DAT exhibition

Digital Art and Technology exhibition at Science Centre.
haha.. pay $4 more on top of the $6 entry fee to see this exhbition.
I personally think it's rather worth it.

Firstly, IDA's version of DO COMO! this is not in the DAT exhibition,
it's in an area called iSPACE.
you will get to see what Singapore is projected in 2015.
I hope the sound quality is good enough...


DAT exhibition http://www.scienceexhibition.com.sg

1. An interactive table whose animations will react to what u place on the table.
"an experiment with real objects and virtual images"
e.g.
I used a rope to form a circle on the table, a pond will appear in the circle and the ducks will start to swim into the pond.
If I used the longer rope to form a long line, the train will start to run on the line.
saucer will cause some flowers to grow.... watch closely!


2. Another interactive table which "revisits the domestic situation" on the table.
This time, the colour of the object u place on the table will bleed in a line down.
If u place another object in front of it intersecting the line, the colour will mix together.


3. This one is power.
"two double beds are video linked up, one in a dark space and one in an illuminated space. live video messages are sent to allow both sides to see one another."
"The ability to exist outside of a users' own space and time is created by an alarmingly real sense of touch that is enhanced by the context of the bed and caused by an acute shift of senses within the participant"
"In Telematic Dreaming, the user exchanges their tactile sense of touch by replacing their hands with their eyes".


4. Really smart.
User draws with ink on a blank sheet of paper.
Pushes a button which takes a image of the drawing.
Removes the drawing.
and pushes the animate button,
then he/she can start playing with the drawing! like instant flash animation. ha


5. By just gently touching the supernormal objects on the table,
the play of shadows will run in and surprise you!
Japanese design - a shadow represents the very existence of an object.
It can also reveal the intrinsic quality of that object.


6. this one is straightforward. Huge toggle table to play on.


I have many more videos...
but playing them real life is really an amazing experience.
i can show more, if you all really have no time to go... :)

yian

last good meal

Paulina and Julia!
Our very warm neighbours in Corte.
If one day we visit Paris or Poland or Mexico, haha.. guess we have a home!
Miss them all..



First and last GOOD GOOD italian meal.
We ate along Navigli.. haha... after Meihua is carrying 4 moka! haha. poor thing.
Bestest bread sticks ever!
Parma ham and melon and fig.
Gambetti risotto.
Fries and Calamari.
We are so stuffed by the end. Even forgo the planned gelato....
I miss gelatooooooooooooooooooo

snapshots

I am the spy..
the windows are my workplace..


Hard at work..
ha. pushing my whole box of milan fair stuff... thanks!


Break fast for potato chips and let's make some mojito!


The place i miss a lot.. my school...

i miss milano chiesa (church)..

last sunday, i was alone in church (the Singapore one)..
the images of us going to the church in Milano suddenly appear in my head.
I miss the ppl, the family spirit, the church.
It is really a sweet, cosy, warm home... our refuge in Milano.
when we get the feeling of being daughters and being loved once again.
A place where we need not worry too much abt acceptance, abt communication, abt safety.

Around 6 months ago, we googled a church Chiesa Evangelica Metodista di Milano.
we noted down the timings.
we were cold and late.
we ran ard the piazza to find the correct strada to turn into.
we found via L.Porro Lambertenghi, 28.

back then it was still winter, now it's summer!


the roads becoming more and more familiar yet we still get lost every now & then.





the lunch after service.. haha.. something to look forward to..
so Asian plus italian cooking.. perfect


forever so friendly and unpretentious




Last gelato at this fabulous gelateria near church..
THEY HAVE MOJITO FLAVOUR! amazingly delicious... ahhhhhhh


A song which we sang to send the pastor off..
but it applies to all of us who are seperating to go back our respective countries
or who are going to leave milano for vacation or for good..

God be with you till we meet again;
By His counsels guide, uphold you,
With His sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.


YUP... TILL WE MEET AGAIN.. WE WILL MEET AGAIN..

uniquely italy

In response to Irene's blog.. LOL..
This is what we always always see along the streets of Milano.
Power parking...

Rewinding.. Up Duomo..

