Kit house-Hof Haus

Hooked up with UK tv AGAIN-the reason i say AGAIN, is because it kind of comes and goes. I wouldn't go into detail-long story short- my landlord won't allow me to put up the satellite on the wall, so is on a stand plus it is 2 years old, not stable anymore, whenever the wind blows, i have to pray.....

Glad to be connected to the real world again, i find myself watching my all time favourite-Grand Design with Kevin McCloud(check it out in youtube) They talked about brilliant home architecture, obviously, not each one of them is my favourite, but i have to admit, im completely blown over by this week's feature-Hof Haus.

You have to admire the efficiency and the cleverness of the Germans. It was just unbelievable to watch. Check out the concept behind the company(http://www.huf-haus.com/). The distinctive feature of the Hof Haus is its post and beams architecture with huge glass, it has signature Bauhaus characteristic-'focus on the essential, where everything has its purpose and nothing is wasted', with smart engineering and careful planning, they 'deliver' the house in pieces (think ikea) to the building site, and put it up in a week-with water and electricity, no delays. Isn't it amazing? Absolutely blown me away. check out the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIBcLQDLaPo

It feels so great to be inspired.

Frankisches Freiland Musuem

It wasn't a good thursday, the weather was really bad, windy, sunny, rainy, sunny, cloudy, just not a good day for outing, nevertheless i thought it would be better than to stay home and not doing anything, since Simon(my work colleague) highly recommended it, i thought 'why not' and went.

This is a Franconian(this area) open air museum about the cultural heritage of this area, showing the architecture, housing and working life of the rural population in former times. They even moved these farmhouses from other areas, relocate here in Bad Weindsheim, it is indeed very interesting. Not far from where i live, around 60km, but it took me an hour to get there because there wasn't any highway, but small roads, i drove past some little villages, and it was a enjoyable drive.

I actually keyed in the city centre on my TOMTOM(navigation system), i thought since this is quite popular they must have sign post on the way...i was wrong. First, there were some road works, i needed to take a detour, then i was in the city centre, but no sign post telling me how to get to the museum. Luckily i had the address of the tourist info center with me, and i keyed in TOMTOM, but it leads me to an industrial area............?WTF? then i turned back, and started to look for signboards, i knew it must there somewhere, and found this small little signpost where it says you can walk to the museum, cars are not allowed on the small lane. There wasn't any parking space around and i thought, this should be it, and i parked my car in the residential area, and walked.

I have to say it was quite scary-it was like in the middle of nowhere, and it was windy, the trees were making funny noises...i thought 'right, look where you have end up', but i sticked to my guts, and walked for another 10 mins, then i saw a car park, then tourist buses. i knew i will find it! and i did. Here's a pic of the narrow lanes where i thought was scary.

Nevertheless i found it, bought the ticket, got an english guide(i thought there won't be any) and realised there were a lot of old peoples, and a few small young families, and me the only Asian. Anyway, that's not important-i started my trip-the receptionist told me i can spend some good hours there, i walked, and walked and walked. It was really windy, look at my hair.....

They do keep the houses in good condition, and even furnished it and keep the livestock in the buildings! Most of them are timber houses, and covering 6 centuries and exhibited over an area of 100acres, the fields between complexes are farmed, and it was just beautiful, absolutely beautiful. I felt like i was living in the 17th century(incase some of you are not aware, im hooked on historical novels by Philippa Gregory), and it was like putting images into my head-how the people live in former times, surprising enough, it goes well with what i was imagining the whole time. More pics.





I even sat on top of the hill for a brief moment, enjoyed the breeze, saw this old lady walked by, she gave me a smile, i gave her mine, perhaps to acknowledge we were both alone, who knows. There, i didn't know if you can see the bench, i sat there, overlooking the vast landscape.

It was a nice day out, i enjoyed it-worth going. If you want to see more pics see facebook.

Memories

Memories are what we were, what we have done, what we have seen and what we have learnt. Memories are feelings and emotions that were attached to one particular event in life that in time has passed. Memories are the base of perception in which we use to form the present and future window of our very own world.

Ever felt anger, sadness, happiness, depression, hope or love when something that has happen in the past triggers the current emotion that you are feeling? Memories are much more in our lives than we ever hope for. Although time has moved on, there are lessons, events, or experiences that we will never forget, and will forever lies in our minds to the very last day we live. Some choose to hide it, some choose to ignore it, or some choose to express the memories that we once felt.

I remember all my memories; i hope them tight and constantly portray them in my imaginary world, and think of what could have been, and all the 'ifs' in my mind. These constant and random flashes of images of memories make my mind twist and turn as i try to find my path in my ordinary world.......

travel blogging

I used to blog about my travels, sharing my tips with other, but i don't know why i stop doing it. Maybe is time to start again.......

Time is running out??

Once you grow older, there are more and more things on your list which you have to accomplished before reaching certain age. Going to college then University, Getting a reasonanle job, Getting your first car, Moving out, Relatioship, Getting a better job with better pay, Buying a flat or house, Getting married, Having children, Saving money for the next generation, Taking care of the elder, Taking care of your partner, Buying a family car, ......etc and etc.

I sometimes feel my time is running out, im under pressured to deliver-both in my job and life.

I've been seeing someone for almost 7 years, what happen now? I don't want to get married but we are just going nowhere, i cannot see where we are heading. Is time running out, should i settle down?

To stay or to go home? I've been working for a few years now away from home, and i left home almost 5 years, is it time to go home? do i want to go home? how long can i stay? How long do i want to keep doing this job? I want to do my own stuffs eventually, and is it the right time now? If i start later, there will be more things to juggle in my life compare to now. Is time running out?

I want to travel travel and travel, but i can't seem to find the time and money, im afraid if i leave here eventually, is not going to be easy to come back again. Is time running out?

Once you grow older, you are feeling more attached to certain place, and finding it hard to adjust to new environment, finding it hard to change your bad habit. Should i move to somewhere else sooner and start all over again? is time running out?

I don't know, i guess even it runs out, i will not regret for the decision i have made so far.