Songs/おんがく

こんにちわみんなさん。久しぶりだよね。私はすごくいそがしですから、blog postはすこしです。ごめんね。みんなさんはお元気？今私はたくさんしゅくだいがあるからひまじゃない。

かなしいですよ　＞。＜

もしたっら私の日本語はじょずくない、ごめんね。れんしゅだから。

今日のpostはおんがくのことです。

Lately I've just been addicted to Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness. Gosh its so addictive lol. It has a sad tune somehow. Love song. 

Another song I've often been listening to is The Drums - Down by the Water. Oh this song is so sad. Makes my heart melt lol. Credits to koibito for introducing this song to me. Well actually, he introduced a lot of songs to me lol. Will list some of them down ;P

When it comes to music, I don't have a specific genre that I like. Whatever sounds nice and pleasing to me, I'll listen to it. Be it mainstream, indie, rock, metal, punk, jazz, bossanova, and etc. I don't fancy songs that are too noisy and heavy such as screamo or heavy metal.  And one more thing, I don't really fancy K-pop lol.It depends on the song as well but other than that, too much for me. I listen to J-pop though lol.

I'll list down some songs from according to their respective languages. You can check it out if you'd like :)

Japanese:

1) Ayaka - Te wo Tsunagou, Why, Kimi ga Iru Kara, Blue Days, Power of Music, Okaeri

2) Inoue Marina - Energy

3) Yui - Goodbye Days, Tokyo, Cherry, Blue Wind, Crossroads, Life

4) Erika - Free

5) Utada Hikaru - Eternally, First Love, Simple and Clean

6) Rhytem - Harmonia

7) Little by Little - Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni

8) Otsuka Ai - Planetarium, Strawberry Jam, Girly, Pretty Voice, Tears, Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri

9) Kiroro - Mirai e

10) Se7en - Red Voice

11) Ayumi Hamasaki - Jewel

12) Mika Nakashima - Aishiteru

13) Yuna Ito - Endless Story

14) Kat-Tun - Real Face

15) JASMINE - No More

Some of the songs are from Naruto and some other anime lol.

Korean:

1) Loveholic - Sky, Sad Story

English:

1) Best Coast - Boyfriend, When I'm with you, Crazy for you, Our Deal

2) Cloud Nothings - Stay Useless

3) Sex Bob-Omb - Summertime

4) Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness, Video Games, Blue Jeans

5) Vampire Weekend - Holiday, Giving Up The Gun

6) Florence + the Machine - Never Let me Go, What the Water Gave Me, Shake it Out

7) Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks, Helena Beat

8) Train - Hey Soul Sister, Drive By

9) Yuck - Shook Down, The Wall

10) Avril Lavigne - Anything but Ordinary

11) Renee Olstead - Love that Will Last

12) Olivia Ong - Fly Me To The Moon

13) The Chromatics - Running Up That Hill

14) Drums - Down by the Water

15) Cassie - Is it You?

16) MGMT - Electric Feel, Kids

17) Marina and the Diamond - Primadonna 

18) Demi Lovato - Don't Forget, Give Your Heart a Break

19) Mike Posner - Bow Chicka Wow Wow

20) Taylor Swift - Breathe, Fearless, Mine

21) Adele - Don't You Remember, Someone Like You

22) Bachelor Girl - Busses and Trains

23) Youth Lagoon - Cannons

24) Norah Jones - Don't Know Why
25) Stacey Kent - What The World Needs Now

26) Sixpence None The Richer - Don't Dream It's Over

27) Sky Ferreira - Elevator

28) Bruno Mars - It Will Rain

29) Beach House - Myth

30) The Strokes - Someday, Reptillia

31) Deep Sea Arcade - Steam

32) No Doubt - Underneath It All

33) The XX - Island, Crystalised, VCR

These are all I can think of for the moment. I have way more lol. Do check it out if you have the time xD Hope you enjoy it :) 

Till then, TTFN.

Love this video and it's effects :)

Interior Design

Hey there. 

It's been a while since I posted anything ><

I hope you guys enjoyed the previous post ^-^

In this post, I will talk a lil about Interior Design and what inspired me. When I was 13, I knew I wanted to study Interior Design. I kept that thought with me until I finished SPM (O Levels). After graduating from high school, I went to study Diploma in Interior Design at The One Academy of Communication Design (TOA). I was there for about 4 semesters (1 year and 1 semester) and later on transferred to Taylor's University for 1 semester due to personal reasons lol. And currently I am studying Bachelor of Interior Design at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. 

So basically I've been to 3 institutes to study Interior Design. I'm looking forward to graduate next year :) 

What I'm about to say is just my opinion and based on my experience. 

These 3 unis have different approaches of teaching. First of all, TOA focuses and prioritise drawings. I think lol. We did a lot of sketches, rendering, and model making back then. Whereas Taylor's Uni focused more on theory subjects. As for Swinburne, it's a balance. All these unis focus on design and concept as well.

Interior Design is not all about drawing. People tend to have this assumption that I.D is just drawing and decorating. Well, it's not. Many people came up to me and have this conversation ;

XX : What are you studying?

Me : Interior Design.

XX : Oh wow! I heard it's tough with loads of drawings and models.

Me : Oh really? Who told you that?

XX : People told me.

Yes it is true that Interior Design requires drawing and making models but that's not what it's all about. Why do many people misunderstand T.T An I.D needs to be creative and logical. We have essays too. And we have to think a lot about how we can make a space and design work considering materials, sustainability, culture, climate, natural lighting, ventilation and etc.

Drawing and sketching is to understand the space, to illustrate to the client, and to show it's 3 Dimensional Form. Model making is a 3-D form by itself therefore the client can visualise how the space is expected to be, the function of space and the flow of space. We have plan drawing as well. 

All design subjects are not easy. Honestly, design is a very expensive course to take up. Buying cardboard, glue and other materials per semester is really expensive. But overall, to take up design, you have to be prepared for a whole load of assignments, staying up late at night, sudden presentations, getting scolded and getting critiques. 

Some lecturers may not like your ideas and proposal. So what happens? Do it again. What if they still don't like it? Do it again. You can't stop till they approved it. And that really requires a lot of effort. I'm not kidding.

I had the feeling of giving up many many times because I felt that I couldn't do it and I'm not good enough. But my family and friends supported me and that's why I'm still here :)

But overall, I.D is a fun subject. So are other design subjects. Communication Design looks interesting xD The fun thing about I.D is that you get to expand your range of design. Previously I had an assignment to design for Alice In Wonderland to live in a penthouse. Is that cool? Lol. It was a rather complex task but I managed to pass xD

I don't mean to scare you with what I said lol. It's just my opinion and personal experience. 

I'm gonna upload some pictures of the work I've done previously. They're not that great but I just want you to understand where I'm coming from :)

I will show some work from TOA (Semester 1- 4) because I don't have much work to show from Taylor's Uni since I was there for only 1 semester. 

Not really great work but yeah lol. 

Oh by the way, do you know what inspired me to study Interior Design?

The Sims. Lol.

Well at first it was The Sims, then The Sims 2 and now The Sims 3. I love that game. Playing that game really inspired me. Don't take games for granted ;)

If you have any questions or comments, you can always email me or leave a comment in the box below.

Till then. TTFN.