There are still many many things that I have not blogged abt yet.
haha.. including some exclusive photos!
Well, now that the whole exchange adventure is over, I hope I can slowly rewind back and blog abt those left behind episodes, so that I myself can remember them too next time.

This one is Up Duomo with Valerie.
I didn't meet her before but managed to catch just before she is leaving Milano.
Went up Duomo with her so that we can say for definite that we have completed Milano!



Duomo up close!


After seeing the panaromic view of Milano, i really think that Milano is quite ugly. haha... but i still feel quite at home in Milan.


Duomo is still one of my top favourite architecture among those I have seen!
So intricate and magnificent.. I want to be back!

the S class

BACK!

so far behind the updates! not planning to catch up.
will take my time.

presenting to you my service design class!
realise i never blog abt school before. haha.. only talk abt food, travel, food, food, and more food... haha

our teachers introducing the class to the clients.
yian ling and yanling presenting! ... in english.. no time to practise for italiano presentation. one regret.


the teachers revealing our results.
the bitchiest girl in class.. but she's a fantastic person who speaks gd english!
yuan yuan, keira (soooo pretty), ricki (jap boy, cute.... ).


Silvia (my dear mexican friend), Francesca (the Napoli girl with pretty shoes, yuan yuan (our fellow dunno-what-is-happening-in-class friend).


how can i forget my dearest dynamic grp members!
stefanor (my italian-english translator),
lucia (she bites! haha.. i love her so much!),
carlo (he's so goodlooking! calm as always as he watches stefanor & lucia fight)


with our teachers!
through we didn't get to talk to them very much, but they are always encouraging and looking out for us. THank u thank u deep from our hearts...


lastly... insieme (together in english)
the S class in masters yr 1...
italians can really smile for the camera. not shy at all!


u all made mine and yanling's exchange so so special.
thank u once again

1st goodbye

before everyone runs away from the summer heat in Milano,
we take a group photo. Small church, but very homely. My idea of a church.
Will definitely miss this place!


3 music conservatory sisters in church.
2 of them are going back to the Philippines, so we took a last photo together


I guess there will be more of such goodbye scenes very soon... sad

food and sky

new food.. shepherds' pie..
donn and meihua passed my pie... but hueyying failed it..
today trying again! haha..


As the day of homecoming draws closer, i m starting to take more photos of my beloved neighbourhood (novate milanese) and my school.
All these were taken in one night when i went down to eat gelato with hueyying.
The colours of the sky changed so many colours in one single night.




Wanna show sixiu and cindy how their plant is doing at our house!
The holey leaves but the flowers are growing strong!

2 new dishes

Breaded fish, baked potatoes and honey mustard salad.
yummmmmm....


Apple pie!
Amazingly, they are made using the same recipe.
One Norwegian version and one Italian version.. wahahahaha


I insist that mine is not a potato meat pie!

COMO lago

Lago di Como (lake of Como) was rumored to be Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wedding took place. I don't know if it really happened there though.

Trip to Varenna. One of the towns around the lake in the arm of Lecco.
Arriving at the train station of Varenna-Esino.



The first scenery which greeted us... any place with water is nice. ha


Found this see-saw and realise my heart is too old for a see-saw thrill.
Our butts practically lifted from the seat each time we are dropped down by Donn..
ARgggggggghhhhhhhhh....


Any trip will be incomplete without gelato.
Visited a nice villa facing the lake too...


Entertaining myself when they are taking photos of each other.. wahaha..


FIUME LATTE (Milk River... the name already got Donn excited..hearing that there is a waterfall there due to the rainfall, Meihua got excited as well).
Really refreshing in the warm weather as we were sprayed lightly by the water flowing down the waterfall. Amazing.


After the splash from the waterfall, we went on a hike to Castle di Vezio.
Up on top of the hill. ha... then.. we began to perspire like waterfalls.. haha



A castle and a crazy man..




and destructive Singaporeans..


Unsuccessful jumping shots.


Going down the hill once again..


We took a boat to another nearby town called Bellagio.
We don't find anything stunning abt it cos most of the things are closed.
I think one casino in LasVegas is named Bellagio because of this town!




A manicured garden at Bellagio


What did we go Bellagio for?
haha.. for Meihua to buy a bag ...


Goodbye Como....


one more month to goodbye italy... haiz...