudly
.... When after playing your music too loudly the same people who hated you start to take interest in your music
.... When you have developed an addiction to buying new albums, because you have gotten sick of all your old ones
.... When trying to decide what album to play you find an album you haven't listened to a while and it ends up being the perfect choice.
.... When professors for courses outside of the architecture school are lenient once they are aware you are an architecture student.
.... When you tell someone in another school that you are architecture major and they automatically assume you have no social life
.... When you have a non architect friend who wants to tag along to architecture parties because they know that architects have the best parties
.... When you are the only sober person standing outside of the hot truck on a Friday/ Saturday night
.... When you have a sign taped to your back that says do not disturb unless you are ordering food or handing out free blowjobs
.... If it were possible to bartar sexual favors for production help, you would seriously consider pulling tricks
.... You have given a final presentation with your fly open
.... You try to do things to make your friend laugh while he is presenting (done that)

OK now Ramesh is going back to his work...Due on Monday and not even half way done.