Category Archives for light watch
Perceptions
Shanghai 20th May 2011 Perception is a real subjective thing. I pondered on this while listening to the news in regards to the arrest of and accusations against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the IMF. There is the “victims’ side … Continue reading
Electricity woes
Shanghai 19th May 2011 Two of the biggest economies in the world, China and Japan, are both facing huge electricity woes, but each for totally different reasons. China is plagued by drought and as a result electricity supply, which for … Continue reading
Black box
Shanghai 18th May 2011 I know it was quiet from my side the last few days…due to some public holidays in the region. Yesterday was Vesak Day and we collectively decided to close the office Monday to have a nice … Continue reading
Light therapy
Singapore 14th May 2011 I am not superstitious and the fact that yesterday was Friday the 13th was not the reason I stayed out of blogging, just had a busy day and late night. With a relaxed weekend ahead I … Continue reading
Brand representation
Singapore 12th May 2011 Not all lighting suppliers take short cuts in case my blog yesterday was misunderstood! Let me elaborate a bit on lighting suppliers today. They are generally the local representative of the principal brand manufacturers. They have … Continue reading
The short cut
Singapore 11th May 2011 Today I want to share some of my site experience with contractors, more specifically lighting suppliers. Somehow they always try to take a “short cut”. While I can understand you want to minimise input/work and maximise … Continue reading
Under water
Singapore 10th May 2011 One of the most challenging applications in terms of lighting design has to be the lighting for water features. First of all lighting, electricity and water do not really mix. Secondly the extreme conditions of being … Continue reading
Variations!
Singapore 9th May 2011 Variations seem to be a good theme to blog about today. Not only are we looking at some “variations” in the Singapore electoral landscape after the opposition won a remarkable (for Singapore standards!) 6 seats in … Continue reading
Green lighting design
Singapore 6th May 2011 With “cooling-off” day in Singapore today (introduced by the ruling party for the day before poling day) no political activity is allowed. With no political party rallies or canvassing of public the city is relatively quiet … Continue reading
Business development
Singapore 5th May 2011 Doing fee proposals is obviously a key part of running our business as without fee proposals you don’t have any outlook on potential work. But there is a whole world out there before you can actually … Continue reading
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