Friday, June 22, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Syracuse - Therapy
Welcome to the Torture Chamber
The plate and screws are in. Sal is now sporting a removable cast.
The plate and screws are in. Sal is now sporting a removable cast.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Singapore - Development Update
More and More Stuff
Now, all the buildings across from us are going to go and be replaced with condos. The one just south of us is already being torn down and another behind us has reached 16 stories. There is a rumor that the large field north of us may soon become a mall.... We are the orange square, all the new buildings are in red. From reading online, seems like most of the buildings across from us are zoned for 5 stories, with some near the highway zoned for 18 stories. Maybe our view will stay intact, we'll see.
Now, all the buildings across from us are going to go and be replaced with condos. The one just south of us is already being torn down and another behind us has reached 16 stories. There is a rumor that the large field north of us may soon become a mall.... We are the orange square, all the new buildings are in red. From reading online, seems like most of the buildings across from us are zoned for 5 stories, with some near the highway zoned for 18 stories. Maybe our view will stay intact, we'll see.
Singapore - Decorating News
It Ain't Much, but It's a Start
The color scheme for the living room has always been gun metal grey, canary yellow and cobalt blue. However, finding things to fit takes a while. I bought this small picture because it contained two of the three colors and used it to prove to the Dodo that it works.
The color scheme for the living room has always been gun metal grey, canary yellow and cobalt blue. However, finding things to fit takes a while. I bought this small picture because it contained two of the three colors and used it to prove to the Dodo that it works.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Barcelona - Gaudi
One of My Favorite Architects
Nobody's work looks similar. This is a close up of one of his famous apartment buildings. It looks almost human.
Nobody's work looks similar. This is a close up of one of his famous apartment buildings. It looks almost human.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Paris - Eating the Good Stuff
With the Dodo in Tow
We're here this week, leaving for a three day weekend in Barcelona on Thursday night. We'll be trying to eat as many good breakfasts and dinners as possible. Today's breakfast was a typically French affair - and a good one at that.
We're here this week, leaving for a three day weekend in Barcelona on Thursday night. We'll be trying to eat as many good breakfasts and dinners as possible. Today's breakfast was a typically French affair - and a good one at that.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Singapore - Development
They Call it "Enbloc"
Enbloc is a collective sale of apartments or houses to a developer, who then razes the building(s) and builds something new. From what I read, 75% of the owners must agree to it. Embloc is happening all around us. Across the street, near the subway entrance, the houses were knocked flat in a week. In their place will be a 5-story condominium.
Enbloc is a collective sale of apartments or houses to a developer, who then razes the building(s) and builds something new. From what I read, 75% of the owners must agree to it. Embloc is happening all around us. Across the street, near the subway entrance, the houses were knocked flat in a week. In their place will be a 5-story condominium.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Paris - Jetlag
This is Some Kind of Record...
A week ago I left Paris. I went to Singapore, then a few days later to Taipei. I ate breakfast yesterday in Taipei, then dinner in Singapore and breakfast today in Paris. I feel like I've been away for a month, but no, it's only been a week. Then, on Friday (4 days from now) I am flying back to Singapore.
A week ago I left Paris. I went to Singapore, then a few days later to Taipei. I ate breakfast yesterday in Taipei, then dinner in Singapore and breakfast today in Paris. I feel like I've been away for a month, but no, it's only been a week. Then, on Friday (4 days from now) I am flying back to Singapore.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Singapore - Rolling Thunder
Man the Hatches
You have to play close attention. If you doze off in the afternoon with the windows open you could awake to a flood around your ankles. The storms roll in dark and angry. I'm still amazed by the amount of water that comes down in thirty minutes.
You have to play close attention. If you doze off in the afternoon with the windows open you could awake to a flood around your ankles. The storms roll in dark and angry. I'm still amazed by the amount of water that comes down in thirty minutes.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Milan - It's Been Fun
Epilogue
You can't learn much about a place in a weekend. Though, you can get a feel for a place.
You can't learn much about a place in a weekend. Though, you can get a feel for a place.
Milan - Trams
The Best Way to Get Around
The best thing about Milan is the coffee. Next best are the trams. The kind that run on rails using overhead electrical wires for power. I preferred these old dinosaurs.
The best thing about Milan is the coffee. Next best are the trams. The kind that run on rails using overhead electrical wires for power. I preferred these old dinosaurs.
Milan - Stone
Nature is Overrated
There must be a quarry the size of the Grand Canyon nearby. In the old part of the city, everything is made of stone.
There must be a quarry the size of the Grand Canyon nearby. In the old part of the city, everything is made of stone.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Milan - Italian Allergies
Spring Comes Early in Milan
It hit me the moment we landed, I felt the subtle shift inside my cranium. Within an hour I had a full blown sinus flareup and skipped dinner so I could sleep. The next morning I saw why. Everything was flowering.
It hit me the moment we landed, I felt the subtle shift inside my cranium. Within an hour I had a full blown sinus flareup and skipped dinner so I could sleep. The next morning I saw why. Everything was flowering.
Milan - Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
Not Your Average Mall
This is supposedly one of the first - two intersecting streets covered with a cast iron and glass roof. It is truly gob-stopping. When you walk in you immediately freeze in place and stare upwards.
This is supposedly one of the first - two intersecting streets covered with a cast iron and glass roof. It is truly gob-stopping. When you walk in you immediately freeze in place and stare upwards.
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