typa A behaviour characteristics

extreme competitiveness and hostility
striving for achievement
aggressiveness (sometimes very repressed)
haste
impatience and anger
restlessness
hyperalertness
explosiveness of speech and interrupting when others are speaking
tension in facial muscles
feelings of being under pressure of time
feelings of being under the challenge of responsibility
deep commitment to a vocation or profession. other aspects of life may be neglected.

know anyone like dees?  

to reduce hostility and urgency, the following are most promising: education, relaxation training, cognitive therapy, the use of imagery and emotional support

i sat in borders drafting some bullet points for the 'career evaluation' part of the Part 3, i.e. 'what you have done so far, what you think of it and what you want to do from now on'

the research in form that makes up a very large part of architecture appears at the moment to be less important than the social side of architecture.

but is that so? can't tell without researching. to find out, i splashed out on some books. let's see how much i'll manage to read haha.

the independent has begun to compile the list of species extinct due to global warming. well even with a population reduced to mountain peoples and machines, i hope this world will live long enough.

the independent says today that the uk has the highest rate of obesity and diabetes. please watch what you eat, there is so much JUNK out there

at work i keep my non-work thoughts (that come randomly while i'm drawing) on yellow post-its or on the yellow 'telephone messages' pad. at the end of the day i put the yellow post-it in my bag so i can put it in my paper diary at home or on this blog. the lil yellow notes are actually quite powerful, i treasure them.

on a similar note, i just joined the young professionals ring. hoohoo.

edit: i'm surfing blogrings. like dees one: I believe dat there r sum pplz dat believe in God an we should gater up dat pride for God...

lolz!

square jelly-like coconut thingy 

mango sago

The Cold is coming. gotta fight The Cold! i'm strong, you devil, you're not gonna win this winter. RARR. gonna fight you with my...natural warmth and energy. gonna be extra energetic so I won't feel a thing! sorry, a ting!

i took this picture outside hku, i hope it helps xine! the long winding road at the bottom is pok fu lam road, but the north is actually at the bottom, check north sign at bottom left hand corner. yes i was there on august 29th!!! hee

breakfast with sophie tomorrow - starbucks victoria

edit: the bartlett brought us all together...a stressful course brings you together and you support each other, and you learn to bond. now that xine is doing the LLB, and persuaded me to do part 3, i look more forward to part 3-ing, and i suspect it will be more of the same:

~~~ architorture ~~~

the bartlett part 3 requires you to write a 'career evaluation' and explain what you plan to do in the future. it's a sizeable piece of text that is meant to help you search your soul as well as get out there and walk the talk.

two friends said i was naive. i like feedback, esp harsh and considerate feedback. but they both said that i only see the good, choose to ignore the bad, and then get really surprised when i finally see it. i agree. i would only add that i haven't really seen the bad yet. i've lived a happy (and naive) existence so far, at least by comparison to them. (i said that chinese families are very 'together', to their face, and, coming from broken chinese families, they said i was naive)

in other news, my aforementioned 'academically bombastic' friend is not exactly perfect. when she said 'sorry can't talk on the phone, i shouldn't talk on mobiles too much' the other mates in greece say that she's aloof, antisocial and cold. nobody's perfect --> guess it's becoming more true every minute.

sorry mum, you have to listen to me every time i'm lost. it's not your fault i'm so fussy. actually nothing is your fault, i shouldn't ever trouble you again.

you went to a really small school in a really small village on a greek island, 40-50 years ago. why should you know the answers to my london problems? it's my decision to be here, so let the shit hit me in the face, without complaining.