Pasta from Perugia

100g. di mandorle spellate,
100g. di formaggio cremoso o mascarpone,
50 g.  d burro, latte quanto basta, grana grattugiato, sale pepe.

mettere le mandorle nel mixer con un po' di latte e frullate fino ad ottenere una crema densa. fate fondere il burro in una padella, unitevi la crema di mandorle e fatela scaldare.  Aggiungete il formaggio cremoso o il mascarpone e, sempre mescolando con un cucchiaio di legno, lavorate gli ingredienti fino ad ottenere un sugo cremoso.  unite se occorre un filo di latte.  Salate il sugo, profumatelo con una generosa manciata di pepe e aggiungetevi una manciatina di grana grattugiato.

Con questo morbido e cremoso sugo condite la pasta NON completamente scolata, mescolate e servite immediatamente.

Stairs designed by Italian

Steelframed staircase in Milan by Italian architect and designer Francesco Librizzi. 

Love the combination of the traditional architecture and the minimalist "skin and bones" staircase.

Guest Studios at Sweden

http://www.konstepidemin.se/index_eng.htm

My favorite Professor & Scholar

I had been attracted by the lectures from Ezio Manzini and I still think he is the most inspiring professor and wiser that I ever met.

The reason is worldview of mine is almost align to his thought.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XQMJnxzaug

bird apartment by nendo

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/23556/tree-house-bird-apartment-by-nendo.html

Second Chance

Today, all the lecturers attending school ceremony in the main campus.  A formal school ceremony reminds me of my secondary school life.  A speech, some reminds, encouragements from speakers, etc.

Talking about "second chance", human being are not perfect and we learn from failures.  How many times we need to try and work until it becomse success?  That I forget to think like this.

Seems like we are always requested by others or ourselves to be success and achieve the target just in once chance.  Oh, I forget we learn to walk, start from many many times falling on the ground.  It is not only encouraging students but also to me.

The reminds:
1, have positive thinking (because everyday is a brand new day)
2, learn everyday, bit by bit and it changed a lot at last
3, set a target, a roadmap and action plan
4, stick to the target, go for it
5, do it.

And I am thinking there are many projects I want to do.

1, do ceramic again ( as soon as possible)
2, a book for recording the project of Cloud 9
3, find a direction for my doctoral study (fine art? ceramic?  Japanese chic into design? social & culture? defining Japanese beauty and bring it to my art work?  Where?  Australia, Denmark or HK?)  

nice idea

http://www.wimp.com/cardboardcastle/

Induction period in Baptist University

Hope to adopt the new job smoothly in BU that I feel so strange in a totally new environment, role & working pattern.

In fact in this week, BU provides good induction sessions to new teachers.  I really see BU is a very good organised, passionate and responsible unit in teaching field.  I am so impressed by the spirit and atmosphere thru the harmony of management to the teaching staffs.  And I do not think it is an illusion but I can feel it deeply influencing people.